| Birth date | 5 March 1991 (age 35) |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Thursday Island, Queensland, Australia |
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 85 kg (13 st 5 lb) |
| Club 1 | St George Illawarra |
| Year1start | 2019 |
| Appearances 1 | 1 |
| Tries 1 | 0 |
| Goals 1 | 0 |
| Fieldgoals 1 | 0 |
| Points 1 | 0 |
| Teama | Queensland |
| Yearastart | 2019 |
| Appearancesa | 1 |
| Triesa | 0 |
| Goalsa | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsa | 0 |
| Pointsa | 0 |
| Teamb | Indigenous All Stars |
| Yearbstart | 2020 |
| Appearancesb | 1 |
| Triesb | 1 |
| Goalsb | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsb | 0 |
| Pointsb | 4 |
| Source | RLP |
| Updated | 7 November 2020 |
Stephanie Mooka (born 5 March 1991) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays for the North Queensland Gold Stars in the QRL Women's Premiership.
Primarily a , she is Queensland and Indigenous All Stars representative and previously played for the St George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL Women's Premiership.
Background
Born on Thursday Island, Mooka began playing rugby league for the Edmonton Lightning. After her local women's competition folded in 2011, Mooka took up rugby union and Australian rules football.[1][2] She played 67 games in the AFL Cairns Women's competition for South Cairns cutters including 31 goals and was named best on ground 43 times.[3]
Playing career
In May 2019, Mooka represented Queensland Country at the Women's National Championships.[4] On 21 June 2019, she made her debut for Queensland, starting at in a 4–14 loss to New South Wales.[5]
On 2 July 2019, Mooka signed with the St George Illawarra Dragons NRL Women's Premiership team.[6] In Round 1 of the 2019 NRL Women's season, Mooka made her debut for the Dragons in a 4–14 loss to the Brisbane Broncos.[7]
On 22 February 2020, Mooka started at and scored a try for the Indigenous All Stars in their 10–4 win over the Māori All Stars.[8] On 27 February 2020, Mooka was named in the inaugural North Queensland Gold Stars squad for the QRL Women's Premiership.[9]
References
- ^ "Six-year wait worth it for Cairns product Stephanie Mooka". NRL. 12 June 2019.
- ^ "Debutant Mooka's heartbreak motivating Maroons success". QRL. 19 June 2019.
- ^ Stephanie Mooka AFL Cairns Women's
- ^ "Line-ups named for Women's National Championships". NRL. 22 May 2019.
- ^ "Harvey Norman Queensland Maroons 2019 squad". QRL. 6 June 2019.
- ^ "Finalised Dragons 2019 Women's Premiership signing tracker". St George Illawarra Dragons. 2 July 2019.
- ^ "NRLW late mail: Round 1 v Broncos". St George Illawarra Dragons. 15 September 2019.
- ^ "NRL All Stars: Indigenous women beat Maori All Stars". Wide World of Sports. 22 February 2020.
- ^ "Gold Stars 2020 squad list". NQ Cowboys. 27 February 2020.