2021 Grand Final | NRL Women's Premiership |||||||||||||
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Date | 10 April 2021 | ||||||||||||
Stadium | Moreton Daily Stadium | ||||||||||||
Location | Redcliffe, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||
Karyn Murphy Medal | Sarah Togatuki | ||||||||||||
Referee | Belinda Sharpe | ||||||||||||
Attendance | 7,855 | ||||||||||||
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The 2021 NRL Women's Premiership Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the postponed 2021 National Rugby League Women's season in Australia. It was contested between the St. George Illawarra Dragons and the Sydney Roosters on 10 April 2022 at Moreton Daily Stadium in Redcliffe a seaside suburb of Brisbane, Queensland.
The match was preceded by an Under 19 women’s match. The match was broadcast live throughout Australia by the Nine Network.
The 2021 NRL Women's season was the 4th season of semi-professional women's rugby league in Australia. The season was planned to start in August 2021, postponed to October 2021 and further postponed to 2022 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. [1] The season commenced in late February 2022 and consisted of five competition rounds, followed by semi-finals contested by the top four teams on the competition ladder.
The two semi-finals were scheduled as a double-header at Leichhardt Oval in Sydney.
The St. George Illawarra Dragons finished second on the 2021 ladder with a record of four wins and one loss. This matched the record of the Brisbane Broncos but the Dragons’ point difference of 55 was inferior to the Broncos’ 70. [2] The Dragons played the Gold Coast Titans, who had finished third in their inaugural season with a record of three wins and two losses.
Team | Regular Season | Semi-Finals | ||||
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St. George Illawarra Dragons | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
N | H | N | A | H | N | |
Sydney Roosters | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
N | N | H | N | A | N | |
Key: H = Home venue; A = Away venue; N = Neutral venue |
The match was broadcast live on the Nine Network in Australia and 9Now and on Sky Sport in New Zealand. Radio broadcasters included ABC, Triple M, 2GB, 4BC and NRL Nation.
Belinda Sharpe was appointed as the referee for the NRLW Grand Final for the second time. Sharpe had refereed the previous, 2020 NRLW Grand Final. Matt Noyen was appointed as the video referee in the NRL Bunker. Kasey Badger and Karra-Lee Nolan were appointed as the touch judges. [3]
Initial team lists of 24 players were announced on the Tuesday afternoon prior to match, 5 April 2022. [4] [5]
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Notes:
The Roosters won their first premiership in their third Grand Final and fifth season. [6] [7]
St. George Illawarra Dragons ![]() | 4—16 | ![]() |
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Tries:1 Madison Bartlett (1') Goals:nil Rachael Pearson 0/1 Sin bin: Taliah Fuimaono (19') | 1st: 4–0 2nd: 0–16 | Tries:3 Yasmin Meakes (44') Isabelle Kelly (54') Olivia Higgins (66') Goals:2 Zahara Temara 2/2 (56', 67') |
Moreton Daily Stadium, Redcliffe, Brisbane Attendance: 7,855 Referee: Belinda Sharpe Video referee: Matt Noyen Touch judges: Kasey Badger, Karra-Lee Nolan Karyn Murphy Medal: Sarah Togatuki Official NRL Website: Match Centre Highlights: YouTube by NRL on Nine |
The following 2021 Grand Finalists were selected to play in the 2022 Women's State of Origin match on 24 June 2022 or the New Zealand versus Tonga international match on 25 June 2022.