Date Of
Birth: 21.4.1976
Birthplace: Fiji
Height: 192 cm
Weight: 106 kg
Position: FRONT ROW
NRL games prior to 2003: 103
State of Origin: 6 Queensland (2001, 2002)
Tests: 5 Australia (2001)
First grade debut: 1998
Age started playing: 7 at Under 12’s Redcliffe
After suffering broken arms in 2000 and 2001, Petero was pleased to have come
through last season relatively unscathed. Married in Fiji during the off-season,
the big prop recently re-signed for two more years.
Best place to spend time away from football? At the beach
Favourite food? Anything from Earth and Sea at McDowall
Who has been the biggest influence on your career? My family and my wife
Bonnie
What has been your most memorable match? Origin 3 in 2001
Favourite player of all time? Bob Lindner
Favourite movie? Shawshank Redemption
If you could be anyone else, who would it be? Michael Jordan. He has been
the best at what he does for such a long period and is respected by all away
fans as well as those at home.
If you had a superpower, what would it be? Invisibility
Hardest hitter in the game? Matt Rua (Melbourne Storm)
Most respected player in the game? Martin Lang
Did you excel in any other sports as a junior? Tennis and volleyball.
If you could have any four guests at a dinner party, who would they be?
Muhammad Ali, Nelson Mandela, Bob Marley and Jimi Hendrix (if I could have 5 –
Jennifer Lopez as well)