Asipeli Fine (born 26 October 1992) is a Tonga international rugby league footballer who plays for the Redcliffe Dolphins in the Queensland Cup. He plays as a centre, second-row and wing. He previously played for the Wests Tigers and Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.
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| Born | 26 October 1992 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editFine was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He attended Waverley College.[2] He played his junior rugby league for the Mascot Jets, before being signed by the Sydney Roosters.
Playing career
editEarly career
editFrom 2009 to 2012, Fine played for the Sydney Roosters' NYC team.[3][4] In 2012, he joined the Wests Tigers NYC team mid-season,[5] before graduating to their New South Wales Cup team in 2013.[6]
2014
editOn 2 May, Fine was 18th man for Tonga against Samoa.[7] On 19 August, he re-signed with the Tigers on a 2-year contract.[8] Less than a fortnight later, he made his NRL debut for the Tigers against the Canberra Raiders.[9][10] He finished his debut season in the NRL having played in 2 games.[11] On 21 September, he was named at centre in the 2014 New South Wales Cup Team of the Year.[12]
2015
editIn September 2015, Fine was named in Tonga's 58-man train-on squad for their match against the Cook Islands.[13]
2016
editIn Round 9 of the 2016 NRL season, Fine made a return to the Tigers' NRL side after not playing a first-grade game in 2015.[14] On 2 June, he joined the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs mid-season on a contract to the end of 2018.[15] He made his Bulldogs debut in Round 16 against the Brisbane Broncos.[16]
2018
editIn August 2018, it was announced by Canterbury that Fine was one of the players being released at seasons end. In September 2018, Canterbury held mad monday celebrations at The Harbour View Hotel in Sydney's CBD. Later in the evening, photographs provided by the media showed Canterbury players being heavily intoxicated, stripping naked and vomiting in the street. Fine was handed a $25,000 fine (including $10,000 suspended) by Canterbury after nude images of the player appeared in the media. Fine was also handed a notice to attend court for wilful and obscene exposure.[17][18]
Following the mad monday incident, Fine suffered a dislocated hip and fractured pelvis while playing for Canterbury's Intrust Super Premiership NSW side. On 1 December, Fine was released by Canterbury after not being offered a new contract for the 2019 season.[19]
2019
editIn 2019, Fine joined Queensland Cup side Redcliffe.[20]
References
edit- ^ "Asipeli Fine - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 26 October 1992. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ "NSWCIS Rugby League News and heaps of stuff". Ourfootyteam.com. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ "F". Nyc Database. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ "Asipeli Fine player results, scores, news and statistics". rleague.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ^ "Toyota Cup Grand Final Team Lists". NRL.com. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ NRL. "Vb Nsw Cup Team Lists - Round Nineteen". NSWRL. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ Posted: 27 April 2015 by Triple M NRL (27 April 2015). "TEAM LISTS: Tonga, Fiji Bati, Papua New Guinea Teams For 2015 Representative Round | Triple M NRL". Triplem.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ NRL. "Wests Tigers re-sign young guns - Tigers". weststigers.com.au. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ^ "NRL 2014 - Round 25". Rugby League Project. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ NRL. "Late Changes: NRL Round 25 - Tigers". weststigers.com.au. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ^ "Custom Match List". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ NRL. "2014 VB NSW Cup Team of the Year". NSWRL. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ "Tonga name 58-man squad for Cook Islands qualifier". The Roar. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ "Updated team lists: Rabbitohs v Tigers". NRL.com. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ "Bulldogs sign Asipeli Fine". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ "Updated team lists: Bulldogs v Broncos". NRL.com. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ "Join us on Sunday to say farewell to our departing players - Bulldogs".
- ^ "Bulldogs Mad Monday: NRL players Adam Elliott Asipeli Fine charged by NSW Police".
- ^ "How two minutes of Sweet Caroline ruined remorseful Bulldog's career".
- ^ "Asipeli Fine profile". QRL.
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