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Waqa Blake
Centre
Player Bio
- Height:
- 190 cm
- Date of Birth:
- 26 October 1994
- Weight:
- 98 kg
- Birthplace:
- Lautoka, FIJ
- Age:
- 25
- Nickname:
- -
- Debut Club:
- Penrith Panthers
- Date:
- 06 April 2015
- Opposition:
- North Queensland Cowboys
- Round:
- 5
- Previous Club:
- Penrith Panthers
- Junior Club:
- Brighton Sea Gulls
- Biography:
The Parramatta Eels signed centre Waqa Blake on a four-and-half year contract , commencing in the final week of June 2019 and concluding at the end of the 2023 NRL Telstra Premiership season.
The powerful centre made his NRL debut with the Panthers in 2015 and has since scored 34 tries in 88 first grade appearances, finishing 2018 as the leading try scorer for his Club.
In 2019, Waqa made his Eels Club debut against the Warriors, finishing the season with two tries in his nine games in the Blue & Gold.
In 2015 Waqa was selected for NSW City Origin squad and made his international debut for Fiji in 2017.
Career
- Appearances
- 116
- Tries
- 43
2020 Season
- Appearances
- 19
Scoring
- Tries
- 6
Attack
- Try Assists
- 4
- Line Breaks
- 5
- Tackle Breaks
- 39
Passing
- Receipts
- 218
Defence
- Tackles Made
- 269
- Missed Tackles
- 57
- Tackle Efficiency
-
Running Metres
- Average Running Metres
- 88
- Total Running Metres
- 1684
Fantasy
- Total Points
- 509
- Average Points
- 26.8
2020 Season - By Round
| Round | Opponent | Score | Position | Minutes Played | Tries | Goals | Points | Kicking Metres | Forced Drop Outs | Try Assists | Linebreaks | Tackle Breaks | Post Contact Metres | Offloads | Receipts | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Total Running Metres | Hit Up Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulldogs | Won | 8 - 2 | Centre | 80 | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | 2 | 25 | - | 13 | 15 | 1 | 84 | - | - |
| 2 | Titans | Won | 6 - 46 | Centre | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 29 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 85 | - | - |
| 3 | Broncos | Won | 6 - 34 | Centre | 80 | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 41 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 121 | - | - |
| 4 | Sea Eagles | Won | 19 - 16 | Centre | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 31 | - | 9 | 21 | 5 | 97 | - | - |
| 5 | Panthers | Won | 16 - 10 | Centre | 80 | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 24 | - | 14 | 18 | 3 | 91 | - | - |
| 6 | Roosters | Lost | 24 - 10 | Centre | 79 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 48 | - | - |
| 7 | Raiders | Won | 25 - 24 | Centre | 76 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 29 | - | 7 | 5 | 3 | 61 | - | - |
| 8 | Cowboys | Won | 42 - 4 | Centre | 80 | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 54 | 2 | 12 | 9 | - | 107 | - | - |
| 9 | Knights | Won | 4 - 10 | Centre | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 13 | - | 6 | 23 | 3 | 32 | - | - |
| 10 | Sea Eagles | Lost | 22 - 18 | Centre | 80 | 1 | - | 4 | 15 | 1 | 1 | - | 6 | 35 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 170 | - | - |
| 11 | Wests Tigers | Won | 26 - 16 | Centre | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 46 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 113 | 5 | - |
| 12 | Bulldogs | Won | 16 - 18 | Centre | 80 | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | 5 | 53 | 1 | 16 | 13 | - | 115 | - | - |
| 13 | Sharks | Won | 12 - 14 | Centre | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 26 | - | 6 | 5 | 3 | 58 | - | - |
| 14 | Dragons | Lost | 12 - 14 | Centre | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 12 | - | 9 | 25 | 4 | 61 | - | - |
| 15 | Storm | Won | 14 - 0 | Centre | 80 | 1 | - | 4 | 9 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 53 | - | 14 | 16 | 2 | 120 | - | 4 |
| 16 | Rabbitohs | Lost | 0 - 38 | Centre | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 48 | - | - |
| 17 | Warriors | Won | 18 - 24 | Centre | 80 | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 44 | - | 13 | 15 | 1 | 109 | - | 6 |
| 18 | Panthers | Lost | 20 - 2 | Centre | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 29 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 78 | - | - |
| 19 | Broncos | Won | 26 - 12 | Centre | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 36 | - | 15 | 15 | 1 | 80 | - | - |
Career By Season
| Year | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | Tries | Goals | Points | Kicking Metres | Kicking Metres Average | Goal Conversion Rate | Forced Drop Outs | Try Assists | Linebreaks | Receipts | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Tackle Efficiency | Total Running Metres | Average Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | Total Points | Average Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panthers | 2015 | 18 | 6 | 12 | - | 33% | 5 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 236 | 210 | 41 | 80.79% | 1,521 | 84.54 | 112 | 499 | 27.0 |
| Panthers | 2016 | 21 | 12 | 9 | - | 57% | 8 | - | 32 | 69 | 3.29 | - | - | 4 | 11 | 213 | 253 | 44 | 78.60% | 1,727 | 82.28 | 155 | 590 | 28.0 |
| Panthers | 2017 | 23 | 13 | 10 | - | 57% | 7 | - | 28 | 40 | 1.74 | - | 1 | 8 | 13 | 284 | 245 | 42 | 73.83% | 2,161 | 93.00 | 174 | 720 | 31.3 |
| Panthers | 2018 | 16 | 10 | 6 | - | 62% | 13 | - | 52 | 19 | 1.19 | - | - | 5 | 7 | 181 | 179 | 27 | 82.21% | 1,503 | 93.00 | 2 | 616 | 38.5 |
| Panthers | 2019 | 10 | 3 | 7 | - | 30% | 1 | - | 4 | 38 | 3.80 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 136 | 133 | 20 | 85.10% | 1,010 | 101.00 | 41 | 262 | 26.2 |
| Eels | 2019 | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 67% | 3 | - | 12 | 13 | 1.48 | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 110 | 131 | 30 | 77.33% | 1,146 | 127.00 | 37 | 285 | 31.7 |
| Eels | 2020 | 19 | 14 | 5 | - | 74% | 6 | - | 24 | 36 | 1.87 | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | 218 | 269 | 57 | 77.06% | 1,684 | 88.00 | 11 | 509 | 26.8 |
Career Overall
| Year Start | Year End | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | Tries | Goals | Points | Kicking Metres | Kicking Metres Average | Goal Conversion Rate | Forced Drop Outs | Try Assists | Linebreaks | Receipts | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Tackle Efficiency | Total Running Metres | Average Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | Total Points | Average Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panthers | 2015 | 2019 | 88 | 44 | 44 | - | 50% | 34 | - | 136 | 166 | 1.89 | - | 1 | 19 | 40 | 1,050 | 1,020 | 174 | 79.19% | 7,932 | 90.00 | 486 | 2,665 | 30.3 |
| Eels | 2019 | 2020 | 28 | 20 | 8 | - | 71% | 9 | - | 36 | 49 | 1.75 | - | 2 | 6 | 10 | 328 | 400 | 87 | 77.15% | 2,830 | 101.00 | 49 | 794 | 28.4 |
