| Sheridan Gallagher | |||||||
| Birth Date: | 2002 1, df=yes | ||||||
| Birth Place: | Douglas Park, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||
| Height: | 170cm (70inches) | ||||||
| Weight: | 82kg (181lb) | ||||||
| Club1: | Newcastle Knights | ||||||
| Year1start: | 2023 | ||||||
| Year1end: | present | ||||||
| Appearances1: | 11 | ||||||
| Tries1: | 7 | ||||||
| Goals1: | 4 | ||||||
| Fieldgoals1: | 0 | ||||||
| Points1: | 36 | ||||||
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| Updated: | 7 October 2023 | ||||||
| Source: | [1] | ||||||
Sheridan Gallagher (born 2 January 2002) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL Women's Premiership. Her positions are and . She previously played association football for the Western Sydney Wanderers in the A-League Women competition.
Gallagher was born in Douglas Park, New South Wales. She attended Westfields Sports High School, where she was named the 2019 Sports Person of the Year.[2] She also competed in show jumping as a teenager.[2]
In 2021, Gallagher played for the Western Sydney Wanderers in the A-League Women competition.[3]
In 2022, Gallagher captained the Young Matildas side at the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica.[2]
In 2023, Gallagher started playing rugby league for the Mount Pritchard Mounties in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.[4]
In May, she signed a 1-year contract with NRLW team Newcastle Knights.[2] In round 1 of the 2023 NRLW season, she made her NRLW debut for the Knights against the St. George Illawarra Dragons.[5]
In October, Gallagher played on the wing and scored a try in the Knights' 24-18 Grand Final victory over the Gold Coast Titans.[6]