As a teenager, Melbourne Storm winger Suliasi Vunivalu idolized fellow Fijian and former Parramatta Eels flyer Semi Radradra.
Now, on the eve of his 50th NRL game, the Melbourne Storm winger has a chance to go one better than his hero when it comes to scoring tries.
Radradra scored 48 tries in his first 50 games. Vunivalu is sitting on the same tally ahead of the club's round three clash with the North Queensland Cowboys tomorrow night.
Vunivalu has racked up a number of records during his short career ‑ topping the try‑scoring charts in 2016 and 2017, and breaking the NRL record for total tries in his first two seasons ‑ so it's no surprise he's deflecting his latest milestone to focus on the job at hand.
Meanwhile, Vodafone Fiji Bati back row Viliame Kikau and center Waqa Blake has again been named to start for the Penrith Panthers when they take on Marcelo Montoya and the Canterbury Bulldogs on Friday.
The Storm will take on the Cowboys at 9.05pm tomorrow while the Panthers will take on the Bulldogs at 7pm Friday.
