Wests Tigers winger Mahe Fonua urges fans to look beyond his cracking mullet
MAHE Fonua knows you love his mullet. He has heard all the remarks, texts and calls labelling it the best hairdo in the NRL.
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MAHE Fonua knows you love his mullet.
He has heard all the remarks, texts and calls labelling it the best hairdo in the NRL.
Part of Fonua is happy with the praise, but he also wants to be equally revered as a player.
“Some people now know me as the mullet guy,” Fonua told The Saturday Telegraph.
“My family and teammates have been sending me pictures and videos.
“I know they are having a bit of banter about my haircut.
“It’s good in a way, but hairstyles, boots and clothes don’t really matter it is what you can do on the field.”
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When it comes to playing, Fonua is doing is just fine at the Wests Tigers this season.
After spending the first seven weeks in reserve grade, the Melbourne-born winger impressed in his maiden match for the Tigers last weekend.
Fonua ran for a team-high 153 metres on the wing in a two-point loss to Parramatta.
He didn’t get the result he wanted against the Eels, but he is happy to be home after spending two seasons with Hull FC in the English Super League.
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Fonua was a cult hero in Hull, helping them win the Challenge Cup final over Warrington in 2016.
But after excelling in the Storm’s system as the first Melbourne-born product, the flyer always wanted to return to the NRL.
It’s why he jumped to join the Tigers when the joint-venture club came knocking midway through last year.
“It’s great to have that wanted feeling again,” he said.
“When I was over in the Super League my manager told me the Tigers were interested.
“I didn’t want to go to a club to just fill in and end up in reserve grade.
“It has taken me eight weeks to finally get my crack in first grade, but from the get-go they told me I was in their plans for the future.
“I could also see the people they were signing, the culture they wanted to build and I wanted to be a part of that.”