Bree Chester

Bree Chester

Personal information
Full name	Bree Chester
Born	(2002-06-28) 28 June 2002 (age 21) Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia
Height	171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	72 kg (11 st 5 lb)
Playing information
Position	Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2023– Nth Qld Cowboys 8 2 0 0 8 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2023 Indigenous All Stars 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1] As of 16 September 2023

Bree Chester (born 28 June 2002) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL Women's Premiership.

A second-row or centre, she is an Indigenous All Stars representative.

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]

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.

External links

• North Queensland Cowboys profile