Round 1 NRLW Line Up vs Knights

[King Salvo]

The Sydney Roosters are proud to announce the Round 1 NRLW line-up, to take on the Newcastle Knights at McDonald Jones Stadium on Thursday evening.

The Roosters are keen to start the season strong following a great pre-season campaign.

The Roosters' Round 1 line-up features a host of International and Origin representatives, including Tarryn Aiken, Millie Boyle, Mya Hill-Moana and Captain Isabelle Kelly.

The line-up is as follows:

1. Isabelle Kelly
2. Taina Naividi
3. Jessica Sergis
4. Jasmine Strange
5. Mia Wood
6. Jayme Fressard
7. Tarryn Aiken
8. Millie Elliott
9. Keeley Davis
10. Pani Hopoate
11. Otesa Pule
12. Olivia Kernick
13. Aliyah Nasio

Interchange

14. Jocelyn Kelleher
15. Eliza Lopamaua
16. Samantha Economos
17. Mya Hill-Moana

Reserves

18. Imogen Hei
19. Tiana Davison
20. Sam Bremner


https://www.roosters.com.au/news/202...up-vs-knights/

[King Salvo]

With Jocelyn Kelleher on the bench not sure who will be the goal kicker until she comes on

[zac]

a few surprises there. early days so ot sure who will run out but the biggest change is kelleher demoted from 7. jos is definitely an nrlw player but she wouldn't be pushing to be picked at origin level in the 7 jersey so maybe there's a better option. not sure what fressard's experience is ... the exciting selection was bremner on the extended bench. obviously there's a concern of rushing her but she's a champion and why not just throw her in? time will tell.
another interesting pick was nasio at 13. i thought kernick was great in the middle but if nasio's up to the job then so much the better.
if bremner doesn't play i like kelly at the back. hard to win games without a top grade number 1 and the more she has her hands on the ball the better.

[BTRD]

I don't know much about the NRLW - and our Rooster girls. But I enjoy watching it.

GO ROOSTER GIRLS.

[King Salvo]

Missing Round 1

• Corban Baxter - ACL - Season
• Shawden Burton - Hamstring Tear - Season
• Brydie Parker - Forearm Fracture- Listed as returning Round 7
• Tavarna Papalii - ACL rehab - apparently back training
• Amber Hall - No reports of any injury
• Shannon Rose - No Reports of any injury

Knights picked 22 players (5 reserves) - Roosters 20 ( 3 reserves)

[zac]

yeah, amber hall's absence is a mystery. hope we get her back sooner rather than later. she can help us win the comp

[King Salvo]

yeah, amber hall's absence is a mystery. hope we get her back sooner rather than later. she can help us win the comp

Amber Hall's been selected in the Central Coast Roosters Harvey Norman Women's Premiership team for this weeks game vs Newcastle Knight played next Monday.

[Jacks Fur Coat]

Amber Hall's been selected in the Central Coast Roosters Harvey Norman Women's Premiership team for this weeks game vs Newcastle Knight played next Monday.

That is a strange one...no pun intended. I'm guessing it's to get her a bit of fatch mitness. As the NRLW is a compressed timeline comp you need to pick a squad that's ready to roll from the jump.

[King Salvo]

That is a strange one...no pun intended. I'm guessing it's to get her a bit of fatch mitness. As the NRLW is a compressed timeline comp you need to pick a squad that's ready to roll from the jump.

Ambers returning from a lisfranc injury which required a couple of operations so short of a gallop in racing terms.

[zac]

good to see she's on the radar

[Waylander]

a few surprises there. early days so ot sure who will run out but the biggest change is kelleher demoted from 7. jos is definitely an nrlw player but she wouldn't be pushing to be picked at origin level in the 7 jersey so maybe there's a better option. not sure what fressard's experience is ... the exciting selection was bremner on the extended bench. obviously there's a concern of rushing her but she's a champion and why not just throw her in? time will tell.
another interesting pick was nasio at 13. i thought kernick was great in the middle but if nasio's up to the job then so much the better.
if bremner doesn't play i like kelly at the back. hard to win games without a top grade number 1 and the more she has her hands on the ball the better.

Sam Bremner actually won the fitness test they do (1.2kms) the last week before Rnd 1 (having done the same test in Week 1 of pre-season), after just coming back to training a few days earlier. I'm sure she could play tomorrow if she still has her timing.

[zac]

Sam Bremner actually won the fitness test they do (1.2kms) the last week before Rnd 1 (having done the same test in Week 1 of pre-season), after just coming back to training a few days earlier. I'm sure she could play tomorrow if she still has her timing.

haha! she's a freak

[King Salvo]

Disappointed that it's not a 5 team final series this season and still a 4 team cut throat one - 2 winners through to the GF.

12 teams in 2025 surely means a top 5 finals series.

Interesting reading how the NRLW players want to play more games 16 to 22 before any new teams are added.

Previous seasons the NSW Team based NRLW players would play in the Harvey Norman Women's Premiership - 10 or 11 games and 2 finals games if their team played in the GF - Add 9 NRLW games and 2 finals if their team played in the GF - 23 to 24 games.

Extra rounds of course will mean the NRLW players will have to be compensated and become full time professional players.

https://www.nrl.com/news/2024/07/23/...ularity-surge/

[zac]

yeah, going from a 6 team comp with 4 teams making the semis to a 10 team comp with 4 teams making the semis makes it hard ...
so, 24 hours out and the team is 1-17 but bremner is still in the 19 ...

[Jacks Fur Coat]

Ambers returning from a lisfranc injury which required a couple of operations so short of a gallop in racing terms.

When's that Liz Frank going at actually play? Seems always injured...waste of bloody money.