THE winning streak of Daniel Lacey’s Illawarra Steelers side will extend to seven matches if they can win defeat the Newcastle Knights in this Saturday’s Tarsha Gale clash.
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Through the first six rounds, the Steelers have scored an incredible 378 points, with Lilly-Rose Bennett and Keely Davis leading the way with 15 and 14 tries respectively.
Lacey’s side, which will kick-off at 12pm at Collegians Sporting Complex, will be led by Group Seven products Rhiannon Brown (Bomaderry), Bronte Girdler (Stingrays), Abbey Montgomery (Milton-Ulladulla) and Hannah England (Milton-Ulladulla).
Following the under 18s girls match, the Steelers will take on the Knights in the Harold Matthews Cup, from 1.30pm.
The Steelers, who sit in sixth position on the ladder with three wins and two losses, as well as a bye, will be led by Joshua Coric, Harley Nizza and Cooper Tunbridge (all Albion Park-Oak Flats), Riley Wooden (Milton-Ulladulla) and Louie Chilver (Berry-Shoalhaven Heads).
The final match of the day at Collegians will see the Matt O’Brien and Jono Dallas coached Steelers battle the Knights in the SG Ball Cup from 3pm.
With a 4-2 record on the season, the Steelers, which contain Group Seven’s Tarje Whitford (Milton-Ulladulla), Dylan Lucas (Albion Park-Oak Flats) and Samuel Hooper (Warilla-Lake South), will have their work cut out for them against the 5-1 Novocastrians.
Steelers’ Tarsha Gale squad: Lilly-Rose Bennett, Mikayla Kidd, Maddison Weatherall, Eleni Amone, Rhiannon Brown, Bronte Girlder, Abby Holmes, Hannah England, Keeley Davis (c), Abbey Montgomery, Michaela Scutts, Leanne Jackson, Shannon Scutts, Emily Andrews, Hannah Byron and Taneisha Roberts.
Steelers’ Harold Matthews squad: 1. Tyrell Sloan, 2. Brandon Morkos, 3. Cooper Tunbridge, 4. Tearana Temaari, 5. Joshua Goodchild, 6. Talatau Amone ©, 7. Tyrone Roberts, 8. Joshua Coric, 9. Riley Wooden, 10. Drever Burdis, 11. Jackson Shereb, 12. Phoenix Vetenibua-Finnerty, 13. Toby Boothroyd, 14. Jhet Steyger, 15. Clive Brett, 16. Harley Nizza, 17. Declan Manago, 18. Fletcher Blackett, 19. Benjamin Lavender, 20. Louie Chilver and 21. Trey Barlow.
Steelers’ SG Ball squad: 1. Mathew Feagai, 2. Kane Ball, 3. Zach Herring, 24. Max Feagai, 5. Bailey Antrobus, 6. Dylan Lucas, 7. Tarje Whitford, 8. Ben Fulton, 9. Connor Muhleisen ,10. Matthew Nicholson © 11. Joseph Dickson, 12. Hudson Spicer, 13. Shalom O’Ofou, 14. Samuel Hooper, 15. Tyrone Harding, 16. Jalal Bazzaz and 20. Sean Payne.
Courtney Ward
Sports Journalist for South Coast Register and Milton-Ulladulla Times, who loves all things sport and travel. All views are my own.
Sports Journalist for South Coast Register and Milton-Ulladulla Times, who loves all things sport and travel. All views are my own.
