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âSheâs got a gift.â
That is how CQ Capras Amanda Ohl sums up the talents of her young charge Emma Paki.
Paki is making a big impression in her first full year of rugby league after making the transition from touch, where she played for Australia.
She looks destined for big things in her new sport, with the 18-year-old the only Capras player named in a Queensland under-19 squad for the national championships later this month.
She has been one of the Capras best in the BHP Premiership â and her skills are developing with every game, according to Ohl.
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Rugby league big guns Chelsea Baker and Ali Brigginshaw will battle it out in a Browne Park blockbuster on Saturday.
A forced reshuffle will result in skipper Baker returning to her traditional role of fullback for the CQ Capras in the much-anticipated clash at 6pm.
The Capras will be looking for their second win in the BHP Premiership when they tackle the star-studded Valleys Diehards, led by Queensland Origin and Brisbane Broncos captain Ali Brigginshaw. Valleys Diehards captain Ali Brigginshaw wraps up North Queensland Gold Stars player Jasmine Peters in their BHP Premiership clash. Picture: Brendan Radke
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A sibling showdown will be a feature of the BHP Premiership Round 3 fixture between the CQ Capras and the Burleigh Bears this weekend.
Rockhampton sisters Sharni and Tamika Upton will face off for the first time in their rugby league careers at 12.10pm Sunday at the Gold Coast’s Pizzey Park.
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Sharni will line up in the second row for the Capras, Tamika at fullback for the ladder-leading Burleigh Bears.
It will be a monumental day for the Uptons but Sharni said she was trying to approach it as “just another game”.
“I’m trying not to think of playing against Tamika too much, I just need to focus on my game and the Capras game plan,” she said.