Lavina O'Mealey (born 26 March 1984) is an Australian international

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player who plays Glebe Dirty Reds in the

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Playing career

O'Mealey began playing rugby league in 2009 for the

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and in 2011 represented

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. In 2017, she was a member of the Jillaroos

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winning side, coming off the interchange in the final against

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. In 2018, she played for the NSW City at the National Women's Championships. In June 2018, O'Mealey was announced as one of the fifteen marquee signings by the Sydney Roosters women's team. In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's Premiership, O'Mealey made her debut for the Sydney Roosters, starting at five-eighth in their 10–4 loss to the

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. In 2021, she joined the Glebe Dirty Reds for their inaugural season in the

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Sydney Roosters profile
1984 births Living people Australian female rugby league players Australia women's national rugby league team players Indigenous Australian rugby league players New South Wales Rugby League State of Origin Women players Rugby league five-eighths Rugby league players from Sydney Sportswomen from New South Wales Sydney Roosters (NRLW) players {{Australia-rugbyleague-bio-1980s-stub