Teenage Ipswich Jet rugby player Se'e Kali is 1.9m tall and weighs 150kg. Source: Jack Tran / News Corp Australia
THEY call him King Kali. Anyone who meets this 17-year-old 150kg prodigy will too.
There are three NRL clubs already chasing Se'e Kali, a monster from Ipswich who made his senior debut last weekend despite being in Year 11.
At 1.9m tall, Kali's thighs are the size of most men's torsos and he weighs 25kg more than Gold Coast behemoth Dave Taylor.
Incredibly, Kali is actually on a diet and has lost 8kg since enrolling in Ipswich State High's rugby league excellence program this year.
Spare a thought for the staff at the school's uniform shop who had to knit custom shirts for the gentle giant to wear.
Se'e Kali, 17, is being chased by at least three NRL clubs. Source: News Corp Australia
"My family, we're all big,'' Kali said. "My brothers are all big. Since I started school I have always been the biggest in the class.
"I have a diet plan now I'm here at Ipswich State High, which is a change from New Zealand where I just ate what I wanted.''
That diet unsurprisingly relies on small portion sizes but also demands Kali eat at regular times as he had been skipping breakfast but eating late at night.
Kali has already made the Met West representative under-18 side and is expected to sign an NRL contract within three months.
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He debuted for Kevin Walters's former club Swifts in the tough Ipswich A Grade competition last week.
Despite competing against men a decade older, he was the best prop on the field.
"I'm pretty a big boy myself so it was all right playing against men," Kali said of his senior debut.
"There is only one NRL team in New Zealand. I need to support my mother and father so Australia was the best step for me.
"Ipswich State High has changed my life and given me an opportunity to make it.''
In news that may already start decreasing the crime rate, Kali is studying to become a police officer in case his NRL dreams are unfulfilled.
Kali shows of his size with Jets teammate Vinny Stephen in Ipswich. Source: News Corp Australia
That is unlikely, however, as he lasted 60 minutes in his A Grade debut.
"He's a freak," Ipswich State High rugby league coach Lee Addison said.
"Physically he's been blessed with size but what you don't see is his work ethic.
"He's like a professional who does not have a professional contract.
"If people take him for what he produces rather than his weight and height he will have a great career.
"You would not look at him and think he's fat. He's an athlete.
"Someone who is unfit cannot play 60 minutes against men and compete.''
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