Najvada George

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Najvada George
Personal information
Born (1999-02-21) 21 February 1999 (age 24)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight89 kg (14 st 0 lb)
Playing information
Position Prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2019 St. George Illawarra 30000
2022 Parramatta Eels 60000
2023– Wests Tigers 90000
Total180000
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2018 Prime Minister's XIII 10000
Source: RLP
As of 2 November 2023

Najvada George (born 21 February 1999) is an Australian rugby league footballer and former basketball player who plays for the Wests Tigers Women in the NRL Women's Premiership.

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Primarily a prop, she has represented the Prime Minister's XIII and played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons Women in the NRL Women's Premiership.

Background

Born in Melbourne, George was a basketball player before making the switch to rugby league. In the 2015–16 season, she played for the Dandenong Rangers in the WNBL and represented the Australian Sapphires under-17 side. [1] [2]

Playing career

In 2017, George began playing rugby league for the Werribee Bears. In June 2018, she represented the Combined Affiliated States at the Women's National Championships. [3] On 6 October 2018, she represented the Prime Minister's XIII in their 40–4 win over Papua New Guinea. [4]

In 2019, George moved to Sydney and joined the Wests Tigers NSWRL Women's Premiership side. At the end of the season, she won the club's Player of the Year award. [5]

In May 2019, she represented NSW City at the Women's National Championships. [6] In July 2019, she joined the St. George Illawarra Dragons Women NRL Women's Premiership team. [7]

In Round 2 of the 2019 NRL Women's season, she made her debut in the Dragons' 26–6 win over the New Zealand Warriors. [8] On 6 October 2019, she came off the bench in the Dragons' 6–30 Grand Final loss to the Brisbane Broncos. [9]

In March 2020, she was ruled out for the season after tearing her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Dad's advice to Dragons NRLW gun Najvada George: rugby league girls don't cry". The Daily Telegraph. 2 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Najvada George - Player profile". Dandenong Rangers.
  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. ↑ "2019 Harvey Norman NSW Women's Premiership Season Awards". Wests Tigers. 10 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "Line-ups named for Women's National Championships". NRL. 22 May 2019.
  7. ↑ "Finalised Dragons 2019 Women's Premiership signing tracker". St George Illawarra Dragons. 2 July 2019.
  8. ↑ "NRLW 24-hour warning: Round 2 v Warriors". St George Illawarra Dragons. 21 September 2019.
  9. ↑ "NRLW grand final preview". NRL. 6 October 2019.
  10. ↑ "NRLW Signings Tracker: Squads finalised ahead of third season". NRL. 30 September 2020.
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