Antonio Winterstein
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| Born | 30 May 1988 Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Height | 185cm | |||||
| Weight | 92kg | |||||
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| Position | Wing, Centre, Fullback | |||||
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| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2009–2010 | Brisbane Broncos | 47 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
| 2011– | North Queensland | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Total | 56 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 84 | |
| As of 17 June 2011 | ||||||
| Source: [1] | ||||||
Antonio Winterstein (born 30 May 1988 in Auckland, New Zealand) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the North Queensland Cowboys of the NRL. A speedy outside back who played under-20s with the Roosters in 2008,[1] his usual position is on the wing. Following the 2008 Toyota Cup season, Winterstein moved to Brisbane to be closer to family and was invited to train with the Broncos during the off-season. He was selected to play in round 1 and scored a try on debut against the North Queensland Cowboys. He scored 16 tries and played almost every game of his first NRL season.
Winterstein's streak of 31 consecutive first grade games since his debut was cut in early April 2010 when coach Ivan Henjak dropped him and Ben Te'o for turning up to training late in the lead up to the match against the Dragons, which the Broncos lost. As punishment, Winterstein was relegated to second division for a week, and returned the following week against Cronulla.
Of Samoan descent,[2] Winterstein comes from a very large Rugby League family. His uncles are Tony and Paddy Tuimavave and he is cousin to Carlos Tuimavave (Warriors) and Evarn Tuimavave (Newcastle Knights). He attended Marsden State High School, where his classmates were Israel Folau and Chris Sandow.[3]
He has signed a 3-year deal with the North Queensland Cowboys.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Brisbane Broncos rookie Antonio Winterstein upsets Sydney Roosters By Brent Read (The Australian 11 April 2009)
- ^ Broncos rookie Antonio Winterstein cops sledging from Wendell Sailor By Wayne Heming (The Daily Telegraph 7 April 2009)
- ^ School days to class acts By Matt Marshall (The Daily Telegraph 23 April 2009)
- ^ http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/article/2010/06/14/146105_cowboys.html
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