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.
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| Born | 27 December 1996 Cairns, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (14 st 0 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 9 August 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Background
editBorn 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. 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.[3]
Playing career
editEarly career
editIn 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.[4][5] While attending Kirwan State High, Gela-Mosby won the Queensland Schoolboys 100 metre sprint title with a time of 10.95 seconds.[6]
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.[7][8] In August 2015, he re-signed with the Cowboys on a 2-year contract until the end of 2017.[9]
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.[10][11] He finished his NYC career with 53 tries in 44 games.[12]
2017
editIn 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.[13] He started the season playing for the Cowboys' feeder club the Northern Pride in the Queensland Cup.[14]
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.[15] On 30 August, he re-signed with the Cowboys until the end of the 2019 season.[16]
2018
editGela-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.[17] 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
editGela-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.[18]
On 13 September, it was announced that he would not be re-signed by the Cowboys.[19]
Achievements and accolades
editIndividual
edit- Auckland Nines Team of the Tournament: 2017
- NYC Team of the Year: 2015, 2016
Statistics
editNRL
edit- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2019 season
| Season | Team | Matches | T | G | GK % | F/G | Pts |
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| 2017 |  North Queensland
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4 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 12 |
| 2018 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 12 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career totals | 11 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 24 | |
References
edit- ^ "Gideon Gela-Mosby - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 27 December 1997. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ^ Ben Glover (23 September 2015). "Holden Cup: Video of North Queensland Cowboys try scoring freak Gideon Mosby". Fox Sports. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ Grams, Jacob (28 April 2017). "Rising Gela-Mosby in PNG Kumuls' sights". Cairns Post. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "Queensland Under 18 team". QRL. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "Teams and Results (1972 - 2016) - Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League - SportsTG". Websites.sportstg.com. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "Cowboys Under20s Winger Gideon Gela-Mosby Broke the National Youth Competition Record from the Least Likely Background". Townsville Bulletin. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ "2015 Holden Cup Team of the Year". NRL.com. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "Queensland Under 20s squad". QRL. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ Cowboys.com.au (21 August 2015). "Mosby re-signs until 2017". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "2016 Holden Cup Team of the Year announced". NRL.com. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "Queensland Under 20s team". QRL. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "Fraeakish Winger Gideon Gela-Mosby in Line to Make Cowboys Debut". Townsvillebulletin.com.au. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ "Auckland Nines team of the tournament". NRL.com. 5 February 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "Cowboys Call Up Northern Pride Winger Gideon Gela-Mosby for Titans Clash". Cairnspost.com.au. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ "Hess leads Cowboys to win over Titans". Cowboys. 25 March 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "Townsville Bulletin". www.townsvillebulletin.com.au. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ "Undermanned Tigers tame spluttering Pride". 14 April 2018.
- ^ "Ouch! Cowboys' Gideon Gela-Mosby breaks collar bone in scoring 'best no try of all time'". 2 June 2019.
- ^ "Cowboys to farewell eight departing players". 13 September 2019.