Shellie Long

Not to be confused with Shelley Long.

Shellie Long

Personal information
Born	(2000-08-14) 14 August 2000 (age 24) Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Height	167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	70 kg (11 st 0 lb)
Playing information
Position	Centre, Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2023– North Qld Cowboys 11 1 0 0 4 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2022–23 Papua New Guinea 4 1 0 0 4 2023 PNG PM's XIII 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1] As of 22 September 2024

Shellie Long (born 14 August 2000) is a Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer who plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL Women's Premiership and played for her national team in the 2021 Women's Rugby League World Cup (held in 2022).

Background

Long was born in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea and moved to Innisfail, Queensland at a young age. ^{[2] [3]} She played her junior rugby league for the Innisfail Brothers. ^[4]

Playing career

In 2019, Long played for the South Grafton Rebels and represented New South Wales Country at the Women's National Championships in Burleigh. ^{[5] [6]}

In 2020 and 2021, Long played for the Burleigh Bears in the QRL Women's Premiership. ^{[7] [8]} In 2022, she played for the Brisbane Tigers. ^[9]

In December 2021, Long signed for the St George Illawarra Dragons NRLW side but did not play a game, being named 18th player three times. ^[10]

In November 2022, she represented Papua New Guinea at the Women's World Cup, playing three games and scoring a try in their 34–12 win over Canada. ^[11]

2023

In 2023, Long played for the Souths Logan Magpies in the QRL Women's Premiership. ^[12]

On 24 April, Long signed with the North Queensland Cowboys on a two-year contract. ^[13]

In Round 1 of the 2023 NRL Women's season, Long made her NRLW debut, starting at centre in a 16–6 loss to the Gold Coast Titans. ^[14] In Round 3, she scored her first NRLW try in a 40–12 loss to the Brisbane Broncos. ^[15]

References

1. "Shellie Long - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
2. "Meet the Orchids - Shellie Long". PNG Haus Bung. 14 November 2022.
3. "Shellie Long". Minerva Network.
4. "Harvey Norman Under 15 and Under 18 Girls squads". QRL. 19 December 2017.
5. "Ladies ready for own Battle of the River". The Daily Telegraph. 6 April 2018.
6. "South Grafton star earns place in NSW Country Women's team". The Daily Telegraph. 11 May 2019.
7. "BHP Premiership squads prepare for exciting season". QRL. 12 March 2020.
8. "Upton stars in her Bears debut as Burleigh down Tigers". QRL. 11 April 2021.
9. "BMD Premiership: Full squad lists for 2022". QRL. 27 March 2022.
10. "Finalised Dragons 2021 Women's Premiership signing tracker". St George Illawarra Dragons. 20 January 2022.
11. "Orchids get their World Cup off to a perfect start". League Unlimited. 2 November 2022.
12. "Souths Logan Magpies: BMD Premiership gains and losses for 2023". QRL. 10 March 2023.
13. "PNG Orchids World Cup stars join Cowboys". NQ Cowboys. 24 April 2023.
14. "Final team list: Eight Cowboys named to make NRLW debuts". NQ Cowboys. 22 July 2023.
15. "Broncos bag first win as Mele mauls Cowboys". NRL.com. 5 August 2023.

External links

• North Queensland Cowboys profile