Current Western Rams women's coach Jess Skinner has no doubt the region will be represented more and more at the top level in the next couple of years.
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The women's game continues to boom in the western area and the development and quality on show has been recognised with a host of players set to take part in the National Championships at Redcliffe in the coming days.
The championships will feature roughly 300 players from across the country in an open-age and under 19s division, all under the eyes of NRLW scouts and coaches.
Dubbo's Wiradjuri Goannas and Tarsha Gale Cup star Taneka Todhunter will be joined in the NSW Country under 19s side by Orange duo Lilly Baker and Tabua Tuinakauvadra while Skinner will coach the First Nations Gems side which features Condobolin sisters Nickita and Nickolle Kirby.
"It's huge. It means what we're doing is working and we're finally getting girls on the pathways and in multiple different ways, which is great," Skinner, one of the driving forces behind the growth of the women's game in the western area, said.
"It's been a really big reward for our coaching staff and our area."
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The Western Women's Rugby League (WWRL) competition has had a major impact on the Rams contingent playing in Redcliffe and it continues to grow.
The fifth edition of the WWRL competition will be held later this year and an under 12s division will join the current under 14s, under 16s, under 18s, and opens.
The WWRL has already developed players like the Phillips sisters - Kaitlyn and Lailee - with the former having already played in the NRLW with the Roosters while both have represented the Indigenous All Stars.
Skinner is hopeful the WWRL attracts more and more eyes so players in this region aren't forced to make the huge commitment to travel to Sydney regularly to get noticed.
"We've got a few travelling every week now but we know for country girls that's not sustainable in the long-term," she said.
"It's about getting them in different pathways that can get them identified by other level coaches and we know the NRL will expand eventually so we want our girls to be nipping at the heels of other girls while still living at home, where they're supported.
"That's what we're trying to build to, getting a spotlight on the Western area because we know there's quality coaches, quality games, a competition, and they can come out us to look and our players will be ready for that."
While the championships are a massive chance for all involved, it provides Todhunter another opportunity to showcase her talents.
The Dubbo teenager has continually taken her game to a new level in recent years and has just finished up her second season with the Roosters Indigenous Academy side in the Tarsha Gale Cup.
The Roosters enjoyed a successful season and reached the final of the cup, only to suffer defeat to the Dragons.
"She's just dominating and she's on a pathway that could hopefully get her playing under 19s State of Origin," Skinner said.
"That's where these girls are heading, which is amazing.
"She's definitely one to watch in the future if she does have that commitment to the game. She's getting better and she's in an environment where that next-level coaching and professionalism is around so she's been exposed to that.
"She's on a lot of people's radar so she's definitely one to watch."
Skinner's First Nation Gems side starts its campaign on Thursday against the Northern Territory and while Skinner is determined to succeed at Redcliffe, she also knows there's a bigger picture.
"Our goal this week is to present 20 new girls to a potential NRLW pick-up," she said.
"This is the first Indigenous side so it's a pathway towards the All Stars game. We just want to put our team forward, open some people's eyes to these girls and showcase the talent.
"And to win, winning is the goal for us."
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