The oft-repeated line in sports is "defence wins championships", and the Canberra Raiders' NRLW team will be built on that mantra.
There was a sneak preview of that in the gritty NSWRL Women's Premiership grand final effort from the Raiders' feeder club, Mounties, which featured a handful of inaugural Raiders women including superstars Simaima Taufa and Kerehitina Matua.
Last week they won the title in an incredible arm-wrestle with a final scoreline of 1-0.