With a charging, no-nonsense run for the ages, Newcastle prop and Singleton miner Phoebe Desmond finally felt like she belonged in the NRLW last month.
The Roosters claimed their first win of the NRLW season as their attack clicked into gear with a 28-12 win against a Knights side whose finals hopes now hang by a thread.
Brisbane have continued their winning ways in the NRL Telstra Women's Premiership with a 22-0 victory over a gallant Newcastle outfit in round two of the competition.
In the latest in a series of historic NRLW announcements for the Club, fullback Romy Teitzel has been named Team Captain while Caitlan Johnston and Krystal Rota have been appointed Club Captains.