NRLW 2025: Titans, Finals Week 1 team: Murphy welcomes fresh face as Titans Hale crucial milestone match

Author: Titans.com.au
Timestamp: Tue 16 Sep 2025, 03:59 PM

Karyn Murphy is set to welcome back a key outside back for the Titans' do-or-die elimination final against the Knights on Saturday afternoon.

In what will be captain Georgia Hale's 50th NRLW appearance, the milestone match will see Georgia Grey return via the centres, with the Gold Coast coaching keeping dynamic duo Destiny Mino-Sinapati and Phoenix-Raine Hippi on the wings.

But Murphy will also give Samoan International Sarina Masaga every chance to prove her fitness with the 20-year-old named on the extended bench after missing the past fortnight with concussion.

The remainder of the side remains unchanged with Lily Kolc returning to starting hooker and Brittany Breayley-Nati shifting back to the bench - Estanoa Faitala-Mariner moves to the reserves with Grey returning.

The visitors will not only have their loss a fortnight ago against the Novacastrians in the back of their mind, but their grand final defeat in 2023 as they aim to seek revenge in their first finals meeting since that fateful day.

Kick-off is at 2.30pm on Saturday at McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle.

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Backs

Fullback for Knights is number 1 Botille Vette-Welsh

Fullback for Titans is number 1 Lailani Montgomery
Winger for Knights is number 2 Sheridan Gallagher

Winger for Titans is number 3 Georgia Grey
Centre for Knights is number 3 Shanice Parker

Centre for Titans is number 4 Ivana Lolesio
Centre for Knights is number 4 Tenika Willison

Centre for Titans is number 22 Sarina Masaga
Winger for Knights is number 5 Keighley Simpson

Winger for Titans is number 5 Destiny Mino-Sinapati
Five-Eighth for Knights is number 6 Georgia Roche

Five-Eighth for Titans is number 6 Taliah Fuimaono
Halfback for Knights is number 7 Jesse Southwell

Halfback for Titans is number 7 Lauren Brown

Forwards

Prop for Knights is number 8 Tayla Predebon

Prop for Titans is number 8 Sienna Lofipo
Hooker for Knights is number 9 Olivia Higgins

Hooker for Titans is number 14 Brittany Breayley-Nati
Prop for Knights is number 10 Tiana Davison

Prop for Titans is number 10 Jessika Elliston
2nd Row for Knights is number 11 Fane Finau

2nd Row for Titans is number 11 Jasmine Solia
2nd Row for Knights is number 12 Yasmin Clydsdale

2nd Row for Titans is number 12 Shaylee Bent
Lock for Knights is number 13 Kayla Romaniuk

Lock for Titans is number 13 Georgia Hale

Interchange

Interchange for Knights is number 14 Jules Kirkpatrick

Interchange for Titans is number 2 Phoenix-Raine Hippi
Interchange for Knights is number 15 Viena Tinao

Interchange for Titans is number 9 Lily-Rose Kolc
Interchange for Knights is number 16 Sienna Yeo

Interchange for Titans is number 15 Laikha Clarke
Interchange for Knights is number 17 Grace Giampino

Interchange for Titans is number 16 Natasha Penitani