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Paige Parker
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-05-07) 7 May 1995 (age 29)
Original team Coorparoo (QWAFL)
Draft No. 9, 2018 AFL Women's draft
Debut Round 1, 2019, Brisbane
v. Greater Western Sydney, at Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex
Position(s) Defender

Paige Parker (born 7 May 1995) is an Australian rules football and rugby league footballer who plays for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL Women's Premiership. She previously played for Brisbane and the Gold Coast in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW), and the Newcastle Knights in the NRLW.

Early life

Parker was raised in Brisbane's northern suburb of Bracken Ridge to a family of Indigenous Australian (Quandamooka) descent. She attended St John Fisher College throughout her upbringing and excelled in touch football where she plays for the Brisbane Broncos and represents Australia at the World Cup level. She also played Australian rules football in her youth and was playing for Coorparoo in the AFL Queensland Women's League when she was drafted by Brisbane with the ninth pick in the 2018 AFL Women's draft.

AFLW career

Parker made her debut for Brisbane in the round 1 game against Greater Western Sydney at Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex on 3 February 2019. Following the 2019 season, she joined the Gold Coast. After playing 13 games over two seasons, Parker was delisted by the Gold Coast in June 2021.

Rugby League career

Paige Parker
Personal information
Born (1995-05-07) 7 May 1995 (age 29)
Brisbane Queensland, Australia
Height 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 74 kg (11 st 9 lb)
Playing information
Position Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2021 Newcastle Knights 1 1 0 0 4
2022– Brisbane Broncos 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 1 0 0 4
As of 9 August 2022

On 3 December 2021, Parker was recruited by the Newcastle Knights to be a part of their inaugural NRL Women's Premiership squad.

In round 5 of the delayed 2021 NRL Women's season, Parker made her NRLW debut for the Knights against the Gold Coast Titans.

In June 2022, she signed with the Brisbane Broncos for the 2022 season.

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