Manoa Masi

[mrfil79]

He appears to be in the database twice, can we agree on a correct profile?

http://www.playerhistory.com/Default.as ... erID=27006
http://www.playerhistory.com/Default.as ... erID=12178

Either way, he is the cousin of Esala Masi -
http://www.playerhistory.com/Default.as ... erID=67151

Thanks!

[keith]

Merged and one deleted

[jeroen]

In 1999 there was a Manoa Masi playing for Mount Wellington in New Zealand, is this the same one? And Melbourne Knights and Adelaide City did he really play for them?

[keith]

I too have found reference to a Manoa Masi playing for Mount Wellington in NZ in early 1999 (probably the same source). Yet another source mentions him having played in Australia & New Zealand. Have also found the following which also casts doubts on Melbourne Knights & Adelaide City.
2007 Ba FC
2006 Ba FC
2005 Ba FC
2004 Ba FC
2003 Ba FC
2002 Ba FC
2001 Nadi FC
2000 Nadi FC
1999 Nadi FC
1998 Nadi FC
1997 Nadi FC
96/97 Gippsland Falcons 8 0
95/96 Morwell Falcons 1 0
1994 Ba FC
1993 Ba FC
1992 Ba FC
Perhaps one of our Australian contributors can shed some light on this.

[mrfil79]

He was never with the Knights, at least not officially. Here's all their squad lists:

http://www.sesasport.com.au/pages/docum ... 3-2006.pdf

He's not listed.

[valor boreal]

I don't ever remember him being at the Knights. I can't comment on Adelaide City because there isn't all that much info on the state leagues around outside of Sydney and Melbourne.

[mrfil79]

Speaking of Fijians...

Here's some more who should be in the DB, (all full internationals):

Thomas Vulivuli
2005 Oakleigh Cannons (AUS)

Raj Kumar
2005 Oakleigh Cannons (AUS)

Here's one who shouldn't (at least not as a Fijian!):

Matti Tamminen
http://www.playerhistory.com/Default.as ... rID=121866

[Zdravkovic]

I have Masi listed for a club called Nadroga this season?

[keith]

Have taken the liberty of deleting his seasons at Melbourne Knights and Adelaide City and adding Mount Wellington for 1999.
There is still some confusion as to his whereabouts in Fiji. For instance one match report shows him playing for Electic Ltd (formerly Ba FC) in the Ocenia Champs Cup in April 2005 whereas another match report has him playing for Nadroga in May 2005 in the Fiji F A Cup semi-final. Did he transfer at that time ? It seems that he played for the following Fiji clubs between 1992 and 2007 - Ba FC; Lautoka F C; Nadi and Nadroga.

[valor boreal]

For instance one match report shows him playing for Electic Ltd (formerly Ba FC) in the Ocenia Champs Cup in April 2005 whereas another match report has him playing for Nadroga in May 2005 in the Fiji F A Cup semi-final. Did he transfer at that time ?

It sounds to me that he would have been playing for Nadroga and was loaned out to Electic Ltd for the Oceania Champions Cup, which is not uncommon for teams from Pacific Island nations.