Wests Tigers Women

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Wests Tigers Women
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Club information
Full nameWests Tigers Rugby League Football Club
Nickname(s)The Tigers, Wests
Colours  Black
  White
  Orange
Founded27 July 1999 Club
15 June 2022 NRLW License
23 July 2023 First NRLW game
Website weststigers.com.au
Current details
Ground(s)
CEOJustin Pascoe
ChairmanLee Hagipantelis
Coach Brett Kimmorley
Captain Kezie Apps
Botille Vette-Welsh
Competition NRL Women's Premiership
Uniforms
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Home colours
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Away colours

The Wests Tigers Women are an Australian professional rugby league football team, based in the Inner West and South West Sydney. The team is part of the Wests Tigers club and plays in the National Rugby League Women's Premiership.
In June 2022 Wests Tigers were accepted into the NRLW for the 2023 Season. [1] [2] Brett Kimmorley was announced as head coach in October 2022. [3] In early April 2023 the club made their first player signing announcement, with the naming of Kezie Apps, Botille Vette-Welsh, and Sarah Togatuki. [4]
Wests Tigers Women played their first NRLW competition game in July 2023.

Contents

Seasons

SeasonRegular SeasonFinalsNinesRef
PWDLFAPtsPos
2023 920713618648th—— [5]

Head-to-head records

OpponentFirst MeetingPWDLPFPAWin %Share
Parramatta colours.svg Eels 23 Jul 20231100368100.00%81.82%
Cronulla colours.svg Sharks 30 Jul 20231100100100.00%100.00%
Canberra colours.svg Raiders 6 Aug 2023100122280.00%44.00%
North Queensland colours.svg Cowboys 12 Aug 2023100112160.00%42.86%
St. George Illawarra colours.svg Dragons 19 Aug 2023100116200.00%44.44%
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Roosters 26 Aug 2023100110480.00%17.24%
Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Titans 3 Sep 202310014160.00%20.00%
Brisbane colours.svg Broncos 9 Sep 2023100118220.00%45.00%
Newcastle colours.svg Knights 14 Sep 202310018280.00%22.22%
Totals23 Jul 2023920713618622.22%42.24%

Notes

2023 Squad

Wests Tigers Women 2023 squad
Top 24 squad - 2023 NRL seasonDevelopment listCoaching staff

Head coach


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 5 October 2023
Source(s): Wests Tigers,

Current squad

The team is coached by Brett Kimmorley. [3] Jersey numbers in the table reflect team selections for Round 9.
Table last updated on 14 September 2023.

J#PlayerAgePosition(s)NRLW SeasonsNRLW StatsOriginTestsAll
Stars
201820192020202120222023MTGPts
20 Pauline Piliae-Rasabale 31 Fullback, Five-eighth ————— Wests Tigers colours.svg 9901530———
2 Jakiya Whitfeld 22 Wing, Centre ———— Newcastle colours.svg 2 Wests Tigers colours.svg 9114016———
3 Rikeya Horne 24 Centre, Wing St. George Illawarra colours.svg 3 St. George Illawarra colours.svg 3 St. George Illawarra colours.svg 1 Parramatta colours.svg 4 Parramatta colours.svg 7 Wests Tigers colours.svg 8268032———
4Leianne Tufuga21 Centre, Wing ——— Eastern Suburbs colours.svg 7 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg 5 Wests Tigers colours.svg 9219036— Canterbury colours.svg 1—
5Rebecca Pollard24 Wing, Fullback ————— Wests Tigers colours.svg 44208———
6Emily Curtain22 Five-eighth, Halfback ——— Parramatta colours.svg 3— Wests Tigers colours.svg 69116———
7Brooke Talataina19 Halfback, Five-eighth ————— Wests Tigers colours.svg 33000———
8Folau Vaki20 Prop ————— Wests Tigers colours.svg 33000———
9Sophie Curtain22 Hooker, Second-row ————— Wests Tigers colours.svg 99000———
10Christian Pio23 Prop, Second-row ——— Parramatta colours.svg 4 Parramatta colours.svg 7 Wests Tigers colours.svg 920208———
21Taylor Osborne26 Second-row ————— Wests Tigers colours.svg 55000———
12Hope Tevaga21 Second-row, Centre ————— Wests Tigers colours.svg 33000———
13 Najvada George 24 Lock, Second-row — St. George Illawarra colours.svg 3—— Parramatta colours.svg 6 Wests Tigers colours.svg 918000———
14Imogen Gobran20 Prop ————— Wests Tigers colours.svg 44000———
15Jae Patu— Lock, Prop ————— Wests Tigers colours.svg 22000———
16Jessica Kennedy20 Prop ————— Wests Tigers colours.svg 77000———
17Salma Nour20 Hooker ————— Wests Tigers colours.svg 44104———
18Bianca Bennetts22 Prop ————— Wests Tigers colours.svg 22000———
1 Botille Vette-Welsh 27 Fullback, Halfback Eastern Suburbs colours.svg 1 St. George Illawarra colours.svg 4 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg 2 Parramatta colours.svg 5— Wests Tigers colours.svg 7193012 New South Wales colours.svg 3 Australian colours.svg 1Tino Rangatiratanga Maori sovereignty movement flag.svg 4
11 Kezie Apps 32 Second-row, Prop St. George Illawarra colours.svg 3 St. George Illawarra colours.svg 4 St. George Illawarra colours.svg 2 St. George Illawarra colours.svg 5 St. George Illawarra colours.svg 5 Wests Tigers colours.svg 7267028 New South Wales colours.svg 11 Australian colours.svg 13 Queanbeyan United Colours.png 2
22Ebony Prior21 Hooker ————— Wests Tigers colours.svg 88104———
19Tess Staines21 Wing, Fullback ———— Parramatta colours.svg 3 Wests Tigers colours.svg 36104———
–Josie Lenaz23 Wing, Centre ————— Wests Tigers colours.svg 66104———
–Eliza Siilata19 Second-row, Lock ————— Wests Tigers colours.svg 88000———
ISLosana Lutu19 Halfback, Five-eighth ———— Parramatta colours.svg 1 Wests Tigers colours.svg 34000———
IS Sarah Togatuki 25 Prop, Lock Eastern Suburbs colours.svg 3— Eastern Suburbs colours.svg 4 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg 7 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg 5 Wests Tigers colours.svg 7266024 New South Wales colours.svg 5 Canterbury colours.svg 1—

Notes:

The Wests Tigers announced player signings in several instalments from early April 2023 to 23 May 2023. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Club Records

Player Records

Lists and tables last updated: 14 September 2023.

Most Games for Wests Tigers

Most Tries for the Wests Tigers

Most Points for the Wests Tigers (20+)

Player2023 ClubMTGFGPoints
Pauline Piliae-Rasabale Wests Tigers colours.svg 9015030
Leianne Tufuga Wests Tigers colours.svg 950020
Kezie Apps Wests Tigers colours.svg 750020

Most Points in a Season (16+)

PlayerSeasonMTGFGPoints
Pauline Piliae-Rasabale 20239015030
Leianne Tufuga2023950020
Kezie Apps 2023750020
Jakiya Whitfeld 2023940016
Rikeya Horne 2023840016

Margins and Streaks

Biggest winning margins

MarginScoreOpponentVenueDate
2836—8 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels CommBank Stadium 23 Jul 2023

Biggest losing margins

MarginScoreOpponentVenueDate
3810—48 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Allianz Stadium 26 Aug 2023

Most consecutive wins

Most consecutive losses

Players

Feeder Team Seasons

The Wests Tigers run women's teams in the NSWRL Women's Premiership and the Tarsha Gale Cup.

NSWRL Women's Premiership

SeasonRegular SeasonFinalsRef
PWDLBFAPtsPosTopPlacing
2019105057158138248th8Semi-Finalist [13]
202062131767674th6Semi-Finalist [14] [15]
2021116052300220166th6Abandoned [16]
202285031140116124th4Premiers [17] [18] [19]
2023104061165232109th4— [20]

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