Sharon McGrady

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
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
As of 6 November 2020
Source: RLP

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

Background

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

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
  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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