Chad Townsend
Halfback
Player Bio
- Height:
- 181 cm
- Date of Birth:
- 10 January 1991
- Weight:
- 87 kg
- Birthplace:
- Caringbah, NSW
- Age:
- 33
- 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 appeared in 192 NRL games over the first 11 years of his NRL 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.
The 33-year-old, who didn't miss a game in his first two seasons with the Cowboys, amassed 32 try assists, 31 forced dropouts and 21,142 kicking metres.
Townsend is contracted until the end of the 2024 season.
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Who is your celebrity lookalike: James Franco
If you could swap jobs with anyone in the world, who would it be: Pat McAfee
Least favourite household chore: Cleaning the kitchen
One thing you’d like to learn how to do: Hit higher draws
One thing that you really dislike: Vegemite
Favourite holiday destination: America
What would your ultimate golf grouping be: Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan, Steph Curry
Career
- Appearances
- 262
- Tries
- 40
2024 Season
- Appearances
- 20
Scoring
- Tries
- 3
Kicking
- Forced Drop Outs
- 11
- Average Kicking Metres
- 329.9
Attack
- Try Assists
- 19
- Line Break Assists
- 13
Passing
- Offloads
- 5
- Receipts
- 1065
Defence
- Tackles Made
- 393
- Tackle Efficiency
-
Running Metres
- Average Running Metres
- 47
- Total Running Metres
- 947
Fantasy
- Total Points
- 727
- Average Points
- 36.4
2024 Season - By Round
| Round | Opponent | Score | Position | Minutes Played | Tries | Goals | 1 Point Field Goals | 2 Point Field 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 | Dolphins | Won | 18 - 43 | Halfback | 80 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 454 | - | 1 | - | - | 15 | - | 72 | 9 | 3 | 94 | - | - |
| 2 | Knights | Won | 21 - 20 | Halfback | 82 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 5 | 339 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 18 | - | 62 | 26 | 1 | 88 | - | - |
| 3 | Dragons | Won | 24 - 46 | Halfback | 80 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 244 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | - | 58 | 19 | 2 | 86 | - | - |
| 4 | Broncos | Lost | 38 - 12 | Halfback | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | 307 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 12 | 1 | 40 | 18 | 2 | 38 | - | - |
| 5 | Titans | Won | 35 - 22 | Halfback | 70 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 172 | - | 2 | - | - | 24 | 1 | 54 | 20 | 2 | 82 | - | - |
| 6 | Eels | Lost | 27 - 20 | Halfback | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | 250 | 1 | - | - | - | 7 | 1 | 57 | 18 | 4 | 90 | - | - |
| 7 | Sharks | Lost | 42 - 6 | Halfback | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | 409 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 63 | 23 | 5 | 35 | - | - |
| 8 | Panthers | Lost | 20 - 26 | Halfback | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | 292 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 5 | 1 | 60 | 23 | 4 | 42 | - | - |
| 10 | Titans | Lost | 20 - 18 | Halfback | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | 289 | - | 3 | - | - | 7 | - | 56 | 16 | 8 | 68 | - | - |
| 11 | Rabbitohs | Won | 22 - 28 | Halfback | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | 313 | - | - | - | 1 | 10 | - | 45 | 16 | 5 | 58 | - | - |
| 12 | Wests Tigers | Won | 42 - 28 | Halfback | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | 387 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 56 | 23 | 4 | - | - | - |
| 13 | Roosters | Won | 16 - 18 | Halfback | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | 234 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 48 | 25 | 4 | 45 | - | - |
| 14 | Warriors | Lost | 12 - 42 | Halfback | 70 | - | - | - | - | - | 375 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 44 | 22 | 1 | 6 | - | - |
| 15 | Raiders | Won | 16 - 34 | Halfback | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | 329 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 55 | 23 | 5 | 50 | - | - |
| 17 | Panthers | Won | 6 - 16 | Halfback | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | 327 | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 48 | 21 | 6 | 20 | - | - |
| 18 | Sea Eagles | Lost | 20 - 21 | Halfback | 84 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 404 | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 52 | 12 | 7 | 59 | - | - |
| 20 | Bulldogs | Won | 20 - 18 | Halfback | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | 214 | 1 | - | - | - | 9 | - | 53 | 26 | 2 | 31 | - | - |
| 21 | Sharks | Won | 30 - 22 | Halfback | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | 560 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 53 | 18 | 3 | 13 | - | - |
| 22 | Wests Tigers | Won | 30 - 48 | Halfback | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | 360 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 40 | 17 | 5 | 6 | - | - |
| 23 | Broncos | Lost | 18 - 42 | Halfback | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | 337 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 4 | - | 49 | 18 | 5 | 30 | - | - |
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 | 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 | 83.33% | 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 | 33.00 | - | 188 | 37.6 |
| Warriors | 2014 | 19 | 11 | 8 | - | 58% | 3 | 14 | - | - | 40 | 2,640 | 138.93 | 53.85% | 14 | 10 | 11 | 895 | 337 | 34 | 86.46% | 1,018 | 53.00 | 28 | 675 | 35.5 |
| Warriors | 2015 | 22 | 9 | 13 | - | 41% | 2 | - | - | - | 9 | 3,665 | 166.60 | - | 15 | 9 | 14 | 1,031 | 449 | 57 | 88.74% | 1,603 | 72.00 | 35 | 890 | 40.4 |
| 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% | 1,335 | 49.00 | 29 | 1,011 | 37.4 |
| Sharks | 2017 | 25 | 15 | 10 | - | 60% | 6 | 2 | - | - | 29 | 6,297 | 251.89 | 40.00% | 21 | 8 | 9 | 1,224 | 509 | 68 | 88.21% | 1,177 | 47.00 | 27 | 923 | 36.9 |
| Sharks | 2018 | 27 | 17 | 10 | - | 63% | 5 | 62 | - | - | 148 | 7,548 | 279.56 | 73.81% | 15 | 14 | 7 | 1,313 | 534 | 105 | 83.57% | 1,352 | 50.00 | 9 | 1,157 | 42.8 |
| Sharks | 2019 | 25 | 12 | 13 | - | 48% | 6 | 7 | 3 | - | 41 | 4,880 | 195.21 | 58.33% | 19 | 13 | 14 | 1,453 | 481 | 58 | 89.24% | 1,425 | 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 | 84.35% | 924 | 77.00 | 4 | 408 | 34.0 |
| Sharks | 2021 | 11 | 3 | 8 | - | 27% | - | 31 | 1 | - | 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 | 1,562 | 312.46 | 100.00% | 3 | 4 | 1 | 242 | 79 | 14 | 84.95% | 155 | 31.00 | - | 188 | 37.6 |
| Cowboys | 2022 | 26 | 18 | 8 | - | 69% | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | 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 | 5 | - | 25 | 10,864 | 452.65 | 54.55% | 14 | 12 | 5 | 1,383 | 441 | 92 | 82.74% | 1,138 | 47.00 | 13 | 883 | 36.8 |
| Cowboys | 2024 | 20 | 12 | 8 | - | 60% | 3 | - | 3 | - | 15 | 6,598 | 329.88 | - | 11 | 19 | 5 | 1,065 | 393 | 78 | 83.44% | 947 | 47.00 | - | 727 | 36.4 |
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 | 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 | 4 | - | 402 | 35,207 | 241.15 | 71.43% | 83 | 75 | 48 | 6,716 | 2,988 | 424 | 87.57% | 7,353 | 50.00 | 101 | 5,198 | 39.4 |
| 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 | 2024 | 70 | 42 | 28 | - | 60% | 7 | 10 | 9 | - | 57 | 27,779 | 396.84 | 66.67% | 42 | 51 | 13 | 3,998 | 1,343 | 247 | 84.47% | 3,374 | 48.00 | 23 | 2,622 | 37.5 |
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