Tommy Talau and Jess Sergis home in on joint nest
NRL-NRLW glamour couple, Manly Sea Eagle Tommy Talau and Sydney Rooster Jess Sergis, have bought their first home together.
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NRL-NRLW glamour couple, Manly Sea Eagle Tommy Talau and Sydney Rooster Jess Sergis, have bought their first home together.
Their Maroubra purchase seems to suggest Sergis won the battle to buy in her heartland, rather than on the Northern Beaches.
The couple have spent $1.29m on a two-bedroom apartment not far from the north end of the beach. The top floor apartment was trading for the first time in over two decades, having sold for $325,000 in 2001.
Offering views from Botany Bay to Maroubra Beach, the space has a balcony off its open plan living and dining area.
The block of 12, marketed as having solid double-brick construction, dates back to the late 1960s.
The unit had previously been an investment for several years, most recently in 2023 when it was available for $775 a week.
PropTrack calculates the median price for two bedroom apartments at $1,050,000 with a typical $800 a week rental. Maroubra has seen an annual compound growth rate of nine per cent for apartments.
The couple went public in January when Sergis shared a loved-up photo of the two recreating the famous pottery embrace between Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore from the 1990 film, Ghost.
Talau, 24, started his career at Wests Tigers before joining Manly this year.
“There was more than the odd eyebrow raised when Anthony Seibold signed the former Wests Tigers player, but at $250,000 a season, it was money well spent,” wrote The Oracle Brian Melkie in his recent listing of the top NRL best buys of 2024, published this month in The Sunday Telegraph.
The winger played in 23 games this year, scoring 18 tries along with five try assists.
Sergis, 27, has been at the Roosters since 2021, having previously spent three years at St George Illawarra. Earlier this month Sergis was named the first RLPA NRLW Player of the Year.
Sergis retains an apartment in her hometown of Wollongong, having paid $612,000, a week out from her 24th birthday in 2021.
The Wollongong apartment, with two bedrooms and two balconies, was listed for rent at $550 a week last December.
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