Super W 2025 Season Match Thread

[Tazzmania]

Western Force team list v Reds Sunday 30 March 2025

Starting XV;

1 Megumi Takagi,
2 Hera-Barb Malcolm Heke,
3 Braxton Walker,
4 Sera Naiqama,
5 Michaela Leonard,
6 Tamika Jones,
7 Ashley Marsters,
8 Pia Tapsell;
9 Mio Yamanaka,
10 Grace Freeman,
11 Brooklyn Teki Joyce,
12 Trilleen Pomare (c),
13 Cecilia Smith,
14 Adi Vani Buleki,
15 Sheree Hume

Reserves;

16 Madi Schuck,
17 Hannah Palelei,
18 Alapeta Ngauamo,
19 Rosie Ebbage,
20 Nami Dickson,
21 Nicole Ledington,
22 Ngamihi Monk,
23 Samantha Treherne

[Sheikh]

I wonder why the Women aren't playing the Reds as a double header at Suncorp on Saturday. Instead they play them on Sunday at Ballymore.

[Tazzmania]

Disappointing outing for the ladies.

Put to the sword by the Qld Reds 47-10.

They were just never in the contest.

Seems to be off the boil after a tough match last week and the travel this week.

Totally bullied, outplayed and even with some dubious refereeing not helping their cause, it was not the way they would have liked to have finished the regular season.

Leaves them with a tough semi final against the Tahs in Sydney next week.

[Tazzmania]

NSW Waratahs vs Western Force

Semi Final Sunday 6 April, 1:0

Western Force team list

1 Megumi Takagi,
2 Hera-Barb Malcolm Heke,
3 Braxton Walker,
4 Sera Naiqama,
5 Michaela Leonard,
6 Tamika Jones,
7 Ashley Marsters,
8 Pia Tapsell;
9 Mio Yamanaka,
10 Nicole Ledington,
11 Brooklyn Teki Joyce,
12 Trilleen Pomare (c),
13 Cecilia Smith,
14 Ngamihi Monk,
15 Samantha Treherne

Reserves;
16 Madi Schuck,
17 Hannah Palelei,
18 Alapeta Ngauamo,
19 Rosie Ebbage,
20 Nami Dickson,
21 Georgia Cormick,
22 Sheree Hume,
23 Halley Derera

[Tazzmania]

Disappointing end to the ladies season, with NSW putting them to the sword.

NSW were a class or two above, and we have some way to go to catch up.

We certainly missed Freeman, Wood and Stephens but they would not have been enough to have made a difference.

We were outplayed, gave a away far too many penalties as we were on the back foot for far too many minutes.

The twenty minutes before half time we showed promised but could not kick on and just could not stay in the fight in the second half when NSW put on the after burners.

All that said it was a much improved year for the Force ladies, and hopefully with a couple more astute signings in 2026 we can close the gap even further.

[jargan83]

Winning 1 game really shouldn't have a team playing off for a spot in the final.