2018 Women's State of Origin

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2018 (2018) Women's State of Origin
12Total
NSW New South Wales colours.svg 61016
QLD Queensland colours.svg 6410
Date22 June 2018
Stadium North Sydney Oval
Location Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Nellie Doherty Medal Isabelle Kelly
Referees Jon Stone, Peter Gough
Attendance6,824
Broadcast partners
Broadcasters

The 2018 Women's State of Origin was the first State of Origin rugby league match between the New South Wales and Queensland women's teams played at North Sydney Oval on 22 June 2018.

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The game was the first played under the State of Origin banner. Prior to 2018, the teams played each other annually in the Women's Interstate Challenge before being rebranded as State of Origin. [1] [2] New South Wales defeated Queensland 16–10 to record their third straight win over the Maroons. New South Wales centre Isabelle Kelly was awarded the Nellie Doherty Medal for Player of the Match. [3]

Background

On 6 December 2017, the National Rugby League announced that the Women's Interstate Challenge, which ran from 1999 to 2017, would be rebranded as the Women's State of Origin. [4] The game which, was previously played as a curtain-raiser, would now be a standalone fixture broadcast on the Nine Network and Fox Sports. [5]

Match summary

Friday, 22 June
7:40 pm (AEDT)
New South Wales New South Wales colours.svg 16 10 Queensland colours.svg Queensland
Tries:3
Isabelle Kelly Ru ball.svg 7', 54'
Nakia Davis-Welsh Ru ball.svg 36'
Goals:2
Maddie Studdon (2/3) Rugby penalty.svg 9', 55'
1st: 6–6
2nd: 10–4
Highlights
Match Stats (NRL)
Report
Tries:2
Karina Brown Ru ball.svg 12', 45'
Goals:1
Chelsea Baker (1/2) Rugby penalty.svg 13'
North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 6,824
Nellie Doherty Medal: Isabelle Kelly
Referee: Jon Stone, Peter Gough

Teams

New South WalesPositionQueensland
Castleford colours.svg Sam Bremner Fullback Chelsea Baker Annandale colours.svg
South Sydney colours.svg Taleena Simon Wing Karina Brown (c) Balmain colours.svg
Cronulla colours.svg Corban McGregor Centre Amelia Kuk Faxcolours.svg
Country colours.svg Isabelle Kelly Centre Meg Ward Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg
South Sydney colours.svg Nakia Davis-Welsh Wing Rhiannon Revell-Blair Skolscolours.svg
South Sydney colours.svg Lavina O'Mealey Five-Eighth Zahara Temara Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg
South Sydney colours.svg Maddie Studdon (c)Halfback Ali Brigginshaw Faxcolours.svg
Wellington colours.svg Simaima Taufa Prop Rona Peters Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg
South Sydney colours.svg Rebecca Riley Hooker Brittany Breayley Faxcolours.svg
Canterbury colours.svg Elianna Walton Prop Heather Ballinger Wests Panthers Colours.svg
Cronulla colours.svg Talesha Quinn 2nd Row Tazmin Gray Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg
Castleford colours.svg Kezie Apps 2nd Row Maitua Feterika Faxcolours.svg
Balmain colours.svg Vanessa Foliaki Lock Annette Brander Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg
Cronulla colours.svg Nita Maynard Interchange Mariah Storch New York colors.svg
Country colours.svg Rebecca Young Interchange Steph Hancock Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg
Country colours.svg Holli Wheeler Interchange Kody House Faxcolours.svg
Country colours.svg Hannah Southwell Interchange Tallisha Harden Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg
New South Wales colours.svg Ben Cross Coach Jason Hetherington Queensland colours.svg

Source: [6] [7]

References

  1. "NRL Women's Premiership set to launch". NRL. 5 December 2017.
  2. "Tickets on sale for Women's State of Origin". QRL. 19 April 2018.
  3. "Isabelle Kelly the hero as NSW beat Queensland in Women's State of Origin". National Rugby League. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  4. "NRL Women's Premiership set to launch". NRL. 6 December 2017.
  5. "Unprecedented: Women on Friday night prime time". QRL. 18 May 2018.
  6. "TEAM | NSW Women's State of Origin". NSWRL. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  7. "Harvey Norman Queensland Women's team". QRL. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2024.