- Michael Bani
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Michael Bani Personal information Born 3 July 1984
Thursday Island, Queensland, AustraliaHeight 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) Weight 91 kg (14 st 5 lb) Playing information Position Fullback, Wing Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2007–2009 Manly Sea Eagles 20 8 0 0 32 2009–2011 North Queensland 21 8 0 0 32 Total 41 16 0 0 64 As of 14 June 2011 Source: NRL Stats, [1] Michael Bani (born 3 July 1984 in Thursday Island, Queensland) is an Indigenous Australian professional rugby league player. He has played for the North Queensland Cowboys and the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League (NRL). He is a full-back who can also play on the wing.
Bani was a late starter in rugby league, having first attempted to pursue a career in basketball. At the age of 21 he started playing in Queensland club competitions, before being picked up by the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in 2007.[1] He made his NRL debut for Manly that year and made 20 first-grade appearances for the club, scoring eight tries.[2] He joined the North Queensland Cowboys during the 2009 season in a swap that saw Ben Farrar move from the Cowboys to Manly.[3] Bani's contract with the Cowboys expired at the end of the 2011 season.[4]
Bani was named in the Papua New Guinea training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[5]
References
- ^ Alston, Josh (13 June 2009). "Bani fast-tracked". Townsville Bulletin. http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/article/2009/06/13/58655_cowboys.html. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
- ^ Gara, Velma (21 February 2010). "Michael Bani happy to be visiting home". Torres News Online. http://www.torresnews.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1376:michael-bani-happy-to-be-visiting-home&catid=3:news. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
- ^ Magnay, Jacquelin (24 August 2009). "New boy comes up trumps for Eagles". Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/news/lhqnews/new-boy-comes-up-trumps-for-eagles/2009/08/23/1251001811914.html. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
- ^ "Season 2012 - ins and outs". North Queensland Cowboys. 5 October 2011. http://www.cowboys.com.au/default.aspx?s=article-display&id=44296&title=season-2012---ins-and-outs. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
- ^ "PNG name preliminary squad". RLWC.com. 2008-08-01. http://www.rlwc08.com/news/news/archive/2008/08/03/png-name-preliminary-squad.aspx. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
Categories:- 1984 births
- Australian rugby league players
- North Queensland Cowboys players
- Living people
- Papua New Guinean rugby league players
- Indigenous Australian rugby league footballers
- Australian people of Papua New Guinean descent
- Rugby league fullbacks
- Rugby league wingers
- Northern Pride players
- Australian rugby league biography, 1980s birth stubs
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