Amber Pilley
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| Born | 8 December 1997 Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: RLP As of 10 November 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amber Pilley (born 8 December 1997) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL Women's Premiership and Burleigh Bears in the QRL Women's Premiership. Primarily a centre, she was a Queensland representative.
Background[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ "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[edit]
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Australian female rugby league players
- Brisbane Broncos (NRLW) players
- Indigenous Australian rugby league players
- Queensland Rugby League State of Origin Women players
- Rugby league centres
- Rugby sevens players at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
- Rugby league players from Sydney
- Sportswomen from New South Wales