Wests Tigers Women

Wests Tigers Women
Club information
Full name	Wests Tigers Rugby League Football Club ;
Nickname(s)	The Tigers, Wests
Colours	Black; White; Orange
Founded	27 July 1999 Club; 15 June 2022 NRLW License; 23 July 2023 First NRLW game
Website	weststigers.com.au
Current details
Ground(s)	Western Sydney Stadium (30,000); Leichhardt Oval (20,000); Campbelltown Stadium (18,000);
CEO	Shane Richardson
Chairman	Interim Chair: Barry O'Farrell. Holman Barnes Nominee: David Gilbert.
Coach	Brett Kimmorley
Captain	Kezie Apps ; Botille Vette-Welsh
Competition	NRL 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

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

Head-to-head records

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

**Wests Tigers Women 2023 squad**
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Top 24 squad - 2023 NRL season						Development list		Coaching staff
Bianca Bennetts – PR Botille Vette-Welsh (c) – FB Christian Pio – PR Ebony Prior – HK Eliza Siilata – SR Emily Curtain – HB Folau Vaki – SR Hope Tevaga – CE Imogen Gobran – PR Jakiya Whitfeld – WG		Jessica Kennedy – PR Josie Lenaz – WG Kezie Apps (c) – SR, PR Leianne Tufuga – CE Losana Lutu – LK, FE Najvada George – LK Pauline Piliae-Rasabale – FE Rebecca Pollard – WG Rikeya Horne – CE Salma Nour – HK		Sarah Togatuki – PR Sophie Curtain – PR Taylor Osborne – SR Tess Staines – FB, WG		Brooke Talataina – FE Iemaima Etuale – SR Jae Patu – CE Tiana-Lee Thorne – FB		Head coach Brett Kimmorley 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 the Tigers' Round 9 Team List.
Table last updated on 23 December 2024.

J#	Player	Age	Position(s)	NRLW Seasons				NRLW Stats				Origin	Tests	All Stars
J#	Player	Age	Position(s)	Debut	2018-23	2024	2025	M	T	G	Pts	Origin	Tests	All Stars
11	Brooke Talataina	20	Second-row, Halfback	2023	3	9	0	12	1	0	4	—	1	—
10	Christian Pio	24	Prop, Second-row	2021	11 9	9	0	29	3	0	12	—	3	—
IS	Harmony Crichton	19	Wing, Centre	2024	—	3	0	3	0	0	0	—	—	—
IS	Kezie Apps	33	Second-row, Prop	2018	19 7	3	0	29	7	0	28	14	18	2
7	Losana Lutu	20	Halfback, Five-eighth	2022	1 3	9	0	13	2	1	10	—	2	—
4	Rikeya Horne	25	Centre, Wing	2018	7 11 8	8	0	34	10	0	40	—	—	—
IS	Salma Nour	21	Hooker	2023	4	6	0	10	3	0	12	—	—	—
8	Sarah Togatuki	27	Prop, Lock	2018	19 7	9	0	35	6	0	24	8	1 3	—
IJ	Tiana-Lee Thorne	18	Wing, Fullback	2024	—	3	0	3	0	0	0	—	—	—
22	Iemaima Etuale	19	Lock	—	—	D	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—
6	Evie McGrath	18	Five-eighth	2024	—	3	0	3	1	0	4	—	—	—
5	Claudia Nielsen	—	Wing, Centre	2024	—	2	—	2	1	0	4	—	—	—
IJ	Shaianne McGlone	30	Centre, Second-row	2024	—	6	—	6	0	0	0	—	—	—
16	Tara Reinke	25	Prop	2023	7	9	—	16	0	0	0	—	—	—
2	Rebecca Pollard	25	Wing, Fullback	2023	4	6	—	10	6	0	24	—	—	—
12	Montana Clifford	20	Second-row	2024	—	4	—	4	0	0	0	—	—	—
14	Chelsea Savill	19	Hooker	2024	—	3	—	3	0	0	0	—	—	—
15	Natasha Penitani	25	Prop	2024	—	9	—	9	0	0	0	—	3	—
17	Pauline Piliae-Rasabale	32	Centre, Five-eighth	2023	9	9	—	18	1	28	60	—	4	—
18	Claudia Brown	19	Second-row, Prop	2024	—	2	—	2	0	0	0	—	1	—
19	Tess Staines	23	Centre, Wing	2022	3 3	5	—	11	2	0	8	—	—	—
20	Jessica Kennedy	22	Prop	2023	7	1	—	8	0	0	0	—	[[File:\|16px\|]] 1	—
–	Imogen Gobran	21	Prop	2023	4	R	—	4	0	0	0	—	—	—
–	Amelia Huakau	29	Second-row	2020	1 9	P	—	10	1	0	4	—	2	—
IS	Sophie Curtain	23	Hooker, Second-row	2023	9	6	—	15	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 Wests Tigers are yet to announce any player signings for 2025, other than those players already on-contract for 2025 prior to October 2024.

Club records

Player records

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

Most Games for Wests Tigers

3 players have played in all 16 games.

Most Tries for the Wests Tigers

Rikeya Horne — 6, Leianne Tufuga — 5, Kezie Apps — 5, Jakiya Whitfeld — 4.

Most Points for the Wests Tigers (20+)

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

Most Points in a Season (16+)

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

Margins and streaks

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

Feeder team seasons

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

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

Tarsha Gale Cup

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

Season	Regular Season									Finals		Ref
Season	P	W	D	L	B	F	A	Pts	Pos	Top	Placing	Ref
2017	7	0	0	7	1	50	249	2	9th	8	—	^[15]
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

For Under 17 players.

Season	Regular Season									Finals		Ref
Season	P	W	D	L	B	F	A	Pts	Pos	Top	Placing	Ref
2024	8	6	0	2	1	218	108	14	5th	6	Grand Finalist	^[16]

References

^ Newton, Alicia (15 June 2022). "Sharks, Raiders, Cowboys and Wests Tigers to join NRLW in 2023". NRL. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
^ "Wests Tigers admitted to NRLW in 2023". Wests Tigers. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Kimmorley appointed NRLW coach for inaugural season". Wests Tigers. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
^ "NRLW: Wests Tigers announce three key signings". Wests Tigers. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
^ "NRL Women's Premiership 2023 - Ladder". League Unlimited. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^ Rosser, Corey (19 September 2024). "Wests Tigers earn second win on horror night for Sharks". NRL. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
^ Grant, Caitlyn (3 August 2019). "Wests Tigers go down in thrilling Grand Final qualifier". Wests Tigers. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
^ "NSWRL Women's Premiership 2020 - Ladder". League Unlimited. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
^ "Results: 2020 NSWRL Harvey Norman Women's Premiership Finals Week 3". League Unlimited. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
^ "NSWRL Women's Premiership 2021 - Ladder". League Unlimited. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
^ "NSWRL Women's Premiership 2022 - Ladder". League Unlimited. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
^ "Tigers claim NSW Women's Premiership in epic Grand Final". NSWRL. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
^ Beauchamp, Thomas (16 July 2022). "Women's Grand Final: We are the Champions". Wests Tigers. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
^ "NSWRL Women's Premiership 2023 - Ladder". League Unlimited. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^ "NSWRL Tarsha Gale Cup 2017 - Ladder". League Unlimited. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
^ McDonald, Margie (27 April 2024). "Bulldogs complete the perfect season in Lisa Fiaola Cup". NSWRL. Retrieved 27 April 2024.

External links

Official website

[1] Newton, Alicia (15 June 2022). "Sharks, Raiders, Cowboys and Wests Tigers to join NRLW in 2023". NRL. Retrieved 15 June 2022.

[2] "Wests Tigers admitted to NRLW in 2023". Wests Tigers. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.

[Coach2023-3] "Kimmorley appointed NRLW coach for inaugural season". Wests Tigers. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.

[4] "NRLW: Wests Tigers announce three key signings". Wests Tigers. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.

[5] "NRL Women's Premiership 2023 - Ladder". League Unlimited. Retrieved 27 February 2024.

[6] Rosser, Corey (19 September 2024). "Wests Tigers earn second win on horror night for Sharks". NRL. Retrieved 19 September 2024.

[7] Grant, Caitlyn (3 August 2019). "Wests Tigers go down in thrilling Grand Final qualifier". Wests Tigers. Retrieved 14 August 2023.

[8] "NSWRL Women's Premiership 2020 - Ladder". League Unlimited. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.

[9] "Results: 2020 NSWRL Harvey Norman Women's Premiership Finals Week 3". League Unlimited. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2022.

[10] "NSWRL Women's Premiership 2021 - Ladder". League Unlimited. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2023.

[11] "NSWRL Women's Premiership 2022 - Ladder". League Unlimited. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2023.

[12] "Tigers claim NSW Women's Premiership in epic Grand Final". NSWRL. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.

[13] Beauchamp, Thomas (16 July 2022). "Women's Grand Final: We are the Champions". Wests Tigers. Retrieved 16 July 2022.

[14] "NSWRL Women's Premiership 2023 - Ladder". League Unlimited. Retrieved 27 February 2024.

[15] "NSWRL Tarsha Gale Cup 2017 - Ladder". League Unlimited. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2024.

[16] McDonald, Margie (27 April 2024). "Bulldogs complete the perfect season in Lisa Fiaola Cup". NSWRL. Retrieved 27 April 2024.

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Est. 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales
The Club	History (Western Suburbs Magpies Balmain Tigers) Records Players Honours Coaches NRLW players
Home grounds	Campbelltown Sports Stadium Leichhardt Oval Western Sydney Stadium
Culture	1989 League Legends Cup Easter Monday Foundation Cup
Important figures	Tim Sheens Brett Hodgson Benji Marshall Robbie Farah
League	NRL NRLW
Premierships (1)	2005
Seasons (24)	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Other competitions	New South Wales Cup NRL Under-20s Tarsha Gale Cup
Affiliations	Balmain District Junior Rugby League Western Suburbs Magpies Balmain Tigers