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Full name | Atalani Selesele-Asiata[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Penrith, New South Wales, Australia | 19 April 1993|||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Lock, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Atalani "John" Asiata (born 19 April 1993) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the North Queensland Cowboys of the National Rugby League. Primarily a lock or second rower, Asiata came off in the interchange in the Cowboys' 2015 NRL premiership winning side.
Background
Born in Penrith, New South Wales, Asiata is of Samoan descent and played his junior football for the Wentworthville Magpies, attending Patrician Brothers' College, Blacktown.[5] In 2009, Asiata was a member of the Parramatta Eels side that finished runners-up in the Harold Matthews Cup.[6] In 2010, he played with the Western Sydney Academy in the S.G. Ball Cup before being signed by the Sydney Roosters.[7] He played for the Roosters' S.G. Ball team in 2011 and moved up to their NYC team in 2012 and 2013.[8]
At the end of 2013, Asiata was named at lock in the 2013 NYC Team of the Year.[9] In November 2013, Asiata signed a 2-year contract with the North Queensland Cowboys starting in 2014, following his Roosters NYC coach, Paul Green, to the Cowboys.[10]
Playing career
2014
Asiata started the year playing for the Cowboys Queensland Cup affiliate, the Mackay Cutters. He would play 18 games for them in 2014, scoring 5 tries.
In Round 12 of the 2014 NRL season, Asiata made his NRL debut for the Cowboys against the Melbourne Storm off interchange bench in the Cowboys 22-0 win at 1300SMILES Stadium.[11][12] Asiata finished his debut year in the NRL with 6 matches for the Cowboys. On 14 October 2014, Asiata was named the Cowboys' Rookie of the Year at their annual Presentation Ball.[13]
2015
On 27 April 2015, Asiata was named in Samoa's 18-man squad to face Tonga in the 2015 Polynesian Cup. He was the side's 18th man and did not partake in the match.[14]
In Round 9 of the 2015 NRL season, Asiata made his first run on start in the NRL, in the Cowboys' 23-16 victory over the Canterbury Bulldogs.[15] On 21 May 2015, Asiata re-signed with the Cowboys on a 2-year contract.[16]
On 4 October 2015, Asiata was a member of the Cowboys' Grand Final winning side, coming off the bench in the side's 17-16 victory over the Brisbane Broncos.
Achievements and accolades
Individual
North Queensland Cowboys Rookie of the Year: 2014
NYC Team of the Year: 2013
Team
2015 NRL Grand Final: North Queensland Cowboys – Winners
Statistics
NRL
- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2015 season [17]
† | Denotes seasons in which Asiata won an NRL Premiership |
Season | Team | Matches | T | G | GK % | F/G | Pts |
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2014 | North Queensland | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
2015† | North Queensland | 25 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
Career totals | 31 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
References
- ^ http://www.wangarattafc.vcfl.com.au/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=195147328&client=0-5952-76259-295933-20382706
- ^ http://www.ourfootyteam.com/2011_nswrl_junior_rep_teamLists.php
- ^ John Asiata rugbyleagueproject.org
- ^ http://www.nrl.com/cowboys-ready-to-cover-origin-stars/tabid/10874/newsid/86184/default.aspx
- ^ http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=7-3444-0-50452-0&sID=45361&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=15777586
- ^ http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/sport/john-asiata-reflects-on-the-role-his-father-in-helping-him-resurrect-his-rugby-league-career/story-fnjfzr2z-1227089667108
- ^ http://www.ourfootyteam.com/nswrl_2010_juniorReps_teamLists.php
- ^ http://rleague.com/players/John-Asiata_3676/Stats/
- ^ http://www.nrl.com/2013-holden-cup-team-of-the-year/tabid/10874/newsid/74260/default.aspx
- ^ http://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/asiata-joins-cowboys-on-nrl-contract-11541/
- ^ http://www.cowboys.com.au/news/2014/05/31/team_lists_cowboys_v_storm.html
- ^ http://www.nrl.com/depleted-storm-no-match-for-cowboys/tabid/10874/newsid/78972/default.aspx
- ^ http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/sport/john-asiata-reflects-on-the-role-his-father-in-helping-him-resurrect-his-rugby-league-career/story-fnjfzr2z-1227089667108
- ^ http://rugbyleagueweek.com.au/samoa-named-face-tonga-2015-pacific-test/
- ^ http://afltables.com/rl/scorers/games/2015/201505090617.html
- ^ http://www.cowboys.com.au/news/2015/05/21/asiata_extends_cowbo.html
- ^ John Asiata's player profile at Rugby League Project