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Storm prop Nelson Asofa-Solomona will only miss Melbourne’s NRL season opener in 2025 despite the five week ban that rubbed him out of the 2024 Grand Final. Asofa-Solomona was banned for four games and missed the Storm’s Grand Final loss to the Watch every game of the 2024 Pacific Championships with expert analysis LIVE with no ad-breaks during play, on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free trial today > Panthers, after being found guilty of a grade three dangerous high tackle in the preliminary final against the Roosters.
The Storm enforcer caught Roosters star Lindsay Collins high with the first tackle of the preliminary final. Asofa-Solomona contested the four game ban at the judiciary to try and downgrade the charge to play in the decider, but lost adding another week to his ban. MORE NRL NEWS NOV 1 LIVE: King Gutho locked in; sticking point in axed Dogs star’s Eels talks BRUTAL REVIEW: Dragons improve despite choke, face uncertain future minus stars ‘GREAT MENTOR’: Gordon follows Rogers’ footsteps to Titans as position revealed After serving one week in the Grand Final it was believed Asofa-Solomona would not play until Round 5 next season.
However, it has been ruled that New Zealand’s three Tests in the Pacific Championship will count towards his five-game ban, meaning he will serve just one NRL game next year. Asofa-Solomona will miss the Storm’s Round 1 fixture in Las Vegas, but the representative prop will be available for Round 2..
