Jessikah Reeves

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Jessikah Reeves
Personal information
Born (2001-05-24) 24 May 2001 (age 23)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight87 kg (13 st 10 lb)
Playing information
Position Lock, Prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2023 Nth Qld Cowboys 50000
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2022–23 Papua New Guinea 51004
2023 PNG PM's XIII 10000
Source: [1]
As of 30 July 2024

Jessikah Reeves (born 24 May 2001) is a professional rugby league footballer who previously played for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL Women's Premiership.

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She represented Papua New Guinea at the 2021 Women's Rugby League World Cup.

Background

Reeves was born in Brisbane, Queensland and is of Papua New Guinean descent. Her father is from Rabaul. [2] [3] She played her junior rugby league for Brothers Saint Brendan’s and attended Saint Thomas More College. [4] [5] [6]

Playing career

In 2019, while playing for Brothers St Brendans, Reeves represented Queensland under-18 in their 24–4 loss to New South Wales at North Sydney Oval. [7] [8] [9]

In 2020 and 2021, she played for the Easts Tigers in the QRL Women's Premiership. [10] In 2022, she played for the Souths Logan Magpies. [11]

In November 2022, she represented Papua New Guinea at the Women's World Cup, playing four games and scoring a try in their 70–0 win over Brazil. [12]

2023

In 2023, Reeves played for the Central Coast Roosters in the NSWRL Women's Premiership. [13]

On 24 April, Reeves signed with the North Queensland Cowboys NRLW side. [14]

In Round 4 of the 2023 NRL Women's season, she made her NRLW debut in the Cowboys' 16–12 win over the Wests Tigers. [15] She left the Cowboys at the end of the 2023 season.

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References

  1. ↑ "Jessikah Reeves - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. ↑ "Jessikah Reeves: Honouring my family". PNG Haus Bung. 30 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "Reeves eager to connect with local Orchids players". PNG National. 9 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "SEQ Girls selection trials". QRL. 12 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "SEQ Under 14-16 Girls training squads". QRL. 18 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "Eight girls from Mabel Park State High School selected in QAS under 15 and under 18 league squads". Courier Mail. 14 November 2018.
  7. ↑ "2019 - U18 Origin". 18th Man.
  8. ↑ "Queensland Under 18 Girls team announced". QRL. 7 June 2019.
  9. ↑ "Jessikah Reeves is ready for her next challenge". QRL. 2 February 2020.
  10. ↑ "BHP Premiership squads prepare for exciting season". QRL. 12 March 2020.
  11. ↑ "Souths Logan Magpies: BMD Premiership gains and losses for 2023". QRL. 10 March 2023.
  12. ↑ "Orchids get their World Cup off to a perfect start". League Unlimited. 2 November 2022.
  13. ↑ "Senior Rep Team Lists: Harvey Norman Women's Premiership Round 1". Sydney Roosters. 2 February 2021.
  14. ↑ "PNG Orchids World Cup stars join Cowboys". NQ Cowboys. 24 April 2023.
  15. ↑ "Late Peters try steals win for Cowboys over Wests Tigers". NRL.com. 12 August 2023.
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