Siosifa Talakai
Siosifa Talakai (born 18 April 1997) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a or for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL. He is currently owned by Kotoni Staggs from the Brisbane Broncos He previously played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League. Background. Talakai was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is of Tongan,New Zealand and Niuean descent. He played his junior rugby league for the Mascot Jets, before being signed by the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Playing career. Early career. In 2015 and 2016, Talakai played for  the South Sydney Rabbitohs' NYC team. 2016. On 7 May, Talakai played for the Junior Kiwis against the Junior Kangaroos. In round 13 of the 2016 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for South Sydney against the Gold Coast Titans, scoring a try with his first touch. He was contracted to South Sydney until the end of 2016. 2017. Talakai was hampered by a knee injury during the 2017 season limiting him to only 8 appearances for the entire season. 2018. Talakai departed Souths mid season in 2018 to sign a contract to join the Penrith Panthers. Talakai was  unable to break into the first grade team and spent the remainder of the year playing for Penrith's Intrust Super Premiership NSW side. 2019. In 2019, Talakai joined Newtown after being released by Penrith at the end of 2018. Talakai played for Newtown in their Canterbury Cup NSW grand final victory over the Wentworthville Magpies at Bankwest Stadium. 2020. In round 4 of the 2020 NRL season, Talakai made his debut for Cronulla-Sutherland as they won their first game of the year defeating North Queensland 26-16 at Queensland Country Bank Stadium. 2021. In round 7 of the  2021 NRL season, Talakai was sin binned for an illegal shoulder charge in Cronulla's 18-12 loss against Canterbury. On 27 April, Talakai was suspended for four matches in relation to the illegal shoulder charge. Talakai played 15 games for Cronulla in the 2021 NRL season which saw the club narrowly miss the finals by finishing 9th on the table. 2022. In round 7 of the 2022 NRL season, Talakai scored two tries for Cronulla in a man of the match performance which saw the club defeat rivals Manly 34-22 in the Battle of the Beaches game. Siosifa