Caitlan Johnston-Green Explained

Caitlan Johnston-Green
Birth Date:2001 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Belmont, New South Wales, Australia
Height:173cm (68inches)
Weight:88kg (194lb)
Year1start:2019
Appearances1:3
Tries1:0
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:0
Year2start:2021
Year2end:24
Appearances2:20
Tries2:4
Goals2:0
Fieldgoals2:0
Points2:16
Year3start:2025
Year3end:present
Appearances3:0
Tries3:0
Goals3:0
Fieldgoals3:0
Points3:0
Teama:Indigenous All Stars
Yearastart:2019
Yearaend:22
Appearancesa:4
Triesa:0
Goalsa:0
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:0
Teamb:Prime Minister's XIII
Yearbstart:2019
Appearancesb:1
Triesb:0
Goalsb:0
Fieldgoalsb:0
Pointsb:0
Teamc:Australia
Yearcstart:2022
Appearancesc:2
Triesc:1
Goalsc:0
Fieldgoalsc:0
Pointsc:4
Teamd:New South Wales
Yeardstart:2022
Yeardend:24
Appearancesd:3
Triesd:1
Goalsd:0
Fieldgoalsd:0
Pointsd:4
Source:[1]
Updated:13 October 2024

Caitlan Johnston-Green (born 12 January 2001) is an Australian rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL Women's Premiership. Her position is .

She previously played for the Sydney Roosters and Newcastle Knights, while also representing the Indigenous All Stars, Prime Minister's XIII, Australia and New South Wales.

Background

Born in Belmont, New South Wales, Johnston-Green is of Indigenous Australian descent and began playing rugby league for Windale at age 11.[2]

Playing career

In 2018 and 2019, Johnston-Green played for the Newcastle Knights in the Tarsha Gale Cup, captaining the side in 2019.[3]

On 15 February 2019, she started at for the Indigenous All Stars in their 4–8 loss to the Maori All Stars.[4]

On 21 June 2019, she started at 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.[5] [6] 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.[7] On 11 October 2019, she started at for the Prime Minister's XIII in their 22–14 win over the Fiji Prime Minister's XIII.[8] On 25 October 2019, she was named 18th player for Australia for their Test match against New Zealand.[9]

On 22 February 2020, she started at for the Indigenous All Stars in their 10–4 win over the Maori All Stars.[10] In March 2020, Johnston-Green joined the Central Coast Roosters NSWRL Women's Premiership team.[11] Johnston-Green suffered a knee injury while playing for the Central Coast and was ruled out of the 2020 NRL Women's season.[12]

On 20 February 2021, she represented the Indigenous All Stars in their 24–0 loss to the Māori All Stars.[13]

On 1 July 2021, Johnston-Green was announced as the Newcastle Knights' first ever NRLW signing.[14] In February 2022, she was announced as one of the club captains.[15]

In round 1 of the delayed 2021 NRL Women's season, Johnston-Green made her club debut for the Knights against the Parramatta Eels.[16]

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.[17]

On 2 October 2022, Johnston-Green played in the Knights' 32-12 NRLW Grand Final win over the Parramatta Eels.[18]

In 2023, Johnston-Green played at in the Knights' 24-18 Grand Final win over the Gold Coast Titans.[19]

In May 2024, Johnston-Green signed a 3-year contract with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, starting in 2025.[20]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Caitlan Johnston - Playing Career - RLP.
  2. Web site: Whirlwind year for Belmont's Caitlan Johnston. 25 October 2019. Newcastle Herald.
  3. Web site: Meet the 2019 Tarsha Gale squad. 12 February 2019. Newcastle Knights.
  4. Web site: Women's All Stars squads overflowing with star talent. 6 November 2018. The Daily Telegraph.
  5. Web site: Women's Origins - Caitlan Johnston. 4 August 2020. NSWRL.
  6. Web site: Knights women named in historical Under-18s Women's squad. 22 May 2019. Newcastle Knights.
  7. Web site: Intrust Super NRLW Team Announcement - Round 1. 10 September 2019. Sydney Roosters.
  8. Web site: Young trio Johnston, Parker and Law named in Prime Minister's XIII. 1 October 2019. Womens Chronicle.
  9. Web site: Belmont's Caitlan Johnston strives to earn senior NSW jersey after women's Origin locked in for 2020. 21 May 2020. Newcastle Herald.
  10. Web site: Teams: 2020 Harvey Norman NRL All Stars. 18 February 2020. League Unlimited.
  11. Web site: Central Coast Roosters unveil 2020 state squad brimming with Hunter stars. 2 March 2020. Womens Chronicle.
  12. Web site: Belmont's Caitlan Johnston out of NRLW. 30 September 2020. Newcastle Herald.
  13. Web site: McGregor, Harden to lead talented teams. 20 February 2021. NRL.
  14. Web site: Newcastle Knights sign Caitlan Johnston. 1 July 2021. Newcastle Knights.
  15. Web site: Trio named as inaugural Captains of the NRLW side. 21 February 2022. Newcastle Knights.
  16. Web site: Late mail: 1-17 confirmed for opening NRLW game. 27 February 2022. Newcastle Knights.
  17. Web site: Roosters dominate 2022 Players' NRLW Dream Team. 28 Sep 2022. NRL. 28 Sep 2022.
  18. Web site: Knights v Eels. National Rugby League. 4 October 2022. 2 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221002130204/https://www.nrl.com/draw/womens-premiership/2022/grand-final/game-1/. dead.
  19. Web site: 2023 Telstra Women's Premiership - Grand Final - Newcastle Knights (W) 24 def. Gold Coast Titans (W) 18 - RLP. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  20. Web site: World-class Johnston to join Sharks in 2025. 2 May 2024. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.