Lily Peacock (born 10 July 2005) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL Women's Premiership.
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| Full name | Lily Peacock | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 July 2005 Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (11 st 11 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 22 September 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Background
editPeacock was born on the Gold Coast, Queensland and raised in Mackay, Queensland, where she played her junior rugby league for the Prosperine Brahmans.[2]
Playing career
editEarly years
editIn 2022, Peacock played for the Mackay Cutters under-19s and represented the Queensland Country under-17 side.[3][4]
2023
editIn 2023, Peacock began the season playing for the Cutters under-19s side before moving up to their QRL Women's Premiership team, playing three games.[5]
On 23 May, she signed a development contract with the North Queensland Cowboys.[6] On 13 July, she came off the bench for Queensland under-19 in their 20–14 win over New South Wales, running for 107 metres.[7]
In Round 7 of the 2023 NRL Women's season, she made her NRLW debut for the Cowboys in a 48–16 loss to the St George Illawarra Dragons.[8]
2024
editIn May, Peacock started at prop in the Cutters' Grand Final win over the Norths Devils and was named Player of the Match.[9]
On 20 June, Peacock represented Queensland under-19, starting at prop in their loss to New South Wales.[10] On 21 June, she was called into the senior Queensland women's squad as an injury replacement.[11]
In Round 1 of the 2024 NRL Women's season, she came off the bench in the Cowboys' 14–0 loss to the Cronulla Sharks.[12] In Round 2, she scored her first NRLW try in a 38–34 win over the St George Illawarra Dragons.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Lily Peacock – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "Peacock Picked For Cowboys". Mackay and Whitsunday Life. 24 August 2023.
- ^ "QRL Harvey Norman U19 - 2022 Round 3". LeagueUnlimited. 8 March 2022.
- ^ "Queensland Under 17 City v Country boys and girls team lists". QRL. 24 September 2022.
- ^ "Although bursting with talent we've found 16 names you should keep an eye on for in the cutters 2023 junior competitions". Courier Mail. 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Cowboys add five more players to NRLW squad". NQ Cowboys. 23 May 2023.
- ^ "Second-half surge sees Queensland to victory in women's U-19s". NRL.com. 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Final Cowboys NRLW team list: Round 7 v Dragons". NQ Cowboys. 2 September 2023.
- ^ "'For the north': Mackay Cutters claim BMD Premiership title". QRL. 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Queensland Under 19 women's squad named". QRL. 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Brill to miss State of Origin III". QRL. 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Tonegato leads the way as Sharks shutout Cowboys". NRL.com. 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Cowboys down Dragons in 13-try thriller in Townsville". NRL.com. 4 August 2024.