NRL Women's Premiership

The Telstra NRL Women's Premiership (NRLW) is Australia's national rugby league competition for female players. The first season of the league began in September 2018 with four teams. The league is run by the National Rugby League (NRL) and is contested by a subset of clubs from that competition. The current premiers are the Newcastle Knights.

Telstra Women's Premiership (NRLW)
Current season or competition:
2023 NRL Women's season
SportRugby league
Instituted6 December 2017
Inaugural season2018
CEOAndrew Abdo
Number of teams10
Country Australia (10 teams)
Premiers Newcastle Knights (2nd title) (2023)
Most titles Brisbane Broncos (3 titles)
WebsiteNRL.com
Broadcast partnerAustralia
Broadcast
Nine Network
Fox League
Streaming
9Now
Kayo Sports
Overseas
Broadcast
International broadcasters
Streaming
Watch NRL
Related competitionNational Rugby League
NSWRL Women's Premiership
QRL Women's Premiership
Tarsha Gale Cup

History
See also: Women's rugby league in Australia

In 2016, the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and St. George Illawarra Dragons contested a Women's Nine's match, which served as a curtain-raiser to the NRL match between the Sharks and Sydney Roosters, at Southern Cross Group Stadium. The Sharks won the match 16–12.[1][2]

In March 2017, the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks played another Women's Nine's match, this time defeating the Canberra Raiders by 28–10.[3]

2017 – 2020: Establishment

On 6 December 2017, shortly after the conclusion of the 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup, which concluded with the Jillaroos defeating the New Zealand Ferns by 23–16 in the final,[4] it was announced by the National Rugby League that the inaugural NRL Women's season would operate in a round-robin format, and be held in August 2018, towards the back end of the men's season, with some matches to be played as curtain-raisers to NRL finals matches. The Grand Final, which will be contested between the top two teams at the end of the round robin stage, will be played on the same day as the men's Grand Final. It was also announced that a stand-alone State of Origin match would also be contested in the representative weekend, in June.[5]

The Newcastle Knights, St. George Illawarra Dragons,[6][7][8] Brisbane Broncos, New Zealand Warriors,[9] Sydney Roosters, South Sydney Rabbitohs and Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks[10] all declared their interest in applying for a licence to participate in the inaugural NRL Women's competition.[11] Other clubs, such as the Melbourne Storm,[12] Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, Gold Coast Titans, North Queensland Cowboys, Canberra Raiders, Wests Tigers, Parramatta Eels, Penrith Panthers and Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, all decided to delay bidding until at least the next season, citing money and time constraints.[13]

On 27 March 2018, the National Rugby League announced that the Brisbane Broncos, New Zealand Warriors, St. George Illawarra Dragons and Sydney Roosters had won bids to participate in the inaugural NRL Women's competition, to commence in September 2018.[14][15]

The Brisbane Broncos were the most dominant team in the opening three seasons winning all three minor premierships and premierships.

2021 – present: Competition expansion

In June 2021 the NRL announced that the NRLW competition would commence expansion and increase to six teams. Initially this meant adding an additional two teams to the competition; however, the New Zealand Warriors announced that they were withdrawing from the competition due to difficulties of moving through borders during the COVID pandemic and an exodus of players and officials. This created an additional spot in the competition, with the NRL announcing that the Gold Coast Titans, Newcastle Knights and Parramatta Eels would be joining the competition for the 2021 season to keep numbers at six.[16]

In March 2022, the National Rugby League and Australian Rugby League Commission announced that NRLW competition will further expand over the course of the 2023 and 2024 seasons by adding two clubs in each season.[17][18] Clubs were invited to make submissions to join the league and were required to by April 2022, six were received.[19] The Six clubs that made submissions for an NRLW licence in the expanded competition were: Canberra Raiders,[20][21] Cronulla Sharks,[22] North Queensland Cowboys,[23][24][25] South Sydney Rabbitohs,[26] Penrith Panthers and Wests Tigers.[27] The New Zealand Warriors had previously indicated their desire to return a team to the NRLW competition,[28] but they did not place a submission at this time.

In June 2022, the NRL changed their stance and decided to bring all expansion sides in together with the announcement that the four teams would all be admitted in the 2023 season[29] and that those four clubs were Canberra, Cronulla, North Queensland and Wests.[30][31]

Following the announcement both the South Sydney Rabbitohs and Penrith Panthers released statements congratulating the clubs that had been chosen and that they both would be interested in joining the competition in future seasons.[32][33]

The 2023 NRLW season ran for 11 weeks with 9 rounds, Semi-Finals and a Grand Final. The Newcastle Knights won their second premiership and the first of the expanded 10 team competition.

Clubs

NRL Women's operates on a single table system, with no divisions, conferences nor promotion and relegation from other leagues.

The competition's ten teams are based across two states of Australia.

Current clubs
Club City/Cities Home Venue(s) (capacity) Est. Joined Premierships
Total Last
Brisbane Broncos Queensland Brisbane (Milton) Suncorp Stadium (52,500) 1988 2018 3 2020
Canberra Raiders Australian Capital Territory Canberra GIO Stadium (25,011) 1982 2023 0 —
Cronulla Sutherland Sharks New South Wales Sydney (Cronulla) PointsBet Stadium 1967 2023 0 —
Gold Coast Titans Queensland Gold Coast (Robina) Cbus Super Stadium (27,400) 2007 2021 0 —
Newcastle Knights New South Wales Newcastle (New Lambton) McDonald Jones Stadium (33,000) 1988 2021 2 2023
North Queensland Cowboys Queensland Townsville Queensland Country Bank Stadium 1995 2023 0 —
Parramatta Eels New South Wales Sydney (Parramatta) Bankwest Stadium (30,000) 1947 2021 0 —
St. George Illawarra Dragons New South Wales Sydney (St. George), New South Wales Wollongong Netstrata Jubilee Stadium (20,500), WIN Stadium (23,000) 1998 2018 0 —
Sydney Roosters New South Wales Sydney (Eastern Suburbs) Allianz Stadium (42,500) 1908 2018 1 2021
Wests Tigers New South Wales Sydney (Campbelltown, Leichhardt) Campbelltown Stadium (17,500), CommBank Stadium (30,000) 2000 2023 0 —
Locations of the participating clubs

Club in recess
Club City/Town Est. Joined Entered recess Premierships
Total Most recent
New Zealand Warriors New Zealand Auckland 1995 2018 2020 0 —

Players
Members of the St. George Illawarra Dragons NRL Women's team assemble outside Jubilee Oval during a promotional appearance in August 2018
See also: List of current NRL Women's team squads

The club's playing lists were constructed from scratch through the later stages of 2018. All participants in the 2018 season were required to be over the age of 17.

Initially, clubs were asked to nominate a list of desired players, with the NRL assigning two of these "marquee" players to each club. In addition, clubs were able to sign a number of players with existing connections to the club, or with arrangements for club sponsored work or study.

Salary
See also: NRL salary cap

NRL Women's Premiership hands contracts to 40 elite women players.[34][35][36]

The top level salary is $60,000 (excluding marquee deals). Representative Origin payments are $6,000 per game.[37]

Season structure

Pre-season

Prior to the commencement of the home-and-away season teams are paired off to play an exhibition trial match.

Premiership season
See also: 2020 NRL Women's season

The season operates using a Round-robin format, with the top two finishing teams to contest the Grand Final which is to be held on the same day as the men's NRL Grand Final.[5] The draw is structured around the men's finals series.[38]

The rules and regulations are mostly the same as in the men's game, with a few exceptions:[39]

  • original matches were sixty minutes long, with thirty minutes in each half. 2022 season revised to seventy minute matches, consisting of thirty-five minutes per half.
  • ten interchanges in each match, with an additional two during golden point; and
  • a 40/30 kick advantage providing for tactical kicking and unpredictability during matches.

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.[40] This would be around one month after the Women's Grand Final and preseason tournament Auckland Nines in previous years was replaced.

Seasons
Season Teams Premiers Runners-up Minor Premiers Wooden Spoon
NRL Women's Premiership
2018 4 Brisbane Broncos Sydney Roosters Brisbane Broncos St George Illawarra Dragons
2019 4 Brisbane Broncos (2) St George Illawarra Dragons Brisbane Broncos (2) Sydney Roosters
2020 4 Brisbane Broncos (3) Sydney Roosters (2) Brisbane Broncos (3) St George Illawarra Dragons (2)
2021* 6 Sydney Roosters St George Illawarra Dragons (2) Brisbane Broncos (4) Newcastle Knights
2022 6 Newcastle Knights Parramatta Eels Sydney Roosters Gold Coast Titans
2023 10 Newcastle Knights (2) Gold Coast Titans Newcastle Knights Parramatta Eels

* The 2021 season was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic; the season started on 27 February 2022 and was completed on 10 April.

Grand Finals
Season Premiers Score Runners-up Referee(s) Venue Date Att.
2018 Brisbane Broncos 34 – 12 Sydney Roosters Jon Stone
Kasey Badger		 ANZ Stadium
Sydney		 30 September 2018 16,214
2019 Brisbane Broncos 30 – 6 St George Illawarra Dragons Kasey Badger
Daniel Schwass		 ANZ Stadium
Sydney		 6 October 2019 36,785
2020 Brisbane Broncos 20 – 10 Sydney Roosters Belinda Sharpe ANZ Stadium
Sydney		 25 October 2020
2021 Sydney Roosters 16 – 4 St George Illawarra Dragons Belinda Sharpe Moreton Daily Stadium
Brisbane		 10 April 2022 7,855
2022 Newcastle Knights 32 – 12 Parramatta Eels Kasey Badger Accor Stadium
Sydney		 2 October 2022 42,921
2023 Newcastle Knights 24 – 18 Gold Coast Titans Belinda Sharpe Accor Stadium
Sydney		 1 October 2023 40,649

Awards

The following major individual awards and accolades are presented each season:

  • Best & Fairest Trophy – to the best and fairest player in the league, voted by the referees
  • Leading Try Award – to the player who scores the most tries during the home-and-away season
  • Rookie of the Year – [41]
  • Veronica White Medal –[42]
  • Karyn Murphy Medal – the best player on the ground in the Grand Final, not voted by a committee of media members[43]
SeasonPlayer of the YearRookieTry ScorerVeronica WhiteKaryn Murphy Medal
Dally M MedalRLPA
Players' Champion		CommunityGrand Final
Player of the Match
2018 Brittany Breayley-NatiNA— Taleena Simon— Kimiora Breayley-Nati
2019 Jessica Sergis Jessica Sergis Jessica Sergis Honey Hireme Annette Brander
2020 Ali Brigginshaw Hannah Southwell Kennedy Cherrington Tamika Upton Georgia Hale Amber Hall
2021 Millie Boyle
Emma Tonegato		 Emma Tonegato Destiny Brill Madison Bartlett Karina Brown Sarah Togatuki
2022 Raecene McGregor Raecene McGregor Jesse Southwell Teagan Berry
Jayme Fressard
Tamika Upton		 Tamika Upton
2023 Tamika Upton Teagan Berry Annessa Biddle Teagan Berry Tahlulah Tillett Tamika Upton

Records

Tables last updated 2 October 2023 (after the Grand Final of the 2023 Season).

Most Appearances

The following players have made 20 or more appearances in NRLW matches.

RPlayerDebutSeasonsMatches201820192020202120222023
1Ali Brigginshaw2018633 4 4 4 6 5 10
1Stephanie Hancock2018633 4 4 3 6 5 11
1Zahara Temara2018633 4 3 4 7 6 9
4Chelsea Lenarduzzi2018632 4 3 4 6 5 10
4Isabelle Kelly2018632 4 3 2 7 6 10
4Keeley Davis2018632 3 4 3 7 6 9
4Raecene McGregor2018632 3 4 4 7 5 9
8Simaima Taufa2018631 4 2 4 5 7 9
9Brittany Breayley-Nati2018530 4 4— 6 5 11
9Georgia Hale2018630 3 3 3 5 5 11
9Karina Brown2018630 4 3 3 6 5 9
9Shaylee Bent2019530— 4 2 7 6 11
13Nita Maynard2018629 4 3 4 4 3 11
13Tarryn Aiken2019529— 4 4 6 5 10
13Yasmin Clydsdale2020429—— 4 7 7 11
16Jessica Sergis2018628 3 4 3 6 6 6
16Millie Boyle2019528— 4 4 5 7 8
18Holli Wheeler2018527 3 4— 7 6 7
18Jessika Elliston2019527— 1 4 6 5 11
18Kirra Dibb2019527— 3 3 5 7 9
18Quincy Dodd2019527— 1 4 7 6 9
18Tallisha Harden2018627 1 3 4 6 4 9
18Tamika Upton2019527— 3 4 4 5 11
18Vanessa Foliaki2018527 4 3 4— 7 9
25Jocelyn Kelleher2020426—— 3 7 6 10
25Kezie Apps2018626 3 4 2 5 5 7
25Lauren Brown2020426—— 4 6 5 11
25Rikeya Horne2018626 3 3 1 4 7 8
25Sarah Togatuki2018526 3— 4 7 5 7
30Hannah Southwell2018625 3 3 3 7 1 8
30Madison Bartlett2019525— 2 3 6 5 9
30Olivia Higgins2021325——— 7 7 11
30Tayla Predebon2021325——— 7 7 11
30Tazmin Gray2018525 4 4 3 4— 10
30Tiana Penitani2019525— 4 2 5 5 9
36Ellie Johnston2020424—— 3 5 7 9
36Evania Pelite2023424—— 3 5 5 11
36Julia Robinson2018624 4 3 4 2 5 6
36Shenae Ciesiolka2020424—— 3 6 5 10
40Brydie Parker2018423 2— 4 7— 10
40Jaime Chapman2020423—— 3 6 5 9
40Olivia Kernick2021323——— 7 6 10
40Romy Teitzel2023423—— 1 5 7 10
40Shanice Parker2019423— 1 4— 7 11
40Teagan Berry2020423—— 1 7 6 9
46Corban Baxter2019422— 3 4 5— 10
46Emma Tonegato2021322——— 7 6 9
46Keilee Joseph2021322——— 6 6 10
46Shannon Mato2020422—— 4 2 5 11
50Caitlan Johnston2019421— 3— 1 7 10
50Destiny Brill2021321——— 6 6 9
50Emma Manzelmann2021321——— 5 7 9
50Kennedy Cherrington2020421—— 4 5 7 5
50Lavinia Gould2018621 4 4 2 4 2 5
50Leianne Tufuga2021321——— 7 5 9
56Christian Pio2021320——— 4 7 9
56Filomina Hanisi2020420—— 4 5 7 4
56Jayme Fressard2020420—— 3 4 5 8

Most Individual Points

The following players have scored 20 or more points in NRLW matches.

RPlayerDebutSMTGFGP201820192020202120222023
1Zahara Temara20186333642142 4m 3g 3m 4m 1t 9g 7m 10g 1fg 6m 1t 21g 9m 1t 21g 1fg
2Ali Brigginshaw201863312350118 4m 2t 4m 1t 4m 1t 6m 1t 5m 2t 3g 10m 5t 32g
3Kirra Dibb20195273451103— 3m 4g 3m 1t 4g 5m 4g 7m 1t 15g 9m 1t 18g 1fg
4Jesse Southwell2022218539098———— 7m 2t 6g 11m 3t 33g
5Tayla Preston2022215240088———— 6m 1t 15g 9m 1t 25g
6Teagan Berry2020423211086—— 1m 1t 1g 7m 4t 6m 5t 9m 11t
7Jocelyn Kelleher2020426532084—— 3m 7m 1t 6m 2t 10m 2t 32g
7Lauren Brown2020426237284—— 4m 1t 6m 19g 5m 7g 11m 1t 11g 2fg
9Tamika Upton2019527190076— 3m 1t 4m 5t 4m 1t 5m 5t 11m 7t
10Madison Bartlett2019525180072— 2m 1t 3m 1t 6m 6t 5m 3t 9m 7t
11Rachael Pearson2021318132169——— 6m 1t 12g 6m 8g 1fg 6m 12g
12Jaime Chapman2020423160064—— 3m 6m 3t 5m 4t 9m 9t
13Jessica Sergis2018628150060 3m 1t 4m 3t 3m 1t 6m 1t 6m 2t 6m 7t
14Isabelle Kelly2018632140056 4m 2t 3m 2m 7m 4t 6m 3t 10m 5t
14Julia Robinson2018624140056 4m 2t 3m 1t 4m 2t 2m 1t 5m 3t 6m 5t
16Meg Ward2018310318048 3m 1t 3m 1t 5g 4m 1t 13g———
16Jayme Fressard2020420120048—— 3m 4m 1t 5m 5t 8m 6t
16Shenae Ciesiolka2020424120048—— 3m 6m 4t 5m 3t 10m 5t
19Tarryn Aiken2019529111046— 4m 4m 1t 6m 2t 5m 3t 1g 10m 5t
20Chelsea Baker201827218044 4m 2t 15g 3m 3g————
21Mele Hufanga2023110100040————— 10m 10t
22Shakiah Tungai201851974036 3m 1t 3g 4m 2t 1m— 2m 9m 4t 1g
22Simaima Taufa201863190036 4m 2m 2t 4m 5m 1t 7m 4t 9m 2t
22Corban Baxter201942290036— 3m 4m 2t 5m— 10m 7t
22Tiana Penitani201952590036— 4m 2t 2m 1t 5m 2t 5m 2t 9m 2t
22Evania Pelite202042490036—— 3m 3t 5m 1t 5m 11m 5t
22Yasmin Clydsdale202042990036—— 4m 2t 7m 1t 7m 2t 11m 4t
22Leianne Tufuga202132190036——— 7m 2t 5m 2t 9m 5t
22Sheridan Gallagher202311174036————— 11m 7t 4g
30Maddie Studdon2018514115135 2m 4m 8g 2m 5m 1t 7g 1fg— 1m
31Brydie Parker201842380032 2m 1t— 4m 7m 3t— 10m 4t
31Chelsea Lenarduzzi201863280032 4m 3m 1t 4m 2t 6m 1t 5m 1t 10m 3t
31Raecene McGregor2018632114032 3m 4m 1t 4m 7m 5m 9m 14g
31Rikeya Horne201862680032 3m 1t 3m 1m 4m 7m 3t 8m 4t
31Stephanie Hancock201863380032 4m 4m 3m 6m 4t 5m 4t 11m
31Quincy Dodd201952780032— 1m 4m 3t 7m 1t 6m 1t 9m 3t
31Ellie Johnston202042480032—— 3m 5m 1t 7m 1t 9m 6t
31Emma Tonegato202132280032——— 7m 4t 6m 1t 9m 3t
39Pauline Piliae-Rasabale202319015030————— 9m 15g
40Kezie Apps201862670028 3m 4m 1t 2m 5m 5m 1t 7m 5t
40Millie Boyle201952870028— 4m 4m 1t 5m 3t 7m 1t 8m 2t
40Destiny Brill202132170028——— 6m 1t 6m 3t 9m 3t
40Jasmine Peters202131770028——— 5m 4t 3m 9m 3t
40Lauren Dam202121270028——— 2m— 10m 7t
40Olivia Higgins202132570028——— 7m 1t 7m 2t 11m 4t
40Olivia Kernick202132370028——— 7m 3t 6m 3t 10m 1t
47Zara Canfield202331837026——— 4m 2g 4m 1t 10m 2t 5g
48Sarah Togatuki201852660024 3m— 4m 7m 3t 5m 1t 7m 2t
48Tazmin Gray201852560024 4m 1t 4m 3m 4m 1t— 10m 4t
48Kiana Takairangi201931360024— 2m—— 6m 4t 5m 2t
48Shanice Parker201942360024— 1m 4m— 7m 11m 6t
48Shaniah Power202041860024—— 2m 2t 6m 1t 5m 3t 5m
48Emily Bass202131160024——— 5m 4t 2m 4m 2t
48Otesa Pule202221660024———— 6m 1t 10m 5t
48Abigail Roache202311160024————— 11m 6t
56Kimiora Breayley-Nati201841634020 4m 3t 1m— 6m 4g 5m—
56Taleena Simon20182550020 4m 4t— 1m 1t———
56Bobbi Law201951850020— 1m 1t 1m 1t 5m 6m 1t 5m 2t
56Jessika Elliston201952750020— 1m 4m 6m 1t 5m 1t 11m 3t
56Brianna Clark202041818020—— 2m 4m 7g 4m 1g 8m 1t
56Romy Teitzel202042350020—— 1m 5m 2t 7m 3t 10m
56Emma Manzelmann202132150020——— 5m 7m 2t 9m 3t
56Tayla Predebon202132550020——— 7m 7m 2t 11m 3t
56Gayle Broughton202221550020———— 7m 1t 8m 4t
56Jasmin Strange202221250020———— 1m 1t 11m 4t
56Tyla Nathan-Wong20221934020————— 9m 3t 4g
56Georgia Ravics20231550020————— 5m 5t
56Kimberley Hunt20231750020————— 7m 5t
56Margot Vella20231850020————— 8m 5t

Most Points in each Season
SeasonPlayerClubMTGFGPoints
2018Chelsea Baker Broncos4215038
2019Maddie Studdon Dragons408016
2020Meg Ward Broncos4113030
2021Lauren Brown Broncos6019038
2022Zahara Temara Roosters6121046
2023Ali Brigginshaw Broncos10532084
Note:
  • The maximum number of matches including finals has increased over time from 4 in the 2018, 2019 and 2020 seasons, 7 in 2021 and 2022, and 11 from 2023.
  • In the five previous seasons, 2018 to 2022, the player with the most points in each season has also been the player with the most goals in each season.
  • Jesse Southwell (Knights) with 78 points from 3 tries and 33 goals (from 11 games) finished in second place as point-scorer for the 2023 season, and also in first place as the leading goal scorer in 2023.

Most Tries in each Season
SeasonPlayerClubMatchesTries
2018Taleena Simon Roosters44
2019Jessica Sergis Dragons43
2020Tamika Upton Broncos45
2021Madison Bartlett Dragons66
2022Teagan Berry Dragons65
Jayme Fressard Roosters5
Tamika Upton Knights5
2023Teagan Berry Dragons911
Note:
  • As at the last update on 16 September 2023, Mele Hufanga (Broncos) was in second place for the 2023 season with 10 tries.

Most Tries in a Match (Try Hattricks)
PlayerClubTriesTimesDateRoundOpponentVenueRef
Taleena Simon Roosters44' 8' 10' 33'22 Sep 20183 DragonsAllianz StadiumNRL
Kimiora Breayley-Nati Broncos35' 17' 45'30 Sep 2018GF RoostersANZ StadiumNRL
Tamika Upton Broncos316' 19' 28'3 Oct 20201 WarriorsGIO StadiumNRL
Jaime Chapman Broncos39' 31' 50'3 Sep 20223 TitansMoreton Daily StadiumNRL
Mele Hufanga Broncos46' 27' 37' 40'5 Aug 20233 CowboysQueensland Country Bank StadiumNRL
Leianne Tufuga Tigers313' 64' 68'6 Aug 20233 RaidersGIO StadiumNRL
Jayme Fressard Roosters324' 29' 45'13 Aug 20234 SharksPointsBet StadiumNRL
Teagan Berry Dragons428' 42' 49' 66'26 Aug 20236 TitansNetsrata Jubilee StadiumNRL
Mia Wood Roosters318' 24' 64'26 Aug 20236 TigersAllianz StadiumNRL
Jaime Chapman Titans334' 36' 59'10 Sep 20236 EelsCbus Super StadiumNRL
Julia Robinson Broncos39' 39' 68'16 Sep 20239 DragonsNetsrata Jubilee StadiumNRL
Jaime Chapman Titans313' 39' 42'1 Oct 2023GF KnightsAccor StadiumNRL

Most Goals in a Match
PlayerClubGoalsTimesMissedDateRoundOpponentVenueRef
Tayla Preston Sharks82' 5' 11' 31' 34' 39' 55' 70'21' 64'17 Sep 20239 EelsGIO StadiumNRL
Jocelyn Kelleher Roosters713' 27' 32' 44' 47' 56' 58'22'3 Sep 20237 EelsIG StadiumNRL
Tayla Preston Sharks62' 16' 20' 25' 63' 67'43'19 Aug 20235 CowboysQCB StadiumNRL
Raecene McGregor Dragons622' 28' 31' 33' 62' 65'6' 54' 80'2 Sep 20237 CowboysQCB StadiumNRL
Jocelyn Kelleher Roosters617' 19' 35' 41' 50' 54'59'16 Sep 20239 CowboysNetsrata JubileeNRL

Premierships
TallyClubSeasons
3 Brisbane Broncos2018, 2019, 2020
2 Newcastle Knights2022, 2023
1 Sydney Roosters2021

Most consecutive

Runners-Up
TallyClubSeasons
2 St. George Illawarra Dragons2019, 2021
2 Sydney Roosters2018, 2020
1 Parramatta Eels2022
1 Gold Coast Titans2023

Minor Premierships
TallyClubSeasons
4 Brisbane Broncos2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
1 Sydney Roosters2022
1 Newcastle Knights2023

Most consecutive

Matches played
All Time Ladder
Pos Team First game Pld W D L PF PA Win% Share %
1 Newcastle Knights27 February 202223160750037069.57%57.47%
2 Brisbane Broncos9 September 2018342201279851064.71%61.01%
3 Gold Coast Titans27 February 202221120934636457.14%48.73%
4 Sydney Roosters8 September 2018341901570550455.88%58.31%
5 Canberra Raiders23 July 2023950417320655.56%45.65%
6 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks23 July 2023940520215044.44%57.39%
7 New Zealand Warriors8 September 2018940511016444.44%40.15%
8 St George Illawarra Dragons9 September 2018321401849961643.75%44.75%
9 Parramatta Eels27 February 202221501628555123.81%34.09%
10 Wests Tigers23 July 2023920713618622.22%42.24%
11 North Queensland Cowboys22 July 2023920713326622.22%33.33%

Last updated: 2 October 2023
Share % is the percentage of points For over the sum of points For and Against.

Media coverage

Television

In its inaugural season all matches will be televised live by affiliate partners the Nine Network and Fox League.[44] And NRLWRAP

Online

The official internet/mobile broadcast partner of the NRL is 9Now and Kayo Sports.

Outside Australia, the inaugural season is available on Watch NRL.

Corporate relations

Sponsorship

Holden is the league's past and inaugural naming rights partner.[45][46]

Telstra is the league's naming rights partner.

All playing and training equipment as well as all licensed apparel and hats for the league's four clubs are manufactured by Nike.

Other league sponsors include Rebel Sport,[47] Harvey Norman and Kellogg's.

The official ball supplier is Steeden.[48]

Merchandising

Official match day attire together with other club merchandise is sold through the NRL's stores and website as well through the clubs and through some retailers.

See also

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