Tahlulah Tillett (born 30 August 1998) is an Australian professional

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footballer. Her positions are and . She previously played for the

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in the

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Background

Tillett was born in

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and is of

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descent. She played touch football in her junior years, representing Queensland and Australia, as well as junior rugby league for the

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Playing career

Early years

In 2017, Tillett represented the North Queensland Marlins women's team and Indigenous All Stars women's team. In 2018, she was named in the Australian women's national elite training squad for the upcoming

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competition. Three weeks later she played for the

Wests Panthers The Western Suburbs Panthers, often simply referred to as Wests for short, are a rugby league club based in the western suburbs of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The club is the oldest in the QRL and despite absences from the top grade in rec ...

, before rupturing the ACL in her right knee during her first game. In January 2020, she was a part of the Queensland Female Performance Program squad. In 2021, she played for the North Queensland Gold Stars in the BHP Premiership. In December 2021, she signed with the

to be a part of their inaugural NRLW squad.

2022

In February, Tillett played for the Indigenous All Stars against the

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. In round 1 of the delayed

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, she made her

debut for the Knights against the

Parramatta Eels The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta that competes in the National Rugby League. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, and their ...

. She played in 4 matches for the Knights, before parting ways with the club at the end of the season.

References

External links

Newcastle Knights profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tillett, Tahlulah 1998 births Australian female rugby league players Indigenous Australian rugby league players Newcastle Knights (NRLW) players Rugby league halfbacks Rugby league five-eighths Living people