The North Queensland Toyota Gold Stars will head into their third QRLW season boasting eight NRLW contracted players, six NRL All-Stars and a squad full of homegrown talent.
The squad of 30, which includes 14 women from Townsville, 12 from Mackay and four from Cairns, will open their regular season on Sunday, March 27 against the Tweed Seagulls at Piggabeen Sports Complex.
With an average age of just 23, five players are still available for selection in the under 19 Women’s National Carnival later this year.
More than 40% of the 30-woman squad identify as Indigenous, including 2022 All-Stars Jasmine Peters, Rhiannon Revell-Blair, Tahlulah Tillett, Shaniah Power and Sarah Field.
North Queenslanders will get plenty of opportunities to watch the Gold Stars in 2022, with a game each in Cairns and Mackay and three in Townsville, including two Cowboys curtain raisers at Queensland Country Bank Stadium in Round 2 (March 19) and Round 7 (April 23) of the NRL Premiership.
>>> Gold Stars 2022 season draw
Squad list
Emily Bella
Madelin Brosnan
Kortney Deguara
Rangimarie Edwards-Bruce (NRLW - Newcastle Knights)
Alisha Foord
Katie Green (NRLW - Newcastle Knights)
Maddison Hegarty
Aerielle Hobbler
Samara Luta
Emma Manzelmann (NRLW - Newcastle Knights)
Alicia Martin
Lauren Moss (NRLW - Gold Coast Titans)
Jordan Neal
Babetha Nona
Theophelia Nona Mosby
Jasmine Peters (NRLW - Gold Coast Titans)
Shaniah Power (NRLW - Gold Coast Titans)
Tiana Power
Lauren Sallis
Kayla Shepherd
Elle Stitt
Romy Teitzel (NRLW - Newcastle Knights)
Tahlulah Tillett (NRLW - Newcastle Knights)
Brooke Tongalea
