Match Preview: NRLW Round 2 vs Titans
After a tough first-up defeat, Wests Tigers head to Cbus Super Stadium in search of an improved performance against the Titans in Round 2 of the NRLW.
Match: Titans v Wests Tigers
Round 2 -
home Team
Titans
1st Position
away Team
Wests Tigers
10th Position
Venue: Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast
Wests Tigers coach Brett Kimmorley has named an unchanged lineup, with Round 1 club debutants Harmony Crichton, Shaianne McGlone, Tara Reinke and Natasha Penitani all holding their places in the side.
Gold Coast began their season with an eight-point victory over the Dragons and are a constant attacking threat with the likes of Jaime Chapman and Evania Pelite in their backline.
Queensland State of Origin winger Emily Bass will also look to continue her try-scoring form, after grabbing a hat-trick in Round 1 for the 2023 NRLW Grand Finalists.
Titans winger Karina Brown is out with a calf issue and will be replaced by Georgia Grey, who is set to make her NRLW debut.
Zara Canfield is also sidelined with a fractured thumb, with Rilee Jorgensen moving into the starting side and Hailee-Jay Ormond-Maunsell joining the interchange bench.
In the only prior match between these two teams, the Titans emerged narrow 16-4 winners at the same venue in 2023.
Match: Titans v Wests Tigers
Round 2 -
home Team
Titans
away Team
Wests Tigers
Team Lists
Backs
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Fullback for Titans is number 1 Evania PeliteFullback for Wests Tigers is number 1 Botille Vette-Welsh
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Winger for Titans is number 2 Georgia GreyWinger for Wests Tigers is number 2 Harmony Crichton
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Centre for Titans is number 3 Jaime ChapmanCentre for Wests Tigers is number 3 Leianne Tufuga
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Centre for Titans is number 4 Niall Williams-GuthrieCentre for Wests Tigers is number 4 Rikeya Horne
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Winger for Titans is number 5 Emily BassWinger for Wests Tigers is number 5 Tess Staines
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Five-Eighth for Titans is number 6 Taliah FuimaonoFive-Eighth for Wests Tigers is number 6 Pauline Piliae-Rasabale
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Halfback for Titans is number 7 Lauren BrownHalfback for Wests Tigers is number 7 Losana Lutu
Forwards
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Prop for Titans is number 8 Shannon MatoProp for Wests Tigers is number 8 Sarah Togatuki
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Hooker for Titans is number 9 Brittany Breayley-NatiHooker for Wests Tigers is number 9 Salma Nour
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Prop for Titans is number 10 Jessika EllistonProp for Wests Tigers is number 10 Christian Pio
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2nd Row for Titans is number 11 Rilee Jorgensen2nd Row for Wests Tigers is number 11 Kezie Apps
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2nd Row for Titans is number 12 Shaylee Bent2nd Row for Wests Tigers is number 12 Shaianne McGlone
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Lock for Titans is number 13 Georgia HaleLock for Wests Tigers is number 13 Najvada George
Interchange
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Interchange for Titans is number 14 Lily-Rose KolcInterchange for Wests Tigers is number 14 Sophie Curtain
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Interchange for Titans is number 15 Hailee-Jay Ormond-MaunsellInterchange for Wests Tigers is number 15 Tara Reinke
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Interchange for Titans is number 16 Dannii PereseInterchange for Wests Tigers is number 16 Natasha Penitani
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Interchange for Titans is number 17 Laikha ClarkeInterchange for Wests Tigers is number 17 Brooke Talataina
Reserves
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Replacement for Titans is number 18 Georgia SimReplacement for Wests Tigers is number 18 Jessica Kennedy
Match Officials
- Senior Review Official: Adam Gee
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Fast Facts:
- Jaime Chapman has scored 16 tries in her NRLW career, the equal-most for a centre in the competition’s history (alongside Jessica Sergis).
- Shaianne McGlone scored nine tries in 10 games for Burleigh in the 2024 BMD Premiership competition and will look to bag her first NRLW try on Saturday afternoon.
- Brittany Breayley-Nati and Jessika Elliston have both played all 23 NRLW games for the Titans since their introduction to the competition in 2021.
- Botille Vette-Welsh, Leianne Tufuga, Sarah Togatuki and Christian Pio have all scored tries against the Titans for their respective previous NRLW clubs.
- Niall Williams-Guthrie is the younger sister of former dual-international Sonny Bill Williams.
