Ativalu Lisati

Ativalu Lisati

Personal information
Full name	Ativalu Lisati
Born	(2001-01-31) 31 January 2001 (age 24) New Zealand
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	99 kg (15 st 8 lb)
Playing information
Position	Prop, Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2024– Melbourne Storm 15 2 0 0 8 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2025 Samoa 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [1] As of 5 October 2025

Ativalu Lisati (born 31 January 2001) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop forward for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League (NRL).

In August 2024, Lisati made his NRL debut for Melbourne against the North Queensland Cowboys at Queensland Country Bank Stadium. ^[2]

Background

Lisati moved from New Zealand in 2019 to pursue a rugby league career in Australia leaving his junior rugby league club the Glenora Bears. He had one season playing schoolboys rugby league with Ipswich State High School in 2019. ^{[3] [4]}

Joining the Penrith Panthers he played in the Jersey Flegg Cup competition and was a member of the Panthers 2022 Jersey Flegg Cup premiership team. ^[5]

He progressed through the grades at Penrith, playing at the NSW Cup level from 2022 through 2024 at the Panthers where he earned a development contract from the 2023 season. ^[6] He was signed by the Melbourne Storm midway through the 2024 NRL season, transferring to the Storm-affiliated North Sydney Bears. ^{[3] [7]}

Playing career

Lisati made his NRL debut for the Melbourne Storm in round 26 of the 2024 season, ^[2] coming from the interchange bench to score a try in the club's 38–30 loss against the North Queensland Cowboys. ^{[8] [9]}

Lisati played 14 games for Melbourne in the 2025 NRL season including their 26–22 2025 NRL Grand Final loss against Brisbane. ^[10] It was announced that he had extended his contract with the club until the end of the 2027 season in December 2025. ^{[11] [12]}

During the 2025 Rugby League Pacific Championships he was called into the Samoa squad, ^[13] but did not make his international debut during the tournament. ^[14]

References

1. Rugby League Project
2. "Team Announcement: Round 26 v Cowboys". melbournestorm.com.au. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
3. "Storm sign Ativalu Lisati". melbournestorm.com.au. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
4. Gabor, Martin (30 September 2025), "Storm rookie's crazy viral Reece Walsh moment", news.com.au, retrieved 6 January 2026
5. "18th Man - Ativalu Lisati". 18thman.com. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
6. "Panthers re-sign promising young forwards". penrithpanthers.com.au. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
7. "Kepaoa joins Panthers, Lisati departs". penrithpanthers.com.au. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
8. Lenehan, Martin (29 August 2024). "King Kyle reigns supreme as Cowboys subdue Storm". NRL.com. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
9. Mayne, Joshua (30 August 2024). "Melbourne Storm coach impressed by rookie trio". The Sporting News. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
10. "Brisbane Broncos beat Melbourne Storm – as it happened". www.theguardian.com.
11. "Lisati renews until 2027". melbournestorm.com.au. 18 December 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
12. Pryde, Scott (18 December 2025). "Storm forward confirms next NRL contract". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
13. "Melbourne Storm Ativalu Lisati called up for Toa Samoa", Samoa Global News, 21 October 2025, retrieved 6 January 2026
14. "Ativalu Lisati called up for Samoa". melbournestorm.com.au. 21 October 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.

External links

• Melbourne Storm profile
• Penrith Panthers profile (archived)