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RL:'I had to grow up': The reformation of Fonua-Blake

Addin FonuaBlake Origin

Addin Fonua-Blake is the first to look back on the early days of his NRL career and admit he was no angel.

Fonua-Blake will start in the front row for NSW at Accor Stadium on Wednesday aged 30 after being made available for the Blues as a result of an off-season tweak to the eligibility rules.

But the one-time Kiwis Test prop, who burst onto the scene with Manly in 2016, has taken a rocky road to his Origin debut.

Fonua-Blake often courted controversy when he was younger and credits a move to the Warriors in 2021 as reviving his career and getting him on the straight and narrow.

"When you're younger you get your priorities mixed up and I had to grow up a bit too," Fonua-Blake said.

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