Tyrell Fuimaono

Tyrell Fuimaono (born 6 March 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL in the second-row or as a centre.

Tyrell Fuimaono
Personal information
Born (1996-05-06) 6 May 1996
Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight99 kg (15 st 8 lb)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017–18 South Sydney 19 2 0 0 8
2019 Penrith Panthers 7 0 0 0 0
2020– St George Illawarra 17 1 0 0 4
Total 43 3 0 0 12
As of 17 November 2020
Source: [1][2]

He previously played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Penrith Panthers in the NRL.

Early life

Fuimaono was born in Penrith, New South Wales, Australia. He is of Indigenous Australian (Wiradjuri) and Samoan descent.[3]

He played his junior rugby league for St Marys Saints, and was selected to represent the Australian Schoolboys while attending Patrician Brothers' College, Blacktown in 2014.

Playing career

Fuimaono was signed by the Parramatta Eels, playing for their S. G. Ball Cup and National Youth Competition teams.[4] He was named on the interchange bench in the 2016 NYC team of the year.[5] Fuimaono joined South Sydney in 2017. Before making his NRL Debut, Fuimaono played the first half of the 2017 season in the NSW Cup with the North Sydney Bears and made a total of 8 appearances.[6] Fuimaono made his NRL debut for Souths in their match against the Wests Tigers on 12 May. Fuimaono finished the season playing 15 games without missing a match since his debut, scoring 2 tries.[7]

In 2018, Fuimaono only made 5 appearances for Souths as the player struggled with injuries and did not feature in Souths finals campaign.[8][9]

In 2019, Fuimaono signed a contract to join the Penrith Panthers after being released by South Sydney at the end of 2018.[10] Fuimaono made his debut for Penrith against Parramatta in round 1 of the 2019 NRL season which ended in a 20-12 loss. On 16 September 2019, Fuimaono was one of ten players named who were being released by the Penrith club at the end of the 2019 NRL season.[11]

On 7 January 2020, Fuimaono signed a two-year deal for St. George Illawarra which be applicable for the 2020 and 2021 seasons.[12]

In round 11 of the 2020 NRL season, he scored his first try for St. George in a 28-24 loss to rivals Cronulla-Sutherland at Kogarah Oval.[13]

Fuimaono played 17 games for St. George in the 2020 NRL season as the club finished 13th on the table and missed out on the finals.[14]

Controversy

On 11 June 2019, Fuimaono was handed a 12-month good behaviour bond at court after pleading guilty to hindering police. The sentence was handed down in relation to an incident which happened in 2018 when Fuimaono tried to prevent police from arresting his cousin following a brawl on Oxford Street in Sydney's CBD.[15]

References
  1. "Tyrell Fuimaono - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  2. "Tyrell Fuimaono". NRL.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  3. Francis, Matthew (6 August 2015). "Indigenous roots drive Fuimaono to succeed". NRL.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  4. "Tyrell Fuimaono: School to Work to Origin". Parramatta Eels. 29 June 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  5. "2016 Holden Cup Team of the Year announced". NRL.com. 5 September 2016. Archived from the original on 21 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  6. "Tyrell Fuimaono - Player Profile". SportsTG. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  7. Kennedy, Chris (12 May 2017). "Farah stars as Souths crush Tigers". NRL.com. Archived from the original on 12 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  8. Nicolussi, Christian (31 May 2018). "Toey Tyrell Fuimaono enhances Rabbitohs' tough reputation". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018.
  9. "Custom Match List - Tyrell Fuimaono". Rugby League Project.
  10. Kennedy, Chris (23 February 2019). "Fuimaono relishing fresh start with Penrith". NRL.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2019.
  11. Tribute to Departing Players (Featurette). Penrith Panthers. 16 September 2019.
  12. "Dragons sign Fuimaono". St George Illawarra Dragons. 7 January 2020. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  13. Jackson, Andrew (25 July 2020). "Sharks hold off fast-finishing Dragons in thrilling local derby". Fox Sports. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  14. O'Loughlin, Liam (26 October 2020). "NRL 2020 Season Review: How will your side fare next year?". Sporting News. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020.
  15. Lucius, Adam (11 June 2019). "Penrith's Tyrell Fuimaono handed good behaviour bond for hindering police". Sporting News. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019.
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