Kalyn Ponga
KnightsTop Stats per game
- Kicks Defused3.2#4
- Line Break Assists1.2#5
- Tackle Breaks5.2#12
- Dummy Passes5.4#16
- Conversions1.9#18
- Kick Return Metres44#18
- Conversion Attempts2.6#18
- Points5.2#23
- Run Metres169#25
- Runs18#27
Games
Career
Player Bio
184 cmHeight
92 kgWeight
1Jersey
FullbackPosition
KnightsCurrent team
28 yearsMar 29, 1998
Kalyn PongaFull name
About
Kalyn Ponga is 28 years old, and currently plays fullback for the Knights.
In the 2026 NRL season, Kalyn Ponga ranked 10th for line break assists (22), 15th for kick return metres (838) and 17th for tackle breaks (98), from 19 games.
Kalyn Ponga has played 166 NRL games across 11 seasons since 2016, for 2 clubs:
Kalyn Ponga's most recent game was for the Knights, who lost to the Roosters 18-19 in round 31.
Tryscorer stats
2026
- Anytime tryscorer26%5/19
- └1st half21%4/19
- └2nd half5%1/19
- 2+ tries5%1/19
- 3+ tries0%0/19
- First tryscorer5%1/19
- Last tryscorer0%0/19
- First team tryscorer5%1/19
- 1st, 2nd or 3rd tryscorer11%2/19
Scores With
2026
- Dominic Young60%3/5
- Greg Marzhew60%3/5
- Fletcher Sharpe20%1/5
- Dane Gagai20%1/5
- Fletcher Hunt20%1/5
Match Stats
2026
| Match | Score | Pos | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R31 SYD | L18-19 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 254 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 53 | |
R30 PEN | W22-14 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 42 | |
R29 NZW | W12-10 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 54 | |
R28 SOU | W20-10 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 285 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 67 | |
| R26NZW | L32-46 | 81 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 5 | |
R25 MAN | L24-44 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 22 | |
R24 GCT | W36-26 | 81 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 233 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 62 | |
R23 CAN | W30-24 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 98 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 36 | |
R22 BRI | W30-6 | 80 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 119 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 57 | |
R20 CRO | L18-20 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 146 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 55 | |
| R19SOU | L24-26 | 80 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 176 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 57 | |
R17 WST | W12-6 | 80 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 99 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 37 | |
R14 MEL | L30-32 | 80 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 248 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 81 | |
R13 PAR | W28-22 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 178 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 40 | |
| R11GCT | W36-12 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 203 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 43 | |
R10 STG | W44-10 | 77 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 241 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 85 | |
| R9SOU | W42-38 | 80 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 204 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 65 | |
| R2MAN | W36-16 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |
R1 NQC | W28-18 | 80 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 157 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 80 |
Career Stats
| Year | Team | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | KNI | 19 | 13 | 6 | 68.4% | 1457 | 6 | 14 | 98 | 3208 | 13 | 22 | 79 | 24 | 977 |
| 2025 | KNI | 13 | 5 | 8 | 38.5% | 1016 | 1 | 9 | 42 | 2106 | 4 | 11 | 49 | 10 | 543 |
| 2024 | KNI | 16 | 7 | 9 | 43.8% | 1259 | 3 | 11 | 104 | 2732 | 17 | 12 | 54 | 12 | 878 |
| 2023 | KNI | 20 | 12 | 8 | 60.0% | 1444 | 9 | 21 | 128 | 2896 | 19 | 27 | 121 | 13 | 1016 |
| 2022 | KNI | 14 | 3 | 11 | 21.4% | 958 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 1788 | 6 | 8 | 45 | 11 | 509 |
| 2021 | KNI | 15 | 8 | 7 | 53.3% | 1100 | 8 | 14 | 52 | 2170 | 9 | 13 | 45 | 16 | 743 |
| 2020 | KNI | 19 | 11 | 8 | 57.9% | 1497 | 10 | 14 | 132 | 3433 | 12 | 13 | 53 | 10 | 1101 |
| 2019 | KNI | 20 | 8 | 12 | 40.0% | 1568 | 11 | 8 | 140 | 2542 | 15 | 10 | 113 | 13 | 969 |
| 2018 | KNI | 20 | 7 | 13 | 35.0% | 1529 | 6 | 11 | 78 | 2846 | 12 | 13 | 105 | 11 | 1037 |
| 2017 | COW | 7 | 2 | 5 | 28.6% | 526 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 875 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 288 |
| 2016 | COW | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | 170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 234 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 48 |
Stats Legend
WWins
LLosses
W%Win Rate
MINMinutes
TTries
TATry Assists
PTSPoints
RMRun Metres
LBLine Breaks
LBALine Break Assists
TKLTackles
OFFOffloads
FPFantasy Points
Career Totals
2016–2026 · 165 games
46.7%win rate
Won77Lost88
Scoring
- Tries
- 61
- Points
- 826
- Conversions
- 244
- Conversion Attempts
- 337
- Penalty Goals
- 47
- Goal Conversion Rate
- 72.4%
- Field Goals (1pt)
- 0
- Field Goals (2pt)
- 0
Attack
- Line Breaks
- 116
- Line Break Assists
- 132
- Try Assists
- 108
- Runs
- 2,669
- Run Metres
- 24,830
- Kick Return Metres
- 7,510
- Post Contact Metres
- 4,842
- Hit Ups
- 21
- Tackle Breaks
- 858
- One-on-One Steals
- 0
- Dummy Half Runs
- 133
- Dummy Half Run Metres
- 1,252
Defense
- Tackles
- 687
- Missed Tackles
- 313
- Tackle Efficiency
- 65.6%
- Ineffective Tackles
- 47
- Intercepts
- 3
- Kicks Defused
- 492
Kicking
- Kicks
- 475
- Kicking Metres
- 12,044
- Forced Drop Outs
- 43
- Bomb Kicks
- 110
- Grubbers
- 131
- 40/20s
- 0
- Cross Field Kicks
- 18
- Kicked Dead
- 15
Passing
- Offloads
- 124
- Passes
- 3,280
- Dummy Passes
- 473
- Receipts
- 6,039
- Passes to Run Ratio
- 1.2
Negative
- Errors
- 208
- Penalties
- 37
- Inside 10 Metres
- 5
- On Report
- 3
- Sin Bins
- 1
- Send Offs
- 0
Club Honours
How his club went in the 11 seasons he played
- Grand finals
- 218%
- Top-4 finishes
- 19%
- Top-8 finishes
- 764%
- Wooden spoons
- 19%
- Best / worst finish
- 4th / 17th
2026NEW7thRunners-up
NEW7thRunners-up2025NEW17thMissed finals
NEW17thMissed finals2024NEW8thElims
NEW8thElims2023NEW5thSemis
NEW5thSemis2022NEW14thMissed finals
NEW14thMissed finals2021NEW7thElims
NEW7thElims2020NEW7thElims
NEW7thElims2019NEW11thMissed finals
NEW11thMissed finals2018NEW11thMissed finals
NEW11thMissed finals2017NQC8thRunners-up
NQC8thRunners-up2016NQC4thPrelims
NQC4thPrelimsSeason Stats
2026
Games played19
Top Stats
Rank- Minutes77#130
- Tries0.3#142
- Try Assists0.7#28
- Points5.2#23
- Run Metres169#25
- Line Breaks0.7#50
- Line Break Assists1.2#5
- Tackles4.2#468
- Offloads1.3#30
- Fantasy Points51#47
Scoring
Rank- Tries0.3#142
- Points5.2#23
- Conversions1.9#18
- Conversion Attempts2.6#18
- Penalty Goals0.1#36
- Goal Conversion Rate72#40
- Field Goals (1pt)0—
- Field Goals (2pt)0—
Attack
Rank- Line Breaks0.7#50
- Line Break Assists1.2#5
- Try Assists0.7#28
- Runs18#27
- Run Metres169#25
- Kick Return Metres44#18
- Post Contact Metres34#179
- Hit Ups0.1#458
- Tackle Breaks5.2#12
- One-on-One Steals0—
- Dummy Half Runs0.7#73
- Dummy Half Run Metres5.9#74
Defense
Rank- Tackles4.2#468
- Missed Tackles1.7#259
- Tackle Efficiency69#482
- Ineffective Tackles0.2#459
- Intercepts0—
- Kicks Defused3.2#4
Kicking
Rank- Kicks3.5#57
- Kicking Metres100#56
- Forced Drop Outs0.1#114
- Bomb Kicks0.9#56
- Grubbers0.6#40
- 40/20s0—
- Cross Field Kicks0.1#61
- Kicked Dead0—
Passing
Rank- Offloads1.3#30
- Passes22#112
- Dummy Passes5.4#16
- Receipts41#87
- Passes to Run Ratio1.3#140
