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Caitlan Johnston-Green (born 12 January 2001) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL Women's Premiership.
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Born | Belmont, New South Wales, Australia | 12 January 2001|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 88 kg (13 st 12 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Second-row, Prop, Lock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: RLP As of 7 June 2024 |
Primarily a second-rower, she previously played for the Sydney Roosters and has represented the Indigenous All Stars and Prime Minister's XIII.
Born in Belmont, New South Wales, Johnston-Green is of Indigenous Australian descent and began playing rugby league for Windale at age 11.[1]
In 2018 and 2019, Johnston-Green played for the Newcastle Knights in the Tarsha Gale Cup, captaining the side in 2019.[2]
On 15 February 2019, she started at second-row for the Indigenous All Stars in their 4–8 loss to the Maori All Stars.[3]
On 21 June 2019, she started at second-row for New South Wales under-18 in their 24–4 win over Queensland in the first ever Women's under-18 Origin game. She scored a try and was named Player of the Match.[4][5] In July 2019, Johnston-Green joined the Sydney Roosters NRL Women's Premiership team.
In Round 1 of the 2019 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Roosters in their 12–16 loss to the New Zealand Warriors.[6] On 11 October 2019, she started at lock for the Prime Minister's XIII in their 22–14 win over the Fiji Prime Minister's XIII.[7] On 25 October 2019, she was named 18th player for Australia for their Test match against New Zealand.[8]
On 22 February 2020, she started at prop for the Indigenous All Stars in their 10–4 win over the Maori All Stars.[9] In March 2020, Johnston-Green joined the Central Coast Roosters NSWRL Women's Premiership team.[10] Johnston-Green suffered a knee injury while playing for the Central Coast and was ruled out of the 2020 NRL Women's season.[11]
On 20 February 2021, she represented the Indigenous All Stars in their 24–0 loss to the Māori All Stars.[12]
On 1 July 2021, Johnston-Green was announced as the Newcastle Knights' first ever NRLW signing.[13] In February 2022, she was announced as one of the club captains.[14]
In round 1 of the delayed 2021 NRL Women's season, Johnston-Green made her club debut for the Knights against the Parramatta Eels.[15]
In late September 2022, Johnston-Green was named in the Dream Team announced by the Rugby League Players Association. The team was selected by the players, who each cast one vote for each position.[16]
On 2 October 2022, Johnston-Green played in the Knights' 32-12 NRLW Grand Final win over the Parramatta Eels.[17]
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