team update Eels vs Wests Tigers NRLW

Wests Tigers NRLW squad has been trimmed to 19 players ahead of Saturday's Round 4 match against the Cowboys at Totally Workwear Stadium, Brisbane.

Round 4 - Round 4 - Saturday 12 Aug

Cowboys

Wests Tigers

Venue: Totally Workwear Stadium, Brisbane

Losana Lutu has been ruled out (knee) paving the way for Rebecca Pollard to make her NRLW debut at five-eighth.

Pollard, a Narellan Jets junior, has played for Wests Tigers in the Harvey Norman Women's Premiership for the past three seasons.

Also making her NRLW debut is Balmain junior Imogen Gobran who has been named as an interchange forward.

Bianca Bennetts and Folau Vaki (knee) are the other two players to drop out of the extended squad.

Team Lists:

Round 4 - Round 4 - Saturday 12 Aug

Cowboys

Wests Tigers

Fullback for Cowboys is number 1 Francesca Goldthorp

Fullback for Wests Tigers is number 1 Pauline Piliae-Rasabale
Winger for Cowboys is number 2 China Polata

Winger for Wests Tigers is number 2 Jakiya Whitfeld
Centre for Cowboys is number 3 Jasmine Peters

Centre for Wests Tigers is number 3 Rikeya Horne
Centre for Cowboys is number 4 Mia Middleton

Centre for Wests Tigers is number 4 Leianne Tufuga
Winger for Cowboys is number 5 Autumn-Rain Stephens-Daly

Winger for Wests Tigers is number 5 Josie Lenaz
Five-Eighth for Cowboys is number 6 Tahlulah Tillett

Five-Eighth for Wests Tigers is number 18 Rebecca Pollard
Halfback for Cowboys is number 7 Kirra Dibb

Halfback for Wests Tigers is number 7 Emily Curtain

Prop for Cowboys is number 8 Tallisha Harden

Prop for Wests Tigers is number 8 Sarah Togatuki
Hooker for Cowboys is number 9 Emma Manzelmann

Hooker for Wests Tigers is number 9 Ebony Prior
Prop for Cowboys is number 10 April Ngatupuna

Prop for Wests Tigers is number 10 Christian Pio
2nd Row for Cowboys is number 11 Shaniah Power

2nd Row for Wests Tigers is number 11 Kezie Apps
2nd Row for Cowboys is number 12 Shellie Long

2nd Row for Wests Tigers is number 12 Eliza Siilata
Lock for Cowboys is number 13 Makenzie Weale

Lock for Wests Tigers is number 13 Najvada George

Interchange for Cowboys is number 14 Sera Koroi

Interchange for Wests Tigers is number 14 Sophie Curtain
Interchange for Cowboys is number 15 Vitalina Naikore

Interchange for Wests Tigers is number 15 Imogen Gobran
Interchange for Cowboys is number 17 Essay Banu

Interchange for Wests Tigers is number 16 Taylor Osborne
Interchange for Cowboys is number 21 Jessikah Reeves

Interchange for Wests Tigers is number 17 Jessica Kennedy

Replacement for Cowboys is number 18 Jetaya Faifua

Replacement for Wests Tigers is number 19 Hope Tevaga

Last updated: 8/3/2024 4:21:58 AM

Stat Attack:

This is the first time both clubs will meet in the NRLW with both looking to avoid back-to-back losses for the first time in their club's histories.
Wests Tigers forward Christian Pio leads the competition with 12 offloads.
Cowboys halfback Kirra Dibb is second behind Tayla Preston for most kick metres in the competition with 944. Source: NRL.com

Broadcast Information:

TV – Channel 9, FOXTEL

Live Stream – 9NOW, KAYO Sports