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Herman Ese'ese
Personal information
Full nameHerman Ese'ese
Born (1994-09-07) 7 September 1994 (age 32)
Auckland, New Zealand
Height6 ft 2 in (1.87 m)
Weight18 st 10 lb (119 kg)
Playing information
PositionProp, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015 Canterbury Bulldogs 1 0 0 0 0
2016–17 Brisbane Broncos 30 1 0 0 4
2018–20 Newcastle Knights 62 5 0 0 20
2021–22 Gold Coast Titans 16 2 0 0 8
2023 Dolphins 20 0 0 0 0
2024– Hull F.C. 65 12 0 0 48
Total 194 20 0 0 80
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016 Queensland Residents 1 0 0 0 0
2017–19 Samoa 6 0 0 0 0
2018 New Zealand 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]
As of 12 August 2026

Herman Ese'ese (born 7 September 1994) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop and loose forward for Hull F.C. in the Super League. He has also played for both New Zealand and Samoa at international level.

He previously played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Brisbane Broncos, Newcastle Knights, Gold Coast Titans and the Dolphins in the NRL in Australia.

Background

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Ese'ese was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He is of Samoan descent and is the nephew of New Zealand Kiwis international Ali Lauiti'iti.[2]

Ese'ese played his junior rugby league for the Mangere East Hawks and Wests Panthers, before being signed by the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in 2015.[3]

Playing career

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Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (2013-2015)

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In 2013 and 2014, Ese'ese played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs' NYC team.[4][5]

In 2015, Ese'ese graduated to the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs' New South Wales Cup team.[6] In Round 7 of the 2015 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Canterbury-Bankstown club against the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles.[7][8] He was contracted to the Bulldogs until the end of 2016,[9] however, after being stood down in April due to a drink driving charge,[10] he was released from the final year of his contract.[11] Late in the year, he signed with the Souths Logan Magpies in the Queensland Cup for 2016, while training with the Brisbane Broncos during the 2016 pre-season.[11]

Brisbane Broncos (2016-2017)

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In 2016, after gaining a contract with the Brisbane Broncos during the pre-season, Ese'ese made his Brisbane debut against South Sydney in Round 8 of the season.[12][13] In September, he re-signed with the Brisbane club on a two-year contract until the end of 2018.[14]

Ese’ese earned a starting spot at prop over Korbin Sims in some matches.[15] On 6 May, Ese’ese made his international debut for Samoa against England, playing off the interchange bench in the 30–10 loss at Campbelltown Stadium.[16][17]

Newcastle Knights (2018-2020)

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In July 2017, he signed a three-year contract with the Newcastle Knights starting in 2018.[18] In round 25, he scored his first ever NRL try against the Parramatta Eels, in Brisbane's 34–52 loss at Suncorp Stadium.[19]

In round 1 of the 2018 season, Ese'ese made his debut for Newcastle in their 19–18 golden point extra-time win over the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles.[20]

Ese'ese hitting the ball up for Newcastle in 2019

In the 2019 NRL season, Ese'ese played 18 games for Newcastle as the club finished 11th on the table for a second consecutive year.[21]

Gold Coast Titans (2021-2022)

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In July 2020, Ese'ese signed a two-year contract with the Gold Coast Titans starting in 2021.[22] In round 10 of the 2021 NRL season, he was sent off for a high tackle during the Gold Coast's 48–12 loss against Penrith.[23]

Following the Gold Coast's decision not to extend Ese'ese's contract, former coach from the Brisbane Broncos, Wayne Bennett signed him to the Dolphins for the 2023 NRL season.[24] He played a total of 13 games for the Gold Coast in the 2022 NRL season as the club finished 13th on the table.[25]

Dolphins (2023)

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In round 5 of the 2023 NRL season, Ese'ese made his club debut for the Dolphins against the St George Illawarra Dragons at WIN Stadium. He played a total of twenty games for the Dolphins.

Hull F.C.

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On 15 August 2023, Ese'ese signed a three-year deal to join English side Hull F.C. starting in 2024.[26] Ese'ese made his club debut for Hull F.C. against arch-rivals Hull Kingston Rovers in round 1 of the 2024 Super League season. He was sent to the sin bin during the first half of the match for a dangerous high tackle. Hull F.C. would go on to lose the match 22-0.[27] On 28 March 2025, Ese'ese extended his contract with Hull F.C. until the end of 2029.[28] Following the victory over Warrington Wolves in April 2025, Ese'ese equalled the record number for tries scored in consecutive games scored by a prop, scoring 6 games in a row.[29] He played 24 games for Hull F.C. in the 2025 Super League season as the club finished 7th on the table.[30]

Statistics

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Year Team Games Tries Pts
2015 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 1
2016 Brisbane Broncos 8
2017 22 1 4
2018 Newcastle Knights 23 2 8
2019 18 2 8
2020 21 1 4
2021 Gold Coast Titans 3
2022 13 2 8
2023 Dolphins 20
2024 Hull FC 22 2 8
2025 14 8 32
Totals 167 18 52

References

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  1. ↑ "Herman Eseese - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  2. ↑ TOOHEY, BARRY (11 July 2018). "Herman Ese'ese creating his own path at Knights after quitting Broncos". Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Dogs debutant Ese'ese's dream come true". NRL.com. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Herman Ese'ese". Nycdatabase.org. Archived from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "NYC LATE MAIL: Bulldogs v Roosters". Bulldogs.com.au. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "VB NSW CUP TEAMS ROUND 1". NSWRL.com.au. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "NRL 2015 - Round 7". Rugby League Project. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  8. ↑ "NRL LATE MAIL: Bulldogs v Sea-Eagles". Bulldogs.com.au. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "16 ROOKIES YOU NEED TO WATCH AT THE NINES". Rugbyleagueweek.com.au. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  10. ↑ "Statement regarding Herman Ese'ese | NRL". Zero Tackle. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  11. 1 2 "Sam Scarlett Joins Brisbane Herman Eseese to Train with Broncos During Pre-season". Couriermail.com.au. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  12. ↑ "Updated team lists: Broncos v Rabbitohs". NRL.com. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  13. ↑ NRL. "Late Mail - Broncos v Rabbitohs". Broncos. Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  14. ↑ Broncos.com.au (1 September 2016). "Trio commit to Broncos". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  15. ↑ "Herman Ese'ese cements starting spot". 11 May 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  16. ↑ "Couriermail.com.au | Subscribe to The Courier Mail for exclusive stories". www.couriermail.com.au.
  17. ↑ "England too strong for Samoa". 6 May 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  18. ↑ "Knights sign Herman Ese'ese". Zero Tackle. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  19. ↑ "Eels send finals warning with Broncos demolition". 24 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  20. ↑ "Late mail: Knights v Manly". 9 March 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  21. ↑ "2019 SEASON REVIEW NEWCASTLE KNIGHT". Nothing But League. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  22. ↑ "HERMAN HEADED TO THE TITANS". Gold Coast Titans. 13 July 2020.
  23. ↑ "Penrith, Parramatta and Melbourne — all score wins on final day of Magic Round". ABC News. 16 May 2021.
  24. ↑ "Ese'ese joins Dolphins engine room". 29 September 2022.
  25. ↑ "Titans' million-dollar man goes missing as Holbrook rues costly mistake: Brutal Review". www.foxsports.com.au. 8 September 2022.
  26. ↑ "Herman Ese'ese: Hull FC to sign Dolphins, Samoa and New Zealand prop for 2024". BBC Sport.
  27. ↑ "Hull FC 0-22 Hull KR - Rovers win season opener as hosts have two sent off". BBC Sport. 15 February 2024.
  28. ↑ "Herman Ese'ese: Hull FC prop signs new contract until 2029". BBC Sport. 28 March 2025. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  29. ↑ Bower, Aaron. "Hull FC star sets incredible Super League record in Warrington win". LoveRugbyLeague. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  30. ↑ "Grading each of Super League's bottom six in 2025 with Warrington getting the lowest marks". www.loverugbyleague.com.
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