Brydie Parker
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| Born | 25 October 1999 Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (10 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: RLP As of 9 November 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brydie Parker (born 25 October 1999) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL Women's Premiership and the Central Coast Roosters in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.
Primarily a winger or centre, she is a Prime Minister's XIII representative.
Background
[edit]Parker was born in Muswellbrook, New South Wales and played her junior rugby league for the Muswellbrook Rams.[1]
Playing career
[edit]On 27 July 2018, Parker earned a contract with the Sydney Roosters NRL Women's Premiership team after being spotted at the NRL's Talent ID day held on the Gold Coast, Queensland.[2]
In Round 3 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, she made her debut as an 18-year old for the Roosters, starting on the wing and scoring a try in a 26–0 win over the St George Illawarra Dragons.[3] On 30 September 2018, she started on the wing in the Roosters' 12–34 Grand Final loss to the Brisbane Broncos.[4]
In 2019, she joined the Mounties NSWRL Women's Premiership team.[5] Parker was in the Roosters' NRLW squad for 2019 but did not play a game.[6]
In 2020, Parker joined the Central Coast Roosters, winning a NSWRL Women's Premiership Grand Final with the team.[7] On 25 October 2020, she started on the wing for the Roosters in their NRLW Grand Final loss to the Brisbane Broncos.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Former Muswellbrook Ramette Brydie Parker wins NSW Women's Premiership". Muswellbrook Chronicle. 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Parker becomes first talent ID triallist to earn NRL contract". NRL. 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Roosters winger Brydie Parker's decision to switch codes pays off". The Daily Telegraph. 27 September 2018.
- ^ "NSWRL offers Grand Final dream at women's Talent ID day". NSWRL. 9 February 2019.
- ^ "Brydie Parker eyeing silverware finish with Mounties". Women's Chronicle. 8 August 2019.
- ^ "No more niggles for isolated Brydie". Australian Catholic University. 30 April 2020.
- ^ "Gloucester's Tayla Predebon prepares to step up for Central Coast". Newcastle Herald. 25 September 2020.
- ^ "Sydney Roosters winger Brydie Parker is hoping to win an NRLW Grand Final". The Australian. 22 October 2020.