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| Full name | Blaize Afasene Seuala Talagi1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2005-03-16) 16 March 20052 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Five-eighth, Centre, Wing, Fullback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: 3 As of 28 June 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Blaize Afasene Seuala Talagi (born 16 March 2005) is a Samoan international rugby league footballer who plays as a five-eighth for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League.
He previously played for the Parramatta Eels in the NRL as a centre, fullback and winger.
Background
He was educated at Westfields Sports High School.
Talagi has played for New South Wales at under-16 and under-18 level. He also played for the Australian Schoolboys side in 2022.4
He came through the system at the Parramatta Eels. Talagi won the 2023 SG Ball Grand Final with Parramatta, playing centre.5
Playing career
In round 3 of the 2024 NRL season Talagi made his first grade debut for the Parramatta Eels in their 28–24 win against the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles scoring a try.6 On 31 July 2024, Talagi told Parramatta officials that he would not be signing a contract extension to remain at the club in 2025 and beyond.7 On 12 August, Penrith officially confirmed that Talagi had signed a three year deal with the club starting in 2025.8 Talagi played 19 games for Parramatta and scored 11 tries as the club finished 15th on the table.9 On 10 September 2024, Talagi won Parramatta's rookie of the year award. In round 3 of the 2025 NRL season, Talagi made his club debut for Penrith in their 30-24 loss against Melbourne.10 In round 10 of the 2025 NRL season, Talagi scored a try and provided four try assists in Penrith's 30-30 draw with North Queensland. In round 22, Talagi scored the winning try for Penrith in golden point extra-time as Penrith defeated the Gold Coast 30-26.11 Talagi played 22 games for Penrith in the 2025 NRL season as the club finished 7th on the table. Talagi played in Penrith's narrow preliminary final loss against Brisbane.12
Statistics
| Year | Team | Games | Tries | Points |
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| 2024 |  Parramatta Eels
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19 | 11 | 44 |
| 2025 |  Penrith Panthers
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22 | 6 | 24 |
| 2026 | 10 | 5 | 20 | |
| Total | 52 | 22 | 88 |
Ref:13
References
References
- Instagram. Accessed 31 August 2024.
- NRL 2024: Parramatta Eels ready to reap a fine young crop of juniors
- Rugby League Project
- 18th man
- Schoolboy Cup Eels halves Sanders and Talagi battle in Grand Final rematch
- Eels debutant runs over Trbojevic
- "HOOPS: Panthers on verge of NRL coup as young gun set to join premiers in big Eels blow". www.foxsports.com.au.
- "Talagi to join Panthers". Penrith Panthers. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- "The Mole's end of season review: What went wrong at the Parramatta Eels?". www.nine.com.au.
- "Eels stars celebrated at Ken Thornett Medal". www.parraeels.com.au.
- "'Against the spirit of the game': Panthers sprung in controversial act as fine looms for trainer". www.foxsports.com.au.
- "Penrith Panthers' 2025 season in review". www.sportingnews.com.
- "Blaize Talagi - Playing Career - RLP". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 16 August 2024.