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490:. He then featured in the 26–4 loss at home to the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the next round, where he was again on the bench. His first start for the Cronulla side came when the side hit something of a run of form. He started out in the second-row in a narrow 13–10 win over the
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936:"Dragons Recruit Vea For 2012"
453:. He was selected to play for
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858:"Roosters 19–12 Sharks"
780:"Sharks 18–10 Warriors"
702:"Panthers 26–22 Sharks"
662:16 October 2014 at the
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832:"Sharks 46–12 Broncos"
806:"Raiders 22–24 Sharks"
610:"Atelea Vea St Helens"
512:South Sydney Rabbitohs
728:"Sharks 4–26 Dragons"
676:"rleague.com profile"
614:www.superleague.co.uk
582:in a 44–14 defeat by
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440:St. George Illawarra
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