Daniel Suluka-Fifita
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| Full name | Daniel Suluka-Fifita | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 August 1999 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112 kg (17 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 6 April 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Daniel Suluka-Fifita (born 19 August 1999) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop forward for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League.
Background
[edit]Suluka-Fifita played his junior rugby league for the Matraville Tigers. Suluka-Fifita is of Tongan descent.[citation needed]
Career
[edit]2020
[edit]Suluka-Fifita made his debut in round 12 of the 2020 NRL season for the Sydney Roosters against the Gold Coast Titans.[2]
2021
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]On 4 March 2024, Suluka-Fifita signed a two-year deal to join Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.[6]
Statistics
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Tries | Pts |
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| 2020 |  Sydney Roosters
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4 | ||
| 2021 | 9 | |||
| 2022 | Sydney Roosters
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7 | ||
 South Sydney Rabbitohs
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5 | |||
| 2023 | South Sydney Rabbitohs
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10 | ||
| 2025 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
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2 | 1 | 4 |
| Totals | 37 | 1 | 4 |
References
[edit]- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Round 12 NRL team lists". NRL.com. 28 July 2020.
- ^ "South Sydney Rabbitohs defeat Sydney Roosters 26-16, St George Illawarra Dragons beat Manly Sea Eagles 38-12". www.abc.net.au.
- ^ "Souths bring Roosters young gun home to Redfern on multi-year deal: NRL Transfer Centre". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ^ "'Absolute madness': Potential Latrell switch slammed as a 'band aid' for broken Bunnies". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ^ "Suluka-Fifita Signs for Two Years". Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.