Karl Filiga
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| Full name | Karlos Filiga | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Karlos McNichol 16 October 1988 Wellington, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 27 January 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Karlos Filiga (né McNichol; born 16 October 1988 in Wellington, New Zealand) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played for Cronulla-Sutherland in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. Filiga primarily played at centre or in second-row. As of 2024, he is a Personal Trainer in Cooma.[citation needed]
Early life
[edit]Filiga was born in New Zealand. His father is Australian and his mother is Samoan. Filiga changed his last name from McNichol to his mother's maiden name of Filiga.[2]
Playing career
[edit]In 2007, Filiga was labelled by his manager as "the next Sonny Bill Williams".[3][4]
Cronulla won a bidding war in late 2007 for Filiga, committing to a A$600,000 contract over three years. Filiga, previously a Bulldogs junior playing for the Chester Hill Hornets, didn't make his debut in first-grade in 2007 as he spent most of the season sidelined with chest and foot injuries.[5]
In 2008, the first year of his three-year Cronulla contract, Filiga's NRL appearances were limited by his form. He spent only 11 minutes on the field in the NRL, playing off the bench in a match against Penrith in round 13.[3]
Cronulla Sharks released Filiga on "compassionate grounds" in April 2009.[6] It is estimated that Filiga's 11-minute NRL career cost Cronulla A$20,000 per minute.[6]
Filiga then went to play for the Wentworthville Magpies, who are the feeder club for the Parramatta Eels NRL Side.
As of 2017, Filiga plays for The Cooma Stallions.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Karl Filiga - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "Stuart's Cronulla close to being very scary". LeagueHQ. 26 February 2008. Retrieved 26 February 2008. [dead link]
- ^ a b James Hooper (19 October 2008). "Cronulla's $200,000 lemon". Fox Sports News (Australia). Retrieved 28 December 2008. [dead link]
- ^ Phelps, James (27 December 2007). "Rookies ready to rumble". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 27 December 2007.
- ^ Proszenko, Adrian (7 October 2007). "Mummy's boy out to make name for himself". Fairfax Digital. Retrieved 3 January 2008. [dead link]
- ^ a b Dean Ritchie (24 April 2009). "Cronulla release Karl Filinga on compassionate grounds". Fox Sports News (Australia). Retrieved 24 April 2009.
- ^ Logue, Matt (24 July 2017). "Bush Beat: SBW clone leads Cooma charge". Daily Telegraph.