Caitlan Johnston-Green
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Born | Belmont, New South Wales, Australia | 12 January 2001|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 88 kg (13 st 12 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Second-row, Prop, Lock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: RLP As of 7 June 2024 |
Caitlan Johnston-Green (born 12 January 2001) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL Women's Premiership.
Primarily a second-rower, she previously played for the Sydney Roosters and has represented the Indigenous All Stars and Prime Minister's XIII.
Background
[edit]Born in Belmont, New South Wales, Johnston-Green is of Indigenous Australian descent and began playing rugby league for Windale at age 11.[1]
Playing career
[edit]In 2018 and 2019, Johnston-Green played for the Newcastle Knights in the Tarsha Gale Cup, captaining the side in 2019.[2]
On 15 February 2019, she started at second-row for the Indigenous All Stars in their 4–8 loss to the Maori All Stars.[3]
On 21 June 2019, she started at second-row for New South Wales under-18 in their 24–4 win over Queensland in the first ever Women's under-18 Origin game. She scored a try and was named Player of the Match.[4][5] In July 2019, Johnston-Green joined the Sydney Roosters NRL Women's Premiership team.
In Round 1 of the 2019 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Roosters in their 12–16 loss to the New Zealand Warriors.[6] On 11 October 2019, she started at lock for the Prime Minister's XIII in their 22–14 win over the Fiji Prime Minister's XIII.[7] On 25 October 2019, she was named 18th player for Australia for their Test match against New Zealand.[8]
On 22 February 2020, she started at prop for the Indigenous All Stars in their 10–4 win over the Maori All Stars.[9] In March 2020, Johnston-Green joined the Central Coast Roosters NSWRL Women's Premiership team.[10] Johnston-Green suffered a knee injury while playing for the Central Coast and was ruled out of the 2020 NRL Women's season.[11]
On 20 February 2021, she represented the Indigenous All Stars in their 24–0 loss to the Māori All Stars.[12]
On 1 July 2021, Johnston-Green was announced as the Newcastle Knights' first ever NRLW signing.[13] In February 2022, she was announced as one of the club captains.[14]
In round 1 of the delayed 2021 NRL Women's season, Johnston-Green made her club debut for the Knights against the Parramatta Eels.[15]
In late September 2022, Johnston-Green was named in the Dream Team announced by the Rugby League Players Association. The team was selected by the players, who each cast one vote for each position.[16]
On 2 October 2022, Johnston-Green played in the Knights' 32-12 NRLW Grand Final win over the Parramatta Eels.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ "Whirlwind year for Belmont's Caitlan Johnston". Newcastle Herald. 25 October 2019.
- ^ "Meet the 2019 Tarsha Gale squad". Newcastle Knights. 12 February 2019.
- ^ "Women's All Stars squads overflowing with star talent". The Daily Telegraph. 6 November 2018.
- ^ "Women's Origins - Caitlan Johnston". NSWRL. 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Knights women named in historical Under-18s Women's squad". Newcastle Knights. 22 May 2019.
- ^ "Intrust Super NRLW Team Announcement - Round 1". Sydney Roosters. 10 September 2019.
- ^ "Young trio Johnston, Parker and Law named in Prime Minister's XIII". Womens Chronicle. 1 October 2019.
- ^ "Belmont's Caitlan Johnston strives to earn senior NSW jersey after women's Origin locked in for 2020". Newcastle Herald. 21 May 2020.
- ^ "Teams: 2020 Harvey Norman NRL All Stars". League Unlimited. 18 February 2020.
- ^ "Central Coast Roosters unveil 2020 state squad brimming with Hunter stars". Womens Chronicle. 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Belmont's Caitlan Johnston out of NRLW". Newcastle Herald. 30 September 2020.
- ^ "McGregor, Harden to lead talented teams". NRL. 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Newcastle Knights sign Caitlan Johnston". Newcastle Knights. 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Trio named as inaugural Captains of the NRLW side". Newcastle Knights. 21 February 2022.
- ^ "Late mail: 1-17 confirmed for opening NRLW game". Newcastle Knights. 27 February 2022.
- ^ "Roosters dominate 2022 Players' NRLW Dream Team". NRL. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ "Knights v Eels". National Rugby League. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
External links
[edit]- 2001 births
- Living people
- Australian female rugby league players
- Australia women's national rugby league team players
- Indigenous Australian rugby league players
- New South Wales Rugby League State of Origin Women players
- Newcastle Knights (NRLW) players
- People from the Hunter Region
- Prime Minister's XIII women players
- Rugby league second-rows
- Rugby league props
- Rugby league locks
- Sydney Roosters (NRLW) players
- Sportswomen from New South Wales