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Luciano Leilua

2nd Row

Dragons

Player Bio

Height:
188 cm
Date of Birth:
08 June 1996
Weight:
114 kg
Birthplace:
Camperdown, NSW
Age:
28
Nickname:
Luch
Debut Club:
St. George Illawarra Dragons
Date:
04 August 2016
Opposition:
Brisbane Broncos
Round:
22
Previous Clubs:
Wests Tigers, North Queensland Cowboys
Junior Club:
Hurstville United
Biography:

Dragon #204

A Hurstville United junior, Leilua returned to the Dragons in 2024 having come through the club’s pathways system and earnt his first taste of NRL in the Red V.

A former Australian Schoolboys representative, Leilua was named to the NYC Team of the Year and earnt the Dragons' NYC Player of the Year Award in 2016.

He debuted for the Dragons as a 20-year-old in Round 22, 2016 and would go on to make 43 appearances for the club before departing at the conclusion of the 2019 season.

He made his international debut for Samoa at the end of 2019 before stints at the Wests Tigers and Cowboys.

Now a veteran of six Tests, the 28-year-old is under contract with the club until at least the end of the 2026 season.

Career

Appearances
141
Tries
29

2024 Season

Appearances
18

Scoring

Tries
3

Attack

Line Breaks
4
Line Break Assists
8

Passing

Offloads
10

Defence

Tackles Made
468
Tackle Efficiency

Running Metres

Average Running Metres
98
Total Running Metres
1779

Fantasy

Total Points
755
Average Points
41.9

2024 Season - By Round

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
2 Dolphins Lost 38 - 0 Interchange 50 - - - - - - - - - 3 33 1 8 20 - 66 52 -
3 Cowboys Lost 24 - 46 2nd Row 80 - - - - - - - - - 3 58 1 9 30 1 104 104 -
4 Sea Eagles Won 20 - 12 2nd Row 80 - - - - - - - - - 3 41 - 15 33 4 122 116 -
5 Knights Lost 30 - 10 2nd Row 80 - - - - - - - - 1 1 74 1 18 31 1 167 167 -
12 Bulldogs Lost 44 - 12 Interchange 55 - - - - - - - - - 1 47 - 10 25 2 96 96 -
13 Panthers Won 10 - 22 2nd Row 80 - - - - - - - 1 1 4 41 - 13 25 5 95 91 -
14 Wests Tigers Won 56 - 14 Interchange 47 2 - - - 8 7 - - 1 7 50 1 19 12 - 128 98 -
15 Sea Eagles Lost 30 - 14 2nd Row 75 - - - - - - - 1 - 1 37 1 19 22 7 134 111 -
17 Dolphins Won 26 - 6 Interchange 52 - - - - - - - - - 2 55 2 16 11 1 131 131 -
18 Roosters Lost 42 - 12 2nd Row 80 - - - - - - - - - 1 21 1 12 38 2 61 55 -
19 Broncos Won 26 - 30 2nd Row 80 - - - - - - - - - 2 54 - 17 32 1 132 132 -
21 Panthers Lost 10 - 46 Interchange 60 - - - - - - - - - 5 40 1 13 25 4 72 72 -
22 Storm Won 16 - 18 2nd Row 62 - - - - - - - - - 2 39 1 13 24 3 87 74 -
23 Bulldogs Lost 10 - 28 2nd Row 70 - - - - - - - 1 - 1 38 - 13 34 2 66 59 -
24 Titans Won 32 - 16 2nd Row 64 1 - - - 4 - - - 1 3 30 - 16 24 1 111 56 50
25 Sharks Lost 10 - 38 Interchange 61 - - - - - 16 1 1 - 3 17 - 10 31 2 60 44 -
26 Eels Lost 44 - 40 2nd Row 80 - - - - - - - 1 - 2 45 - 17 27 1 98 91 6
27 Raiders Lost 24 - 26 2nd Row 46 - - - - - - - - - - 13 - 8 24 4 43 32 -

Career By Season

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 Forced Drop Outs Linebreaks Offloads Tackles Made Missed Tackles Tackle Efficiency Total Running Metres Average Running Metres Kick Return Metres Total Points Average Points
Dragons 2014 1 1 - - 100% - - - - - - - - - - 8 - 88.90% 32 32.00 - 9 9.0
Dragons 2016 5 2 3 - 40% - - - - - - - - - 4 77 9 82.40% 251 50.00 - 96 19.2
Dragons 2018 16 9 7 - 56% 5 - - - 20 - - - 3 8 306 17 94.74% 886 55.00 - 469 29.3
Dragons 2019 22 6 16 - 27% 3 - - - 12 28 1.26 - 4 20 499 37 93.10% 1,690 76.00 73 757 34.4
Wests Tigers 2020 20 7 13 - 35% 7 - - - 28 11 0.56 - 5 22 658 34 95.09% 2,047 102.00 33 1,050 52.5
Wests Tigers 2021 24 8 16 - 33% 5 - - - 20 - - - 5 38 700 52 93.09% 2,699 112.00 30 1,240 51.7
Wests Tigers 2022 12 3 9 - 25% 1 - - - 4 - - - 1 12 313 22 93.43% 1,228 102.00 - 500 41.7
Cowboys 2022 11 7 4 - 64% 3 - - - 12 - - - 4 10 248 24 91.18% 1,337 121.00 12 480 43.6
Cowboys 2023 13 7 6 - 54% 2 - - - 8 - - - - 19 317 25 92.69% 1,453 111.00 - 574 44.2
Dragons 2024 18 7 11 - 39% 3 - - - 12 22 1.25 1 4 10 468 41 91.94% 1,779 98.00 56 755 41.9

Career Overall

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 Forced Drop Outs Linebreaks Offloads Tackles Made Missed Tackles Tackle Efficiency Total Running Metres Average Running Metres Kick Return Metres Total Points Average Points
Dragons
2016
2024
2019
2024
61 24 37 - 39% 11 - - - 44 50 0.81 1 11 42 1,350 104 92.85% 4,608 74.00 130 2,077 34.0
Wests Tigers 2020 2022 56 18 38 - 32% 13 - - - 52 11 0.20 - 11 72 1,671 108 93.93% 5,975 106.00 63 2,790 49.8
Cowboys 2022 2023 24 14 10 - 58% 5 - - - 20 - - - 4 29 565 49 92.02% 2,790 116.00 12 1,054 43.9

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