Now the 11-year-old is proving everyone right, in three different codes of footy.

His first love was rugby league, which he started at the age of five.

"As soon as I turned five, I made mum and dad sign me up to play for the Milton-Ulladulla Bulldogs," Salafia said.

During this time, the Ulladulla Public School student also tried his hand at touch football.

But it wasn't until his family moved to Darwin in 2016, when Salafia was nine, that he tried his hand at Australian Football.

While in the Northern Territory for 12 months, Salafia played both league and Australian Football for Darwin Brothers and Darwin Buffalos respectively.

Then when his family returned to Ulladulla, Salafia just had to continue playing both sports, which saw him return to the Bulldogs but also join the Dockers.

Salafia has become such a natural playing Aussie Rules, as a midfielder or forward, that he was recently named in the NSW PSSA boys team, which will attend the nationals at Mandurah, Western Australia from August 3-11.

"Ulladulla Public School didn't put an AFL team in to trial at district, so I got my dad to take me to Batemans Bay to tryout and I got selected in the Eurobodella district team to play at regional's in Batemans Bay," Salafia said.

"Then at the carnival I got selected in the South Coast team which then played at state championships in Penshurst.

"After playing well there, I was lucky enough to be named in the NSW PSSA side.

"Being named in this side means everything to me - I'm really excited and happy to be recognised.

"It shows that my hard work and effort is paying off and I hope that this is just the start of many more representative teams I'm selected in.

"I cant wait to represent NSW and play in Mandurah and mix in with the best players my age in the country."

As this will be the year six student's first time playing at this level, he has been working extra hard to give himself the best chance of success in Western Australia.

"I have been brushing up on my skills at training with the Dockers and practising my kicking at home with my dad," he said.

"This will be my first time going away, so I really want to do my best and get out there and prove everyone what I'm capable of.

"I enjoy making new friends and playing AFL, so I want to have fun too."

As amazing as this achievement is, Salafia has has is eyes set on making two more NSW sides in the coming months.

"The rugby league state championships are from June 25-27, where I hope to play really well for South Coast (a side he played for in 2017) and get selected in the NSW team, which will play in Queensland later in the year - that's my goal," the rugby league half said.

"Then the state touch football championships are on at Newcastle from August 20-23, where I'll give my best, playing as a middle, to make that NSW team also."

Salafia's amazing sporting exploits follow in the footsteps of his older brother James Gallaugher, who at the same age represented NSW in Athletics and rugby league.

Since then, Gallaugher has NSW, Western Australia, Australian records in the 100m and 200m and a 13-year-old boys 200m world record.

"I've always looked up to James - he's an idol of mine, that I'm very proud to call my brother," the Ulladulla product said.

In the future, Salafia hopes to one day play sport professionally.

"I hope to one day play in the NRL but at the moment mum says school is my first priority," Salafia said.

Salafia would like to take this opportunity to thank all his generous sponsors for getting him to where he is today.