[3] Hopoate made his debut in round 1 of the 2020 NRL season for the Brisbane Broncos vs North Queensland Cowboys starting from the bench.

[4] Hopoate played 12 games for Brisbane in the 2020 NRL season as they finished last on the table for the first time in the club's history.

[6] In 2012, Hopoate was sacked by Parramatta due to a string of off-field incidents which included a mid-range drink driving conviction.

[7] In 2014, Hopoate was jailed for one year and given a two-year good behaviour bond after a violent assault on two men at a Sydney pub.

[9] In October 2021 he was sentenced to a 12-month intensive corrections order under which he must abstain from alcohol and undertake 250 hours of community service.