Eliesa Katoa

2nd Row

Biography:: Eliesa - or 'Eli' as he is more commonly called - joined the Vodafone Warriors after making his mark in rugby union for the Tamaki College First XV in Auckland's elite competition.
Born and raised in Tonga, Katoa had visited New Zealand with three Tonga national age group teams before Tamaki College brought him to Auckland on a scholarship in 2017. At 193cm and more than 100kg, he was an imposing figure on the First XV scene, catching the eye of many scouts including the Vodafone Warriors.
Signed on a development contract, Eli trained with the club's NRL squad during the off season but injury disrupted his progress. It wasn't until the 12th round that he was selected for his Jersey Flegg Cup (under 20) debut against Cronulla.
Family is the driving force behind his sporting career, above all the memory of his father who died when Eli was only 12.

2020 Season - By Round
Summary													Passing		Defence		Running Metres
Round	Opponent		Score	Position	Minutes Played	Tries	Goals	Points	Try Assists	Linebreaks	Tackle Breaks	Post Contact Metres	Offloads	Receipts	Tackles Made	Missed Tackles	Total Running Metres	Hit Up Running Metres	Kick Return Metres
1	Knights	Lost	20 - 0	Interchange	52	-	-	-	-	-	4	51	2	19	19	1	144	139	-
2	Raiders	Lost	6 - 20	2nd Row	65	-	-	-	-	-	4	60	1	16	27	4	157	153	-
3	Dragons	Won	18 - 0	2nd Row	68	1	-	4	-	1	3	69	-	19	29	2	181	181	-
4	Panthers	Lost	26 - 0	2nd Row	71	-	-	-	-	-	1	31	-	13	35	3	78	78	-
5	Cowboys	Won	37 - 26	2nd Row	80	1	-	4	-	-	5	70	1	16	27	-	146	117	-
6	Rabbitohs	Lost	40 - 12	2nd Row	54	-	-	-	-	-	-	26	-	6	26	3	50	50	-
10	Sharks	Lost	10 - 46	Interchange	63	-	-	-	-	-	3	26	1	10	20	2	75	75	-
11	Roosters	Lost	10 - 18	2nd Row	80	1	-	4	-	1	3	24	1	8	36	5	64	63	-
12	Wests Tigers	Won	20 - 26	2nd Row	80	-	-	-	-	-	5	58	3	15	35	4	131	131	-
13	Sea Eagles	Won	22 - 26	2nd Row	61	1	-	4	-	-	-	5	-	4	20	1	9	9	-
14	Panthers	Lost	12 - 18	2nd Row	77	-	-	-	-	-	-	24	1	7	38	2	50	50	-
16	Knights	Won	36 - 6	2nd Row	80	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	4	13	24	2	88	88	-
20	Sea Eagles	Won	40 - 28	2nd Row	69	2	-	8	-	1	4	41	2	12	18	2	112	100	12

Career By Season
Summary								Scoring				Attack			Passing		Defence			Running Metres				Fantasy
		Year	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Win %		Tries	Goals	Points		Linebreaks		Offloads		Tackles Made	Missed Tackles		Total Running Metres	Average Running Metres	Kick Return Metres		Total Points	Average Points
	Warriors	2020	13	6	7	-	46%		6	-	24		3		16		354	31		1,292	99.00	12		581	44.7

Career Overall
Summary									Scoring				Attack			Passing		Defence			Running Metres				Fantasy
		Year Start	Year End	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Win %		Tries	Goals	Points		Linebreaks		Offloads		Tackles Made	Missed Tackles		Total Running Metres	Average Running Metres	Kick Return Metres		Total Points	Average Points
	Warriors	2020	2020	13	6	7	-	46%		6	-	24		3		16		354	31		1,292	99.00	12		581	44.7