Filomina Hanisi (born 9 March 2001) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL Women's Premiership and Mounties RLFC in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.
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| Born | 9 March 2001 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 164 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (12 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: RLP As of 24 October 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Background
editHanisi was born in Sydney and played her junior rugby league for the Concord Burwood Wolves.[1] She is of Tongan descent.[2]
Playing career
editIn 2018, Hanisi played for the Parramatta Eels in the Tarsha Gale Cup.[3] In 2019, she joined the St George Dragons Tarsha Gale Cup side.[4]
On 21 June 2019, she started at prop for New South Wales under-18 in their 24–4 win over Queensland under-18.[5] On 20 September 2019, she was announced as a development player for the St George Illawarra Dragons NRL Women's Premiership team.[6]
2020
editIn 2020, Hanisi joined the Wests Tigers NSWRL Women's Premiership team.[7] On 23 September, she was announced as a member of the Sydney Roosters NRL Women's Premiership squad.[8]
In Round 1 of the 2020 NRL Women's season, she mader her debut for the Roosters in their 18–4 win over the St George Illawarra Dragons.[9] On 25 October, Hanisi started at prop in the Roosters' 10–20 Grand Final loss to the Brisbane Broncos.[10] At the end of the season, she won the Roosters' Rising Star award.[11]
On 13 November, Hanisi made her State of Origin debut for New South Wales, coming off the bench and scoring a try in their 18–24 loss to Queensland.[12]
Achievements and accolades
editIndividual
edit- Sydney Roosters Rising Star: 2020
References
edit- ^ "Balmain Junior District Annual Report" (PDF). Balmain Junior League.
- ^ "Hanisi sisters in for the love of rugby league". Wests Tigers. 4 September 2020.
- ^ "2018 District Rep Teams Presentation Night". Parramatta Eels. 22 June 2018.
- ^ "Junior representatives squads announced". St George Illawarra Dragons. 6 February 2019.
- ^ "Women's Under-18 Origin – 2019". 18th Man.
- ^ "2019 NRLW development players earn their stripes". St George Illawarra Dragons. 20 September 2019.
- ^ "Wests Tigers return to action against in-form Roosters". Wests Tigers. 2 August 2020.
- ^ "Roosters announce 2020 NRLW Squad". Sydney Roosters. 23 September 2020.
- ^ "NRLW Squad Update – Game One". Sydney Rooster. 2 October 2020.
- ^ "NRLW Late Mail – Grand Final". Sydney Roosters. 25 October 2020.
- ^ "Hannah Southwell named Sydney Roosters Player of the year". Sydney Roosters. 25 October 2020.
- ^ "Queensland Maroons beat NSW Blues 24–18". ABC. 13 November 2020.