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Shaniah Power
Personal information
Born (1997-03-20) 20 March 1997 (age 27)
Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Height 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 74 kg (11 st 9 lb)
Playing information
Position Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2020 New Zealand Warriors 2 2 0 0 8
2021 Gold Coast Titans 6 1 0 0 4
2022 Sydney Roosters 5 3 0 0 12
2023– Nth Qld Cowboys 5 0 0 0 0
Total 18 6 0 0 24
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2020–23 Indigenous All Stars 4 0 0 0 0
2020–23 Queensland 4 0 0 0 0
Source: RLP
As of 22 August 2023

Shaniah Power (born 20 March 1997) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL Women's Premiership.

She previously played for the New Zealand Warriors, Gold Coast Titans and Sydney Roosters.

Background

Power was born in Bowen, Queensland and began playing rugby league for the Proserpine Brahmans.

Playing career

In 2019, while playing in Townsville for the Western Lions, Power represented Queensland Country at the Women's National Championships.

2020

On 22 February, Power represented the Indigenous All Stars in their win over the Māori All Stars. In March, she joined the North Queensland Gold Stars for their first QRL Women's Premiership season but did not play a game before the season was cancelled. She later played for the Wests Panthers in the Holcim Cup.

In September, she joined the New Zealand Warriors NRL Women's Premiership team. In Round 1 of the 2020 NRLW season, she made her debut for the Warriors in their 28–14 loss to the Brisbane Broncos. In Round 3, she scored two tries in their win over the St. George Illawarra Dragons.

On 13 November, she made her State of Origin debut for Queensland in their win over New South Wales.

2021

On 20 February, Power represented the Indigenous All Stars in their 24–0 loss to the Māori All Stars.

2023

On 12 April, Power signed with her hometown club, the North Queensland Cowboys, on a two-year deal.

In Round 1 of the 2023 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Cowboys, starting at second-row in a 16–6 loss to the Gold Coast Titans.

On 22 August, she was ruled out for the remainder of the 2023 season with a foot injury.

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