The 2024 NRL Women's season is the seventh professional season of the NRL Women's Premiership. The number of teams (ten), start date (25 July 2024) and duration of the season (eleven weeks) was confirmed by the NRL, with the release of the draw on 13 November 2023. Possible expansion in the number of teams for 2024 had been discussed by the Australian Rugby League Commission during October 2023.
Teams The ten teams that participated in the 2023 season returned for the 2024 season.
Club Season Home ground(s) Head coach Captain(s) Brisbane Broncos 7th season Suncorp Stadium and Totally Workwear Stadium Scott Prince Ali Brigginshaw (10) Canberra Raiders 2nd season GIO Stadium Darrin Borthwick Simaima Taufa (8) and Zahara Temara (9) Cronulla Sharks 2nd season PointsBet Stadium Tony Herman Tiana Penitani (11) Gold Coast Titans 4th season Cbus Super Stadium Karyn Murphy Georgia Hale (9) Newcastle Knights 4th season McDonald Jones Stadium Ben Jeffries Hannah Southwell (10) and Tamika Upton (10) North Queensland Cowboys 2nd season Queensland Country Bank Stadium Ricky Henry Kirra Dibb (9) and Tallisha Harden (9) Parramatta Eels 4th season CommBank Stadium and Eric Tweedale Stadium Steve Georgallis Mahalia Murphy (9) St. George Illawarra Dragons 7th season WIN Stadium and Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Jamie Soward Raecene McGregor (9) Sydney Roosters 7th season Allianz Stadium and Industree Group Stadium John Strange Isabelle Kelly (11) Wests Tigers 2nd season Leichhardt Oval and Campbelltown Sports Stadium Brett Kimmorley Kezie Apps (3) and Botille Vette-Welsh (9) Notes: In late August 2023 the NRL asked the seven other clubs for expressions of interest in joining an expanded NRLW competition. Although expansion in the 2024 season is unlikely, it has not been ruled out by the NRL. The release of the 2024 NRLW draw on 13 November 2023 confirmed that the number of teams would remain at ten for 2024. 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 four clubs that employed joint captains, for two both captains appeared in all their matches. In the other two clubs, the Raiders and Wests Tigers, only one of pair played in every game. At the six clubs with a single captain, those captains played in all their clubs' matches. New head coach appointments were Steve Georgallis (Eels) announced on 22 November 2023, in a dual role as their NRLW coach and Coaching Director of the Club’s Elite Pathways program. The preceding (and inaugural) Eels coach, Dean Widders had announced his resignation in late September 2023. Ben Jeffries (Knights) on 10 January 2024, on a three-year contract. Jeffries had coached the North Queensland Cowboys in the 2023 NRLW season. Previously, on 2 November 2023, the Knights had announced that Ronald Griffiths, their NRLW coach for the 2022 and 2023 premiership-winning seasons, had been appointed to coach their NSW Cup team in 2024. Ricky Henry (Cowboys on 19 February 2024, on a three-year contract. Prior to the conclusion of their season, the Dragons announced that they would not be renewing the coaching contact of Jamie Soward.
Scheduling Ten teams will play each other once across nine rounds, followed by a two-week final series involving the top four teams. First place on the ladder plays fourth-place and second-place plays third-place in semi-finals, with the winners meeting in the Grand Final.
The start, duration, and conclusion of the 2024 season was influenced by several factors. A three-match Women's State of Origin series on 16 May, 6 June, and 27 June. All three matches were played on a Thursday night. A seven-week preparation period. Two weeks of leave. An All Stars match on 16 February 2024. The State Competitions. Several articles reported a proposal to move the State Competitions from being run early in the season, prior to the NRLW season, to instead be run in at the same time as the NRLW season. The purpose of aligning the competitions to run in parallel would be: To cater for players who don't initially make the NRLW playing 18 at their club, by providing them with a high-standard secondary competition; and Ensuring players brought into the NRLW squads to cover injuries are match-fit. An AAP article on 10 November 2023 reported that the New South Wales state competition would likely move, but the Queensland Women's Premiership would not. This was subsequently confirmed by the Queensland Rugby League and New South Wales Rugby League. The QRL Women's Premiership ran for 9 rounds and a two-week (top-four) Finals Series, from 2 March to 25 May 2024. The NSWRL Women's Premiership was scheduled for 11 rounds running from 6 July to 16 September 2024, to be followed by a two-week (top-four) Finals Series.
Trial matches On 12 June 2024, the Canberra Raiders announced a trial match against the Newcastle Knights. On 18 June 2024, the Brisbane Broncos announced a trial match against the Wests Tigers. On 3 July 2024, the NRL announced remaining trial fixtures.
HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeFormatVenueRefereesAttendanceReports Canberra Raiders 828 Newcastle Knights Saturday 6 July 2024 2:00 PM NRLW McDonalds Park, Wagga Wagga Isaac Cornell Parramatta Eels 208 St. George Illawarra Dragons Saturday 13 July 2024 1:00 PM HNWPNRLW Eric Tweedale Stadium Brisbane Broncos 2816 Wests Tigers Saturday 13 July 2024 5:15 PM NRLWNRL Suncorp Stadium North Queensland Cowboys 2812 Gold Coast Titans Sunday 14 July 2024 11:00 AM NRLW Southern Suburbs Rugby League Grounds, Cairns Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2020 Sydney Roosters Sunday 14 July 2024 1:30 PM HNWPNRLW PointsBet Stadium
Regular season The first announcement of the 2024 NRLW season's fixtures was released by the NRL on 13 November 2023.
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.
Team1234567891 Brisbane Broncos 0 0 246810 12142 Sydney Roosters 0 2466810 12143 Newcastle Knights 244 4688 1012 4 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks24681012 12 12125 Parramatta Eels2 246 6 6 8 10 106 North Queensland Cowboys 0 2 2 4 6 6 8 8 87 Canberra Raiders22 2 2 2 2 4 4 68 Gold Coast Titans24 4 4 6 6 6 6 69 St George Illawarra Dragons 0 0 2 2 2 4 4 4 410 Wests Tigers000000024
Round 1 HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeFormatVenueRefereesAttendanceReports Newcastle Knights 1210 Sydney Roosters Thursday 25 July7:45 PM NRLW McDonald Jones Stadium Belinda Sharpe 3,921 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 140 North Queensland Cowboys Saturday 27 July11:05 AM NRLW PointsBet Stadium Damian Brady 1,257 Brisbane Broncos 1022 Parramatta Eels Saturday 27 July12:45 PM NRLWNRL Suncorp Stadium Rochelle Tamarua 10,382 St. George Illawarra Dragons 1018 Gold Coast Titans Sunday 28 July12:00 PM NRLWNRL WIN Stadium Daniel Luttringer 10,728 Wests Tigers 1232 Canberra Raiders Sunday 28 July1:45 PM HNWPNRLW Campbelltown Sports Ground Karra-Lee Nolan 1,506 Note: Attendance at Suncorp Stadium was NRLW 10,382 and NRL 42,213. Attendance at WIN Stadium was NRLW 10,728 (per League Unlimited) and NRL 18,988.
Round 2 HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and time FormatVenueRefereesAttendanceReports Canberra Raiders 2026 Newcastle Knights Saturday 3 August11:05 AM NRLWHNWP GIO Stadium Daniel Luttringer 1,791 Gold Coast Titans 2812 Wests Tigers Saturday 3 August12:45 PM NRLWNRL Cbus Super Stadium Nick Pelgrave 11,105 Parramatta Eels 1618 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Sunday 4 August12:00 PM NRLWNRLW Allianz Stadium Luke Saldern 1,166 Sydney Roosters 2812 Brisbane Broncos Sunday 4 August1:45 PM Belinda Sharpe 2,899 North Queensland Cowboys 3834 St. George Illawarra Dragons Sunday 4 August6:10 PM NRLW Queensland Country Bank Stadium Karra-Lee Nolan 2,427 Note: Attendance at Cbus Super Stadium was NRLW 11,105 (versus Wests Tigers) and NRL 25,278 (versus Brisbane Broncos).
Round 3 HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeFormatVenueRefereesAttendanceReports Sydney Roosters 204 Wests Tigers Saturday 10 August11:05 AM NRLWHNWP Industree Group Stadium Karra-Lee Nolan 1,898 Canberra Raiders 1224 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Saturday 10 August12:45 PM NRLWNRL GIO Stadium Kasey Badger 5,831 North Queensland Cowboys 620 Parramatta Eels Sunday 11 August12:00 PM NRLWNRLW Totally Workwear Stadium Daniel Luttringer 1,393 Brisbane Broncos 444 Gold Coast Titans Sunday 11 August1:45 PM Nick Pelgrave 1,788 Newcastle Knights 1018 St. George Illawarra Dragons Sunday 11 August6:10 PM NRLNRLW McDonald Jones Stadium Luke Saldern 9,479 Note: Attendance at GIO Stadium was NRLW 5,831 (versus Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks) and NRL 16,690 (versus Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles). Attendance at McDonald Jones Stadium was NRL 22,813 (versus Wests Tigers) and, after a portion of the crowd had left the venue, an estimated NRLW 9,479 (versus St. George Illawarra Dragons).
Round 4 HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and time FormatVenueRefereesAttendanceReports Brisbane Broncos 2822 Canberra Raiders Saturday 17 August11:05 AM NRLW Totally Workwear Stadium Clayton Wills North Queensland Cowboys 1110 Gold Coast Titans Saturday 17 August12:45 PM NRLWGapNRL Queensland Country Bank Stadium Nick Morel 1,458 St. George Illawarra Dragons 828 Sydney Roosters Sunday 18 August12:00 PM NRLWNRL WIN Stadium Luke Saldern Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 1412 Newcastle Knights Sunday 18 August1:45 PM NRLWNRL PointsBet Stadium Daniel Luttringer Wests Tigers 1012 Parramatta Eels Sunday 18 August6:10 PM NRLW Campbelltown Sports Ground Damian Brady
Round 5 HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and time FormatVenueRefereesAttendanceReports Parramatta Eels 1636 Newcastle Knights Saturday 24 August11:38 AM NRLWHNWP Eric Tweedale Stadium Belinda Sharpe Canberra Raiders 1828 North Queensland Cowboys Saturday 24 August12:45 PM NRLWNRL GIO Stadium Luke Saldern 4,177 Gold Coast Titans 266 Sydney Roosters Sunday 25 August12:00 PM NRLWNRL Cbus Super Stadium Dan Schwass 7,503 Wests Tigers 1444 Brisbane Broncos Sunday 25 August1:45 PM HNWPNRLW Leichhardt Oval Daniel Luttringer 1,022 St. George Illawarra Dragons 428 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Sunday 25 August6:10 PM NRLNRLW WIN Stadium Clayton Wills 3,741
Round 6 HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and time FormatVenueRefereesAttendanceReports Gold Coast Titans 622 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Saturday 31 August11:05 AM NRLW Cbus Super Stadium Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski Parramatta Eels 1442 St. George Illawarra Dragons Saturday 31 August12:45 PM NRLWNRL CommBank Stadium Daniel Luttringer Newcastle Knights 346 Wests Tigers Sunday 1 September12:00 PM NRLWNRL McDonald Jones Stadium Luke Saldern Brisbane Broncos 3812 North Queensland Cowboys Sunday 1 September1:45 PM NRLW Totally Workwear Stadium Daniel Schwass Sydney Roosters 3420 Canberra Raiders Sunday 1 September6:10 PM NRLNRLW Allianz Stadium Belinda Sharpe Note: The matches at CommBank Stadium and Allianz Stadium feature the same opponents. At McDonald Jones Stadium Newcastle host Wests Tigers in NRLW and Gold Coast in NRL.
Round 7 HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeFormatVenueRefereesAttendanceReports North Queensland Cowboys 2422 Wests Tigers Saturday 7 September11:05 AM NRLW Queensland Country Bank Stadium Dan Schwass 1,314 St. George Illawarra Dragons 3438 Canberra Raiders Saturday 7 September12:45 PM NRLWNRL Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Karra-Lee Nolan 5,570 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 040 Sydney Roosters Sunday 8 September12:00 PM NRLW PointsBet Stadium Belinda Sharpe 1,901 Parramatta Eels 2414 Gold Coast Titans Sunday 8 September1:45 PM NRLWHNWP Eric Tweedale Stadium Luke Saldern 734 Newcastle Knights 2432 Brisbane Broncos Sunday 8 September6:10 PM NRLNRLW McDonald Jones Stadium Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski