At 17, Monalisa Soliola had barely played rugby league. At 18, she'll make her NRLW debut

Just a year after strapping on the boots for the first time, 18-year-old Monalisa Soliola is ready to take the NRLW by storm.

At 17, Monalisa Soliola had barely played a game of rugby league in her life. At 18, she'll be making her NRLW debut for one of the competition powerhouses.She'll make her first grade debut on Sunday at age 18It's been a whirlwind 12 months for Soliola, who only pulled on the boots for the first time a year ago for a run around with St John's Eagles in Sydney's west and will now come off the bench for the Dragons in their NRLW season opener against the Titans on Sunday.

"I had no thought in my mind that this could happen, it was a goal but I didn't think it would happen like this.

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