Sharks women’s young guns Andie Robinson and Teagan Dymock have been included in the NSW Under-19s, with seven players from the Harvey Norman Women’s Sharks side selected in the NSW Sky Blue’s squad for an upcoming camp to be held at the NSWRL Centre of Excellence on December 12.
In addition to the two young Sharks, Talei Holmes, Quincy Dodd, Corban Baxter, Tiana Penitani, Maddie Studdon, Kennedy Cherrington and Cronulla women’s newcomer Holli Wheeler have been named in the Sky Blue’s squad, which will use the pre-Christmas get together to begin preparations for the 2022 Women’s Origin series.
To be run in conjunction with a NSW Future Blues camp, the men and women will team up under the guidance of Brydens Lawyers NSW Blues coach Brad Fittler and Harvey Norman NSW Sky Blues coach Kylie Hilder for the day which will include a joint breathing and yoga class and positional training sessions.
“The game will always produce Rugby League stars and I’m looking forward to working with the Future Blues to help them realise their potential, as well as assisting with training sessions for the Sky Blues and Under 19s Women’s Origin teams,” Fittler said.
While Hilder added she was ready to embrace the opportunity to exchange ideas with the NSW Blues coaching staff, following on from when the two parties worked together last May when Fittler and his assistant coaches took part in a positional training session for the City and Country women’s teams.
The Sky Blues 25-person squad features the team that lost narrowly to Queensland on the Sunshine Coast in June while the NSW Women’s Under 19s 25-person squad includes nine players who took part in the Harvey Norman Tarsha Gale Cup Grand Final.
“It’s always great for the men’s and women’s teams to work together and the girls got a real buzz out of training with Freddy and his assistant coaches earlier this year,” Hilder said.
“The session will form an important first step in our preparations as the Sky Blues look to return the Origin Shield home next season, while the NSW Under 19s Women’s team will be keen to defend their title.”
The Sky Blues 25-person squad features the team that lost narrowly to Queensland on the Sunshine Coast in June, while the NSW Women’s Under 19s 25-person squad includes nine players who took part in the Harvey Norman Tarsha Gale Cup Grand Final.
HARVEY NORMAN NSW WOMEN’S UNDER 19s
Lilly Baker (Glebe Dirty Reds), Teagan Berry (Illawarra Steelers), Keele Brown (Illawarra Steelers), Maddie Binding (Indigenous Academy Sydney Roosters), Jamie Chapman (Tweed Seagulls), Bree Chester (Newcastle Knights), Sophie Clancy (Newcastle Knights), Iesha Duckett (Indigenous Academy Sydney Roosters), Tegan Dymock (Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks), Rhyshe Faamausili (St George Dragons), Fatafehi Hanisi (St George Dragons), Rose Lina Tau (Illawarra Steelers), Charlize Lloyd-Phillips (Indigenous Academy Sydney Roosters), Tayla Montgomery (Indigenous Academy Sydney Roosters), Jordan Preston (Illawarra Steelers), Otesa Pule (Indigenous Academy Sydney Roosters), Andie Robinson (Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks), Hope Tevaga (Wests Tigers), Taneka Todhunter (Indigenous Academy Sydney Roosters), Cassey Tohi-Hiku (St George Dragons), Chantel Tugaga (Illawarra Steelers), Leilani Wilson (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs), Luisa Yaranamua (St George Dragons).
HARVEY NORMAN NSW SKY BLUES
Kezie Apps (Wests Tigers), Corban Baxter (Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks), Millie Boyle (Burleigh Bears), Kennedy Cherrington (Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks), Jocephy Daniels (Mounties), Keeley Davis (Mounties), Quincy Dodd (Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks), Jayme Fressard (Central Coast Roosters), Filomina Hanisi (Mounties), Talei Holmes (Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks), Caitlan Johnston (Central Coast Roosters), Isabelle Kelly (Central Coast Roosters), Jocelyn Koller (Central Coast Roosters), Yasmin Meakes (Central Coast Roosters), Brydie Parker (Central Coast Roosters), Rachael Pearson (Helensburgh Tigers), Tiana Penitani (Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks), Matilda Power (Mounties), Jessica Sergis (Wests Tigers), Hannah Southwell (Central Coast Roosters), Maddie Studdon (Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks), Renee Targett (North Sydney Bears), Simaima Taufa (Mounties), Sarah Togatuki (St Marys Saints), Botille Vette-Welsh (Wests Tigers), Holli Wheeler (Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks).
