1. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak was born on 17 August 1995 and is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger or fullback for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League and New Zealand at international level.
34 Facts About Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
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Dallin Watene-Zelezniak previously played for the Penrith Panthers and the Canterbury Bulldogs in the NRL.
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Dallin Watene-Zelezniak lived in Ngaruawahia, before moving to Sydney, New South Wales, Australia as a 5-year old.
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Dallin Watene-Zelezniak played his junior rugby league for the St Clair Comets, before being signed by the Penrith Panthers.
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Dallin Watene-Zelezniak attended StDominic's College, Penrith and Patrician Brothers' College, Blacktown.
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Dallin Watene-Zelezniak is the great-grandson of former New Zealand rugby league captain and politician, Steve Watene.
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Dallin Watene-Zelezniak was selected to play for both the Australian Schoolboys team and Junior Kiwis team.
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Dallin Watene-Zelezniak eventually chose to play for the Junior Kiwis.
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In 2014, Dallin Watene-Zelezniak moved on to play in the Panthers NSW Cup team, before being included in the Panthers first grade squad.
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Dallin Watene-Zelezniak finished his debut year in the NRL with him playing in 10 matches and scoring 7 tries for the Panthers in the 2014 NRL season.
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On 5 February 2015, Dallin Watene-Zelezniak extended his contract with the Panthers until the end of 2016.
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On 28 April 2015, Dallin Watene-Zelezniak was ruled out of making his international debut for New Zealand in the 2015 Anzac Test after he was charged with a dangerous throw on Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks player Wade Graham.
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Dallin Watene-Zelezniak finished off the 2015 NRL season with him playing in 16 matches and scoring 7 tries for the Panthers.
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On 10 November 2015, Dallin Watene-Zelezniak extended his contract with the Panthers until the end of 2017.
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In February, Dallin Watene-Zelezniak was named in the Panthers' 2016 NRL Auckland Nines squad.
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Dallin Watene-Zelezniak finished the 2016 NRL season with him playing in all of the Panthers 26 matches and scoring 12 tries.
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Dallin Watene-Zelezniak played in one match in the tournament, playing at fullback in the Kiwis 18-all draw against Scotland at Derwent Park.
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On 3 April 2017, Dallin Watene-Zelezniak extended his contract with the Panthers to the end of the 2020 season.
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On 22 July 2017, Dallin Watene-Zelezniak was involved in an ugly incident at a junior rugby league match.
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Dallin Watene-Zelezniak finished the 2017 NRL season with him playing in 24 matches and scoring 9 tries for the Panthers.
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On 5 October 2017, Dallin Watene-Zelezniak was named in the 24-man New Zealand Kiwis squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.
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Dallin Watene-Zelezniak played in 3 matches and scored 1 try for the Kiwis in their disappointing World Cup campaign.
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On 9 June 2019, Dallin Watene-Zelezniak was released from his contract with the Penrith Panthers effective immediately to sign with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.
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Dallin Watene-Zelezniak made a total of 10 appearances for Canterbury in his first year at the club.
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In round 12 of the 2020 NRL season against arch rivals Parramatta, Dallin Watene-Zelezniak played the ball in the opposite direction giving a penalty to Parramatta in which they scored off the next play.
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Dallin Watene-Zelezniak made a total of 18 appearances for Canterbury in the 2020 NRL season.
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Dallin Watene-Zelezniak then signed a three-and-a-half-year deal to join the New Zealand Warriors effective immediately.
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Dallin Watene-Zelezniak made a total of 19 appearances for the New Zealand Warriors in the 2022 NRL season as they finished 15th on the table.
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Dallin Watene-Zelezniak played 24 games for the New Zealand Warriors in the 2023 NRL season and scored 27 tries as the club finished 4th on the table and qualified for the finals.
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Dallin Watene-Zelezniak played in all three finals games as the club reached the preliminary final before being defeated by Brisbane.
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Dallin Watene-Zelezniak earned a place in the Dally M team of the year.
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Dallin Watene-Zelezniak played 22 games for the club throughout the season and scored 15 tries as they missed the finals.
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On 18 October 2024, Dallin Watene-Zelezniak had re-signed with the Warriors until the end of 2027.
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Dallin Watene-Zelezniak is the younger brother of former NRL player Malakai Watene-Zelezniak.