ISRAEL FOLAU'S SPORTING CAREER AT A GLANCE
* RUGBY LEAGUE
NRL: 2007-2010: Games 91. Tries 73
Melbourne Storm (2007-08): Games 52. Tries 36; Brisbane Broncos 2009-10: Games: 39: tries 37)
Grand final winner 2007 before the Storm's premiership was stripped for salary-cap breaches
Queensland: (2008-10): Games 5. Tries 5
State of Origin series winner 2008, 2009, 2010
Australia (2007-09): Tests: 8. Tries: 6
* AFL
Greater Western Sydney (2011-12): Games 13. Goals 2
* RUGBY UNION
NSW Waratahs (2013-19): Games: 96. Tries: 60
Super Rugby championship winner 2014
Australia (2013-18): Tests: 73. Tries: 37
Rugby Championship winner 2015
* TRIVIA
- Aged 17, became Melbourne Storm's youngest NRL debutant
- Equal top try-scorer in NRL debut season of 2007
- NRL 2007 Dally M Rookie of the Year
- Aged 18 years and 194 days, became youngest to play a Test match for Australia (versus New Zealand, October 14, 2007)
- Rugby League International Federation 2007 Newcomer of the Year
- NRL 2008 Dally M Centre of the Year
- Signed AFL contract with expansion club GWS for four years, reportedly worth $6 million, but quit the code after two seasons
- Won Rugby Australia's John Eales Medal, for Wallabies' player of the year, a record three times (2014, 2015, 2017)
- Equalled Lote Tuqiri's record of most tries by a Wallaby in a calendar year with 10 in his maiden season in rugby in 2013
- Super Rugby's record holder for most tries
- Super Rugby's equal top try-scorer in 2014 and top try-scorer in 2016
- Equal third on Wallabies' all-time try-scoring list with Adam Ashley-Cooper, behind only Chris Latham and David Campese
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