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Fri October 7, 2011
by Matthew O'Neill
Akuila Uate, Keith Galloway and Tony Williams will make their Test debuts when Australia takes on New Zealand at Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle, on Sunday, October 16, starting at 4pm.
North Queensland centre Willie Tonga has been called into the Australian squad following the withdrawal of Manly's Brett Stewart and will play alongside Chris Lawrence in the centres with Greg Inglis not considered due to injury.
Cronulla's Paul Gallen will play at prop in the Test against New Zealand.
Those in the Four Nations squad not selected for the Test - Inglis, Robbie Farah, Beau Scott, Jharal Yow Yeh, Corey Parker, Daly Cherry Evans and David Taylor.
Scott has been called into the Australian squad after Glenn Stewart withdrew from the squad due to personal reasons.
The Test in Newcastle will be Darren Lockyer's last game of Rugby League on Australian soil.
KANGAROOS TEAM
1 Billy Slater - Melbourne Storm
2 Akuila Uate - Newcastle Knights
3 Willie Tonga - North Queensland Cowboys
4 Chris Lawrence - Wests Tigers
5 Darius Boyd - St George Illawarra Dragons
6 Darren Lockyer [c] - Brisbane Broncos
7 Johnathan Thurston - North Queensland Cowboys
8 Paul Gallen - Cronulla Sharks
9 Cameron Smith - Melbourne Storm
10 Matt Scott - Nth Queensland Cowboys
11 Luke Lewis - Penrith Panthers
12 Sam Thaiday - Brisbane Broncos
13 Anthony Watmough - Manly Sea Eagles
14 Cooper Cronk - Melbourne Storm
15 Keith Galloway - Wests Tigers
16 David Shillington - Canberra Raiders
17 Tony Williams - Manly Sea Eagles
Coach: Tim Sheens - Wests Tigers
Thu August 11, 2011
Source: www.parraeels.com.auThe Pirtek Parramatta Eels today announced Queensland and Australian Test centre Willie Tonga will join the Club on a two year deal from 2012.
Tonga, 28, will join new Eels 2012 recruits Chris Sandow, Ben Roberts, and his younger brother Esi at the Club after finishing this season with the North Queensland Cowboys.
Pirtek Eels Chief Executive Paul Osborne said Tonga's signing was an emphatic reflection of the Club's direction under head coach Stephen Kearney.
"Willie is without doubt one of the best centres in the world and we're excited he's decided to return home to the Eels in the prime of his career," Osborne said.
"When a player of Willie's calibre is impressed with what we're building here, it's a strong sign to everyone we've got exciting times ahead of us.
"The re-signings of our young talent such as Jacob Loko, Taniela Lasalo, Mitch Allgood and Ryan Morgan in addition to the players joining us next year suggests our recruitment and retention strategies moving forward are on the right track."
Osborne praised the North Queensland Cowboys' handling of Tonga's departure.
"The professionalism shown by the Cowboys during the negotiation process is a credit to their management," Osborne said.
Eels coach Stephen Kearney said Tonga would be an enormous boost to a roster which had performed strongly all year, despite a run of close losses crippling the team's 2011 season.
"Willie is a class player and we're looking forward to having him here next year," Kearney said.
"His experience and strike power out wide is an asset any team would love to have, and it's great to know he's committed to what we're building here.
"For the team, our focus remains on finishing the 2011 season strongly, starting with this Saturday against Manly."
PIRTEK EELS 2011 - NEW SIGNINGS
Willie Tonga, 28 (North Queensland)
Chris Sandow, 22 (South Sydney)
Esi Tonga, 23 (Gold Coast)
Ben Roberts, 26 (Canterbury-Bankstown)
Taulima Toutai, 23 (Cronulla-Sutherland)
RE-SIGNINGS
Jacob Loko, 18
Taniela Lasalo, 21
Mitchell Allgood, 22
Ryan Morgan, 21
Patrick O'Hanlon, 20
Marmin Barba, 20
Rory Brien, 20
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 2012 NRL Telstra Premiership
Parramatta Eels
8 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Round 2 [12 Mar 12] L 20-36 v Warriors (H). [CT]
[View] Round 3 [17 Mar 12] L 6-42 v North Qld (A). [CT]
[View] Round 4 [23 Mar 12] L 6-39 v Penrith (H). [CT]
[View] Round 5 [31 Mar 12] W 29-20 v Manly (H). [CT]
[View] Round 6 [08 Apr 12] L 6-14 v Newcastle (A). [CT]
[View] Round 7 [15 Apr 12] L 18-24 v Cronulla (A). [CT]
[View] Round 8 [29 Apr 12] L 30-31 v Wests Tigers (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 9 [04 May 12] L 12-46 v Canterbury (H). [CT]
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2011 State of Origin
Queensland Origin
1 games; [View] Origin [25 May 11] W 16-12 v NSW Origin (H). [CT]
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2011 NRL Telstra Premiership
North Queensland Cowboys
20 games; 10 tries, 40 points.
[View] Round 1 [11 Mar 11] W 16-14 v Broncos (A). [CT]
[View] Round 2 [19 Mar 11] L 22-34 v Knights (H). [CT]
[View] Round 3 [28 Mar 11] W 34-6 v Storm (H). [CT]
[View] Round 4 [02 Apr 11] L 20-22 v Eels (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 5 [08 Apr 11] W 22-12 v Titans (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 6 [16 Apr 11] W 26-18 v Canberra (H). [CT]
[View] Round 7 [23 Apr 11] W 30-12 v Cronulla (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 8 [30 Apr 11] W 22-20 v Sea Eagles (H). [CT]
[View] Round 9 [08 May 11] L 8-22 v Dragons (A). [CT]
[View] Round 10 [14 May 11] W 40-26 v Eels (H). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 18 [11 Jul 11] W 22-12 v Knights (A). [CT]
[View] Round 19 [16 Jul 11] L 18-38 v Wests Tigers (H). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 20 [23 Jul 11] W 28-20 v Titans (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 21 [30 Jul 11] W 30-18 v Panthers (H). [CT]
[View] Round 22 [05 Aug 11] L 6-14 v Canterbury (A). [CT]
[View] Round 23 [12 Aug 11] L 16-34 v Broncos (H). [CT]
[View] Round 24 [19 Aug 11] L 24-26 v Rabbitohs (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 25 [27 Aug 11] W 28-20 v Cronulla (H). [CT]
[View] Round 26 [03 Sep 11] L 6-18 v Warriors (A). [CT]
[View] Finals Week 1 [10 Sep 11] L 8-42 v Manly. [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
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2011 International Test Matches
Australia
1 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Bill Kelly Cup [16 Oct 11] W 42-6 v New Zealand (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
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2011 Four Nations Test Series
Australia
1 games; [View] Round 1 [28 Oct 11] W 26-12 v New Zealand. [CT]
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2010 State of Origin
Queensland Origin
3 games; 2 tries, 8 points.
[View] Origin [26 May 10] W 28-24 v NSW Origin (A). [CT]
[View] Origin [16 Jun 10] W 34-6 v NSW Origin (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Origin [07 Jul 10] W 23-18 v NSW Origin (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
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2010 NRL Telstra Premiership
North Queensland Cowboys
20 games; 12 tries, 48 points.
[View] Round 1 [12 Mar 10] L 24-30 v Broncos (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 2 [20 Mar 10] W 28-20 v Panthers (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 3 [26 Mar 10] L 8-33 v Dragons (A). [CT]
[View] Round 4 [03 Apr 10] W 32-18 v Titans (H). [CT] 12 Pts; 3t
[View] Round 5 [10 Apr 10] L 16-23 v Tigers (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 6 [17 Apr 10] L 18-36 v Knights (A). [CT]
[View] Round 7 [23 Apr 10] L 18-24 v Eels (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 8 [01 May 10] L 6-34 v Storm (H). [CT]
[View] Round 9 [10 May 10] W 32-14 v Roosters (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 10 [15 May 10] L 12-24 v Warriors (A). [CT]
[View] Round 12 [29 May 10] L 20-24 v Sea Eagles (H). [CT]
[View] Round 13 [07 Jun 10] L 4-32 v Rabbitohs (A). [CT]
[View] Round 16 [26 Jun 10] L 19-20 v Sharks (H). [CT]
[View] Round 18 [12 Jul 10] L 24-36 v Eels (A). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 19 [19 Jul 10] L 16-26 v Tigers (A). [CT]
[View] Round 20 [24 Jul 10] W 28-24 v Knights (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 21 [30 Jul 10] L 16-24 v Panthers (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 22 [06 Aug 10] L 26-34 v Broncos (H). [CT]
[View] Round 23 [14 Aug 10] L 18-37 v Titans (A). [CT]
[View] Round 24 [21 Aug 10] L 20-22 v Bulldogs (H). [CT]
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2010 Four Nations Test Series
Australia
3 games; 3 tries, 12 points.
[View] Round 1 [24 Oct 10] W 42-0 v PNG (H). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 2 [31 Oct 10] W 34-14 v England (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Final [13 Nov 10] L 12-16 v New Zealand (H). [CT]
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2009 State of Origin
Queensland Origin
2 games; [View] Origin [24 Jun 09] W 24-14 v NSW Origin (A). [CT]
[View] Origin [15 Jul 09] L 16-28 v NSW Origin (H). [WG]
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2009 NRL Telstra Premiership
North Queensland Cowboys
19 games; 12 tries, 48 points.
[View] Round 1 [13 Mar 09] L 18-19 v Broncos (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 6 [19 Apr 09] W 34-10 v Sharks (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 7 [25 Apr 09] W 26-12 v Sea Eagles (H). [CT]
[View] Round 8 [01 May 09] L 18-28 v Eels (A). [CT]
[View] Round 9 [09 May 09] W 24-20 v Dragons (H). [CT]
[View] Round 10 [17 May 09] W 34-12 v Warriors (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 11 [25 May 09] W 36-10 v Knights (H). [CT]
[View] Round 13 [06 Jun 09] W 46-12 v Rabbitohs (H). [CT]
[View] Round 14 [14 Jun 09] L 18-32 v Dragons (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 16 [26 Jun 09] L 18-30 v Bulldogs (A). [CT]
[View] Round 17 [04 Jul 09] W 24-4 v Sharks (H). [CT]
[View] Round 19 [18 Jul 09] L 14-34 v Tigers (A). [CT]
[View] Round 20 [25 Jul 09] L 20-28 v Panthers (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 21 [31 Jul 09] W 34-18 v Titans (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 22 [07 Aug 09] L 8-20 v Storm (A). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 23 [14 Aug 09] L 12-22 v Bulldogs (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 24 [22 Aug 09] L 26-32 v Knights (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 25 [28 Aug 09] L 10-16 v Broncos (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 26 [06 Sep 09] W 32-16 v Roosters (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
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2008 NRL Telstra Premiership
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
7 games; 3 tries, 12 points.
[View] Round 1 [15 Mar 08] L 20-28 v Eels (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 2 [21 Mar 08] W 25-12 v Rabbitohs (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 3 [30 Mar 08] W 32-12 v Tigers (H). [CT]
[View] Round 4 [04 Apr 08] L 12-40 v Roosters (H). [CT]
[View] Round 5 [13 Apr 08] L 16-36 v Warriors (A). [CT]
[View] Round 6 [19 Apr 08] W 30-18 v Dragons (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 7 [26 Apr 08] L 22-30 v Sea Eagles (A). [CT]
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2007 NRL Telstra Premiership
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
22 games; 5 tries, 20 points.
[View] Round 1 [18 Mar 07] L 24-25 v Knights (A). [CT]
[View] Round 2 [23 Mar 07] L 10-40 v Panthers (A). [CT]
[View] Round 3 [01 Apr 07] W 22-6 v Gold Coast (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 4 [06 Apr 07] W 34-10 v Rabbitohs (A). [CT]
[View] Round 5 [14 Apr 07] L 14-16 v Sea Eagles (H). [CT]
[View] Round 6 [22 Apr 07] W 21-18 v Eels (A). [CT]
[View] Round 7 [27 Apr 07] L 18-34 v Tigers (H). [CT]
[View] Round 8 [06 May 07] W 30-16 v Knights (H). [CT]
[View] Round 9 [14 May 07] L 14-38 v Storm (A). [CT]
[View] Round 10 [20 May 07] L 20-30 v Sharks (H). [CT]
[View] Round 11 [25 May 07] L 16-26 v Cowboys (H). [CT]
[View] Round 12 [03 Jun 07] W 40-20 v Warriors (A). [CT]
[View] Round 15 [22 Jun 07] W 27-8 v Sea Eagles (A). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 16 [02 Jul 07] W 38-6 v Roosters (H). [CT]
[View] Round 17 [08 Jul 07] W 14-12 v Sharks (A). [CT]
[View] Round 19 [20 Jul 07] W 36-12 v Gold Coast (A). [CT]
[View] Round 20 [28 Jul 07] W 28-24 v Dragons (A). [CT]
[View] Round 21 [03 Aug 07] L 22-34 v Eels (H). [CT]
[View] Round 23 [17 Aug 07] W 25-24 v Broncos (A). [CT]
[View] Round 24 [24 Aug 07] L 6-38 v Storm (H). [CT]
[View] Round 25 [31 Aug 07] L 32-38 v Cowboys (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Finals Week 2 [15 Sep 07] L 6-25 v Eels. [CT]
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2006 NRL Telstra Premiership
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
16 games; 8 tries, 32 points.
[View] Round 1 [11 Mar 06] L 22-24 v Panthers (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 2 [17 Mar 06] W 47-12 v Tigers (H). [CT]
[View] Round 3 [24 Mar 06] L 22-46 v Knights (A). [CT]
[View] Round 5 [09 Apr 06] W 30-12 v Raiders (A). [CT]
[View] Round 6 [17 Apr 06] W 26-18 v Rabbitohs (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 7 [23 Apr 06] L 14-40 v Sea Eagles (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 8 [30 Apr 06] W 30-16 v Warriors (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 11 [21 May 06] W 32-24 v Sharks (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 12 [27 May 06] L 6-25 v Broncos (A). [CT]
[View] Round 17 [02 Jul 06] W 32-10 v Tigers (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 18 [09 Jul 06] W 22-18 v Warriors (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 19 [14 Jul 06] W 22-16 v Dragons (A). [CT]
[View] Round 20 [22 Jul 06] W 25-0 v Roosters (H). [CT]
[View] Round 22 [05 Aug 06] W 54-14 v Cowboys (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 23 [13 Aug 06] W 26-10 v Dragons (H). [CT]
[View] Round 24 [18 Aug 06] L 0-30 v Broncos (H). [CT]
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2005 NRL Telstra Premiership
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
8 games; 3 tries, 12 points.
[View] Round 1 [11 Mar 05] W 46-28 v Dragons (H). [CT]
[View] Round 2 [18 Mar 05] L 12-24 v Cowboys (A). [CT]
[View] Round 3 [27 Mar 05] L 36-37 v Tigers (A). [CT]
[View] Round 4 [03 Apr 05] L 12-26 v Sharks (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t (79th)
[View] Round 6 [15 Apr 05] L 16-29 v Roosters (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t (19th)
[View] Round 7 [24 Apr 05] W 24-20 v Knights (A). [CT]
[View] Round 8 [30 Apr 05] W 30-16 v Eels (H). [CT]
[View] Round 9 [08 May 05] L 28-35 v Broncos (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t (31st)
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2005 International Test Matches
Australia
1 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Bundaberg Rum Test [22 Apr 05] W 32-16 v New Zealand (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
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2004 NRL Telstra Premiership
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
2 games; 2 tries, 8 points.
[View] Round 1 [13 Mar 04] W 48-14 v Eels (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 2 [20 Mar 04] W 24-20 v Sharks (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
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