Brisbane has one hand on a report fifth NRLW minor premiership after coming from behind to thump St George Illawarra 44-14 in Townsville.
The ultimate-round win despatched the Broncos the the highest of the championship ladder and importantly gave them a superior factors differential over the second-placed Sydney Roosters, who should now beat Parramatta by greater than 20 factors on Sunday to overhaul them.
In the meantime, the Knights trounced North Queensland 38-6 to all however set the highest 4 in stone with two matches of the home-and-away season left to play.
Brisbane discovered their minor premiership hopes slipping away after falling 10 factors behind within the first 12 minutes after the Dragons got here out firing on Saturday afternoon, with tries to Kimberley Hunt and Ella Koster.
However the Broncos’ outdoors backs ran rampant as they scored 20 unanswered factors to take the sport away from the ninth-placed Dragons.
Centres Mele Hufanga and Shenae Ciesiolka and wing pair Julia Robinson and Lauren Dam every ran for 100 metres or extra with the ball in hand.
Robinson and Ciesiolka scored two tries apiece, together with hooker Jada Ferguson, who confirmed why she was on Friday named Queensland Rugby League’s dummy-half of the yr.
St George winger Maatuleio Fotu-Moala confirmed impeccable management to hold on to a excessive Teagan Berry cut-out move and rating within the nook after a juggle to slim the margin to a transformed strive.
However Hufanga bulldozed her means over because the Broncos scored 4 tries in 12 minutes.
The New Zealand worldwide had a late likelihood to set a staff report for many factors scored in a recreation, however she dropped the ball uncontested whereas making an attempt to floor it.
If Brisbane maintain on to the highest spot, will probably be their fifth minor premiership in seven seasons.
Regardless, the Broncos shall be assured they’ll go all the way in which after their seventh consecutive victory, though they are going to be sweating on the health of second-rower Romy Teitzel, who didn’t return after limping off with a again harm at half-time.
Newcastle additionally asserted their title credentials within the afternoon’s second recreation at Queensland Nation Financial institution Stadium, with back-rower Yasmin Clydsdale powering the Knights momentarily into second place.
Clydsdale scored the opening try to ran for a game-high 198m because the dominant Knights ahead pack laid the foundations for a commanding win.
Wingers Sheridan Gallagher and Tenika Willison each scored a brace, whereas Abigail Roache and Tayla Predebon additionally bought their names on the scoreboard.
The 2-time reigning premiers will host a house semifinal, however provided that the high-flying Roosters fail to beat the Eels.
Parramatta have a mountain to climb to steal fourth spot off Cronulla, needing to defeat the Tricolours by 34 factors or extra.
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