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Daniel Suluka-Fifita

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Daniel Fifita
Personal information
Full nameDaniel Suluka-Fifita
Born (1999-08-19) 19 August 1999 (age 25)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight112 kg (17 st 9 lb)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2020–22 Sydney Roosters 20 0 0 0 0
2022–23 South Sydney 15 0 0 0 0
2024– Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 0 0 0 0
Total 35 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]
As of 21 July 2024

Daniel Suluka-Fifita (born 19 August 1999) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the NRL.

Background

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Suluka-Fifita played his junior rugby league for the Matraville Tigers. Suluka-Fifita is of Tongan descent[citation needed]

Career

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2020

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Suluka-Fifita made his debut in round 12 of the 2020 NRL season for the Sydney Roosters against the Gold Coast Titans.[2]

2021

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In round 3 of the 2021 NRL season, he was sent to the sin bin during the Sydney Roosters 26-16 loss against archrivals Souths after punching Jai Arrow in the back of the head after making a tackle.[3]

2022

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On 13 June, Suluka-Fifita signed a three-year deal to join arch-rivals South Sydney starting in the 2023 NRL season. Suluka-Fifita was later released early from the Sydney Roosters and made his club debut for Souths in their round 17 match against Newcastle which South Sydney won 40-28.[4]

2023

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He played a total of ten games for Souths in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 9th on the table and missed the finals.[5]

2024

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On 4 March 2024, Suluka-Fifita signed a two-year deal to join Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Rugby League Project
  2. ^ "Round 12 NRL team lists". NRL.com. 28 July 2020.
  3. ^ "South Sydney Rabbitohs defeat Sydney Roosters 26-16, St George Illawarra Dragons beat Manly Sea Eagles 38-12". www.abc.net.au.
  4. ^ "Souths bring Roosters young gun home to Redfern on multi-year deal: NRL Transfer Centre". www.foxsports.com.au.
  5. ^ "'Absolute madness': Potential Latrell switch slammed as a 'band aid' for broken Bunnies". www.foxsports.com.au.
  6. ^ "Suluka-Fifita Signs for Two Years". Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
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