Amber Pilley
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Born | Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia | 8 December 1997|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 73 kg (11 st 7 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 10 November 2020 Source: RLP |
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Women's rugby sevens | ||
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Youth Olympic Games | ||
2014 Nanjing | Team competition |
Amber Pilley (born 8 December 1997) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL Women's Premiership and Burleigh Bears in the QRL Women's Premiership. Primarily a centre, she is a Queensland representative.
Background[]
Born in Campbelltown, New South Wales, Pilley moved to the Gold Coast, Queensland with her family when she was two.[1] She played junior rugby league for the Nerang Roosters and is of Indigenous descent.
Playing career[]
In 2014, Pilley represented Australia in rugby sevens at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, winning a gold medal.[2] In 2015, she represented the Indigenous All Stars.[3] That year, she tore her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ruling her out for 12 months.[4]
In 2017, Pilley joined the Burleigh Bears and represented the Indigenous All Stars.[2] In June 2018, she played for South East Queensland at the Women's National Championships.[5] In August 2018, she joined the Brisbane Broncos NRL Women's Premiership team.[6]
In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, Pilley made her debut for the Broncos in a 30–4 win over the St George Illawarra Dragons. On 30 September 2018, she started at centre in the Broncos' 34–12 Grand Final win over the Sydney Roosters.[7]
On 21 June 2019, Pilley made her debut for Queensland, starting at centre in their 4–14 loss to New South Wales.[8] On 6 October 2019, Pilley won her second NRLW Grand Final, starting at centre in a 30–6 win over the St George Illawarra Dragons.[9]
In 2020, Pilley missed the entire season after tearing her ACL, medial collateral ligament (MCL) and meniscus.[10]
References[]
- ^ "Pilley finds her cultural identity after years of searching". NRL. 12 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Amber Pilley learnt of selection in Indigenous squad from friend on Snapchat". Gold Coast Bulletin. 21 January 2017.
- ^ "Final All Stars teams announced". NRL. 9 February 2015.
- ^ "Harvey Norman Gold Coast Women of the Year finalists announced". Gold Coast Bulletin. 11 January 2019.
- ^ "Women's Nationals the perfect Origin appetiser". NRL. 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Broncos Name NRL Women's Captains". Brisbane Broncos. 29 August 2018.
- ^ "Pilley's Amazing Ride Culminates In Grand Final". Brisbane Broncos. 28 September 2018.
- ^ "Harvey Norman Queensland Maroons 2019 squad". QRL. 6 June 2019.
- ^ "NRLW grand final: Broncos player ratings". Brisbane Broncos. 6 October 2019.
- ^ "A newfound focus for recovering Pilley". QRL. 2 July 2020.
External links[]
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Indigenous Australian rugby league players
- Australian female rugby league players
- Rugby league centres
- Brisbane Broncos (NRLW) players
- Rugby sevens players at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics