NRL Telstra Women's Premiership | |
Year: | 2022 |
Duration: | 20 August – 2 October |
No Of Teams: | 6 |
Matches: | 18 |
Points: | 679 |
Tv: | Nine Network Fox League Sky Sport (NZ) Sky Sports (UK) |
Prevseason Year: | 2021 |
Nextseason Year: | 2023 |
Season Champs: | Newcastle Knights (1st title) |
Season Champ Name: | Premiers |
Minor Premiers: | Sydney Roosters |
Mvp: | Raecene McGregor |
Mvp Link: | Dally M Award |
Top Scorer: | Zahara Temara (46) |
Top Try Scorer: | Jayme Fressard (5) Teagan Berry (5) Tamika Upton (5) |
Wooden Spoon: | Gold Coast Titans |
Wooden Spoon Count: | 1st |
Highest Attendance: | 42,921 |
Lowest Attendance: | 505 |
The 2022 NRLW Premiership was the fifth professional season of Women's rugby league in Australia. The season started on Saturday, 20 August and ran for seven weekends. This comprised five rounds, semi-finals for the top four teams, and a Grand Final that was played on Sunday 2 October as a curtain raiser to the 2022 men's Grand Final.[1] This was the last season before the NRLW goes professional.[2] [3]
The Line-up of teams will remain the same as the postponed 2021 season (held from February to April in 2022). The number of teams will raise to 10 in 2023.
Colours | Club | Season | Head coach | Captain(s) | |
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Brisbane Broncos | 5th season | Kelvin Wright | Ali Brigginshaw | ||
St. George Illawarra Dragons | 5th season | Jamie Soward | Kezie Apps | ||
Sydney Roosters | 5th season | John Strange | Isabelle Kelly[4] | ||
Newcastle Knights | 2nd season | Ronald Griffiths[5] | Millie Boyle and Hannah Southwell[6] | ||
Parramatta Eels | 2nd season | Dean Widders[7] | Tiana Penitani and Simaima Taufa[8] | ||
Gold Coast Titans | 2nd season | Karyn Murphy[9] | Brittany Breayley-Nati |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | SF | GF | |
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Brisbane Broncos | NEW −18 | SYD −20 | GCT +18 | SGI −1* | PAR −12 | |||
Gold Coast Titans | SGI −14 | NEW −4 | BRI −18 | PAR +2 | SYD −26 | |||
Newcastle Knights | BRI +18 | GCT +4 | PAR +2 | SYD −2 | SGI +22 | SGI +24 | PAR +20 | |
Parramatta Eels | SYD −22 | SGI −6 | NEW −2 | GCT −2 | BRI +12 | SYD +14 | NEW −20 | |
St. George Illawarra Dragons | GCT +14 | PAR +6 | SYD −28 | BRI +1* | NEW −22 | NEW −24 | ||
Sydney Roosters | PAR +22 | BRI +20 | SGI +28 | NEW +2 | GCT +26 | PAR −14 | ||
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | SF | GF |
The first announcement of the 2022 NRLW season's fixtures was released by the NRL on 8 July 2022.
Matches in rounds 1–3 were played as either curtain raisers or closers to men's matches, or as standalone fixtures. The announcement of Round 4 fixtures was delayed until the NRL placings were known and the four NRL week one finals matches were determined.[1] [10] Round 5 was a triple-header at Central Coast Stadium using the same format as rounds 1 and 2 from the 2021 season.
Home | Score | Away | Match information | |||||
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Date and time | Venue | Referees | Attendance | Reports | ||||
Parramatta Eels | Sydney Roosters | Saturday, 20 August, 1:00pm | CommBank Stadium | Belinda Sharpe | 26,451 | [11] [12] [13] | ||
St. George Illawarra Dragons | 26 – 12 | Gold Coast Titans | Sunday, 21 August, 12:00pm | WIN Stadium | Karra-Lee Nolan | 5,135 | [14] [15] [16] | |
Newcastle Knights | 32 – 14 | Brisbane Broncos | Sunday, 21 August, 6:10pm | McDonald Jones Stadium | Kasey Badger | 8,323 | [17] [18] [19] |
Home | Score | Away | Match information | |||||
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Date and time | Venue | Referees | Attendance | Reports | ||||
Brisbane Broncos | 8 28 | Sydney Roosters | Saturday, 27 August, 1:10pm | Suncorp Stadium | Kasey Badger | 11,816 | [20] [21] [22] | |
Parramatta Eels | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Sunday, 28 August, 12:00pm | CommBank Stadium | Belinda Sharpe | 9,987 | [23] [24] [25] | ||
Gold Coast Titans | 12 16 | Newcastle Knights | Sunday, 28 August, 6:10pm | Cbus Super Stadium | Rochelle Tamarua | 11,816 | [26] [27] [28] |
Home | Score | Away | Match information | |||||
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Date and time | Venue | Referees | Attendance | Reports | ||||
Sydney Roosters | 34 6 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Friday, 2 September, 5:40pm | Allianz Stadium | Kasey Badger | 41,906 | [29] [30] [31] | |
Brisbane Broncos | 22 4 | Gold Coast Titans | Saturday, 3 September, 1:10pm | Moreton Daily Stadium | Belinda Sharpe | 1,619 | [32] [33] [34] | |
Newcastle Knights | Parramatta Eels | Sunday, 4 September, 12:00pm | McDonald Jones Stadium | Karra-Lee Nolan | 9,189 | [35] [36] [37] |
Home | Score | Away | Match information | |||||
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Date and time | Venue | Referees | Attendance | Reports | ||||
Gold Coast Titans | Parramatta Eels | 10 September, 1:05pm | AAMI Park | Karra-Lee Nolan | 505 | [38] [39] [40] | ||
Brisbane Broncos | 18 19 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 11 September, 2:50pm | Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski | 1,229 | [41] [42] [43] | ||
Sydney Roosters | 18 16 | Newcastle Knights | 11 September, 1:10pm | Allianz Stadium | Belinda Sharpe | 4,063 | [44] [45] [46] |
Home | Score | Away | Match information | |||||
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Date and time | Venue | Referees | Attendance | Reports | ||||
Brisbane Broncos | 16 28 | Parramatta Eels | Sunday, 18 September, 12:05pm | Central Coast Stadium | Kasey Badger | 3,066 | [47] [48] [49] | |
Gold Coast Titans | Sydney Roosters | Sunday, 18 September, 1:55pm | Belinda Sharpe | 4,776 | [50] [51] [52] | |||
St. George Illawarra Dragons | 8 30 | Newcastle Knights | Sunday, 18 September, 3:45pm | Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski | 6,214 | [53] [54] [55] |
Notes:
width=20 abbr="Position" | width=250 | Team | width=20 abbr="Round 1" | 1 | width=20 abbr="Round 2" | 2 | width=20 abbr="Round 3" | 3 | width=20 abbr="Round 4" | 4 | width=20 abbr="Round 5" | 5 | |
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1 | Sydney Roosters | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | |||||||
2 | Newcastle Knights | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | |||||||
3 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||
4 | Parramatta Eels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
5 | Brisbane Broncos | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
6 | Gold Coast Titans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Two semi-finals were played on 25 September 2022 as part of a quadruple-header also featuring the men's and women's Prime Minister's XIII matches against .[56] [57] [58]
Home | Score | Away | Match information | |||||
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Date and time | Venue | Referees | Attendance | Reports | ||||
Newcastle Knights | 30 6 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Sunday, 25 September, 2:05 PM | Suncorp Stadium | Kasey Badger | 3,649 | [59] [60] [61] | |
Sydney Roosters | 10 24 | Parramatta Eels | Sunday, 25 September, 3:50 PM | Belinda Sharpe | 6,173 | [62] [63] |
The Grand Final was played on Sunday, 2 October 2022, between the winners of the two semi-finals, at Accor Stadium as curtain-raiser to the 2022 men's season grand final.
At the conclusion of each round, the media department of the NRL announce a team of the week. Seventeen players are named.
Jersey | Position | Round 1[65] | Round 2[66] | Round 3[67] | Round 4[68] | Round 5[69] | Semi-finals[70] | |||
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align=center | 1 | align=center | Tamika Upton | |||||||
align=center | 2 | align=center | Leianne Tufuga | Zali Fay | Teagan Berry | |||||
align=center | 3 | align=center | Abbi Church | |||||||
align=center | 4 | align=center | Page McGregor | Taliah Fuimaono | Shanice Parker | |||||
align=center | 5 | align=center | Cassey Tohi-Hiku | |||||||
align=center | 6 | align=center | Taliah Fuimaono | Zali Hopkins | Ashleigh Quinlan | Kirra Dibb | ||||
align=center | 7 | align=center | Rachael Pearson | Tayla Preston | ||||||
align=center | 8 | align=center | Millie Boyle | |||||||
align=center | 9 | align=center | Destiny Brill | Destiny Brill | Brooke Anderson | |||||
align=center | 10 | align=center | Tara McGrath-West | Kennedy Cherrington | ||||||
align=center | 11 | align=center | Romy Teitzel | |||||||
align=center | 12 | align=center | Keilee Joseph | Olivia Kernick | Otesa Pule | Yasmin Clydsdale | ||||
align=center | 13 | align=center | Keilee Joseph | Holli Wheeler | ||||||
align=center | 14 | align=center | Tayla Preston | Ashleigh Quinlan | ||||||
align=center | 15 | align=center | Keilee Joseph | Caitlan Johnston | ||||||
align=center | 16 | align=center | Keilee Joseph | Monalisa Soliola | Keilee Joseph | Ellie Johnston | ||||
align=center | 17 | align=center | Rima Pirini Butler | Sarah Togatuki |
In the week between the Semi-finals and Grand Final, the Rugby League Players Association announced a Dream Team. The team was selected by the players, who each cast one vote for each position.[71]
Jersey | Position | Player | |||
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align=center | 1 | align=center | Sam Bremner | ||
align=center | 2 | align=center | Julia Robinson | ||
align=center | 3 | align=center | Isabelle Kelly | ||
align=center | 4 | align=center | Jaime Chapman | ||
align=center | 5 | align=center | Leianne Tufuga | ||
align=center | 6 | align=center | Tarryn Aiken | ||
align=center | 7 | align=center | Raecene McGregor | ||
align=center | 8 | align=center | Millie Boyle | ||
align=center | 9 | align=center | Destiny Brill | ||
align=center | 10 | align=center | Caitlan Johnston | ||
align=center | 11 | align=center | Olivia Kernick | ||
align=center | 12 | align=center | Amber Hall | ||
align=center | 13 | align=center | Keilee Joseph |
The following awards were presented at the Dally M Medal Awards ceremony in Sydney on the night of 28 September.[72]
Dally M Medal Player of the Year: Raecene McGregor (Sydney Roosters)[73]
Captain of the Year: Isabelle Kelly (Sydney Roosters)[74]
Coach of the Year: John Strange (Sydney Roosters)[75]
Provan-Summons Medal: Toni Hunt (Brisbane Broncos)
Rookie of the Year: Jesse Southwell (Newcastle Knights)[76]
Try of the Year: Tarryn Aiken for Brisbane Broncos versus Sydney Roosters (27 August 2022).
Tackle of the Year: Tarryn Aiken for Brisbane Broncos on Jessica Sergis of the Sydney Roosters (27 August 2022).
The following awards were voted for by NRLW players at the end of the season.
The Players' Champion: Raecene McGregor (Sydney Roosters[77]
Rookie of the Year: Gayle Broughton (Parramatta Eels)[78]
Dennis Tutty Award: Hannah Southwell (Newcastle Knights)[79]
Highest Point Scorer in Regular-season: Zahara Temara (Sydney Roosters) 44 (1t 20g)
Top Try Scorers in Regular-season: Jayme Fressard (Sydney Roosters) 5
See main article: List of current NRL Women's team squads. Player signings for the 2022 season began in May 2022.
Table last updated: 21 July 2022.