Tarryn Aiken
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Born | Gosford, New South Wales, Australia | 14 July 1999|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 61 kg (9 st 8 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Halfback, Five-eighth, Hooker, Lock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 30 November 2020 Source: RLP |
Tarryn Aiken (born 14 July 1999) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a halfback for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL Women's Premiership and the Tweed Heads Seagulls in the QRL Women's Premiership.
She is an Australian 9s and Queensland representative.
Background[]
Born in Gosford, New South Wales, Aiken played junior rugby league for the Wyong Roos before moving to the Gold Coast, Queensland.[1]
Playing career[]
2019[]
An Australian touch football representative, Aiken joined the Tweed Heads Seagulls in 2019 and later that year represented South East Queensland at the NRL Women's National Championship.[2] In June 2019, Aiken signed with the Brisbane Broncos NRL Women's Premiership side.[3]
In Round 1 of the 2019 NRL Women's Premiership, Aiken made her debut for the Broncos in a 14–4 win over the St George Illawarra Dragons. On 6 October 2019, she came off the bench in the Broncos' 30–6 Grand Final win over the Dragons.[4]
In October 2019, she represented Australia at the World Cup 9s tournament.[5] On 2 December 2019, she was named in the Queensland Performance Program squad in preparation for the 2020 State of Origin game.[6]
2020[]
On 25 October, Aiken started at halfback in the Broncos' 20–10 NRLW Grand Final win over the Sydney Roosters.[7]
On 13 November, Aiken made her State of Origin debut for Queensland, starting at five-eighth and scoring a try in their 24–18 win over New South Wales. Following the game, she was awarded the Nellie Doherty Medal for Player of the Match.[8] On 27 November, she won the Broncos' Players' Player award for the 2020 season.[9]
Achievements and accolades[]
Individual[]
- Nellie Doherty Medal: 2020
- Brisbane Broncos Players' Player: 2020
Team[]
- 2019 NRLW Grand Final: Brisbane Broncos – Winners
- 2020 NRLW Grand Final: Brisbane Broncos – Winners
References[]
- ^ "Tweed's third Titan". Tweed Daily News. 12 June 2018.
- ^ "SEQ Region Women's representative teams named". QRL. 9 May 2019.
- ^ "Aiken snapped up by Broncos WNRL team". Tweed Seagulls. 12 June 2019.
- ^ "Aiken ready to light it up in green and gold". Tweed Daily News. 17 October 2019.
- ^ "Tantrum and Facebook post behind rookie Jillaroo's rapid rise". NRL. 15 October 2019.
- ^ "Future in focus in Female Performance senior squad". QRL. 2 December 2019.
- ^ "Aiken says Broncos won't go changing a winning routine". NRL. 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Queensland Maroons beat New South Wales Blues 24-18". ABC. 13 November 2020.
- ^ "Hall Honoured Among Champions At Broncos NRLW Awards". Brisbane Broncos. 27 November 2020.
External links[]
- 1999 births
- Living people
- People from Gosford
- Australian female rugby league players
- Rugby league halfbacks
- Rugby league five-eighths
- Rugby league locks
- Brisbane Broncos (NRLW) players