Julia Robinson (rugby league)

Julia Robinson
Personal information
Born (1998-01-06) 6 January 1998 (age 26)
Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight73 kg (11 st 7 lb)
Playing information
PositionCentre, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018– Brisbane Broncos 34 23 0 0 92
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018– Australia 8 14 0 0 56
2019 Australia 9s 4 1 0 0 5
2020–24 Queensland 7 3 0 0 8
Source: RLP
As of 17 December 2024

Julia Robinson (born 6 January 1998) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL Women's Premiership and Wests Panthers in the QRL Women's Premiership.

A centre or wing, she is an Australia and Queensland representative.

Background

Robinson was born in Ipswich, Queensland and played netball growing up.[1] Robinson attended Ferny Grove State High School graduating in 2015.

Playing career

2018

In 2018, Robinson began playing rugby league, representing the Australian Defence Force at the Women's National Championships.[2] On 21 June, she signed with the Brisbane Broncos NRL Women's Premiership team.[3]

In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, Robinson made her debut for the Broncos in a 30–4 win over the St George Illawarra Dragons.[4] On 30 September, Robinson started on the wing in the Broncos' 34–12 Grand Final win over the Sydney Roosters.[5]

On 13 October, Robinson made her debut for Australia, starting on the wing and scoring a try in a 26–24 win over New Zealand.[6]

2019

In 2019, Robinson broke her leg in two places while playing for the Wests Panthers. The injury ruled her out of the Women's National Championships and the Women's State of Origin.[7] She returned from her injury in Round 2 of the 2019 NRL Women's season.[8]

On 6 October, she started on the wing and scored a try in the Broncos' 30–6 Grand Final win over the Dragons.[9] Later that month, she represented Australia at the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s.[10]

2020

On 25 October, Robinson won her third NRLW premiership, starting at centre in the Broncos' 20–10 Grand Final win over the Roosters.[11] On 13 November, Robinson made her debut for Queensland, starting at centre in a 24–18 win over New South Wales.[12]

2021

Robinson entered her 4th season in the NRLW. She was named to start on the wing in the Broncos opening match against the Roosters. She played the opening 52 minutes before succumbing to injury, she only managed 5 runs for 38 metres. She returned from her injury in the Semi final match, again against the Roosters. She scored her first and only try against for the 2021 season, as the Broncos came short in a shock loss, knocking them out of the finals.

2022

In September 2022, Robinson was named in the Dream Team announced by the Rugby League Players Association. The team was selected by the players, who each cast one vote for each position.[13]

2023

In the opening game for the Brisbane Broncos of the 2023 NRLW season, Robinson played in their 36-18 loss against the Roosters, and came off early after 57 minutes. She returned from her hamstring injury in round 6 in a big 40-8 win against the Raiders. She picked up a try and ran for 160 metres, the most of any player. She scored a hat trick in the last game of the regular season in another big win for the Broncos, winning 46-12 and qualifying for the finals. She played in the semifinal loss to the eventual NRLW premiers Newcastle Knights. She finished the season with six games and five tries. This was her highest try tally in her career.

References

  1. ^ "Julia Robinson:From Army barracks to Jillaroo". The Women's Game. 6 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Women's Nationals the perfect Origin appetiser". NRL. 29 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Four more NRLW signings". Brisbane Broncos. 21 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Rugby League Rookie To NRLW In Three Months". Brisbane Broncos. 12 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Unbeaten Broncos charge into NRLW grand final". NRL. 21 September 2018.
  6. ^ "One Kangaroo But Many Broncos Represent". Brisbane Broncos. 1 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Julia Robinson Making Great Progress". Brisbane Broncos. 8 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Robinson ready for shock return". Brisbane Broncos. 19 September 2019.
  9. ^ "NRLW grand final: Broncos player ratings". NRL. 6 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Jillaroos squad announced: Mixed news for Broncos". NRL. 7 October 2019.
  11. ^ "Upton, Robinson send Origin message by topping grand final data". NRL. 28 October 2020.
  12. ^ "Skin in the game: Why Robinson's desperate to put Maroons back on top". NRL. 13 November 2019.
  13. ^ "Roosters dominate 2022 Players' NRLW Dream Team". NRL. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.