See also: 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup.
| Year: | 2017 |
| Women's Rugby League World Cup final | |
| Home: | Australia |
| Away: | New Zealand |
| Home Abbr: | AUS |
| Away Abbr: | NZL |
| Home Half1: | 12 |
| Home Half2: | 11 |
| Home Total: | 23 |
| Away Half1: | 10 |
| Away Half2: | 6 |
| Away Total: | 16 |
| Date: | 2 December 2017 |
| Stadium: | Brisbane Stadium |
| Location: | Brisbane, Australia |
| Mom Title: | Woman of the Match |
| Mom: | Ali Brigginshaw |
| Anthem Title: | Australian National Anthem |
| Anthem2 Title: | New Zealand National Anthem |
| Referee: | Adam Gee (Australia) |
| Network: | 7mate (Australia) |
| Commentators: | David Tapp (Lead caller) |
| Commentators2: | Andrew Ryan (Expert comments) |
| Commentators3: | Renee Gartner (Sideline reporter) |
The 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup final was a rugby league match which determined the winner of the 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup. It was played between reigning champions Australia and their rivals New Zealand on 2 December 2017 at Brisbane Stadium in Brisbane, immediately before the final of the concurrent men's competition.[1] It was the third consecutive time that the two sides played in the World Cup final.
Australia emerged victorious, winning the match 23–16 and earning their second World Cup win.
Both teams had little difficulty reaching the final, each winning their group matches and semi-final by large margins.
See also: 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup.
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| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 58–4 | Match 1 | 50–4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 38–0 | Match 2 | 38–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 88–0 | Match 3 | 76–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opponent | Result | Knockout stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 58–6 | Semi-finals | 52–4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Touch judges: Robert Hicks (England) Michael Wise (Australia) Video referee: Shayne Hayne (Australia) |
| width=200 | width=80 | Australia | width=80 | New Zealand | |
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| Tries | 4 | 3 | |||
| Conversions (attempts) | 3 (4) | 2 (3) | |||
| Penalty goals (attempts) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |||
| Field goals (attempts) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | |||
| Possession | |||||
| Possession | 54% | 46% | |||
| Total sets | 42 | 35 | |||
| Completed sets | 33 | 27 | |||
| Completion rate | 79% | 77% | |||
| Attacking | |||||
| All runs | 160 | 149 | |||
| All run metres | 1424 | 1262 | |||
| Line breaks | 4 | 5 | |||
| Offloads | 6 | 6 | |||
| Defending | |||||
| Kick metres | 264 | 412 | |||
| 40/20 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tackles | 274 | 288 | |||
| Missed tackles | 46 | 37 | |||
| Goal line dropouts | 0 | 0 | |||
| Try saves | 3 | 0 | |||
| Discipline | |||||
| Penalties conceded | 7 | 11 | |||
| Errors | 10 | 10 | |||
| Send offs | 0 | 0 | |||
| Sin bins | 0 | 0 | |||
| Reference: Jillaroos vs Ferns - NRL Match Centre | |||||
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