Caitlin Moran (rugby league)

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Caitlin Moran
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Moran passing the ball.
Personal information
Born (1996-11-20) 20 November 1996 (age 27)
Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia [1]
Height159 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight63 kg (9 st 13 lb)
Playing information
Position Halfback
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2022– Newcastle Knights 70000
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2016–17 Australia 4414145
2016–17 New South Wales 20000
2013–17 Indigenous All Stars 50000
Source: [2]
As of 3 August 2023

Caitlin Moran (born 20 November 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL Women's Premiership. Her position is halfback. She has represented Australia at international level. [3]

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Playing career

Moran was a member of the winning Australia women's national rugby league team squad for the 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup. [4] She went on to play a pivotal role, including kicking a decisive field goal in the final. [5]

In June 2018, Moran, along with Ali Brigginshaw, Brittany Breayley, Heather Ballinger and Teuila Fotu-Moala, were named as the five marquee players for the Brisbane Broncos women's team which commenced playing in the NRL Women's Premiership in September. [6] However, in the previous month, Moran suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury which ruled her out of the inaugural NRL Women's season. [7] This meant she missed being part of the club's premiership win.

In June 2022, Moran signed with the Newcastle Knights for the 2022 season. [1] In round 3 of the 2022 season, she made her NRLW debut for the Knights against the Parramatta Eels. [8]

On 2 October 2022, Moran played in the Knights' 32-12 NRLW Grand Final win over the Parramatta Eels. [9]

Controversies

In 2022, Moran was suspended for one match and fined by the National Rugby League for derogatory comments she made on Instagram about Queen Elizabeth II on the date of her death. [10] [11]

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References

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  2. "Caitlin Moran - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  3. "Caitlin Moran - NSWRL". Archived from the original on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  4. "Deadly Indigenous people to watch in 2019". NITV. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  5. "Official Telstra Women's Premiership profile of Caitlin Moran for Newcastle Knights Women". NRL.com. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  6. "Broncos' World-Class Signings For NRLW". Brisbane Broncos official website. 7 June 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  7. Arnold, Rikki-Lee (7 June 2018). "Brisbane sign Ali Brigginshaw, Brittany Breayley and Heather Ballinger for NRL women's premiership". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  8. "NRLW Squad Update: Three debutants named". Newcastle Knights. 3 September 2022.
  9. "Knights v Eels". National Rugby League. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  10. Akingbade, Tobi (12 September 2022). "Indigenous star rugby player calls Queen a 'dumb dog' on the day of her death" . Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  11. "Club Statement: Caitlin Moran". Newcastle Knights. 13 September 2022.