Blues stunned by Southwell's maturity beyond her years

Blues stunned by Southwell's maturity beyond her years

Few 20-year-olds face the rollercoaster of rugby league emotions thrown at Jesse Southwell, but her NSW teammates can't stop praising the grit of the star half.

Blues stunned by Southwell’s maturity beyond her years

When Jesse Southwell was controversially left out of the NSW women’s State of Origin team for the 2024 series, no one thought she was gone for good. But few would have predicted the speed of her rise back to the top, with the 20-year-old masterminding the Blues to an unassailable two-game lead just a year later. The Newcastle star controlled the NSW attack with aplomb as the Blues ripped Queensland apart in Brisbane and Sydney. Teammate Kezie Ap…