New Zealand rugby league footballer
Maddison Weatherall|
Born | (2001-09-10) 10 September 2001 (age 23) Auckland, New Zealand |
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Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
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Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb) |
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Position | Prop, Lock |
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As of 29 November 2020 |
Maddison Weatherall (born 10 September 2001) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the St George Illawarra in the NRL Women's Premiership and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.
Background
Born in Auckland, Weatherall was raised in Wollongong and played her junior rugby league for the Western Suburbs Red Devils.[2]
Playing career
In 2018, Weatherall played for the Illawarra Steelers in the Tarsha Gale Cup.[3] Later that year, she joined the St. George Illawarra Dragons NRL Women's Premiership squad as a development player.[4]
2019
In 2019, Weatherall once again played for the Steelers' Tarsha Gale Cup team, captaining the side in their Grand Final win over the Newcastle Knights.[5]
On 18 June, she was promoted to the Dragons 22-woman squad.[6]
On 21 June, she captained the New South Wales under-18 team in their 24–4 win over Queensland in the inaugural Under-18 State of Origin game.[7]
In Round 1 of the 2019 NRL Women's season, Weatherall made her debut for the Dragons in a 4–14 loss to the Brisbane Broncos.[8] On 6 October, she came off the bench in the Dragons' 6–30 Grand Final loss to the Broncos.[9]
2020
In 2020, Weatherall joined the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs NRL Women's Premiership team. On 22 February, she came off the bench for the Māori All Stars in their 4–10 loss to the Indigenous All Stars.[10]
Weatherall played just one NRLW game for the Dragons in 2020, starting at lock in their Round 3 loss to the New Zealand Warriors.[11]
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