Moses Suli


Mosese "Moses" Suli is a Tonga international rugby league player who plays as a for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the NRL.
He played for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League, and was signed by the Canterbury Bulldogs before his contract was terminated ahead of the 2018 NRL season for repeated indiscretions during pre-season.

Background

Suli was born in Fairfield, New South Wales, Australia. He is of Tongan descent
He played his junior rugby league for Fairfield United. He was then signed by the Wests Tigers. 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' NYC team.

2017

In January, Suli re-signed with the Tigers on a 3-year contract until the end of 2020. In round 1 of the 2017 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Tigers against the South Sydney Rabbitohs, 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 Canterbury Bulldogs. However, 28 days later, his new contract was terminated by the Belmore-based club following repeated indiscretions. It was revealed he had been given 2 warnings in his first 2 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.

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 ANZ Stadium.