Delouise Hoeter (born 6 March 1994) is a Tongan professional

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footballer who plays as a for the

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in the

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(NRL). He previously played for the

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in the NRL and

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and the

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in the

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Background

Born in

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, Hoeter moved to

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, New Zealand at age 5 and played his junior rugby league for the

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. He later moved to

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, Australia to attend Keebra Park State High School before being signed by the

Playing career

Early career

In 2013 and 2014, Hoeter played for the Wests Tigers' NYC team. In September 2013, he was named in the

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train-on squad, but missed the game due to injury. On 12 February 2014, he re-signed with the Tigers on a 2-year contract. Coach

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said, "Delouise is a very good outside back understanding and anticipation of what is going to happen is excellent and I'm looking forward to seeing him progress." In September 2014, Hoeter was again named in the Junior Kiwis train-on squad, but again missed the game due to injury.

2015

In 2015, Hoeter graduated to the Tigers'

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team. In Round 4 of the

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, he made his

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debut for the Tigers against the

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. On 17 October, he played for

against the

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in their 2017 Rugby League World Cup qualifier match. In December, he was released from the final year of his Tigers contract.

2016

In January 2016, Hoeter signed with the

in the

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on a one-year deal.

2017

Hoeter joined the

for their 2017 campaign in the

. In November, Hoeter signed with the

for the 2018 season of the

2021

In December 2021, the

announced that Hoeter had been upgraded to a Top 30

contract from a train & replacement contract for the 2022 season. The 27-year-old – who played seven NRL games for the

in 2015 – had a standout 2021 in the centres for Broncos Affiliate

in the

, crossing for 11 tries in 20 games as well as racking up 10 try assists and 66 tackle breaks as his team reached the Grand Final. "Delouise is a great example of why you should never give up on your dream." "He came to the Broncos looking for a chance at 27 years of age and grabbed it with both hands. I’m excited to see what he brings in 2022." -

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Football & Performance Director.

2022

Hoeter made his club debut for the

in round 6 against the

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, in a 40-12 loss. In Round 17, Hoeter played his second game for the Brisbane club scoring his first two tries in a 32-18 win over St. George Illawarra, after being called up 24 hours before the game due to

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being called into the

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team because of covid cases to Cameron Munster and Murray Taulagi. He started at centre in Brisbane's loss to St. George Illawarra in round 25 of the 2022 NRL season, he finished the season for the Brisbane outfit with four tries from seven appearances. In September 2022, Hoeter signed a two-year contract extension to remain with the Broncos until the end of the

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2023

Hoeter played only the one game for Brisbane in the

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which came in the final round against Melbourne. Brisbane would go on the lose the match 32-22.

2025

He got a start at centre playing in jersey 18 in a depleted

side scoring a brilliant go ahead try that eventually proved the difference in the 22-18 win , playing against

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, in his first match of the season in the top grade.

References

External links

2015 Wests Tigers profileBrisbane Broncos profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hoeter, Delouise 1994 births Living people Brisbane Broncos players Marist Saints players Norths Devils players Queensland Residents rugby league team players Rugby league centres Rugby league wingers Tonga national rugby league team players Tongan rugby league players Tongan emigrants to New Zealand Townsville Blackhawks players Wests Tigers NSW Cup players Wests Tigers players Wynnum Manly Seagulls players Tongan emigrants to Australia