Fifita Moala (born 30 August 1980), is a Tongan former professional

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footballer who played in the 2000s. He played for the

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from 2000-04. In 2000, Moala played for the

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in the

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Playing career

Moala never played junior rugby league, instead playing rugby union at school in

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with Kelstrom Boys. Moving to Brisbane, he played with

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and was a member of Norths' 1998

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Colts Grand Final winning team. In 2000, Moala made his

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debut for

in round 13. He made 10 appearances for Melbourne for the

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and was selected to represent

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in the

. His international career was curtailed by a serious knee injury sustained during that tournament, which led to Moala missing much of the 2001 Melbourne Storm season. Moala suffered a second serious knee injury in late 2002, but regained his place in the Melbourne Storm side during the

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. His last NRL game was in round 2 of the

2004 Melbourne Storm season The 2004 Melbourne Storm season was the 7th in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2004 Telstra Premiership and finished the regular season 6th out of 15 teams. Inconsistency plagued Storm in Craig Bellamy’s second season in charge, ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Moala, Fifita 1980 births Living people Melbourne Storm players Rugby league wingers Tonga national rugby league team players Tongan rugby league players