The line-ups for next weekend’s inaugural under-18 Women’s Origin game on Friday, June 21 have been released today.
The New South Wales and Queensland sides will face for the first time as the curtain raiser to the senior Women’s Origin fixture.
The New South Wales side features nine players seven players from Illawarra’s Tarsha Gale Cup winning side, including captain Maddison Weatherall.
The Maroons outfit features exciting five-eighth Rhiannon Revell-Blair, who started on the wing for Queensland’s senior side in 2018.
The game kicks off at 5:45pm at North Sydney Oval.
New South Wales under-18 Women
1. Tess Staines (Riverina Bulls)
2. Teagan Berry (Illawarra Steelers)
3. Jaime Chapman (Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks)
4. Mikayla Kidd (Illawarra Steelers)
5. Zali Fay (Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks)
6. Emily Curtain (Wests Tigers)
7. Tiana Graham (Illawarra Steelers)
8. Maddison Weatherall (Illawarra Steelers)
9. Rhiannon Tungai (Illawarra Steelers)
10. Filomina Hanisi (St George Dragons)
11. Olivia Kernick (Newcastle Knights)
12. Caitlan Johnston (Newcastle Knights)
13. Mareva Swann (St George Dragons)
14. Janaya Bent (Wests Tigers)
15. Eleni Amone (Illawarra Steelers)
16. Sophie Curtain (Wests Tigers)
17. Joeli Morris (Newcastle Knights)
18. Olivia Vale (Illawarra Steelers)
Coach: Daniel Lacey
Queensland under-18 Women
1. China Polata (Brothers St Brendan’s)
2. Jasmine Peters (Norths Mackay)
3. Tyesha Mikaio (Brothers St Brendan’s)
4. Abelee Stanley (Toowoomba)
5. Rosemary Vaimili-Toalepai (Easts Tigers)
6. Rhiannon Revell-Blair (Easts Tigers)
7. Courtney Tamati (Waterford)
8. Jessikah Reeves (Easts Tigers)
9. Emma Manzelmann (Souths Mackay)
10. Finao Mikaio (Souths Logan Magpies)
11. Keilee Joseph (Sydney Roosters/Redlands)
12. Jasmon Tupou (Redlands)
13. Nakita Sao (Goodna Eagles)
14. Chante Temara (Burleigh Bears)
15. Acacia Wulf (Goodna Eagles)
16. River Smalley (Brothers St Brendan’s)
17. Tiamo Williams (Banyo)
18. Keisharn Hala (Brothers St Brendan’s)
Coach: Ben Jeffries
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