Stephanie Mooka
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| Born | 5 March 1991 Thursday Island, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (13 st 5 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre, Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: RLP As of 7 November 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephanie Mooka (born 5 March 1991) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays for the North Queensland Gold Stars in the QRL Women's Premiership.
Primarily a centre, she is Queensland and Indigenous All Stars representative and previously played for the St George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL Women's Premiership.
Background
[edit]Born on Thursday Island, Mooka began playing rugby league for the Edmonton Lightning. After her local women's competition folded in 2011, Mooka took up rugby union and Australian rules football.[1][2] She played 67 games in the AFL Cairns Women's competition for South Cairns cutters including 31 goals and was named best on ground 43 times.[3]
Playing career
[edit]In May 2019, Mooka represented Queensland Country at the Women's National Championships.[4] On 21 June 2019, she made her debut for Queensland, starting at centre in a 4–14 loss to New South Wales.[5]
On 2 July 2019, Mooka signed with the St George Illawarra Dragons NRL Women's Premiership team.[6] In Round 1 of the 2019 NRL Women's season, Mooka made her debut for the Dragons in a 4–14 loss to the Brisbane Broncos.[7]
On 22 February 2020, Mooka started at centre and scored a try for the Indigenous All Stars in their 10–4 win over the Māori All Stars.[8] On 27 February 2020, Mooka was named in the inaugural North Queensland Gold Stars squad for the QRL Women's Premiership.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Six-year wait worth it for Cairns product Stephanie Mooka". NRL. 12 June 2019.
- ^ "Debutant Mooka's heartbreak motivating Maroons success". QRL. 19 June 2019.
- ^ Stephanie Mooka AFL Cairns Women's
- ^ "Line-ups named for Women's National Championships". NRL. 22 May 2019.
- ^ "Harvey Norman Queensland Maroons 2019 squad". QRL. 6 June 2019.
- ^ "Finalised Dragons 2019 Women's Premiership signing tracker". St George Illawarra Dragons. 2 July 2019.
- ^ "NRLW late mail: Round 1 v Broncos". St George Illawarra Dragons. 15 September 2019.
- ^ "NRL All Stars: Indigenous women beat Maori All Stars". Wide World of Sports. 22 February 2020.
- ^ "Gold Stars 2020 squad list". NQ Cowboys. 27 February 2020.
External links
[edit]- 1991 births
- Living people
- Australian female rugby league players
- Indigenous Australian rugby league players
- Queensland Rugby League State of Origin Women players
- Rugby league centres
- Rugby league wingers
- Rugby league players from Thursday Island
- Sportswomen from Queensland
- St. George Illawarra Dragons (NRLW) players
- Torres Strait Islanders