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Wests Tigers Women
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
Websiteweststigers.com.au
Current details
Ground(s)
CEOShane Richardson
ChairmanInterim Chair: Barry O'Farrell. Holman Barnes Nominee: David Gilbert.
CoachBrett Kimmorley
CaptainKezie Apps
Botille Vette-Welsh
CompetitionNRL Women's Premiership
Uniforms
Home colours
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.

Seasons

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Season Regular Season Finals Nines Ref
P W D L F A Pts Pos
2023 9 2 0 7 136 186 4 8th [5]
2024 9 2 0 7 108 218 4 10th [6]

Head-to-head records

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Opponent First Meeting P W D L PF PA Win % Share
Eels 23 Jul 2023 2 1 0 1 46 20 50.00% 69.70%
Sharks 30 Jul 2023 1 1 0 0 10 0 100.00% 100.00%
Raiders 6 Aug 2023 2 0 0 2 34 60 0.00% 36.17%
Cowboys 12 Aug 2023 2 0 0 2 34 40 0.00% 45.95%
Dragons 19 Aug 2023 1 0 0 1 16 20 0.00% 44.44%
Roosters 26 Aug 2023 2 0 0 2 14 68 0.00% 17.07%
Titans 3 Sep 2023 2 0 0 2 16 44 0.00% 26.67%
Broncos 9 Sep 2023 2 0 0 2 32 66 0.00% 32.65%
Knights 14 Sep 2023 2 0 0 2 14 62 0.00% 18.42%
Totals 23 Jul 2023 16 2 0 14 216 380 12.50% 36.24%

Notes

  • Share % is the percentage of points For over the sum of points For and Against.
  • Clubs listed in the order than the Tigers Women first played them.
  • Last updated: 7 September 2024 (after Round 7).

2023 squad

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Top 24 squad - 2023 NRL season Development list Coaching staff

Head coach



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

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


Current squad

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The team is coached by Brett Kimmorley.[3]

Jersey numbers in the table reflect the Tigers' Round 9 Team List.
Table last updated on 19 September 2024 (after their Round 9 game).

J# Player Age Position(s) NRLW Seasons NRLW Stats Origin Tests All
Stars
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 M T G Pts
1 Botille Vette-Welsh 28 Fullback, Halfback 1 4 2 5 7 9 28 5 0 20 3 1 5
2 Rebecca Pollard 25 Wing, Fullback 4 6 10 6 0 24
3 Leianne Tufuga 22 Centre, Wing 7 5 9 7 28 10 0 40 1 3
4 Rikeya Horne 25 Centre, Wing 3 3 1 4 7 8 8 34 10 0 40
5 Claudia Nielsen Wing, Centre 2 2 1 0 4
6 Evie McGrath 18 Five-eighth 3 3 1 0 4
7 Losana Lutu 20 Halfback, Five-eighth 1 3 9 13 2 1 10
8 Sarah Togatuki 26 Prop, Lock 3 4 7 5 7 9 35 6 0 24 8 1
9 Ebony Prior 22 Hooker 8 5 13 2 0 8
10 Christian Pio 24 Prop, Second-row 4 7 9 9 29 3 0 12
11 Brooke Talataina 20 Second-row, Halfback 3 9 12 1 0 4
12 Montana Clifford 20 Second-row 4 4 0 0 0
13 Najvada George 25 Lock, Second-row 3 6 9 9 27 0 0 0 3
14 Chelsea Savill 19 Hooker 3 3 0 0 0
15 Natasha Penitani 24 Prop 9 9 0 0 0 2
16 Tara Reinke 25 Prop 7 9 16 0 0 0
17 Pauline Piliae-Rasabale 32 Centre, Five-eighth 9 9 18 1 28 60 1
18 Claudia Brown 19 Second-row, Prop 2 2 0 0 0
19 Tess Staines 22 Centre, Wing 3 3 5 11 2 0 8
20 Jessica Kennedy 22 Prop 7 1 8 0 0 0 1
21 Emily Curtain 23 Five-eighth, Halfback 3 6 9 1 1 6
22 Iemaima Etuale 18 Lock 0 0 0 0
Imogen Gobran 21 Prop 4 4 0 0 0
Amelia Huakau 29 Second-row 1 9 10 1 0 4 2
IJ Shaianne McGlone 30 Centre, Second-row 6 6 0 0 0
IJ Tiana-Lee Thorne 18 Wing, Fullback 3 3 0 0 0
IS Sophie Curtain 23 Hooker, Second-row 9 6 15 0 0 0
IS Salma Nour 21 Hooker 4 6 10 3 0 12
IS Kezie Apps 33 Second-row, Prop 3 4 2 5 5 7 3 29 7 0 28 14 15 2
IS Harmony Crichton 19 Wing, Centre 3 3 0 0 0

Notes:

  • The following players were signed on a Development contract for 2024
    • Chelsea Savill (Illawarra Steelers, U19 10 games in 2024)
    • Claudia Brown (Wests Tigers, U19 7 games in 2024)
    • Iemaima Etuale (Wests Tigers, U19 3 games in 2024) - NRLW full contract in 2025
    • Evie McGrath (Illawarra Steelers, U19 10 games in 2024) - NRLW full contract in 2025
  • Amelia Huakau was signed for season 2024 however will miss the entire season due to pregnancy. Tara Reinke moves into the top 24.
  • The following players were signed on a Development contract for 2023
    • Iemaima Etuale
    • Jae Patu
    • Brooke Talataina (multi-year deal)
    • Tiana-Lee Thorne
  • Emily Curtain signed to play for the Gold Coast Titans in the 2022 NRLW season but due to injury did not play.
  • Pauline Piliae-Rasabale has played 11 matches for the Wallaroos, all of them in 2022. Her Super W club was the NSW Waratahs.[7]

The Wests Tigers announced player signings in several instalments from December 2023.[8][9][10]


Club records

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Player records

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Lists and tables last updated: 7 Septembrr 2024 (after Round 7).

Most Games for Wests Tigers

  • 3 players have played in all 16 games.

Most Tries for the Wests Tigers

Most Points for the Wests Tigers (20+)

Player 2024 Club M T G FG Points
Pauline Piliae-Rasabale 16 1 25 0 54
Rikeya Horne 14 6 0 0 24
Leianne Tufuga 14 5 0 0 20
Kezie Apps 10 5 0 0 20

Most Points in a Season (16+)

Player Season M T G FG Points
Pauline Piliae-Rasabale 2023 9 0 15 0 30
Pauline Piliae-Rasabale 2024 7 1 10 0 24
Leianne Tufuga 2023 9 5 0 0 20
Kezie Apps 2023 7 5 0 0 20
Jakiya Whitfeld 2023 9 4 0 0 16
Rikeya Horne 2023 8 4 0 0 16

Margins and streaks

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Biggest winning margins

Margin Score Opponent Venue Date
28 36—8 Parramatta Eels CommBank Stadium 23 Jul 2023

Biggest losing margins

Margin Score Opponent Venue Date
38 10—48 Sydney Roosters Allianz Stadium 26 Aug 2023

Most consecutive wins

  • 2 — (23 July 2023 — 30 July 2023)

Most consecutive losses

  • 14 — (6 August 2023 — 7 September 2024)

Players

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Feeder team seasons

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

NSWRL Women's Premiership

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Season Regular Season Finals Ref
P W D L B F A Pts Pos Top Placing
2019 10 5 0 5 7 158 138 24 8th 8 Semi-Finalist [11]
2020 6 2 1 3 1 76 76 7 4th 6 Semi-Finalist [12][13]
2021 11 6 0 5 2 300 220 16 6th 6 Abandoned [14]
2022 8 5 0 3 1 140 116 12 4th 4 Premiers [15][16][17]
2023 10 4 0 6 1 165 232 10 9th 4 [18]
2024 11 3 1 7 0 176 225 7 10th 4

Tarsha Gale Cup

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For Under 18 players from 2017 to 2020. Since 2021, the Cup is for Under 19 players.

Season Regular Season Finals Ref
P W D L B F A Pts Pos Top Placing
2017 7 0 0 7 1 50 249 2 9th 8 [19]
2018 8 7 0 1 1 346 122 16 3rd 8 Semi-Finalist
2019 9 7 0 2 0 240 132 14 3rd 8 Semi-Finalist
2020 5 2 0 3 0 58 118 4 7th 8
2021 8 5 0 3 1 145 150 12 4th 6 Elimination Finalist
2022 8 5 1 2 1 132 106 13 4th 6 Semi-Finalist
2023 8 1 0 7 1 64 202 4 13th 6
2024 8 3 0 5 1 100 232 8 9th 6

Lisa Fiaola Cup

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For Under 17 players.

Season Regular Season Finals Ref
P W D L B F A Pts Pos Top Placing
2024 8 6 0 2 1 218 108 14 5th 6 Grand Finalist [20]

References

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  3. ^ a b "Kimmorley appointed NRLW coach for inaugural season". Wests Tigers. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
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  8. ^ "NRLW squad building nicely for 2024". Wests Tigers. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  9. ^ "A further three added to NRLW squad". Wests Tigers. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Former Eel joins Wests Tigers". Wests Tigers. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
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  13. ^ "Results: 2020 NSWRL Harvey Norman Women's Premiership Finals Week 3". League Unlimited. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
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