Saavanah Bourke Reports
The Gold Coast Airport. Tweed Seagulls have been forced to travel from the comfort of the coast to BMD Kougari Oval, Brisbane Saturday for Round 2 of the BMD Premiership. The call to move the game was made by the club due to severe weather in the South-East Queensland.
Our girls didn’t take long to put the food down recording an impressive win over the North Queensland Gold Stars to kick start the season.
With star performer on the day Brooke Saddler who has flown onto the Rugby League scene in fine form, it’s hard to believe she’s only been playing the game for just over a year.
“I always played some type of ball game, so I always had the skill, now it’s just about learning the ins and outs of Rugby League.”
The Seagulls winger started her second season with Tweed Heads banking three tries in their victory, saying she’s hungry to repeat that against the Brisbane Tigers on Saturday, in Round 2 of the BMD Premiership.
“I was really excited to get out onto the field with the girls.
“The three tries I scored definitely topped it off,” she laughed.
The Seagulls will again field a younger than usual side for the tussle with the Tigers, with a number of their key players lining up for the Titans, Dragons and Broncos in the weekend’s NRLW finals.
“We still have quite a young team this weekend but if we can gell well enough, I think we can pull it off.
“The message is play as hard as we can and complete those little one percenters, and we will be able to get the win.”
Saddler has already scored more tries in one game than she did the entire season last year, pinning her growth down to a development contract with the Titans NRLW system.
“I got a call at the end of the BHP season last year and got offered a development contract with the Titans and started training with them since September.”
What came with that was an extremely long pre-season, but now the BMD Premiership is up and running, the 21-year old is eager to play consistent footy every week.
“This season I want to play hard and focus on my own game.
“Hopefully if all of that works I get offered a contract for the 2022 NRLW season.”
Team List
1 Bridget Hoy
2 Brooke Saddler
3 Chantelle Holloway-Samuels
4 Paremo Gallagher
5 Isabella Lee
6 Alani Sullivan
7 Chantay Ratu
8 Carly McGrath
9 Lailee Phillips
10 Jelena Betham
11 Jadene Kini
12 Serena Martin
13 Rona Peters C
RESERVES
14 Atlanta Peters
15 Faith Tutauha
16 Matekino Gray
19 Elissabeth Ross
Coach: Spencer Taplin
Game Info
BMD Premiership Round 2 Vs Brisbane Tigers
Saturday 2rd April, BMD Kougari Oval, Brisbane
Kick-off: 12:10pm
Streaming via QPlus.tv (subscription required)
Written by Saavanah Bourke for Tweed Seagulls Media
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