Elianna Walton

Elianna Walton

Personal information
Born	(1984-12-18) 18 December 1984 (age 40) Auckland, New Zealand
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	101 kg (15 st 13 lb)
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2018 Sydney Roosters 4 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2009–18 New South Wales 10 0 0 0 0 2009–18 Australia 2014–17 Women's All Stars 2 0 0 0 0 2019 Samoa 1 0 0 0 0 2022– Cook Islands 2 0 0 0 0
Source: RLP As of 15 November 2022

Elianna Walton (née Wilson;^[1] born 18 December 1984) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for Mounties RLFC in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.

She previously played for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL Women's Premiership and is an Australian, Samoan and New South Wales representative.

Background

Walton was born in Auckland and moved to Australia when she was 15 to attend Wavell State High School in Brisbane.^[2] She began playing rugby league as a 15-year old, playing alongside her mother for Brothers Holy Spirit in the Brisbane open women's competition.^[3]

Her younger sisters, Stephanie and Eliza, represented the Cook Islands at the 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup.^[4][1]

Playing career

In 2008, Walton played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the Sydney Metropolitan Competition.^[5]

In 2009, she made her representative debuts for Australia and New South Wales.^[6]

In 2013, while playing for Canley Heights, she was a member of Australia's Women's Rugby League World Cup-winning squad.^[7] On 2 December 2017, she came off the bench and scored a try in Australia's World Cup final win over New Zealand at Suncorp Stadium.^[8]

In June 2018, Walton was announced as one of fifteen marquee signings by the Sydney Roosters NRL Women's Premiership squad.^[9] In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Roosters in a 4–10 loss to the New Zealand Warriors. On 30 September 2018, she started at prop in the Roosters 12–34 Grand Final loss to the Brisbane Broncos.^[10]

On 22 June 2019, Walton captained Samoa in their 8–46 loss to New Zealand in Auckland.^[11]

References

1. Conway, Doug (17 October 2017). "Rugby league inspiration Elianna Walton goes from wheelchair to World Cup in two years". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
2. "Rugby league inspiration Elianna Walton goes from wheelchair to World Cup in two years". The Daily Telegraph. 17 October 2017.
3. "Elianna Walton receives Karen Folkes award". Canterbury Bulldogs. 17 August 2016.
4. "Sibling sacrifice for Jillaroos Elianna Walton". NRL. 14 November 2017.
5. "Getting to know the Jillaroos". The Women's Game. 17 November 2017.
6. "Women's Rugby League History". NSWRL. 10 April 2018.
7. "Jillaroos set for World Cup". NRL. 17 June 2013.
8. "Elianna Walton try crucial in Australia winning rugby league World Cup final". The Courier Mail. 2 December 2017.
9. "Roosters announce NRLW marquee signings". Sydney Roosters. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
10. "NRLW Late Mail Grand Final". Sydney Roosters. 30 September 2018.
11. "More Women's league players tipped to switch allegiance". RNZ. 28 June 2019.

External links

• NRL profile