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
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 indicate that the player is contracted to play for the Tigers in 2025.
Table last updated on 21 March 2025.

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
1	Brooke Talataina	21	Second-row, Halfback	2023	3	9	0	12	1	0	4	—	1	—
2	Christian Pio	24	Prop, Second-row	2021	11 9	9	0	29	3	0	12	—	3	—
3	Harmony Crichton	19	Wing, Centre	2024	—	3	0	3	0	0	0	—	—	—
4	Kezie Apps	34	Second-row, Prop	2018	19 7	3	0	29	7	0	28	14	19	2
5	Losana Lutu	20	Halfback, Five-eighth	2022	1 3	9	0	13	2	1	10	—	2	—
6	Rikeya Horne	25	Centre, Wing	2018	7 11 8	8	0	34	10	0	40	—	—	—
7	Salma Nour	22	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 4	—
9	Tiana-Lee Thorne	18	Wing, Fullback	2024	—	3	0	3	0	0	0	—	—	—
10	Iemaima Etuale	19	Lock	—	—	D	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—
11	Evie McGrath	19	Five-eighth	2024	—	3	0	3	1	0	4	—	—	—
12	Claudia Nielsen	—	Wing, Centre	2024	—	2	0	2	1	0	4	—	—	—
13	Tara Reinke	25	Prop	2023	7	9	0	16	0	0	0	—	—	—
14	Jetaya Faifua	21	Fullback	2021	7 5	6	0	18	4	0	16	—	3	—
15	Jade Fonua	27	Lock	2023	5	9	0	14	0	0	0	—	2	—
16	Claudia Brown	20	Second-row, Prop	2024	—	2	0	2	0	0	0	—	1	—
17	Montana Clifford	20	Second-row	2024	—	4	0	4	0	0	0	—	—	—
18	Chelsea Savill	19	Hooker	2024	—	3	0	3	0	0	0	—	—	—
19	Faythe Manera	21	Halfback	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—
20	Lily Rogan	21	Centre	2023	1	R	0	1	0	0	0	—	—	—
21	Caitlin Turnbull	23	Centre	—	—	R	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—
–	Shaianne McGlone	30	Centre, Second-row	2024	—	6	—	6	0	0	0	—	—	—
–	Rebecca Pollard	25	Wing, Fullback	2023	4	6	—	10	6	0	24	—	—	—
–	Natasha Penitani	25	Prop	2024	—	9	—	9	0	0	0	—	3	—
–	Tess Staines	23	Centre, Wing	2022	3 3	5	—	11	2	0	8	—	—	—
–	Jessica Kennedy	22	Prop	2023	7	1	—	8	0	0	0	—	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	—
–	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 announced player signings from March 2025.^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]

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	^[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

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	—	^[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	—