Samuela Fainu
Wests TigersTop Stats per game
- Intercepts0.1#44
- Fantasy Points49#60
- Tackles32#64
- Hit Ups9.8#67
- Offloads0.9#79
- Ineffective Tackles1.3#81
- Line Break Assists0.3#118
- Try Assists0.3#128
- Tackle Efficiency91#135
- Grubbers0.1#150
Games
Career
Player Bio
194 cmHeight
109 kgWeight
14Jersey
InterchangePosition
Wests TigersCurrent team
22 yearsJan 11, 2004
Samuela FainuFull name
About
Samuela Fainu is 22 years old, and currently plays second row for the Wests Tigers.
In the 2026 NRL season, Samuela Fainu recorded 1 intercepts, 157 hit-ups and 15 offloads in 16 games.
Samuela Fainu has played 65 NRL games across 4 seasons since 2023, for 2 clubs:
- Wests Tigers — 60 games from 2024 to 2026
- Sea Eagles — 5 games in 2023
Samuela Fainu's most recent game was for the Wests Tigers, who lost to the Panthers 10-38 in round 27.
Tryscorer stats
2026
- Anytime tryscorer25%4/16
- └1st half19%3/16
- └2nd half6%1/16
- 2+ tries0%0/16
- 3+ tries0%0/16
- First tryscorer6%1/16
- Last tryscorer0%0/16
- First team tryscorer19%3/16
- 1st, 2nd or 3rd tryscorer13%2/16
Scores With
2026
- Sunia Turuva25%1/4
- Solomone Saukuru25%1/4
- Adam Doueihi25%1/4
- Kai Pearce-Paul25%1/4
- Luke Laulilii25%1/4
Match Stats
2026
| Match | Score | Pos | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R27 PEN | L10-38 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 31 | |
R26 NQC | L10-24 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 30 | |
R25 SYD | W25-24 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 54 | |
R24 STG | L22-24 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 110 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 55 | |
R22 PAR | L13-16 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 37 | |
R21 CAN | L10-56 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 51 | |
R20 CBY | L0-32 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 48 | |
R19 NZW | L6-32 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 42 | |
R9 CRO | L10-52 | 74 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 43 | |
| R8CAN | W33-14 | 80 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 53 | |
R7 BRI | L20-21 | 80 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 3 | 52 | |
R6 NEW | W42-22 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 53 | |
| R5PAR | W22-20 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 52 | |
| R4NZW | W32-14 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 42 | |
R3 SOU | L16-20 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 82 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 65 | |
| R2NQC | W44-16 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 147 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 76 |
Career Stats
| Year | Team | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | WES | 16 | 6 | 10 | 37.5% | 1185 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 1342 | 5 | 5 | 504 | 15 | 784 |
| 2025 | WES | 21 | 8 | 13 | 38.1% | 1598 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 1773 | 5 | 3 | 637 | 3 | 852 |
| 2024 | WES | 23 | 6 | 17 | 26.1% | 1627 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 2126 | 6 | 4 | 673 | 11 | 923 |
| 2023 |  SEA | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60.0% | 269 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 368 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 2 | 125 |
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
2023–2026 · 65 games
35.4%win rate
Won23Lost42
Scoring
- Tries
- 13
- Points
- 52
- Conversions
- 0
- Conversion Attempts
- 0
- Penalty Goals
- 0
- Field Goals (1pt)
- 0
- Field Goals (2pt)
- 0
Attack
- Line Breaks
- 16
- Line Break Assists
- 12
- Try Assists
- 12
- Runs
- 642
- Run Metres
- 5,609
- Kick Return Metres
- 71
- Post Contact Metres
- 2,393
- Hit Ups
- 595
- Tackle Breaks
- 106
- One-on-One Steals
- 0
- Dummy Half Runs
- 3
- Dummy Half Run Metres
- 22
Defense
- Tackles
- 1,906
- Missed Tackles
- 190
- Tackle Efficiency
- 88.5%
- Ineffective Tackles
- 57
- Intercepts
- 1
- Kicks Defused
- 12
Kicking
- Kicks
- 12
- Kicking Metres
- 135
- Forced Drop Outs
- 2
- Bomb Kicks
- 0
- Grubbers
- 8
- 40/20s
- 0
- Cross Field Kicks
- 0
- Kicked Dead
- 2
Passing
- Offloads
- 31
- Passes
- 171
- Dummy Passes
- 33
- Receipts
- 827
- Passes to Run Ratio
- 0.3
Negative
- Errors
- 35
- Penalties
- 19
- Inside 10 Metres
- 0
- On Report
- 3
- Sin Bins
- 1
- Send Offs
- 0
Club Honours
How his club went in the 4 seasons he played
- Wooden spoons
- 125%
- Best / worst finish
- 12th / 17th
2026WST15thMissed finals
WST15thMissed finals2025WST13thMissed finals
WST13thMissed finals2024WST17thMissed finals
WST17thMissed finals2023MAN12thMissed finals
MAN12thMissed finalsSeason Stats
2026
Games played16
Top Stats
Rank- Minutes74#165
- Tries0.3#174
- Try Assists0.3#128
- Points1#187
- Run Metres84#247
- Line Breaks0.3#175
- Line Break Assists0.3#118
- Tackles32#64
- Offloads0.9#79
- Fantasy Points49#60
Scoring
RankAttack
Rank- Line Breaks0.3#175
- Line Break Assists0.3#118
- Try Assists0.3#128
- Runs10#227
- Run Metres84#247
- Kick Return Metres0.7#299
- Post Contact Metres34#178
- Hit Ups9.8#67
- Tackle Breaks2#186
- One-on-One Steals0—
- Dummy Half Runs0—
- Dummy Half Run Metres0—
Defense
Rank- Tackles32#64
- Missed Tackles2#201
- Tackle Efficiency91#135
- Ineffective Tackles1.3#81
- Intercepts0.1#44
- Kicks Defused0.1#208
Kicking
Rank- Kicks0.2#167
- Kicking Metres0.3#263
- Forced Drop Outs0—
- Bomb Kicks0—
- Grubbers0.1#150
- 40/20s0—
- Cross Field Kicks0—
- Kicked Dead0—
Passing
Rank- Offloads0.9#79
- Passes2.4#305
- Dummy Passes1#175
- Receipts13#335
- Passes to Run Ratio0.2#284
