New Zealand's Tony Tumusa goes over to score a try in the Junior Kiwis' 22-20 loss to the Junior Kangaroos on the Gold Coast on May 2.

Junior Kiwis star and rising Melbourne Storm winger Tony Tumusa has had it written into his new club contract that he gets to make a visit to his old school in Auckland every year, to inspire their pupils.

Tumusa, who scored a try for the Junior Kiwis against Australia earlier this year and has scored 20 tries in 18 games for the Storm's under-20 team this year, is destined for greatness in the NRL.

He recently signed a deal with the Storm to be a part of their first-grade side next year and written into that contract is a clause that states the club will pay for him to make a trip back to Auckland each year, to give a speech to the kids at Glenavon Primary School.

Tumusa admits he was a troublesome student and made a number of bad decisions that could have sent his life down a very different direction.

He began drinking alcohol and Tumusa hopes to be able talk to the youngsters at the school about the mistakes he made and how he managed to get back on the straight and narrow and focus on playing rugby league.

"At Glenavon they put me into a programme called TYLA, which stands for turn you life around and that was the starting point for me, because that's what I did," Tumusa said.

"I realised what was wrong and right and understanding the values in life, that the choices we make equal the consequences we get.

"Another value I learned about was making your family proud. Also about responsibility and respect."

Paul Pirihi, the deputy principal at Glenavon Primary School, says having Tumusa come back each year will inspire the students.

"We try to get someone to speak at the school every Monday, but the more powerful ones are the ones who've been through this school and are now successful in their lives," Pirihi said.

"So to have him back will be brilliant because he will be such a huge role model here and the kids will thrive off that."

The school has been a breeding ground for sporting stars with Sharks winger Sosaia Feki and Southland Stags rugby players Willis and Dillan Halaholo also former pupils.

Tumusa's agent is former Kiwi Tyran Smith. He has a track record of helping to turn around the lives of players who've experienced tough times and has players like Suaia Matagi, Manu Ma'u on his books as well as Will Hopoate and James Gavet. He has also enlisted another of his players, Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, to help mentor Tumusa.

"I like to get other players who've been successful to talk to him," Smith said.

"So although Dallin is the same age, he's been a bit of a role model for Tony.

"As soon as I mentioned this to Dallin he jumped at it. They talk and Tony asks him about what he did to become successful and how hard he trained.

"Before that, Blake Austin helped Dallin along the way. When they were training in Coogee, Dallin couldn't even drive so Blake would pick him up from Penrith. Will Hopoate and Ma'u were there too.

"One day Tony will be able to pass all he's learned on to another kid."