Andrew Emelio

Andrew 'Drew' Emelio (born 18 October 1981) is a former Tonga international rugby league footballer who played as a centre.

Andrew Emelio
Personal information
Full nameAndrew Emelio
Born (1981-10-18) 18 October 1981
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight100 kg (15 st 10 lb)
Playing information
PositionCentre, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2003 Cronulla-Sutherland 7 1 0 0 4
2005 Widnes Vikings 24 8 0 0 32
2006–08 Canterbury Bulldogs 21 9 0 0 36
2009 Penrith Panthers 1 0 0 0 0
Total 53 18 0 0 72
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2006–08 Tonga 6 2 0 0 8
As of 16 January 2019
Source: [1]

Background

Emelio was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is Tongan Australian.

Playing career

Emelio previously played for the Bulldogs Rugby League Football Club and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and the Widnes Vikings in the Super League. He joined the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League for 2009 but retired the following year.

Representative career

In October 2008, Emelio was named in the 24-man Tonga squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup and he played in one match during the tournament.[2]

References
  1. Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
  2. "Samoa, Tonga and Fiji name squads". BBC. 8 October 2008. Archived from the original on 13 October 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
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