1. Tim Simona was educated at Chifley College Mount Druitt Campus and Patrician Brothers' College, Blacktown.
22 Facts About Tim Simona
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Tim Simona joined the Wests Tigers first grade squad in 2011.
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Tim Simona was a member of the Balmain Ryde Eastwood Tigers side that lost the NSW Cup grand final the Newtown Jets.
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Tim Simona finished the year as the Tigers highest try-scorer with 12 tries in 17 matches.
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Tim Simona had been selected for New Zealand's 2013 World Cup side, but declined in order to better prepared for the 2014 season.
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Tim Simona finished off the year with him playing in 14 matches and scoring 3 tries.
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Tim Simona played in 3 matches and scored 1 try throughout the Four Nations.
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Tim Simona started the regular season by scoring 3 tries and setting up 6 more in the first 7 rounds.
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Tim Simona ended the season with 5 tries and 10 try-assists from a personal-best 20 appearances.
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Tim Simona again started the pre-season playing in the Auckland Nines.
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Tim Simona made a career-best 21 appearances for Wests Tigers, scoring 7 tries, but admitted to being disappointed with his form.
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NRL CEO Todd Greenberg declared: "it is very hard to imagine that Tim Simona will be registered with the NRL at any time in the future".
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On 11 July 2017, Tim Simona was given an 18 month good behaviour bond by Campbelltown local court.
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Tim Simona was facing up to two years in jail for his role in selling signed jerseys for auction but taking the proceeds for himself which he then used for gambling and drug use purposes.
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On 4 December 2017, it was revealed that Tim Simona was attempting to resurrect his career in England with Hull Kingston Rovers, and The Toronto Wolfpack showing interest in signing the player.
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Gould spoke to the media saying "Regardless of any future opportunity to return to the NRL, Tim Simona is doing his best to make up for his mistakes of the past".
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Tim Simona is the cousin of winger Sami Sauiluma first cousins with Michael Chee-Kam and uncle of Castleford Tigers forward Jesse Sene-Lefao and Manly Warringah Sea Eagles winger Matthew Wright.
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Tim Simona is eligible to play for either Samoa through his heritage, New Zealand due to being born there, or Australia as a result of playing junior footy in that country.
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In December 2017, Tim Simona announced that he would be pursuing a career in Boxing after failing to get another rugby league contract.
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On 8 February 2018, Tim Simona was scheduled to fight in a boxing match at The Hurstville Entertainment Center but was pulled from the card in the week leading up to the event because he failed to get clearance from the combat sports authority.
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On 1 September 2019, it was revealed that Tim Simona had forced his then girlfriend of four months to have an abortion after she discovered she was pregnant.
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The alleged incident occurred back in 2016 when Tim Simona was playing for the Wests Tigers.