2018 NRL Women's season explained

Duration:8 September to 30 September 2018
Year:2018
Competition:NRL Women's Premiership
Teams:4
Count:1st
Mpcount:1st
Matches:7
Points:212
Attendance:46,875 (Avg. 11,719)
Top Point Scorer: Chelsea Baker (38)
Top Try Scorer: Taleena Simon (4)
Mvp Link:Dally M Award
Biggest Home Win: Broncos 30 4 Dragons
at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
(Round 1) 9 September 2018
Roosters 26 0 Dragons
at Allianz Stadium, Sydney
(Round 3) 22 September 2018
Nextseason Year:2019

The 2018 NRL Women's Premiership (NRLW) was the first season of professional women's rugby league in Australia.

Teams

ColoursClubSeasonHead coachCaptain(s)
Brisbane Broncos1st seasonPaul Dyer[1] Ali Brigginshaw[2]
New Zealand Warriors1st seasonLuisa Avaiki[3] Laura Mariu[4]
St. George Illawarra Dragons1st seasonDaniel Lacey[5] Sam Bremner[6]
Sydney Roosters1st seasonAdam Hartigan[7] Simaima Taufa[8]

Pre-season

Only two of the four sides, the Brisbane Broncos and New Zealand Warriors, took part in pre-season trial games. The Warriors played two fixtures against a combined Auckland side, while the Broncos played the Papua New Guinea Orchids as a curtain-raiser to the Brisbane Broncos-Manly Sea Eagles NRL fixture. The Sydney Roosters were due to play the North Sydney Bears but the game was cancelled due to player availability.[9] They instead underwent an opposed session with the Roosters' under-20 Jersey Flegg Cup side.[10]

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
width=17%Date and Time (Local)width=17%Venuewidth=11%Refereeswidth=7%Crowd
align=left New Zealand Warriors32 – 4align=left Auckland10 August 2018, 6:00pmMt Smart StadiumRochelle Tamarua-
align=left New Zealand Warriors22 – 16align=left Auckland25 August 2018, 3:15pmMt Smart Stadium No. 2Rochelle Tamarua-
align=left Brisbane Broncos48 – 14align=left Papua New Guinea Orchids2 September 2018, 1:30pmSuncorp Stadium-9,938

Regular season

See also: 2018 NRL Women's season results. The inaugural season will operate under a round-robin format, with games played as curtain-raisers to the 2018 NRL Finals Series. The top two finishing teams will then contest the Grand Final, which is to be played before the men's Grand Final on 30 September.

Round 1

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
width=17%Date and Time (Local)width=17%Venuewidth=11%Refereeswidth=7%Crowd
align=left Sydney Roosters4 – 10align=left New Zealand Warriors8 September 2018, 3:05pmANZ StadiumJon Stone
Joshua McGowan		17,168
align=left Brisbane Broncos30 – 4align=left St. George Illawarra Dragons9 September 2018, 1:45pmSuncorp StadiumMatt Noyen
Kasey Badger		47,296
Source: LeagueUnlimted.com[11] [12] NRL.com[13] [14] [15] [16] NZW-SR Highlights NZW-SR Replay BB-SGID Highlights BB-SGID Replay

Round 2

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
width=17%Date and Time (Local)width=17%Venuewidth=11%Refereeswidth=7%Crowd
align=left Sydney Roosters4 – 14align=left Brisbane Broncos14 September 2018, 5:15pmAllianz StadiumPeter Gough
Joshua McGowan		19,211
align=left St. George Illawarra Dragons22 – 10align=left New Zealand Warriors15 September 2018, 5:10pmANZ StadiumMatt Noyen
Wyatt Raymond		16,274
(48,188)
Source: LeagueUnlimited.com[17] [18] NRL.com[19] [20] [21] [22] SR-BB Highlights SR-BB Replay SGID-NZW Highlights SGID-NZW Replay

Round 3

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
width=17%Date and Time (Local)width=17%Venuewidth=11%Refereeswidth=7%Crowd
align=left Brisbane Broncos32 – 10align=left New Zealand Warriors21 September 2018, 5:15pmAAMI ParkPeter Gough
Jake Sutherland		26,621
align=left Sydney Roosters26 – 0align=left St. George Illawarra Dragons22 September 2018, 5:10pmAllianz StadiumJon Stone
Kasey Badger		15,577
(44,380)
Source: LeagueUnlimited.com[23] [24] NRL.com[25] [26] [27] [28] BB-NZW Highlights BB-NZW Replay SR-SGID Highlights SR-SGID Replay

Ladder

Ladder progression

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width=20 abbr="Position" width=250 Teamwidth=20 abbr="Round 1" 1width=20 abbr="Round 2" 2width=20 abbr="Round 3" 3
12 4 6
20 0 2
32 2 2
40 2 2

Grand Final

Team lists:
FB1Chelsea Baker
WG2Julia Robinson
CE3Meg Ward
CE4Amber Pilley
WG5Amelia Kuk
FE6Kimiora Nati
HB7Ali Brigginshaw (c)
PR8Heather Ballinger
HK9Brittany Breayley
PR15Chelsea Lenarduzzi
SR11Teuila Fotu-Moala
SR12Maitua Feterika
LK13Rona Peters
Substitutes:
IC10Steph Hancock
IC14Lavinia Gould
IC16Mariah Storch
IC17Ngatokotoru Arakua
Coach: Paul Dyer
FB1Karina Brown
WG2Brydie Parker
CE3Shontelle Stowers
CE4Isabelle Kelly
WG5Taleena Simon
FE6Lavina O'Mealey
HB7Zahara Temara
PR8Ruan Sims
HK9Nita Maynard
PR10Elianna Walton
SR11Tazmin Grey
SR12Vanessa Foliaki
LK13Simaima Taufa (c)
Substitutes:
IC14Kylie Hilder
IC15Sarah Togatuki
IC16Victoria Latu
IC17Kandy Kennedy
Coach: Adam Hartigan

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Meet Our New NRLW Coach – Paul Dyer. 12 June 2018. Brisbane Broncos.
  2. Web site: Broncos Name NRL Women's Captains. 29 August 2018. Brisbane Broncos.
  3. Web site: Meet Luisa Avaiki – NRL women's premiership head coach. www.warriors.kiwi.
  4. Web site: Warriors captain Laura Mariu sees big gain from Kiwi pain. 6 September 2018. National Rugby League.
  5. Web site: Lacey named Dragons coach. Mitch. Jennings. 22 March 2018. Illawarra Mercury.
  6. Web site: Bremner to captain Dragons' Women's Premiership team. 24 August 2018. St George Illawarra Dragons.
  7. Web site: NRLW Squad Update | Round 1. 7 September 2018. Sydney Roosters.
  8. Web site: Simaima Taufa named captain of Women's Premiership team. 1 September 2018. Sydney Roosters.
  9. Web site: Sydney Roosters Women's Trial Cancelled. 21 August 2018. Sydney Roosters.
  10. Web site: Opposed session with men has Roosters women ready. 7 September 2018. National Rugby League.
  11. Web site: Results: 2018 NRL Holden Women's Premiership Round 1. 9 Sep 2018. League Unlimited. 4 Jul 2022.
  12. Web site: Baker double helps NRLW Broncos thrash Dragons. Davies. Justin. 9 Sep 2018. League Unlimited. 4 Jul 2022.
  13. Web site: Telstra Women's Premiership – Roosters 4 v 10 Warriors. 8 Sep 2018. NRL. 4 Jul 2022.
  14. Web site: Warriors shock Roosters in women's premiership opener. Newton. Alicia. 8 Sep 2018. NRL. 4 Jul 2022.
  15. Web site: Telstra Women's Premiership – Broncos 30 v 4 Dragons. 9 Sep 2018. NRL. 4 Jul 2022.
  16. Web site: Breayley and Baker spark Broncos' demolition of Dragons. Golden. Josh. 9 Sep 2018. NRL. 4 Jul 2022.
  17. Web site: Broncos book NRLW Grand Final spot with tough win. Robertson. Josh. 14 Sep 2018. League Unlimited. 4 Jul 2022.
  18. Web site: Dragons keep Grand Final hopes alive. Robertson. Josh. 15 Sep 2018. League Unlimited. 4 Jul 2022.
  19. Web site: Telstra Women's Premiership – Roosters 4 v 14 Broncos. 14 Sep 2018. NRL. 4 Jul 2022.
  20. Web site: Broncos maintain perfect record after outclassing Roosters. Stanton. Tanisha. 14 Sep 2018. NRL. 4 Jul 2022.
  21. Web site: Telstra Women's Premiership – Dragons 22 v 10 Warriors. 15 Sep 2018. NRL. 4 Jul 2022.
  22. Web site: Dragons outclass Warriors for first NRLW win. Newton. Alicia. 15 Sep 2018. NRL. 4 Jul 2022.
  23. Web site: Broncos charge over Warriors into Grand Final. Robertson. Josh. 21 Sep 2018. League Unlimited. 4 Jul 2022.
  24. Web site: Simon's awesome foursome helps Roosters book GF spot. Robertson. Josh. 22 Sep 2018. League Unlimited. 4 Jul 2022.
  25. Web site: Telstra Women's Premiership – Broncos 32 v 10 Warriors. 21 Sep 2018. NRL. 4 Jul 2022.
  26. Web site: Unbeaten Broncos charge into NRLW grand final. Walsh. Dan. 21 Sep 2018. NRL. 4 Jul 2022.
  27. Web site: Telstra Women's Premiership – Roosters 26 v 0 Dragons. 22 Sep 2018. NRL. 4 Jul 2022.
  28. Web site: Simon scores four as Roosters reach NRLW decider. Newton. Alicia. Stanton. Talisha. 22 Sep 2018. NRL. 4 Jul 2022.

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