'I made a promise to my mum when I lost her in 2017 that I would stay here [in Australia] and try to crack the NRL and I’ve fulfilled that promise,' Alfred Smalley fulfilled his late mother's wish and made his NRL debut for the Sea Eagles 🦅
A brother and sister, arm in arm, after Alfred Smalley fulfilled his late mother's wish and made his NRL debut for the Sea Eagles in Thursday's 20-10 loss to the Roosters.
When the family lost mother Mary-Lisa to a sudden heart attack in 2017, Alfred was just 17 and had recently moved from Auckland to Australia to link up with the Sea Eagles. On Thursday night the pair were reunited, Aieshaleigh flying in to Sydney from New Zealand after Alfred got the shock phone call on Monday night from coach Des Hasler to tell him he'd be making his debut.©Brett Costello/NRL Photos
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