Amelia Mafi
{{Short description|Tonga international rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2015}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Amelia Mafi
|fullname =
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|6|22}}
|birth_place = South Auckland, New Zealand
|height = {{convert|176|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
|weight = {{convert|69|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
|position = {{rlp|PR}}
|club1 = Sydney Roosters
|year1start = 2020
|year1end = 22
|appearances1 = 1
|tries1 = 0
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 0
|club2 = {{nowrap|Parramatta Eels}}
|year2start = 2023
|year2end = 2023
|appearances2 = 9
|tries2 = 1
|goals2 = 0
|fieldgoals2 = 0
|points2 = 4
|club3 = {{nowrap|Wests Tigers}}
|year3start = 2024
|year3end = present
|appearances3 = 0
|tries3 = 0
|goals3 = 0
|fieldgoals3 = 0
|points3 = 0
|teamA = {{nowrap|Tonga}}
|yearAstart = 2022
|yearAend = present
|appearancesA = 2
|triesA = 0
|goalsA = 0
|fieldgoalsA = 0
|pointsA = 0
|retired =
|source = [https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/amelia-mafi/summary.html RLP]
|updated = 2 November 2023
}}
Amelia Huakau{{cite web | url=https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2024/01/16/former-eel-joins-wests-tigers/?_ga=2.194247016.453780017.1705216693-640271821.1663394659 | title=Former Eel joins Wests Tigers | date=16 January 2024 }} (née Mafi; born 22 June 1995) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who plays as a {{rlp|pr}} for the Parramatta Eels in the NRL Women's Premiership, Wentworthville Magpies in the NSWRL Women's Premiership and has represented Tonga internationally.
Background
Born in South Auckland, Mafi is of Tongan descent and played her junior rugby league for the Wentworthville Magpies.
Playing career
In 2018, Mafi played for Penrith Brothers in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2018/03/23/teams--harvey-norman-womens-premiership-rd-1/|title=Harvey Norman Women's Rd 1|date=23 March 2018|website=NSWRL}} In 2019, she joined the Wentworthville Magpies.{{Cite web|url=https://leagueunlimited.com/news/leagueunlimited-nsw-womens-teams-2019-round-10/|title=TEAMS: NSWRL Harvey Norman Women's Premiership - 2019 Round 10|date=14 May 2019|website=League Unlimited}}{{Cite web|url=https://leagueunlimited.com/news/leagueunlimited-harvey-norman-womens-teams-2020-round-7/|title=TEAMS: NSWRL Harvey Norman Women's Premiership - 2020 Round 6|date=18 August 2020|website=League Unlimited}}
In July 2019, she joined the Sydney Roosters NRL Women's Premiership team but did not play a game due to injury.{{Cite web|url=https://www.roosters.com.au/news/2019/07/01/roosters-announce-2019-nrlw-squad/|title=Roosters announce 2019 NRLW Squad|date=1 July 2019|website=Sydney Roosters}} In Round 3 of the 2020 NRLW season, she made her debut for the Roosters in a 24–16 loss to the Brisbane Broncos.{{Cite web|url=https://www.roosters.com.au/news/2020/10/17/nrlw-late-mail--game-three/|title=NRLW Late Mail Game Three|date=17 October 2020|website=Sydney Roosters}}
She played for Parramatta Eels in 2023 before joining the Wests Tigers for the 2024 season after recently marrying.{{cite web | url=https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2024/01/16/former-eel-joins-wests-tigers/?_ga=2.194247016.453780017.1705216693-640271821.1663394659 | title=Former Eel joins Wests Tigers | date=16 January 2024 }}
References
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External links
- [https://www.roosters.com.au/teams/womens-premiership/sydney-roosters-women/amelia-mafi Sydney Roosters profile]
{{Parramatta Eels women's squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mafi, Amelia}}
Category:New Zealand sportspeople of Tongan descent
Category:New Zealand female rugby league players
Category:Parramatta Eels (NRLW) players
Category:Sydney Roosters (NRLW) players