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Full name | Sualauvi Fa'alogo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Siumu, Samoa | 19 March 2003||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 82 kg (12 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Fullback, Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 11 May 2024 |
Sualauvi Fa'alogo (born 19 March 2003) [2] is a Samoan international rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback or winger for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Fa'alogo was born in Samoa and raised in Melbourne, Australia. [3] While living in Melbourne, he was educated at Mount Ridley College, Craigieburn. [4]
He played his junior rugby league for the Northern Thunder in the Melbourne Rugby League [5] and then graduated through the Victorian Thunderbolts system before signing with Melbourne Storm. [6]
Fa'alogo made his NRL debut in round 27 of the 2023 NRL season for the Melbourne Storm against Broncos at Suncorp Stadium in which he scored two tries. He was presented with Melbourne jersey (cap number 231) scoring two tries on debut. Fa'alogo became the fifth player to graduate from the NRL Victoria junior system to the Melbourne Storm. [3] [7] [8]
At the 2023 Melbourne Storm Player of the Year Awards, Fa'alogo was awarded his second successive Cooper Cronk Feeder Player of the Year award, after another consistent season player with Storm feeder club the Sunshine Coast Falcons. [9] He would also take out the club's try of the year award for his debut try against the Brisbane Broncos. [9]
Fa'alogo was selected to represent Samoa for the 2023 Pacific Rugby League Championships. [10] [11]
On 29 February it was announced that Fa'alogo has signed a new contract to stay with the Melbourne Storm until the end of the 2028 NRL season, also earning a promotion to the club's top-30 squad. [12] [13] [14]
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