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Raiders Extend Female Pathway Program

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The Canberra Raiders have re-enforced their commitment to the growth of women’s rugby league in the local region, with the addition of a new under 17’s female pathway program.

The new program will give young female rugby league players in the region the opportunity to be selected into an elite level program, which will be a valuable pathway to a potential NRLW career.

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Following on from these clinics, the club has determined the next step will be to introduce this new program for the girls in these regions.

As a stepping stone into the already established under 19’s Tarsha Gale Cup program.

The program will start following the trials in November and include weekly training sessions, before culminating in a series of trial matches against Sydney clubs.

The Raiders will hold trials for the new under 17s squad on Friday November 10 and interested participants can sign up online now.

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Raiders NRLW Coach Darrin Borthwick said the introduction of this new program would help young female players.

Develop their skills at an earlier age and best prepare and develop players for the next stage of their careers.

“There’s no doubt that the success of the Raiders inaugural NRLW season has given young female rugby league players in the region the desire and inspiration to follow their dreams.

This program will be a valuable step in helping them to achieve this,” Borthwick said.

“Not only will this program give young female players an opportunity, but it will also be a valuable program for the Raiders to help identify and develop the next generation of players.

Who we can work with closely to help them on their journey towards the NRLW.”

Raiders extend female Pathway Program (Photo : Canberra Raiders Media)

Raiders Pathways and Performance Manager Dean Souter said the program will be part of the Raiders already impressive junior pathways programs, which has a proud history in developing and nurturing local talent.

“It’s vitally important for our club to show young players from our region that opportunity to play rugby league at the highest level starts in your own backyard,” Souter said.

“We’ve had a proud history of developing players from a young age and seeing them play at NRL level and in our first year in the NRLW we saw Ahlivia Ingram prove that it can be done in the female pathway system also.”

“This new program will run alongside all of the clubs established pathway programs and we believe will be a valuable addition to the Raiders family.”

If further information is required, please email sbacker@raiders.com.au

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A Tilly Power field goal with two minutes left on the clock gave Mounties a 1-0 win over the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in one of the most remarkable Harvey Norman NSW Women’s Premiership Grand Finals ever played.

The score line alone underlines that fact, and then there was the myriad of try-saving tackles on both sides, the brutal hits, and the players limping from the field or needing treatment on it.

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For the second year in a row the Harvey Norman trophy-winner has been decided by a field goal.

But last year in the 21-20 win by Wests Tigers there was 41 points scored from eight tries.

This year it was a gripping grind with a capital ‘G’.

It took Power steadying herself about 25m out in the 68th minute before the teams finally could be split.

“It was such a terrific game of footy. You can’t defend as much as that and not get a reward,” said Mounties coach Grant Izzard.

“They were outstanding – defence wins you games. Yes, we would have like to have been a bit more cleaner in our attack, but the Doggies put the pressure on us – all credit to them.

“They were gallant in defeat – they had wounded, we had wounded. We just got them at the right time.

“I actually think we won it in the first half when we defended six or seven sets in a row. We knew we could do anything after that.”

As for the field goal, Izzard had only one word to describe it.

“Beautiful … it was actually the run before which was just as critical,” he said referring to a 10m driving run from former Test prop Eliana Walton.

“Eliana’s run was unreal. She went on with eight minutes to go to make a difference – that was her job … she did it.

“As for Tilly, she’s been our best for the past five weeks. Her kicking game is second to none, she kicks goals from anywhere and she just never stops trying.”

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“We bombed three tries in the first half and that would have been enough to win it,” coach Craig Sandercock said.

“You’ve got to hand it to Mounties. They put a lot of pressure on us and our defence was unbelievable in that second half.

“But Mounties controlled the ball so well and their kicking game in the second half was outstanding. They were just too good.”

The opening 35 minutes had plenty of missed opportunities from both sides.

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From the Bulldogs knocking-on in-goal, to the Mounties being held up over the line twice, chances for points were slipping by.

Passes also weren’t sticking for either side, mainly due to some brutal defence from Mounties forwards Walton, Kerehitina Matua and Simaima Taufa or the Bulldogs trio of Kennedy Cherrington, Angelina Teakaraanga-Katoa and Tiana Raftstrand-Smith.

Opposing halfbacks Power and Tayla Preston were having a battle royale in both defence and attack. They chased their kicks downfield like women possessed and constantly worked the edges trying to find a way through for their support players.

In the second half, the consequences of a hard defensive game began to show.

Bulldogs five-eighth Gayle Broughton had to pass an HIA to stay on the field, while play was held up for several minutes while Taufa had trainers attend to her right shoulder. She left the field for 10 minutes then came back on.

Rafstrand-Smith limped from the field with five minutes left as trainers managed to persuade her to stay off.

In the end it became truly survival of the fittest.

Scores: Mounties 1 (Tilly Power 1 field goal) def Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 0.

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1	Bears	12	9	0	3	378	138	240	18
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5	Knights	11	7	0	4	238	148	90	14
6	CC Roosters	11	7	0	4	222	140	82	14
7	Sharks	11	5	0	6	207	194	13	10
8	WV Magpies	11	5	0	6	186	236	-50	10
9	Tigers	11	5	0	6	165	232	-67	10
10	Rabbitohs	11	4	0	7	138	245	-107	8
11	St George Dragons	11	1	0	10	42	434	-392	2

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Young gun signs on for NRLW Sharks

She hit the headlines and the TV highlight reels with a spectacular try while playing for the NSW Under-19 Baby Blues, with young fullback Jada Taylor now committing her immediate playing future to the Sharks in signing a two-year NRLW contract.

Still just 19 but one of the emerging talents in women’s rugby league, Taylor is set to excite the fans on the field with her attacking talents.

Wt the same time aims to make a contribution in the community, working for and representing Sharks Have Heart in the Indigenous space.

After playing two games for the Sharks in the Harvey Norman Women’s Premiership team, Taylor hopes to step up and produce a few more try scoring highlights for the first Cronulla NRLW side.

“It’s the try that keeps on giving,” Taylor joked in reference to her 109 metre effort playing for the NSW Baby Blues. “Obviously I’m with the big girls now and that might mean not as many tries, but hopefully I still get few.

“I’m so happy to be here, I’m pumped and can’t wait to take to the field with the (Sharks) girls,” Taylor said.

The announcement of Taylor’s signing coming on the back of the recruitment of representative players Quincy Dodd, Emma Tonegato and more recently Holli Wheeler.

With Tonegato hinting at a permanent switch into the halves, the youngster from northern NSW isn’t taking anything for granted but is tipped to fill the number one jersey.

“I’m here to do the best for the team and I’ll play wherever that is,” Taylor responded.

While the initial three Sharks NRLW signings involved players with senior rep experience, coach Tony Herman believes the youthful exuberance and undoubted talent of Taylor will add some x-factor to his team in 2023.

“Jada is a naturally gifted footballer with great speed and footwork and it’s very exciting to have her here at the Sharks,” Herman said.

“Most rugby league fans will be aware of her length of the field try for the NSW 19’s but they wouldn’t be aware of the amount of work she puts in to create those opportunities.

“She is an exciting prospect with exceptional talent and Sharks fans are going to really enjoy watching her in the black, white and blue.”

Growing up in Tamworth, Taylor played her rugby league against the boys until age 12, but when opportunities dried up was forced to turn her athletic talents to OzTag and Rugby Sevens.

Moving to Sydney and boarding school in Year 10, Taylor returned to rugby league in entering the women’s pathways at the Roosters, before enduring the set back of two shoulder reconstructions.

She would quickly bounce back to prominence, her return culminating in selection for the Baby Blues and the spectacular length of the field effort that attracted 1.7 million views online and was arguably the best individual try of 2022 at any level of the game.

Taylor was also voted player of the match for her performance for the NSW 19’s in their win over Queensland.

The addition of Taylor to the Sharks squad represents another positive signing, complementing those of fellow ‘spine’ players.

Tonegato and Dodd at hooker, and with more quality players yet to be announced the Cronulla side is building a team to compete with the leading outfits in the NRLW competition.

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Soliola stars as Dogs earn place in Grand Final

A Monalisa Soliola double has helped the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs into the 2023 Harvey Norman NSW Women’s Premiership Grand Final in their return season.

The Bulldogs, in their first NSW Women’s Premiership season since 2019, earned the victory in fine style with a 16-8 Semi-final win over the Illawarra Steelers Leichhardt Oval.

They exhibited plenty of grit after losing props Holli Wheeler (knee) and Angelina Teakaraanga Katoa (ankle), reducing them to 15 players for most of the second half.

They will now have to patch themselves up to face Mounties in next Saturday’s (29 April) Grand Final after they beat Minor Premiers North Sydney 18-16, in an equally tough contest in the earlier Semi-final.

“I’m proud of the girls because Holli has been our best player by a country mile, so to lose her and Ange and still come home with a win is massive,” said coach Craig Sandercock.

“They just showed that Bulldogs grit and determination. And I thought Monalisa really stood up in that second 35 minutes and really showed a what a terrific player she is.”

Soliola scored in the 38th and 59th minutes, taking a simple one-off-the-ruck pass and crashing through tacklers.

It meant a lot to both teams trying to make the decider in their first year. That determination led to some angst between players with several scuffles breaking out.

The Steelers won the penalty count 5-4 but it was one of the few statistics that went their way. Handling errors plagued them all afternoon.

“There was an essence of want and urgency that made them push things they wouldn’t necessarily push,” said Steelers coach Alicia-Kate Hawke.

“In terms of our completion rate, we’ve been up and down with that all season. So with a team that has such power like the Bulldogs you can’t win off poor set completions.

“Even after letting in that first try early in the second half we felt like we were breaking them down. But time just ran away from us,” Hawke said.

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The match was level at 4-4 when the halftime whistle sounded.

Wingers Sarachen Oliver (Bulldogs) and Shakiah Tungai (Steelers) put points on the board early.

Soliola’s first try early in the second half and then a penalty to Tayla Preston put the Bulldogs out to 10-4.

Steelers halfback Rachael Pearson sent a low-trajectory kick to the right-hand corner in the 53rd minute, which winger Olivia Vale collected off one bounce to edge within two points (10-8).

But Soliola’s second four-pointer broke the Steelers hearts and despite several attacking raids upfield they couldn’t finish off those moves.

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1	Bears	12	9	0	3	378	138	240	18
2	Bulldogs	12	9	0	3	228	186	42	18
3	Mounties	12	8	0	4	273	150	123	16
4	Steelers	12	8	0	4	220	194	26	16
5	Knights	11	7	0	4	238	148	90	14
6	CC Roosters	11	7	0	4	222	140	82	14
7	Sharks	11	5	0	6	207	194	13	10
8	WV Magpies	11	5	0	6	186	236	-50	10
9	Tigers	11	5	0	6	165	232	-67	10
10	Rabbitohs	11	4	0	7	138	245	-107	8
11	St George Dragons	11	1	0	10	42	434	-392	2

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