Bree Chester
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| Full name | Bree Chester | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 June 2002 Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (11 st 5 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Lock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 12 October 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bree Chester (born 28 June 2002) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays as a second-row and lock forward for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL Women's Premiership. She is an Indigenous All Stars representative.
Background
[edit | edit source]Chester was born in Port Stephens, New South Wales and is of Indigenous Australian descent.[2] She played her junior rugby league for the Mallabula Panthers.[3]
Playing career
[edit | edit source]Early years
[edit | edit source]In 2019, Chester played for the Penrith Panthers in the Tarsha Gale Cup.[4] In 2020 and 2021, she played for the Newcastle Knights Tarsha Gale side.[5][6]
In 2022, Chester played for the Knights in the NSWRL Women's Premiership and was a member of their NRLW squad.[7][8]
2023
[edit | edit source]In February, Chester represented the Indigenous All Stars in their loss to the Māori All Stars.[9]
On 10 May, she signed a two-year contract with the North Queensland Cowboys.[10]
In Round 1 of the 2023 NRL Women's season, she made her NRLW debut, starting at second-row in a 16–6 loss to the Gold Coast Titans.[11] In Round 2, she scored her first NRLW try in a 31–20 win over the Newcastle Knights.[12]
2024
[edit | edit source]In May, Chester started at second-row in the Mackay Cutters' QRL Women's Premiership Grand Final win over the Norths Devils.[13]
In Round 1 of the 2024 NRL Women's season, she started at lock in the Cowboys' 14–0 loss to the Cronulla Sharks.[14] On 16 August, she re-signed with the Cowboys until the end of the 2026 season.[15]
On 30 September, she was named the Cowboys' Player of the Year.[16] On 13 October, she represented the Australian Prime Minister's XIII in their win over Papua New Guinea.[17]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 2002 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Australian sportswomen
- Australian female rugby league players
- Indigenous All Stars women players
- Indigenous Australian women rugby league players
- North Queensland Cowboys (NRLW) players
- Prime Minister's XIII women players
- Rugby league players from New South Wales
- Rugby league second-rows
- Sportswomen from New South Wales