Dane Gagai
KnightsTop Stats per game
- Missed Tackles4.2#14
- Tackle Breaks4.9#19
- Line Break Assists0.9#29
- Intercepts0.1#32
- Kicked Dead0.1#43
- Grubbers0.5#55
- Offloads1.0#74
- Try Assists0.5#76
- Minutes79#87
- Runs14#95
Games
Career
Player Bio
182 cmHeight
92 kgWeight
3Jersey
CenterPosition
KnightsCurrent team
35 yearsJan 02, 1991
Dane GagaiFull name
About
Dane Gagai is 35 years old, and currently plays centre for the Knights.
In the 2026 NRL season, Dane Gagai ranked 5th for tackle breaks (127), 8th for line break assists (23) and 13th for intercepts (2), from 26 games.
Dane Gagai has played 322 NRL games across 14 seasons since 2013, for 2 clubs:
Dane Gagai's most recent game was for the Knights, who lost to the Roosters 18-19 in round 31.
Tryscorer stats
2026
- Anytime tryscorer19%5/26
- └1st half8%2/26
- └2nd half12%3/26
- 2+ tries4%1/26
- 3+ tries0%0/26
- First tryscorer4%1/26
- Last tryscorer0%0/26
- First team tryscorer4%1/26
- 1st, 2nd or 3rd tryscorer8%2/26
Scores With
2026
- Dominic Young80%4/5
- Fletcher Sharpe60%3/5
- Greg Marzhew40%2/5
- Fletcher Hunt40%2/5
- Kalyn Ponga20%1/5
Match Stats
2026
| Match | Score | Pos | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R31 SYD | L18-19 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 18 | |
R30 PEN | W22-14 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 43 | |
R29 NZW | W12-10 | 81 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 103 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 26 | |
R28 SOU | W20-10 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 109 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 51 | |
| R26NZW | L32-46 | 81 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 92 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 51 | |
R24 GCT | W36-26 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 41 | |
R23 CAN | W30-24 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 133 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 30 | |
R22 BRI | W30-6 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 40 | |
R20 CRO | L18-20 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 28 | |
| R19SOU | L24-26 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 29 | |
R18 DOL | W13-12 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 33 | |
R17 WST | W12-6 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 26 | |
R16 STG | W22-20 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 45 | |
R14 MEL | L30-32 | 80 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 129 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 48 | |
R13 PAR | W28-22 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 31 | |
| R11GCT | W36-12 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 177 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 74 | |
| R10STG | W44-10 | 80 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 20 | |
| R9SOU | W42-38 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 12 | |
| R8PEN | L12-44 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 17 | |
| R7SYD | L24-38 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 24 | |
| R6WST | L22-42 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 157 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 69 | |
| R5CAN | W32-12 | 80 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 147 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 86 | |
R4 CBY | W24-16 | 80 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 51 | |
| R3NZW | L12-38 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 14 | |
R2 MAN | W36-16 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 43 | |
R1 NQC | W28-18 | 80 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 109 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 41 |
Career Stats
| Year | Team | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | KNI | 26 | 17 | 9 | 65.4% | 2043 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 2998 | 9 | 23 | 394 | 25 | 991 |
| 2025 | KNI | 24 | 6 | 18 | 25.0% | 1902 | 2 | 6 | 48 | 3445 | 6 | 16 | 372 | 20 | 1004 |
| 2024 | KNI | 22 | 12 | 10 | 54.5% | 1767 | 8 | 6 | 52 | 3240 | 16 | 5 | 419 | 13 | 1110 |
| 2023 | KNI | 22 | 12 | 9 | 54.5% | 1781 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 3690 | 12 | 22 | 381 | 30 | 1166 |
| 2022 | KNI | 20 | 5 | 15 | 25.0% | 1590 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 2576 | 8 | 7 | 357 | 14 | 781 |
| 2021 | RAB | 23 | 18 | 5 | 78.3% | 1815 | 10 | 14 | 40 | 3024 | 15 | 16 | 333 | 11 | 1073 |
| 2020 | RAB | 19 | 12 | 7 | 63.2% | 1479 | 11 | 2 | 46 | 2617 | 15 | 5 | 216 | 7 | 753 |
| 2019 | RAB | 25 | 17 | 8 | 68.0% | 1970 | 10 | 3 | 54 | 2824 | 8 | 1 | 286 | 7 | 846 |
| 2018 | RAB | 25 | 15 | 10 | 60.0% | 1999 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 2824 | 5 | 10 | 405 | 11 | 880 |
| 2017 | KNI | 23 | 5 | 18 | 21.7% | 1840 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3091 | 10 | 6 | 294 | 14 | 977 |
| 2016 | KNI | 22 | 1 | 20 | 4.5% | 1775 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 2654 | 8 | 5 | 208 | 17 | 727 |
| 2015 | KNI | 24 | 8 | 16 | 33.3% | 1861 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 3206 | 14 | 9 | 254 | 17 | 881 |
| 2014 | KNI | 24 | 10 | 14 | 41.7% | 1878 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 3401 | 8 | 5 | 313 | 15 | 687 |
| 2013 | KNI | 23 | 11 | 11 | 47.8% | 1788 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 3055 | 5 | 6 | 252 | 14 | 732 |
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
2013–2026 · 322 games
46.3%win rate
Won149Lost170Drawn3
Scoring
- Tries
- 84
- Points
- 420
- Conversions
- 37
- Conversion Attempts
- 52
- Penalty Goals
- 5
- Goal Conversion Rate
- 71.2%
- Field Goals (1pt)
- 0
- Field Goals (2pt)
- 0
Attack
- Line Breaks
- 139
- Line Break Assists
- 136
- Try Assists
- 106
- Runs
- 4,726
- Run Metres
- 42,645
- Kick Return Metres
- 3,071
- Post Contact Metres
- 12,429
- Hit Ups
- 254
- Tackle Breaks
- 1,458
- One-on-One Steals
- 4
- Dummy Half Runs
- 384
- Dummy Half Run Metres
- 3,561
Defense
- Tackles
- 4,484
- Missed Tackles
- 1,010
- Tackle Efficiency
- 77.0%
- Ineffective Tackles
- 332
- Intercepts
- 15
- Kicks Defused
- 204
Kicking
- Kicks
- 117
- Kicking Metres
- 1,682
- Forced Drop Outs
- 10
- Bomb Kicks
- 3
- Grubbers
- 74
- 40/20s
- 0
- Cross Field Kicks
- 4
- Kicked Dead
- 5
Passing
- Offloads
- 215
- Passes
- 2,019
- Dummy Passes
- 164
- Receipts
- 6,381
- Passes to Run Ratio
- 0.4
Negative
- Errors
- 253
- Penalties
- 76
- Inside 10 Metres
- 1
- On Report
- 7
- Sin Bins
- 5
- Send Offs
- 0
Club Honours
How his club went in the 14 seasons he played
- Grand finals
- 214%
- Top-4 finishes
- 321%
- Top-8 finishes
- 857%
- Wooden spoons
- 429%
- Best / worst finish
- 3rd / 17th
2026NEW7thRunners-up
NEW7thRunners-up2025NEW17thMissed finals
NEW17thMissed finals2024NEW8thElims
NEW8thElims2023NEW5thSemis
NEW5thSemis2022NEW14thMissed finals
NEW14thMissed finals2021SOU3rdRunners-up
SOU3rdRunners-up2020SOU6thPrelims
SOU6thPrelims2019SOU3rdPrelims
SOU3rdPrelims2018SOU3rdPrelims
SOU3rdPrelims2017NEW16thMissed finals
NEW16thMissed finals2016NEW16thMissed finals
NEW16thMissed finals2015NEW16thMissed finals
NEW16thMissed finals2014NEW12thMissed finals
NEW12thMissed finals2013NEW7thPrelims
NEW7thPrelimsSeason Stats
2026
Games played26
Top Stats
Rank- Minutes79#87
- Tries0.2#180
- Try Assists0.5#76
- Points0.9#199
- Run Metres115#139
- Line Breaks0.3#154
- Line Break Assists0.9#29
- Tackles15#304
- Offloads1.0#74
- Fantasy Points38#187
Scoring
RankAttack
Rank- Line Breaks0.3#154
- Line Break Assists0.9#29
- Try Assists0.5#76
- Runs14#95
- Run Metres115#139
- Kick Return Metres2.2#235
- Post Contact Metres32#204
- Hit Ups0.7#313
- Tackle Breaks4.9#19
- One-on-One Steals0—
- Dummy Half Runs0.5#108
- Dummy Half Run Metres4.1#101
Defense
Rank- Tackles15#304
- Missed Tackles4.2#14
- Tackle Efficiency74#448
- Ineffective Tackles1#160
- Intercepts0.1#32
- Kicks Defused0.3#141
Kicking
Rank- Kicks0.6#97
- Kicking Metres8.4#100
- Forced Drop Outs0.0#133
- Bomb Kicks0—
- Grubbers0.5#55
- 40/20s0—
- Cross Field Kicks0—
- Kicked Dead0.1#43
Passing
Rank- Offloads1.0#74
- Passes7.7#172
- Dummy Passes0.4#293
- Receipts21#181
- Passes to Run Ratio0.5#179
