Paige Parker (born 7 May 1995) is an Australian rules football and rugby league footballer who plays for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL Women's Premiership. She previously played for Brisbane and the Gold Coast in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW), and the Newcastle Knights in the NRLW.
Paige Parker | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | [1] | 7 May 1995||
Original team(s) | Coorparoo (QWAFL)[1] | ||
Draft | No. 9, 2018 AFL Women's draft | ||
Debut | Round 1, 2019, Brisbane vs. Greater Western Sydney, at Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2019 | Brisbane | 4 (0) | |
2020–2021 | Gold Coast | 13 (2) | |
Total | 17 (2) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2021 season. | |||
Source: AustralianFootball.com |
Early life
editParker was raised in Brisbane's northern suburb of Bracken Ridge to a family of Indigenous Australian (Quandamooka) descent.[2] She attended St John Fisher College throughout her upbringing and excelled in touch football where she plays for the Brisbane Broncos and represents Australia at the World Cup level.[3] She also played Australian rules football in her youth and was playing for Coorparoo in the AFL Queensland Women's League when she was drafted by Brisbane with the ninth pick in the 2018 AFL Women's draft.[1]
AFLW career
editParker made her debut for Brisbane in the round 1 game against Greater Western Sydney at Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex on 3 February 2019.[4] Following the 2019 season, she joined the Gold Coast.[5] After playing 13 games over two seasons, Parker was delisted by the Gold Coast in June 2021.[6]
Rugby League career
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Born | Brisbane Queensland, Australia | 7 May 1995|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 74 kg (11 st 9 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [7] As of 9 August 2022 |
On 3 December 2021, Parker was recruited by the Newcastle Knights to be a part of their inaugural NRL Women's Premiership squad.[8][9]
In round 5 of the delayed 2021 NRL Women's season, Parker made her NRLW debut for the Knights against the Gold Coast Titans.[10]
In June 2022, she signed with the Brisbane Broncos for the 2022 season.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Brisbane Lions AFL Women's Players". Brisbane Lions. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "AFLPlayer's Indigenous Map 2019" (PDF). aflplayers.com.au. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "Your Broncos NRL Touch Premiership Teams". broncos.com.au. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ Fielding, Josie (1 February 2019). "AFLW Team: Five Lions set to debut". Brisbane Lions. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ Boswell, Tom (12 April 2019). "Gold Coast Suns swoop on Paige Parker after Brisbane Lions failed to offer her an AFLW contract". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ "SUNS make further AFLW list changes". Gold Coast. Telstra. 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Paige Parker - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ Knights relishing NRLW underdog tag Alicia Newton for NRLW 8 Dec 2021
- ^ "Knights finalise NRLW squad with signings of Queensland-based players". Newcastle Knights. 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Squad Update: Multiple changes made to NRLW squad". Newcastle Knights. 25 March 2022.
- ^ "Test & Origin Stars Join Broncos NRLW". Brisbane Broncos. 10 June 2022.
External links
edit- Newcastle Knights profile
- Paige Parker's profile on the official website of the Gold Coast Football Club
- Paige Parker at AustralianFootball.com