Switch To Rugby League
Following secondary school, Lavea played for the Junior All Blacks (New Zealand A) and was then scouted by Melbourne Storm (despite never having played rugby league until the signing), switching codes to play in Australia. Thanks to his prodigious goal-kicking skills, in 2000 he was the Melbourne Storm's leading points scorer (190 points) and was named the club's Rookie of the Year.
After a quieter second season, in 2002 Lavea left Melbourne for the Northern Eagles but was hampered by injury and hardly featured in the team.
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