Jessica Sergis
Jessica Sergis (born 15 September 1997) is an Australian international rugby league footballer who plays for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL Women's Premiership.
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| Full name | Jessica Sergis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 September 1997 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (11 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 15 November 2020 Source: RLP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
In 2016, Sergis began playing for Cronulla-Caringbah Sharks.[1]
In 2017, she debuted in the New South Wales 22-6 win over the Queensland women's rugby league team, scoring 3 tries on the wing.
In 2018, she played 3 matches in the Women's rugby league Premiership playing for the St. George Illawarra Dragons at centre.
On 8 June 2019, Sergis was named in the squad to represent New South Wales in the 2019 Women's State of Origin match.[2] On 14 June, she extended her stay with the St. George Illawarra Dragons for the 2019 NRLW season.[3] On 21 June, she scored one try in the Women's State of Origin match, helping the Blues to fourth-consecutive victory over Queensland.[4] With three tries, a try assist, 21 tackle breaks and an average of 153 metres per match in three appearances in the NRLW regular season, she was named the Dally M NRLW Player of the Year at the 2019 Dally M Awards on 2 October.[5] On 14 October, she was named the first-ever RLPA NRLW Player of the Year at the RLPA Awards.[6]
Honours
Club
| NRLW Grand Finals | |||||
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| Year | Team | Opposition | Venue | Score | Result |
| St. George Illawarra | Brisbane | Runners-up | |||
Statistics
NRLW
| Season | Team | Matches | T | G | GK % | F/G | Pts | W | L | D | W-L % |
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| 2018 |  |
3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.3 |
| 2019 | |
4 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Career totals | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 42.9 | |
Source: NRL
State of Origin
| † | Denotes years in which Sergis won a State of Origin match |
| Season | Team | Matches | T | G | GK % | F/G | Pts | W | L | D | W-L % |
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| 2017† |  |
1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2019† | |
1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Career totals | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 | |
Source: NSWRL
References
- https://www.nrl.com/community/more/program-deliverers/maddison-studdon/
- "NSWRL announces Harvey Norman NSW Women's Origin team". New South Wales Rugby League. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- https://www.dragons.com.au/news/2019/06/14/dragons-announce-first-2019-womens-premiership-signings/
- "Kirra Dibb inspires NSW to Women's State of Origin win". The Guardian. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- Whittaker, Troy (2 October 2019). "'Over the moon': Stunned Sergis collects women's Dally M Medal". NRL.com. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- Whittaker, Troy (14 October 2019). "Tedesco, Sergis crowned 2019 RLPA Players' Champions". NRL.com. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
External links
- Jessica Sergis profile on NRL.com
- Jessica Sergis profile on NSWRL.com