Michaela Peck

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Michaela Peck
Personal information
Born (1994-04-21) 21 April 1994 (age 29)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight67 kg (10 st 8 lb)
Playing information
Position Hooker
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2020– New Zealand Warriors 20000
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2018–19 Prime Minister's XIII 21004
Source: RLP
As of 19 February 2021

Michaela Peck (born 21 April 1994) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL Women's Premiership and the Valkyries in the QRL Women's Premiership.

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Background

Peck was born in Brisbane, Queensland and played her junior rugby league for the Stanley River Wolves.

Playing career

In 2014, Peck played for the Beerwah Bulldogs in the Brisbane and District Women's Rugby League Division 1, playing in their Grand Final loss to the Souths Logan Magpies. [1]

In 2018, Peck joined the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NSWRL Women's Premiership. [2] In June 2018, while in the Royal Australian Navy, she represented the Australian Defence Force at the Women's National Championships. [3] On 6 October 2018, she played for the Prime Minister's XIII in their win over Papua New Guinea. [4]

In 2019, Peck joined for the Wests Panthers, and later that year, played in the Gold Coast Titans Women's Invitational. [5] On 11 October 2019, she again represented the Prime Minister's XIII, scoring a try in their win over Fiji. [6]

In September 2020, Peck joined the New Zealand Warriors NRL Women's Premiership team. [7] In Round 2 of the 2020 NRLW season, she made her debut for the Roosters in their 22–12 loss to the Sydney Roosters. [8] At the end of the season, she won the Warriors' Club Person of the Year award. [9]

In 2021, Peck played for the Valkyries in the QRL Women's Premiership, captaining the side. [10]

Achievements and accolades

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "Souths, Jets claim BDWRL titles". QRL. 15 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "Cronulla girls on show on Sunday". Cronulla Sharks. 20 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Women's Nationals the perfect Origin appetiser". NRL. 29 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Australian PM's XIII Women's squad". QRL. 26 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Peck excited to be part of 'something special'". Gold Coast Titans. 5 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "Four Women's Invitational players selected in PM's XIII". Gold Coast Titans. 30 September 2019.
  7. ↑ "Donald announces Warriors NRLW squad". NZ Warriors. 18 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "Warriors side shuffled for Roosters encounter". NZ Warriors. 6 October 2020.
  9. ↑ "Pelite named Warriors' player of year". NZ Warriors. 18 October 2020.
  10. ↑ "Gold Stars too strong for Valkyries". QRL. 8 May 2021.
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