The Canberra Raiders are poised to announce their first female recruits in the coming days after the NRL paved the way for the contracting window to open on Wednesday.
After months of delays and uncertainty, NRLW players can finally get contract certainty and an agreement between the NRL and the Rugby League Players' Association is set to trigger a signing frenzy.
The Raiders are one of four expansion teams joining the competition this year and while coach Darrin Borthwick has been able to speak to players and make verbal offers, he has nothing set in stone just months before the first game.