Chelsea Baker

Chelsea Baker
Personal information
Born (1986-03-17) 17 March 1986 (age 38)
Windsor, Queensland, Australia
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight68 kg (10 st 10 lb)
Playing information
PositionFullback, Wing, Five-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018–19 Brisbane Broncos 7 2 18 0 44
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015–19 Queensland 5 1 2 0 8
2016 Women's All Stars 1 0 0 0 0
2016–18 Australia 7 3 10 0 32
Source: RLP
As of 13 October 2021

Chelsea Baker (born 17 March 1986) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played for the Central Queensland Capras in the QRL Women's Premiership.

Primarily a fullback, she played for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL Women's Premiership, winning a premiership with them in 2017, and was a Queensland and Australian representative.

Background

Born in Windsor, Queensland, Baker began playing rugby league for the Gladstone Wallabys in 2012.[1][2]

Playing career

In 2015, Baker made her debut for Queensland, scoring a try in a 4–all draw with New South Wales.[3][4] On 6 May 2016, she made her Test debut for Australia, starting on the wing in a 16–26 loss to New Zealand.[5]

On 2 December 2017, she started on the wing in Australia's 23–16 Women's World Cup final win over New Zealand.[6] In 2018 and 2019, she represented Queensland Country at the NRL Women's National Championships.[7]

In June 2018, Baker joined the Brisbane Broncos NRL Women's Premiership team and finished the season as the top point scorer in the competition.[8][9] On 30 September 2018, she started at fullback in the Broncos' 34–12 Grand Final win over the Sydney Roosters. In 2019, she played all three regular season games for the Broncos but was dropped for their Grand Final win over the St George Illawarra Dragons.[10]

In 2020, Baker played for the Central Queensland Capras in the newly established QRL Women's Premiership.[11] In August 2020, Baker, a full-time mother to two children, withdrew from the 2020 NRL Women's Premiership season.[12][13]

Baker captained the Central Queensland Capras in the 2021 QRL Women's Premiership, primarily playing as a five-eighth. On Friday, November 12th, she announced her retirement from Rugby League.

Achievements and accolades

Team

References

  1. ^ "Chelsea Baker". National Rugby League. National Rugby League. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  2. ^ "The juggle is real: woman, rugby league star, dance mum". QRL. 21 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Queensland Women's team for Interstate Challenge". NRL. 12 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Women's Highlights: QLD v NSW". QRL. 1 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Jillaroos beaten but not disgraced against powerful Ferns". The Northern Star. 9 May 2016.
  6. ^ "The Year That Was: Gladstone sporting highlights of 2017". Queensland Times. 31 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Harvey Norman Queensland Country team announced". QRL. 18 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Breayley and Baker spark Broncos' demolition of Dragons". NRL. 9 September 2018.
  9. ^ "Broncos Add More Elite Talent to NRLW". Broncos.com.au. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Broncos coach tips sidelined Baker to bounce back". NRL. 7 October 2019.
  11. ^ "Unprecedented times: 2020 whitewashed for CQ Capras". The Northern Star. 27 March 2020.
  12. ^ "No NRLW, but still plenty of football ahead to for family-focused Baker". QRL. 3 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Chelsea's Journey to the Rugby League World Cup". www.physiocall.com.au. Retrieved 9 December 2017.