2022 NRLW: Round 1 Late Mail, Team Lists, Late Changes and squad news

Author: NRL.com
Timestamp: Sun 27 Feb 2022, 12:59 PM

All the Late Mail for Round 1 of the 2021 Telstra Women's Premiership.

Late Mail: NRLW Round 1

Dragons v Titans, Sunday 12:00pm at McDonald Jones Stadium

Dragons: The Dragons are 1-17 in their game-day team list.

Australian rugby sevens star Emma Tonegato has been handed the No.1 jersey by Jamie Soward as part of a quality backline which features two-time Indigenous All Star Taliah Fuimaono at five-eighth and Karina Brown on the wing. Kezie Apps captains the side.

Keele Brown, Aliti Namoce-Sagano, Alexandra Sulusi and Matilda Power dropped out of the extended squad 24 hours before kick-off.

Titans: In the final team list, Georgia Hale moved into the starting lock role with Destiny Brill reverting to the bench.

There was a change for the Titans 24 hours before kick-off with centre Jasmine Peters out of the side and her place taken by Lauren Dam in jersey No.18. Cobie-Jane Morgan, Laikha Clarke and Karli Hansen also dropped out of the extended squad on Saturday.

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.

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

Roosters v Broncos, Sunday 1.50pm at McDonald Jones Stadium

Roosters: Skipper Corban Baxter was ruled out on Saturday and her place at fullback is taken by Brydie Parker with Taylor-Adeline Mapusua coming into the starting side in jersey No.24 on the wing. Hannah Southwell will assume the captaincy.

Raecene McGregor comes onto the interchange bench to make her Roosters NRLW debut, while Joeli Morris becomes 18th player. There were no further changes in the Roosters' final game-day squad.

The other players omitted from the squad on Saturday were Samantha Economos, Otesa Pule, Claire Reed and Mya Hill-Moana.

Rep stars 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.

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.

Toni Hunt, Lavinia Gould, Lesa Kaleti Mata'afa and China Polata dropped out of the extended squad 24 hours before kick-off.

The Broncos' final team sheet is 1-17.

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

Knights v Eels, Sunday 3.40pm at McDonald Jones Stadium

Knights: 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.

Ngatokutoru Arakua, Chantelle Graham, Kararaina Wira-Kohu and Paige Parker were omitted from the extended squad 24 hours before kick-off. Maitua Feterika is the 18th player.

The Knights' final side is 1-17.

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.

The Eels are 1-17 on game day, although back-rower Ellie Johnston will wear jersey number 20.

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