Tony Satini (born 29 August 1993) is a

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international

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footballer who plays as a for the

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in the

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. He previously played for the

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and the

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Background

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

n descent. He played junior

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for the Blacktown Scorpions and junior

for the Glenmore Park Brumbies. He was then signed by the

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Playing career

Early career

From 2011 to 2013, Satini played for the Penrith Panthers'

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team, captaining the side in 2013. In October 2013, he signed a contract with the

starting in 2014.

2014

In Round 3 of the

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, Satini made his

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debut for the Sea Eagles against the

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. On 19 October, he played for

against

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2015

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

2016

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

2017

Satini scored a try in Penrith's 20-12 victory over Wyong in The 2017

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grand final. The following week Satini scored four tries for Penrith in their 42-18 win over The

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in The 2017

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final.

2018

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

2019

On 6 May, Satini was selected for the

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residents side to play against the Queensland residents representative team. Satini played for Mounties in their elimination final loss against Newtown at

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2020

Santini played for the Mounties in 2020.

2021

After being released by Mounties, Santini signed a contract to play for North Sydney in the

. He made his debut in round 1 of the competition, a 48-20 loss against Blacktown Workers.

References

External links

Penrith Panthers profileNRL profileYahoo New Zealand profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Satini, Tony 1993 births Living people Australian rugby league players Australian sportspeople of Tongan descent Tonga national rugby league team players Tongan rugby league players Manly Warringah Sea Eagles players Rugby league centres Rugby league players from Blacktown Windsor Wolves players