Jaime Chapman

Australia international rugby league footballer

Jaime Chapman
Personal information
Born (2002-03-17) 17 March 2002 (age 22)
Sutherland, New South Wales, Australia
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight76 kg (12 st 0 lb)
Playing information
Positionpositions
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2020–21 St George Illawarra Dragons 9 3 0 0 12
2022 Brisbane Broncos 5 4 0 0 16
2023– Gold Coast Titans 9 9 0 0 36
Total 23 16 0 0 64
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2021–22 Indigenous All Stars 2 2 0 0 8
2022– Australia 3 4 0 0 16
2023– New South Wales 2 1 0 0 4
Source: [1]
As of 1 November 2023

Jaime Chapman (born 17 March 2002) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a centre for the Gold Coast Titans Women in the NRL Women's Premiership and the Tweed Heads Seagulls in the QRL Women's Premiership.

Background

Born in Sutherland, New South Wales, Chapman played her junior rugby league for the Kurnell Stingrays.[2] She is of Indigenous Australian descent.[3]

Playing career

In 2019, Chapman joined the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Tarsha Gale Cup side.[4] On 21 June 2019, she started at centre for New South Wales under-18 in the inaugural women's under-18 State of Origin game against Queensland.[5]

On 20 September 2019, she joined the St. George Illawarra Dragons NRL Women's Premiership squad as a development player.[6]

2020

In 2020, Chapman began the season began playing for the Sharks' Tarsha Gale Cup side, before moving up to their NSWRL Women's Premiership squad.[7]

On 24 September, Chapman moved into the Dragons' full-time NRLW squad.[8] In Round 1 of the 2020 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Dragons, starting on the wing in a 4–18 loss to the Sydney Roosters.[9]

2021

In 2021, Chapman joined the Tweed Heads Seagulls in the QRL Women's Premiership.[10] On 20 February, she started at fullback for the Indigenous All Stars in their 24–0 loss to the Māori All Stars.[11]

2022

On 12 February, Chapman played on the left wing for the Indigenous All Stars, scoring two tries in their 18–8 win over the Māori All Stars. She was awarded the Trish Hina Medal as player of the match.[12][13]

2023

On 22 July, Jamie debuted at centre for the Gold Coast Titans, she ran for 123 metres in 9 runs, making 1 line break and 6 tackle breaks

Chapman played in six of seven matches for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the postponed 2021 NRL Women's season, including the Grand Final on 10 April 2022.[14][15][16] Chapman was named in the peer-selected NRL Dream team for the postponed 2021 season.[17]

In early June, the Brisbane Broncos announced that Chapman had signed to play for the club in the 2022 NRL Women's season.[18][19]

In late September, Chapman 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.[20]

References

  1. ^ "Jaime Chapman – Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Jaime Chapman". St. George Illawarra Dragons. Archived from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Women's Indigenous All Stars camp selection squad named". National Rugby League. 21 November 2019. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Sharks Women's win their way into GF qualifier". Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. 28 July 2019. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Two Sharks in Women's Under-18s Origin Team". Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. 13 June 2019. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021.
  6. ^ "2019 NRLW development players earn their stripes". St. George Illawarra Dragons. 20 September 2019. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  7. ^ "HNWP Team List – Sharks v Roosters". Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. 8 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Dragons confirm 2020 NRL Women's Premiership squad". St. George Illawarra Dragons. 24 September 2020. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  9. ^ "NRLW late mail: Round 1 v Roosters". St. George Illawarra Dragons. 3 October 2020. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  10. ^ Newton, Alicia (19 February 2021). "Chapman ready to make No.1 mark in All Stars debut". Tweed Seagulls. National Rugby League. Archived from the original on 17 March 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  11. ^ Whittaker, Troy (20 February 2021). "McGregor, Harden to lead talented teams". National Rugby League. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021.
  12. ^ Lenehan, Martin (12 February 2022). "Chapman doubles up as Indigenous All Stars storm home". NRL. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  13. ^ "NRLW Highlights: Indigenous All Stars v Maori All Stars – NRL on Nine". 12 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022 – via YouTube.
  14. ^ "Dragons 4 v 16 Roosters". NRL. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  15. ^ Lenehan, Martin (10 April 2022). "Third time lucky as Roosters down Dragons in epic NRLW decider". NRL. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  16. ^ Lucantonio, AJ (10 April 2022). "Roosters queens of the Coop with their first NRLW Premiership". League Unlimited. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  17. ^ "NRLW players pick Dream Team". RLPA. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  18. ^ "Exciting Chapman Joins Broncos NRLW Squad". Brisbane Broncos. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  19. ^ "Chapman Signs On For NRLW Broncos". Brisbane Broncos. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  20. ^ "Roosters dominate 2022 Players' NRLW Dream Team". NRL. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.

External links

  • St. George Illawarra Dragons profile
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Gold Coast Titans (NRL Women's Premiership) – current squad
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Australia squad – 2021 Women's Rugby League World Cup