nib Newcastle Knights NRLW Head Coach Ben Jeffries has named a squad off 22 for their Sunday morning clash against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks at Sharks Stadium.
In team news, Kayla Romaniuk is withdrawn from the squad after accepting an early guilty plea to a Grade 2 Dangerous Contact charge from last round's match against the Broncos. Romaniuk will serve a one-match suspension.
Young prop Grace Giampino is set to make her NRLW debut off the bench, named in jersey 17.
Born in Darwin, Giampino arrived in the off-season from the Bulldogs in the NSW Women's Premiership and is set to become Knight #63.
Furthermore, Tenika Willison returns to the line-up in the centres while Lilly Ann-White is named on the wing coming in for Tess Staines (broken wrist).
See the squad below:
Team List
1. Botille Vette-Welsh - East Coast Building and Pest
2. Sheridan Gallagher - Palmerbet
3. Shanice Parker - Taylors Outdoor Power Equipment
4. Tenika Willison - Caltex
5. Lilly-Ann White - Newcastle Airport
6. Georgia Roche - Hunter City Motor Group
7. Jesse Southwell - M&J Chickens
8. Tayla Predebon - Honeywell Capital
9. Olivia Higgins - Allara Learning
10. Tiana Davison - NBN News
11. Evah McEwen - Bella Group Services
12. Yasmin Clydsdale (C) - Etch Couriers
13. Jules Kirkpatrick - Sydney Direct Fresh Produce
Interchange:
14. Joeli Morris - Guardian Safety Solutions
15. Viena Tinao - Greg Tapp Printing
16. Sienna Yeo - Hunter Imaging
17. Grace Giampino - Dandelion House
Extended Bench:
18. Fane Finau
19. Grace Kukutai
20. Mercedez Taulelei-Siala
21. Evie Jones
22. Keighley Simpson
Details
Match: Sharks v Knights
Round 9 -
home Team
Sharks
3rd Position
away Team
Knights
5th Position
Venue: Sharks Stadium, Sydney