Jade Etherden

Jade Etherden
Personal information
Born (1995-04-25) 25 April 1995 (age 29)
Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight74 kg (11 st 9 lb)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Hooker, Halfback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2020 St George Illawarra 1 0 0 0 0
2021 Parramatta Eels 2 0 0 0 0
Total 3 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]
As of 5 November 2023

Jade Etherden (born 25 April 1995) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as for the Parramatta Eels Women in the NRL Women's Premiership and Mounties RLFC in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.

Background

Etherden was born in Wollongong and played her junior rugby league for the Woonona Bulls before having to give up the sport when she was 12.[2]

Playing career

In 2011, Etherden returned to rugby league, playing for the Corrimal Cougars in the Illawarra Women's Premiership.[3] In 2016, Etherden played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in a nines exhibition game against the St. George Illawarra Dragons.[4] In 2017, she played for the Dragons in a nines exhibition against the Sharks.[5] On 14 May 2017, she represented NSW Country.[6]

In 2019, Etherden joined the Sharks NSWRL Women's Premiership team.[7]

2020

On 23 September, Etherden was announced as a member of the St. George Illawarra Dragons NRL Women's Premiership squad.[8] In Round 3 of the 2020 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Dragons, starting at halfback in a 10–22 loss to the New Zealand Warriors.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Jade Etherden – Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Archived from the original on 30 April 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  2. ^ Jennings, Mitch (25 May 2017). "Emotional homecoming for Woonona juniors". Illawarra Mercury. Archived from the original on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  3. ^ Davis, Keeley. "Why I feel bad". Athletes Voice. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  4. ^ Gabor, Martin (27 August 2016). "Sharks prevail in women's Nines clash". National Rugby League. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Dragons name Women's Nines team v Sharks". St. George Illawarra Dragons. 15 March 2017. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Seven Sharks in City Women's team". Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. 10 May 2017. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Harvey Norman Women's Team List – Sharks v Bears". Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. 19 March 2019. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Dragons confirm 2020 NRL Women's Premiership squad". St. George Illawarra Dragons. 24 September 2020. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  9. ^ "NRLW late mail: Round 3 v Warriors". St. George Illawarra Dragons. 17 October 2020. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2020.