Junior Paulo
Prop
Player Bio
- Height:
- 188 cm
- Date of Birth:
- 20 November 1993
- Weight:
- 113 kg
- Birthplace:
- Auckland, NZ
- Age:
- 31
- Nickname:
- Junz
- Debut Club:
- Parramatta Eels
- Date:
- 18 May 2013
- Opposition:
- St. George Illawarra Dragons
- Round:
- 10
- Previous Club:
- Canberra Raiders
- Junior Club:
- Cabramatta Two Blues
- Biography:
Junior “Junz” Paulo grew up playing NRL for the Ashcroft Stallions. Once an Eels junior and where he made his NRL debut for the Eels against the Dragons, Junior Paulo played with the Canberra Raiders before returning to the Eels. Once an Eels junior in Cabramatta, he has gone on to play for Samoa at the 2017 Rugby League World Cup. Paulo in 2017 won the Mal Meninga award at the Raiders, which recognised him as their player of the year. Paulo is one of the hardest players in the NRL to tackle and rejoins the Parramatta Eels from the Canberra Raiders on a four-year deal. Junior Paulo is feared on the footy field and more recently, the boxing ring. His off the field talent enhances his on-field performance to show strength and power as a prop. Junior has been selected in the NSW blues team for State of Origin.
Career
- Appearances
- 243
- Tries
- 17
2025 Season
- Appearances
- 4
Scoring
- Tries
- 0
Attack
- Tackle Breaks
- 8
- Average Hit Ups
- 10
- Post Contact Metres
- 135.4
Passing
- Offloads
- 7
Defence
- Tackles Made
- 108
- Tackle Efficiency
-
Tackle Efficiency 90%
Running Metres
- Average Running Metres
- 95
- Total Running Metres
- 380
Fantasy
- Total Points
- 168
- Average Points
- 42
2025 Season - By Round
| Round | Opponent | Score | Position | Minutes Played | Tries | Goals | 1 Point Field Goals | 2 Point Field 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 | Storm | Lost | 56 - 18 | Prop | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 27 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 2 | 78 | 36 | 34 |
| 2 | Wests Tigers | Lost | 6 - 32 | Prop | 61 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 48 | 1 | 16 | 27 | 3 | 104 | 104 | - |
| 3 | Bulldogs | Lost | 8 - 16 | Prop | 58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 32 | 4 | 17 | 30 | 4 | 104 | 85 | 18 |
| 4 | Sea Eagles | Lost | 26 - 12 | Prop | 58 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 28 | 1 | 15 | 27 | 3 | 93 | 80 | 13 |
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 | Tackle Breaks | Post Contact Metres | Offloads | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Tackle Efficiency | Total Running Metres | Average Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | Total Points | Average Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eels | 2013 | 11 | 2 | 9 | - | 18% | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 9 | 261 | 8 | 156 | 10 | 88.15% | 632 | 57.00 | 74 | 242 | 22.0 |
| Eels | 2014 | 16 | 9 | 7 | - | 56% | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 35 | 730 | 18 | 320 | 19 | 89.35% | 1,682 | 105.00 | 193 | 480 | 30.0 |
| Eels | 2015 | 15 | 7 | 8 | - | 47% | 2 | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | 39 | 734 | 20 | 315 | 18 | 94.59% | 1,810 | 120.00 | 227 | 618 | 41.2 |
| Eels | 2016 | 11 | 6 | 5 | - | 55% | 2 | - | - | - | 8 | 20 | 1.83 | 1 | 17 | 403 | 25 | 232 | 19 | 87.97% | 1,223 | 111.00 | 163 | 421 | 38.3 |
| Raiders | 2016 | 13 | 10 | 3 | - | 77% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | 508 | 18 | 229 | 19 | 88.74% | 1,477 | 113.00 | 372 | 428 | 32.9 |
| Raiders | 2017 | 23 | 11 | 12 | - | 48% | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 59 | 1,126 | 32 | 474 | 46 | 91.15% | 3,285 | 142.00 | 872 | 930 | 40.4 |
| Raiders | 2018 | 19 | 8 | 11 | - | 42% | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 33 | 747 | 27 | 327 | 22 | 93.70% | 1,883 | 99.00 | 444 | 603 | 31.7 |
| Eels | 2019 | 24 | 13 | 11 | - | 54% | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 38 | 972 | 59 | 547 | 52 | 91.32% | 3,137 | 130.00 | 651 | 950 | 39.6 |
| Eels | 2020 | 22 | 15 | 7 | - | 68% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 48 | 1,336 | 54 | 571 | 29 | 95.17% | 3,429 | 155.00 | 697 | 1,101 | 50.0 |
| Eels | 2021 | 23 | 14 | 9 | - | 61% | 2 | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | 42 | 1,106 | 46 | 608 | 43 | 93.39% | 2,960 | 128.00 | 388 | 1,054 | 45.8 |
| Eels | 2022 | 26 | 17 | 9 | - | 65% | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 29 | 1,455 | 47 | 560 | 46 | 92.41% | 3,780 | 145.00 | 755 | 1,085 | 41.7 |
| Eels | 2023 | 20 | 9 | 11 | - | 45% | 3 | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | 42 | 1,056 | 40 | 447 | 36 | 92.55% | 2,953 | 147.00 | 416 | 933 | 46.6 |
| Eels | 2024 | 16 | 4 | 12 | - | 25% | 2 | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | 34 | 684 | 32 | 294 | 22 | 93.04% | 1,863 | 116.00 | 298 | 631 | 39.4 |
| Eels | 2025 | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 135 | 7 | 108 | 12 | 90.00% | 380 | 95.00 | 65 | 168 | 42.0 |
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 | Tackle Breaks | Post Contact Metres | Offloads | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Tackle Efficiency | Total Running Metres | Average Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | Total Points | Average Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eels | 2013
2019 | 2016
2025 | 188 | 96 | 92 | - | 51% | 15 | - | - | - | 60 | 20 | 0.11 | 1 | 341 | 8,888 | 356 | 4,158 | 306 | 93.15% | 23,851 | 126.00 | 3,932 | 7,683 | 40.9 |
| Raiders | 2016 | 2018 | 55 | 29 | 26 | - | 53% | 2 | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | 121 | 2,381 | 77 | 1,030 | 87 | 92.21% | 6,647 | 120.00 | 1,688 | 1,961 | 35.6 |
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