Jaime Chapman (born 17 March 2002) is an Australian

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footballer who plays as a centre for the

Gold Coast Titans The Gold Coast Titans are a professional rugby league football club, based on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The club competes in the National Rugby League (NRL), Australia and New Zealand's national rugby league club competition. The ...

in the

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and the

Tweed Heads Seagulls The Tweed Heads Seagulls, often referred to simply as Tweed or Seagulls or Tweed Seagulls, is a rugby league club based in Tweed Heads, New South Wales. It is one of only two non-Queensland teams to play in the Queensland Cup, along with th ...

in the

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Background

Born in

Sutherland, New South Wales Sutherland is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Sutherland is located 26 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of the ...

, Chapman played her junior rugby league for the Kurnell Stingrays. She is of

Indigenous Australian Indigenous Australians or Australian First Nations are people with familial heritage from, and membership in, the ethnic groups that lived in Australia before British colonisation. They consist of two distinct groups: the Aboriginal peoples ...

descent.

Playing career

In 2019, Chapman joined the

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Cronulla, in the Sutherland Shire, Southern Sydney, New South Wales. They compete in the National Rugby League (NRL), Australasia's premier rugby league ...

Tarsha Gale Cup The Tarsha Gale Cup is one of the main Women's rugby league elite aged group competitions in Australia. The New South Wales Rugby League announced the creation of a nine-a-side under-18s women's league for 2017 Named the Tarsha Gale Nines after ...

side. On 21 June 2019, she started at for New South Wales under-18 in the inaugural women's under-18 State of Origin game against Queensland. On 20 September 2019, she joined 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-ve ...

squad as a development player.

2020

In 2020, Chapman began the season began playing for the Sharks' Tarsha Gale Cup side, before moving up to their

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squad. On 24 September, Chapman moved into the Dragons' full-time NRLW squad. In Round 1 of the 2020 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Dragons, starting on the in a 4–18 loss to 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 ...

2021

In 2021, Chapman joined the

in the

. On 20 February, she started at fullback for the Indigenous All Stars in their 24–0 loss to the Māori All Stars.

2022

On 12 February, Chapman played on the left wing for the Indigenous All Stars, scoring two tries in their 18–8 win over the Māori All Stars. She was awarded the Trish Hina Medal as player of the match.

2023

On 22 July, Jamie debuted at centre for the Gold Coast Titans, she ran for 123 metres in 9 runs, making 1 line break and 6 tackle breaks Chapman played in six of seven matches for the

in the postponed

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, including the Grand Final on 10 April 2022. Chapman was named in the peer-selected NRL Dream team for the postponed 2021 season. In early June, the

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 com ...

announced that Chapman had signed to play for the club in the 2022 NRL Women's season. In late September, Chapman was named in the ''Dream Team'' announced by the

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. The team was selected by the players, who each cast one vote for each position.

References

External links

St. George Illawarra Dragons profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chapman, Jaime 2002 births Living people Indigenous Australian rugby league players Australian female rugby league players St. George Illawarra Dragons (NRLW) players Rugby league players from Sydney Rugby league wingers Sportswomen from New South Wales