Holli Wheeler

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Holli Wheeler
Personal information
Born (1990-01-28) 28 January 1990 (age 35)
Taree, New South Wales, Australia
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight77 kg (12 st 2 lb)
Playing information
Position Second-row, Lock, Prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2018–22 St George Illawarra Dragons 200204
2023–24 Cronulla Sharks 172008
2025 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 90000
2026 Wests Tigers 00000
Total4622012
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2018–21 New South Wales 30000
2018 Prime Minister's XIII 10000
2018–22 Australia 50408
Source: [1]
As of 2 November 2023

Holli Wheeler (born 28 January 1990) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a lock or prop for the Wests Tigers in the NRL Women's Premiership.

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She is a former Australian and New South Wales representative.

Background

Born in Taree, New South Wales, Wheeler began playing rugby league for the Old Bar Pirates. [2]

Playing career

2018

In June, Wheeler represented NSW Country at the Women's National Championships. [3] On 22 June, Wheeler made her State of Origin debut for New South Wales in their 16–10 win over Queensland. [4]

On 27 June, Wheeler joined the St. George Illawarra Dragons NRL Women's Premiership team. [5] In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Dragons in a 4–30 loss to the Brisbane Broncos. [6] On 3 October, she was named the inaugural Dragons' Women's Player of the Year. [7]

On 6 October, she represented the Prime Minister's XIII in a 40–4 win over Papua New Guinea. [8] A week later, she made her Test debut for Australia in their 26–24 win over New Zealand. [9]

2019

In May, Wheeler represented NSW Country at the Women's National Championships. [10] On 21 June, she came off the bench in New South Wales' 14–4 win over Queensland. [11]

On 6 October, she started at lock in the Dragons' 6–30 Grand Final loss to the Broncos. [12] On 25 October, she came off the bench in Australia's 28–8 win over New Zealand at WIN Stadium. [13]

2020

In February, Wheeler tore her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) at the NRL Nines, ruling her out for the season. [14]

References

  1. ↑ "Holli Wheeler – Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  2. ↑ McDonald, Mick (28 August 2017). "League tag success for Old Bar Pirates" . Manning River Times . Archived from the original on 5 February 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  3. ↑ Newton, Alicia (29 May 2018). "Women's Nationals the perfect Origin appetiser". National Rugby League . Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "Rugby League: Newcastle, NSW Country representative Holli Wheeler on verge of Origin debut and NRL Women's Premiership contract". Newcastle Herald . 21 June 2018. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Dragons sign two more for NRL Women's Premiership". St. George Illawarra Dragons . 27 June 2018. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "Late mail: Women's Premiership (Round 1)". St. George Illawarra Dragons . 9 September 2018. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "Sims, Wheeler win Dragons' Players of the Year". St. George Illawarra Dragons . 3 October 2018. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  8. ↑ Chammas, Michael (6 October 2018). "Tungai stars for Australian women's side". National Rugby League . Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  9. ↑ Newton, Alicia (12 October 2018). "Where Kiwi Ferns v Jillaroos will be won and lost". National Rugby League . Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  10. ↑ Newton, Alicia (22 May 2019). "Line-ups named for Women's National Championships". National Rugby League . Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  11. ↑ "New South Wales Women's State of Origin team named". St. George Illawarra Dragons . 8 June 2019. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  12. ↑ "NRLW late mail: Grand final v Broncos". St. George Illawarra Dragons . 6 October 2019. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  13. ↑ "Dragons dozen named for Australia". St. George Illawarra Dragons . 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  14. ↑ Newton, Alicia (15 February 2020). "Wheeler faces lost season after cruel Nines injury". National Rugby League . Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
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