John Asiata has played for both Samoa and Tonga at international level.
27 Facts About John Asiata
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John Asiata previously played for the Brisbane Broncos, and the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL, forming part of the Cowboys' 2015 NRL Grand Final and 2016 World Club Challenge winning sides.
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John Asiata played his junior football for the Minchinbury Jets before moving to Wentworthville Magpies whilst attending Patrician Brothers' College, Blacktown.
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In 2009, John Asiata was a member of the Parramatta Eels side that finished runners-up in the Harold Matthews Cup.
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In November 2013 John Asiata signed a two-year contract with the North Queensland Cowboys, starting in 2014, following his Sydney Roosters NYC coach, Paul Green, to the North Queensland outfit.
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John Asiata started the year playing for the North Queensland Queensland Cup affiliate, the Mackay Cutters.
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John Asiata finished his debut year in the NRL with 6 matches for the Cowboys.
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On 14 October 2014, John Asiata was named the Cowboys' rookie of the year at their annual presentation ball.
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On 31 January and 1 February, John Asiata played for North Queensland's in the 2015 NRL Auckland Nines.
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John Asiata was the side's 18th man and did not participate in the match.
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John Asiata finished off his premiership winning 2015 season having played in 25 matches.
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On 2 February, John Asiata was named in North Queensland's 2016 NRL Auckland Nines squad.
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John Asiata played 19 games in 2016, which included his third career start, against the Canberra Raiders in Round 18.
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In Round 7 of the 2017 NRL season, Asiata started at halfback against the St George Illawarra Dragons, replacing the injured Johnathan Thurston.
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In North Queensland's semi-final win over the Parramatta Eels, his 76th NRL game, John Asiata scored his first ever NRL try.
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John Asiata finished the 2017 season playing in all 28 games for the club.
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John Asiata returned for the side's Round 18 game against Canberra and played the last eight games of the season.
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John Asiata played in all 24 games for North Queensland in 2019, scoring three tries, his highest single-season try tally.
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John Asiata returned in the clubs Round 12 loss to the Canberra Raiders.
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In Round 18, John Asiata was charged with dangerous contact and was suspended for one game.
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In November 2020, John Asiata signed a one-year deal with the Brisbane Broncos.
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On 16 September, John Asiata signed a one-year deal with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs commencing in 2022.
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FC On 28 May 2022, John Asiata played for Leigh in their 2022 RFL 1895 Cup final victory over Featherstone.
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On 3 October 2022, John Asiata played for Leigh in their Million Pound Game victory over Batley which saw the club promoted back to the Super League.
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John Asiata played 24 games for Leigh in the 2023 Super League season as the club finished fifth on the table and qualified for the playoffs.
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In round 3 of the 2024 Super League season, Leigh played against St Helens for the first time since the Challenge Cup semi-final with John Asiata performing a cannonball tackle within the first minute of the match similar to the tackles he performed last year in the corresponding fixture.
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John Asiata was given a yellow card and ban over the incident, however the ban received was later rescinded as it was deemed John Asiata's action were not illegal.