Australia will rely the price of the 50-0 win over its PNG rivals within the ladies’s Prime Minister’s XIII match, with Lauren Brown struggling an damage solely days out from the Pacific Championships.
Gold Coast Titans utility Brown went down clutching her left hamstring after dropping the kick-off following Jaime Chapman’s second strive in Port Moresby on Sunday afternoon.
She got here from the sphere and watched from the sidelines as Australia stormed to a match-defining 44-0 half-time lead.
Brown completed the NRLW season as joint runner-up for the Dally M Medal and appeared assured of a spot within the Jillaroos’ 17-player squad for the Pacific Championships opener in opposition to PNG on Friday.
As an alternative, Jillaroos coach Brad Donald shall be left deliberating whether or not to advertise a playmaker into the squad to hitch Ali Brigginshaw and Tarryn Aiken.
Jesse Southwell confirmed she could be as much as the duty after tearing the shell-shocked Orchids aside on the sides earlier than half-time.
The Newcastle playmaker threw the final move for 3 of Australia’s eight first-half tries, together with when she put newly match captain Kezie Apps right into a gap.
Australia wanted solely 17 tackles contained in the Orchids’ half to storm to their 44-0 lead, with Chapman’s strive from the kick-off a specific spotlight after the primary drinks break.
The Orchids introduced renewed defensive depth to the second half however remained error-prone with the ball and couldn’t exert stress with their kicking sport.
However proscribing Australia to 6 factors within the second half shall be a supply of confidence in PNG, the place a semi-professional ladies’s league performed its first season this yr.
Left winger Keele Browne crossed via a gaping gap to seal her hat-trick in Australia’s solely four-pointer of the second half.
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