Gideon Gela-Mosby (born 27 December 1996) is an Australian professional
rugby league footballer who last played for the
North Queensland Cowboys in the
NRL
The National Rugby League (NRL) is an Australasian rugby league club competition which contains clubs from New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory and New Zealand. The NRL formed in 1998 as a joint partnership ...
.
Background
Born in
Cairns
Cairns (, ) is a city in Queensland, Australia, on the tropical north east coast of Far North Queensland. The population in June 2019 was 153,952, having grown on average 1.02% annually over the preceding five years. The city is the 5th-most-p ...
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. While in Cairns he played his junior rugby league for the
Cairns Kangaroos
The Cairns District Rugby League was formed on 5 August 1918 and is the administrative body for the game of rugby league football in Cairns, Queensland. The CDRL runs senior, junior and women's club competitions and has its headquarters at Barlow ...
and Edmonton Storm. Gela-Mosby may be eligible for the
Papua New Guinean national team through his parents' connection to
Daru Island, a PNG-administered island of the Torres Strait.
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
Kirwan State High School is a coeducational state school located in Kirwan, Townsville, Queensland, Australia, approximately from the Townsville CBD. In 2017, it has 1997 students with 156 teachers (145 full-time equivalent) and 75 non-teachi ...
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. While attending Kirwan State High, Gela-Mosby won the Queensland Schoolboys 100 metre sprint title with a time of 10.95 seconds.
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. In August 2015, he re-signed with the Cowboys on a 2-year contract until the end of 2017.
In 2016, Gela-Mosby was selected in the Cowboys'
Auckland Nines
The NRL Nines is a rugby league nines competition, normally held during the NRL preseason each year. It was initially held in Auckland, New Zealand, between 2014 and 2017 before going on hiatus. Returning in 2020, hosting duties moved to Perth ...
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. He finished his NYC career with 53 tries in 44 games.
2017
In 2017, Gela-Mosby joined the Cowboys' NRL squad and was a member of their
Auckland Nines
The NRL Nines is a rugby league nines competition, normally held during the NRL preseason each year. It was initially held in Auckland, New Zealand, between 2014 and 2017 before going on hiatus. Returning in 2020, hosting duties moved to Perth ...
squad, where he scored 6 tries and was named in the Team of the Tournament. He started the season playing for the Cowboys' feeder club the
Northern Pride in the
Queensland Cup.
In Round 4 of the
2017 NRL season
The 2017 NRL season was the 110th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 20th season run by the National Rugby League. The season started in New Zealand with the annual Auckland Nines, and was followed by the All Stars Match, w ...
, Gela-Mosby made his NRL debut, scoring a try in the Cowboys win against the
Gold Coast Titans. On 30 August, he re-signed with the Cowboys until the end of the 2019 season.
2018
Gela-Mosby started the season playing for the
Northern Pride, although he missed the opening five rounds due to a shoulder charge suspension picked up at the end of the 2017 season. After scoring 10 tries in 11 games for the Pride, Gela-Mosby returned to the Cowboys' NRL side, playing in the final four games of the season, scoring three tries.
2019
Gela-Mosby played just three games for the Cowboys in 2019, spending the majority of the season playing for the
Northern Pride. In Round 12, he broke his collarbone in the Cowboys' win over the
Gold Coast Titans.
On 13 September, it was announced that he would not be re-signed by the Cowboys.
Achievements and accolades
Individual
*
Auckland Nines
The NRL Nines is a rugby league nines competition, normally held during the NRL preseason each year. It was initially held in Auckland, New Zealand, between 2014 and 2017 before going on hiatus. Returning in 2020, hosting duties moved to Perth ...
Team of the Tournament: 2017
*
NYC Team of the Year: 2015, 2016
Statistics
NRL
: ''Statistics are correct to the end of the 2019 season''
References
External links
North Queensland Cowboys profileNRL profile
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1996 births
Living people
Australian rugby league players
Indigenous Australian rugby league players
North Queensland Cowboys players
Rugby league fullbacks
Rugby league wingers
Northern Pride RLFC players
Rugby league players from Cairns
People educated at Kirwan State High School
Torres Strait Islanders