Braith Anasta (born Braith Anastasakis 14 January 1982 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian professional rugby league player for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League competition, and also for New South Wales and Australia. He previously played for the Canterbury Bulldogs. His position of choice is at five-eight, although he also plays lock. is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... This is about the city of Sydney in Australia. ... Rugby league football (usually shortened to rugby league, football, league) is a full-contact team sport played with a prolate spheroid-shaped ball by two teams of thirteen on a rectangular grass field. ... The Sydney Roosters are a professional rugby league club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. ... The National Rugby League (NRL) is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. ... NSW redirects here. ... Canterbury Leagues Club, Belmore The Bulldogs (formerly Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs) are a team in the National Rugby League (NRL), the premier rugby league football competition in Australia. ... A typical rugby league team consists of thirteen players on the field plus four substitutes on the bench. ... A typical rugby league team consists of thirteen players on the field plus four substitutes on the bench. ...

Anasta's switch to the Roosters initially failed to live up to expectations. On 26th July he was reported to have suffered a groin injury which put him out of the remainder of the 2006 NRL season.^{[citation needed]}

In the months leading up to the 2007 NRL season, Braith was practicing to be shifted to Lock under former Roosters coach Chris Anderson, but has only played one game there. A typical rugby league team consists of thirteen players on the field plus four substitutes on the bench. ... Chris Anderson may mean: Chris Anderson (Microsoft) is an architect at Microsoft Chris Anderson (Wired) is the Editor-in-Chief of Wired Magazine Chris Anderson (YDA) is a Young Democrats of America activist from Chattanooga, Tennessee Chris Anderson (Rugby League) is a former Rugby League winger and also coach for...

After undergoing surgery on his groin late 2006, Braith has been back to 100% fitness, and has been playing without any trouble from his groin during the 2007 NRL season and the Roosters' 100th season.^{[citation needed]}

Despite the Rooster's failure to make to finals for the third consecutive year, 2007 has been perhaps Anasta's finest season and he has consistently been the Roosters' best player.^{[citation needed]}

His Greek heritage makes Anasta eligible to represent the Greek national rugby league team. The Greece national rugby league team has been participating in international competition since 2003. ...

Braith Anasta recently re-signed at the Sydney Roosters, until 2011.

Anasta's playing form at the Roosters in 2007 was acknowledged by the presentation of the club's Jack Gibson Medal.

External links

• Braith Anasta NRL Player Profile
• Braith Anasta at the State of Origin official website.
• Braith Anasta Bulldogs Profile
• Braith Anasta Souths Profile
• 2001 Ashes profile