OFF the back of a premiership winning season with the Laurieton Hotel Stingrays, Jayme Averillo has signed with the Tweed Seagulls for the 2025 season.
The move will see the outside back competing in the BMD Premiership, Queensland’s premier female club rugby league competition.
She was invited to trial with the Seagulls after completing an expression of interest to attend a “combine” with the club at the end of last season.
Averillo was then asked to create a highlights reel to showcase herself and what she could bring to the club.
During the combine candidates completed a series of fitness tests and played an in-house trial.
“A week after the combine I was at a trial game for the North Coast Bulldogs against the Northern Rivers Tigers,” said Averillo.
“After this match the coach of the Seagulls BMD squad approached me for a conversation, which ended in me receiving a contract to play for them.
“I was both shocked and thrilled.
“I felt as though all of my hard work and dedication had finally paid off.
“As scary as starting something new and as big as this is, I know I am exactly where I need to be.”
Averillo, a versatile athlete with a diverse sporting background, excels across multiple codes.
She has competed at state and national Oztag carnivals, represented the region with the North Coast Bulldogs, and undertaken international tours with the Pacific Nomads rugby union and Wanderers Australia rugby league sides.
Her impressive resume also includes top level horse riding championships. .
“I have always played a lot of different sports growing up,” said Averillo.
“However, my first experience with playing footy (rugby league) started through my participation in a school gala day.
“From this experience and through playing representative Oztag my love for football grew.
“I had an amazing rep Oztag coach, Cathy Tiberi.
“She had a massive impact on shaping me into the player I am today.”
By Kim AMBROSE
