In February 2014, Leilua was selected in the Knights inaugural 2014 Auckland Nines squad. For more information, visit “You saw on the back end of 2016 he was a superstar again. He's been to the Roosters, went to Newcastle then down to Canberra and now it's his fourth club at the Tigers," Fittler said. If he were to stay in the national capital, Leilua would face a battle to retain his starting spot in Canberra given Curtis Scott’s arrival from Melbourne. Now a fast finishing winger would be good to complement him. He'll win the Tigers a few games on his own this year, he's a terrific player when he has his head on. “This commitment from Joseph is a fantastic indication of the belief in the direction this club is heading in and the strength of Wests Tigers as an organisation overall. 'You're looking at him': Tigers' new recruit does not lack confidence", "Benji brilliant as Tigers down dropsy dragons", "Joseph Leilua sin binned after off the ball coathanger on dylan edwards", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joseph_Leilua&oldid=979183953, New South Wales City Origin rugby league team players, People educated at Endeavour Sports High School, All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 19 September 2020, at 08:43. Leilua was born in Sydney, Australia, and is of Samoan descent. Or we may just get more of the same. [36] In Round 16, Leilua made his club debut for the Canberra Raiders against the New Zealand Warriors, playing off the interchange bench in the Raiders 30–8 loss at Mount Smart Stadium. Leilua was also selected in the New Zealand training squad for the 2010 Four Nations but did not make the final squad.[9]. Canberra co-captain Jarrod Croker, Australian internationals Jack Wighton and Nick Cotric, Leilua, halfback Aidan Sezer and veteran Sia Soliola head the list who can all sign for other NRL clubs from Friday. Word was that Canberra were willing to part ways with their $650,000 per season maverick a year before his contract ended and they signed Curtis Scott from Melbourne the next month. Leilua and Stone fell out and when the centre indicated that he didn't want to be at the club long-term, the Knights released him mid-season to Canberra. But as you can see, if you can stand up to that, all you end up doing is frustrating him and that [the hit on Edwards] is just crazy. "Within three years he was spotted as a future NSW player, so he would have only been 20 years old and really hasn't gotten much better than that. Leilua previously played for the Sydney Roosters, Newcastle Knights and Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League. Wests Tigers are delighted to confirm the acquisition of Samoan international Joseph Leilua, who has agreed to terms for the coming three seasons. RIVAL NRL clubs are reportedly circling a controversial Raiders star, while a Cooper Cronk suitor has pulled-out of the race. [54] Leilua finished the 2017 NRL season with him playing in 24 matches and scoring 10 tries for the Raiders. The Daily Telegraph reports the Roosters remain the red-hot favourites to sign Cronk on a two-year deal, but Cronulla remains in the race because of their reported salary cap room and the uncertain future of Kangaroos star James Maloney. "It's sort of shown there's a bit of form each way and he's moving on because of those reasons, that maybe players or the coaches just can't quite get control or get the best out of Joey. In round 17 against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Leilua scored the winning try with a minute to go after the Raiders scored 3 tries in 6 minutes to fulltime from a 28–14 deficit at Canterbury's spiritual home ground of Belmore Oval. 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