2023 Squad

[Eric]

KEZIE APPS (St George Illawarra Dragons captain)​

Which team apart from your own is most likely to win the comp?
I don’t think we’ll know until the games start, and it’s hard to know because the season is so short so it feels like finals from the outset. Any team could have a bad day and that could ruin their season.

Who is the hidden gem at your club?
We’ve got a few. I feel like Keele Browne is going to come out of her shell this year. She killed it wherever she was put last season. Page McGregor was underrated last season but we know what she can do. I think Monalisa Soliola will be great for us this season.

Who is the best player not at your club?
There are so many amazing athletes in all the teams. I’ll say Millie Boyle.

Who is the team you love to beat the most?
The Roosters because we obviously lost to them in the grand final.

What is the biggest issue in women’s footy?
The transition from Harvey Norman Premiership into NRLW. I think the two comps need to be more aligned in a sense that you don’t just go straight from Harvey Norman into NRLW. I think it should be NRLW with Harvey Norman being played alongside it and then you can use it as a filter like first grade into a second tier so it acts as a pathway. I feel like the comps are fighting against each other.

 

[Eric]

NRLW development player squad​

Actually, they are very pretty. You wouldn't guess they play rugby league.

 

[Eric]

Tegan Dymock​

Born: July 21, 2002 (aged 19)
Birthplace: London, United Kingdom
Junior club: South Eastern Seagulls
Current club: Cronulla Sharks (Harvey Norman NSW Women's Premiership)
Position: Lock
Representative honours: New South Wales City Under-19s (2021); New South Wales Origin Under-19s (2021)

 

[Eric]

Taliah Fuimaono​

Born: May 11, 1999 (aged 23)
Birthplace: Penrith, New South Wales
Junior club: St Clair Comets
Current club: Mounties (Harvey Norman NSW Women's Premiership)
Position: Five-eighth
Representative honours: Fetu Samoa (2019); Indigenous All Stars (2021-22).

 

[Eric]

Talei Holmes​

Born: March 23, 2000 (aged 22)
Birthplace: Sutherland, New South Wales
Junior club: Cronulla-Caringbah
Current club: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (Harvey Norman NSW Women's Premiership)
Position: Second row
Representative honours: Fiji Bulikula (2019); NSW City Origin (2021); New South Wales Origin squad member (2022).

 

[Eric]

Zali Hopkins​

Born: June 2, 2002 (aged 20)
Birthplace: Liverpool, New South Wales
Junior club: Cronulla-Caringbah Sharks
Current club: Cronulla Sharks (Harvey Norman NSW Women's Premiership)
Position: Halfback
Representative honours: New South Wales City Under-19s (2022)

 

[Eric]

Berry nice slice of Dragons history​

Teagan Berry's rapid rise through the ranks continued last weekend with another impressive display against the Titans. Berry's two-try haul saw her jump to the top of the Dragons' all-time NRLW try-scoring list.

Granted she has only scored seven tries, the accelerated growth of the NRLW competition puts the 20-year-old in the box seat to consolidate this record in the many years to come. Berry's try-scoring fortunes will be boosted by the return of Papua New Guinea platform-setter Elsie Albert (ankle) against the Eels.

 

[Eric]

Huge game this weekend vs the Rorters. Really need to get up fast and cut down their hard running backrowers and centres.

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NRLW squad for Round 3 v Sydney Roosters –​

1. Emma Tonegato – proudly sponsored by Professionals Padstow
2. Teagan Berry – proudly sponsored by Manna From Heaven
3. Keele Browne – proudly sponsored by TripADeal
4. Page McGregor – proudly sponsored by Makibe Australia
5. Andie Robinson – proudly sponsored by Classic Sportswear
6. Taliah Fuimaono – proudly sponsored by City Project Group
7. Rachael Pearson – proudly sponsored by CBC Group
8. Elsie Albert – proudly sponsored by Gearbox
9. Keeley Davis – proudly sponsored by EFEX
10. Tegan Dymock – proudly sponsored by Deicorp
11. Kezie Apps (c)– proudly sponsored by Swysh
12. Shaylee Bent – proudly sponsored by The Lovechain
13. Holli Wheeler – proudly sponsored by ELMO Software

Interchange:
14. Quincy Dodd – proudly sponsored by University of Wollongong
15. Talei Holmes – proudly sponsored by Arc Energy
16. Monalisa Soliola – proudly sponsored by St.George Bank
17. Tara McGrath-West – proudly sponsored by HWL Ebsworth Lawyers
18. Renee Targett
19. Zali Hopkins
21. Shontelle Stowers
22. Cassie Staples
23. Chantel Tugaga