2025 Illawarra Tarsha Gale Cup Bios /

MADDY BULLOCK

Born: July 12, 2007
Position: Wing
Junior Club: Stingrays of Shellharbour
Hometown: Shell Cove, NSW
Background: Australian
Nickname: Mads, Bull

CHARLOTTE CAMPBELL

Born: October 8, 2007
Position: Hooker, Wing
Junior Club: Milton-Ulladulla Bulldogs
Hometown: Milton & Ulladulla, NSW
Background: Australia
Nickname: Charli

ALEX DOWN

Born: September 13, 2007
Position: Halfback, Five-Eighth
Junior Club: Corrimal Cougars
Hometown: Tarrawanna, NSW
Background: Aboriginal, Polish
Nickname: Al

APRIL GRAY

Born: June 5, 2007
Position: Front Row
Junior Club: Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles
Hometown: Albion Park, NSW
Background: Australian

MADISON HOBBS

Born: August 18, 2007
Position: Front Row
Junior Club: Shellharbour Sharks
Hometown: Warilla & Shellharbour, NSW
Background: Australian, English, German
Nickname: Hobbsy

LIESL HOPOATE

Born: May 15, 2007
Position: Centre, Fullback
Junior Club: Narraweena Hawks
Hometown: Campbelltown, NSW
Background: Tongan

KIARA KOSTOVSKI

Born: May 27, 2007
Position: Fullback, Wing
Junior Club: Stingrays of Shellharbour
Hometown: Shellharbour, NSW
Background: Macedonian
Nickname: Kiz

MADDI LEWIS

Born: October 23, 2007
Position: Halfback
Junior Club: Shellharbour Sharks
Hometown: Shellharbour, NSW
Background: Polish, Italian, Irish
Nickname: Lewy

MAKAYLA McFAYDEN

Born: August 31, 2006
Position: 2nd Row, Front Row
Junior Club: Milton-Ulladulla Bulldogs
Hometown: Ulladulla, NSW
Background: Australian
Nickname: Maka

SCARLETT NEWTON

Born: June 21, 2007
Position: Halfback
Junior Club: Camden Rams
Hometown: Camden, NSW
Background: Australian

TAHLIA O’BRIEN

Born: May 4, 2007
Position: 2nd Row, Lock
Junior Club: Stingrays of Shellharbour
Hometown: Cordeaux Heights, NSW
Background: Australian
Nickname: OB

SERIAH PALEPALE

Born: August 8, 2007
Position: Front Row, Lock
Junior Club: Mangere East Hawks
Hometown: Ōtāhuhu, New Zealand
Background: Samoan
Nickname: Riah, Riri

MARIA PASEKA

Born: January 15, 2006
Position: Wing, Fullback
Junior Club: Kiama Knights, Collegians Wollongong
Hometown: Dapto, NSW
Background: Fijian
Nickname: Bula

HEREWAKA POHATU

Born: July 24, 2006
Position: Halfback, Fullback
Junior Club: Collegians Wollongong
Hometown: Wollongong, NSW
Background: Māori
Nickname: Waka

SIU RICHTER

Born: June 18, 2007
Position: 2nd Row
Junior Club: Narraweena Hawks
Hometown: Campbelltown, NSW
Background: Tongan
Nickname: Siu

MADDIE SMITH

Born: March 29, 2006
Position: Hooker
Junior Club: Mudgee Dragons
Hometown: Mudgee, NSW
Background: Australian
Nickname: Mads, Smithy

ARMANI TANIORA

Born: December 21, 2007
Position: Front Row, 2nd Row
Junior Club: Collegians Wollongong
Hometown: Port Kembla, NSW
Background: Indonesian, Fijian
Nickname: Marnz, Marni, Big Girl, Sianz

BILLIE VA’A

Born: May 3, 2007
Position: Centre, Fullback
Junior Club: Wainuiomata Lions
Hometown: Wainuiomata, New Zealand
Background: Samoan, Māori
Nickname: Bilz