Mosese "Moses" Suli (born 9 June 1998) is a

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footballer who plays as a and er for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the

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(NRL). Suli previously played for the

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, was signed by the

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before his contract was terminated ahead of the

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for repeated indiscretions during pre-season, he then joined

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Background

Suli was born in Geelong Crescent in St John's Park

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, Australia. He is of

n descent. He played his junior rugby league for Fairfield United. He was then signed by the

. Suli later said, "I got axed by Parra in Harold Matthews when I was 16. They actually wanted me back but I just didn’t want to go back. I just said I wasn’t interested. I was going good at the Tigers and I just wanted to stay here."

Playing career

2016

In 2016, Suli played for the Wests Tigers'

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team.

2017

In January, Suli re-signed with the Tigers on a three-year contract until the end of 2020. In round 1 of the

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, he made his

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debut for the Tigers against the

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, scoring a try. The Daily Telegraph said, "Apart from owning wonderful speed, footwork and vision, Suli is also larger than your favourite reality TV star’s ego. Truly, this young bloke is the real deal. A genuine Next Big Thing."

2018

On January 31, Suli was released by the Wests Tigers. It was reported that Suli would only attend training sessions for five minutes, and would sleep in a teammates car while the team was training. He was quickly signed by the

. However, 28 days later, his new contract was terminated by the Belmore-based club following repeated indiscretions. It was revealed he had been given two warnings in his first two weeks at the club. Suli subsequently joined Manly-Warringah, making his debut in round 9. By round 14, he had been dropped again after misplacing his passport and missing training in New Zealand. Mosese Suli

2019

On 2 April, Suli was dropped from the Manly side for the club's Round 4 match against South Sydney for failing to meet the club's disciplinary standards. Suli made a total of 22 appearances for Manly and scored 6 tries as the club finished 6th on the table and qualified for the finals. Suli played in both finals games for the club and scored a try in each match as they were eliminated in the semi-final by South Sydney at

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2020

In round 16, Suli was taken from the field during Manly's 56-16 loss against South Sydney. He was later ruled out for the rest of the season with injury. He made a total of 13 appearances for Manly scoring two tries.

2021

In round 22, Suli came on as 18th man in Manly's 56-10 victory over Parramatta and scored two tries. Suli played a total of 13 games for Manly in

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, including the club's preliminary final loss against South Sydney. On 6 October, he was released early from his contract to join St. George Illawarra.

2022

Suli made his club debut for St. George Illawarra in round 1 of the

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against the

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. On 19 July, it was confirmed that Suli had suffered a leg injury and would be told that he would return during the NRL Finals. Suli played 17 games for the club throughout 2022 as they finished 10th on the table and missed the finals for a fourth straight season. In October he was named in the Tonga squad for the

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2023

In round 10 of the

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, Suli was responsible for one of the bombed tries of the year with one minute remaining as St. George Illawarra lost 16-18 against the bottom placed Wests Tigers. The ball had found Suli with an unmarked Mikaele Ravalawa on his outside. Suli elected to run the ball but then attempted a flick pass which went to ground. Ravalawa picked up the loose ball but was then bundled into touch.. A week later he scored the opening try for the

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in a 95 m effort against the

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in their 24-22 win. Suli played a total of 22 games in the 2023 NRL season as St. George Illawarra finished 16th on the table.

2024

Suli played 19 games for St. George Illawarra in the

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as the club finished 11th on the table.

Statistics

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References

External links

Manly Sea Eagles profileNRL profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Suli, Moses 1998 births Living people Australian rugby league players Australian sportspeople of Tongan descent Manly Warringah Sea Eagles players Rugby league centres Rugby league players from Fairfield, New South Wales Rugby league wingers St. George Illawarra Dragons players Tonga national rugby league team players Tongan rugby league players Wests Tigers NSW Cup players Wests Tigers players 21st-century Australian sportsmen