Mia Middleton

Mia Middleton

Personal information
Full name	Mia Middleton
Born	(2003-04-23) 23 April 2003 (age 20) Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Height	169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	73 kg (11 st 7 lb)
Playing information
Position	Centre, Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2023– Nth Qld Cowboys 4 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2023 Indigenous All Stars 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1] As of 16 September 2023

Mia Middleton (born 23 April 2003) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL Women's Premiership.

A centre or wing, she is an Indigenous All Stars representative.

Background

Middleton was born in Newcastle, New South Wales and is of Indigenous Australian descent. ^[2] She played her junior rugby league for the Lakes United Seagulls.

Playing career

Early years

In 2020, Middleton joined the Newcastle Knights, playing in their Tarsha Gale Cup side for three seasons. ^{[3] [4]} In June 2022, she represented New South Wales under-19 in their win over Queensland. ^[5]

2023

In February, Middleton represented the Indigenous All Stars in their loss to the Māori All Stars and played for the Knights in their NSWRL Women's Premiership. ^{[6] [7]}

On 10 May, she signed a one-year contract with the North Queensland Cowboys. ^[8]

In Round 1 of the 2023 NRL Women's season, she made her NRLW debut, starting on the wing in a 16–6 loss to the Gold Coast Titans. ^[9] She was sin binned in the 53rd minute for a dangerous throw and subsequently suspended for two games. ^[10]

References

1. "Mia Middleton – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
2. "Indigenous and Maori All Stars announce squads for upcoming triple-head fixture". National Indigenous Times. 25 January 2023.
3. "Round 1 Junior Rep Team lists". Newcastle Knights. 4 February 2020.
4. "Round 1 Junior Rep Team Lists". Newcastle Knights. 2 February 2021.
5. "NSW Under 19s Representative teams named for State of Origin". NSWRL. 20 June 2022.
6. "Knights selected in Women's All Stars squads". Newcastle Knights. 25 January 2023.
7. "Pathways squad lists announced for 2023 seasons". Newcastle Knights. 31 January 2023.
8. "Cowboys announce six more NRLW signings". NQ Cowboys. 10 May 2023.
9. "Final team list: Eight Cowboys named to make NRLW debuts". NQ Cowboys. 22 July 2023.
10. "Middleton accepts early guilty plea". NQ Cowboys. 24 July 2023.

External links

• North Queensland Cowboys profile