Jessika Elliston (born 17 October 1997) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays for the Gold Coast Titans Women in the NRL Women's Premiership and the Tweed Heads Seagulls in the QRL Women's Premiership.
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| Born | 17 November 1997 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (12 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: RLP As of 11 November 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primarily a second-rower, she is a Queensland representative.
Background
editElliston was born in Brisbane and attended Palm Beach Currumbin State High School.[1]
Playing career
editBefore switching to rugby league, Elliston played for the Queensland Reds sevens team in 2016 and captained Bond University at the Aon Uni 7s competition in 2017.[2][3]
2019
editIn 2019, joined the Tweed Heads Seagulls.[4] In May, she represented South East Queensland at the Women's National Championships.[5]
On 21 June, Elliston made her debut for Queensland, coming off the bench in a 4–14 loss to New South Wales.[6][7] On 28 June, Elliston joined the Brisbane Broncos NRL Women's Premiership team.[8]
In Round 1 of the 2019 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Broncos in their 14–4 win over the St George Illawarra Dragons.[9]
2020
editOn 25 October, Elliston came off the bench in the Broncos' 20–10 NRLW Grand Final win over the Sydney Roosters.[10] On 26 October, she was named in Queensland's State of Origin squad but did not play in their 24–18 win over New South Wales.[11]
Achievements and accolades
editTeam
edit- 2020 NRLW Grand Final: Brisbane Broncos – Winners
References
edit- ^ "Jason Hetherington speaks highly of Jessika Elliston ahead of her Queensland State of Origin debut". Gold Coast Bulletin. 17 June 2019.
- ^ "Bond sprint to the finish of Aon Uni Series 7s". Bond University. 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Queensland claim men's and women's titles at the national sevens championships". Queensland Reds. 20 November 2016.
- ^ "Tweed Seagulls second-rower Jessika Elliston on her steep learning curve from rugby sevens". Gold Coast Bulletin. 26 April 2016.
- ^ "Line-ups named for Women's National Championships". NRL. 22 May 2019.
- ^ "Maroons debutant Elliston still pinching herself". QRL. 17 June 2019.
- ^ "Jessika makes history with Qld Origin selection". Tweed Seagulls. 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Brisbane add young talent". The Women's Game. 28 June 2019.
- ^ "NRLW Team List Round 1 v Dragons". Brisbane Broncos. 10 September 2019.
- ^ "Hall returns for NRLW Grand Final". Brisbane Broncos. 20 October 2020.
- ^ "Harvey Norman Queensland Maroons squad named". QRL. 26 October 2020.