{{Short description|Australia rugby footballer (born 1999)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Use Australian English|date=March 2015}} {{Infobox rugby league biography | name = Hannah Southwell | fullname = | image = hannahsouthwell.jpg | image_size = 270px | caption = Southwell in 2018 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|3|4|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Newcastle, New South Wales]], [[Australia]] | height = {{convert|172|cm|ftin|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|75|kg|stlb lb|abbr=on}} | position = {{rlp|LK|SR}} | club1 = {{nowrap|[[St. George Illawarra Dragons Women|St George Illawarra Dragons]]}} | year1start = 2018 | year1end = | appearances1 = 3 | tries1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | fieldgoals1 = 0 | points1 = 0 | club2 = [[Sydney Roosters Women|Sydney Roosters]] | year2start = 2019 | year2end = 21 | appearances2 = 13 | tries2 = 0 | goals2 = 3 | fieldgoals2 = 0 | points2 = 6 | club3 = [[Newcastle Knights Women|Newcastle Knights]] | year3start = 2022 | year3end = 24 | appearances3 = 19 | tries3 = 3 | goals3 = 0 | fieldgoals3 = 0 | points3 = 12 | club4 = {{nowrap|[[St. George Illawarra Dragons Women|St George Illawarra Dragons]]}} | year4start = 2025 | year4end = present | appearances4 = 9 | tries4 = 1 | goals4 = 0 | fieldgoals4 = 0 | points4 = 4 | teamA = [[New South Wales women's rugby league team|New South Wales]] | yearAstart = 2018 | yearAend = 22 | appearancesA = 5 | triesA = 0 | goalsA = 0 | fieldgoalsA = 0 | pointsA = 0 | teamB = [[Prime Minister's XIII]] | yearBstart = 2018 | yearBend = | appearancesB = 1 | triesB = 0 | goalsB = 0 | fieldgoalsB = 0 | pointsB = 0 | teamC = [[Australian Jillaroos|Australia]] | yearCstart = 2018 | yearCend = 19 | appearancesC = 2 | triesC = 0 | goalsC = 0 | fieldgoalsC = 0 | pointsC = 0 | teamD = [[Australian Jillaroos|Australia 9s]] | yearDstart = 2019 | yearDend = | appearancesD = 2 | triesD = 1 | goalsD = 0 | fieldgoalsD = 0 | pointsD = 5 | retired = | source = [https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/hannah-southwell/summary.html RLP] | module = {{Infobox football biography | embed = yes | position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2014–2016 | clubs1 = [[Newcastle Jets FC W-League|Newcastle Jets]] | caps1 = 18 | goals1 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2014 | nationalteam1 = [[Australia women's national under-17 soccer team|Australia U-17]] | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | nationalyears2 = 2014–2016 | nationalteam2 = [[Australia women's national under-20 soccer team|Australia U-20]] | nationalcaps2 = | nationalgoals2 = | nationalyears3 = | nationalteam3 = | nationalcaps3 = | nationalgoals3 = | pcupdate = 15 October 2015 | ntupdate = }} {{infobox person|child=yes | relatives = [[Jesse Southwell]] (sister) }} | updated = {{date|{{REVISIONTIMESTAMP}}|DMY}} }}
'''Hannah Southwell''' (born 4 March 1999) is an Australian professional [[rugby league]] footballer who currently plays for the [[St. George Illawarra Dragons Women|St George Illawarra Dragons]] in the [[NRL Women's Premiership]]. Primarily a {{rlp|lk}}, she is an [[Australian Jillaroos|Australian]] and [[New South Wales women's rugby league team|New South Wales]] representative.
She previously played for the [[Sydney Roosters Women|Sydney Roosters]] in the [[NRL Women's Premiership|NRLW]] and the [[Central Coast Roosters]] in the [[NSWRL Women's Premiership]]. Before switching to rugby league, she played [[soccer]] for the [[Newcastle Jets FC W-League|Newcastle Jets]] in the [[W-League (Australia)|W-League]] and for the [[Australia women's national rugby sevens team|Australia]] [[rugby sevens]] team.
==Background== Born in [[Newcastle, New South Wales]], Southwell played junior rugby league for the [[Newcastle & Hunter Rugby League|Kotara Bears]]. At age 13, she gave up rugby league as she wasn't allowed to play anymore due to her age.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2020/08/19/womens-origins--hannah-southwell/|title=Women's Origins - Hannah Southwell|date=19 August 2020|website=NSWRL}}</ref>
She is the older sister of Knights teammate [[Jesse Southwell]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newcastleknights.com.au/news/2022/08/09/gold-class-commonwealth-games-winner-southwell-signs-on-for-nrlw/|title=Gold Class: Commonwealth Games Winner Southwell Signs on for NRLW|date=8 August 2022|website=Newcastle Knights}}</ref>
==Soccer== === Club === Southwell signed with [[Newcastle Jets FC (W-League)|Newcastle Jets]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Newcastle Jets add four more|url=http://thewomensgame.com/2014/08/newcastle-jets-add-four-more/|publisher=The Women's Game|accessdate=16 October 2016|date=15 August 2014}}</ref> On 20 September 2014, she made her debut in a match against [[Perth Glory FC W-League|Perth Glory]], becoming the league's youngest goalkeeper at the age of 15.<ref name="ns_081214">{{cite web|last1=Osland|first1=Georgia|title=Newcastle Jets goalie makes W-League history|url=http://www.newcastlestar.com.au/story/2750637/newcastle-jets-goalie-makes-w-league-history/|work=Newcastle Star|accessdate=16 October 2016|date=8 December 2014}}</ref><ref name="herald_120514">{{cite news|last1=Kerry|first1=Craig|title=Selection sweep surprises Southwell|url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/2276941/selection-sweep-surprises-southwell/|newspaper=Newcastle Herald|access-date=16 October 2016|date=12 May 2014}}</ref><ref name="sw_stats">{{cite web|title=Hannah Southwell|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/hannah-southwell/374709/|publisher=Soccer Way|accessdate=15 October 2016}}</ref> She made six appearances for the team during the [[2014–15 W-League]] season. Newcastle finished in fifth place during the regular season with a {{Win–loss record|w=5|l=5|d=2}} record.<ref name="sw_stats" /> During the [[2015–16 W-League]] season, Southwell made 12 appearances for Newcastle and helped the team finish in sixth place with a {{Win–loss record|w=3|l=5|d=4}} record.<ref name="sw_stats" />
=== International === Southwell represented Australia in the [[Australia women's national under-17 soccer team|under-17]] and [[Australia women's national under-20 soccer team|under-20]] national teams.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mini Matildas head to AFC qualifiers|url=http://matildas.footballaustralia.com.au/article/mini-matildas-head-to-afc-qualifiers/y7n85wyl7ok617ywknpwknct5|publisher=Football Federation Australia|accessdate=16 October 2016|date=28 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Westfield Young Matildas squad named|url=http://matildas.footballaustralia.com.au/article/westfield-young-matildas-squad-named/12yqezfymn3jd1hmb6q2bopcur|publisher=Football Federation Australia|accessdate=16 October 2016|date=28 October 2014}}</ref> In January 2016, Southwell earned a call-up to training camp for the [[Australia women's national soccer team]].<ref name="herald_200116">{{cite web|last1=Parris|first1=Michael|title=Hannah Southwell named for Matildas training camp|url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/3676206/goalie-in-first-matildas-camp/|work=The Herald|access-date=16 October 2016|date=20 January 2016}}</ref>
==Rugby union== In late 2016, Southwell made the decision to switch codes and play [[rugby sevens]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/4247891/ex-jets-keeper-quickly-tackles-new-code/|title=Ex-Jets keeper quickly tackles new code|newspaper=[[The Newcastle Herald]]|date=24 October 2016|author=Kerry, Craig|access-date=5 July 2017}}</ref> She made her first appearances for the [[Australia women's national rugby sevens team|Australian national team]] at the [[2016 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship]], Australia winning the Championship after defeating [[Fiji women's national rugby sevens team|Fiji]] in the final.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/4289489/southwell-sevens-debut-win/|title=Oceania Sevens Championship success and praise for Australian debutante Hannah Southwell|newspaper=[[The Newcastle Herald]]|date=13 November 2016|author=Callinan, Josh|access-date=5 July 2017}}</ref>
==Rugby league== ===2018=== In 2018, Southwell returned to rugby league, joining CRL Newcastle in the [[NSWRL Women's Premiership]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-21/hannah-southwell-playing-for-newcastle-in-the-crl/9891930|title=Hannah Southwell playing for Newcastle in the CRL|date=20 June 2018|website=ABC}}</ref> In June, she represented NSW Country at the Women's National Championships.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/05/29/womens-national-championships-the-perfect-origin-appetiser/|title=Women's Nationals the perfect Origin appetiser|date=29 May 2018|website=NRL}}</ref>
On 22 June, she made her debut for [[New South Wales women's rugby league team|New South Wales]], coming off the bench in a 16–10 win over [[Queensland women's rugby league team|Queensland]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2018/06/12/team-announcement--nsw-womens-state-of-origin/|title=NSW Women's State of Origin|date=12 June 2018|website=NSWRL}}</ref> On 27 July, she signed with the [[St. George Illawarra Dragons Women|St George Illawarra Dragons]] [[NRL Women's Premiership]] team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dragons.com.au/news/2018/07/27/dragons-sign-representative-duo-for-womens-premiership/|title=Dragons sign representative duo for Women's Premiership|date=27 July 2018|website=St George Illawarra Dragons}}</ref> In Round 1 of the [[2018 NRL Women's season]], she made her debut in the Dragons' 4–30 loss to the [[Brisbane Broncos Women|Brisbane Broncos]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dragons.com.au/news/2018/09/09/late-mail-womens-premiership-round-1/|title=Late mail: Women's Premiership (Round 1)|date=9 September 2018|website=St George Illawarra Dragons}}</ref>
On 6 October, she started at {{rlp|ce}} for the [[Prime Minister's XIII]] in their 40–4 win over Papua New Guinea.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dragons.com.au/news/2018/09/26/13-dragons-named-in-prime-ministers-xiii-squads/|title=13 Dragons named in Prime Minister's XIII squads|date=26 September 2018|website=St George Illawarra Dragons}}</ref> On 13 October, she made her Test debut for [[Australian Jillaroos|Australia]], starting at {{rlp|ce}} in a 26–24 win over [[Kiwi Ferns|New Zealand]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/5677676/jillaroos-hannah-southwell-pleased-for-test-ahead-of-schedule/|title=Jillaroos: Hannah Southwell pleased for Test ahead of schedule|date=1 October 2018|website=Newcastle Herald}}</ref>
===2019=== In May, Southwell represented NSW Country at the Women's National Championships.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/05/22/line-ups-named-for-womens-national-championships/|title=Line-ups named for Women's National Championships|date=22 May 2019|website=NRL}}</ref> In July, she joined the [[Sydney Roosters Women|Sydney Roosters]] NRLW side.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://womenschronicle.com.au/league/5689/nrlw-howard-southwell-confirm-roosters-switch-kelly-inks-new-deal-for-2019/|title=NRLW: Howard, Southwell confirm Roosters switch, Kelly inks new deal for 2019|date=21 June 2019|website=Women's Chronicle}}</ref> On 21 June, she started at {{rlp|lk}} for New South Wales in their 14–4 win over Queensland.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2019/06/08/nswrl-announces-nsw-womens-state-of-origin-team/|title=Harvey Norman NSW Women's Origin team announced|date=8 June 2019|website=NSWRL}}</ref>
In Round 1 of the [[2019 NRL Women's season]], she made her debut for the Roosters in a 12–16 loss to the [[New Zealand Warriors Women|New Zealand Warriors]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.roosters.com.au/news/2019/09/14/nrlw-late-mail--round-1/|title=NRLW Late Mail - Round 1|date=14 September 2019|website=Sydney Roosters}}</ref> In October, she represented Australia at the [[2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newcastleknights.com.au/news/2019/10/17/knights-at-the-nines-who-to-look-out-for-this-weekend/|title=Knights at the Nines: Who to look out for this weekend|date=17 October 2019|website=Newcastle Knights}}</ref>
===2020=== In 2020, Southwell joined the [[Central Coast Roosters]] [[NSWRL Women's Premiership]] team. On 27 September, they defeated the [[North Sydney Bears]] 16–10 in the Grand Final.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/10/12/were-more-of-a-family-unity-behind-roosters-surge/|title='We're more of a family': Unity behind Roosters' surge|date=12 October 2020|website=NRL}}</ref>
On 20 October, she started at {{rlp|lk}} in the Roosters' 10–20 [[2020 NRL Grand Final|Grand Final]] loss to the [[Brisbane Broncos Women|Brisbane Broncos]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.roosters.com.au/news/2020/10/20/nrlw-grand-final-team-announcement/|title=NRLW Grand Final Team Announcement|date=20 October 2020|website=Sydney Roosters}}</ref> After the game, she was named the [[RLPA]] Players' Champion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rlpa.com.au/cleary-crowned-players-champion-by-his-nrl-peers/|title=Cleary crowned Players' Champion by his NRL peers|date=25 October 2020|website=RLPA}}</ref>
===2022=== Southwell was a member of the [[Sydney Roosters#NRL Women's Premiership team|Sydney Roosters]] team that won the premiership in the postponed [[2021 NRL Women's season]], playing in all seven matches including the Grand Final victory on 10 April 2022. <br>
In late May, Southwell was named in the 22-player extended squad for the [[New South Wales women's rugby league team]], ahead of the women's State of Origin match on 24 June, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2022/05/27/kylie-hilder-names-22-player-squad-for-nsw-sky-blues/|title=Hilder names 22-player squad for NSW Sky Blues|date=27 May 2022|website=NSWRL|access-date=27 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2022/05/27/trio-recalled-as-hilder-makes-changes-to-nsw-squad/|title=Trio recalled as Hilder makes changes to NSW squad|last=Newton|first=Alicia|date=27 May 2022|website=NRL|access-date=1 Jun 2022}}</ref>
She played in the Roosters' 2021 Grand Final win over the [[St. George Illawarra Dragons Women|St. George Illawarra Dragons]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2022/04/05/2021-nrlw-team-lists-grand-final/|title=2021 NRLW Team Lists: Grand Final|date=6 April 2022|website=National Rugby League}}</ref>
On 1 June, the [[Newcastle Knights Women|Newcastle Knights]] announced that local junior Southwell had signed to play for the club in the [[2022 NRL Women's season|2022 season]], alongside younger sister [[Jesse Southwell|Jesse]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newcastleknights.com.au/news/2022/06/01/southwell-its-great-to-be-home/|title=Southwell: 'It's great to be home'|date=1 Jun 2022|website=Knights|access-date=1 Jun 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newcastleknights.com.au/news/2022/05/31/premiership-winner-joins-the-knights/|title=Premiership winner joins the Knights|date=1 Jun 2022|website=Knights|publisher=Newcastle Knights|access-date=1 Jun 2022}}</ref> She made her club debut for the Knights in round 1 of the [[2022 NRL Women's season|2022 NRLW season]] against the [[Brisbane Broncos]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newcastleknights.com.au/news/2022/08/21/late-mail-nrlw-team-confirmed-for-broncos-clash/|title=Late Mail: NRLW team confirmed for Broncos clash|date=21 August 2022|website=Newcastle Knights}}</ref>
===2023=== In April, Southwell re-signed with the Knights on a contract until the end of 2027. She was captain for the Knights as they went back-to-back NRLW Premiers<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newcastleknights.com.au/news/2023/04/19/home-is-where-the-heart-is-for-southwell-sisters/|title=Home is where the heart is for Southwell sisters|date=19 April 2023|website=Newcastle Knights}}</ref>
===2025=== Southwell was granted an early release from her contract with the Newcastle Knights to return to the St George Illawarra Dragons on a two year deal.
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.newcastleknights.com.au/teams/womens-premiership/newcastle-knights-women/hannah-southwell/ Newcastle Knights profile] *[https://www.roosters.com.au/teams/womens-premiership/sydney-roosters-women/hannah-southwell Sydney Roosters profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031201325/https://www.roosters.com.au/teams/womens-premiership/sydney-roosters-women/hannah-southwell/ |date=31 October 2020 }}
{{St George Illawarra Dragons women's squad}} {{Newcastle Knights squad - 2023 NRLW premiers}}
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