Tony Satini Explained

Tony Satini
Fullname:Wellentony Taufa Satini[1]
Birth Date:1993 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia
Height:189cm (74inches)
Weight:105kg (231lb)
Year1start:2014
Appearances1:1
Tries1:0
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:0
Teama:Tonga
Yearastart:2014
Appearancesa:1
Triesa:0
Goalsa:0
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:0
Yearbstart:2018
Appearancesb:1
Triesb:1
Goalsb:0
Fieldgoalsb:0
Pointsb:4
Source:[2]
Updated:10 January 2024

Tony Satini (born 29 August 1993) is a Tonga international rugby league footballer who last played as a for the North Sydney Bears in the NSW Cup.

He previously played for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles and the Mount Pritchard Mounties.

Background

Satini was born in Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia. He is of Tongan descent.

He played junior rugby union for the Blacktown Scorpions and junior rugby league for the Glenmore Park Brumbies. He was then signed by the Penrith Panthers.

Playing career

Early career

From 2011 to 2013, Satini played for the Penrith Panthers' NYC team,[3] [4] captaining the side in 2013.[5] [6] In October 2013, he signed a contract with the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles starting in 2014.[7]

2014

In Round 3 of the 2014 NRL season, Satini made his NRL debut for the Sea Eagles against the Parramatta Eels.[8] [9] On 19 October, he played for Tonga against Papua New Guinea.[10]

2015

In August, Satini re-signed with the Sea Eagles on a 1-year contract until the end of 2016.[11]

2016

After failing to make a first-grade appearance in the 2015 and 2016 seasons, Satini was released at the end of the year.[12] Late in the year, he rejoined his old club Penrith for the 2017 season.[13]

2017

Satini scored a try in Penrith's 20-12 victory over Wyong in The 2017 Intrust Super Premiership NSW grand final.[14] The following week Satini scored four tries for Penrith in their 42-18 win over The PNG Hunters in The 2017 NRL State Championship final.[15]

2018

In 2018, Satini was selected to play for the NSW residents against the QLD residents side.[16]

2019

On 6 May, Satini was selected for the Canterbury Cup NSW residents side to play against the Queensland residents representative team.[17]

Satini played for Mounties in their elimination final loss against Newtown at Campbelltown Stadium.[18]

2020

Santini played for Mounties in 2020.

2021

After being released by Mounties, Santini signed a contract to play for North Sydney in the NSW Cup. He made his debut in round 1 of the competition, a 48-20 loss against Blacktown Workers.[19]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRL Results and Fixtures - 7Sport. Nz.sports.yahoo.com. 2016-02-20.
  2. Web site: Wellentony Tafua Satini - Career Stats & Summary. Rugby League Project. 1993-08-29. 2016-09-05.
  3. Web site: S. Nyc Database. 27 December 2012. 2016-02-20.
  4. Web site: Wellentony Tafua Satini player results, scores, news and statistics . 23 March 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140323075600/http://rleague.com/players/Wellentony-Tafua-Satini_3356/Stats/. 23 March 2014 .
  5. Web site: the-lurker---nrl-rumour-file---wednesday. Sportal.com.au. 2016-02-20.
  6. Web site: 2013 Holden Cup U20's Round 1 - The Front Row Forum :: Rugby League. Forums.leagueunlimited.com. 2016-02-20.
  7. Web site: Unwanted Eel Cheyse Blair gets new start with Sea Eagles. Dailytelegraph.com.au. 2013-10-21. 2016-02-20.
  8. Web site: NRL 2014 - Round 3. Rugby League Project. 2016-02-20.
  9. Web site: NRL. LATE MAIL: Satini to make debut. Sea Eagles. 23 March 2014. 2016-02-20.
  10. Web site: NRL Ladder. Png & Tonga Squads Named For Test Match. Rugby League Week. 2014-10-16. 2016-02-20. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220156/http://rugbyleagueweek.com.au/png-tonga-squads-named-test-match/. 3 March 2016. dmy-all.
  11. Web site: SeaEagles.com.au. Manly make Wright move with Tom. Zero Tackle. 2015-08-18. 2016-02-20.
  12. Web site: NRL Digital Media. List of departing players. Sea Eagles. 2016-09-05.
  13. Web site: NRL Digital Media. Tony Satini - Panthers. Penrithpanthers.com.au. 2016-11-23.
  14. Web site: Panthers Clinch 2017 Intrust Super Premiership. 24 September 2017.
  15. Web site: NRL grand final 2017: Penrith Panthers far too strong for PNG Hunters in State Championship. October 2017.
  16. Web site: FINAL TEAM | Intrust Super NSW Residents. 24 June 2018.
  17. Web site: NSWRL names Canterbury Cup NSW Residents team. www.nswrl.com.au. 6 May 2019.
  18. Web site: Finals week 1. NSWRL.
  19. Web site: Player profile. www.nswrl.com.au.