Tamika Upton has played a full season this year and has dominated; now winning a State of Origin series, the Dally M Medal and consecutive Karyn Murphy medals.
It s been 12 years since a hard-nosed Tahnee Norris glared at Kylie Hilder when the Australian Jillaroo refused to get into an ice bath after the first Test match of her rugby league career.
Norris, the most-capped player in Jillaroos history, wasn t having any of it as 32-year-old Hilder helped the side to a rare 18-16 victory over the Kiwi Ferns in New Zealand. It was my one and only Test match for Australia and Tahnee was the captain of the side, I was scared shitless of her, Hilder says. She was the scariest player to ever play against, Tahnee, and even to meet her in person, she was intimidating.
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