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Full name | Mia Middleton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | 23 April 2003||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 73 kg (11 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Centre, Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 16 September 2023 |
Mia Middleton (born 23 April 2003) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL Women's Premiership.
A centre or wing, she is an Indigenous All Stars representative.
Middleton was born in Newcastle, New South Wales and is of Indigenous Australian descent.[2] She played her junior rugby league for the Lakes United Seagulls.
In 2020, Middleton joined the Newcastle Knights, playing in their Tarsha Gale Cup side for three seasons.[3][4] In June 2022, she represented New South Wales under-19 in their win over Queensland.[5]
In February, Middleton represented the Indigenous All Stars in their loss to the Māori All Stars and played for the Knights in their NSWRL Women's Premiership.[6][7]
On 10 May, she signed a one-year contract with the North Queensland Cowboys.[8]
In Round 1 of the 2023 NRL Women's season, she made her NRLW debut, starting on the wing in a 16–6 loss to the Gold Coast Titans.[9] She was sin binned in the 53rd minute for a dangerous throw and subsequently suspended for two games.[10]