NRLW season opener: Coach Nathan Cross announces squad; debuts for Tapsell, Tauaneai, Maynard-Perrin, and Ingram.
In the season opener for the NRLW, Head Coach Nathan Cross has announced the squad set to face the Canberra Raiders at GIO Stadium.
Key highlights include the debuts of front-rowers Pia Tapsell, who will start, and Trinity Tauaneai, who will come off the bench.
Additionally, Nita Maynard-Perrin and Ahlivia Ingram are set to make their club debuts also from the bench.
The team's structure features Kasey Reh starting in the halves alongside co-captain Raecene McGregor, while fellow co-captain Zali Hopkins will take the position of hooker.