TEAMS: NRL Women's Premiership - 2021 Round 4

Squad lists, officials and updates across the weekend for Round 4 of the NRLW.

Check back across the course of the round for squad updates and late mail!

All times are listed in AEDT (NSW/VIC/ACT) unless otherwise noted.

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Gold Coast Titans
v Brisbane Broncos
Sat March 19 2022, 12:50pm (11:50am AEST)
at Cbus Super Stadium, Robina

20. Jetaya Faifua 2. Karina Brown 3. Jasmine Peters 1. Evania Pelite 5. Hailee-Jay Maunsell 18. Cobie-Jane Morgan 7. Kimiora Breayley-Nati 8. Brianna Clark 9. Brittany Breayley-Nati 10. Stephanie Hancock 4. Tiana Raftstrand-Smith 17. Shaniah Power 13. Destiny Brill 14. Georgia Hale 15. Jessika Elliston 16. Laikha Clarke 19. April Ngatupuna 18. Zara Canfield

Tuesday 24-player squad news - Tazmin Gray is out, expecting a suspension out tonight's judiciary hearing for a Crusher Tackle. Shaniah Power is named in the back row in her place. Clark starts prop with Ngatupuna pushed to the bench.

Squad update - three players omitted with 21. Karli Hansen, 22. Lauren Dam and 23. Lauren Moss dropping out.

Late mail - 4. Grace Griffin is out, with Pelite moving to the centres, and Faifua coming into the side at fullback. Canfield is 18th player.

1. Hayley Maddick 2. Hagiga Mosby 3. Amy Turner 4. Shenae Ciesiolka 20. China Polata 6. Tarryn Aiken 7. Ali Brigginshaw 16. Roxy Murdoch 9. Lauren Brown 12. Amber Hall 11. Tallisha Harden 15. Kaitlyn Phillips 13. Sara Sautia 10. Chelsea Lenarduzzi 14. Jada Ferguson 18. Lavinia Gould 22. Lesa Kaleti Mataafa 22. Jessikah Reeves

Tuesday 24-player squad news - Fullback Tamika Upton is out of the 17 after failing HIA protocols. Maddick is her fullback replacement. Phillips rejoins the bench after missing Round 3.

Squad update - Prop 8. Millie Boyle is out. Murdoch moves to prop with Polata joining the bench. The other four omissions are reserves 20. Tamika Upton, 21. Julia Robinson, 23. Jessikah Reeves and 24. Nakita Sao

Late mail - Top tryscorer 5. Emily Bass is out as well. Polata is the new winger. In the forwards, Lenarduzzi is benched, Hall moves to pair with Murdoch up front, and Kaitlyn Phillips starts back row. Gould and Mata'afa join the bench with Reeves 18th player.

Referees: Belinda Sharpe;Sideline Officials: Tori Wilkie, Kailey Beattie;Video Referees: Matt Noyen;

Parramatta Eels
v Sydney Roosters
Sun March 20 2022, 12:00pm
at McDonald Jones Stadium, New Lambton

1. Botille Vette-Welsh 2. Taina Naividi 3. Tiana Penitani 15. Abbi Church 5. Rikeya Horne 6. Emily Curtain 7. Maddie Studdon 8. Filomina Hanisi 9. Nita Maynard 10. Kennedy Cherrington 11. Christian Pio 12. Jamie Anne Wright 13. Simaima Taufa 14. Seli Mailangi 16. Sereana Naitokatoka 17. Ellie Johnston 19. Christine Pauli 18. Jocephy Daniels

Tuesday 24-player squad news - Horne (wing), Maynard (hooker) and Naitokatoka (bench) return after missing Round 3. Church and Mailangi drop to the interchange to accommodate the return of Horne and Maynard. Kelly-Aiton, Kelly-Sines and Etherden drop to the reserves.

Squad update - Church is moved into the centres with Daniels pushing back to the reserves and changing jersey number to #18. Elsewhere, Christine Pauli joins the bench. 22. Tess Staines, 23. Mareva Swann, 24. Katrina Phippen, 25. Therese Aiton and 26. Tommaya Kelly-Sines are omitted.

Late mail - No further changes. Daniels is 18th player, 21. Jade Etherden drops out.

1. Corban Baxter 2. Leianne Tufuga 25. Brydie Parker 4. Isabelle Kelly 5. Taylor-adeline Mapusua 6. Zahara Temara 7. Raecene Mcgregor 8. Sarah Togatuki 9. Olivia Higgins 10. Mya Hill-Moana 11. Yasmin Meakes 12. Olivia Kernick 13. Hannah Southwell 14. Jocelyn Kelleher 16. Tayla Predebon 17. Samantha Economos 18. Simone Karpani 23. Joeli Morris

Tuesday 24-player squad news - Brydie Parker is out of the lineup, replaced by Taylor-Adeline Mapusua on the wing, with Zahara Temara earning her first starting gig of the season after playing the opening three rounds from the bench. This sees Kelleher benched instead. Hill-Moana is listed to start with Predebon benched, and Samantha Economos replaces Simone Karpani on the interchange as well.

Squad update - six players omitted - 15. Keilee Joseph drops out with Karpani moving up to the bench, with reserves 19. Shawden Burton, 21. Otesa Pule, 22. Claire Reed, 23. Joeli Morris and 24. Kalosipani Hopoate all dropping out. Leao-Seve remains as the sole reserve.

Late mail - 3. Jess Sergis is out, with Parker a surprise inclusion after not initially being named. 20. Lauretta Leao-Seve is cut from the side with Morris back in as 18th player.

Referees: Kasey Badger;Sideline Officials: Clayton Wills, Kailey Beattie;Video Referees: Matt Noyen;

Newcastle Knights
v St George Illawarra Dragons
Sun March 20 2022, 1:45pm
at McDonald Jones Stadium, New Lambton

1. Romy Teitzel 2. Katelyn Vaha'akolo 3. Jayme Fressard 4. Bobbi Law 6. Autumn-Rain Stephens-Daly 17. Kirra Dibb 7. Tahlulah Tillett 16. Phoebe Desmond 9. Krystal Rota 10. Annetta Nuuausala 11. Rangimarie Edwards-Bruce 18. Maitua Feterika 13. Charntay Poko 14. Emma Manzelmann 15. Charlotte Scanlan 19. Kyra Simon 22. Kararaina Wira-Kohu 21. Chantelle Graham

Tuesday 24-player squad news - No changes here - including last week's jersey numbers.

Squad update - 12. Georgia Page is out, with the halves and pack shuffling again. Tillett comes back to start at half, Poko to lock, Desmond to prop and Feterika to second row filling Page's vacated spot. Simon and Wira-Kohu push up to the interchange with 8. Kayla Romaniuk, 20. Ngatokotoru Arakua, 23. Paige Parker and 24. Shannon Evans the four reserves omitted.

Late mail - Graham is 18th player with 5. Katie Green dropping out of the squad.

1. Emma Tonegato 2. Teagan Berry 3. Jaime Chapman 4. Page McGregor 5. Madison Bartlett 6. Taliah Fuimaono 7. Rachael Pearson 8. Elsie Albert 9. Keeley Davis 10. Kezie Apps 15. Kody House 12. Shaylee Bent 13. Holli Wheeler 14. Quincy Dodd 18. Renee Targett 21. Aliti Namoce 22. Alexandra Sulusi 20. Shellie Long

Tuesday 24-player squad news - After missing the last two rounds, Apps and Holmes have been named to return from injury in the forward pack. Bartlett (wing) and House (bench) are also back. Browne, Namoce, Tugaga and Targett all drop to the reserves.

Squad update - 11. Talei Holmes is withdrawn for the third straight week with a hand injury. House is named her back row replacement, Targett rejoins the interchange, while both 16. Tegan Dymock and 17. Janelle Williams drop off the bench, replaced by Namoce and Sulusi. 19. Keele Browne and 24. Chantel Tugaga are the other two omitted players.

Late mail - Long is 18th player with 23. Matilda Power omitted.

Referees: Karra-Lee Nolan;Sideline Officials: Jake Sutherland, Tori Wilkie;Video Referees: Matt Noyen;