Kalyn Ponga

Captain - Fullback

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Height:: 184 cm
Date of Birth:: 30 March 1998
Weight:: 92 kg
Birthplace:: Port Hedland, WA
Age:: 28
Nickname:: KP

Debut Club:: North Queensland Cowboys
Date:: 16 September 2016
Opposition:: Brisbane Broncos
Round:: 28

Previous Club:: North Queensland Cowboys
Junior Club:: Souths Mackay, Easts Tigers Brisbane

Biography:

Knight #296

Since arriving at the Knights in 2018 as a teenager, Kalyn Ponga has evolved into one of the league's premier game-breakers.

A Mackay junior, KP made his NRL debut for the North Queensland Cowboys in 2016 before arriving in Newcastle, going onto almost win the Dally M Medal in his first season in red and blue.

The skilful fullback has spent seven seasons in the red and blue which included claiming a maiden Dally M Medal for a memorable and inspiring 2023 campaign.

A Queensland Origin representative and Captain of the Club, KP is signed on until at least the end of the 2027 season.

Appearances: 159
Tries: 60

Appearances: 13

Scoring

Tries: 5
Goals: 37

Kicking

Goal Conversion Rate

Attack

Try Assists: 13
Line Breaks: 9
Tackle Breaks: 68

Passing

Receipts: 549

Defence

Tackles Made: 45
Missed Tackles: 16
Tackle Efficiency

Running Metres

Average Running Metres: 173
Total Running Metres: 2249

Fantasy

Total Points: 752
Average Points: 57.8


Summary																	Passing		Defence		Running Metres
Round	Opponent		Score	Position	Minutes Played	Tries	Goals	1 Point Field Goals	2 Point Field 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	Cowboys	Won	28 - 18	Fullback	80	-	4	-	-	8	261	1	2	1	8	38	2	50	8	-	157	-	40
2	Sea Eagles	Won	16 - 36	Fullback	28	1	2	-	-	8	68	-	-	-	6	5	-	17	-	1	110	-	24
9	Rabbitohs	Won	42 - 38	Fullback	80	-	7	-	-	14	183	-	1	1	7	30	2	44	3	2	204	-	19
10	Dragons	Won	10 - 44	Fullback	77	-	4	-	-	8	187	-	2	1	5	40	3	41	1	1	241	-	116
11	Titans	Won	12 - 36	Fullback	75	-	4	-	-	8	155	-	1	-	3	45	2	51	1	2	203	-	49
13	Eels	Won	28 - 22	Fullback	80	-	4	-	-	8	180	-	-	-	4	48	1	43	3	1	178	10	83
14	Storm	Lost	32 - 30	Fullback	80	-	5	-	-	10	126	-	1	1	6	58	3	48	2	2	248	-	105
17	Wests Tigers	Won	12 - 6	Fullback	80	-	2	-	-	4	77	-	1	-	4	14	2	45	3	4	101	-	35
19	Rabbitohs	Lost	26 - 24	Fullback	80	2	4	-	-	16	115	-	1	1	4	34	-	49	6	2	187	-	47
20	Sharks	Lost	20 - 18	Fullback	80	1	1	-	-	6	117	-	-	1	7	35	2	42	2	1	147	-	51
22	Broncos	Won	6 - 30	Fullback	80	-	-	-	-	-	48	-	2	-	4	20	4	42	6	-	110	-	19
23	Raiders	Won	24 - 30	Fullback	80	1	-	-	-	4	-	-	1	-	3	41	-	41	4	-	118	-	26
24	Titans	Won	36 - 26	Fullback	80	-	-	-	-	-	86	-	1	3	7	48	-	36	6	-	240	-	16

Career By Season

	Year	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Win %	Tries	Goals	1 Point Field Goals	2 Point Field 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
Cowboys	2016	2	1	1	-	50%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	28	4	1	75.00%	236	118.00	27	46	23.0
Cowboys	2017	7	2	5	-	29%	3	-	-	-	12	50	7.14	-	-	-	8	153	19	8	70.37%	879	125.00	413	287	41.0
Knights	2018	20	7	13	-	35%	6	27	-	-	78	1,295	64.77	69.23%	7	11	12	698	105	42	71.43%	2,855	142.00	990	1,037	51.8
Knights	2019	20	8	12	-	40%	11	48	-	-	140	1,117	55.83	80.00%	8	9	15	718	113	42	72.90%	2,557	127.00	788	977	48.8
Knights	2020	19	11	8	-	58%	10	46	-	-	132	1,598	84.11	65.71%	8	14	12	791	54	41	56.84%	3,502	184.00	1,064	1,106	58.2
Knights	2021	15	8	7	-	53%	8	10	-	-	52	334	22.23	71.43%	1	14	9	584	45	29	60.81%	2,178	145.00	548	743	49.5
Knights	2022	14	3	11	-	21%	4	12	-	-	40	343	24.51	80.00%	2	6	6	455	45	15	75.00%	1,794	128.00	601	509	36.4
Knights	2023	20	12	8	-	60%	9	46	-	-	128	2,136	106.80	76.67%	5	21	19	647	121	50	70.76%	2,903	145.00	700	1,016	50.8
Knights	2024	16	7	9	-	44%	3	46	-	-	104	1,732	108.24	85.19%	5	11	17	622	54	25	68.35%	2,741	171.00	948	878	54.9
Knights	2025	13	5	8	-	38%	1	19	-	-	42	1,594	122.65	76.00%	6	9	4	565	49	28	63.64%	2,113	162.00	664	543	41.8
Knights	2026	13	10	3	-	77%	5	37	-	-	94	1,603	123.34	72.55%	1	13	9	549	45	16	73.77%	2,249	173.00	637	752	57.8

Career Overall

	Year Start	Year End	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Win %	Tries	Goals	1 Point Field Goals	2 Point Field 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
Cowboys	2016	2017	9	3	6	-	33%	3	-	-	-	12	50	5.56	-	-	-	9	181	23	9	71.88%	1,115	123.00	440	333	37.0
Knights	2018	2026	150	71	79	-	47%	57	291	-	-	810	11,719	78.13	75.00%	43	108	103	5,628	632	287	68.77%	22,895	152.00	6,942	7,561	50.4