Gideon Gela-Mosby

Gideon Gela-Mosby
Personal information
Born (1996-12-27) 27 December 1996
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 87 kg (13 st 10 lb)
Playing information
Position Fullback, Wing

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017– North Queensland 4 3 0 0 12
As of 25 March 2017
Source: [1]

Gideon Gela-Mosby (born 27 December 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League. He plays at fullback and wing.

Background

Born in Cairns and of Torres Strait Islander descent, Gela-Mosby grew up on the tiny Darnley Island in the Torres Strait. Gela-Mosby had never played rugby league until he moved back to Cairns to attend high school.[2] While in Cairns he played his junior rugby league for the Cairns Kangaroos and Edmonton Storm.

Playing career

Early career

In 2012, Gela-Mosby played for the Northern Pride's Cyril Connell Cup side, scoring 9 tries. In 2013, he moved up to the Pride's Mal Meninga Cup team. Gela-Mosby moved to Townsville in 2014, attending Kirwan State High School and playing for the Townsville Stingers Mal Meninga Cup side. He scored 7 tries in the side's premiership winning season and scored a try in the National Under-18 Championship final against the Sydney Roosters. That season he was selected for the Queensland under-18 and Australian Schoolboys sides.[3][4] While attending Kirwan State High, Gela-Mosby won the Queensland Schoolboys 100 metre sprint title with a time of 10.95 seconds.[5]

In 2015, Gela-Mosby joined the North Queensland Cowboys, playing for their NYC side. That season he broke the NYC record for most tries in a season, scoring 39 tries in 25 games. He was selected for the Queensland under-20 side, scoring a try, and was named in the NYC Team of the Year.[6][7] In August 2015, he re-signed with the Cowboys on a 2-year contract until the end of 2017.[8]

In 2016, Gela-Mosby was selected in the Cowboys' Auckland Nines squad, scoring 4 tries in the tournament. He spent the season playing for the Cowboys' NYC side, again being named in the NYC Team of the Year and representing the Queensland under-20 side.[9][10] He finished his NYC career with 53 tries in 44 games.[11]

2017

In 2017, Gela-Mosby joined the Cowboys' NRL squad and was a member of their Auckland Nines squad, where he scored 6 tries and was named in the Team of the Tournament.[12] He started the season playing for the Cowboys' feeder club the Northern Pride in the Queensland Cup.[13]

In Round 4 of the 2017 NRL season, Gela-Mosby made his NRL debut, scoring a try in the Cowboys win against the Gold Coast Titans.[14]

Achievements and accolades

Individual

Auckland Nines Team of the Tournament: 2017
NYC Team of the Year: 2015, 2016

References

  1. ↑ "Gideon Gela-Mosby - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 1996-12-27. Retrieved 2017-04-09.
  2. ↑ Ben Glover (2015-09-23). "Holden Cup: Video of North Queensland Cowboys try scoring freak Gideon Mosby". Fox Sports. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
  3. ↑ "Queensland Under 18 team". QRL. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
  4. ↑ "Teams and Results (1972 - 2016) - Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League - SportsTG". Websites.sportstg.com. 2016-08-13. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
  5. ↑ "Cowboys Under20s Winger Gideon Gela-Mosby Broke the National Youth Competition Record from the Least Likely Background". Townsvillebulletin.com.au. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
  6. ↑ "2015 Holden Cup Team of the Year". NRL.com. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
  7. ↑ "Queensland Under 20s squad". QRL. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
  8. ↑ Cowboys.com.au (2015-08-21). "Mosby re-signs until 2017". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
  9. ↑ "2016 Holden Cup Team of the Year announced". NRL.com. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
  10. ↑ "Queensland Under 20s team". QRL. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
  11. ↑ "Fraeakish Winger Gideon Gela-Mosby in Line to Make Cowboys Debut". Townsvillebulletin.com.au. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
  12. ↑ "Auckland Nines team of the tournament". NRL.com. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
  13. ↑ "Cowboys Call Up Northern Pride Winger Gideon Gela-Mosby for Titans Clash". Cairnspost.com.au. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
  14. ↑ "Hess leads Cowboys to win over Titans". Cowboys. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
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