Official team lists, late mail, updates and injury news for Round 5 of the 2022 NRL Telstra Women's Premiership season.
NRLW Late Mail: Round 5
Dragons v Knights, Sunday 3:45pm at Central Coast Stadium
Dragons: There are more late changes for the Dragons, who withdrew captain Kezie Apps (rested), Talei Holmes and Monalisa Soliola from their squad in the 24-hour update on Saturday. Zali Hopkins, who wasn't originally in the playing 17, will now start at five-eighth in place of Taliah Fuimaono who moves to centre. Shontelle Stowers is the other centre, with Keele Browne reverting to the bench and Page McGregor dropping out. Quincy Dodd will start at hooker with Keeley Davis coming off the bench. Renee Targett and Aliti Namoce are the new additions to the bench.
Knights: Tamika Upton has withdrawn from the squad for the second week in a row as she battles a calf issue, headlining a glut of changes to the Newcastle backline. Shanice Parker moves from centre to fullback, while Emmanita Paki moves from centre to the wing. The new centres are Kiana Takairangi, whose positional switch opens the door for Jessica Gentle to make her NRLW debut on the wing, and Bobbi Law, who has overcome a hip issue. Simone Karpani moves to the bench, with development player Kayla Romaniuk the new starting lock. There were no further changes an hour before kick off.
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