Shaylee Bent (born 13 September 2000) is an Australian

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footballer who plays as a er for the

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in the

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and the

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in the

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. She is a

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, Indigenous All Stars and Australian 9s representative.

Background

Born in

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, Bent is of

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and

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descent. At age 15, Bent began playing rugby league for the Glenmore Park Brumbies.

Playing career

2017

In 2017, she played for the

Parramatta Eels Women Parramatta Eels Women are a rugby league team, representing the Parramatta region of Sydney, New South Wales. The team is part of the Parramatta Eels club and plays in the NRL Women's Premiership, National Rugby League Women's Premiership. The cl ...

in the

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 ...

. In 2018, she moved to the

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Tarsha Gale Cup side. After the Tarsha Gale Cup season, Bent joined Mounties in the NSWRL Women's Premiership. Where she started as centre in the Grand Final victory over South Sydney 12–10.

2019

In 2019, Bent re-joined Mounties RLFC in the

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, starting at in their Grand Final loss to CRL Newcastle. In May 2019, she represented NSW City at the NRL Women's National Championships. In July, she was 18th player for the

side. In Round 1 of the 2019 NRL Women's season, Bent made her debut for the

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in a 4–14 loss to the

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. On 6 October, she started at in the Dragons' 30–6

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loss to the Broncos. Later that month, she represented Australia at the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s.

2020

On 22 February, she started at for the Indigenous All Stars in their 10–4 win over the Maori All Stars. In 2020, she played for the

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in the

. On 17 October, she was named the Dragons'

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Player of the Year. On 13 November, she made her

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debut for

, starting at in their 18–24 loss to

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2021

In 2021, Bent joined the

in the

. On 20 February, she represented the Indigenous All Stars in their 24–0 loss to the Māori All Stars.

Achievements and accolades

Individual

Player of the Year: 2020

References

External links

St George Illawarra Dragons profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bent, Shaylee 2000 births Living people Australian female rugby league players Australian people of Greek descent Gold Coast Titans (NRLW) players Indigenous Australian rugby league players New South Wales Rugby League State of Origin Women players Rugby league players from Penrith, New South Wales Rugby league second-rows St. George Illawarra Dragons (NRLW) players Sportswomen from New South Wales