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Brydie Parker (born 25 October 1999) is an Australian
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footballer who plays for the
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in the
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and the
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in the
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. Primarily a er or , she is a
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representative.


Background

Parker was born in
Muswellbrook, New South Wales Muswellbrook ( ) is a town in the Upper Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, about north of Sydney and north-west of Newcastle. Geologically, Muswellbrook is situated in the northern parts of the Sydney basin, bordering the New Englan ...
and played her junior rugby league for the Muswellbrook Rams.


Playing career

On 27 July 2018, Parker earned a contract with the
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 ...
NRL Women's Premiership The Telstra NRL Women's Premiership (NRLW) is Australia's national rugby league competition for women's rugby league in Australia, female players. The first season of the league began in September 2018 with four teams. The league is run by the ...
team after being spotted at the
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's Talent ID day held on the
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. In Round 3 of the
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, she made her debut as an 18-year old for the Roosters, starting on the and scoring a try in a 26–0 win over the
St George Illawarra Dragons The St. George Illawarra Dragons is an Australian professional rugby league football club, representing both the Illawarra and St George regions of New South Wales. The club has competed in the National Rugby League since 1999 after a joint- ...
. On 30 September 2018, she started on the wing in the Roosters' 12–34 Grand Final loss to the
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. In 2019, she joined the
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team. Parker was in the Roosters' NRLW squad for 2019 but did not play a game. In 2020, Parker joined the
Central Coast Roosters The Central Coast Roosters, formerly Central Coast Centurions, are an Australian rugby league football club (previously known as the Rip or Storm) based in the Central Coast region in New South Wales. They competed in the New South Wales Cup w ...
, winning a
NSWRL Women's Premiership The Harvey Norman Women's Premiership is a rugby league competition for clubs in New South Wales. It is the only state wide open age competition for women in New South Wales and is run by New South Wales Rugby League. The NSWRL Women's Premiershi ...
Grand Final with the team. On 25 October 2020, she started on the wing for the Roosters in their NRLW
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loss to the
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.


References


External links


Sydney Roosters profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Parker, Brydie 1999 births Living people Australian female rugby league players Prime Minister's XIII women players Rugby league wingers Rugby league centres Sydney Roosters (NRLW) players Rugby league players from New South Wales Sportswomen from New South Wales People from Muswellbrook, New South Wales