NRLW 2021, squad announcements, updates, late changes for round 1

Author: NRL.com
Timestamp: Tue 22 Feb 2022, 04:38 PM

Official team lists, updates and injury news for week one of the Telstra Women's Premiership.

Round one team lists

Dragons v Titans, Sunday 12.00pm at McDonald Jones Stadium

Round 1 - Round 1 - Sunday 27 Feb

Full Time

Dragons

Titans

Team Lists

Backs

Fullback for Dragons is number 1 Emma Tonegato

Fullback for Titans is number 1 Evania Pelite
Winger for Dragons is number 2 Teagan Berry

Winger for Titans is number 2 Karina Brown
Centre for Dragons is number 3 Jaime Chapman

Centre for Titans is number 4 Tiana Raftstrand-Smith
Centre for Dragons is number 4 Page McGregor

Centre for Titans is number 18 Lauren Dam
Winger for Dragons is number 5 Madison Bartlett

Winger for Titans is number 5 Jetaya Faifua
Five-Eighth for Dragons is number 6 Taliah Fuimaono

Five-Eighth for Titans is number 6 Grace Griffin
Halfback for Dragons is number 7 Rachael Pearson

Halfback for Titans is number 7 Kimiora Breayley-Nati

Forwards

Prop for Dragons is number 8 Elsie Albert

Prop for Titans is number 8 Shannon Mato
Hooker for Dragons is number 9 Keeley Davis

Hooker for Titans is number 9 Brittany Breayley-Nati
Prop for Dragons is number 10 Kezie Apps

Prop for Titans is number 10 Brianna Clark
2nd Row for Dragons is number 11 Talei Holmes

2nd Row for Titans is number 11 Zara Canfield
2nd Row for Dragons is number 12 Shaylee Bent

2nd Row for Titans is number 12 Tazmin Gray
Lock for Dragons is number 13 Holli Wheeler

Lock for Titans is number 14 Georgia Hale

Interchange

Interchange for Dragons is number 14 Quincy Dodd

Interchange for Titans is number 13 Destiny Brill
Interchange for Dragons is number 15 Kody House

Interchange for Titans is number 15 Jessika Elliston
Interchange for Dragons is number 16 Tegan Dymock

Interchange for Titans is number 16 Stephanie Hancock
Interchange for Dragons is number 17 Janelle Williams

Interchange for Titans is number 17 Shaniah Power

Reserves

Reserve for Dragons is number 18 Renee Targett

Reserve for Titans is number 19 April Ngatupuna

Match Officials

Senior Review Official: Steve Chiddy

Last updated: 12/19/2023 9:04:45 PM

Dragons: Australian rugby sevens star Emma Tonegato has been handed the No.1 jersey by Jamie Soward as part of a quality backline which features All Stars sensation Jaime Chapman in the centres and two-time Indigenous All Star Taliah Fuimaono at five-eighth.

Kezie Apps captains the side and headlines a forward pack which includes PNG international Elsie Albert and Dragons mainstays Shaylee Bent and Holli Wheeler in the back row.

Former Rooster Quincy Dodd arrives at the club after three years at the Tricolours and provides a one-two punch with Keeley Davis at hooker.

NRLW Teams: Dragons v Titans

Titans: Former premiership-winning Bronco and 2018 Dally M winner Brittany Breayley-Nati captains the side from hooker. Her wife, New Zealand international and 2018 grand final player of the match Kimiora Breayley-Nati, is the halfback.

Rugby convert and 2020 NRLW sensation Evania Pelite starts at fullback with veteran Karina Brown adding star power on the wing. Prop Shannon Mato is coming off a mighty stint for the Maori All Stars while Steph Hancock, Georgia Hale, Jessika Elliston and Shaniah Power make up one of the most impressive and experienced benches in the competition.

Roosters v Broncos, Sunday 1.50pm at McDonald Jones Stadium

Round 1 - Round 1 - Sunday 27 Feb

Full Time

Roosters

Broncos

Team Lists

Backs

Fullback for Roosters is number 5 Brydie Parker

Fullback for Broncos is number 1 Tamika Upton
Winger for Roosters is number 2 Leianne Tufuga

Winger for Broncos is number 2 Julia Robinson
Centre for Roosters is number 3 Jessica Sergis

Centre for Broncos is number 3 Amy Turner
Centre for Roosters is number 4 Isabelle Kelly

Centre for Broncos is number 4 Shenae Ciesiolka
Winger for Roosters is number 24 Taylor Mapusua

Winger for Broncos is number 5 Emily Bass
Five-Eighth for Roosters is number 6 Zahara Temara

Five-Eighth for Broncos is number 6 Tarryn Aiken
Halfback for Roosters is number 7 Jocelyn Kelleher

Halfback for Broncos is number 7 Ali Brigginshaw

Forwards

Prop for Roosters is number 8 Sarah Togatuki

Prop for Broncos is number 8 Millie Boyle
Hooker for Roosters is number 9 Olivia Higgins

Hooker for Broncos is number 9 Lauren Brown
Prop for Roosters is number 10 Tayla Predebon

Prop for Broncos is number 10 Chelsea Lenarduzzi
2nd Row for Roosters is number 11 Yasmin Clydsdale

2nd Row for Broncos is number 11 Tallisha Harden
2nd Row for Roosters is number 12 Olivia Kernick

2nd Row for Broncos is number 12 Amber Hall
Lock for Roosters is number 13 Hannah Southwell

Lock for Broncos is number 13 Nakita Sao

Interchange

Interchange for Roosters is number 14 Shawden Burton

Interchange for Broncos is number 14 Jada Ferguson
Interchange for Roosters is number 15 Keilee Joseph

Interchange for Broncos is number 15 Kaitlyn Phillips
Interchange for Roosters is number 17 Simone Karpani

Interchange for Broncos is number 16 Roxy Murdoch
Interchange for Roosters is number 18 Raecene McGregor

Interchange for Broncos is number 17 Sara Sautia

Reserves

Reserve for Roosters is number 19 Joeli Morris

Reserve for Broncos is number 18 Hayley Maddick

Match Officials

Referee: Belinda Sharpe
Senior Review Official: Chris Butler

Last updated: 12/19/2023 9:04:45 PM

Roosters: Corban Baxter will captain the side from fullback and Isabelle Kelly and Jess Sergis will form a dynamic centre combination. Zahara Temara has been named at five-eighth with 22-year-old Jocelyn Kelleher getting the nod at halfback.

Olivia Higgins makes her NRLW debut at hooker as do Gloucester product Tayla Predebon at prop and back-rower Olivia Kernick.

Three more debutantes are on the bench with Shawden Burton, Keilee Joseph and Simone Karpani all getting their first taste of the big time.

NRLW Teams: Roosters v Broncos

Broncos: The three-time champs again have a formidable look about them with halves Ali Brigginshaw and Tarryn Aiken, fullback Tamika Upton and hooker Lauren Brown making up a spine that will be the envy of the competition.

Winger Emily Bass, lock Nakita Sao and bench players Jada Ferguson, Sara Sautia and Roxette Murdoch have been handed their debuts and will be keen to make a big impression.

Prolific winger Julia Robinson is out to add to her career tally of five NRLW tries, second only to team-mate Upton with six.

Knights v Eels, Sunday 3.40pm at McDonald Jones Stadium

Round 1 - Round 1 - Sunday 27 Feb

Full Time

Knights

Eels

Team Lists

Backs

Fullback for Knights is number 1 Romy Teitzel

Fullback for Eels is number 1 Botille Vette-Welsh
Winger for Knights is number 2 Katelyn Vaha'akolo

Winger for Eels is number 2 Taina Naividi
Centre for Knights is number 3 Jayme Fressard

Centre for Eels is number 3 Tiana Penitani
Centre for Knights is number 4 Bobbi Law

Centre for Eels is number 4 Jocephy Daniels
Winger for Knights is number 5 Katie Green

Winger for Eels is number 5 Rikeya Horne
Five-Eighth for Knights is number 6 Autumn-Rain Stephens-Daly

Five-Eighth for Eels is number 6 Sereana Naitokatoka
Halfback for Knights is number 7 Tahlulah Tillett

Halfback for Eels is number 7 Maddie Studdon

Forwards

Prop for Knights is number 8 Caitlan Johnston

Prop for Eels is number 8 Kennedy Cherrington
Hooker for Knights is number 9 Krystal Rota

Hooker for Eels is number 9 Nita Maynard
Prop for Knights is number 10 Annetta-Claudia Nu'uausala

Prop for Eels is number 10 Tommaya Kelly-Sines
2nd Row for Knights is number 11 Rangimarie Edwards-Bruce

2nd Row for Eels is number 12 Jade Etherden
2nd Row for Knights is number 12 Georgia Page

2nd Row for Eels is number 20 Ellie Johnston
Lock for Knights is number 13 Charntay Poko

Lock for Eels is number 13 Simaima Taufa

Interchange

Interchange for Knights is number 14 Emma Manzelmann

Interchange for Eels is number 14 Seli Mailangi
Interchange for Knights is number 15 Charlotte Scanlan

Interchange for Eels is number 15 Abbi Church
Interchange for Knights is number 16 Phoebe Desmond

Interchange for Eels is number 16 Therese Aiton
Interchange for Knights is number 17 Kirra Dibb

Interchange for Eels is number 17 Filomina Hanisi

Reserves

Reserve for Knights is number 18 Maitua Feterika

Reserve for Eels is number 18 Christine Pauli

Match Officials

Referee: Kasey Badger
Senior Review Official: Steve Chiddy

Last updated: 12/19/2023 9:04:45 PM

Knights: Last year's BHP Premiership player of the year Romy Teitzel will captain the Knights in her first game for the club. The competition newcomers have named a powerful squad which includes her North Queensland Gold Stars team-mate Tahlulah Tillett at halfback alongside exciting Kiwi Autumn-Rain Stephens Daly in the No.6.

Veteran Krystal Rota packs down at hooker alongside Caitlan Johnston, who is 15 years her junior, and former Warrior Annetta Nu'uausala, the younger sister of Frank-Paul Nu'auasala who played NRL with the Roosters and Raiders.

Plenty of experience on the bench with NSW and Australian rep Kirra Dibb and four-Test Kiwi Fern Charlotte Scanlan.

NRLW Teams: Knights v Eels

Eels: Fullback Botille Vette-Welsh plus props Kennedy Cherrington and Tommaya Kelly-Sines are coming off mighty efforts in the recent All Stars clash while hooker Nita Maynard and centre Jocephy Daniels also acquitted themselves well.

Centre Tiana Penitani, halfback Maddie Studdon, winger Rikeya Horne, bench prop Filomina Hanisi and lock and captain Simaima Taufa are the other big-name recruits.

Be there for round one of the NRL Telstra Women's Premiership on February 27. Ticket prices start at just $12 for adults, and juniors under 15 can redeem a free general admission ticket with any paying adult. Visit nrl.com/tickets