1. Timoteo Lafai was born on 27 May 1991 and is a retired Samoan rugby league footballer, who last played as a centre for the Salford Red Devils in the Super League, and Samoa at international level.
26 Facts About Tim Lafai
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Tim Lafai previously played for the St George Illawarra Dragons and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs over two separate spells in the NRL.
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Tim Lafai attended Sarah Redfern High School, graduating in 2009 while playing his junior football for the Minto Cobras, and Campbelltown Warriors.
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In 2007, Tim Lafai played for the Western Suburbs Magpies Harold Matthews team before being signed by the South Sydney Rabbitohs.
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Tim Lafai played for the Rabbitohs SG Ball team and played for the Campbelltown Eagles in the Bundaberg Red Cup.
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Tim Lafai played for the Bulldogs Toyota Cup team in 2010 and 2011, scoring 17 tries and 17 goals in 32 games.
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Tim Lafai finished his debut year in the NRL with him playing in 8 matches and scoring 2 tries for the Bulldogs.
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On 8 September 2011, Tim Lafai was named on the interchange bench in the 2011 Toyota Cup Team of the Year.
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Tim Lafai played in 5 matches and scored 2 tries for the Bulldogs in the 2012 NRL season.
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Tim Lafai played in 16 matches, scored 7 tries and kicked 1 goal for the Bulldogs in the 2013 NRL season.
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On 12 October 2013, Tim Lafai was named in the Samoa 24-man squad for the 2013 World Cup, playing in 3 matches.
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Tim Lafai finished the Bulldogs 2014 NRL season as the club's highest tryscorer with 14 tries as well with him kicking 4 goals in 25 matches.
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On 7 October 2014, Tim Lafai was selected in the Samoan 24-man squad for the 2014 Four Nations series.
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Tim Lafai finished off the 2015 season having played in 20 matches, scoring 5 tries and kicking 1 goal.
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In February, Tim Lafai played for the Dragons in the 2016 NRL Auckland Nines.
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On 8 October 2016, Tim Lafai played for Samoa in their historical test match against Fiji in Apia.
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Tim Lafai made 26 appearances for St George in the 2018 NRL season as the club finished 7th on the table and qualified for the finals.
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Tim Lafai began the 2019 NRL season as one of the club's first choice centres.
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Tim Lafai made a total of 21 appearances for St George as the club endured one of their toughest ever seasons finishing second last on the table.
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On 22 September, Tim Lafai was one of eight players who were told they would be released by Canterbury at the end of the 2020 NRL season.
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On 17 February, Lafai signed a part-time Canterbury Cup NSW contract with Parramatta for the 2021 NRL season.
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Tim Lafai played for Samoa in their 2021 Rugby League World Cup final loss to Australia.
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On 14 March 2025 it was announced that Tim Lafai was set to return to Australia, another casualty of the recent turbulent financial times at Salford Red Devils.
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On 12 April 2020 it was reported that Tim Lafai had been handed an AVO by police following a Good Friday incident in his own home.
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Tim Lafai was alleged to have punched holes in a wall after an argument with his wife.
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Tim Lafai subsequently checked himself into hospital with mental health issues.