FINAL SQUAD: Mackay’s top 10 make Gold Stars’ 25

The QRL Women’s Premiership side travels to Rockhampton tomorrow to face the CQ Capras.

Mackay Brothers player Jasmine Peters has been named to play for the North Queensland Gold Stars in tomorrow’s trial against the Central Queensland Capras in Rockhampton. Picture: Alix Sweeney

NINE of Mackay’s 10 North Queensland Gold Stars representatives will take the field for the first time as a QRL Women’s Premiership unit this weekend.

Only Brothers’ Kya Mooney will be missing in action when the Gold Stars face QRLW rivals the Central Queensland Capras at Rockhampton’s Browne Park tomorrow.

Women’s State of Origin star Steph Mooka and Indigenous All stars representative Shaniah Power are the remaining two to drop from the Gold Stars’ Top 25 list for coach Gavin Lloyd’s game day 22.

Katie Green is one of five Mackay Brothers players in the North Queensland Gold Stars’ Top 25 squad.

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In the Top 25 list released on Tuesday, Mackay and Townsville each contributed 10 players and Cairns a further five to the inaugural North Queensland QRL Women’s Premiership franchise.

The Gold Stars play their first game for points on Saturday, March 14 against Brothers Ipswich.

GOLD STARS 1-25 (Rugby League Mackay*)

Codi Dalley, Courtney Reynolds, Deb Barchard* (Moranbah Miners), Emma Manzelmann* (Souths Sharks), Emma Wood, Esha Nona, Jasmine Peters* (Brothers), Jenni-Sue Hoepper, Joanna Kerr, Kaiyla Ward, Katie Green* (Brothers), Kya Mooney* (Brothers), Lauren Moss* (Brothers), Layla Fauid* (Moranbah Miners), Levinia Robinson* (Moranbah Miners), Lyrech Mara, Maggie Brosnan* (Brothers), Mateeka Nielson, Rangi Edwards-Bruce* (Moranbah Miners), Riutoto Te Hiko, Romy Teitzel, Samara Luta, Shaniah Power, Steph Mooka, Tamika Bray

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