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Chad Townsend
Halfback
Player Bio
- Height:
- 181 cm
- Date of Birth:
- 10 January 1991
- Weight:
- 87 kg
- Birthplace:
- Caringbah, NSW
- Age:
- 32
- Nickname:
- Chaddy
- Debut Club:
- Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
- Date:
- 03 June 2011
- Opposition:
- Brisbane Broncos
- Round:
- 13
- Previous Clubs:
- Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, New Zealand Warriors
- Junior Club:
- Yarrawarrah Tigers
- Biography:
Cowboys member number: 766451
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Townsend has appeared in 192 NRL games over the course of a stellar 11-year career with the Sharks and Warriors.
The Yarrawarrah Tigers junior was an instrumental member of the Sharks’ powerhouse outfit which claimed a historic maiden premiership in 2016.
Townsend has compiled a prolific career in Sharks colours, ranking 10th in points and 22nd in appearances in club history.
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All-time favourite movie: American Gangster
Favourite athlete growing up: Mat Rogers
As a kid, what did you want to be when you were older: NRL player
What was your first job: Letterbox drop
Who is your all-time favourite TV/movie character: Vincent Chase (Entourage)
What is something you couldn’t live without: Coffee
What is something you think is underrated: Breakfast
Career
- Appearances
- 242
- Tries
- 37
2023 Season
- Appearances
- 24
Scoring
- Tries
- 2
- Goals
- 6
Kicking
- Forced Drop Outs
- 14
- Average Kicking Metres
- 451
- Goal Conversion Rate
-
Attack
- Try Assists
- 12
- Line Break Assists
- 10
Passing
- Offloads
- 5
- Receipts
- 1383
Defence
- Tackles Made
- 441
- Tackle Efficiency
-
Running Metres
- Average Running Metres
- 47
- Total Running Metres
- 1138
Fantasy
- Total Points
- 882
- Average Points
- 36.8
2023 Season - By Round
| Round | Opponent | Score | Position | Minutes Played | Tries | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raiders | Won | 19 - 18 | Halfback | 80 | - | - | 1 | 310 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 10 | 1 | 52 | 21 | 3 | 41 | - | 8 |
| 2 | Broncos | Lost | 28 - 16 | Halfback | 80 | - | - | - | 532 | - | 2 | - | - | 10 | - | 49 | 15 | 5 | 61 | - | - |
| 3 | Warriors | Lost | 12 - 26 | Halfback | 80 | - | - | - | 525 | - | 2 | - | - | 7 | 2 | 70 | 24 | 3 | 39 | - | - |
| 4 | Titans | Won | 24 - 12 | Halfback | 80 | - | - | - | 467 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 60 | 23 | 2 | 69 | - | - |
| 5 | Bulldogs | Lost | 15 - 14 | Halfback | 85 | - | - | - | 821 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 65 | 21 | 4 | 48 | - | - |
| 6 | Dolphins | Lost | 22 - 32 | Halfback | 80 | - | - | - | 304 | 2 | - | - | - | 6 | - | 53 | 19 | 1 | 68 | - | - |
| 7 | Warriors | Lost | 22 - 14 | Halfback | 80 | - | - | - | 215 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 73 | 16 | 7 | 45 | - | - |
| 8 | Knights | Won | 18 - 16 | Halfback | 80 | - | - | - | 523 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 52 | 23 | 3 | 52 | - | - |
| 9 | Sharks | Lost | 44 - 6 | Halfback | 50 | - | - | - | 312 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28 | 9 | 4 | 12 | - | - |
| 10 | Roosters | Won | 6 - 20 | Halfback | 80 | 1 | - | 4 | 449 | 1 | - | - | - | 9 | 1 | 59 | 26 | 4 | 49 | - | 5 |
| 11 | Dragons | Won | 42 - 22 | Halfback | 80 | - | - | - | 422 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 57 | 19 | 5 | 56 | 5 | - |
| 12 | Wests Tigers | Lost | 66 - 18 | Halfback | 80 | - | - | - | 350 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 34 | 19 | 3 | 23 | - | - |
| 13 | Eels | Lost | 24 - 16 | Halfback | 80 | - | 2 | 4 | 701 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 65 | 23 | 2 | 47 | - | - |
| 14 | Storm | Won | 45 - 20 | Halfback | 80 | 1 | - | 5 | 390 | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | - | 49 | 11 | 5 | 45 | - | - |
| 16 | Panthers | Won | 27 - 23 | Halfback | 89 | - | 3 | 7 | 534 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 59 | 19 | 4 | 11 | - | - |
| 17 | Rabbitohs | Won | 6 - 31 | Halfback | 80 | - | - | - | 612 | - | - | - | - | 13 | - | 70 | 10 | 2 | 58 | - | - |
| 18 | Wests Tigers | Won | 74 - 0 | Halfback | 80 | - | - | - | 327 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 5 | - | 78 | 11 | 5 | 37 | - | - |
| 20 | Sea Eagles | Won | 8 - 19 | Halfback | 80 | - | - | 1 | 388 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 9 | - | 72 | 18 | 1 | 56 | - | - |
| 21 | Eels | Won | 24 - 16 | Halfback | 80 | - | - | - | 490 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 6 | - | 54 | 18 | 4 | 54 | - | - |
| 22 | Titans | Lost | 22 - 13 | Halfback | 80 | - | - | 1 | 447 | - | 1 | - | - | 9 | 1 | 50 | 28 | 8 | 62 | - | - |
| 23 | Broncos | Lost | 14 - 30 | Halfback | 80 | - | 1 | 2 | 551 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 68 | 17 | 2 | 57 | - | - |
| 25 | Sharks | Lost | 12 - 32 | Halfback | 80 | - | - | - | 434 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 58 | 16 | 3 | 68 | - | - |
| 26 | Dolphins | Won | 10 - 34 | Halfback | 80 | - | - | - | 366 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 63 | 12 | 4 | 54 | - | - |
| 27 | Panthers | Lost | 44 - 12 | Halfback | 80 | - | - | - | 352 | 1 | - | - | - | 6 | - | 45 | 23 | 8 | 14 | - | - |
Career By Season
| Year | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | Tries | Goals | Points | Kicking Metres | Kicking Metres Average | Goal Conversion Rate | Forced Drop Outs | Try Assists | Offloads | Receipts | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Tackle Efficiency | Total Running Metres | Average Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | Total Points | Average Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharks | 2011 | 11 | 4 | 7 | - | 36% | 2 | 19 | 46 | 3,824 | 347.64 | 70.37% | - | 5 | 6 | - | 235 | 25 | 85.94% | 305 | 27.00 | 5 | - | - |
| Sharks | 2012 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 67% | 1 | 8 | 20 | 1,360 | 453.33 | 61.54% | - | 3 | 1 | - | 55 | 11 | 81.17% | 114 | 38.00 | 7 | - | - |
| Sharks | 2013 | 5 | 1 | 4 | - | 20% | - | 1 | 2 | 1,293 | 258.68 | 100.00% | 1 | - | 1 | 240 | 119 | 11 | 88.36% | 169 | 33.84 | - | 108 | 21.0 |
| Warriors | 2014 | 19 | 11 | 8 | - | 58% | 3 | 14 | 40 | 2,640 | 138.93 | 53.85% | 14 | 10 | 11 | 895 | 337 | 34 | 86.46% | 1,015 | 53.44 | 28 | 681 | 35.0 |
| Warriors | 2015 | 22 | 9 | 13 | - | 41% | 2 | - | 9 | 3,659 | 166.31 | - | 15 | 9 | 14 | 1,034 | 450 | 57 | 85.05% | 1,607 | 73.05 | 35 | 899 | 40.0 |
| Sharks | 2016 | 27 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 74% | 7 | 6 | 41 | 3,381 | 125.22 | 54.55% | 13 | 13 | 7 | 1,172 | 625 | 61 | 85.17% | 1,334 | 49.41 | 29 | 1,016 | 37.0 |
| Sharks | 2017 | 25 | 15 | 10 | - | 60% | 6 | 2 | 29 | 6,297 | 251.89 | 40.00% | 21 | 8 | 9 | 1,224 | 509 | 68 | 83.76% | 1,177 | 47.00 | 27 | 923 | 36.9 |
| Sharks | 2018 | 27 | 17 | 10 | - | 63% | 5 | 62 | 148 | 7,560 | 279.98 | 73.81% | 15 | 14 | 8 | 1,315 | 534 | 106 | 77.60% | 1,346 | 49.00 | 9 | 1,161 | 43.0 |
| Sharks | 2019 | 25 | 12 | 13 | - | 48% | 6 | 7 | 41 | 4,880 | 195.21 | 58.33% | 19 | 13 | 14 | 1,453 | 481 | 58 | 84.61% | 1,436 | 57.00 | 16 | 959 | 38.4 |
| Sharks | 2020 | 12 | 5 | 7 | - | 42% | 1 | 4 | 12 | 2,254 | 187.86 | 80.00% | 7 | 9 | 2 | 624 | 221 | 41 | 79.58% | 924 | 77.00 | 4 | 408 | 34.0 |
| Sharks | 2021 | 11 | 3 | 8 | - | 27% | - | 31 | 63 | 4,369 | 397.18 | 81.58% | 7 | 10 | 1 | 690 | 209 | 44 | 82.61% | 548 | 49.00 | - | 552 | 50.2 |
| Warriors | 2021 | 5 | - | 5 | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | 1,747 | 349.42 | 100.00% | 3 | 4 | 1 | 242 | 79 | 14 | 84.95% | 176 | 35.00 | - | 199 | 39.8 |
| Cowboys | 2022 | 26 | 18 | 8 | - | 69% | 2 | 4 | 17 | 10,318 | 396.83 | 100.00% | 17 | 20 | 3 | 1,550 | 509 | 77 | 86.86% | 1,288 | 49.00 | 9 | 1,012 | 38.9 |
| Cowboys | 2023 | 24 | 12 | 12 | - | 50% | 2 | 6 | 25 | 10,824 | 451.00 | 54.55% | 14 | 12 | 5 | 1,383 | 441 | 92 | 82.74% | 1,138 | 47.00 | 13 | 882 | 36.8 |
Career Overall
| Year Start | Year End | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | Tries | Goals | Points | Kicking Metres | Kicking Metres Average | Goal Conversion Rate | Forced Drop Outs | Try Assists | Offloads | Receipts | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Tackle Efficiency | Total Running Metres | Average Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | Total Points | Average Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharks |
2011
2016 |
2013
2021 |
146 | 79 | 66 | 1 | 54% | 28 | 140 | 402 | 35,207 | 241.15 | 71.43% | 83 | 75 | 48 | 6,716 | 2,862 | 424 | 87.10% | 7,103 | 48.00 | 101 | 5,047 | 38.2 |
| Warriors |
2014
2021 |
2015
2021 |
46 | 20 | 26 | - | 43% | 5 | 17 | 55 | 7,867 | 171.02 | 56.67% | 32 | 23 | 26 | 2,168 | 865 | 105 | 89.18% | 2,777 | 60.00 | 64 | 1,753 | 38.1 |
| Cowboys | 2022 | 2023 | 50 | 30 | 20 | - | 60% | 4 | 10 | 42 | 21,142 | 422.83 | 66.67% | 31 | 32 | 8 | 2,933 | 950 | 169 | 84.90% | 2,426 | 48.00 | 22 | 1,894 | 37.9 |
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