NRLW 2026

[Billy]

Knights V Canberra trial game is going to be live broadcast through the Knights site - free to watch.

Starts 11.30 (10 minutes from now)

Watch Live: Knights vs Raiders NRLW Trial | Knights

Canberra Raiders and Newcastle Knights live from Raiders Belconnen, Canberra

www.newcastleknights.com.au

 

[mullenmagic]

Roche a late omission

1. White
2. Parker
3. Taylor
4. Willison
5. Robins-Reti
6. Vette-Welsh
7. Dibb
8. Predebon
9. Higgins
10. Davison
11. Finau
12. Meakes
13. Romaniuk

 

[mullenmagic]

Finau runs a good line off Dibb to open the scoring

 

[Billy]

First try to Fane Finau - she looks incredibly fit.

 

[mullenmagic]

Good vision from Dibb, White, Taylor and Parker on the right edge as Parker scores the second

 

[Billy]

Knights are all over them
try to Parker now.
I don't think the Raiders have named their best side

 

[Billy]

Finau has barged over again
14-0

 

[mullenmagic]

Big kick return from White before passing it to Vette-Welsh who looks even slower than last year. Dibb forces a dropout and Finau powers her way over in the next set.

 

[mullenmagic]

Kirkpatrick runs a good line off Vette-Welsh to score. Vette-Welsh is actually doing alright at the passing part of five-eighth at least.

Meakes picked up an injury and left the field.

 

[Billy]

22-0

Meakes is off after a leg knock - hopefully they just don't want to take risks with her

 

[mullenmagic]

Parker is now at fullback with White on the wing.

Harrison-Leaunoa has come on at hooker.

 

[Billy]

22-0 at halftime

Raiders have a 29 player squad and are rotating them all on and off the field.

Knights have a 19 player squad and are treating it like a proper game, with the best players named to start and all going hard.

 

[Billy]

whoops
22-4
Raiders brought out the real team and immediately scored a try with Sheridan Gallagher setting up Bobby Law.

 

[Billy]

22-10

 

[Billy]

The game ended 22-10 to the Knights.
Only thing of importance from the game is Meakes went off injured and didn't return.
Raiders played their best side in the second half while half the best Knights were already off, but once a few like Higgins went back on, it all finished pretty even.