It’s going to take something special to deny the Roosters back-to-back NRLW titles after the defending premiers made it 10 wins on the trot with their most emphatic performance of the season.

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The Bulldogs have made a strong start to life in the NRLW but they were taught some valuable lessons by one of the competition heavyweights who are now 4-0 after they claimed a thumping 42-22 win at home.

Skipper Isabelle Kelly was at her dominant best with two tries, five line breaks and 216 metres as the Roosters raced out to a 32-0 lead at the break with all of their stars contributing.

Kelly crossed in consecutive sets, with her second try coming off a great offload from Amber Hall before she raced almost 60 metres to score.

The scary thing is Golden Boot winner Tarryn Aiken could be back from injury next week, with Corban Baxter doing a fine job at five-eighth with a slashing solo try that started off a scrum near halfway.

DOUBLE DELIGHT FOR THE DEBUTANT

Not a lot went right for the Bulldogs but there was one shining light with rookie winger Elizabeth MacGregor grabbing a double as they showed plenty of fight to win the second half.

The day started well for the debutant who nabbed an intercept with her first touch, before she had two moments to celebrate with some nice finishes in the left corner.

While the tries were nice, the Bulldogs will be disappointed with the first half where their discipline let them down big time as the hosts ran riot.

HIP DROP DRAMA

Reigning Dally M Medal winner Olivia Kernick could earn the ire of the match review committee after she was placed on report for a hip-drop tackle on Holli Wheeler.

The second-half incident was placed on report with Wheeler able to continue playing despite being in pain after Kernick landed on her foot.

Isabelle Kelly celebrates. (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images

Elsewhere, Gold Coast’s poor attacking start to the NRLW season is a distant memory after they blitzed the Warriors early to pick up their second road win on the trot.

The Titans scored just two tries in the first two rounds but matched that in the opening 15 minutes on Saturday as they made the most of their hot start to beat the Warriors 20-10 in Auckland.

Last week’s win over the Wests Tigers was the confidence boost they needed, with the Titans moving the ball with precision as both wingers crossed in the first half.

The decision to start Lily-Rose Kolc on the bench proved to be a masterstroke as her fresh legs helped her dart through to score from dummy-half, while Jaime Chapman traded her unrivalled speed for sheer strength as she fought through three defenders to cross in the second half.

These are the wins that can make all the difference in a tight race to the finals, with Lauren Brown’s kicking game and the form of their forwards enough to keep them in most games, with Georgia Hale making 40 tackles with just one miss.

Jamie Chapman scores a try.Source: Getty Images

ROOM TO GROW

The Warriors will feel like they could have easily won this, but 11 penalties conceded and an unwillingness to chance their arm hurt them in the end as they fell to their third loss from four games in their return to the competition.

They got back within 10 and were camped on the Titans’ line for five minutes but couldn’t crack them, with an Apii Nicholls grubber sailing dead to end their comeback.

Emmanita Paki should have scored for them in the first half, only for the centre to spill a grubber, but she made no mistake a few minutes later when she offloaded to winger Payton Takimoana who became the first player to reach five tries this season.