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Despite only scoring one try from his ten appearances, Fonua lead the club and was fifth in the NRL for post-contact metres. He also gained attention for his mullet haircut. For the 2020 season after a season ending injury Fonua announced his return to Super League side Hull FC

At the start of the 2018 season, Fonua spent the first few weeks playing for The Western Suburbs Magpies in The Intrust Super Premiership NSW. After a number of good performances, Fonua was called up to play for The Wests Tigers. Fonua made his debut for the club in their 22-20 defeat by The Parramatta Eels. He played two games on the wing before being switched to centre. On 15 May, Fonua was demoted to reserve grade for showing up late to training, days after a Man of the Match performance. Weeks later, he was sidelined after breaking his arm, but made a return later in the year.

On 2 May, Fonua played on the wing for Tonga 16-18 loss in the Polynesian Cup. He finished his last season with the Melbourne Storm with 13 matches and 4 tries. On 17 October, he represented Tonga again, this time in their Asia-Pacific Qualifier match against the Cook Islands for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.

On 9 June 2017, it was confirmed that Fonua would return to the NRL, to join the Wests Tigers, starting in the 2018 season.

On 26 August 2017, Fonua would go on to win the Challenge Cup for a second year in a row, contributing massively to the 18-14 win over the Wigan Warriors by scoring two of Hull's three tries at Wembley Stadium.

Fonua finished the year with making the 2017 Super League Dream Team for a second year in a row, but this time as a winger.

On 1 August, he signed a 3-year contract with Super League team Hull F.C. starting in 2016. Fonua had an outstanding first season with the club and quickly established himself as a fan favourite. He helped Hull F.C. reach the Challenge Cup Final where they would go on to beat the Warrington Wolves by a narrow score of 12-10. Fonua scored the first of Hull FC's two tries at Wembley Stadium.

Fonua was selected in the Storms' inaugural 2014 NRL Auckland Nines squad. He finished the Storms' 2014 NRL season with him playing in 20 matches and scoring 10 tries.

Fonua played in Storm's 2013 World Club Challenge victory over Leeds Rhinos. He was selected to play for his parents' country of origin Tonga on 20 April against Samoa in the Pacific Rugby League International at Penrith Stadium. He scored 2 tries in the 36-4 victory. On 10 June, Fonua extended his contract with the Storm, keeping at the club till the end of the 2015 season. In Round 21 against Raiders at Canberra Stadium, Fonua scored a hat-trick of tries in the 68-4 win including a spectacular set up for Will Chambers after the ball seemed almost certain to go dead, with some commentators comparing it to the famous set up by Greg Inglis during the centenary test. Fonua was selected in the Tonga 24 man 2013 Rugby League World Cup squad, playing in 2 of their 3 matches.

He previously played for the Melbourne Storm and the Wests Tigers in the NRL and Hull F.C. in the Super League. In 2012 he became the first Victorian born and bred player to play for the Melbourne Storm at NRL level.

In Round 23 of the 2012 NRL season, Fonua made his NRL debut for the Storm against the Gold Coast Titans on the wing in the Storms 24-16 win at AAMI Park, becoming the first Victorian born and bred player to represent the Storm in first-grade. In Fonua's third game for the Storm in the Finals 1 week match against the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Fonua scored his first NRL try in the 24-10 win at AAMI Park, after previously being denied tries on four occasions by the video referee, once in his debut, twice in his second game, and once prior to his try in his third game. Fonua finished off his debut year with 4 matches and one a try. On 2 October, Fonua was named at wing in the Junior Kangaroos team to face the Junior Kiwis.

Fonua played for the Storm's NYC team from 2010 to 2012, scoring 32 tries in 45 games. At the end of the 2011 season, Fonua was named at centre in the 2011 NYC Team of the Year.

Fonua was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was educated at Wellington Secondary College before moving to Canberra and attending Erindale College in the years of 2008 & 2009 and completing year 12. At the end of 2009 Fonua returned to Victoria where he attended Hallam Secondary College In the following year repeating year 12 to play for the Hallam School rugby league team.

In 2008 and 2009, he represented the Australian Capital Territory Under 18s team. He played for the Raiders' SG Ball team as the Storm did not have an SG Ball team at that time, before returning to Melbourne after being signed by the Melbourne Storm.

In 2006 and 2007, Fonua represented the Victoria Under 15s team, he also represented the Victoria Under 18s team.

Mahe Fonua (born 24 December 1992) is a Tonga international rugby league footballer who plays as a winger or centre for Hull F.C. in the Betfred Super League.