Najvada George
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| Born | 21 February 1999 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (14 st 0 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: RLP As of 2 November 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Najvada George (born 21 February 1999) is an Australian rugby league footballer and former basketball player who plays for the Wests Tigers Women in the NRL Women's Premiership.
Primarily a prop, she has represented the Prime Minister's XIII and played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons Women in the NRL Women's Premiership.
Background
[edit]Born in Melbourne, George was a basketball player before making the switch to rugby league. In the 2015–16 season, she played for the Dandenong Rangers in the WNBL and represented the Australian Sapphires under-17 side.[1][2] George played her junior rugby league for Werribee Bears in the Melbourne Rugby League.
Playing career
[edit]In 2017, George began playing rugby league for the Werribee Bears. In June 2018, she represented the Combined Affiliated States at the Women's National Championships.[3] On 6 October 2018, she represented the Prime Minister's XIII in their 40–4 win over Papua New Guinea.[4]
In 2019, George moved to Sydney and joined the Wests Tigers NSWRL Women's Premiership side. At the end of the season, she won the club's Player of the Year award.[5]
In May 2019, she represented NSW City at the Women's National Championships.[6] In July 2019, she joined the St. George Illawarra Dragons Women NRL Women's Premiership team.[7]
In Round 2 of the 2019 NRL Women's season, she made her debut in the Dragons' 26–6 win over the New Zealand Warriors.[8] On 6 October 2019, she came off the bench in the Dragons' 6–30 Grand Final loss to the Brisbane Broncos.[9]
In March 2020, she was ruled out for the season after tearing her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dad's advice to Dragons NRLW gun Najvada George: rugby league girls don't cry". The Daily Telegraph. 2 October 2019.
- ^ "Najvada George - Player profile". Dandenong Rangers.
- ^ "Women's Nationals the perfect Origin appetiser". NRL. 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Australian PM's XIII Women's squad". QRL. 26 September 2018.
- ^ "2019 Harvey Norman NSW Women's Premiership Season Awards". Wests Tigers. 10 September 2019.
- ^ "Line-ups named for Women's National Championships". NRL. 22 May 2019.
- ^ "Finalised Dragons 2019 Women's Premiership signing tracker". St George Illawarra Dragons. 2 July 2019.
- ^ "NRLW 24-hour warning: Round 2 v Warriors". St George Illawarra Dragons. 21 September 2019.
- ^ "NRLW grand final preview". NRL. 6 October 2019.
- ^ "NRLW Signings Tracker: Squads finalised ahead of third season". NRL. 30 September 2020.
External links
[edit]- 1999 births
- Living people
- Australian female rugby league players
- Australian women's basketball players
- Dandenong Rangers players
- Parramatta Eels (NRLW) players
- Prime Minister's XIII women players
- Rugby league props
- Rugby league players from Melbourne
- Sportswomen from Victoria (state)
- St. George Illawarra Dragons (NRLW) players
- Wests Tigers (NRLW) players
- Wests Tigers NSWRL Women's Premiership players