Moses Leota
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Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Weight | 107 kg (16 st 12 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Prop, Lock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 20 April 2024 |
Moses Leota (born 20 July 1995) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop and lock for the Penrith Panthers in the NRL. He has played for both Samoa and New Zealand at international level.
Background
Leota was born in
He played his junior rugby league for the
Playing career
Early career
In 2014 and 2015, Leota played for the Penrith Panthers'
2016
In 2016, Leota graduated to the Penrith's
2017
Leota made 10 appearances for Penrith in the 2017 NRL season as the club finished 7th on the table. Leota played in both finals games for Penrith as the club was eliminated in the second week by Brisbane.[9]
2018
In round 4 of the
2019
Leota made a total of 24 appearances for Penrith in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished 10th on the table and missed out on the finals for the first time since 2015. It was a disappointing end to the season for Penrith as they had been tipped by many to reach the finals series and be one of the contenders for the premiership. At one stage of the season, the club sat last on the table before a mid-season revival lifted them off the bottom to finish just outside the finals places.[11]
2020
Leota played every game of the
2021
Leota played a total of 24 games and reached the milestone 100 games for Penrith in the 2021 NRL season including the club's 2021 NRL Grand Final victory over South Sydney which saw them claim their third premiership.[13]
2022
Leota played 18 games for Penrith in the 2022 NRL season including the clubs 2022 NRL Grand Final victory over Parramatta.[14]
2023
On 18 February, Leota played in Penrith's 13-12 upset loss to
2024
On 24 February, Leota played in Penrith's 2024 World Club Challenge final loss against Wigan.[17]
Statistics
Year | Team | Games | Tries | Pts |
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2016 | Penrith | 4 | ||
2017 | 10 | |||
2018 | 20 | 2 | 8 | |
2019 | 24 | 3 | 12 | |
2020 | 23 | |||
2021 | 24 | 3 | 12 | |
2022 | 18 | 1 | 4 | |
2023 | 26 | 3 | 12 | |
Totals | 149 | 12 | 48 |
*stats correct to end of 2023 season[18]
References
- ^ "Moses Leota - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ^ "Nesian Power - Missing Profiles... Shaun Kenny-Dowall,..." Facebook. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ "L". Nyc Database. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ NRL (March 2016). "TEAMS | Intrust Super Premiership Rd 1". NSWRL. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ "Updated team lists: Sea Eagles v Panthers". NRL.com. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ NRL. "NRL Late Mail: Round 14 - Panthers". Penrithpanthers.com.au. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ "Panthers drop Soward from first grade". NRL.com. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ PenrithPanthers.com.au (11 November 2016). "Panthers re-sign Leota". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ "Panthers 2017 season review". NRL. 18 September 2017.
- ^ "Penrith Panthers 2018 season review". www.nrl.com. 24 October 2018.
- ^ "Blame game will not solve Panthers' problems". Western Weekender. 10 September 2019.
- ^ Hytner, Mike (25 October 2020). "Melbourne Storm beat Penrith Panthers as it happened". The Guardian.
- ^ "One of finest NRL grand finals of all time provides cure to difficult season". www.theguardian.com. 3 October 2021.
- ^ "We hate Parra as Panthers mock Eels as Koroisau pokes fun at Tigers". www.smh.com.au.
- ^ "St Helens: World Club Challenge win 'seismic for British rugby league'". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "NRL grand final 2023: Penrith Panthers defeat Brisbane Broncos – as it happened". www.theguardian.com.
- ^ "World Club Challenge: Wigan Warriors 16-12 Penrith Panthers - Cherry and Whites crowned world champions for fifth time". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ https://www.nrl.com/players/nrl-premiership/panthers/moses-leota/