Elsie Albert

Elsie Albert (born 20 May 1996) is a Papua New Guinean rugby league footballer who plays as a for the St George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL Women's Premiership and the Souths Logan Magpies in the QRL Women's Premiership.
She is the captain of the Papua New Guinea national team.
Background.
Born in Nipa in the Southern Highlands Province, Albert was a boxer growing up before taking up rugby league in high school.
Playing career.
On 4 September 2018, Albert played for Papua New Guinea in an NRLW trial game against the Brisbane Broncos at Suncorp Stadium. On 6 October 2018, she made her Test debut for Papua New Guinea in a 4–40 loss to the Prime Minister's XIII in Port Moresby.
On 22 June 2019, she started at for Papua New Guinea in their 0–28 loss to Fiji at Leichhardt Oval. In October 2019, she represent Papua New Guinea at the World Cup 9s, scoring a try. On 16 November 2019, she captained Papua New Guinea in their first ever Test victory, a 20–16 win over England in Port Moresby.
In 2020, Albert moved to Australia, joining the Souths Logan Magpies QRL Women's Premiership team. On 24 September 2020, Albert signed with the St George Illawarra Dragons NRL Women's Premiership team. In Round 1 of the 2020 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Dragons, becoming the first homegrown Papua New Guinean to play in the competition.