2023 NRLW Recruitment & Retention Thread

25 profiles now up on the Knights site, including Georgia Roche.
I can't be bothered working out who they have missed so far.
 
All NRLW contract lengths have been announced

Abigail Roache20232024
Caitlan Johnston20232024PO
Caitlin Moran2023
Felila Kia20232024
Georgia Roche20232024202520262027
Hannah Southwell202320242025COCO
Jasmin Strange2023
Jayde Herdegen20232024
Jesse Southwell202320242025MOMO
Jules Kirkpatrick20232024
Kayla Romaniuk20232024
Laishon Albert-Jones20232024
Nita Maynard2023
Olivia Higgins2023
Rima Butler2023PO
Shanice Parker20232024
Sheridan Gallagher2023
Simone Karpani2023
Tamerah Leati20232024
Tamika Upton20232024202520262027
Tayla Predebon20232024
Tiana Davison2023
Viena Tinao2023
Yasmin Clydsdale202320242025
 
Upton & Roche have the longest guaranteed contracts in the comp. Only other player to sign a 5-year deal is Millie Boyle, 3 years + 2 PO.
 
Billy said:
www.newcastleherald.com.au

'Shrewd ball-playing lock' ready for first taste of NRLW with Knights

The 25-year-old Kiwi Fern has signed on a two-year contract.
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Article on Albert-Jones - says she is a shrewd ball playing lock who can play in the halves.
We have so many halves and ball players. It makes me think that Griffiths is going to have us playing a real skillful style, which might work well in the womens game.
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Be a change of what last season was. Barge through them then inside pass it. If he can change up their attack well I’d be impressed. He has the players to do it just depends if it works in the time frame they have to train for season.

Roache 5yr deal is bonkers. Never seen anything of her so club is obviously very impressed.
 
Interesting interview with Rima Butler on NBN news. Said she was super keen to sign after losing to us in last years GF and praised the coach, squad and facilities. One factor was she didn't have to worry about Caitlan Johnson running at her now.
 
www.newcastleherald.com.au

Knights NRLW recruit now a 'little fish in the big pond' after unique code switch

The former Young Matildas skipper will be a player to watch in 2023.
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Article on Sheridan Gallagher.
Says she captained Australia under 20s soccer side last year.
Says she played 2 games of league for Mounties and Griffiths signed her after seeing those games.
Says they haven't decided what position she'll play yet.
The photos of her look like she is a big, solid girl, so maybe changing sports because she is getting too big for soccer.
Hanna Southwell also represented Australia as a junior soccer player, so it's been done before.
 
I know junior league coaches Luke ex soccer players who are used to having a 360 view of the field
 
www.newcastleherald.com.au

Higgins ready to do it all again with Knights in expanded NRLW

The Knights women are into their third week of pre-season training.
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Article on Olivia Higgins.
Interesting that they only mention her playing dummy half once in the article.
We have bought in several players who could play some dummy half, and Olivia looks equally at home as a ball playing lock or even at second row. She is big for a dummy half and a strong defender with a good passing game.
It will be interesting to see what her role is. She played a fair amount in the forwards in NSW cup.
 
www.newcastleherald.com.au

Knights recruit charting her own path to NRLW

Strange hopes to cement a spot in the centres.
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Article on Jasmin Strange.
Says she played 2 years of Tarsha Gale at the Knights before joining the Roosters.
Says she knows most of the team from that time.
She is a central coast product and likes travelling to Newcastle more than Sydney.
Says her preferred position is centre and she was behind Kelly and Sergis at the Roosters.
Played for Country V City this year and Griffiths says she showed she can play at that level.
Griffiths says she can play anywhere in the backline.
 
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