The Roosters survived an almighty scare to win their 17th regular season game in a row, with the NRLW heavyweights hanging on to defeat the Knights 12-10 at Allianz Stadium in the final game of the night.

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Knights halfback Kirra Dibb had the chance to tie things up in the final three minutes, but her sideline conversion landed short.

Winger Mercedez Taulelei-Siala had scored moments earlier to set up a grandstand finish after the Roosters seemed destined to cruise to another big win thanks to a dominant first half.

The Roosters led 12-0 at the break thanks to tries to stars Jess Sergis and Olivia Kernick, with halfback Tarryn Aiken carving up with three line-break assists.

But they couldn’t convert their dominance into points, with Sergis coming up with an incredible chase and strip on Shanice Parker who broke away early in the second half.

CHAPMAN MASTERCLASS LEADS TITANS TO VICTORY OVER DOGS

Earlier, Jaime Chapman reminded the world that she is still one of the best players in the competition after she bagged four tries to lead the Titans to a resounding 36-10 victory over the Bulldogs.

Chapman entered the weekend with four career hat-tricks but went to another level as sevens recruit Teagan Levi continued her terrific start to life in the NRLW.

There are few better movers in rugby league than Chapman who punished one missed tackle to open the scoring with a superb 90-metre solo effort.

The strike centre then latched onto a Lauren Brown chip kick for her second try, with Chapman completing her hat-trick after the break when she raced through to collect another grubber after a fight for the ball with Andie Robinson.

Chapman then put the icing on the cake when she used her speed and strength to punish the Bulldogs off a scrum, where her brutal fend cleared the path for her to claim a fourth try.

This was a clinical performance from the Titans who turned down a gift two points which would have put then up by 14 and were soon rewarded when Levi sliced through for her second try in as many games.

Chapman added a try assist to complete a five-star showing against a Bulldogs side that is winless after two rounds and has four players on report.

Jaime Chapman of Gold Coast Titans celebrates. (Photo by Ayush Kumar/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images

TIGERS’ DREAM START CONTINUES

Meanwhile, the Wests Tigers have already matched their season-high for wins after they cruised past the Cowboys 30-18 to make it back-to-back victories to start the 2026 campaign.

It’s been a wretched start to their NRLW existence with the Tigers claiming the wooden spoon in each of the past two seasons, with the team winning just one game in 2025.

In fact, they started the season as the joint favourite to win another wooden spoon.

But it’s taken them just two rounds to surpass last year’s tally with Faythe Manera scoring a hat-trick after she was a late inclusion into the starting side with Losana Lutu (shoulder) ruled out.

Manera opened the scoring and then grabbed two more tries after shifting to dummy-half, while Sarah Togatuki wound back the clock and returned to her physical best through the middle with a try of her own.

It was the club’s first win in Queensland after five losses, with the injury-hit Tigers to face the ultimate test of their credentials against heavyweights the Broncos and Roosters in the next two weeks.

Faythe Manera of the Tigers celebrates. (Photo by Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images

Gold Standard

Fran Goldthorp scored a double, had one disallowed for off-side and played a key role in another try, but she was the one shining light for a Cowboys side that has conceded 80 points in the opening two rounds.

Not even a stack of pre-game changes to the team could inspire them, with North Queensland showing some signs of life late in the second half, only for Shaylee Bent to stroll through to kill off the comeback.