Raymond Tuaimalo Vaega has signed a new contract till 2024.
Raymond Tuaimalo Vaega, a tough Manly Warringah Sea Eagles winger, has signed a one-year agreement with the club till 2024.
Tuaimalo Vaega has played nine games for Manly after making his NRL debut against Canberra at GIO Stadium in round 24 last year.
Tuaimalo Vaega, a robust, hard-running winger and strong defender, made 20 tackle breaks and four line breaks in seven appearances for Manly in 2023. He also crossed the line twice.
Manly coach Anthony Seibold believes the 23-year-old has a lot of natural growth ahead of him.
“Ray showed this year that he is an aggressive outside back,” said Seibold.
“There were some really strong performances, particularly against the Melbourne Storm in round six at 4 Pines Park.” That night, I thought he was fantastic.
“At the end of the year, he demonstrated that he could play at this (NRL) level.”
“The challenge for Ray now is to build consistency into his game and to have a really good pre-season to give himself the best opportunity to push for a starting position.
“One of the things we have done is we have added outside backs to our roster.
“We are trying to bring great competition for spots and Ray is part of that outside back unit who are all fighting really hard to find a back five role to start the season at our round zero game in Las Vegas.”
