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Vaai "Jason" Taumalolo (born 31 May 1993) is a professional
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footballer who captains and plays as a or forward for the North Queensland Cowboys in the
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. He has played for
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and
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at international level. Taumalolo played for the NRL All Stars and he was a member of the Cowboys'
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and
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winning sides, and won the Dally M Medal in 2016.


Background

Taumalolo was born in
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to parents Tominika and Vaai Akolo, and is of
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n descent. Enrolled in primary school under his given name, Vaai, his teacher was unable to pronounce it correctly, instead deciding to call him "Jason". He grew up in Mangere and started playing rugby league at the age of 4 for the
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and attended De La Salle College along with older brother Warner. At age 13, he moved to Townsville after being scouted and signed to a scholarship by the North Queensland Cowboys while playing for a touring New Zealand under-16 team. In Townsville, Taumalolo played his junior rugby league for Townsville Brothers and attended
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, where he represented the
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at the age of 16.


Playing career


Early career

In 2009, Taumalolo played for the Townsville Stingers in the
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, scoring seven tries. Later that year, he was selected in the Queensland under-16 team.


2010

In 2010, Taumalolo joined the Cowboys'
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side, making his debut at age 16. In Round 24 of the
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, he made his NRL debut for the Cowboys against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, becoming the youngest ever player to debut for the club, aged 17 years, 2 months and 21 days, when he came off the bench in a 20–22 loss at
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. It was his only appearance for
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. In October, Taumalolo played for the Junior Kiwis.


2011

Taumalolo would make his second NRL appearance almost a year later in Round 24 against the South Sydney Rabbitohs. He starred for the Cowboys in Round 25 against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, coming off the interchange bench for the 3rd time to score two crucial tries and making two line breaks and 125 metres. At the end of the season, Taumalolo was awarded the Rugby League Player's Association's Toyota Cup Player of the Year award and was named in the Toyota Cup Team of the Year in the . Taumalolo played in the Cowboys in the NYC grand final against the
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, scoring a try in the golden point 31–30 loss. He played in three matches and scored two tries for the North Queensland outfit in
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. In October, he again played for the Junior Kiwis.


2012

On 17 February, Taumalolo re-signed with North Queensland until the end of the 2015 season. In March, he was reported to have declared his allegiance to
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and
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, though on 7 April, New Zealand Rugby League's high performance manager Tony Kemp confirmed that Taumalolo had pledged allegiance to New Zealand, the country of his birth. Taumalolo was named as a reserve in the New Zealand squad for the 2012 ANZAC Test against Australia, but was not selected to play. Taumalolo finished the
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with five tries in 17 matches. In October, he was again selected for the Junior Kiwis. He was described as the "next
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".


2013

On 20 April, Taumalolo made his international debut for
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in the Pacific Test against
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at Centerbet Stadium. Taumalolo was a standout in the
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in the 2013 season, playing for Cowboys feeder club, the
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. The Cutters won the competition and dedicated their win to recently deceased teammate Alex Elisala. He would later go on to star for the Cowboys at the backend of the season including the club's semi-final loss to Cronulla. Taumalolo played 14 matches and scored 2 tries for the Cowboys in
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. In October, he represented Tonga in the
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, playing in 2 matches and scoring a try in their match against the
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.


2014

In February, Taumalolo was selected in the Cowboys tournament winning inaugural
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squad.
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was a stand out season for Taumalolo with him playing 25 matches and scoring 6 tries as the Cowboys finished 5th. He made 241 hitups and gained 2889 metres. On 7 October, Taumalolo was selected in the Kiwis final 24 man squad for the Four Nations series. He made his test debut for New Zealand against
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at in the Kiwis 30–12 win at Suncorp Stadium. Taumalolo played at lock in the Kiwis 22–18 Four Nations final win over Australia at Westpac Stadium. He capped off 2014 winning Tonga International Player of the Year Award.


2015

On 27 January, Taumalolo was named in the Cowboys
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squad. On 13 February, he was selected at lock for the NRL All Stars in the All Stars match at
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. Rejecting a $2 million contract offer from the New Zealand Warriors, Taumalolo extended his contract with the North Queensland side to the end of the 2017 season. On 28 September, Taumalolo was named at lock in the
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Team of the Year. On 4 October, in North Queensland's
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against the Brisbane Broncos, Taumalolo started at lock in the Cowboys golden point 17–16 win. He finished North Queensland's premiership winning
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with two tries from 26 matches. Taumalolo was selected in the 23-man New Zealand Test squad for the Baskerville Shield series but later withdrew due to injury.


2016

In the pre-season, Taumalolo again played in the
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, and was a member of the Cowboys' World Club Challenge winning side, starting at lock in the 38–4 victory over the
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at
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. On 6 May, Taumalolo played for the Kiwis against Australia, starting at lock in the 18–0 loss. In Round 14, he played his 100th NRL game. Taumalolo was named the
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Player of the Year by his fellow players. He was also named as the joint winner of the Dally M Medal with the Melbourne Storm's
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, in addition to being named Lock of the Year for the second consecutive season. After the Four Nations final against Australia, Taumalolo and Valentine Holmes were flown to the United States to take part in drills as part of scouting for NFL teams. The outfits, including Kansas City, then offered Taumalolo the opportunity to inspect their set-ups in the strongest sign of an NFL future.


2017

On 22 March, Taumalolo re-signed with the North Queensland club on a ten-year deal, which will see him stay with the club until the end of the 2027 season. He would go on to play 26 games for the Cowboys during the 2017 season, starting all of them at lock. On 1 October, he started at lock in North Queensland's
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loss to the Melbourne Storm. He became the first forward in NRL history to run for over 5000 metres in a season, averaging 205.8 metres per game for the 2017 season. On 5 October, Taumalolo was named in the
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squad for the
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. He chose to represent the nation of his parents' birth, for whom he played for at the
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, over the country of his birth New Zealand. This move, although negatively portrayed in mainstream media, was deemed a noble move by many of the public not only in New Zealand but around the world. On 6 October, he was awarded the Paul Bowman Medal for Cowboys' Player of the Year for the second straight season. He was also awarded the Royal Order; alongside his Mate Ma'a Tonga players by King Tupou VI in their final visit to Tonga in 2017.


2018

In Round 11 of the
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, Taumalolo played his 150th NRL game for North Queensland in their 19–20 loss to the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Following another strong season, in which he averaged 177m per game, Taumalolo was awarded the Paul Bowman Medal for Cowboys' Player of the Year for the third straight time. On 26 September, he was named Lock of the Year at the
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and finished sixth in voting, the highest of any forward. On October 5, he was named in Tonga's squad for their Test match against
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.


2019

In Round 1 of the
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, Taumalolo ran for a career-high 301 metres in the Cowboys' 24–12 win over the
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. In Round 2, he suffered a medial injury in a loss to the Brisbane Broncos, ruling him out for six weeks. He returned from injury in the Cowboys' Round 8 win over the Gold Coast Titans, scoring a try. In Round 13, he set a new career-high with 311 running metres in a 20–22 loss to the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. In June, he started at lock for
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in their 14–34 loss to New Zealand. In Round 21, Taumalolo suffered a partial tear to his
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, ruling him out for one week. He returned to play through the injury for the final three games of the season. Taumalolo played 18 games in 2019, his lowest tally since 2013. He finished the season with an average of 196.6 metres per game, the most for any forward in the competition. On 18 September, he won the Paul Bowman Medal for Cowboys' Player of the Year for the fourth straight season. On 26 October, Taumalolo led Tonga in beating
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. A week later on 2 November, he led Tonga in their win against
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, creating history as the first tier 2 nation to beat Australia since the system came into place. He stated that it was the greatest moment of his career.


2020

In February, Taumalolo was the captain of the Cowboys'
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winning squad and was named in the Team of the Tournament. He and teammate
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became the first players to win two NRL Nines championships. In Round 2, he set a new career-high with 345 running metres in a 24–16 win against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. This was the most metres gained by a forward in one match and the third most of all time. In Round 6, Taumalolo captained the Cowboys for the first time, going onto captain the side six more times that season. In North Queensland's Round 15 loss to the Newcastle Knights, tore his calf, ruling him out for three weeks. He returned off the bench in Round 19 in a loss to the Penrith Panthers. On 3 October, Taumalolo won the Paul Bowman Medal for the fifth consecutive season, beating Johnathan Thurston's record of four wins. On 16 December, Taumalolo was named as co-captain of the Cowboys for the 2021 season, alongside Michael Morgan.


2021

Taumalolo played 15 games in the NRL, scoring one try. North Queensland would finish the
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in 15th position on the table narrowly avoiding the Wooden Spoon.


2022

Taumalolo played for Tonga against New Zealand on June 25th at Mt Smart stadium. Taumalolo played 25 games for North Queensland in the
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including both the clubs finals matches which saw them finish one game short of the Grand Final losing to Parramatta in the preliminary final 24-20. Taumalolo was sin binned during the game for a high tackle. In the third group game at the
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, Taumalolo scored two tries and was awarded man of the match in Tonga's 92-10 victory over the Cook Islands.


Achievements and accolades


Individual

* Dally M Medal: 2016 *
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Player of the Year: 2016 * Rugby League Week Player of the Year: 2016 *
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Lock of the Year: 2015, 2016, 2018 * Paul Bowman Medal: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022 * North Queensland Cowboys Players' Player of the Year: 2016, 2017, 2018 * North Queensland Cowboys Member's Player of the Year: 2016, 2019 * North Queensland Cowboys Rookie of the Year: 2012 * North Queensland Cowboys NYC Player of the Year: 2010, 2011 * NYC Team of the Year: 2011 *Rugby League Players Association NYC Player of the Year: 2011


Team

*
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: North Queensland Cowboys – Winners *
2015 NRL Grand Final The 2015 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 2015 NRL season and was played on Sunday 4 October at Sydney's ANZ Stadium between the Brisbane Broncos and North Queensland Cowboys. North Queensland won the match ...
: North Queensland Cowboys – Winners *
2016 World Club Challenge The 2016 World Club Series (also known as the 2016 Dacia World Club Series due to sponsorship by Dacia) was the second edition of the World Club Series and saw three Super League teams and three National Rugby League (NRL) teams participate. T ...
: North Queensland Cowboys – Winners *
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: North Queensland Cowboys – Winners


Statistics


NRL

: ''Statistics are correct to the end of the 2020 season''


International


References


External links


North Queensland Cowboys profile

NRL profile
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