Melbourne Storm recruit Lagi Setu wants to ditch tag as 'that Mormon guy' Lagi Setu just wants to play consistent football for the Melbourne Storm. Picture: George Salpigtidis LAGI Setu heard the whispers from the doubters and admits even he questioned if it could be done. But after cementing his place in the Melbourne team just four months after returning from a Mormon mission, Setu realises his two years without touching a Steeden actually made him a better footballer. Finding a place in Craig Bellamy's Storm team, who questing for 16 straight wins this weekend against Canberra, is a feat in itself for the Queenslander. Now Setu wants to ditch the tag as "that Mormon guy" and be known as a consistent footballer. "Everyone does just think of me as that Mormon guy and that's fine, I get it, but I would like be thought of as someone who is playing good footy," Setu said. I have long way to go but I hope people start to focus on me as just an NRL player. I have a lot of goals in football I want to achieve. This is just the start. A former Broncos and St George Illawarra second-rower with great promise, Setu made his debut in the NRL at age 19. But he shocked all when he ditched his lucrative NRL career with the Broncos at the end of 2010 to serve his two-year mission. As the 2010 NRL season ended, the Setu discourse was "what was he thinking?." Rugby league pundits doubted he would ever return. He was posted in Nottingham, in the midlands of England, without internet, television or regular phone access. Ex-Gold Coast rising star Jordan Rapana was predicted for a huge career before he left on a mission in 2009 after starring in eight games during his rookie 2008 season. Rapana defected to union with the Western Force upon his return, never made their Super Rugby team and is now battling away in club rugby. But while Setu has not been dominant for the Storm, he has been an error-free, hard working player off the bench. He admits he now realises how important doing the grunt work is and no longer takes rugby league for granted. "Being away on the Mission I think taught me to focus more and that has helped me in my football this year," Setu said. At the Broncos I wasn't consistent. I had good and bad games. Now I do the one per cent things. I understand why you need to be good in every game and play for the team. Setu said there were doubts he would ever wear a rugby league jersey again. "I wondered myself a couple of times but it didn't really matter to me because the Mission was so important and god eventually found a way to get me back here," Setu said. Parramatta must hope their Mormon recruit Will Hopoate finds the same path.