2021* NRLW R1 - Newcastle 12-13 Parramatta @ McDonald Jones

[League Unlimited News]

NRLW 2021 - Round 1
Newcastle Knights v Parramatta Eels
McDonald Jones Stadium, New Lambton
Sunday 27 February 2022
Kickoff 1:50pm
Live on Nine Network (check guides), Fox League & Kayo

1. Romy Teitzel 2. Katelyn Vaha'akolo 3. Jayme Fressard 4. Bobbi Law 5. Katie Green 6. Autumn-Rain Stephens-Daly 7. Tahlulah Tillett 8. Caitlan Johnston 9. Krystal Rota 10. Annetta Nuuausala 11. Rangimarie Edwards-Bruce 12. Georgia Page 13. Charntay Poko
Interchange: 14. Emma Manzelmann 15. Charlotte Scanlan 16. Phoebe Desmond 17. Kirra Dibb 18. Maitua Feterika 19. Kyra Simon 20. Ngatokotoru Arakua 21. Chantelle Graham 22. Kararaina Wira-Kohu 23. Paige Parker

1. Botille Vette-Welsh 2. Taina Naividi 3. Tiana Penitani 4. Jocephy Daniels 5. Rikeya Horne 6. Sereana Naitokatoka 7. Maddie Studdon 8. Kennedy Cherrington 9. Nita Maynard 10. Tommaya Kelly-Sines 11. Ellie Johnston 12. Jade Etherden 13. Simaima Taufa
Interchange: 14. Seli Mailangi 15. Filomina Hanisi 16. Therese Aiton 17. Abbi Church 18. Christine Pauli 19. Fatafehi Hanisi 20. Tess Staines 21. Emily Curtain 22. Mareva Swann 23. Jamie-Anne Wright 24. Katrina Phippen

Referee: Kasey Badger
Sideline Officials: Kailey Beattie, Jake Sutherland
Video Referee: Steve Chiddy​

 

[This Year?]

Very nice shape for the Knights try.

 

[This Year?]

obstruction for mine. Penitani got in the way.

 

[bileduct]

That would have to be one of the dumbest obstructions of all time.

 

[SBD82]

Joey is so f**king dumb.

It doesn’t even matter if she ran behind her own player. The decoy stopped in the line.

 

[hineyrulz]

Gee the Goosters will be jealous of this home crowd.

 

[This Year?]

Great pass. Held it back and timed it perfectly.

 

[This Year?]

Omg that has blown up so bad.

 

[SBD82]

Cracking game. Thoroughly enjoyed that.

 

[This Year?]

Great win for the Eels. That was a great contest. I thought the Knights would run away with after having the run of play early but the Eels middles muscled up.

 

[_snafu_]

Entertaining game.

 

[Danish]

Jesus wept that black eye was no joke.

Had to check the knights team sheet to see if Jake the Muss had been a last minute inclusion

 

[Still Nutty]

Haven't really had time to comment on this but I did enjoy the game and the atmosphere at the ground. A few observations and comments:

* Not on this thread but from others I've seen....For those bagging the quality/standard of the footy being played - this is the FIRST ROUND of the INNAUGURAL NRLW competition for the Knights...these players aren't coming from a base of being professional players, having not had the long term development path in skills, attack and defensive structures, coaching, etc. that young men get from the age of 10 or so - the standard and growth will evolve BECAUSE this competition is being established...This year's AFLW competition is a vastly different competition in terms of quality, speed and entertainment from the inaugural season in 2017 and will continue to improve next year, when ALL 18 ALF clubs have a team competing for the title next year. The NRLW will achieve consistent improvement year on year but year 1 isn't going to be instant fireworks, slick plays and high quality competition across the board...it is the start of the journey

* Loved the contribution of Phoebe Desmond in the game - local girl who hits and runs like a runaway freight train and scored a nice try

* I was a bit disappointed with the skipper Romy Teitzel on the day....she tried to lead the side but ended up overplaying her hand and committed the cardinal sin of dying with the ball from first receiver 4 or 5 times on the last tackle, many times in good attacking positions...she will learn from this, no doubt

* Caitlan Johnson had a really solid game on the field and Kirra Dibb definitely added spark to the side when she was on the paddock

* match fitness will come but we need to build consistent line speed as the season goes on to compete with the top sides....our intensity fell away at various stages of the game but Parra were relentless with their defensive pressure and line speed and set a standard we need to aspire to and achieve over the year

* in truth, Parra were a much better drilled side overall but what I liked about the Knights was the effort and commitment - skills, reading the game, executing plays will come with time but they hung tough on several occasions to make the game a grandstand finish and were well in a position to win the game through sheer grit and a never say die attitude

Great first ever performance by the NRLW Knights team and looking forward to their progress and development over this inaugural season...well done team!

 

[Timmah]

Haven't really had time to comment on this but I did enjoy the game and the atmosphere at the ground. A few observations and comments:

* Not on this thread but from others I've seen....For those bagging the quality/standard of the footy being played - this is the FIRST ROUND of the INNAUGURAL NRLW competition...these players aren't coming from a base of being professional players, having not had the long term development path in skills, attack and defensive structures, coaching, etc. that young men get from the age of 10 or so - the standard and growth will evolve BECAUSE this competition is being established...This year's AFLW competition is a vastly different competition in terms of quality, speed and entertainment from the inaugural season in 2017 and will continue to improve next year, when ALL 18 ALF clubs have a team competing for the title next year. The NRLW will achieve consistent improvement year on year but year 1 isn't going to be instant fireworks, slick plays and high quality competition across the board...it is the start of the journey

* Loved the contribution of Phoebe Desmond in the game - local girl who hits and runs like a runaway freight train and scored a nice try

* I was a bit disappointed with the skipper Romy Teitzel on the day....she tried to lead the side but ended up overplaying her hand and committed the cardinal sin of dying with the ball from first receiver 4 or 5 times on the last tackle, many times in good attacking positions...she will learn from this, no doubt

* Caitlan Johnson had a really solid game on the field and Kirra Dibb definitely added spark to the side when she was on the paddock

* match fitness will come but we need to build consistent line speed as the season goes on to compete with the top sides....our intensity fell away at various stages of the game but Parra were relentless with their defensive pressure and line speed and set a standard we need to aspire to and achieve over the year

* in truth, Parra were a much better drilled side overall but what I liked about the Knights was the effort and commitment - skills, reading the game, executing plays will come with time but they hung tough on several occasions to make the game a grandstand finish and were well in a position to win the game through sheer grit and a never say die attitude

Great first ever performance by the NRLW Knights team and looking forward to their progress and development over this inaugural season...well done team!

It's the first year for Parramatta, Newcastle and Gold Coast but it is absolutely not the inaugural NRLW competition. It's the fourth season.