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Your club's predicted Round 1 NRLW line-ups

NRL.com takes a look at the biggest talking points for your team with the 2023 NRL Telstra Women's Premiership season kicking off this weekend. 

From predicted Round 1 lists to the latest on the injury front, here is everything you need to know about your team ahead of season 2023 kick-off.

Brisbane Broncos

The Broncos enter the 2023 season with a host of new recruits, a new coach and plenty of familiar faces as they look to make amends after missing the finals last year.

Kiwi Ferns prop Brianna Clark (hand) is in doubt for the season opener while coach Scott Prince could blood a couple of players in the backline to start the year.

The major focus here is in the halves after Tarryn Aiken's departure to the Roosters, former Eel Gayle Broughton has big shoes to fill.

  1. Hayley Maddick
  2. Ash Werner
  3. Mele Hufanga
  4. Shenae Ciesiolka
  5. Julia Robinson
  6. Gayle Broughton
  7. Ali Brigginshaw
  8. Chelsea Lenarduzzi
  9. Destiny Brill
  10. Annetta Nu'uausala
  11. Romy Teitzel
  12. Tazmin Gray
  13. Mariah Denman
  14. Jada Ferguson
  15. Jasmine Fogavini
  16. Hannah Larsson
  17. Filomina Hanisi

Raiders NRLW players on being part of history

Canberra Raiders

A total of 12 players arrive to the nation's capital having played in the NRLW previously while Raiders coach Darrin Borthwick was also able to recruit high-profile stars with international experience to add to the inaugural squad. 

Raiders centre Felice Quinlan suffered a leg injury at training last week and underwent surgery in a blow for the side on the eve of the season.

  1. Apii Nicholls
  2. Madison Bartlett
  3. Cheyelle Robins-Reti
  4. Petesa Lio
  5. Shakiah Tungai
  6. Ash Quinlan
  7. Zahara Temara
  8. Sophie Holyman
  9. Chante Temara
  10. Tommaya Kelly-Sines
  11. Hollie-Mae Dodd
  12. Monalisa Soliola
  13. Simaima Taufa
  14. Emma Barnes
  15. Ahlivia Ingram
  16. Grace Kemp
  17. Kerehitina Matua

Cronulla Sharks

They've been one of the pioneer clubs in women's rugby league and after five seasons of the NRL Telstra Women's Premiership, Cronulla now get their chance to build something special. The fitness of Holli Wheeler (knee) is under a cloud for the season opener against the Raiders. 

  1. Jada Taylor
  2. Andie Robinson
  3. Kiana Takairangi
  4. Tiana Penitani
  5. Annessa Biddle
  6. Emma Tonegato
  7. Tayla Preston
  8. Ellie Johnston
  9. Quincy Dodd
  10. Rhiannon Byers
  11. Vanessa Foliaki
  12. Talei Holmes
  13. Holli Wheeler
  14. Brooke Anderson
  15. Fatafehi Hanisi
  16. Harata Butler
  17. Tegan Dymock

Gold Coast Titans

An astute recruitment spree after a lacklustre 2022 campaign has the Gold Coast Titans more than in the mix to challenge for the NRLW title this season.

The Titans struggled with last-play options and their overall halves play last year with new recruit Taliah Fuimaono and young gun Chantay Kiria-Ratu set to combine in 2023.

Lauren Brown's expected switch back to hooker, where she carved up the NRLW for the Broncos, and the arrivals of Shaylee Bent, Jaime Chapman and Niall Williams-Guthrie, only adds to the side's impressive look on paper.

  1. Evania Pelite
  2. Emily Bass
  3. Jaime Chapman
  4. Niall Williams-Guthrie
  5. Karina Brown
  6. Taliah Fuimaono
  7. Chantay Kiria-Ratu
  8. Jessika Elliston
  9. Lauren Brown
  10. Shannon Mato
  11. Shaylee Bent
  12. Zara Canfield
  13. Georgia Hale
  14. Brittany Breayley-Nati
  15. Steph Hancock
  16. Kaitlyn Phillips
  17. Laikha Clarke

NRLW Match Highlights: 2022 GF Knights v Eels

Newcastle Knights

Newcastle will go into their premiership defence with a new-look squad that boasts 12 fresh faces and a dozen who were part of the club's success last year. 

The squad may have copped a huge blow losing Millie Boyle to the Roosters but they'll still possess one of the best-balanced forward packs in the competition while England star Georgia Roche arrives to Australia with plenty of potential.

Knights coach Ron Griffiths revealed his Round 1 team at the club's NRLW launch on Monday morning with Hannah Southwell ruled out while Caitlin Moran will get her chance in halves alongside Jesse Southwell to start 2023.

  1. Tamika Upton
  2. Jasmin Strange
  3. Shanice Parker
  4. Abigail Roache
  5. Sheridan Gallagher
  6. Caitlin Moran
  7. Jesse Southwell
  8. Rima Butler
  9. Olivia Higgins
  10. Tayla Predebon
  11. Caitlan Johnston
  12. Yasmin Clydsdale
  13. Laishon Albert-Jones
  14. Nita Maynard
  15. Kayla Romaniuk
  16. Simone Karpani
  17. Viena Tinao

North Queensland Cowboys

North Queensland will field one of the youngest NRLW sides in 2023 but with youth will come with plenty of exuberance to learn in an environment under respected coach Ben Jeffries.  

English recruit Fran Goldthorp is set to make the No.1 jersey her own while Kirra Dibb and Talulah Tillett have been the Indigenous All Stars halves for the past two years.

Tillett missed the side's trial with a hand injury and is touch and go for the season opener.

  1. Fran Goldthorp
  2. China Polata
  3. Jasmine Peters
  4. Mia Middleton
  5. Autumn-Rain Stephens Daly
  6. Kirra Dibb
  7. Tahlulah Tillett
  8. April Ngatupuna
  9. Emma Manzelmann
  10. Sareka Mooka
  11. Tiana Raftstrand-Smith
  12. Shaniah Power
  13. Tallisha Harden
  14. Makenzie Weale
  15. Shellie Long
  16. Bree Chester
  17. Essay Banu

Parramatta Eels 

Only four players who featured on grand final day return to the Eels in 2023 with most of last year's squad departing for rival clubs.

There is plenty of leadership around with Elsie Albert coming on board a handy replacement for Simaima Taufa, while Kennedy Cherrington will take great pride in guiding the Eels in her third season at the club. 

Eels recruitment guru Andrew Patmore has also managed to get back three players who he coached at the Origin level in 2019 - Shontelle Stowers, Nakia Davis-Welsh and Talesha O'Neill - who will add experience. 

  1. Abbi Church
  2. Monique Donovan
  3. Mahalia Murphy
  4. Shontelle Stowers
  5. Zali Fay
  6. Pihuka Berryman-Duff
  7. Rachael Pearson
  8. Elsie Albert
  9. Rueben Cherrington
  10. Ruby-Jean Kennard
  11. Amelia Mafi 
  12. Talesha O’Neill
  13. Kennedy Cherrington
  14. Cassey Tohi-Hiku
  15. Kyra Simon
  16. Shannon Muru
  17. Nakia Davis-Welsh

Dragons launch 2023 NRLW season

St George Illawarra Dragons

Jamie Soward's Dragons have been hardest hit by expansion with only five players returning from last year's squad.

He will be heavily relying on new recruits Raecene McGregor and Tyla Nathan-Wong to perform in the halves while Teagan Berry looks set to replace Emma Tonegato (Sharks) in the No.1 jersey.

  1. Teagan Berry
  2. Taylor Mapusua
  3. Keele Browne
  4. Bobbi Law
  5. Shenai Lendill
  6. Tyla Nathan-Wong
  7. Raecene McGregor
  8. Angelina Teakaraanga-Katoa
  9. Kaarla Cowan
  10. Tara McGrath-West
  11. Sara Sautia
  12. Roxy Murdoch-Masila
  13. Alexis Tauaneai
  14. Zali Hopkins
  15. Jamilee Bright
  16. Maddison Weatherall
  17. Renee Targett

Sydney Roosters

The Knights might be the defending premiers but the Tricolours, who were the 2021 champions and 2022 minor premiers, have put together a squad this year that will immediately make them the team to beat in 2023.

Star recruits Millie Boyle, Amber Hall, Tarryn Aiken and Keeley Davis join the likes of Isabelle Kelly and Jess Sergis at Bondi in 2023 while Corban Baxter (pregnancy) and Brydie Parker (knee) make returns after missing last season.

  1. Corban Baxter
  2. Brydie Parker
  3. Jess Sergis
  4. Isabelle Kelly
  5. Jayme Fressard
  6. Tarryn Aiken
  7. Jocelyn Kelleher
  8. Millie Boyle
  9. Keeley Davis
  10. Mya-Hill Moana 
  11. Olivia Kernick
  12. Amber Hall
  13. Keilee Joseph
  14. Shawden Burton
  15. Otesa Pule
  16. Teuila Fotu-Moala
  17. Kalosipani Hopoate

Wests Tigers

A total of 11 players in the squad all featured in the Harvey Norman NSW Premiership victory in 2022, highlighting the investment the club has made in transitioning those players to the NRLW. 

NSW stars Kezie Apps and Sarah Togatuki are among four to join the club from rival NRLW sides while Botille Vette-Welsh makes a triumphant return from an ACL injury and looks set to lead the players alongside Apps in their first season. 

  1. Botille Vette-Welsh
  2. Jakiya Whitfield
  3. Rikeya Horne
  4. Tess Staines
  5. Leianne Tufuga
  6. Losana Lutu
  7. Emily Curtain
  8. Sarah Togatuki
  9. Sophie Curtain
  10. Imogen Gobran
  11. Kezie Apps
  12. Christian Pio
  13. Najvada George
  14. Salma Nour
  15. Folau Vaki
  16. Taylor Osborne
  17. Eliza Siilata

 

The opening round of the 2023 NRL Telstra Women's Premiership kicks off this Saturday with three bumper matches. Secure your tickets at NRL.com/tickets

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