Maddie Studdon

Maddie Studdon

Personal information
Full name	Maddison Studdon[1]
Born	(1994-10-16) 16 October 1994 (age 30) Mascot, New South Wales, Australia
Height	154 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Weight	59 kg (9 st 4 lb)
Playing information
Position	Halfback
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2018 Sydney Roosters 2 0 0 0 0 2019–21 St George Illawarra 6 0 8 0 16 2022 Parramatta Eels 5 1 7 1 19 2023– Cronulla Sharks 1 0 0 0 0 Total 14 1 15 1 35 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2014–17 Women's All Stars 3 0 0 0 0 2014–17 Australia 6 1 13 0 30 2012–19 New South Wales 6 1 6 0 16
Source: [2] As of 1 November 2023

Maddison Studdon (born 16 October 1994) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.

Primarily a halfback, she is an Australian and New South Wales representative.

Background

Studdon began playing rugby league as a four-year old for Mascot Jets. She continued to play until she was too old and then switched to touch rugby.

Playing career

In 2010, she returned to rugby league, making her senior debut for the Helensburgh Tiger Lillies, playing for the club until 2014. In 2016, she began playing for Cronulla-Caringbah Sharks.^[1]

In 2017, she was a member of the Jillaroos 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup winning side.^[3]

In 2018, she captained New South Wales in the inaugural Women's State of Origin, which New South Wales won 16–10.^[4]

In June 2018, Studdon was announced as one of the fifteen marquee signings by the Sydney Roosters women's team.^[5] Later that year, she played for the Wests Tigers women's team in the inaugural NRL Touch Premiership, which they won.^[6][7]

In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's Premiership, Studdon made her debut for the Sydney Roosters, starting at halfback in their 10–4 loss to the New Zealand Warriors.^[8]

On 14 June 2019, she signed with the St George Illawarra Dragons for the 2019 NRL Women's season.^[9]

References

1. "Maddison Studdon - Community". National Rugby League. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
2. "Maddie Studdon - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
3. Parkinson, Andrew (8 August 2017). "Jillaroos Ruan Sims, Maddie Studdon and Kezie Apps mark 100 days until women's rugby league World Cup". St George and Sutherland Shire Leader. Archived from the original on 8 October 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
4. "Blues captain reveals job loss in pursuit of Origin glory". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Australian Associated Press. 23 June 2018. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020.
5. "Roosters announce NRLW marquee signings". Sydney Roosters. 17 June 2018. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
6. Talintyre, Dan (1 May 2018). "Wests Tigers name squads for 2018 Touch Premiership". Wests Tigers. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021.
7. Talintyre, Dan (29 July 2018). "Wests Tigers claim maiden NRL Touch Premiership". Wests Tigers. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
8. Newton, Alicia (8 September 2018). "Roosters v Warriors: NRLW Round 1 preview". National Rugby League. Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
9. "Dragons announce first 2019 Women's Premiership signings". St. George Illawarra Dragons. 14 June 2019. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.

External links

• St George Illawarra Dragons profile