Josh Papalii

In Round 22 against the Wests Tigers, Papalii played his 100th NRL game in the Raiders 20–18 loss at Canberra Stadium.

Josh Papali'i (born 13 May 1992) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League (NRL).

He has played for both Australia and Samoa at international level.

He has also played at representative level for the Prime Minister's XIII and Queensland in the State of Origin series.

Papali'i was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and is of Cook Island and Samoan heritage.

He moved to Australia at the age of 5 and was raised in Woodridge, Queensland.

He played his junior rugby league for Logan Brothers before being signed by the Canberra Raiders.

Papali'i played 20 matches for Raiders National Youth Competition side between 2010 and 2011.

In 2010 Papalii represented the Queensland under 18 side and was selected in the Junior Kiwis' training squad, although he did not make the final side.

In Round 10, Papali'i made his NRL debut for the Canberra Raiders against the Melbourne Storm off the interchange bench in the Raiders 20–12 win at AAMI Park.

In Round 14 against the Brisbane Broncos, Papali'i showed a promising performance in his young first grade career scoring two tries back to back to help lead a Raiders comeback, coming from 24–0 down to level the game 24–24, before losing in extra time 25–24 at Suncorp Stadium.

Papali'i finished his debut year in the NRL with him playing in 14 matches and scoring 3 tries.

Papalii was selected for the Queensland Maroons team for Game 1 in the 100th State of Origin match at Suncorp Stadium off the interchange bench in the Maroons 12–8 loss.

On 12 June, Papalii was involved in a road rage incident after he threw a one-litre bottle of moisturising cream at another motorist, who subsequently insisted on a public apology.

The NRL club agreed to pay for the damage caused to the car of University of Canberra staff member Michael Tutalo, but said his lengthy list of demands, which included a face-to-face apology in front of the Canberra Times building in Fyshwick, were too much.

The pair became involved in a heated exchange after Papalii allegedly cut off Mr Tutalo as he drove along Belconnen Way in Bruce.

In October 2011, Papali'i was selected for the Junior Kiwis.

In September, Papalii pledged his representative allegiance to Queensland and Australia.

Papalii finished the 2012 NRL season with him playing in all the Raiders 26 matches and scoring 7 tries.

In December 2012, Papalii was named in Queensland's Emerging Origin Squad.

On 23 February 2013, the Parramatta Eels signed Papalii on a three-year deal from the start of 2014, but later, on 8 March 2013, Papalii pulled out the Eels contract and re-signed a further 3 years with the Raiders to 2016 to remain close to family and friends.

Papalii first gained selection for the Maroons for Game 2 of the 2013 State of Origin series, playing off the interchange bench in the Maroons 26–6 win at Suncorp Stadium.

Papalii continued into Game 3, helping Queensland extend their record for consecutive series victories to eight.

On 31 August 2013, Papalii and fellow Canberra Raiders team-mate Anthony Milford were fined by the club for an alleged drinking incident two days before the Raiders 50–16 loss to the New Zealand Warriors at Mt Smart Stadium in Round 25.

Papalii finished the 2013 NRL season with him playing in 21 NRL matches and scoring 3 tries for the Raiders.

On 29 September 2013, Papalii played for Prime Minister's XIII, starting at second-row and scoring a try in the 50–10 win in Kokopo.

Papalii earned selection in the Australia 24-man squad for the 2013 World Cup, playing in 4 matches and scoring 2 tries.

Papalii made his international debut for Australia against Fiji, starting at second-row and scoring a try in the 34–2 win at Langtree Park.

Papalii played off the interchange bench in Australia's 34–2 World Cup Final victory over New Zealand at Old Trafford.

On 18 October 2013, Papalii was robbed by 2 men at a Manchester nightclub ATM and had around £200 (about $385 in Australian Dollars) stolen from him.

Papalii finished the 2014 NRL season with him playing in 19 matches and scoring 3 tries for the Raiders.

On 12 October 2014, Papalii played for Prime Minister's XIII, starting at prop in the 34–16 win in Kokopo.

On 14 October 2014, Papalii was selected for Australia in their 2014 Four Nations 24-man squad.

Papalii played in 4 matches and scored a try in tournament.

Papalii played off the interchange bench and scored a try in the Kangaroos 22–18 Four Nations final loss over New Zealand at Westpac Stadium.

In July 2015, Papalii earned a recall to the Queensland squad for the Game 3 decider against New South Wales.

He played off the interchange bench and scored a try in the record 52–6 win at Suncorp Stadium.

He finished off 2015 having played in all the Raiders' 24 games and scored 8 tries.

On 8 September, Papalii was named the 2015 Prime Minister's XIII train-on squad but was later ruled out due to injury.

On 20 November, he re-signed with the Raiders on a 3-year contract to the end of the 2018 season.