Esava Ratugolea (born 24 July 1998) is a professional

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er playing for the

Geelong Football Club The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed the Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The club competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier competition, and are the 2022 ...

in the

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(AFL). Ratugolea was drafted by Geelong with their third pick and forty-third overall in the 2016 national draft. Ratugolea made his debut in Geelong's 3-point win against in round 1, 2018 at the

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. Ratugolea was born in Griffith, New South Wales. His parents are

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an, 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.

Statistics

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Honours and achievements

Team * 2× McClelland Trophy ():

Individual * Geelong F.C. Community Champion Award: 2021

References

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* * Living people 1998 births Geelong Football Club players Murray Bushrangers players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Australian people of I-Taukei Fijian descent {{AFL-bio-1990s-stub