Yass Magpies product Elise Smith is set to fulfil her NRLW dream by making her long-awaited debut at the age of 30.
The second-rower was a standout in the Magpies' premiership-winning Katrina Fanning Shield season last year, and as a result was on the Raiders' NRLW radar.
She attended the regional women's skills clinic in Griffith in January and was then selected for the inaugural Katrina Fanning Shield Academy that ran for six weeks prior to the 2023 NRLW season.