NRLW teams round 4: Tigers forced to reshuffle with captain Kezie Apps ruled out for season

The Wests Tigers have been forced into some unwanted changes with star captain Kezie Apps ruled out for the rest of the season. Plus, the NRLW debut of a rugby sevens star. FULL TEAMS.

Wests Tigers skipper Kezie Apps has been ruled out for the rest of the NRLW season with a PCL injury.

In a massive blow to the Tigers ahead of their clash with Parramatta on Sunday, the NSW and Australia captain will miss between six and eight weeks with the knee injury, which ends her season prematurely with six rounds to play before finals.

The 33-year-old is one of the stars of the women’s competition and crucial to the Tigers this season, who have yet to win a game across the first three rounds.

In a further blow, the club has confirmed rising winger Harmony Crichton has suffered an ACL injury in last week’s loss to the Roosters.

Both are the latest to be sidelined in a big week of injuries for the NRLW, with Knights, NSW and Australia prop Caitlin Johnston-Green also ruled out for the rest of the season with an MCL injury.

The 23-year-old was ruled out ahead of a shock loss to the Dragons on Sunday night, with Kayla Romaniuk named to start in the front row against Cronulla this weekend.

Kezie Apps has been ruled out for the rest of the season. Picture: Scott Gardiner/Getty Images

New Zealand rugby sevens star Tenika Willison has also been named to make her debut for the club on the wing in place of Sherridan Gallagher, who picked up a leg injury in the loss to the Dragons.

Meanwhile, the Sharks have named Australian rugby sevens star Sharni Smale to make her NRLW debut against the Knights on Sunday.

The 36-year-old three-time Olympian has been named in the No.14 jersey after retiring from a 12-year sevens career after finishing fourth at the Paris Olympics.

Elsewhere, Gold Coast star Niall Williams-Guthrie has been ruled out of Saturday’s clash with the Cowboys with a hamstring injury.

The Titans were shocked with a 44-4 loss to the Broncos last week, who have named an unchanged side to face Canberra.



NRLW ROUND 4 TEAMS

Broncos v Raiders

Saturday August 17, 11:05AM at Totally Workwear Stadium, Brisbane

Broncos

1. Hayley Maddick 2. Julia Robinson 3. Mele Hufanga 4. Shenae Ciesiolka 5. Stacey Waaka 6. Gayle Broughton 7. Ali Brigginshaw 8. Keilee Joseph 9. Jada Ferguson 10. Chelsea Lenarduzzi 11. Tazmin Rapana 12. Romy Teitzel 13. Jasmine Fogavini

Interchange: 14. Destiny Brill 15. Tafito Lafaele 16. Lavinia Gould 17. Lauren Dam

Reserves: 18. Skyla Adams 19. Bree Spreadborough 20. Hannah Larsson 21. Ashleigh Werner

Raiders

1. Apii Nicholls 2. Madison Bartlett 3. Cheyelle Robins-Reti 4. Mackenzie Wiki 5. Shakiah Tungai 6. Zahara Temara 7. Ash Quinlan 8. Tommaya Kelly-Sines 9. Chante Temara 10. Sophie Holyman 11. Monalisa Soliola 12. Hollie Dodd 13. Simaima Taufa

Interchange: 14. Emma Barnes 15. Grace Kemp 16. Kerehitina Matua 17. Sereana Naitokatoka

Reserves: 18. Relna Wuruki-hosea 19. Jaida Faleono 20. Felice Quinlan 21. Georgia Willey 22. Alanna Dummett

Cowboys v Titans

Saturday August 17, 12:45PM at QCB Stadium, Townsville

Cowboys

1. Krystal Blackwell 2. Francesca Goldthorp 3. Jakiya Whitfeld 4. Jasmine Peters 5. Libby Surha 6. Tahlulah Tillett 7. Kirra Dibb 8. Tallisha Harden 9. Emma Manzelmann 10. Essay Banu 11. China Polata 12. Tiana Raftstrand-Smith 13. Bree Chester

Interchange: 14. Jetaya Faifua 15. Lily Peacock 16. Sareka Mooka 23. Harata Butler

Reserves: 18. Lillian Yarrow 19. Shaniah Power 21. Ebony Raftstrand-Smith 22. Shellie Long 24. Vitalina Naikore

Titans

1. Evania Pelite 2. Georgia Grey 3. Jaime Chapman 4. Lailani Montgomery 5. Emily Bass 6. Taliah Fuimaono 7. Lauren Brown 8. Shannon Mato 9. Brittany Breayley-Nati 10. Jessika Elliston 11. Rilee Jorgensen 12. Shaylee Bent 13. Georgia Hale

Interchange: 14. Lily-Rose Kolc 15. Laikha Clarke 16. Matekino Gray 17. Dannii Perese

Reserves: 18. Hailee-Jay Maunsell 19. Ngatokotoru Arakua 20. Georgia Sim 21. Sarina Masaga 22. Malaela Sua

Dragons v Roosters

Sunday August 18, 12PM at WIN Stadium, Wollongong

Dragons

1. Teagan Berry 2. Maatuleio Fotu-moala 3. Keele Browne 4. Bobbi Law 5. Kimberley Hunt 6. Tyla King 7. Raecene Mcgregor 8. Angelina Teakaraanga Katoa 9. Kasey Reh 10. Madison Mulhall 11. Shenai Lendill 12. Charlotte Basham 13. Alexis Tauaneai

Interchange: 14. Zali Hopkins 15. Ella Koster 16. Bronte Wilson 17. Steph Hancock

Reserves: 18. Sophie Clancy 19. Alice Gregory 20. Tayla Curtis 21. Jordyn Preston 22. Jamilee Bright

Roosters

1. Sam Bremner 2. Jayme Fressard 3. Jessica Sergis 4. Jasmine Strange 5. Mia Wood 6. Isabelle Kelly 7. Tarryn Aiken 8. Millie Elliott 9. Keeley Davis 10. Mya Hill-Moana 11. Otesa Pule 12. Olivia Kernick 13. Jocelyn Kelleher

Interchange: 14. Aliyah Nasio 15. Pani Hopoate 16. Samantha Economos 18. Tavarna Papalii

Reserves: 19. Tiana Davison 20. Taina Naividi 21. Amber Hall 22. Eliza Lopamaua

Sharks v Knights

Sunday August 18, 1:45PM at PointsBet Stadium, Cronulla

Sharks

1. Cassie Staples 2. Nakia Davis-Welsh 3. Tiana Penitani 4. Annessa Biddle 5. Georgia Ravics 6. Georgia Hannaway 7. Tayla Preston 8. Ellie Johnston 9. Quincy Dodd 10. Holli Wheeler 11. Talei Holmes 12. Vanessa Foliaki 13. Brooke Anderson

Interchange: 14. Sharni Smale 15. Chloe Saunders 16. Manilita Takapautolo 17. Tegan Dymock

Reserves: 19. Leki Leilua 20. Pia Tapsell 21. Emma Tonegato 22. Jaydika Tafua

Knights

1. Tamika Upton 2. Tenika Willison 3. Shanice Parker 4. Abigail Roache 5. Lilly-Ann White 6. Georgia Roche 7. Jesse Southwell 8. Tayla Predebon 9. Olivia Higgins 10. Kayla Romaniuk 11. Laishon Albert-Jones 12. Yasmin Clydsdale 13. Hannah Southwell

Interchange: 14. Nita Maynard 15. Simone Karpani 16. Rima Butler 17. Grace Kukutai

Reserves: 18. Jacinta Carter 19. Jules Kirkpatrick 20. Viena Tinao 21. Evie Jones 22. Isabella Waterman

Tigers v Eels

Sunday August 18, 6:10PM at Campbelltown Sports Stadium, Campbelltown

Tigers

1. Botille Vette-Welsh 2. Rebecca Pollard 3. Leianne Tufuga 4. Rikeya Horne 5. Tess Staines 6. Pauline Piliae 7. Losana Lutu 8. Sarah Togatuki 9. Salma Nour 10. Christian Pio 11. Brooke Talataina 12. Shaianne McGlone 13. Najvada George ’

Interchange: 14. Sophie Curtain 15. Natasha Penitani 16. Tara Reinke 17. Jessica Kennedy

Reserves: 18. Tiana-Lee Thorne 19. Imogen Gobran 20. Claudia Nielsen 21. Ebony Prior

Eels

1. Abbi Church 2. Zali Fay 3. Rory Owen 4. Rosie Kelly 5. Monique Donovan 6. Cassey Tohi-Hiku 7. Rachael Pearson 8. Elsie Albert 9. Taneka Todhunter 10. Madeline Jones 11. Chloe Jackson 12. Mahalia Murphy 13. Kennedy Cherrington

Interchange: 14. Rosemarie Beckett 15. Tyla Amiatu 16. Jade Fonua 17. Ruby-Jean Kennard

Reserves: 18. Tafao Asaua 19. Breanna Eales 20. Chelsea Makira 21. Kate Fallon 22. Pihuka Berryman-Duff