Trent Toelau

Trent Toelau

Personal information
Full name	Trent Toelau
Born	(1999-11-12) 12 November 1999 (age 26)
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	87 kg (13 st 10 lb)
Playing information
Position	Five-eighth
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2024–25 Penrith Panthers 11 1 0 0 4 2026– Melbourne Storm 0 0 0 0 0 Total 11 1 0 0 4
Source: Fox Sports [1] As of 3 December 2025

Trent Toelau is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a five-eighth and bench utility for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League (NRL).

He previously played for the Penrith Panthers. ^[2]

Playing career

Early career

A Victorian junior, Toelau twice won the Darren Bell Medal as the Melbourne Storm's best under-20s player in 2018 and 2019. ^[2]

Penrith Panthers

Leaving Melbourne, Toelau earned a contract with the Penrith Panthers after training with the club during the 2021 preseason. He would make a few appearances in the Panthers' NSW Cup squad in both the 2021 and 2022 seasons, before cementing his spot in the team in either the five-eighth or halfback positions during the 2023 season. ^[2]

Toelau made his NRL debut in round 13 of the 2024 NRL season against the St George Illawarra Dragons, coming from the bench. Scoring his first career try against the Dragons later in the season, Toelau would make nine appearances for the Panthers during the 2024 season, while he was an unused interchange player in a further three matches. He did not feature in the 2024 NRL finals series in which the Panthers won their fourth straight premiership. ^{[1] [3]}

He made his first NRL start in round four of the 2025 NRL season, named at halfback in place of an injured Nathan Cleary. ^{[4] [5]}

Melbourne Storm

In late 2025, Toelau returned to the Melbourne Storm ahead of the 2026 NRL season, signing a one year contract with the club. ^{[6] [7]}

References

1. Rugby League Project
2. Jackson, Andrew (5 March 2024). "Meet Trent Toelau a potential bolter to replace Jarome Luai". Fox Sports.
3. "NRL Player Stats - Trent Toelau". foxsports.com.au. News Corporation Australia. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
4. "Penrith hand Toelau first start as NRL halfback". espn.com.au. 25 March 2025. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
5. Bailey, Scott (25 March 2025). "Penrith hand Toelau first start as NRL halfback". National Indigenous Times. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
6. "Storm secure trio of signings for 2026". melbournestorm.com.au. 3 December 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
7. Goodwin, Sam (3 December 2025). "Melbourne Storm confirm signing of playmaker from Panthers as three players join NRL club". Yahoo News. Retrieved 3 December 2025.

External links

• Penrith Panthers profile (archived)