Tim Simona (born 20 November 1991) is a Samoan international rugby league footballer who plays as a centre, fullback, wing and halfback for the Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles in the NSW Cup and previously Wests Tigers in the NRL.
In Round 13, he made an "impressive NRL debut"[3] against the Newcastle Knights at centre in the Tigers 17-16 win at Leichhardt Oval.
He was a member of the Balmain Ryde Eastwood Tigers side that lost the NSW Cup grand final the Newtown Jets.
[11] In April, Simona was named for Samoa against Fiji in the Pacific Rugby League International match, a qualifier for the 2014 Four Nations, but was later ruled out with suspension and replaced by St George Illawarra Dragons player Peter Mata'utia.
In May, he played at halfback for Samoa against Tonga in the 2015 Polynesian Cup, and suffered an ankle injury during the match.
Simona was facing up to two years in jail for his role in selling signed jerseys for auction but taking the proceeds for himself which he then used for gambling and drug use purposes.
[20][21] On 4 December 2017, it was revealed that Simona was attempting to resurrect his career in England with Hull Kingston Rovers, and The Toronto Wolfpack showing interest in signing the player.
Gould spoke to the media saying "Regardless of any future opportunity to return to the NRL, Tim is doing his best to make up for his mistakes of the past".
On July 4, the NRL approved his application to return to the game, for Blacktown, the feeder club for the Manly-Warringah Sea-Eagles[25] On 13 July, Simona returned to the field for the first time in over 2 years as Blacktown defeated South Sydney 30-22 at ANZ Stadium in the Canterbury Cup NSW competition.
[2] After his rugby league career was finished, Simona started working as a personal trainer at a gym in Smeaton Grange.
On 8 February 2018, Simona was scheduled to fight in a boxing match at The Hurstville Entertainment Center but was pulled from the card in the week leading up to the event because he failed to get clearance from the combat sports authority.