Tamika Upton

I want to ask you this, Scotty.

Where do you rate Tamika Upton as one of the most talented players? Where does she rate in your mind?

Oh, mate.

You don't want to really single anybody out, but as far as a player is concerned, she's that type of player that can open a game up and In my time and the players I've played alongside, there's only a handful that can do that.

Um, and their key players are in great form.

Jesse Southwell, Ali Brigginshaw, and Tamika Upton.

Julia Robinson, she gets the sets rolling from out wide, but, um, yeah, I called this game, and then I also called the Knights game versus the Titans, and-

Jeez, you've- they've got you working double time and a half.

As you might remember, It wasn't the girls' best outing.

Certainly watching Jessie Southwell and Tamika Upton lighting it up wasn't great, but let's hope we get the redemption arc.

Hopefully the girls are inspired by the tremendous performance by our boys' team.

It might transcend into the women's team and we get the W. Jeez, wouldn't that be nice, Lou? Back-to-back, not only just...

was

a difficult week, though, because also I have an honorable mention for Tamika Upton, who was really strong out the back for the Broncos.

And I think we really saw her leadership when things were going south.

She ripped into her team and was like, let's be better.

what a great question and what a great way to remind you of what it took to be there and the courage it is to keep showing up i think this is where our mentors coaches supporters and cheerleaders may not realize just how important their encouraging words are and how much they plant a seed within us to get through those moments Who's some of your favourite players and what are the attributes that has you just so looking forward to being as good as, if not better than them?

Yeah, definitely, like, the ones in the NRLW are, like, yeah, Tamika Upton.

Just the way she plays the game and holds herself.

Like, she's just an incredible, inspiring, like, woman who – Yeah, she just is paving the way for the younger females and I inspire her, like, inspire to be like her so much.

Terrifying.

And Tamika Upton was the ringleader of it all.

Of

course she was.

Uh, it's a star or battle of the superstar fullbacks.

Tamika Upton, captain of the Broncos, up against Parramatta's finest in Abbey Church.

On the wings you've got Zharri Fay and Martha Mateiuli for the Blue and Gold.

They're going up against Kerry Johnson and Julia Robinson for the Broncos.

Uh, best on field for the Eels will be, best on field will be Kiwi Joseph against Earl Cobb.

First try scorer, oh, first try scorer, Abbey Church.

She'll be, uh, in, in about causing some, um, some havoc against the Broncos and her superstar, uh, contemporary, Tamika Upton.

So yeah, I'm, I'm, I'm really hopeful for this game, Craig.