The Rams went down 30-6 against the Colts but showed flashes of brilliance while maintaining a gritty defensive effort at Pioneer Oval.

The Colts shot out to a 12-0 lead following tries to Ahlivia Ingram and Jasmine Tooth but the Rams girls hit back via a super, close-range effort from young Goannas star Alahna Ryan.

Ryan latched on to a great off-load from prop Haylee Lepaio and showed plenty of awareness to find the line and score the Rams' only try of the game.

Western did a mountain of defensive work early in the match and that toll showed late as the visitors raced in three second-half tries, but Naden says the flashes some of her team's youngest players produced indicate there's a bright future for women's footy in the Rams region.

“I think our young girls went well, Taneka (Todhunter), Alahna … so there’s some upcoming talent there," she said.

“I think we let them run around early, and that hurt us. It was our first game though, we can only improve from here.

“We’ve got a long way to go but there’s lots we can work on."

"We held our ground in defence … we were just all buggered.

“This is the first time we’ve played together and this was a hard team.”