2019 NRL Women's season explained

Duration:14 September to 6 October 2019
Year:2019
Competition:NRL Women's Premiership
Premiers: Brisbane Broncos (2nd title)
Minor Premiers: Brisbane Broncos (2nd title)
Teams:4
Matches:7
Points:192
Top Point Scorer: Maddie Studdon (16)
Top Try Scorer: Jessica Sergis (3)
Mvp Link:Dally M Award
Biggest Away Win: Dragons 26 6 Warriors
at Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
Round 2 (22 September 2019)

The 2019 NRL Women's Premiership was the second season of professional women's rugby league in Australia.

Teams

ColoursClubSeasonHead coachCaptain(s)
Brisbane Broncos2nd seasonKelvin Wright[1] Ali Brigginshaw[2]
New Zealand Warriors2nd seasonLuisa Avaiki[3] Laura Mariu[4]
St. George Illawarra Dragons2nd seasonDaniel Lacey[5] Sam Bremner[6]
Sydney Roosters2nd seasonAdam Hartigan[7] Simaima Taufa[8]

Pre-season

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align=left Brisbane Broncos14–0align=left Papua New Guinea Orchids31 August 2019, 4:00pmPNG Football Stadium

Regular season

See also: 2019 NRL Women's season results.

The season again operated under a round-robin format, with games played as curtain-raisers to the 2019 NRL Finals Series as well as two standalone matches. The top two finishing teams will then contest the Grand Final, which is to be played before the men's Grand Final on 6 October.[9]

Ladder

Ladder progression

Team123
1 Brisbane Broncos244
2 St. George Illawarra Dragons024
3 New Zealand Warriors224
4 Sydney Roosters000

Grand Final

Team lists:
FB18Tamika Upton
WG2Julia Robinson
CE3Amy Turner
CE4Amber Pilley
WG5Meg Ward
FE6Raecene McGregor
HB7Ali Brigginshaw (c)
PR8Millie Boyle
HK9Lavinia Gould
PR10Amber Hall
SR11Annette Brander
SR12Tazmin Gray
LK13Rona Peters
Substitutes:
IC14Tarryn Aiken
IC15Steph Hancock
IC16Mariah Storch
IC17Chelsea Lenarduzzi
Coach: Kelvin Wright
FB1Botille Vette-Welsh
WG2Rikeya Horne
CE3Jessica Sergis
CE4Tiana Penitani
WG5Shakiah Tungai
FE6Keeley Davis
HB7Maddie Studdon
PR8Ngatokotoru Arakua
HK9Brittany Breayley
PR10Maitua Feterika
SR11Kezie Apps (c)
SR12Shaylee Bent
LK13Holli Wheeler
Substitutes:
IC14Aaliyah Fasavalu-Fa'amausili
IC15Takilele Katoa
IC16Maddison Weatherall
IC17Najvada George
Coach: Daniel Lacey

Individual awards

Dally M Medal Awards Night

The following award was presented at the Dally M Medal Awards ceremony in Sydney on the night of 2 October 2019.[10]

Dally M Medal Player of the Year: Jessica Sergis (St. George Illawarra Dragons)

Grand Final Day Awards

The following awards were presented at ANZ Stadium on Grand Final day, 6 October 2019.

Veronica White Medal: Honey Hireme (New Zealand Warriors).[11]

Karyn Murphy Medal Player of the Match: Annette Brander (Brisbane Broncos)[12]

Statistical Awards

Highest Point Scorer in Regular Season: Maddie Studdon (St. George Illawarra Dragons) 14 (7g)

Top Try Scorers in Regular Season: Jessica Sergis (St. George Illawarra Dragons) 3

Highest Point Scorer across the Full Season: Maddie Studdon (St. George Illawarra Dragons) 16 (8g)

Top Try Scorer across the Full Season: Jessica Sergis (St. George Illawarra Dragons) 3

Postseason

In October 2018, NRL announced the inaugural edition of Rugby League World Cup 9s in Western Sydney on 18–19 October 2019, featuring 12 international men's teams and 4 women's teams.[13] This would be around one month after the Women's Grand Final and replaced the Auckland Nines which had been run as a preseason tournament in previous years.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kelvin Wright appointed coach of NRLW Broncos. NRL.com. Alicia. Newton. 14 May 2019. 14 May 2019.
  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: NRLW to take centre stage with stand-alone matches. 15 August 2019. National Rugby League.
  10. Web site: Over the moon - Stunned Sergis collects women's Dally M Medal. Whittaker. Troy. 2 Oct 2019. NRL. 7 Oct 2020.
  11. Web site: Soliola, Hireme the 2019 Ken Stephen and Veronica White Medallists. Whittaker. Troy. 6 Oct 2019. NRL. 7 Jul 2022.
  12. Web site: Brander wins Karyn Murphy Medal. 6 Oct 2019. NRL. 7 Jul 2022.
  13. Web site: RLIF welcomes announcement of Downers Rugby League World Cup 9s. nrl.com. RLIF. 29 November 2018. 18 February 2019.