Esava Ratugolea

Esava Ratugolea (born 24 July 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).[1] Ratugolea was drafted by Geelong with their third pick and forty-third overall in the 2016 national draft.[2] Ratugolea made his debut in the three point win against Melbourne at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and kicked his first AFL goal.[3]

Esava Ratugolea
Ratugolea playing for Geelong in April 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-07-24) 24 July 1998
Place of birth Griffith, New South Wales
Original team(s) Murray Bushrangers (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 43, 2016 national draft
Debut Round 1, 2018, Geelong
vs. Melbourne, at MCG
Height 197 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 102 kg (225 lb)
Position(s) Ruck / forward
Club information
Current club Geelong
Number 17
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017– Geelong 32 (23)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Round 4, 2020.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ratugolea was born in Griffith, New South Wales. His parents are Fijian, and arrived in Australia a few years before his birth. At the age of six, Ratugolea moved to Cobram, Victoria. He only began playing football in 2011, after previously playing rugby and soccer. [4][5]

References
  1. "Esava Ratugolea - Seniors list". Geelong Football Club. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  2. Nicholson, Larissa (3 December 2016). "The Geelong draftee Esava Ratugolea's love of football started with a packet of chips". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  3. "Demons are Gawn as late miss lets Cats hold on". ABC Sport. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 25 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  4. "Counting the cost - Shepparton News". 18 August 2017.
  5. "Ratugolea's rapid rise - TAC Cup". 7 July 2016.
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