Fifita is of Togan and Torres Straight Island decent. He was educated at Keebra Park High School on the Gold Coast. He was a established NRL, State of Origin and International player, having played over 100 NRL games and representing Queensland and Tonga before coming to South Sydney He made his way to South Sydney playing in the Brisbane and Gold Coast systems. He made his South Sydney first grade cup debut in the 2026 Round 2 Pre-Season Challenge match against Manly-Warringah at Mudgee. Two weeks later he made his South Sydney first grade premiership debut in the 2026 Round 1 premiership match against the Dolphins at Lang Park Stadium.
Fifita is a very powerful running second rower, and considered one of the most damaging ball runners in the game. Fifita has a record of being the first player born in the 2000's to play NRL and Origin.
Fifita continued his representative career at South Sydney, when he was selected as captain of the 2026 Australian PM XIII aainst the Papua New Guinea PM XIII in Port Moresby. He was also selected as a member of the Australian 2026 Rugby League world Cup squad.
Player Relatives
Cousin - Niu, Tesi (Brisbane, Dolphins, Leigh)
Playing - Height / Weight
186cm / 115kg
Representative Qualification
Indigenous
Queensland
Tonga
Date of Birth
Brisbane, Qld - 25th February 2000
Previous Clubs First Grade : Lower Grades : Juniors
(FG) Premiership : (FG) Cup : :
M T G FG Pt : M T G FG Pt : M T G FG Pt : M T G FG Pt
Souths Logan (2015-16) : : : U16 . 14 - - 56
Souths Logan (2017-18) : : : U18 15 18 - - 72 (c)
Souths-Logan (2018) : : QLDC 4 1 - - 4 :
Brisbane (2018-20) 44 13 - - 52 : : :
Gold Coast (2021-25) 90 37 - - 148 : 4 1 - - 4 : :
Ipswich (2025) : : QLDC 1 - - - - :
Previous Rep Honours M T G FG Pt
Qld Murri U16s (2015-16) 2 1 - - 4
Queensland U16s (2016) 1 - - - -
Queensland U18s (2018) 1 1 - - 4
Queensland U20s (2018) (Selected - Withdrew due to NRL commitments)
Australian Schoolboys (2018)
Emerging Maroon (2018)
Australia U23 (2019) 1 1 - - 4
Aus PM XIII (2019) 1 1 - - 4
Aus Indigenous (2019-22) 4 1 - - 4
Queensland SOO (2019-23) 8 1 - - 4
Tonga (2022) 4 1 - - 4 (RLWC2022)
Previous Awards
2017 - QRL Mal Meninga Cup Player of the Year
2017 - NRL Schoolboys Player of the Year
2018 - Queensland U18 Representative Player of the Year
2023 - Dally M Second Rower of the Year
Playing Career at South Sydney (2026)
South Sydney First Grade Debut
2026 Feb 22 Pre02 Mudg v Manly (25y 362d - Pre-Season Challenge)
2026 Mar 8 Rd01 LngS v Dolphins (26y 11d - Premiership)
Contracted Until
End of 2027
First Grade
Premiership : Pre-Season Challenge
M S I T G/A FG 2FG Pts : M S I T G/A FG 2FG Pts
2026 17 17 - 6 - - - 24 : 1 1 - - - - - -
TOTAL 17 17 - 6 - - - 24 : 1 1 - - - - - -
SS Cup 1 1 - - - - - -
SS FG 18 18 - 6 - - - 24
Lower Grades
(RG) Premiership
Year M S I T G/A FG 2FG Pts
2026 - - - - - - - -
TOTAL - - - - - - - -
South Sydney Senior(FG/RG/3G) Grade Career
Premiership : Cup : All Matches
M S I T G/A FG 2FG Pts : M S I T G/A FG 2FG Pts : M S I T G/A FG 2FG Pts
CAREER 17 17 - 6 - - - 24 : 1 1 - - - - - - : 18 18 - 6 - - - 24
Scoring at South Sydney
Versus - First Grade : Lower Grades
(FG) Premiership : (FG)Cup : (RG)Premiership
T G/A FG 2FG Pts : T G/A FG 2FG Pts : T G/A FG 2FG Pts
Brisbane 1 - - - 4 : :
Canterbury 1 - - - 4 : :
Gold Coast 1 - - - 4 : :
Manly 1 - - - 4 : :
Newcastle 1 - - - 4 : :
Syd Rstrs 1 - - - 4 : :
Venues - First Grade : Lower Grades
(FG) Premiership : (FG)Cup : (RG)Premiership
T G/A FG 2FG Pts : T G/A FG 2FG Pts : T G/A FG 2FG Pts
StAu 3 - - - 12 : :
SFS2 1 - - - 4 : :
Brok 1 - - - 4 : :
Robi 1 - - - 4 : :
Position - First Grade : Lower Grades
(FG) Premiership : (FG)Cup : (RG)Premiership
T G/A FG 2FG Pts : T G/A FG 2FG Pts : T G/A FG 2FG Pts
RSRw 6 - - - 24 : :
Match Statistics at South Sydney
2026 First Grade Statistics : Lower Grade Statistics
Min Tac Pe 6A MT LA LB Rn DR m Er OL K TA T G FG 2FG : Min Tac Pe 6A MT LA LB Rn DR m Er OL K TA T G FG 2FG
Pre02 Int #17 Manly Mudg W 38 23 - - - - - 4 - 51 - 1 - - - - - - :
Rd01 LSRw #11 Dolphins LngS W 80 16 - - 2 - 1 20 - 171 2 - 1 1 - - - - :
Rd02 LSRw #11 Syd Rstrs SFS2 L 80 15 1 - 7 - - 20 - 184 - 3 - - - - - - :
Rd03 LSRw #11 Wests-Tig Gosf W 80 28 - - 1 1 - 16 1 135 2 2 - - - - - - :
Rd05 LSRw #11 Canterbury StAu W 65 23 - - 4 - - 15 - 80 - - - - - - - - :
Rd06 LSRw #11 Canberra PrSt L 80 32 - - 2 - - 20 - 194 - - 1 - - - - - :
Rd14 RSRw #11 Manly Brok L 80 20 3 - 2 - 1 11 - 89 - - - - 1 - - - :
Rd15 RSRw #11 Brisbane StAu W 59 15 - - - - 1 14 - 128 - - - - 1 - - - :
Rd17 RSRw #11 Parramatta WSS W 80 21 - - 3 1 - 17 1 157 1 2 - 1 - - - - :
Rd18 RSRw #11 Penrith WSS L 54 22 - - 3 - - 13 - 98 - 1 - - - - - - :
Rd19 RSRw #11 Newcastle StAu W 80 24 3 - 7 - 1 17 - 174 - 1 - - 1 - - - :
Rd20 RSRw #11 Canberra Bruc W 80 28 2 - 2 - - 14 - 116 2 4 - - - - - - :
Rd21 Suspended :
Rd22 Suspended :
Rd23 RSRw #11 Parramatta SFS2 W 80 30 - - 1 1 - 16 3 147 1 1 - - - - - - :
Rd24 RSRw #11 Canterbury StAu W 79 24 1 - 6 - - 19 1 148 - 2 - - 1 - - - :
Rd25 RSRw #11 Warriors Redf L 80 29 - - 3 - - 17 - 145 - 3 - - - - - - :
Rd26 RSRw #11 Gold Coast Robi W 62 21 - - 6 - 1 10 - 158 - - - - 1 - - - :
Rd27 RSRw #11 Syd Rstrs SFS2 W 56 16 - - 1 - 2 15 1 111 - 2 - - 1 - - - :
mPSF RSRw #11 Newcastle SFS2 L 80 28 - - 6 - - 15 1 127 - - - - - - - - :
2026 TOTALS 1255 392 10 - 56 3 7 269 8 2362 8 21 2 2 6 - - - :
2026 FG Average Minutes - 73.8
2026 FG Average Tackles (80 min) - 25.0
2026 FG Average Runs (80 min) - 17.1
2026 FG Average Meters per run - 8.8m
2026 FG Tackling Ability - 87.5%
Captaincy Record at South Sydney
none
Suspension Record at South Sydney
Year Grade v Fine Wk CO Ldg G CHARGE 2026 Rd20 FG Canberra - 2 - 1st 2 Dangerous Contact(Kicking) (Unsuccessful downgrade at judicary)
Sin Bins
Year Grade v CHARGE 2026 Rd01 FG Dolphins 10SB Causing Melee
Player Awards
Year Award none
Representative Honours at South Sydney
Domestic
none
International Internationals : Other
M S I T G/A FG 2FG Pts : M S I T G/A FG 2FG Pts
Australia PM XIII 2026 : 1 1 - - - - - -
TOTAL 1 1 - - - - - - :
ALL REPS 1 1 - - - - - -
Year Pos Team Versus Match T G/A FG
2026 LCnt Australia PMX XIII v PNG PM XIII PMXIII - - - - (c) W
2026 Australia (RLWC2026 Squad)
2026 18th Australia v New Zealand RLWC2026 A1 (DNP)
Player News
First Class Playing Career (2018-25)
M T G FG Pts
Total FG Premiership 134 50 - - 200
Total FG Cup 4 1 - - 4
Total FG Club Tour - - - - -
Total Internationals 4 1 - - 4
Total State 8 1 - - 4
Total Other Representative 6 2 - - 8
TOTAL FIRST CLASS 156 55 - - 220
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