NRLW Line Up for Round 3 vs Knights

Author: Sydney Roosters
Timestamp: Fri 11 Mar 2022, 01:48 PM

The Roosters' side to take on the Newcastle Knights at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday afternoon has been trimmed 24 hours prior to kick-off.

John Strange's side remains 1-17 as named on Tuesday.

Lauretta Leao-Seve, Otesa Pule, Claire Reed, Joeli Morris and Taylor-Adeline Mapusua drop off the extended bench, with Shawden Burton and Samantha Economos named as 18th and 19th person respectively.

The final line up will be available one hour prior to kick-off at 11:50am

Originally Published on 8th March 2022

The Sydney Roosters are proud to announce the NRLW Round 3 line up to take on the Newcastle Knights at the Sydney Cricket Ground this Saturday afternoon.

History will be created as the Club celebrates its first regular-season double header with both the NRL and NRLW sides taking the field against the Newcastle Knights.

Date:	Saturday March 12
Venue:	Sydney Cricket Ground
Gates Open:	12:40pm
NRLW Sydney Roosters vs Newcastle Knights kick-off:	12:50pm
NRL Sydney Roosters vs Newcastle Knights kick-off:	3:00pm

The NRLW match will kick-off at 12:50pm with the Tricolours taking on the Knights for the very first time in a bid to claim their first win of the season following two valiant performances in the opening two rounds. The NRL side also kicks off their campaign at 3:00pm.

The match also marks the first time that the Roosters take the field on the hallowed Sydney Cricket Ground in the NRLW since the competition's inception in 2018.

Corban Baxter takes her place as fullback and captain for the first time in season 2021, joined in the backline by Leianne Tufuga, Jessica Sergis, Isabelle Kelly and Brydie Parker, who reverts back to the wing.

Leianne Tufuga Gets Her First Try

The halves pairing of Jocelyn Kelleher and Raecene McGregor has been retained from last week, while Sarah Togatuki returns to the front row alongside Olivia Higgins and Tayla Predebon.

Yasmin Meakes also reverts back to the second row where she started in Round 1, pairing up with try-scorer Olivia Kernick and interim captain Hannah Southwell.

Zahara Temara has been retained as bench utility alongside young trio Keilee Joseph, Mya Hill-Moana and Simone Karpani on the interchange, while Shawden Burton has been named as 18th person.

The extended bench features Samantha Economos, Lauretta Leao-Seve, Otesa Pule, Claire Reed, Joeli Morris and Taylor-Adeline Mapusua.

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The NRLW squads to play this Saturday are as follows:

Round 3 - Round 3 - Saturday 12 Mar

Full Time

Roosters

Knights

Team Lists

Backs

Fullback for Roosters is number 1 Corban Baxter

Fullback for Knights is number 1 Romy Teitzel
Winger for Roosters is number 2 Leianne Tufuga

Winger for Knights is number 2 Katelyn Vaha'akolo
Centre for Roosters is number 3 Jessica Sergis

Centre for Knights is number 3 Jayme Fressard
Centre for Roosters is number 4 Isabelle Kelly

Centre for Knights is number 4 Bobbi Law
Winger for Roosters is number 5 Brydie Parker

Winger for Knights is number 6 Autumn-Rain Stephens-Daly
Five-Eighth for Roosters is number 6 Jocelyn Kelleher

Five-Eighth for Knights is number 17 Kirra Dibb
Halfback for Roosters is number 7 Raecene McGregor

Halfback for Knights is number 13 Charntay Poko

Forwards

Prop for Roosters is number 8 Sarah Togatuki

Prop for Knights is number 8 Maitua Feterika
Hooker for Roosters is number 9 Olivia Higgins

Hooker for Knights is number 9 Krystal Rota
Prop for Roosters is number 10 Tayla Predebon

Prop for Knights is number 10 Annetta-Claudia Nu'uausala
2nd Row for Roosters is number 11 Yasmin Clydsdale

2nd Row for Knights is number 11 Rangimarie Edwards-Bruce
2nd Row for Roosters is number 12 Olivia Kernick

2nd Row for Knights is number 12 Georgia Page
Lock for Roosters is number 13 Hannah Southwell

Lock for Knights is number 18 Phoebe Desmond

Interchange

Interchange for Roosters is number 14 Zahara Temara

Interchange for Knights is number 7 Tahlulah Tillett
Interchange for Roosters is number 15 Keilee Joseph

Interchange for Knights is number 14 Emma Manzelmann
Interchange for Roosters is number 16 Mya Hill-Moana

Interchange for Knights is number 15 Charlotte Scanlan
Interchange for Roosters is number 17 Simone Karpani

Interchange for Knights is number 16 Ngatokotoru Arakua