Hannah Palelei

Front-rower Palelei’s potential was recognised when she won the Force’s Rising Star award for 2024. The Wests-Scarborough talent was elevated from the Academy to a full contract ahead of the 2024 season. All six of her Force appearances have been off the bench but she’ll be pushing for the starting XV in 2025. Palelei is a bubbling character, who is also a teacher at Santa Maria College. Her father is well-known mixed martial artist, Soa the Hulk, while her brother Jonah is a rising basketballer.