Tillett: It's a moment I'll remember for a very long time

In the sixth episode of the club’s ‘Cowboys Saloon’ podcast, in partnership with Triple M and Toyota, host Elliott Lovejoy sits down with NRLW half Tahlulah Tillett to talk about being a touch football star, the injury-interrupted start to her NRLW career and making her first-grade debut.

The 25-year-old then talks about what it means to play for the Cowboys and represent her culture at the All Stars, her work in the community and the upcoming NRLW season.

>>> Listen to episode 6 with Tahlulah Tillett here
>>> Listen to episode 5 with Scott Drinkwater here
>>> Listen to episode 4 with James Maloney here
>>> Listen to episode 3 with Kirra Dibb here
>>> Listen to episode 2 with Tom Mikaele here
>>> Listen to episode 1 with Tom Dearden here

Key topics:

0.38 – How settled she is in Townsville and the first pre-season under new head coach Ricky Henry

1.14 – Growing up playing for the Cairns Kangaroos and being the only girl in the team

2.20 – Being forced to make the move to touch football because the pathways for females in rugby league weren't there

3.42 – Her family being her biggest supporters and what they mean to her

4.20 – Making her way back to rugby league as a 17-year-old and being a part of the Australian Women’s National Elite Training Squad before doing her first ACL at 19

7.05 – How she coped with all of the injuries and if she was tempted to give up rugby league

8.00 – Getting a call from Blake Green about signing with the Newcastle Knights and what the experience was like moving away from home

10.39 – Signing with the Cowboys in 2023 and what it meant to her and her family

11.50 – Making her debut for the Cowboys in Round 4, 2023 in front of friends and family  

13.17 – What it means to represent her culture at 2022 Indigenous All Stars

15.24 – Her work in the community and at NRL Cowboys House and the shock of being named the 2023 Veronica White Medal

17.44 – Ricky Henry’s first pre-season with the club, her combination with Kirra Dibb and the energy Fran Goldthorp brings to the squad