Kezie Apps

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Kezie Apps
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Personal information
Born (1991-02-04) 4 February 1991 (age 32)
Bega, New South Wales, Australia
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight82 kg (12 st 13 lb)
Playing information
Position Second-row
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2018–22 St George Illawarra Dragons 192008
2023– Wests Tigers 750020
Total2670028
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2014–20 New South Wales 82008
2014–22 Australia 122008
2015–17 Women's All Stars 30000
2019 Australia 9s 31004
Source: [1]
As of 14 November 2022

Kezie Apps (born 4 February 1991) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row for the Wests Tigers Women in the NRLW and the NSWRL Women's Premiership.

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She is an Australian international and New South Wales representative.

Background

Born in Bega, New South Wales, Apps played her junior rugby league for the Bega Roosters alongside current Cronulla Sharks player Dale Finucane.

At age 12, she was forced to stop playing due to age restrictions that were in place. [2] Her older brother Deon, played two games for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in 2011. [3]

Playing career

In 2014, Apps returned to rugby league, joining the Helensburgh Tigers women's side. Later that year, she made her debut for New South Wales in the annual Women's Interstate Challenge against Queensland and Australia in their Four Nations curtain-raiser against New Zealand. At the end of the season, she was named the Illawarra Women's Player of the Year and the NSWRL Women's Player of the Year. [4]

In 2015, she made her debut for the Women's All Star side in their annual fixture against the Indigenous All Stars.

On 28 September 2016, she won the women's Dally M Medal for Player of the Year at the Dally M awards. [5]

In October 2017, she was named in Australia's 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup squad. [6] On 2 December, she started at second row in the Jillaroos 23-16 final win over the New Zealand.

In June 2018, Apps, along with Sam Bremner and Talesha Quinn, were named as the three marquee players for the St. George Illawarra Dragons women's team which will commence playing in the NRL Women's Premiership starting in September. [7]

On 6 October 2019, she captained the Dragons in their 6–30 Grand Final loss to the Brisbane Broncos Women. [8]

Achievements and accolades

Individual

Captained NSW to State of Origin win in 2022

St George Illawarra Dragons NRLW Captain 2021 - 2022

Team

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References

  1. "Kezie Apps - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project.
  2. "The Jillaroo who overshadowed Finucane". Melbourne Storm. 16 November 2017. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017 via The Daily Telegraph.
  3. Webeck, Tony (12 February 2016). "Rugby League's Best Apps". New South Wales Rugby League. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  4. "Six debutants selected in Jillaroos squad". National Rugby League . 21 October 2014. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  5. Lulham, Amanda (29 September 2016). "Kezie Apps bags 2016 female Dally M medal after just three seasons". Fox Sports. Archived from the original on 20 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017 via The Daily Telegraph.
  6. "Jillaroos named". Rugby League World Cup. 8 October 2017. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  7. Stanton, Tanisha (5 June 2018). "Dragons trio ready to light up NRL Women's Premiership". National Rugby League . Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  8. Walter, Brad (6 October 2019). "Apps apologises to fans and calls for a longer season". National Rugby League . Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2010.