Sualauvi Fa'alogo

Sualauvi Fa'alogo (born 19 March 2003)^[2] is a Samoan international rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback or winger for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Sua Fa'alogo

Personal information
Full name	Sualauvi Fa'alogo
Born	(2003-03-19) 19 March 2003 (age 22) Siumu, Samoa
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	82 kg (12 st 13 lb)
Playing information
Position	Fullback, Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2023– Melbourne Storm 22 14 0 0 56 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2023 Samoa 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [1] As of 29 June 2025

Early life

Fa'alogo was born in Samoa and raised in Melbourne, Australia.^[3] While living in Melbourne, he was educated at Mount Ridley College, Craigieburn.^[4]

He played his junior rugby league for the Northern Thunder in the Melbourne Rugby League^[5] and then graduated through the Victorian Thunderbolts system before signing with Melbourne Storm.^[6]

Playing career

Early career

2023

Fa'alogo made his NRL debut in round 27 of the 2023 NRL season for the Melbourne Storm against Broncos at Suncorp Stadium in which he scored two tries. He was presented with Melbourne jersey (cap number 231) scoring two tries on debut. Fa'alogo became the fifth player to graduate from the NRL Victoria junior system to the Melbourne Storm.^[3][7][8]

At the 2023 Melbourne Storm Player of the Year Awards, Fa'alogo was awarded his second successive Cooper Cronk Feeder Player of the Year award, after another consistent season player with Storm feeder club the Sunshine Coast Falcons.^[9] He would also take out the club's try of the year award for his debut try against the Brisbane Broncos.^[9]

Fa'alogo was selected to represent Samoa for the 2023 Pacific Rugby League Championships.^[10][11]

2024

On 29 February it was announced that Fa'alogo has signed a new contract to stay with the Melbourne Storm until the end of the 2028 NRL season, also earning a promotion to the club's top-30 squad.^[12][13][14] On 29 September, Fa'alogo played for North Sydney in their NSW Cup Grand Final loss against Newtown.^[15]

2025

On 1 July, it was announced that Fa'alogo would be ruled out for an indefinite period after suffering a grade three hamstring tear in Melbourne's victory over Cronulla.^[16]

Honours

• Cooper Cronk Feeder Player of the Year: 2022, 2023
• Melbourne Storm Best Try of the Year: 2023