NRLW Saturday: Tigers roaring early over Knights

34 min: The Tigers survive a seriously threatening attacking raid from the Knights. Kirra Dibb put up a wobbly kick on last tackle, which is allowed to bounce by the Tigers defenders and Caitlin Turnbull retrieves it just inside the field of play.

32 min: Both sides are struggling to complete their sets in the past few minutes and will be looking for a bit more cohesion and discipline in the final moments of the first half.

27 min: The Knights are on the board! Centre Tenika Willison runs a great line for halfback Georgia Roche and slips through the defence for a four-pointer. The opportunity came off the back of a Wests Tigers error on the kick-off following the Shaniece Monschau try. Kirra Dibb makes the conversion from out wide. Tigers lead 20-6

23 min: Shaniece Monschau has her first NRLW try to extend the Wests Tigers lead. More ill-discipline from the Knights laid out the welcome mat for the visitors and dummy-half replacement took the opportunity to sell to the right and go back left to a charging Monschau with the crash play to score. Raecene McGregor nails the conversion. Wests Tigers 20-0

20 min: The Knights ride a couple of penalties to go deep on attack. Kirra Dibb goes close with a show-and-go, but when it comes to last tackle, her grubber kick is just too long and the Tigers get a seven tackle set.

18 min: After trading completed sets, the Tigers get in position to put in an attacking kick into the in-goal, giving Knights fullback Lily Spain plenty of work to do, but she does incredibly well to dive back into the field of play, ultimately earning her side a much needed penalty.

15 min: It's one-way traffic here at McDonald Jones Stadium. The Tigers get two piggy-back penalties to go on the attack once again. The Knights look like they had numbered up on their left edge defence, but when the balls gets into the hands of Tigers centre Harmony Crichton, it matters little as she slips a one-on-one tackle and slams the ball down. Raecene McGregor can't convert from out wide. Wests Tigers 14-0

10 min: The Tigers have another one and this time Caitlin Turnbull gets the chocolates. Losana Lutu decides to run the ball down the short side on the last, and she loops a pass over to winger Lily Rogan, who chips a kick over the top for Turnbull to turn on the afterburners to run past Knights lock Kayla Romaniuk and win the race to the ball. Raecene McGregor converts the try from just to the left of the posts. Wests Tigers 10-0

6 min: The Knights get their first look at the Tigers line on the back of a penalty, but the visitors are up to it defensively and force the handover.

2 min: What a start for the Wests Tigers! Caitlin Turnbull digs into the line and pops a pass to Shaylee Bent running an out line, putting her straight through the Knights defence and she runs 40 metres to score. Reacene McGregor hits the upright and the conversion attempt is waved away. Wests Tigers 4-0

Kickoff: Wests Tigers have first use of the ball under sunny skies in Newcastle.

Injury update: Wests Tigers centre Namoe Gesa has suffered a groin injury the warm-up, replaced by Kayla Henderson is jersey No.22.

Late Mail

Knights: Lilly-Ann White returns from an ankle injury in the No.1 but has moved to the interchange in the 90-minute squad update, with Lucy Spain getting the nod to start at fullback. "Credit to Lilly, she's back probably two weeks earlier than what we predicted. That's a testament to her and the staff. Her and Lucy will definitely play a part in this group this weekend," said coach Ben Jeffries. No other changes on game day to the 18 originally named on Tuesday, with prop Tayla Predebon back from suspension and Sienna Yeo to start in the second row. Charley Lahmert and Emily McArthur and both on the interchange for potential NRLW debuts. 

Wests Tigers: Craig Sandercock has made two late changes to the starting line-up, with Portia Bourke to start at centre and Christian Pio at prop. Shenai Lendill and Shaniece Monschau revert to the pine.  A number of big guns return, headlined by captain Kezie Apps in the second row. Salma Nour starts at hooker, with Harmony Crichton on the wing. Tara Reinke is the 18th player.

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