Jade Etherden

Jade Etherden (born 25 April 1995) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as for the St George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL Women's Premiership and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.

Jade Etherden
Personal information
Born (1995-04-25) 25 April 1995
Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight74 kg (11 st 9 lb)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Hooker, Halfback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2020– St George Illawarra 1 0 0 0 0
As of 8 December 2020
Source: RLP

Background

Etherden was born in Wollongong and played her junior rugby league for the Woonona Bulls before having to give up the sport when she was 12.[1]

Playing career

In 2011, Etherden returned to rugby league, playing for the Corrimal Cougars in the Illawarra Women's Premiership.[2] In 2016, Etherden played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in a nines exhibition game against the St George Illawarra Dragons.[3] In 2017, she played for the Dragons in a nines exhibition against the Sharks.[4] On 14 May 2017, she represented NSW Country.[5]

In 2019, Etherden joined the Sharks NSWRL Women's Premiership team.[6]

2020

On 23 September, Etherden was announced as a member of the St George Illawarra Dragons NRL Women's Premiership squad.[7] In Round 3 of the 2020 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Dragons, starting at halfback in a 10–22 loss to the New Zealand Warriors.[8]

References
  1. "Emotional homecoming for Woonona juniors". Illawarra Mercury. 25 May 2017.
  2. "'Why I feel bad'". Athletes Voice. 20 September 2018.
  3. "Sharks prevail in women's Nines clash". NRL. 27 August 2016.
  4. "Dragons name Women's Nines team v Sharks". St George Illawarra Dragons. 15 March 2017.
  5. "Seven Sharks in City Women's team". Cronulla Sharks. 10 May 2017.
  6. "Harvey Norman Women's Team List – Sharks v Bears". Cronulla Sharks. 19 March 2019.
  7. "Dragons confirm 2020 NRL Women's Premiership squad". St George Illawarra Dragons. 24 September 2020.
  8. "NRLW late mail: Round 3 v Warriors". St George Illawarra Dragons. 17 October 2020.
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