Ali Brigginshaw

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Ali Brigginshaw
Personal information
Born (1989-12-01) 1 December 1989 (age 32)
Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight66 kg (10 st 6 lb)
Playing information
PositionHalfback, Five-eighth, Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018– Brisbane Broncos 12 4 0 0 16
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009–21 Queensland 11 1 2 0 8
2009–19 Australia 15 5 15 0 50
2011–17 Women's All Stars 6 0 0 0 0
2019 Australia 9s 4 2 3 0 16
As of 3 December 2020
Source: RLP

Ali Brigginshaw (born 1 December 1989) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL Women's Premiership and Valleys Diehards in the QRL Women's Premiership.

Primarily a halfback, she is the captain of the Broncos, Australia and Queensland.

Background[]

Born in Ipswich, Queensland, Brigginshaw played her junior rugby league for the North Ipswich Tigers but was forced to give up the sport when she was 12.[1]

Playing career[]

In 2009, Brigginshaw returned to rugby league, playing for the Souths Logan Magpies. That year, she made her representative debuts for Australia and Queensland.[2][3]

In 2013, Brigginshaw was a member of Australia's 2013 Women's Rugby League World Cup-winning squad, starting at five-eighth in the final against New Zealand.[4]

In 2015, Brigginshaw broke her right fibula in three places. During her recovery she took up Muay Thai and boxing, becoming a national champion and the Australian Golden Gloves Novice A champion in the 69 kg category.[5] In 2016, she returned from injury and played in Queensland 4–8 loss to New South Wales.[6]

On 2 December 2017, she started at five-eighth and was named Player of the Match in Australia's 23–16 Women's World Cup Final win over New Zealand. [7]

2018[]

In May , she represented South East Queensland at the first ever Women's National Championships. [8] In June, Brigginshaw, along with Brittany Breayley, Heather Ballinger, Teuila Fotu-Moala and Caitlyn Moran, were named as the five marquee players for the Brisbane Broncos NRL Women's Premiership team.[9] In August, she was named captain of the side.[10]

On 30 September, she captained the Broncos' in their 34–12 Grand Final win over the Sydney Roosters.

2019[]

In May, she once again represented South East Queensland at the Women's National Championships.[11] On 6 October, she captained the Broncos to their second NRL Women's Premiership after they defeated the St George Illawarra Dragons 30–6 in the Grand Final.[12][13]

2020[]

In 2020, Brigginshaw joined Ipswich Brothers for the inaugural season of the QRL Women's Premiership.[14]

On 19 October, she won the Dally M Medal for female Player of the Year.[15] On 25 October, she started at lock in the Broncos' 20–10 NRLW Grand Final win over the Roosters.[16]

2021[]

In 2021, Brigginshaw joined Valleys Diehards in the QRL Women's Premiership.[17]

Achievements and accolades[]

Individual[]

Team[]

Personal life[]

Brigginshaw proposed to her partner Kate Daly in December 2019[19] and the couple got married a year later, on December 30, 2020.[20]

References[]

  1. ^ "Sugar, spice and all things football". Ipswich First. 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Ai Brigginshaw". NRL.
  3. ^ "Superb comeback: Ipswich's Ali eyes World Cup return". Queensland Times. 2 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Ipswich star putting on clinic at world cup". News-Mail.com.au. 24 November 2017.
  5. ^ Buckley, James (18 November 2017). "Women's league World Cup: Meet Ali Brigginshaw, Jillaroos' national boxing champion". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  6. ^ "'If Queensland Lose I'll Give It Away'". NSWRL. 18 July 2016.
  7. ^ Lems, David. "Take a bow Ali, you are the best". qt.com.au. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  8. ^ "Women's Nationals the perfect Origin appetiser". NRL. 29 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Broncos' World-Class Signings For NRLW". Brisbane Broncos official website. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Broncos Name NRL Women's Captains". Brisbane Broncos. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Line-ups named for Women's National Championships". NRL. 22 May 2019.
  12. ^ "Kiss seals historic NRLW grand final". Queensland Times. 30 September 2018.
  13. ^ "Back-to-back Broncos dominate in final frenzy". Queensland Times. 16 October 2019.
  14. ^ "Brothers Ipswich star Brigginshaw to miss season". QRL. 26 February 2020.
  15. ^ "Brilliant Bronco Brigginshaw wins Dally M female player of the year". NRL. 19 October 2020.
  16. ^ "Broncos star Ali Brigginshaw roasts Roosters over 'dirty' Instagram post that backfired". Fox Sports Australia. 26 October 2020.
  17. ^ "Ali a diehard for league, Ipswich". Local Ipswich News. 5 May 2021.
  18. ^ "2019 NRLW Presentation Ball award winners". Brisbane Broncos. 11 October 2019.
  19. ^ Price, Amy (8 December 2019). "Rugby league star's shock proposal at 30th birthday party". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  20. ^ Hirst, Jordan (5 January 2021). "Brisbane NRLW star Ali Brigginshaw marries partner Kate Daly". QNews. Retrieved 23 March 2021.

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