The women have been waiting for it and the fans have been craving it, the NRLW season for 2022! 

The first of two seasons for the women in 2022 as the COVID pandemic altered plans en masse and we are in for some crackers.

New teams, new players, old faces, reigning champs, and teams who want to pip them, the storylines are everywhere for the NRLW.

So here are the teams for the opening round of the 2021 NRLW season (yes, this is what is supposed to be the 2021 season):

St George Illawarra Dragons v Gold Coast Titans (#NRLW); McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle; Sunday, March 27. Kick-off: 12 pm.

Dragons: 1. Emma Tonegato 2. Teagan Berry 3. Jaime Chapman 4. Page McGregor 5. Madison Bartlett 6. Taliah Fuimaono 7. Rachel Pearson 8. Elsie Albert 9. Keeley Davis 10. Kezie Apps (C) 11. Talei Holmes 12. Shaylee Bent 13. Holli Wheeler.

Interchange: 14. Quincy Dodd 15. Kody House 16. Tegan Dymock 17. Janelle Williams. 18. Renee Targett 19. Keele Browne 20. Shellie Long 21. Aliti Namoce 22. Alexandra Sulusi 23. Matilda Power 24. Chantel Tugaga.

Coach: Jamie Soward.

Titans: 1. Evania Pelite 2. Karina Brown 3. Jasmine Peters 4. Tiana Raftstrand-Smith 5. Jetaya Fuifua 6. Grace Griffin 7. Kimi Breayley-Nati 8. Shannon Mato 9. Brittany Breayley-Nati 10. Brianna Clark 11. Zara Canfield 12. Tazmin Gray 13. Destiny Brill.

Interchange: 14. Georgia Hale 15. Jessika Elliston 16. Steph Hancock 17. Shaniah Power 18. Lauren Dam 19. April Ngatapuna 20. Hailee-Jay Maunsell 21. Cobie-Jane Morgan 22. Lakiha Clarke 23. Karli Hansen 24. Lauren Moss.

Coach: Jamie Feeney.


Sydney Roosters v Brisbane Broncos (#NRLW); Mcdonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle; Sunday, March 27. Kick-off: 1:50 pm.

Roosters: 1. Corban Baxter (C) 2. Leianne Tufuga 3. Jess Sergis 4. Isabelle Kelly 5. Brydie Parker 6. Zahara Temara 7. Jocelyn Kelleher 8. Sarah Togatuki 9. Olivia Higgins 10. Tayla Predebon 11. Yasmin Meakes 12. Olivia Kernick 13. Hannah Southwell.

Interchange: 14. Shawden Burton 15. Keilee Joseph 16. Samantha Economos 17. Simone Karpani 18. Raecene McGregor 19. Joeli Morris 20. Lauretta Leao-Seve 21. Otesa Pule 22. Claire Reed 23. Mya Hill-Moana 24. Taylor-Adeline Mapasua.

Coach: John Strange.

Broncos: 1. Tamika Upton 2. Julia Robinson 3. Amy Turner 4. Shenae Ciesiolka 5. Emily Bass 6. Tarryn Aiken 7. Ali Brigginshaw (C) 8. Millie Boyle 9. Lauren Brown 10. Chelsea Lenarduzzi 11. Tallisha Harden 12. Amber Hall 13. Nakita Sao.

Interchange: 14. Jada Ferguson 15. Kaitlyn Phillips 16. Roxy Murdoch 17. Sara Sautia 18. Hayley Maddick 19. Toni Hunt 20. Hagiga Mosby 21. Lavinia Gould 22. Lesa Kaleti Mataafa 23. China Polata 24. Jessikah Reeves.

Coach: Kelvin Wright.


Newcastle Knights v Parramatta Eels (#NRLW); McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle; Sunday, March 27. Kick-off: 3:40 pm.

Knights: 1. Romy Teitzel (C) 2. Katelyn Vaha’akolo 3. Jayme Fressard 4. Bobbi Law 5. Katie Green 6. Autumn-Rain Stephens-Daly 7. Tallulah Tillett 8. Caitlan Johnston 9. Krystal Rota 10. Annetta Nuuausala 11. Rangimarie Edwards-Bruce 12. Georgia Page 13. Charntay Poko.

Interchange: 14. Emma Manzelmann 15. Charlotte Scanlan 16. Phoebe Desmond 17. Kirra Dibb 18. Maitua Feterika 19. Kyah Simon 20. Ngatokotoru Arakua 21. Chantelle Graham.

Coach: Casey Bromilow.

Eels: 1. Botille Vette-Welsh 2. Taina Navidi 3. Tiana Penitani 4. Jocephy Daniels 5. Rikeya Horne 6. Sereana Naitokatoka 7. Maddie Studdon 8. Kennedy Cherrington 9. Nita Maynard 10. Tommaya Kelly-Sines 11. Ellie Johnston 12. Jade Etherden 13. Simaima Taufa (C).

Interchange: 14. Seli Mailangi 15. Filomina Hanisi 16. Therese Aiton 17. Abbi Church 18. Christine Pauli.

Coach: Dean Widders.


St George Illawarra Dragons forward and captain Kezie Apps

By ricky

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