Annette Brander (born 12 January 1993) is an Australian

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footballer who plays as a er for the

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in the NRL Women's Premiership and the

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in the QRL Women's Premiership. She is an

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and

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representative.

Background

Born in New Lambton, New South Wales, Brander moved to

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with her family when she was two-years old.

Playing career

In 2010, Brander began playing rugby league for the Caboolture under-18 side and the Sunshine Coast Sirens. In 2012, she joined Brisbane Women's Division 1 side, the Beerwah Bulldogs. In 2014, she made her debut for

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in their 12-8 loss to

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. In October 2017, she was named in

's 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup squad, playing four games in the tournament.

2018

In June 2018, she represented Queensland Country at the 2018 NRL Women's National Championships. In July 2018, Brander joined the St George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL Women's Premiership. In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, Brander made her debut for the Dragons in their 4–30 loss to the

2019

In June 2019, she again represented Queensland Country at the NRL Women's National Championships. Later that month, she signed with the

. On 6 October 2019, she started at in the Broncos' 30–6

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win over the Dragons and won the Karyn Murphy Medal for Player of the Match.

2020

On 25 October 2020, she came off the bench in the Broncos' 20–10 Grand Final win over the

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2021

In 2021, Brander joined the

in the QRL Women's Premiership.

Achievements and accolades

Individual

*Karyn Murphy Medal: 2019 * QRL Representative Player of the Year: 2019

Team

* 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup: Australia – Winners * 2019 NRLW Grand Final: Brisbane Broncos – Winners * 2020 NRLW Grand Final: Brisbane Broncos – Winners

References

External links

Brisbane Broncos profile
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