Jordan Mailata played in the Rabbitohs juniors. Image: Getty/X It was reported at the time that Souths officials were not confident he had the fitness and athletic ability suited to rugby league.

Jordan Mailata has made history become the first ... And it came after then-South Sydney Rabbitohs coach Michael Maguire admitted the fringe first-grader was never going to make it in the NRL.

Philadelphia’s Jordan Mailata could be the most underappreciated ... like the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and the South Sydney Rabbitohs, but once video clips of the 6-foot-8, 346-pound ...

Jordan Mailata now has a Super Bowl ring to go with ... played junior rugby league for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and had never played American football until he was drafted by the Eagles in ...

Jordan Mailata doesn't want to sound overly profound ... Mailata, who played junior rugby league for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, had never played American football until drafted by the Eagles ...

Jordan Mailata actually grabbed the podium ... And after the win, the Rabbitohs paid tribute to their former player. “First Aussie and first Rabbitoh to WIN a Super Bowl,” the Rabbitohs ...

That’s what the [expletive] I do,” said Jalen Hurts to Mailata in the locker room following the Birds’ Super Bowl win.

SYDNEY — Jordan Mailata was playing rugby league in Australia ... from promising rugby league talent for the South Sydney Rabbitohs to Super Bowl champion, Mailata told ESPN: “Don’t be ...