Vea made his first-grade début for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks away to the Penrith Panthers, in a round 10 loss, a game in which he came on off the interchange bench.[6] He then featured in the 26–4 loss at home to the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the next round, where he was again on the bench.[7] His first start for the Cronulla side came when the side hit something of a run of form. He started out in the second-row in a narrow 13–10 win over the Parramatta Eels,[8] and he kept his starting place in wins over New Zealand Warriors (18–10),[9]Canberra Raiders (24–22)[10] and the thumping 46–16 thrashing of Brisbane Broncos,[11] all of which were consecutive appearances. He was, in round 16 at the Sydney Roosters, shuffled to lock, where the Sharks lost their first game in four.[12] He then had to wait another 10 rounds before being selected again, in the 26–24 loss to the South Sydney Rabbitohs.[13]
2010–11: Melbourne Stormedit
Signed by the Melbourne Storm in July 2009 ahead of the 2010 NRL season,[14] Vea would have to bide his time in NSW Cup. He would return to NRL action in 2011, playing nine games for Melbourne, with all appearances of the bench. His performance in a losing effort in round 26 against the Sydney Roosters was praised by coach Craig Bellamy given the injury toll on the night.
2012–13: St George-Illawarraedit
He played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in 2012 and 2013.
In 2015, Vea joined St Helens where he made 40 appearances over two seasons.[16]
2017: Leighedit
In 2017, Vea joined Leigh where he played 27 matches in the 2017 Super League season. Leigh would be relegated from the Super League after losing the Million Pound Game and Vea was released from his contract.[17]
Representative careeredit
He made his international début for Tonga in a 44–14 defeat by Papua New Guinea, where Vea scored a try.[18] As Tonga did not progress to the final, Vea's next game was in the third/fourth place play-off loss to Fiji.[19]
Referencesedit
^ ab"Atelea Vea St Helens". www.superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
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^"Sharks 4–26 Dragons". rleague.com. 23 May 2009. from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
^"Eels 10–13 Sharks". rleague.com. 30 May 2009. from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
^"Sharks 18–10 Warriors". rleague.com. 7 June 2009. from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
^"Raiders 22–24 Sharks". rleague.com. 14 June 2009. from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
^"Sharks 46–12 Broncos". rleague.com. 22 June 2009. from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
^"Roosters 19–12 Sharks". rleague.com. 27 June 2009. from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
^"Sharks 24–26 Rabbitohs". rleague.com. 5 September 2009. from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
^"Storm signs Stanley, Vea". abc.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 22 July 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
^. www.dragons.com.au. 23 October 2011. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
^"Leigh Centurions sign forward Atelea Vea from St Helens on two-year contract". www.skysports.com.
^"Leigh sign Atelea Vea from St Helens". www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk.
^"PNG 44–14 Tonga". Daily Telegraph. 25 October 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
^"Fiji 26–16 Tonga". Herald Sun. 31 October 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
External linksedit
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Atelea Vea is a Tonga international rugby league footballer who last played for the Leigh Centurions in the Super League He plays as a prop lock or second row forward He has previously played for the Melbourne Storm Cronulla Sutherland Sharks St George Illawarra and the London Broncos Atelea VeaPersonal informationBorn 1986 11 27 27 November 1986 age 37 Sydney New South Wales AustraliaHeight183 cm 6 ft 0 in 1 Weight103 kg 16 st 3 lb 1 Playing informationPositionSecond row Lock PropClubYears Team Pld T G FG P2009 10 Cronulla Sharks 8 0 0 0 02011 Melbourne Storm 11 0 0 0 02012 13 St George Illawarra 3 0 0 0 02014 London Broncos 23 2 0 0 82015 16 St Helens 40 10 0 0 402017 Leigh Centurions 27 7 0 0 28Total 112 19 0 0 76RepresentativeYears Team Pld T G FG P2009 Tonga 2 1 0 0 4Source 2 3 4 As of 4 March 2018He made his first grade debut for the Sharks in 2009 He was selected to play for Tonga in the 2009 Pacific Cup 5 Contents 1 Background 2 Playing career 2 1 2009 Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 2 2 2010 11 Melbourne Storm 2 3 2012 13 St George Illawarra 2 4 2014 London 2 5 2015 2016 St Helens 2 6 2017 Leigh 3 Representative career 4 References 5 External linksBackground editVea was born in Sydney Australia Playing career edit2009 Cronulla Sutherland Sharks edit Vea made his first grade debut for the Cronulla Sutherland Sharks away to the Penrith Panthers in a round 10 loss a game in which he came on off the interchange bench 6 He then featured in the 26 4 loss at home to the St George Illawarra Dragons in the next round where he was again on the bench 7 His first start for the Cronulla side came when the side hit something of a run of form He started out in the second row in a narrow 13 10 win over the Parramatta Eels 8 and he kept his starting place in wins over New Zealand Warriors 18 10 9 Canberra Raiders 24 22 10 and the thumping 46 16 thrashing of Brisbane Broncos 11 all of which were consecutive appearances He was in round 16 at the Sydney Roosters shuffled to lock where the Sharks lost their first game in four 12 He then had to wait another 10 rounds before being selected again in the 26 24 loss to the South Sydney Rabbitohs 13 2010 11 Melbourne Storm edit Signed by the Melbourne Storm in July 2009 ahead of the 2010 NRL season 14 Vea would have to bide his time in NSW Cup He would return to NRL action in 2011 playing nine games for Melbourne with all appearances of the bench His performance in a losing effort in round 26 against the Sydney Roosters was praised by coach Craig Bellamy given the injury toll on the night 2012 13 St George Illawarra edit He played for the St George Illawarra Dragons in 2012 and 2013 2014 London edit He joined the London Broncos on 24 February 2014 15 2015 2016 St Helens edit In 2015 Vea joined St Helens where he made 40 appearances over two seasons 16 2017 Leigh edit In 2017 Vea joined Leigh where he played 27 matches in the 2017 Super League season Leigh would be relegated from the Super League after losing the Million Pound Game and Vea was released from his contract 17 Representative career editHe made his international debut for Tonga in a 44 14 defeat by Papua New Guinea where Vea scored a try 18 As Tonga did not progress to the final Vea s next game was in the third fourth place play off loss to Fiji 19 References edit a b Atelea Vea St Helens www superleague co uk Rugby Football League 2015 Retrieved 26 July 2015 loverugbyleague RLP London Official Archived 16 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine rleague com profile rleague com 16 January 2010 Archived from the original on 13 January 2010 Retrieved 16 January 2010 Panthers 26 22 Sharks rleague com 16 May 2009 Archived from the original on 3 January 2010 Retrieved 16 January 2010 Sharks 4 26 Dragons rleague com 23 May 2009 Archived from the original on 3 January 2010 Retrieved 16 January 2010 Eels 10 13 Sharks rleague com 30 May 2009 Archived from the original on 3 January 2010 Retrieved 16 January 2010 Sharks 18 10 Warriors rleague com 7 June 2009 Archived from the original on 3 January 2010 Retrieved 16 January 2010 Raiders 22 24 Sharks rleague com 14 June 2009 Archived from the original on 3 January 2010 Retrieved 16 January 2010 Sharks 46 12 Broncos rleague com 22 June 2009 Archived from the original on 3 January 2010 Retrieved 16 January 2010 Roosters 19 12 Sharks rleague com 27 June 2009 Archived from the original on 3 January 2010 Retrieved 16 January 2010 Sharks 24 26 Rabbitohs rleague com 5 September 2009 Archived from the original on 3 January 2010 Retrieved 16 January 2010 Storm signs Stanley Vea abc net au Australian Broadcasting Corporation 22 July 2009 Retrieved 30 June 2023 Dragons Recruit Vea For 2012 www dragons com au 23 October 2011 Archived from the original on 3 March 2016 Retrieved 23 October 2011 Leigh Centurions sign forward Atelea Vea from St Helens on two year contract www skysports com Leigh sign Atelea Vea from St Helens www manchestereveningnews co uk PNG 44 14 Tonga Daily Telegraph 25 October 2009 Retrieved 16 January 2010 Fiji 26 16 Tonga Herald Sun 31 October 2009 Retrieved 16 January 2010 External links editLeigh Centurions profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Atelea Vea amp oldid 1182129234, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
