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Ultimate Guide: NRLW Round 7 preview

The nib Newcastle Knights NRLW side will travel down the M1 for a massive fixture against the Sydney Roosters this Sunday.

Polytec Stadium on the Central Coast will play host to the blockbuster fixture with both teams heading into the match off the back of five straight wins.

The Roosters have set the benchmark in the NRLW competition so far winning six from six games, while the Knights currently sit in third spot with five wins.

Teams

Team Lists

Backs

  • Fullback for Roosters is number 1 Corban Baxter
    Fullback for Knights is number 19 Lilly-Ann White
  • Winger for Roosters is number 2 Taina Naividi
    Winger for Knights is number 2 Sheridan Gallagher
  • Centre for Roosters is number 3 Jessica Sergis
    Centre for Knights is number 3 Shanice Parker
  • Centre for Roosters is number 4 Isabelle Kelly
    Centre for Knights is number 4 Tenika Willison
  • Winger for Roosters is number 5 Brydie Parker
    Winger for Knights is number 5 Tess Staines
  • Five-Eighth for Roosters is number 6 Jocelyn Kelleher
    Five-Eighth for Knights is number 6 Georgia Roche
  • Halfback for Roosters is number 7 Tarryn Aiken
    Halfback for Knights is number 7 Jesse Southwell

Forwards

  • Prop for Roosters is number 8 Otesa Pule
    Prop for Knights is number 8 Tayla Predebon
  • Hooker for Roosters is number 9 Keeley Davis
    Hooker for Knights is number 9 Olivia Higgins
  • Prop for Roosters is number 10 Rima Butler
    Prop for Knights is number 10 Tiana Davison
  • 2nd Row for Roosters is number 11 Aliyah Nasio
    2nd Row for Knights is number 11 Evah McEwen
  • 2nd Row for Roosters is number 12 Jasmin Strange
    2nd Row for Knights is number 12 Yasmin Clydsdale
  • Lock for Roosters is number 13 Olivia Kernick
    Lock for Knights is number 13 Kayla Romaniuk

Interchange

  • Interchange for Roosters is number 14 Mia Wood
    Interchange for Knights is number 14 Jules Kirkpatrick
  • Interchange for Roosters is number 16 Amber Hall
    Interchange for Knights is number 15 Simone Karpani
  • Interchange for Roosters is number 17 Eliza Lopamaua
    Interchange for Knights is number 16 Sienna Yeo
  • Interchange for Roosters is number 21 Jayme Fressard
    Interchange for Knights is number 17 Grace Kukutai

Reserves

  • Replacement for Roosters is number 18 Jayde Herdegen
    Replacement for Knights is number 18 Joeli Morris

Match Officials

  • Referee: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
  • Senior Review Official: Gerard Sutton

Last updated:

Head-to-Head

Since: 2022

Played: 5

Knights: 2

Roosters: 3

Key Match-Up

Shanice Parker v Isabelle Kelly: Two of the league's best centres will battle it out this Sunday.

Parker will notch her 40th game in the NRLW this Sunday while has four try-assists and three line-breaks for the season so far.

The Knights defence will be wary of Kelly, who leads the league in line-breaks and second in run metres.

Stat Attack

The Knights have averaged a set completion of 78 percent so far in 2025.

Newcastle lead the league in supports with 321 this season.

Roosters centre Isabelle Kelly tops the NRLW for line-breaks with 12 this year.