Young stars on show at Lisa Fiaola Cup

Author: Sharks Media
Timestamp: Wed 28 Sep 2022, 12:50 PM

In what was the first elite level hit out for most of the squad, the Sharks under-17 Lisa Fiaola Cup team handed in some eye-catching performances in the round robin event held yesterday at Tuggerah on the NSW Central Coast.

Under the guidance of coaches Maddie Studdon and Corban Baxter, two former Jillaroos, NSW Origin representatives and Sharks Harvey Norman Women’s Premiership players, the next crop of female rugby league talent was on show in four matches across the day, with encouraging results.

The young Sharks played out a four-all draw with the Wests Tigers in their opening match, before recording an impressive three tries to two victory over the Newcastle Knights in their second game.

Hard-fought losses to the North Coast Bulldogs (16-12) and Victoria (16-8) followed, but the girls were far from discouraged with a number of the senior girls in the 22-player squad expected to push up into the Sharks under-19 Tarsha Gale Cup team ahead of the 2023 season.

Talented dummy half Stephanie Faulkner managed to score a try in each of the four matches, however she was ably supported by many in the Sharks team, with the Lisa Fiaola Cup the start of a pathway at the club which progresses through the Tarsha Gale, Harvey Norman Women’s Premiership and then the NRLW, with the Sharks having been granted a license to compete in the elite level competition from 2023.

Sharks scores and scorers from the Lisa Fiaola Cup matches were as follows;

Sharks 4
Stephanie Faulkner try
Wests Tigers 4
(no conversions)

Sharks 12
Tallulah Mcilroy, Chelsea Sheridan, Stephanie Faulkner tries
Knights 8

Sharks 12
Stephanie Faulkner, Brooke Campbell, Lailah Sheridan tries
North Coast Bulldogs 16

Sharks 8
Stephanie Faulkner, Chynna Hardy tries
Victoria 16

Sharks Lisa Fiaola Team List

1. Kayla Howarth

2. Chelsea Sheridan

3. Lailah Sheridan

4. Tallulah Mcilroy

5. Leilani Havea

6. Olivia Herman