den ▁State ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Log an ▁City . ▁ ▁Play ing ▁career ▁T ong a ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁grade ▁debut ▁for ▁the ▁Gold ▁Coast ▁against ▁C ron ulla - S uther land ▁in ▁round ▁ 1 2 ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁N RL ▁season ▁at ▁Sh ark ▁Park . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁T ong a ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁the ▁T ong a ▁training ▁squad ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Rugby ▁League ▁World ▁Cup , ▁and ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁ 2 4 - man ▁T ong a ▁squad . ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁N RL ▁season , ▁T ong a ▁played ▁ 1 6 ▁games ▁as ▁the ▁Gold ▁Coast ▁reached ▁the ▁final s ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁but ▁T ong a ▁missed ▁out ▁through ▁injury . ▁ ▁T ong a ▁missed ▁the ▁entire ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁N RL ▁season ▁but ▁returned ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁T ong a ▁played ▁ 1 2 ▁games ▁for ▁the ▁Gold ▁Coast ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁as ▁the ▁club ▁finished ▁last ▁and ▁claimed ▁the ▁wooden ▁sp oon . ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁N RL ▁season , ▁T ong a ▁joined ▁Par ram atta . ▁ ▁T ong a ▁only ▁managed ▁to ▁make ▁three ▁appearances ▁for ▁the ▁club ▁as ▁they ▁finished ▁last ▁on ▁the ▁table ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁ 1