Match Preview: NRLW Round 6 vs Knights

Author: Wests Tigers
Timestamp: Thu 29 Aug 2024, 11:36 AM

Wests Tigers will make the trip up the M1 to Newcastle in Round 6 to take on the two-time defending NRLW Premiers in a Sunday afternoon blockbuster.

Round 6 - Round 6 - Sunday 1 Sep

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Knights

Wests Tigers

Venue: McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle

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The visitors will be looking to score their first victory of the NRLW season after falling to defeat against the Broncos last weekend, while the Knights sit with a 3-2 win-loss record and were too strong for the Eels in Round 5.

There is just one forced change to the Wests Tigers lineup for this clash, as centre Rikeya Horne has been ruled out due to HIA protocols.

Horne will be replaced by the versatile Shaianne McGlone, who has featured at second row in her four previous NRLW appearances to date.

The Knights have also made one alteration to their team, with utility Grace Kukutai replacing Viena Tinao on the interchange bench.

Newcastle halfback Jesse Southwell has been named on an extended bench as she looms closer to making a comeback from a head knock suffered in Round 4.

Round 6 - Round 6 - Sunday 1 Sep

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Knights

Wests Tigers

Team Lists

Backs

Fullback for Knights is number 1 Tamika Upton

Fullback for Wests Tigers is number 1 Botille Vette-Welsh
Winger for Knights is number 5 Lilly-Ann White

Winger for Wests Tigers is number 2 Rebecca Pollard
Centre for Knights is number 2 Tenika Willison

Centre for Wests Tigers is number 4 Shaianne McGlone
Centre for Knights is number 3 Shanice Parker

Centre for Wests Tigers is number 18 Tess Staines
Winger for Knights is number 18 Sheridan Gallagher

Winger for Wests Tigers is number 5 Tiana-Lee Thorne
Five-Eighth for Knights is number 6 Georgia Roche

Five-Eighth for Wests Tigers is number 6 Pauline Piliae-Rasabale
Halfback for Knights is number 7 Evie Jones

Halfback for Wests Tigers is number 7 Losana Lutu

Forwards

Prop for Knights is number 8 Rima Butler

Prop for Wests Tigers is number 8 Sarah Togatuki
Hooker for Knights is number 9 Olivia Higgins

Hooker for Wests Tigers is number 9 Salma Nour
Prop for Knights is number 10 Simone Karpani

Prop for Wests Tigers is number 10 Christian Pio
2nd Row for Knights is number 11 Laishon Albert-Jones

2nd Row for Wests Tigers is number 11 Brooke Talataina
2nd Row for Knights is number 12 Yasmin Clydsdale

2nd Row for Wests Tigers is number 12 Montana Clifford
Lock for Knights is number 13 Hannah Southwell

Lock for Wests Tigers is number 13 Najvada George

Interchange

Interchange for Knights is number 14 Nita Maynard

Interchange for Wests Tigers is number 14 Sophie Curtain
Interchange for Knights is number 15 Kayla Romaniuk

Interchange for Wests Tigers is number 15 Natasha Penitani
Interchange for Knights is number 20 Viena Tinao

Interchange for Wests Tigers is number 16 Tara Reinke
Interchange for Knights is number 22 Jesse Southwell

Interchange for Wests Tigers is number 17 Ebony Prior

Reserves

Replacement for Knights is number 19 Jules Kirkpatrick

Replacement for Wests Tigers is number 19 Jessica Kennedy

Match Officials

Senior Review Official: Peter Gough

Last updated: 9/1/2024 6:14:03 AM

Fast Facts:

In the only previous encounter between these two sides, the Knights emerged 28-8 winners at Leichhardt Oval in Round 9, 2023.
All four centres to line up in this match (Shanice Parker and Abigail Roache for Newcastle + Leianne Tufuga and Shaianne McGlone for Wests Tigers) were either born in New Zealand or have represented New Zealand at international level.
In the aforementioned previous match between these two teams, Christian Pio captained Wests Tigers for the first (and to date, only) time, in the absence of Botille Vette-Welsh and Kezie Apps.