7 Oct 2023

Meet... Paul Momirovski

Find out more about the Rhinos' newest signing for 2024, Paul Momirovski:

Factfile

Name: Paul Momirovski

Age: 27

Place of Birth: Sydney, NSW

Junior Club: Alexandria Rovers

Former Clubs: Wyong Roos (2017), Sydney Roosters (2018, 2022-23), Wests Tigers (2019), Melbourne Storm (2020), Penrith Panthers (2021)

International Honours: Australia Prime Ministers XIII

Position: Outside back

NRL Debut: Vs Gold Coast Titans (A) Round 18, 15^th July 2018

NRL Apps: 60

NRL Tries: 26

NRL Goals: 24

Career so Far: NRL

- Born in the Sydney area, Momirovski played for local side Alexandria Rovers as a junior before being picked up by Peter O'Sullivan at the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

- Noticed by the Roosters for his talents, Momirovski made the short trip to the tri-colours in 2014 and progressed through the club’s youth setup where he notably won the Holden Cup in 2016. Two years later, he was given his NRL bow by Trent Robinson against Gold Coast Titans and the centre rewarded his coach with the game's opening try. That same season, he was drafted in for the Preliminary Final against his former club Souths, where he scored again to send the Roosters towards Grand Final glory.

- He signed a two-year deal with Wests Tigers at the start of the 2019 campaign. His sole season under Ivan Cleary saw Momirovski play 11 times and score eight tries, including three in a 42-14 routing of the Dragons, plus he featured in the Prime Ministers XIII win over Fiji at the end of the year.

- As part of a year-long swap deal with hooker Harry Grant, Momirovski joined Craig Bellamy at Melbourne for the 2020 campaign where he scored four tries in six games. He was part of a player swap the year after too as he joined Penrith for his most successful season to date. On the way to lifting a Grand Final title against the Rabbitohs, the centre scored six tries in 19 appearances under Cleary.

- The 25-year-old came full circle in 2022 as a return to the Roosters saw him continue his on-field form with six tries in 19 games for the Chooks and he also appeared in another Finals campaign, only to be knocked out by their close-city neighbours Souths.

- Last season, Momirovski sidelined for most of the season with shoulder ligament damage suffered against the Warriors in round nine. He made a return before the end of the campaign though, with a semi final appearance versus Melbourne.

- 2024 sees the centre finish his contract with the Roosters early to join up with Rohan Smith and the Rhinos.

NRL Stats

At Roosters

24 appearances

8 Tries

3 Goals

38 Points

4 try assists

308 tackles

84.62% tackle efficiency

1,700 run metres (65 average)

6 line breaks

Top Moment: Vs South Sydney Rabbitohs (Preliminary Finals, 2018)

Although he played most of his NRL career with the Roosters, Momirovski scored the crucial try in only his second game for the club back in 2018 to send Sydney through to the Grand Final.

At Tigers

11 appearances

8 tries

21 goals

74 points

86 tackles

1,531 run metres (127 average)

10 line breaks

Top Moment: Vs St George Illawarra Dragons (Round 24, 2019)

The Tigers kept up the pressure of a potential Finals spot thanks to a man of the match performance from Momirovski that saw the centre record three tries and kick all seven of his conversions against the Dragons.

Click here to watch: https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/09/01/match-highlight-dragons-v-wests-tigers/

At Storm

6 appearances

4 tries

16 points

1 try assists

50 tackles

608 run metres

3 line breaks

Top Performance: Vs New Zealand Warriors (Round 7, 2020)

Momirovski marked his debut for the Storm with two tries in a resounding win against the Warriors.