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. This was the last season before the NRLW went professional.
Teams
The line-up of teams remained the same as the postponed 2021 season (held from February to April in 2022). The number of teams would be increased to 10 in 2023.
ClubSeasonHead coachCaptain(s) Brisbane Broncos5th seasonKelvin WrightAli Brigginshaw (5) Gold Coast Titans2nd season Karyn MurphyBrittany Breayley-Nati (5) Newcastle Knights2nd season Ronald GriffithsMillie Boyle (7) and Hannah Southwell (1) Parramatta Eels2nd seasonDean Widders Tiana Penitani (5) and Simaima Taufa (7) St. George Illawarra Dragons5th seasonJamie SowardKezie Apps (5) also Keeley Davis (1: Round 3) Sydney Roosters5th seasonJohn Strange Isabelle Kelly (6) Notes: In the Captain(s) column The number next to the name indicates the number of games played as captain The word and indicates joint captains. Of the two clubs that employed joint captains neither had both appear in every match. The word also indicates the player deputised as captain when the regular captain missed one or more matches.
Win/loss table
Team 1 2 3 4 5 SF GF Brisbane BroncosNEW−18SYD−20GCT+18SGI−1*PAR−12 Gold Coast TitansSGI−14NEW−4BRI−18PAR+2SYD−26 Newcastle KnightsBRI+18GCT+4PAR+2SYD−2SGI+22SGI+24PAR+20 Parramatta EelsSYD−22SGI−6NEW−2GCT−2BRI+12SYD+14NEW−20 St. George Illawarra DragonsGCT+14PAR+6SYD−28BRI+1*NEW−22NEW−24 Sydney RoostersPAR+22BRI+20SGI+28NEW+2GCT+26PAR−14 Team 1 2 3 4 5 SF GF
Bold – Home game * – Golden point game Opponent for round listed above margin
Regular season 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. Round 5 was a triple-header at Central Coast Stadium using the same format as rounds 1 and 2 from the 2021 season.
Round 1 HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereesAttendanceReports Parramatta Eels Sydney RoostersSaturday, 20 August, 1:00pmCommBank Stadium Belinda Sharpe 26,451 St. George Illawarra Dragons 26 – 12 Gold Coast TitansSunday, 21 August, 12:00pmWIN Stadium Karra-Lee Nolan 5,135 Newcastle Knights 32 – 14 Brisbane BroncosSunday, 21 August, 6:10pmMcDonald Jones StadiumKasey Badger8,323
Round 2 HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereesAttendanceReports Brisbane Broncos 8 28 Sydney RoostersSaturday, 27 August, 1:10pmSuncorp Stadium Kasey Badger 11,816 Parramatta Eels St. George Illawarra DragonsSunday, 28 August, 12:00pmCommBank Stadium Belinda Sharpe 9,987 Gold Coast Titans 12 16 Newcastle KnightsSunday, 28 August, 6:10pmCbus Super StadiumRochelle Tamarua11,816
Round 3 HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereesAttendanceReports Sydney Roosters 34 6 St. George Illawarra DragonsFriday, 2 September, 5:40pmAllianz Stadium Kasey Badger 41,906 Brisbane Broncos 22 4 Gold Coast TitansSaturday, 3 September, 1:10pmMoreton Daily Stadium Belinda Sharpe 1,619 Newcastle Knights Parramatta EelsSunday, 4 September, 12:00pmMcDonald Jones StadiumKarra-Lee Nolan 9,189
Round 4 HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereesAttendanceReports Gold Coast Titans Parramatta Eels 10 September, 1:05pm AAMI Park Karra-Lee Nolan 505 Brisbane Broncos 18 19 St. George Illawarra Dragons 11 September, 2:50pmZiggy Przeklasa-Adamski 1,229 Sydney Roosters 18 16 Newcastle Knights 11 September, 1:10pm Allianz StadiumBelinda Sharpe 4,063
Round 5 HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereesAttendanceReports Brisbane Broncos 16 28 Parramatta EelsSunday, 18 September, 12:05pmCentral Coast Stadium Kasey Badger 3,066 Gold Coast Titans Sydney RoostersSunday, 18 September, 1:55pm Belinda Sharpe 4,776 St. George Illawarra Dragons 8 30 Newcastle KnightsSunday, 18 September, 3:45pmZiggy Przeklasa-Adamski6,214
Notes:
Ladder
Ladder progression Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top four. 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.
Team123451 Sydney Roosters 2 4 6 8 102 Newcastle Knights 2 4 6 6 83 St. George Illawarra Dragons 2 4 4 6 64 Parramatta Eels 0 0 0 0 25 Brisbane Broncos 0 0 2 2 26 Gold Coast Titans 0 0 0 2 2
Finals series 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 .
HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereesAttendanceReports Newcastle Knights 30 6 St. George Illawarra DragonsSunday, 25 September, 2:05 PMSuncorp Stadium Kasey Badger 3,649 Sydney Roosters 10 24 Parramatta EelsSunday, 25 September, 3:50 PM Belinda Sharpe 6,173
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. HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereesAttendanceReports Newcastle Knights 32 12 Parramatta EelsSunday, 2 October, 3:55 PMAccor Stadium Kasey Badger 42,921
Grand Final
Team detailsNewcastle Knights FB 1 Tamika UptonWG 2 Kiana TakairangiCE 3 Shanice ParkerCE 4 Bobbi LawWG 5 Emmanita PakiFE 6 Kirra DibbHB 7 Jesse SouthwellPR 8 Caitlan JohnstonHK 9 Olivia HigginsPR 10 Millie Boyle (c)SR 11 Romy TeitzelSR 12 Yasmin ClydsdaleLK 13 Kayla RomaniukInterchange:BE 14 Emma ManzelmannBE 15 Tayla PredebonBE 16 Simone KarpaniBE 18 Caitlin MoranReserve:RE 17 Makenzie WealeCoach:Ronald GriffithsParramatta Eels FB 1 Gayle BroughtonWG 2 Zali FayCE 3 Abbi ChurchCE 4 Rikeya HorneWG 5Cassey Tohi-HikuFE 6 Ashleigh QuinlanHB 7 Tayla PrestonPR 8 Kennedy CherringtonHK 9 Brooke AndersonPR 10 Ellie JohnstonSR 11 Christian PioSR 12 Vanessa FoliakiLK 13 Simaima Taufa (c)Interchange:BE 14 Filomina HanisiBE 15 Seli MailangiBE 16 Najvada GeorgeBE 17 Rima ButlerReserve:RE 18 Ruby-Jean KennardCoach:Dean Widders
Team of the week At the conclusion of each round, the media department of the NRL announce a team of the week. Seventeen players were named.
Jersey Position Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Semi-finals 1 Sam Bremner Tamika Upton Sam Bremner Evania Pelite Gayle Broughton Tamika Upton 2 Teagan Berry Teagan Berry Leianne Tufuga Julia Robinson Zali Fay Teagan Berry 3 Isabelle Kelly Tiana Penitani Jessica Sergis Isabelle Kelly Jessica Sergis Abbi Church 4 Page McGregor Evania Pelite Rikeya Horne Shenae Ciesiolka Taliah Fuimaono Shanice Parker 5 Julia Robinson Julia Robinson Jaime Chapman Karina Brown Jayme Fressard Cassey Tohi-Hiku 6 Taliah Fuimaono Tarryn Aiken Zahara Temara Zali Hopkins Ashleigh Quinlan Kirra Dibb 7 Jesse Southwell Raecene McGregor Raecene McGregor Rachael Pearson Jesse Southwell Tayla Preston 8 Millie Boyle Shannon Mato Chelsea Lenarduzzi Millie Boyle Jesse Southwell Millie Boyle 9 Keeley Davis Destiny Brill Olivia Higgins Quincy Dodd Destiny Brill Brooke Anderson 10 Steph Hancock Sarah Togatuki Caitlan Johnston Tara McGrath-West Kennedy Cherrington Kennedy Cherrington 11 Shaniah Power Kezie Apps Vanessa Foliaki Yasmin Clydsdale Yasmin Clydsdale Romy Teitzel 12 Keilee Joseph Olivia Kernick Amber Hall Kezie Apps Otesa Pule Yasmin Clydsdale 13 Simaima Taufa Holli Wheeler Keilee Joseph Georgia Hale Simaima Taufa Holli Wheeler 14 Kennedy Cherrington Emma Manzelmann Tayla Preston Jada Ferguson Ali Brigginshaw Ashleigh Quinlan 15 Tallisha Harden Tayla Predebon Jocelyn Kelleher Simaima Taufa Keilee Joseph Caitlan Johnston 16 Holli Wheeler Keilee Joseph Monalisa Soliola Keilee Joseph Shannon Mato Ellie Johnston 17 Emma Tonegato Chelsea Lenarduzzi Tamika Upton Rima Pirini Butler Tayla Predebon Sarah Togatuki
Dream Team 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.
Jersey Position Player 1 Sam Bremner 2 Julia Robinson 3 Isabelle Kelly 4 Jaime Chapman 5 Leianne Tufuga 6 Tarryn Aiken 7 Raecene McGregor 8 Millie Boyle 9 Destiny Brill 10 Caitlan Johnston 11 Olivia Kernick 12 Amber Hall 13 Keilee Joseph
Individual awards
Dally M Medal Awards Night The following awards were presented at the Dally M Medal Awards ceremony in Sydney on the night of 28 September.
Dally M Medal Player of the Year: Raecene McGregor ( Sydney Roosters)
Captain of the Year: Isabelle Kelly ( Sydney Roosters)
Coach of the Year: John Strange ( Sydney Roosters)
Provan-Summons Medal: Toni Hunt ( Brisbane Broncos)
Rookie of the Year: Jesse Southwell ( Newcastle Knights)
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).
RLPA Players' Champion Awards The following awards were voted for by NRLW players at the end of the season.
The Players' Champion: Raecene McGregor ( Sydney Roosters
Rookie of the Year: Gayle Broughton ( Parramatta Eels)
Dennis Tutty Award: Hannah Southwell ( Newcastle Knights)
Statistical awards Highest Point scorer in regular season: Zahara Temara ( Sydney Roosters) 44 (1t 20g)
Top try scorers in regular season: Jayme Fressard ( Sydney Roosters) 5
Players and transfers
Player signings for the 2022 season began in May 2022.
Table last updated: 21 July 2022.