Paige Parker

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Paige Parker
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-07-05) 5 July 1995 (age 26)[1]
Original team(s) Coorparoo (QWAFL)[1]
Draft No. 9, 2018 AFL Women's draft
Debut Round 1, 2019, Brisbane
vs. Greater Western Sydney, at Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex
Position(s) Defender
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2019 Brisbane 04 (0)
2020–2021 Gold Coast 13 (2)
Total 17 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2021 season.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Paige Parker (born 5 July 1995) is an Australian rules football and rugby league player. She played for Brisbane and the Gold Coast in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW).

Early life[]

Parker was raised in Brisbane's northern suburb of Bracken Ridge to a family of Indigenous Australian (Quandamooka) descent.[2] She attended St John Fisher College throughout her upbringing and excelled in touch football where she plays for the Brisbane Broncos and represents Australia at the World Cup level.[3] She also played Australian rules football in her youth and was playing for Coorparoo in the AFL Queensland Women's League when she was drafted by Brisbane with the ninth pick in the 2018 AFL Women's draft.[1]

AFLW career[]

Parker made her debut for Brisbane in the round 1 game against Greater Western Sydney at Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex on 3 February 2019.[4] Following the 2019 season, she joined the Gold Coast.[5] After playing 13 games over two seasons, Parker was delisted by the Gold Coast in June 2021.[6]

Rugby League career[]

In 2021 Paige was recruited by the Newcastle Knights for the NRL Women's Premiership.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Brisbane Lions AFL Women's Players". Brisbane Lions. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  2. ^ "AFLPlayer's Indigenous Map 2019" (PDF). aflplayers.com.au. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Your Broncos NRL Touch Premiership Teams". broncos.com.au. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  4. ^ Fielding, Josie (1 February 2019). "AFLW Team: Five Lions set to debut". Brisbane Lions. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  5. ^ Boswell, Tom (12 April 2019). "Gold Coast Suns swoop on Paige Parker after Brisbane Lions failed to offer her an AFLW contract". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  6. ^ "SUNS make further AFLW list changes". Gold Coast. Telstra. 8 June 2021.
  7. ^ Knights relishing NRLW underdog tag Alicia Newton for NRLW 8 Dec 2021

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