Viliami Vailea
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Player Bio
- Height:
- 185 cm
- Date of Birth:
- 17 November 2002
- Weight:
- 98 kg
- Birthplace:
- Vaini, Tongatapu, Tonga
- Age:
- 20
- Nickname:
- -
- Debut Club:
- New Zealand Warriors
- Date:
- 30 July 2021
- Opposition:
- Wests Tigers
- Round:
- 20
- Previous Club:
- -
- Junior Clubs:
- Aorere College (rugby union), Vodafone Warriors under-18s, Redcliffe Dolphins
- Biography:
Viliami couldn't help but capture attention with his deeds for Aorere College in Auckland's highly-regarded First XV rugby union competition. Rated among New Zealand's best players at secondary school level, he won his school's top individual sporting award.
Signed by the Vodafone Warriors, he not only played First XV rugby union for Aorere College last year but he also featured for the Vodafone Warriors in the New South Wales Rugby League's S G Ball Cup (under-18). While the club's debut in the renowned S G Ball was cut short by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, Vailea made three appearances, scoring two tries.
He joined the Vodafone Warriors' NRL squad for preseason training last November and was among the club's promising young players taken to Australia with the wider squad in the New Year to prepare for the 2021 season.
Viliami joined the squad's non-playing first graders and other players appearing for feeder club Redcliffe in the Queensland Rugby League's Intrust Super Cup. The competition was disrupted by another Covid outbreak in July but up to that point Viliami had impressed, scoring six tries in eight games, averaging 104 metres a game and making 30 tackle breaks and five line breaks.
He was initially named as 18th man for the Vodafone Warriors' 20th-round NRL contest against the Wests Tigers but was elevated to the game day squad at right centre to become Warrior #264.
Career
- Appearances
- 14
- Tries
- 8
2023 Season
- Appearances
- 2
Scoring
- Tries
- 1
Attack
- Try Assists
- 1
- Line Breaks
- 1
- Tackle Breaks
- 5
Passing
- Receipts
- 41
Defence
- Tackles Made
- 24
- Missed Tackles
- 9
- Tackle Efficiency
-
Running Metres
- Average Running Metres
- 155
- Total Running Metres
- 311
Fantasy
- Total Points
- 75
- Average Points
- 37.5
2023 Season - By Round
| Round | Opponent | Score | Position | Minutes Played | Tries | Goals | Points | Try Assists | Linebreaks | Tackle Breaks | Post Contact Metres | Offloads | Receipts | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Total Running Metres | Hit Up Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Cowboys | Won | 12 - 26 | Centre | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 39 | - | 20 | 10 | 5 | 147 | - | - |
| 4 | Bulldogs | Won | 16 - 14 | Centre | 80 | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 54 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 164 | 19 | - |
Career By Season
| Year | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | Tries | Goals | Points | Kicking Metres | Kicking Metres Average | Goal Conversion Rate | Try Assists | Linebreaks | Receipts | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Tackle Efficiency | Total Running Metres | Average Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | Total Points | Average Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warriors | 2021 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 100% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 30 | 25 | 7 | 78.13% | 195 | 97.00 | 6 | 35 | 17.5 |
| Warriors | 2022 | 10 | 2 | 8 | - | 20% | 7 | - | 28 | 69 | 6.89 | - | 2 | 3 | 125 | 93 | 35 | 72.66% | 834 | 83.00 | - | 215 | 21.5 |
| Warriors | 2023 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 100% | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 41 | 24 | 9 | 72.73% | 311 | 155.00 | - | 75 | 37.5 |
Career Overall
| Year Start | Year End | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | Tries | Goals | Points | Kicking Metres | Kicking Metres Average | Goal Conversion Rate | Try Assists | Linebreaks | Receipts | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Tackle Efficiency | Total Running Metres | Average Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | Total Points | Average Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warriors | 2021 | 2023 | 14 | 6 | 8 | - | 43% | 8 | - | 32 | 69 | 4.92 | - | 3 | 4 | 196 | 142 | 51 | 73.58% | 1,341 | 95.00 | 6 | 325 | 23.2 |
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