Blaize Talagi
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Full name | Blaize Talagi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 16 March 2005 (age 19)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Centre, Wing, Five-eighth, Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [2] As of 16 August 2024 |
Blaize Talagi is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a centre and wing for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League.
Background
He was educated at Westfields Sports High School.
Talagi has played for New South Wales at under-16 and under-18 level. He also played for the Australian Schoolboys side in 2022.[3]
He came through the system at the Parramatta Eels. Talagi won the 2023 SG Ball Grand Final with Parramatta, playing Centre. <Schoolboy Cup Eels halves Sanders and Talagi battle in Grand Final rematch</ref>
Playing career
In round 3 of the 2024 NRL season Talagi made his first grade debut for the Parramatta Eels in their 28–24 win against the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles scoring a try.[4] On 31 July 2024, Talagi told Parramatta officials that he would not be signing a contract extension to remain at the club in 2025 and beyond.[5] On 12 August, Penrith officially confirmed that Talagi had signed a three year deal with the club starting in 2025.[6]
Statistics
Year | Team | Games | Tries | Pts |
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2024 | ![]() | 16 | 11 | 44 |
2025 | ![]() | |||
Totals | 16 | 11 | 44 |
source;[7]
References
- ^ NRL 2024: Parramatta Eels ready to reap a fine young crop of juniors
- ^ Club -Penrith Panthers 2025Rugby League Project
- ^ 18th man
- ^ Eels debutant runs over Trbojevic
- ^ "HOOPS: Panthers on verge of NRL coup as young gun set to join premiers in big Eels blow". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ^ "Talagi to join Panthers". Penrith Panthers. 2024-08-12. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ "Blaize Talagi - Playing Career - RLP". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
External links
- Parramatta Eels profile
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