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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Broncos celebrate Brigginshaw's 50th with big win
Three Brisbane players have scored doubles in a thumping 38-4 win over Parramatta to help teammate Ali Brigginshaw enjoy a champagne celebration for becoming the first NRLW player to register 50 games. Julia Robinson, Mele Hufanga and Romy Teitzel all scored twice as the league-leading Broncos put down eight unanswered tries to finish off the Eels. Elsewhere on Saturday, Cronulla pushed their way into the top four with a 12-8 win over Gold Coast and in a drama-filled 20-16 win by Canberra against the Warriors in Hamilton, two players were sent off. The hosts played 46 minutes with 11 players after Matekino Gray was marched for a lifting tackle and Tysha Ikenasio followed her three minutes later for a hip-drop, becoming the second and third players to be sent off in 2025. Brigginshaw, the third most-capped Jillaroo with 26 Tests, is now the most experienced NRLW player but will be joined by Sydney Roosters pair Keeley Davis and Isabelle Kelly on 50 when they face Newcastle in Gosford on Sunday. Watch all the highlights from Broncos v Eels in Round 7 of the NRLW Premiership. — NRLW (@NRLWomens) August 16, 2025 "It's actually been a huge week. I'm so thankful for all the support across the game – been absolutely phenomenal," Brigginshaw said. "I'm just really proud that we didn't fall away as we've done in previous weeks. But today we've proved to ourselves that's not us." A milestone of a different kind came at Sharks Stadium when prop Caitlan Johnston-Green came off the bench in the 26th minute, just 12 weeks after giving birth to daughter Amarah. However as Cronulla gained a key player, they lost another when Kiwi international centre Annessa Biddle (shoulder) was helped from the field. "We'll have to send her for scans to see where she's at. But I don't think it will be short-term if I'm honest with you, so we're not having a lot of luck," coach Tony Herman said. Scores were locked at 0-0 at the break, but the Sharks went down to 12 with Anne-Marie Kiria-Ratu sin-binned for a hip-drop tackle. It allowed Titans halfback Lauren Brown to find the gap on the left edge and score. But two tries – to Emma Verran and Cassie Staples – in three minutes put the Sharks in front for the first time in the 50th minute. The sides traded penalty goals and another confirmed a 12-8 Cronulla win. "It just speaks volumes of the resilience in this squad," Sharks captain Tiana Penitani Gray said. "It's not been easy with injuries and suspensions throughout the year but it's next person up. On the back of adversity comes opportunity." The Raiders' first win off the season, after six straight defeats, was overshadowed by a courageous Warriors fightback and two players back in the sheds. Winger Payton Takimoana bagged a hat-trick, almost getting the visitors home after trailing 16-0.
The Age
13-05-2025
- Sport
- The Age
Maroons star confident ahead of game two
Maroons winger Julia Robinson admits she is confident ahead of game two of Women's State of Origin.
Sydney Morning Herald
13-05-2025
- Sport
- Sydney Morning Herald
Maroons star confident ahead of game two
Maroons winger Julia Robinson admits she is confident ahead of game two of Women's State of Origin.
West Australian
25-04-2025
- Sport
- West Australian
Maroons entertainer Robinson ready to launch new era
Queensland winger Julia Robinson is a try scoring wizard but she wants to add acrobatics, pizzazz and theatre to the way she scores them. "In the men's game you see the wingers and how athletic they are when they score the try," Robinson told AAP. "I want to bring that into the girls game and do what the boys do." The 27-year-old will play her eighth State of Origin match in the series opener on Thursday night at Suncorp Stadium. She is one of the great entertainers in the game and has a stellar try-scoring record. In NRLW football, Robinson has 23 tries in 34 games. For Australia, the flyer has notched 10 tries in five internationals. In seven attritional State of Origin matches, Robinson has three tries. The aerial leaping, match-winning try by Melbourne NRL winger Xavier Coates against the Warriors last year - one of the best in the modern game - is the template for the kind of tries Robinson would like to score. "That was an incredible try that Xavier did and I feel like that can be the next step for us girls, doing those amazing dives for the tryline," she said. "That will take the girls' game to the next level, being able to do those kind of tries. We have already had some incredible tries and I feel like the game is going to get bigger and better each year." Origin footy is so tough and close that acrobatics are not always on the cards. Robinson will do her job against NSW, aerial or not. "Whenever I go into a game I want to do my job and that is to catch the ball, run hard and score tries," she said. Robinson's name is written in indelible ink before any team she is available for is selected, whether that be the Broncos, Maroons or Jillaroos. She has come a long way in a short space of time. "I look back on 2018 as my first time playing rugby league and where I am today," she said. "I am very proud of myself with how far I have come but I wouldn't be able to do that without my teammates as well teaching me, the fans and my coaches as well. "I feel like that person that wanted to get better every year for my teammates and team." Robinson, with an eight-year career in the army, performed the Ode of Remembrance before the Anzac Day eve clash won 42-18 by Brisbane over Canterbury. "It is such an honour to do The Ode and a big responsibility. I was very nervous before doing it and my heart was pumping but I feel very honoured to do it at Suncorp," she said. "I joined the (Australian) Defence Force in 2017 before I started playing rugby league in 2018 and I feel they have complemented each other. I have learned a lot from Defence and I have brought that into my rugby league. "Discipline and resilience we have to have in both, and that has helped me in my career."
Perth Now
25-04-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
Maroons entertainer Robinson ready to launch new era
Queensland winger Julia Robinson is a try scoring wizard but she wants to add acrobatics, pizzazz and theatre to the way she scores them. "In the men's game you see the wingers and how athletic they are when they score the try," Robinson told AAP. "I want to bring that into the girls game and do what the boys do." The 27-year-old will play her eighth State of Origin match in the series opener on Thursday night at Suncorp Stadium. She is one of the great entertainers in the game and has a stellar try-scoring record. In NRLW football, Robinson has 23 tries in 34 games. For Australia, the flyer has notched 10 tries in five internationals. In seven attritional State of Origin matches, Robinson has three tries. The aerial leaping, match-winning try by Melbourne NRL winger Xavier Coates against the Warriors last year - one of the best in the modern game - is the template for the kind of tries Robinson would like to score. "That was an incredible try that Xavier did and I feel like that can be the next step for us girls, doing those amazing dives for the tryline," she said. "That will take the girls' game to the next level, being able to do those kind of tries. We have already had some incredible tries and I feel like the game is going to get bigger and better each year." Origin footy is so tough and close that acrobatics are not always on the cards. Robinson will do her job against NSW, aerial or not. "Whenever I go into a game I want to do my job and that is to catch the ball, run hard and score tries," she said. Robinson's name is written in indelible ink before any team she is available for is selected, whether that be the Broncos, Maroons or Jillaroos. She has come a long way in a short space of time. "I look back on 2018 as my first time playing rugby league and where I am today," she said. "I am very proud of myself with how far I have come but I wouldn't be able to do that without my teammates as well teaching me, the fans and my coaches as well. "I feel like that person that wanted to get better every year for my teammates and team." Robinson, with an eight-year career in the army, performed the Ode of Remembrance before the Anzac Day eve clash won 42-18 by Brisbane over Canterbury. "It is such an honour to do The Ode and a big responsibility. I was very nervous before doing it and my heart was pumping but I feel very honoured to do it at Suncorp," she said. "I joined the (Australian) Defence Force in 2017 before I started playing rugby league in 2018 and I feel they have complemented each other. I have learned a lot from Defence and I have brought that into my rugby league. "Discipline and resilience we have to have in both, and that has helped me in my career."
