THAT WILL DO IT FOR THE SYDNEY ROOSTERS!!!! They are NRLW Premiers for the first time. After being down 4-0, the Roosters come back to win 16-4 against the St George Illawarra Dragons.
Roosters hang on, they'll just run out the clock here and seal their first NRLW Premiership.
Dragons go short and get it back. Penalty against Jess Sergis for stripping the ball on the ground after tackle was complete.
Zahara Temara's kick is successful and with 2 to go. Sydney lead by 12 here.
It looked as if the play would stop, but Olivia Higgins breaks out of the tackle and the NRLW trophy looks set to go to Bondi, with a great individual try.
Sarah Togatuki with a big run.
Brownee loses it, golden opportunity squandered there for the Red V.
Captain's challenge from the Roosters. Unsuccessful challenge.
Enterprising play from the Dragons, great catch from Joeli Morris to halt the attack. We're in the championship minutes.
Perfect kick from Raecene Mcgregor, Dragons working it out of yardage.
Roosters HANG ON!
PENALTY DRAGONS: Jessica Sergis takes the Dragons player high.
Zahara Temara kicks it OUT ON THE FULL
Talei Holmes has PASSED her HIA, she'll return.
Great chance for the Dragons, they go for the crash play for Elsie Albert fails to work.
Referee rules that she knocked it on in the tackle. Roosters fail to convert their set after points.
Raecene Mcgregor is whacked in that tackle. Referee immediately halts play.
Zahara Temara's kick at goal is successful and extends it more importantly out to a 6 point lead here. 10-4 with just over 10 to play.
Great play from the tricolours, Corban Baxter flicks it out, great pickup from Zahara Temara who links up with Isabelle Kelly who races away to score. The Roosters will hit the lead here.
Page McGregor leaving the park and it appears she won't return.
PENALTY ROOSTERS: Belinda Sharpe rules the Dragons inside the 10m. Page McGregor down for the Dragons.
Joeli Morris recovers the grubber kick, now the Roosters working out of yardage.
Good jamming defence from Isabelle Kelly on Emma Tonegato.
Sergis knocks it on from the forced pass. Teagan Berry goes close to scoring but was dragged out by Zahara Temara. NO ADVANTAGE is the ruling from Belinda Sharpe.
She'll depart the action for the next 15 mins for a HIA.
On-field HIA assessment here for Talei Holmes
Kelly taken short of the line, changeover Dragons.
Roosters with great enterprising play there.
Roosters complete their set after points.
Zahara Temara's kick is pulled to the right. Score remains 4-4 here at Redcliffe.
Jocelyn Kelleher takes a risk down the blindside and Yasmin Meakes charges onto the ball and the tri-colours have their first of the afternoon.
Meakes with a half-break before the tackle from Rachael Pearson saves the day.
PENALTY ROOSTERS: Taliah Fuimaono runs an obstruction play.
Dragons get caught on the final tackle, seemed to have no idea that it was the last tackle.
Talei Holmes has been held up, but Belinda Sharpe wants Matt Noyen to have a look at this one. Jess Sergis makes a good tackle and confirms the referee's call of held up.
Dragons imposing themselves but the Roosters hang on as Jessica Sergis pushes Emma Tonegato into touch. But we're going to have a captain's challenge from the Dragons. Challenge is successful, stripped out by Jessica Sergis is the ruling from Bunker official Matt Noyen.
PENALTY DRAGONS: Lazy arm out on Rachael Pearson by Yasmin Meakes.
Kelly can't handle the pass from Meakes and the Dragons hang on.
Wheeler puts it down and the Roosters get a good attacking opportunity.
Belinda Sharpe blows time on and we're back underway in the NRLW Grand Final. 35 minutes to decide a first-time winner of the NRLW, can the Dragons hang on, or will the comeback queens snare another victim?
That will do it for the opening 35 minutes here at Redcliffe with the Dragons leading the Roosters 4-0 in what has been an entertaining opening half.
Zahara Temara put up the spiral BUT another great take from Emma Tonegato.
What could be a seismic blow for the Roosters. Keeley Davis gets to the ball first and grounds the ball first. Try is under review for a potential knock-on. Bunker found a little knock-on, Roosters breathe a MASSIVE sigh of relief.
Roosters have activated their 18th player in Joeli Morris due to the foul play on Brydie Parker.
PENALTY DRAGONS: Olivia Kernick guilty of a high tackle there.
FOX League's Darcie McDonald reports that the Roosters medical staff are unable to determine the severity of Brydie Parker's knee injury but they have ruled her out tonight.
Rachael Pearson's kick just goes too deep. Roosters get a seven tackle set as Taliah Fuimaono returns from the sin bin.
Good mark from Rachael Pearson, Dragons hang on here.
Belinda Sharpe calls NO TRY, Jess Sergis appears to have been held up here. Decision will be upheld here with no evidence to say she got the ball to the try-line.
Raecene Mcgregor with the one on one strip, Roosters back on the attack.
Good kick from Zahara Temara, but Emma Tonegato is up to the task, Dragons working it out of yardage.
Page McGregor taken just short by Jessica Sergis and Raecene Mcgregor.
Big chance for the Dragons here while down a player.
40/30 from Rachael Pearson!!!
Jocelyn Kelleher taken just so short, BIG tackle from Emma Tonegato (no surprises who).
PENALTY ST GEORGE: Tayla Predebon with the flop of Jaime Chapman.
Sergis takes the bomb, but she can't outmuscle the defence and loses the ball,
Big period here for both sides, Roosters needing to score while having the Dragons down a player. While St George need to hang on defensively.
Looked to have also copped a high shot from Taliah Fuimaono as well on the play, she also got placed on report and sent to the sin bin.
Terrible scenes here with Brydie Parker's knee giving out there.
High quality opening 17 minutes here. Entering the crunch time before the half-time break. Roosters need to just hold the ball and complete their sets here.
Olivia Higgins forces the pass and Keilee Joseph can't handle it.
PENALTY ROOSTERS: Sarah Togatuki with a big run earning her side a penalty. Quincy Dodd the guilty offender holding on too long.
Isabelle Kelly forces the ball, Dragons hang on once more, they're defence is suffocating the Roosters attack.
Roosters with a big defensive set, they get the football back just over halfway on tackle 2.
A shift to the blindslide fails to work with Leianne Tufuga taken over the sideline. Dragons defence answering the task at the moment.
PENALTY ROOSTERS: Elsie Albert lays in the ruck, lucky to avoid a professional foul there.
Emma Tonegato knocks it on off the bomb.
Leianne Tufuga knocks it backwards and the Roosters are once more working it out of their own end. Dragons second phase play causing some problems for the tri-colours.
Roosters asking a lot of questions here, Hannah Southwell taken just short of the line.
PENALTY ROOSTERS: High shot on Isabelle Kelly from Page McGregor, once again the Dragons giving the Roosters a cheap piggy back.
Dragons place the Roosters deep, forcing them to work it out of yardage.
A lovely play to the left-hand side, but Belinda Sharpe says NO TRY. Brydie Parker steps into touch on the replay.
PENALTY ROOSTERS: Dragons ruled to be all over the tackled player there.
Dragons completed their first set after points with a low grubbing kick from Rachael Pearson.
Pearson just sends it to the left hand upright, but the Dragons have the perfect start leading 4-0 in the opening stages.
Off the scrum - the Dragons shift it left and Madison Bartlett breaks the all-time try-scoring record in NRLW history. Roosters caught short on the right-hand side.
BIG ERROR for the Roosters as Kezie Apps knocks it out of Yasmin Meakes' grip.
OFF WE GO!! Belinda Sharpe blows time on and we're underway in the NRLW Grand Final. 70 minutes to decide a first-time winner of the NRLW.
Pre-match ceremony commencing.
As far as the team news is concerned, Jamie Soward has opted to change his bench with Renee Targett and Keele Browne coming into the side, otherwise, the Dragons have no changers as per the Front Row program. While John Strange was bolstered with Sarah Togatuki receiving a downgrade on a high tackle charge allowing her to take her place at prop. Otherwise, the tri-colours are as per the Front Row program,
The moment has arrived. Welcome to League Unlimited's coverage of the NRLW Grand Final. Today will crown a first-time premiership winner in either the St George Illawarra Dragons or the Sydney Roosters from a neutral venue at Moreton Daily Stadium. St George come into this clash after a six point semi final win over the Gold Coast Titans while the tri-colours come in after a courageous 16 point turnaround against the three time reigning champions the Brisbane Broncos. It promises to be a great game. Kickoff coming up in just under 15 minutes.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Belinda Sharpe
Touch Judges: Kasey Badger, Karra-Lee Nolan
Video Referee: Matt Noyen
ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS (4)
Tries: Madison Bartlett
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Rachael Pearson (0/1)
Penalty Goals:
SYDNEY ROOSTERS (16)
Tries: Yasmin Meakes, Isabelle Kelly, Olivia Higgins
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Zahara Temara (2/3)
Penalty Goals: