Warriors chasing first NRLW win over Dragons
Neither the Dragons or Warriors can make the grand final after consecutive defeats, but they'll both be desperate to finish their campaigns with a victory.
St George Illawarra provided glimpses of their class as they threatened a comeback against the champion Broncos last Saturday but ultimately went down 18-4 and copped injuries in the process.
The Warriors showed promise in round one but regressed slightly in a 22-12 defeat to the Roosters after which coach Brad Donald admitted it's been challenging to get the new-look team to click.
Match: Dragons v Warriors
Round 3 -
home Team
Dragons
4th Position
away Team
Warriors
3rd Position
Venue: Accor Stadium, Sydney
The rundown
Team news
Dragons: St George Illawarra will have one less player on the bench after Maddie Studdon (ankle), Tiana Penitani (knee) and Shakiah Tungai (shoulder) were all ruled out on game day.
The Dragons had only named a 19-woman squad on Tuesday after injuries to Kezie Apps (knee) and Isabelle Kelly (ankle) and Shaylee Bent's suspension.
Bench duo Georgia Page and Talei Holmes are promoted to start.Tiana Penitani moves to the centres and winger Rikeya Horne included for her first game of the campaign.
Keeley Davis has officially swapped from hooker to five-eighth with Aaliyah Fasavalu-Fa'amausili doing the reverse. Jade Etherden and Teagan Berry are the new faces on the pine. The Dragons have won two from two against the Warriors.
Warriors: Teaghan Hartigan starts in the second row with Shaniah Power to come off the bench, while Laken Paitai replaces 16 on the interchange. Stephanie Ball was the other player to drop out of the extended squad on game day after Kanyon Paul and Brianna Clark were omitted 24 hours before kick-off.
Simone Smith has been benched with Naomi Kara in at halfback. Samantha Economos is set to start at prop, Hilda Peters at hooker and Shaniah Power in the second row with Kayla Sauvao and Kanyon Paul dropping out. Teaghan Hartigan and Taimane Levu are the new names on the bench.
Centre Evania Pelite has scored in back-to-back games in 2020.
Match: Dragons v Warriors
Round 3 -
home Team
Dragons
away Team
Warriors
Team Lists
Backs
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Fullback for Dragons is number 1 Samantha BremnerFullback for Warriors is number 1 Karina Brown
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Winger for Dragons is number 5 Jaime ChapmanWinger for Warriors is number 2 Madison Bartlett
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Centre for Dragons is number 2 Rikeya HorneCentre for Warriors is number 3 Shontelle Stowers
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Centre for Dragons is number 3 Jessica SergisCentre for Warriors is number 4 Evania Pelite
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Winger for Dragons is number 14 Teagan BerryWinger for Warriors is number 5 Ellia Green
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Five-Eighth for Dragons is number 6 Keeley DavisFive-Eighth for Warriors is number 6 Kirra Dibb
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Halfback for Dragons is number 16 Jade EtherdenHalfback for Warriors is number 7 Naomi Kara
Forwards
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Prop for Dragons is number 8 Ellie JohnstonProp for Warriors is number 8 Crystal Tamarua
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Hooker for Dragons is number 9 Aaliyah Fasavalu-Fa'amausiliHooker for Warriors is number 9 Hilda Peters
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Prop for Dragons is number 10 Stephanie HancockProp for Warriors is number 15 Taimane Levu
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2nd Row for Dragons is number 11 Georgia Page2nd Row for Warriors is number 12 Tazmin Gray
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2nd Row for Dragons is number 12 Talei Holmes2nd Row for Warriors is number 14 Teaghan Hartigan
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Lock for Dragons is number 19 Maddison WeatherallLock for Warriors is number 13 Georgia Hale
Interchange
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Interchange for Dragons is number 13 Elsie AlbertInterchange for Warriors is number 10 Samantha Economos
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Interchange for Dragons is number 15 Christine PauliInterchange for Warriors is number 11 Shaniah Power
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Interchange for Dragons is number 17 Mahalia MurphyInterchange for Warriors is number 17 Michaela Peck
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Interchange for Warriors is number 20 Laken Paitai
Match Officials
- Referee: Belinda Sharpe
- Touch Judge: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
- Touch Judge: Drew Oultram
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Stat Attack
The Dragons must be alert in defence because the Warriors have thrown more offloads (19) than anyone else so far this year. The Broncos have produced 18 while St George Illawarra have managed 15.
