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'''Atunaisa |
'''Atunaisa Bosenavulagi''' (born 17 September 2000) is a former [[Australian rules football|Australian rules footballer]] who played for the [[North Melbourne Football Club]] in the [[Australian Football League]] (AFL), having previously played for the [[Collingwood Football Club]]. |
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==Early football== |
==Early football== |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Bosenavulagi was born in [[Fiji]] in the Sawani village in the [[Naitasiri Province]], and has Fijian heritage.<ref name="CollingwoodProfile">{{cite web|url=https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/players/1784/atu-bosenavulagi|title=Atu Bosenavulagi|publisher=[[Telstra Media]]|work=[[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]|access-date=19 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fbcnews.com.fj/sports/fiji-born-bosenavulagi-to-make-afl-debut-tonight/|title=Fiji born Bosenavulagi to make AFL debut tonight|first=Akuila|last=Cama|publisher=[[Fijian Broadcasting Corporation]]|date=10 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fbcnews.com.fj/sports/bosenavulagis-proud-of-atus-achievement/|title=Bosenavulagi's proud of Atu's achievement|first=Akuila|last=Cama|publisher=[[Fijian Broadcasting Corporation]]|date=16 July 2020}}</ref> He is the great-nephew of |
Bosenavulagi was born in [[Fiji]] in the Sawani village in the [[Naitasiri Province]], and has Fijian heritage.<ref name="CollingwoodProfile">{{cite web|url=https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/players/1784/atu-bosenavulagi|title=Atu Bosenavulagi|publisher=[[Telstra Media]]|work=[[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]|access-date=19 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fbcnews.com.fj/sports/fiji-born-bosenavulagi-to-make-afl-debut-tonight/|title=Fiji born Bosenavulagi to make AFL debut tonight|first=Akuila|last=Cama|publisher=[[Fijian Broadcasting Corporation]]|date=10 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fbcnews.com.fj/sports/bosenavulagis-proud-of-atus-achievement/|title=Bosenavulagi's proud of Atu's achievement|first=Akuila|last=Cama|publisher=[[Fijian Broadcasting Corporation]]|date=16 July 2020}}</ref> He is the great-nephew of [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]'s cheer squad leader, [[Joffa Corfe]], who is married to Bosnavulagi's grandma's sister, but Bosenavulagi refers to Corfe as 'grandpa'.<ref name="FoxJoffa"/> Despite Corfe's efforts, Bosenavulagi grew up supporting the [[Western Bulldogs]].<ref name="CollingwoodPick"/> Bosenavulagi's father, Atu, played rugby in Fiji and continued when the family moved to Australia in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://quins.com.au/profile/atu-bosenavulagi|title=Atu Bosenavulagi|publisher=[[Harlequin F.C.|Harlequin Rugby Melbourne]]|access-date=19 July 2020}}</ref> Bosenvulagi was educated at [[Christian Brothers College, St Kilda|Christian Brothers College]] in Melbourne.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.accmelb.com.au/acc-has-the-numbers-in-the-afl-draft/|title=ACC has the Numbers in the AFL Draft|first=Paddy|last=McKenna|publisher=[[Associated Catholic Colleges]]|date=27 November 2018}}</ref> |
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==Statistics== |
==Statistics== |
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[[Category:Oakleigh Chargers players]] |
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[[Category:VFL/AFL players born in Fiji]] |
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Latest revision as of 04:51, 6 June 2024
Atu Bosenavulagi | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Atunaisa Bosenavulagi[1] | ||
Nickname(s) | R2[2] | ||
Date of birth | 17 September 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Sawani, Naitasiri, Fiji | ||
Original team(s) | Oakleigh Chargers | ||
Draft | No. 77, 2018 AFL draft, Collingwood | ||
Debut | 10 July 2020, Collingwood vs. Hawthorn, at GIANTS Stadium | ||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Defender / Forward | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2019–2020 | Collingwood | 3 (0) | |
2021-2022 | North Melbourne | 17 (1) | |
Total | 20 (1) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2022 season. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Atunaisa Bosenavulagi (born 17 September 2000) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having previously played for the Collingwood Football Club.
Early football
[edit]Bosenavulagi played junior football for the Boroondara Hawks in the Yarra Junior Football League, helping them win the premiership in 2017.[3] Bosenavulagi also played under-18s football for the Oakleigh Chargers in the TAC Cup, before getting selected by Collingwood.[1] In his junior years, Bosenavulagi represented Australia as a junior representative in rugby sevens, as well as playing Australian rules football.[4] He played for the Oakleigh Chargers 9 games in 2017, while juggling both codes, seeing him often play football on Saturday and rugby on Sunday.[5] In 2018, he played all 18 games for the Oakleigh Chargers, kicking 15 goals,[6][7] and helping lead them to the Grand Final,[8] which they lost to the Dandenong Stingrays by four points.[9]
AFL career
[edit]Bosenavulagi was part of Collingwood's Next Generation Academy.[10] The club drafted him to their Australian Football League (AFL) squad with the 77th draft pick in the 2018 AFL draft.[11] He debuted for Collingwood in Round 6 of the 2020 AFL season, in the club's 32-point victory over Hawthorn,[12][13] collecting 16 disposals, taking four marks, and laying one tackle.[14] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, his debut was in a game with no fans, meaning his mother, Meri, couldn't attend the game, making it only the third game of his that she missed.[15]
At the conclusion of the 2020 AFL season, Bosenavulagi was traded to North Melbourne along with North Melbourne teammate Jaidyn Stephenson.[16]
Personal life
[edit]Bosenavulagi was born in Fiji in the Sawani village in the Naitasiri Province, and has Fijian heritage.[4][17][18] He is the great-nephew of Collingwood's cheer squad leader, Joffa Corfe, who is married to Bosnavulagi's grandma's sister, but Bosenavulagi refers to Corfe as 'grandpa'.[1] Despite Corfe's efforts, Bosenavulagi grew up supporting the Western Bulldogs.[11] Bosenavulagi's father, Atu, played rugby in Fiji and continued when the family moved to Australia in 2003.[19] Bosenvulagi was educated at Christian Brothers College in Melbourne.[20]
Statistics
[edit]- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2020 season[21]
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Kicks | D
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Disposals | T
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Behinds | H
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Handballs | M
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Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
2019 | Collingwood | 40 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2020 | Collingwood | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 1.7 |
Career | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 1.7 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Waterworth, Ben (22 November 2018). "AFL draft 2018: Atu Bosenavulagi could join Collingwood — the club his 'grandpa' Joffa loves so much". Fox Sports. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "Weird footy nicknames: So why do they call Gov 'Brackets'?". Australian Football League. Telstra Media. 16 March 2019.
- ^ "2018 AFL Draft". Yarra Junior Football League. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Atu Bosenavulagi". Collingwood. Telstra Media. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ Cleary, Mitch (9 July 2020). "Pies pull second selection stunner, gun Sun to finally debut". Australian Football League. Telstra Media.
- ^ "Atu Bosenavulagi". DraftGuru. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "Atu Bosenavulagi". AFL Draft Central. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ "Preliminary Final match review – Gippsland Power v Oakleigh Chargers". Gippsland Power. 19 September 2018.
- ^ "AFL draft: Oakleigh Chargers deliver record haul from a TAC Cup club". Herald Sun. 25 November 2018.
- ^ Sankey, Daniel (23 November 2018). "AFL Draft 2018 Day 2 live coverage: Pies land Joffa's great nephew Atunaisa Bosenavulagi". The Australian.
- ^ a b Johnson, Adrian (23 November 2018). "Joffa's 'grandson' an X-factor with late pick for Pies". Australian Football League. Telstra Media. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ Cherny, Daniel (9 July 2020). "Hawks and Magpies turn to the kids". The Age.
- ^ McGowan, Marc (10 July 2020). "Horror fortnight ends as Pies punish Hawks in new low for Clarko". Australian Football League. Telstra Media. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ Ratcliffe, Damien (10 July 2020). "As it happened: Easy win for Pies, Kelly injured on debut". The Age.
- ^ Oudyn, Tamara (10 July 2020). "Atu Bosenavulagi's Mum can't wait to see him run out for Collingwood - from afar". ABC News.
- ^ "Trade raid: North loads up on pace with Magpie jets". AFL Media. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ Cama, Akuila (10 July 2020). "Fiji born Bosenavulagi to make AFL debut tonight". Fijian Broadcasting Corporation.
- ^ Cama, Akuila (16 July 2020). "Bosenavulagi's proud of Atu's achievement". Fijian Broadcasting Corporation.
- ^ "Atu Bosenavulagi". Harlequin Rugby Melbourne. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ McKenna, Paddy (27 November 2018). "ACC has the Numbers in the AFL Draft". Associated Catholic Colleges.
- ^ "Atu Bosenavulagi statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
External links
[edit]- Atu Bosenavulagi's profile on the official website of the Collingwood Football Club
- Atu Bosenavulagi's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Atu Bosenavulagi at AustralianFootball.com