St George Dragons (Women)

Hansard ID: HANSARD-1323879322-114504

Hansard session: Fifty-Seventh Parliament, First Session (57-1)

St George Dragons (Women)

Mr MARK COURE (Oatley)

—I congratulate the St George Dragons Telstra Women's premiership team for another excellent season despite this year's shortened format. This year's team led by coach Daniel Lacey was unfortunate to miss out on the opportunity to play in the grand final after their 18-4 loss to reigning champions the Brisbane Broncos. This was a hard fought match which saw co-captain Kelsie Apps leave the field in the 28th minute due to a knee injury and new recruit Isabelle Kelly was taken from the field in the second half after a ferocious tackle. Even though the final score was not in their favour, the team has had a promising season headlined by the signings of Papua New Guinea captain Elise Albert and Australia Jillaroos duo Steph Hancock and Isabelle Kelly. The club was also able to welcome the return of captain Sam Bremner and promote 2019 development players including Jamie Chapman and Maddison Weatherall. This demonstrates the strength and drive of this up and coming side and I look forward to watching them in action in 2021.