He played his junior football for the Leichhardt Juniors, before being signed by the Wests Tigers. He played for the Tigers' Toyota Cup team from 2009 to 2011, playing over 30 games[3] before moving on to the Tigers' NSW Cup reserve-grade side in 2012.
Politoni was considered to be a similar player in style to Wests Tigers first choice hooker Robbie Farah. "I always make sure I watch game highlights of Robbie Farah to see what he does."[5]
Making just one appearance in first grade for 2012, Politoni finished the season playing for feeder team Balmain Ryde Eastwood Tigers in the NSW Cup grand final.[6]
In 2013, Politoni joined the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, however he did not commence the season in the first-grade training squad,[7] and made no appearances in first-grade. On April 20, he played for Tonga in their Pacific Rugby League International clash with fierce Pacific rivals Samoa. Later in the year, Politoni played for Tonga in their 2013 Rugby League World Cup campaign. He made just one appearance, and that was against Pacific rivals the Cook Islands in their inter-group match, which Tonga won by a narrow six-point margin.
In 2017, Politoni joined the Gold Coast. He made four appearances for the Gold Coast in the 2017 NRL season as the club endured a horror year on and off the field finishing second last.[10]
On 31 March 2019, Politoni was sent off for punching Townsville Blackhawks halfback Michael Parker-Walshe in the face knocking him out during a game between Burleigh Bears and Townsville.[11] On 4 April 2019, Politoni was suspended for 3 matches after pleading guilty for punching an opposition player.[12]
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January 07, 2023
politoni, patrick, politoni, born, march, 1991, tonga, international, rugby, league, footballer, plays, hooker, burleigh, bears, queensland, previously, played, wests, tigers, cronulla, sutherland, sharks, gold, coast, titans, personal, informationfull, namepa. Patrick Politoni born 17 March 1991 is a Tonga international rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the Burleigh Bears in the Queensland Cup 2 He previously played for the Wests Tigers Cronulla Sutherland Sharks and the Gold Coast Titans in the NRL Pat PolitoniPersonal informationFull namePatrick PolitoniBorn 1991 03 17 17 March 1991 age 31 Leichhardt New South Wales AustraliaHeight175 cm 5 ft 9 in Weight89 kg 14 st 0 lb Playing informationPositionHookerClubYears Team Pld T G FG P2012 Wests Tigers 1 0 0 0 02014 15 Cronulla Sutherland 11 1 0 0 42017 Gold Coast Titans 4 2 0 0 8Total 16 3 0 0 12RepresentativeYears Team Pld T G FG P2013 15 Tonga 4 0 0 0 0Source 1 As of 31 January 2019 Contents 1 Background 2 Playing career 3 References 4 External linksBackground EditHe was born in Leichhardt New South Wales Australia Politoni is of Tongan descent Playing career EditHe played his junior football for the Leichhardt Juniors before being signed by the Wests Tigers He played for the Tigers Toyota Cup team from 2009 to 2011 playing over 30 games 3 before moving on to the Tigers NSW Cup reserve grade side in 2012 In round 11 of the 2012 NRL season Politoni made his NRL debut for the Tigers against the New Zealand Warriors 4 Politoni was considered to be a similar player in style to Wests Tigers first choice hooker Robbie Farah I always make sure I watch game highlights of Robbie Farah to see what he does 5 Making just one appearance in first grade for 2012 Politoni finished the season playing for feeder team Balmain Ryde Eastwood Tigers in the NSW Cup grand final 6 In 2013 Politoni joined the Cronulla Sutherland Sharks however he did not commence the season in the first grade training squad 7 and made no appearances in first grade On April 20 he played for Tonga in their Pacific Rugby League International clash with fierce Pacific rivals Samoa Later in the year Politoni played for Tonga in their 2013 Rugby League World Cup campaign He made just one appearance and that was against Pacific rivals the Cook Islands in their inter group match which Tonga won by a narrow six point margin In round 17 of the 2014 NRL season Politoni made his debut for Cronulla Sutherland Sharks against the Sydney Roosters 8 Politoni made ten appearances for Cronulla in the 2014 NRL season as the club finished last on the table 9 On 2 May 2015 Politoni played for Tonga in their Polynesian Cup clash with Pacific rivals Samoa In October that year Politoni played for Tonga in their Asia Pacific Qualifier match against the Cook Islands for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup In 2017 Politoni joined the Gold Coast He made four appearances for the Gold Coast in the 2017 NRL season as the club endured a horror year on and off the field finishing second last 10 On 31 March 2019 Politoni was sent off for punching Townsville Blackhawks halfback Michael Parker Walshe in the face knocking him out during a game between Burleigh Bears and Townsville 11 On 4 April 2019 Politoni was suspended for 3 matches after pleading guilty for punching an opposition player 12 References Edit Rugby League Project Player profile www qrl com au Archived copy Archived from the original on 5 February 2013 Retrieved 8 July 2012 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Archived copy Archived from the original on 1 February 2013 Retrieved 8 July 2012 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Brad Walter 20 March 2012 Rookie Politoni preparing to cover missing Tigers skipper Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 29 November 2012 Wayne Cousins 30 September 2012 Tigers go down fighting to Jets in NSW Cup Grand Final weststigers com au Archived from the original on 28 December 2013 Retrieved 10 November 2012 The Sharks in 2013 The hookers sharks com au 31 January 2013 Archived from the original on 2 December 2013 Retrieved 8 February 2013 Updated Team Lists Round 17 NRL com 7 July 2014 Retrieved 16 June 2017 Sharks set for wooden spoon after defeat to Raiders The Guardian 24 August 2014 Gold Coast Titans hooker Pat Politoni vows to fight for his NRL dream ahead of Sydney Roosters clash Gold Coast Bulletin The shocking punch that has Burleigh Bears hooker Pat Politoni set for hefty ban www sportingnews com Former NRL star Pat Politoni receives his punishment for knocking an opponent senseless www news com au External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pat Politoni NRL profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pat Politoni amp oldid 1111682611, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
