Tahlulah Tillett
Tahlulah Tillett (born 30 August 1998) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL Women's Premiership.
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Born | Cairns, Queensland, Australia | 30 August 1998||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 74 kg (11 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Halfback, Five-eighth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 4 April 2023 |
A halfback and five-eighth, she previously played for the Newcastle Knights.
Background
Tillett was born in Cairns, Queensland and is of Torres Strait Islander descent.[2] She played touch football in her junior years,[3] representing Queensland and Australia,[4] as well as junior rugby league for the Cairns Kangaroos.[2] He father, Stephen, was a member of the inaugural North Queensland Cowboys squad in 1995, playing reserve grade for the club.[5]
Playing career
Early years
In 2017, Tillett represented the North Queensland Marlins women's team[2] and Indigenous All Stars women's team.[6] In 2018, she was named in the Australian women's national elite training squad for the upcoming NRLW competition.[7] Three weeks later she played for the Wests Panthers, before rupturing the ACL in her right knee during her first game.[3] In January 2020, she was a part of the Queensland Female Performance Program squad.[2] In 2021, she played for the North Queensland Gold Stars in the BHP Premiership.[8] In December 2021, she signed with the Newcastle Knights to be a part of their inaugural NRLW squad.[9]
2022
In February, Tillett played for the Indigenous All Stars against the Māori All Stars.[10] In round 1 of the delayed 2021 NRL Women's season, she made her NRLW debut for the Knights against the Parramatta Eels.[11] She played in 4 matches for the Knights, before parting ways with the club at the end of the season.[12]
2023
On 5 April, she became the second signing for the inaugural North Queensland Cowboys NRLW team.[13]
References
- "Tahlulah Tillett - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- "Tahlulah's time to shine". Queensland Rugby League. 29 January 2020.
- "Tillett taking injury in her stride as Ponga reaches out". National Rugby League. 20 July 2018.
- "Faces of the Straits". www.facebook.com.
- "My goal is to be pulling on a Cowboys jersey next year: Tillett". NQ Cowboys. 29 July 2022.
- "NRL Women's Indigenous All Star team announced". NITV. 17 January 2017.
- "TropicNow picks our top 20 under-40 Next Gen of Cairns". www.tropicnow.com.au.
- "Gold Stars 2021 Player of the Year contenders". North Queensland Cowboys. 8 September 2021.
- "Knights finalise NRLW squad with signings of Queensland-based players". Newcastle Knights. 3 December 2021.
- "Maori v Indigenous All Stars: Both sides 1-18 with no late changes". National Rugby League. 12 February 2022.
- "Late mail: 1-17 confirmed for opening NRLW game". Newcastle Knights. 27 February 2022.
- "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- "Cowboys sign Tillett". NQ Cowboys. 5 April 2023.