Tyrell Fuimaono Explained

Ty Fuimaono
Fullname:Tyrell Fuimaono
Birth Date:6 March 1996
Birth Place:Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Height:1860NaN0
Weight:99kg (218lb)
Club1:South Sydney
Year1start:2017
Year1end:18
Appearances1:19
Tries1:2
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:8
Club2:Penrith Panthers
Year2start:2019
Appearances2:7
Tries2:0
Goals2:0
Fieldgoals2:0
Points2:0
Club3:St George Illawarra
Year3start:2020
Year3end:22
Appearances3:40
Tries3:2
Goals3:0
Fieldgoals3:0
Points3:8
Teama:Indigenous All Stars
Yearastart:2020
Yearaend:23
Appearancesa:4
Triesa:0
Goalsa:0
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:0
Source:[1] [2]
Updated:30 May 2022

Tyrell Fuimaono (born 6 March 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who last played as a and forward for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League (NRL).

He previously played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Penrith Panthers in the NRL, and at representative level for the Indigenous All Stars.

Early life

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

2016

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]

2017

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]

2018

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

2019

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]

2020

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 Illawarra in a 28-24 loss to rivals Cronulla-Sutherland at Kogarah Oval.[13]

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

2021

In round 10 of the 2021 NRL season, Fuimaono was sent off in the club's 44-18 loss against Melbourne after a high tackle on Melbourne's Ryan Papenhuyzen.[15] On 17 May 2021, Fuimaono was suspended for five matches by the NRL judiciary for his tackle on Papenhuyzen.[16]

He played a total of 17 matches for St. George Illawarra in the 2021 NRL season as the club finished 11th on the table and missed out on the finals.[17]

2022

On 20 February during St. George Illawarra’s first pre-season trial match, Fuimaono was placed on report and sent to the sin-bin for a hip-drop tackle on Parramatta's Haze Dunster which ruled the player out of the entire 2022 NRL season. Fuimaono was subsequently suspended for five matches with an early guilty plea to a grade 3 dangerous contact charge.[18]

Post NRL

After being released by the Dragons, Fuimaono signed to play with the Thirroul Butchers in the Illawarra Competition. [19]

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.[20]

On 5 July 2021, he was fined $12,000 by the NRL and suspended for one game after breaching the game's Covid-19 biosecurity protocols when he attended a party along with 12 other St. George Illawarra players at Paul Vaughan's property.[21]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tyrell Fuimaono - Career Stats & Summary . 2017-05-17 . Rugby League Project.
  2. Web site: Tyrell Fuimaono . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171031004820/http://www.nrl.com/telstrapremiership/playerstats/playerprofile/tabid/10898/clubid/11/playerid/6907/seasonid/45/default.aspx . 2017-10-31 . 2018-06-15 . NRL.com.
  3. Web site: Francis . Matthew . 2015-08-06 . Indigenous roots drive Fuimaono to succeed . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150806091344/http://www.nrl.com/indigenous-roots-drive-fuimaono-to-succeed/tabid/10874/newsid/88682/default.aspx . 2015-08-06 . 2017-05-14 . NRL.com.
  4. Web site: 2013-06-29 . Tyrell Fuimaono: School to Work to Origin . 2017-05-14 . Parramatta Eels.
  5. Web site: 2016-09-05 . 2016 Holden Cup Team of the Year announced . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170521101005/http://www.nrl.com/2016-holden-cup-team-of-the-year-announced/tabid/10874/newsid/100970/default.aspx . 2017-05-21 . 2017-05-14 . NRL.com.
  6. Web site: Tyrell Fuimaono - Player Profile . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180615190558/http://websites.sportstg.com/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=201806603&client=0-8908-125894-443396-25897821 . 2018-06-15 . 2018-06-15 . SportsTG.
  7. Web site: Kennedy . Chris . 2017-05-12 . Farah stars as Souths crush Tigers . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170512151915/https://www.nrl.com/farah-stars-as-souths-crush-tigers/tabid/10874/newsid/106691/default.aspx . 2017-05-12 . 2017-05-14 . NRL.com.
  8. News: Nicolussi . Christian . 2018-05-31 . Toey Tyrell Fuimaono enhances Rabbitohs' tough reputation . en . Sydney Morning Herald . live . limited . https://web.archive.org/web/20180928161333/https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/toey-tyrell-fuimaono-enhances-rabbitohs-tough-reputation-20180530-p4ziij.html . 2018-09-28.
  9. Web site: Custom Match List - Tyrell Fuimaono . Rugby League Project.
  10. Web site: Kennedy . Chris . 2019-02-23 . Fuimaono relishing fresh start with Penrith . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190223022659/https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/02/23/tyrell-fuimaono-relishing-fresh-start-with-panthers/ . 2019-02-23 . NRL.com.
  11. Tribute to Departing Players . 2019-09-16 . Featurette . Penrith Panthers.
  12. Web site: 2020-01-07 . Dragons sign Fuimaono . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200130012610/https://www.dragons.com.au/news/2020/01/07/dragons-sign-fuimaono/ . 2020-01-30 . 2020-01-07 . St George Illawarra Dragons . en.
  13. Web site: Jackson . Andrew . 2020-07-25 . Sharks hold off fast-finishing Dragons in thrilling local derby . 2020-07-25 . Fox Sports.
  14. News: O'Loughlin . Liam . 2020-10-26 . NRL 2020 Season Review: How will your side fare next year? . Sporting News . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201026175328/https://www.sportingnews.com/au/league/news/nrl-2020-season-review-rugby-league-dragons-broncos-titans-tigers-knights-sharks-roosters-eels-rabbitohs-raiders-panthers-storm/k79lmelm2xgj1ffsf8xh7phob/ . 2020-10-26.
  15. News: 2021-05-16 . Penrith, Parramatta and Melbourne — all score wins on final day of Magic Round . ABC News . . 2021-05-17.
  16. News: Pengilly . Adam . 2021-05-17 . Griffin tells Dragons to suck it up after stars accept big bans . . 2021-05-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210518032858/https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/dragons-stars-facing-staggering-18-games-out-through-suspension-20210517-p57skp.html . 2021-05-18.
  17. Web site: Luckless Cowboy ends 14-game losing streak; Dragons find their new No.6: 3 Big Hits. www.foxsports.com.au. 28 August 2021.
  18. Web site: Dragons enforcer accepts huge ban after ending season of Eels young gun. www.foxsports.com.au.
  19. Web site: Chalk . Ethan Lee . 2024-05-21 . Ex-Dragon finds new home . 2024-10-09 . Zero Tackle . en-US.
  20. Web site: Lucius . Adam . 2019-06-11 . Penrith's Tyrell Fuimaono handed good behaviour bond for hindering police . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190618122634/https://www.sportingnews.com/au/league/news/tyrell-fuimaono-penrith-panthers-nrl-integrity-arrested-police/edik51z6cyq813c3tw9f9ap20/ . 2019-06-18 . Sporting News.
  21. Web site: 2021-07-05 . St George Illawarra Dragons players fined $305,000 and given match suspensions . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210706031410/https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/07/05/st-george-illawarra-dragons-players-fined-$305000-and-given-match-suspensions/ . 2021-07-06 . 2021-07-07 . National Rugby League.

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