The Wests Tigers defeated the North Queensland Cowboys 30-18 in Townsville to make it two wins from two, to start the season.
It was a skilful effort from the Kezie Apps-led side across the park.
The first half saw Faythe Manera score her first-ever career double, with Sarah Togatuki going over at the stroke of half-time to give the Tigers an 18-4 lead going into the sheds.
In the second half, Manera turned that double into a hat-trick, with Shaylee Bent also adding to the Tigers try tally.
Celebrating her 50th NRLW game, halfback Raecene McGregor was perfect from the tee, setting a Club record by converting all five of the Tigers tries.
The Moments
5th minute: Raecene McGregor gets it to her halves partner, Faythe Manera, who throws a dummy pass, fakes out the Cowboys defender and goes through the line to open the scoring. McGregor converts. Tigers 6-0.
26th minute: Francesca Goldthorp scores an unconverted try for the Cowboys. Tigers 6-4.
32nd minute: From dummy-half, Manera fakes it again, crashing through three Cowboys defenders to score her second try of the match. The try is converted. Tigers 12-4.
35th minute: Sarah Togatuki carries three Cowboys defenders over the line with her to score her first try of the season. The conversion is successful, with the Tigers going into half-time leading 18-4.
45th minute: For a second time, Manera goes over from dummy-half to complete her hat-trick. McGregor converts. Tigers 24-4.
53rd minute: Haylee Hifo goes over for the Cowboys, but the conversion is unsuccessful. Tigers 24-8.
56th minute: Goldthorp goes over for her second of the match, and the try is converted. Tigers 24-14.
61st minute: Brooke Talataina finds Shaylee Bent on her inside, who slices through the Cowboys to score in the middle. McGregor converts easily. Tigers 30-14.
65th minute: Margot Vella goes over on the left. The try is unconverted. Tigers 30-18.
What they said
NRLW Head Coach Craig Sandercock
"We defended our own line really well early in the game, which set us up for a decent lead, and we managed to hang on again."
When asked about the side's upcoming matches against the Broncos and Roosters
"For us, we feel like we've got some depth this season, that we may not have felt in the past, we've got belief in all our players to get the job done."
