Bree Chester

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Bree Chester
Personal information
Full nameBree Chester
Born (2002-06-28) 28 June 2002 (age 22)
Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight72 kg (11 st 5 lb)
Playing information
Position Second-row, Lock
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2023– Nth Qld Cowboys 1730012
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2023 Indigenous All Stars 10000
Source: [1]
As of 22 September 2024

Bree Chester (born 28 June 2002) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays as a second-row and lock forward for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL Women's Premiership. She is an Indigenous All Stars representative.

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Background

Chester was born in Port Stephens, New South Wales and is of Indigenous Australian descent. [2] She played her junior rugby league for the Mallabula Panthers. [3]

Playing career

Early years

In 2019, Chester played for the Penrith Panthers in the Tarsha Gale Cup. [4] In 2020 and 2021, she played for the Newcastle Knights Tarsha Gale side. [5] [6]

In 2022, Chester played for the Knights in the NSWRL Women's Premiership and was a member of their NRLW squad. [7] [8]

2023

In February, Chester represented the Indigenous All Stars in their loss to the Māori All Stars. [9]

On 10 May, she signed a two-year contract with the North Queensland Cowboys. [10]

In Round 1 of the 2023 NRL Women's season, she made her NRLW debut, starting at second-row in a 16–6 loss to the Gold Coast Titans. [11] In Round 2, she scored her first NRLW try in a 31–20 win over the Newcastle Knights. [12]

2024

In May, Chester started at second-row in the Mackay Cutters' QRL Women's Premiership Grand Final win over the Norths Devils. [13]

In Round 1 of the 2024 NRL Women's season, she started at lock in the Cowboys' 14–0 loss to the Cronulla Sharks. [14] On 16 August, she re-signed with the Cowboys until the end of the 2026 season. [15]

On 30 September, she was named the Cowboys' Player of the Year. [16]

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References

  1. "Bree Chester – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. "Chester celebrating her second chance in All Stars camp". NRL.com. 11 February 2023.
  3. "Port Stephens rugby league players Bree Chester, Bobbi Law, Shanice Parker and touch footballer Andi Law in New Zealand for All Stars". Port Stephens Examiner. 10 February 2023.
  4. "Panthers overcome slow start to bury Bulldogs". Penrith Panthers. 16 February 2019.
  5. "Round 1 Junior Rep Team lists". Newcastle Knights. 4 February 2020.
  6. "Round 1 Junior Rep Team Lists". Newcastle Knights. 2 February 2021.
  7. "2022 Senior Reps team lists Round 7 & 1". Newcastle Knights. 19 April 2023.
  8. "Full NRLW squad and development list for 2021 season". Newcastle Knights. 21 February 2022.
  9. "Knights selected in Women's All Stars squads". Newcastle Knights. 25 January 2023.
  10. "Cowboys announce six more NRLW signings". NQ Cowboys. 10 May 2023.
  11. "Final team list: Eight Cowboys named to make NRLW debuts". NQ Cowboys. 22 July 2023.
  12. "Dibb sinks former club in Cowboys upset over Knights". NRL.com. 30 July 2023.
  13. "'For the north': Mackay Cutters claim BMD Premiership title". QRL. 25 May 2024.
  14. "Tonegato leads the way as Sharks shutout Cowboys". NRL.com. 27 July 2024.
  15. "Chester, Tillett extend". NQ Cowboys. 16 August 2024.
  16. "Full list of winners from the Cowboys 2024 Presentation Night". NQ Cowboys. 30 September 2024.