Euan Aitken
Centre
Player Bio
- Height:
- 182 cm
- Date of Birth:
- 16 June 1995
- Weight:
- 96 kg
- Birthplace:
- Pambula, NSW
- Age:
- 26
- Nickname:
- Euie
- Debut Club:
- St. George Illawarra Dragons
- Date:
- 21 March 2015
- Opposition:
- Canberra Raiders
- Round:
- 3
- Previous Club:
- St. George Illawarra Dragons
- Junior Club:
- Merimbula-Pambula Bulldogs
- Biography:
A consistent try scorer with a total of 39 tries so far (a best of 10 in 2018), Euan was the leading specialist centre for metres gained in 2020 (2561 in 17 appearances, an average of 151 metres a game) and post contact metres (1057). He ranked behind only Joseph Manu as the centre with the most tackle breaks (64) while he is also one of the most effective defensive centres in the competition.
After playing his junior football for the Merimbula-Pambula Bulldogs and Shellharbour Sharks, Aitken excelled for the Dragons in the National Youth Competition in 2013 and 2014, representing the Australian Schoolboys on tour in New Zealand in 2013 and lining up for the Junior Kangaroos in a 14-15 loss to the Junior Kiwis in Auckland in 2014. His teammates included Clint Gutherson, Waqa Blake, Ryan Matterson, Matt Lodge, Cameron McInnes, Joe Ofahengaue, Tevita Pangai, Jackson Bird and Cameron Munster while Kodi Nikorima was in the Kiwi side alongside Te Maire Martin, Sam Lisone, Addin Fonua-Blake, Joseph Tapine, Nelson Asofa-Solomona, Danny Levi and Braden Hamlin-Uele.
Aitken immediately established himself as a specialist centre on making his NRL debut for the Dragons as a 19-year-old in 2015, going on to start there in each of his 23 matches that season; he has filled that role on all but seven occasions in his six seasons at NRL level (used on the wing twice and on the interchange five times).
Career
- Appearances
- 130
- Tries
- 44
2021 Season
- Appearances
- 9
Scoring
- Tries
- 5
Attack
- Try Assists
- 2
- Line Breaks
- 3
- Tackle Breaks
- 20
Passing
- Receipts
- 140
Defence
- Tackles Made
- 151
- Missed Tackles
- 17
- Tackle Efficiency
-
Running Metres
- Average Running Metres
- 128
- Total Running Metres
- 1157
Fantasy
- Total Points
- 363
- Average Points
- 40.3
2021 Season - By Round
| Round | Opponent | Score | Position | Minutes Played | Tries | Goals | Points | Kicking Metres | 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 | Titans | Won | 19 - 6 | Centre | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 46 | - | 15 | 16 | - | 133 | - | 2 |
| 10 | Eels | Lost | 18 - 34 | Centre | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 52 | 1 | 16 | 22 | 2 | 125 | - | - |
| 11 | Wests Tigers | Won | 30 - 26 | Centre | 80 | - | - | - | 28 | - | - | 1 | 24 | - | 12 | 24 | 3 | 99 | 11 | - |
| 12 | Cowboys | Lost | 29 - 28 | Centre | 80 | 2 | - | 8 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 49 | - | 18 | 9 | 3 | 144 | - | - |
| 14 | Storm | Lost | 16 - 42 | Centre | 80 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 59 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 146 | 12 | - |
| 15 | Knights | Lost | 10 - 6 | Centre | 79 | 1 | - | 4 | 20 | - | - | 4 | 43 | - | 16 | 10 | 1 | 186 | - | - |
| 18 | Panthers | Lost | 16 - 30 | Centre | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 34 | - | 14 | 8 | 2 | 85 | - | - |
| 19 | Rabbitohs | Lost | 60 - 22 | Centre | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 26 | - | 11 | 12 | 1 | 73 | - | - |
| 20 | Wests Tigers | Won | 16 - 18 | 2nd Row | 80 | 2 | - | 8 | - | - | 1 | 6 | 36 | - | 20 | 41 | 3 | 163 | 103 | 14 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragons | 2015 | 23 | 12 | 11 | - | 52% | 6 | - | 24 | 41 | 1.78 | - | 2 | 5 | 342 | 491 | 33 | 89.31% | 2,863 | 124.48 | 11 | 992 | 43.0 |
| Dragons | 2016 | 22 | 9 | 13 | - | 41% | 7 | - | 28 | 29 | 1.33 | - | 2 | 8 | 340 | 415 | 35 | 83.38% | 2,756 | 125.29 | 47 | 946 | 43.0 |
| Dragons | 2017 | 12 | 6 | 6 | - | 50% | 6 | - | 24 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 154 | 153 | 14 | 87.58% | 1,474 | 122.00 | 15 | 458 | 38.2 |
| Dragons | 2018 | 23 | 14 | 9 | - | 61% | 10 | - | 40 | 3 | 0.13 | - | 1 | 9 | 334 | 361 | 45 | 83.94% | 2,643 | 114.00 | 42 | 882 | 38.4 |
| Dragons | 2019 | 24 | 8 | 16 | - | 33% | 6 | - | 24 | 44 | 1.83 | - | 5 | 9 | 356 | 338 | 28 | 86.75% | 2,930 | 122.00 | 21 | 898 | 37.4 |
| Dragons | 2020 | 17 | 7 | 10 | - | 41% | 4 | - | 16 | 13 | 0.75 | - | 2 | 5 | 280 | 246 | 15 | 91.33% | 2,561 | 150.00 | 6 | 712 | 41.9 |
| Warriors | 2021 | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | 33% | 5 | - | 20 | 49 | 5.40 | - | 2 | 3 | 140 | 151 | 17 | 89.88% | 1,157 | 128.00 | 16 | 363 | 40.3 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragons | 2015 | 2020 | 121 | 56 | 65 | - | 46% | 39 | - | 156 | 130 | 1.08 | - | 13 | 39 | 1,806 | 2,004 | 170 | 92.18% | 15,243 | 125.00 | 144 | 4,855 | 40.1 |
| Warriors | 2021 | 2021 | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | 33% | 5 | - | 20 | 49 | 5.40 | - | 2 | 3 | 140 | 151 | 17 | 89.88% | 1,157 | 128.00 | 16 | 363 | 40.3 |
