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Newcastle Knights Women
The Newcastle Knights Women are an Australian rugby league team based in Newcastle, New South Wales. The team is part of the Newcastle Knights club and competes in the National Rugby League Women's Premiership (NRLW). The team's home ground is McDonald Jones Stadium. The team has won one premiership over its history (2022). History On 11 June 2021, the Newcastle Knights were granted a licence to compete in the 2021 National Rugby League Women's (NRLW) competition. Recently retired Knights player Blake Green was announced as the head coach. The season was planned to commence in August 2021, postponed to October 2021 and further postponed to 2022 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. On 1 July 2021, the Knights announced their first ever NRLW signing in Indigenous All Stars and Prime Minister's XIII representative Caitlan Johnston, who was a foundation Tarsha Gale Cup player for the Knights in 2018 before spending two seasons with the Sydney Roosters NRLW side. On 25 November 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newcastle International Sports Centre
Newcastle International Sports Centre, known as McDonald Jones Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose sports stadium located in Newcastle, Australia. The ground is home to the Newcastle Knights (National Rugby League) and Newcastle Jets FC ( A-League). It is owned by the New South Wales Government and is administered by Venues NSW (which consolidates the operations and responsibilities of the former Hunter Region Sporting Venues Authority and other regional sporting venues authorities into one authority managed by one governing board). Due to past sponsorship deals, the ground has been previously known as Marathon Stadium, EnergyAustralia Stadium, Ausgrid Stadium and Hunter Stadium. Newcastle International Sports Centre is also known as Newcastle Stadium when in use during AFC competitions due to conflicting sponsorship reasons. History Work began on the stadium on 1 December 1967, and was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 10 April 1970. It was origina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indigenous All Stars (rugby League)
The Indigenous Australian rugby league team (also known as the Indigenous All Stars or Indigenous Dreamtime team) is a rugby league football team that represents Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders. The team was first formed in 1973 and currently plays in an annual All Stars Match against a National Rugby League NRL All Stars team. History An Aboriginal v White Australian rugby league game was held in Barcaldine in Western Queensland in 1963. These 'Blacks v Whites' games continued annually until 1984. The first Australian Aboriginal rugby league team was assembled in 1973 The Aboriginal team managed to win seven of its nine matches in just 10 days, The team consisted of 34 players – 19 from NSW, 13 from Queensland and two from the Northern Territory. They went on to win games against Kiwi premiers Wellington Petone, the only all-Maori team & Auckland club & Te Atatu, which the Aboriginal side won 17–13. The side competed in the Pacific Cup in 1990, 1992 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chantelle Graham
Chantelle Graham (born 25 November 1995) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer. Her positions are and . She previously played for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL Women's Premiership. Background Graham was born in Newcastle, New South Wales. She grew up playing league tag, touch football and Oztag. Playing career Early years In 2015, Graham played for the Wyong Roos league tag team. In 2017 and 2018, she played for the South Newcastle Lions in the Newcastle Rugby League. She also spent time playing for the Aberglasslyn Ants. In 2019, she represented the CRL Newcastle and Central Coast Roosters sides. In 2020, she represented the Newcastle and Hunter side in the Women's Country Championships. In 2021, she played for the Newcastle Maitland Region Knights representative side. In November 2021, she joined the Newcastle Knights' inaugural NRLW squad. In December 2021, she received the Country Women's Player of the Year award. 2022 In round 5 of the delayed 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phoebe Desmond
Phoebe Desmond (born 23 October 1990) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer. Her position is . She previously played for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL Women's Premiership. Background Born in Singleton, New South Wales, Desmond played her junior rugby league for the Singleton Greyhounds. Playing career Early years Desmond played five seasons for the Maitland Pickers, Hunter Stars and North Newcastle in the Sydney Metropolitan Women's Rugby League competition. She also played for the Aberglasslyn Ants. In early 2017, she represented the Singleton Greyhounds rugby league nines team, winning the Group 21 Rugby League nines title, before playing for the Newcastle Knights in an exhibition nines match against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. Later that year, playing for North Newcastle, she was selected to represent the New South Wales Country women's side against New South Wales City. Desmond also spent some time in coaching, after she was kept on the sidel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia Page
Georgia Page (born 21 March 1995) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a . She previously played for the St George Illawarra Dragons and Newcastle Knights in the NRL Women's Premiership, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NSWRL Women's Premiership and played rugby union for the Melbourne Rebels in the Super W. Background Born in Windsor, New South Wales, Page played track and field, tennis and basketball growing up before attending a rugby union talent identification day as a teenager. From there, she was offered a five-year scholarship to Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri, where she played for their rugby union team. Playing career Rugby union After one year, Page returned to Australia and played rugby for Bond University. In 2019, she played for the Melbourne Rebels in the Super W. Rugby league In 2020, Page switched to rugby league, playing for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NSWRL Women's Premiership. On 23 September 2020, Page joi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane Broncos
The Brisbane Broncos Rugby League Football Club Ltd., commonly referred to as the Broncos, is an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Brisbane, Queensland. Founded in April 1987, the Broncos play in Australia's elite competition, the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership. The club has won six premierships, including two New South Wales Rugby League premierships, a Super League (Australia), Super League premiership and three NRL premierships. The Broncos have won two World Club Challenges. The Broncos have achieved four minor premierships during its 35 years in multiple competitions. Prior to 2015, Brisbane had never been defeated in a grand final, and since 1991, the club has failed to qualify for the finals five times. The club is one of the most successful clubs in the National Rugby League since it began in 1998, winning three premierships (second only to the Sydney Roosters' four). The club is one of the most successful clubs in the history of rugby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayme Fressard
Jayme Fressard (born 27 June 1997) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL Women's Premiership. She previously played for the Brisbane Broncos and Newcastle Knights in the NRL Women's Premiership, and the Central Coast Roosters in the NSWRL Women's Premiership. Background Fressard was born in Gosford and attended Gorokan High School, where she played rugby sevens. In 2015, she represented Australia in rugby sevens at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games in Apia. Playing career In 2016, Fressard played for the Berkeley Vale Panthers and was named 18th player for New South Wales. In 2017, she was again named in the New South Wales squad but did not play. In 2018, Fressard joined CRL Newcastle in the NSWRL Women's Premiership. In June 2018, she represented NSW Country at the Women's National Championships. On 21 June 2018, she joined the Brisbane Broncos NRL Women's Premiership team. In July 2018, she ruptured her ACL and MC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobbi Law
Bobbi Law (born 4 June 1997) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL Women's Premiership. Primarily a , she is a Prime Minister's XIII and Indigenous All Stars representative. She previously played for the NRL Women's Premiership sides Sydney Roosters and Newcastle Knights, with whom she won the 2022 NRLW Grand Final with, and the Central Coast Roosters in the NSWRL Women's Premiership. Background Law was born in Newcastle, New South Wales and played her junior rugby league for the Central Coast Roosters. Playing career In 2019, Law played for CRL Newcastle in the NSWRL Women's Premiership, scoring a try in their 24–10 Grand Final win over Mounties RLFC. In May 2019, she represented NSW Country at the Women's National Championships. In July 2019, she joined the Sydney Roosters NRL Women's Premiership team. In Round 3 of the 2019 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Roosters, scoring a try in their 16†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jess Skinner
Jess is a unisex given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Jessica, Jesse, Jessie, etc., and a surname. It may refer to: Given name * Jess Atkinson (born 1961), American football player * Jess Cain (1926–2008), American radio host * Jess Cates (born 1976), American songwriter * Jess Collins (1923–2004), American visual artist * Jess Conrad (born 1936), British actor * Jess H. Dickinson (born 1947), American judge * Jess E. DuBois (born 1934), American painter * Jess Folley (born 2003), English singer * Jess Glynne (born 1989), English singer and songwriter * Jess Hahn (1921–1998), American actor * Jess Harnell (born 1963), American voice actor * Jess Hartley (born 1967), American writer * Jess Herbst (born 1958), American politician * Jess Hill (1907–1993), American athlete and coach * Jess Hill, Australian investigative reporter and author * Jess Stonestreet Jackson, Jr. (1930–2011), American wine entrepreneur * Jess Klein (born 1974), American singer/song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Johns
Andrew Gary Johns (born 19 May 1974) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest players in rugby league history. Johns captained the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League and participated in the team's only two premiership victories in 1997 and 2001, playing a club record 249 games for the Knights. Johns also represented his country at two World Cups, and on one Kangaroo tour, playing in total 21 Test matches for the national side. He played in 23 State of Origin series matches for the New South Wales Blues (captaining the side to a series win in 2003), and played for the Country Origin side in 1995 and 2003. Johns announced his retirement from rugby league on 10 April 2007 at the age of 32. This followed a long run of injuries, the last of which was a bulging disc in his neck which forced his retirement due to the risk of serious spinal injury from further heavy c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casey Bromilow
Casey Bromilow is an Australian professional rugby league football coach. He currently works for the Newcastle Knights and was the inaugural head coach of the NRL Women's Premiership side. Background Bromilow is of English people, English descent. Playing career Early in his career, Bromilow played rugby league as a and , having stints in Queensland and England, most notably with the Redcliffe Dolphins in the Queensland Cup, and York City Knights in RFL League 1, Championship One. After his playing career, Bromilow moved into rugby league administration roles. York City Knights On 13 Jan 2010 it was reported that he had signed for York City Knights in the RFL Championship Coaching career Newcastle Knights In 2018, Bromilow joined the Newcastle Knights as team manager of their Tarsha Gale Cup side. In 2019, he moved into the role of club Elite Pathway Programs Manager. At the end of 2020, he was announced as the head coach of the Tarsha Gale Cup team. In November 2021, he wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Roosters
The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional Rugby league, Rugby League Football Club based in the Eastern Suburbs (Sydney) and parts of inner Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. The Roosters have won fifteen New South Wales Rugby League premiership, New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) and National Rugby League titles, and several other competitions. First founded as the Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club (ESDRLFC), it is the only club to have played in each and every season at the elite level, and since the 1970s has often been dubbed the glamour club of the league. The Sydney Roosters have won 15 premierships, equal to the record of the St George Dragons. Only the South Sydney Rabbitohs have won more premierships. The club holds the record for having won more matches than any other in the league, the most Minor premiership, Minor Premierships and the most World Club Challenge trophies. The Sydney Roosters are one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
