Bobbi Law (born 4 June 1997) is an Australian

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footballer who plays for the

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in the

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. Primarily a , she is a

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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

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in the

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Background

Law was born in

Newcastle, New South Wales Newcastle ( ; Awabakal: ) is a metropolitan area and the second most populated city in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It includes the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie local government areas, and is the hub of the Greater Newcastle area, w ...

and played her junior rugby league for the

Playing career

In 2019, Law played for CRL Newcastle in the

, scoring a try in their 24–10 Grand Final win over

Mounties RLFC The Mounties Rugby League Football Club (sponsored by Mounties Group) is an Australian rugby league football club based in Mount Pritchard, New South Wales formed in 1927. They currently play in the NSW Cup, Ron Massey Cup and Sydney Shield. Mo ...

. In May 2019, she represented NSW Country at the Women's National Championships. In July 2019, she joined the Sydney Roosters

team. In Round 3 of the

2019 NRL Women's season The 2019 NRL Women's Premiership was the second season of professional women's rugby league in Australia. Teams Pre-season Regular season The season again operated under a round-robin format, with games played as curtain-raisers to the ...

, she made her debut for the Roosters, scoring a try in their 16–24 loss to the St George Illawarra Dragons. On 11 October 2019, she started at for the

in their 22–14 win over the Fiji Prime Minister's XIII. On 22 February 2020, she represented the Indigenous All Stars in their 10–4 over the Maori All Stars. On 27 September 2020, she started at for the

in their 16–10 NSWRL Women's Premiership Grand Final win over the North Sydney Bears. On 25 November 2021, Law signed with the Newcastle Knights to be a part of their inaugural NRLW squad. In round 1 of the delayed

2021 NRL Women's season The 2021 NRLW premiership was the fourth professional season of Women's rugby league in Australia. The season was planned to start in August 2021, postponed to October 2021 and further postponed to 2022 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Th ...

, Law made her club debut for the Knights against the Parramatta Eels. On 2 October 2022, Law played in the Knights' 32-12

NRLW The Telstra NRL Women's Premiership (NRLW) is Australia's national rugby league competition for female players. The first season of the league began in September 2018 with four teams. The league is run by the National Rugby League (NRL) and is ...

Grand Final win over the Parramatta Eels. In April 2023, she signed with the

References

External links

Newcastle Knights profileSydney Roosters profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Law, Bobbi 1997 births Living people Indigenous Australian rugby league players Australian female rugby league players Rugby league centres Sydney Roosters (NRLW) players Newcastle Knights (NRLW) players Rugby league players from Newcastle, New South Wales Sportswomen from New South Wales