Wests Tigers coach Brett Kimmorley has named his 22-player squad for Saturday’s NRLW Round 4 match against the North Queensland Cowboys in Brisbane.
Match: Cowboys v Wests Tigers
Round 4 -
home Team
Cowboys
7th Position
away Team
Wests Tigers
5th Position
Venue: Totally Workwear Stadium, Brisbane
Co-captain Botille Vette-Welsh has been ruled out (HIA) with Pauline Piliae-Rasabale shifting from five-eighth to fullback.
NSW Under 19s Origin playmaker Losana Lutu has been elevated from the bench to five-eighth.
Interchange forward Folau Vaki has been named as a reserve after sustaining a knee injury during the warm-up in Canberra.
Her replacement, Jessica Kennedy, retains her spot on the bench after receiving a late call-up to make her NRLW debut against the Raiders on Sunday.
Balmain junior Imogen Gobran is next in line to make her NRLW debut. The 19-year-old prop has been named as an interchange.
Team List:
1. Pauline Piliae-Rasabale - sponsored by Australian Track Services
2. Jakiya Whitfeld - sponsored by Village Florist
3. Rikeya Horne - sponsored by Pro Wrestling Australia
4. Leianne Tufuga - sponsored by Club Menangle
5. Josie Lenaz - sponsored by Sydney West Furniture Repairs
6. Losana Lutu - sponsored by Jamalle Homewares
7. Emily Curtain - sponsored by Georgiemane
8. Sarah Togatuki - sponsored by Zurich Insurance
9. Ebony Prior - sponsored by Forcast
10. Christian Pio - sponsored by Brydens Lawyers
11. Kezie Apps - sponsored by LC Wealth
12. Eliza Siilata - sponsored by Exclusive Estate Agents
13. Najvada George - sponsored by Tidda Workforce
Interchange:
14. Sophie Curtain - sponsored by KFC
15. Imogen Gobran - sponsored by FAB Industrial Logistics
16. Taylor Osborne - sponsored by Wests Tigers Foundation
17. Jessica Kennedy - sponsored by Wests Tigers Foundation
Reserves:
18. Rebecca Pollard - sponsored by Wests Tigers Foundation
19. Hope Tevaga - sponsored by Wests Tigers Foundation
20. Salma Nour - sponsored by Wests Tigers Foundation
21. Bianca Bennetts - sponsored by Wests Tigers Foundation
22. Folau Vaki - sponsored by Wests Tigers Foundation
Coach: Brett Kimmorley - sponsored by Pepper Money