Sharon McGrady (born 14 March 1993) is an Australian rugby league footballer who played for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL Women's Premiership.

Sharon McGrady
Personal information
Born (1993-03-14) 14 March 1993 (age 31)
Goondiwindi, Queensland, Australia
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight65 kg (10 st 3 lb)
Playing information
PositionFullback, Halfback, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018 Sydney Roosters 1 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014 New South Wales 1 0 0 0 0
2019 Indigenous All Stars 1 0 0 0 0
Source: RLP
As of 6 November 2020

Primarily a fullback or halfback, she is a New South Wales and Indigenous All Stars representative.

Background

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Born in Goondiwindi, Queensland, McGrady first played rugby league for the Toomelah Tigers in 2010.[1] Her father, Jason, and uncle, Ewan, were both professional rugby league players.[2]

Playing career

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On 19 July 2014, McGrady made her debut for New South Wales in a 10–26 loss to Queensland.[3][4]

In 2018 and 2019, McGrady played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NSWRL Women's Premiership. Later in 2018, McGrady joined the Sydney Roosters NRL Women's Premiership team.[5]

In Round 2 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Roosters in their 4–14 loss to the Brisbane Broncos.[6] She dislocated her shoulder during the match and missed the rest of the season.[7]

On 15 February 2019, McGrady started at halfback for the Indigenous All Stars in their 4–8 loss to the Māori All Stars.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Player profile - Sharon McGrady". South Sydney Rabbitohs.
  2. ^ "Roosters Sharon McGrady to carry on family legacy". The Daily Telegraph. 9 August 2018.
  3. ^ "2014 Women's Interstate Challenge". NRL. 13 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Women's Rugby League History". NSWRL. 10 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Corporate Support Continues For Roosters Women's Players". Sydney Roosters. 4 September 2018.
  6. ^ "NRLW Late Mail - Week 2". Sydney Roosters. 14 September 2018.
  7. ^ "NRLW Injury Report - Week 2". Sydney Roosters. 18 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Indigenous and Maori Women's Teams Named". Sydney Roosters. 17 January 2019.
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