Official Telstra Women's Premiership profile of Tiana Penitani for St George-Illawarra Dragons Women

Height:: 169 cm
Date of Birth:: 12 January 1996
Weight:: 70 kg
Birthplace:: Canberra, ACT
Age:: 25
Nickname:: Tee

Debut Club:: St. George Illawarra Dragons Women
Date:: 15 September 2019
Opposition:: Brisbane Broncos Women
Round:: 1

Previous Club:: -
Junior Club:: La Perouse United

Biography:

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Representative honours: Australia Jillaroos (2019); Australia World Cup Nines (2019); New South Wales State of Origin (2019); New South Wales City (2019); NRL National Championships MVP (2019); Youth Olympics – rugby sevens (2014); Australia Rugby Sevens World Cup (2013); Australian Youth Olympic Festival – rugby sevens (2013); Australian Oztag Under-18s World Cup winner (2012); Australian Little Athletics multi-event champion (2011); Australian All Schools 80-metre Hurdles championship (2009).

Penitani's resume is one to behold. An athletics star growing up, Penitani transferred her skills with a footy in hand soon after. While she first played rugby league at 11, she was forced to give it up a year later due to age restrictions around girls. That didn't stop her from thriving in other sports. An Australian Oztag World Cup winner (2012) and the youngest-ever woman (at 17) to represent Australia at a Rugby Union World Cup (2013), things were on the up for Penitani as she continued her rise through the rugby ranks. Despite a mounting injury toll, she co-captained Australia to rugby sevens gold at the 2014 Youth Olympics. Eventually the four knee operations (including two reconstructions) proved too much for Penitani and sadly she missed Australia's run to gold at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Well and truly embracing her new lease on life in rugby league, Penitani has recently featured for the Cronulla Sharks in the Harvey Norman Women's Premiership. She was selected to represent New South Wales City at May's National Championships and was awarded the tournament's MVP. She was selected to represent New South Wales Origin thereafter and finished the season as a Jillaroo in both the Nines and 13-a-side formats. Outside of football, she recently withdrew from her communication studies at UTS and has since commenced a double diploma in beauty therapy and salon management.

Appearances: 6
Tries: 3

Appearances: 2

Scoring

Tries: 1

Attack

Try Assists: 0
Line Breaks: 2
Tackle Breaks: 2

Passing

Receipts: 32

Defence

Tackles Made: 6
Missed Tackles: 2
Tackle Efficiency

Running Metres

Average Running Metres: 108
Total Running Metres: 217

Fantasy

Total Points: 46
Average Points: 23

2020 Season - By Round
Summary													Passing		Defence		Running Metres
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
1	Roosters	Lost	18 - 4	Winger	60	1	-	4	-	1	2	49	-	17	1	1	135	-	51
2	Broncos	Lost	4 - 18	Winger	60	-	-	-	-	1	-	24	-	15	5	1	82	-	13

Career By Season

	Year	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Win %	Tries	Goals	Points	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	2019	4	2	2	-	50%	2	-	8	-	-	2	46	25	5	78.03%	332	83.00	12	105	26.2
Dragons	2020	2	-	2	-	-	1	-	4	-	-	2	32	6	2	52.80%	217	108.00	64	46	23.0

Career Overall
Summary									Scoring				Kicking		Attack			Passing		Defence				Running Metres				Fantasy
		Year Start	Year End	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Win %		Tries	Goals	Points		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	2019	2020	6	2	4	-	33%		3	-	12		-		-	4		78		31	7	69.61%		550	91.00	76		150	25.0