Illawarra Steelers coach Jamie Szczerbanik has named his team for the opening round of the 2025 Harvey Norman Women’s Premiership. The squad features eight players making their Steelers HNWP debut, including experienced playmaker and former Australian Jillaroos halfback Maddie Studdon, as well as Billie Va’a and Makayla McFayden, who both come from the club’s Tarsha Gale Cup team.
Seventeen-year-old Tahanni Kaufusi (main picture) will make her HNWP debut off the interchange bench after starring in the Steelers Lisa Fiaola Cup team earlier in the year.
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# Players marked with # are proudly making their first ever appearance in the Illawarra Steelers HNWP jersey.