The St George Illawarra Dragons will meet the Canberra Raiders on Saturday, August 12th at WIN Stadium, Wollongong in Round 4 of the 2023 NRLW season. This is your game day guide.
A maiden meeting
The Red V will host newcomers Canberra in the NRLW’s Round 4 opener on Saturday morning in Wollongong.
Raiders standouts Madison Bartlett, Shakiah Tungai, an Monalisa Soliola have all spent time with the Dragons at different stages but return to WIN Stadium in green this time around.
After dropping their season opener to the Sharks at PointsBet Stadium, Darrin Borthwick’s squad have responded with back-to-back wins over the Roosters and Wests Tigers on home soil.
Key Timings:
Gates open: 10:30am
Kick-off: 11:05am
Where: WIN Stadium, Wollongong
Watch: Nine, 9Now, Kayo & Foxtel
Grab your tickets!
Breathe fire this Saturday as your Dragons go head-to-head with newcomers the Raiders.
All tickets are general admission, with attendees able to watch the action from the Western Concourse seating or by bringing their picnic rugs and enjoying the action from the Hill.
Audio coverage on the Hill will be limited, making it the perfect area for families to enjoy the game. The Northern and Southern stands will be closed.
Reserve your seat today via Ticketmaster!
Grab some merch!
The Dragons merchandise trailer will be located on Harbour Street this Saturday.
Get down to WIN Stadium, grab some Red V merchandise, and help cheer our NRLW squad to a key win on home turf!
Riordan debuts as Red V forced into changes
Former-Wallaroo Sarah Riordan will make her NRLW debut off the interchange on Saturday with Ella Koster and Tara McGrath-West both set to miss the clash.
Renee Targett returns at hooker with Kaarla Cowan shifting to lock and Zali Hopkins replacing Sophie Clancy (head knock) on the interchange.
Jamilee Bright returns from a neck injury into the second row with Shenai Lendill shifting to the wing in place of Cortez Te Pou.
Alexis Tauaneai starts at prop with Roxy Murdoch reverting to the interchange.
Dummett earns debut for Raiders
Alanna Dummett will make her NRLW debut in the centres for the visitors with Mackenzie Wiki unavailable due to a foot sprain.
Hailing from Bega, Dummett represented the Blues in under-19s State of Origin a year ago before helping lead Mounties to a Harvey Norman Women's Premiership title earlier this year.
It is otherwise smooth sailing for Darrin Borthwick's squad as they look to extend their winning streak to three games.
Berry, Bartlett jostle for history
The NRLW’s two all-time leading try-scorers – Teagan Berry and Madison Bartlett – will come up against each other in Round 4.
The pair were the Red V’s wing pairing throughout the 2021 season which ended in a heartbreaking Grand Final loss.
Berry has notched 14 tries from her 17 career NRLW appearances – including back-to-back doubles to kick-off 2023 – whilst Bartlett – who managed a double in Canberra’s season opener – has scored 13 tries from her 18 career outings.
Both players will hope to add to their impressive tallies come Saturday and, with the season already nearing its midway point, the competition points loom as invaluable for both clubs.
