The 2019 NRL Women's Premiership was the second season of professional women's rugby league in Australia.
Teams
ClubSeasonHead coachCaptain(s) Brisbane Broncos2nd seasonKelvin WrightAli Brigginshaw (4) New Zealand Warriors2nd seasonLuisa AvaikiGeorgia Hale (3) St. George Illawarra Dragons2nd seasonDaniel LaceyKezie Apps (4) Sydney Roosters2nd seasonRick StoneSimaima Taufa (2) also Isabelle Kelly (1: Round 3) Notes: In the Captain(s) column The number next to the name indicates the number of games played as captain The word also indicates the player deputised as captain when the regular captain missed one or more matches.
Pre-season
HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and Time (Local)VenueRefereesCrowd Brisbane Broncos 14–0 Papua New Guinea Orchids 31 August 2019, 4:00pm PNG Football Stadium
Regular season
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.
Ladder
Ladder progression
Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top two. Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round. Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
Team1231 Brisbane Broncos2442 St. George Illawarra Dragons0243 New Zealand Warriors2244 Sydney Roosters000
Grand Final
Team lists:FB18 Tamika UptonWG2 Julia RobinsonCE3 Amy TurnerCE4 Amber PilleyWG5 Meg WardFE6 Raecene McGregorHB7 Ali Brigginshaw (c)PR8 Millie BoyleHK9 Lavinia GouldPR10 Amber HallSR11 Annette BranderSR12 Tazmin GrayLK13 Rona PetersSubstitutes:IC14 Tarryn AikenIC15 Steph HancockIC16 Mariah StorchIC17 Chelsea LenarduzziCoach: Kelvin WrightFB1 Botille Vette-WelshWG2 Rikeya HorneCE3 Jessica SergisCE4 Tiana PenitaniWG5 Shakiah TungaiFE6 Keeley DavisHB7 Maddie StuddonPR8 Ngatokotoru ArakuaHK9 Brittany BreayleyPR10 Maitua FeterikaSR11 Kezie Apps (c)SR12 Shaylee BentLK13 Holli WheelerSubstitutes:IC14 Aaliyah Fasavalu-Fa'amausiliIC15 Takilele KatoaIC16 Maddison WeatherallIC17 Najvada GeorgeCoach: 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.
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).
Karyn Murphy Medal Player of the Match: Annette Brander ( Brisbane Broncos)
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. 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.
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