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| Born | 27 May 1995 Ipswich, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (14 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 30 August 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marion Seve (born 27 May 1995) is a Samoa international rugby league footballer who plays as a centre for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Early life
[edit]Seve was born in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. He is the one of seven children of a Samoan boxer. Seve was educated at St Peter Claver College, Ipswich and then educated at Keebra Park State High School, Gold Coast, where he was the recipient of the Peter Sterling Medal after winning the 2013 GIO Schoolboy Cup. He was also a 2013 Australian Schoolboys representative.
Marion played his junior rugby league for Ipswich Brothers and played representative football with Wests Tigers until 2016 where he signed with the Brisbane Broncos.
In 2018, Seve signed with the Melbourne Storm mid season.
Playing career
[edit]In Round 2 of the 2019 NRL season, Seve made his debut for Melbourne against Canberra. He had his Melbourne jersey presented to him by Melbourne head coach Craig Bellamy. Seve mid season was named in the Toa Samoa team to make his international debut. During the post-season, he was named in the Samoan team to contest the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s. Seve made seven appearances for Melbourne in the 2020 NRL season but did not play in the club's finals campaign or grand final victory over Penrith. Seve played two games for Melbourne in the 2021 NRL season scoring two tries but did not play in the club's finals series where they lost to eventual premiers Penrith in the preliminary final.[2]
After receiving Melbourne's most improved player award in 2022, Seve played ten games for Melbourne in the 2023 NRL season including all three finals matches as the club lost against Penrith in the preliminary final.[3][4] He was later added to the Samoa squad for the 2023 Pacific Rugby League Championships, playing his first international match since 2019.
Statistics
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Tries | Pts |
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| 2019 |  Melbourne Storm | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| 2020 | 7 | |||
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 15 | 3 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 3 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |||
| Totals | 47 | 12 | 48 |
source:[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Penrith Panthers beat Melbourne Storm 10-6 to reach second straight NRL grand final, will face South Sydney Rabbitohs". ABC News. 25 September 2021.
- ^ "NRL 2023: Melbourne Storm season review". www.sportingnews.com. 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Season in Review: Marion Seve". melbournestorm.com.au. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Marion Seve". 23 October 2023.