2023 NRL Women's season

Last updated

NRL Telstra Women's Premiership
Duration11 weeks (9 rounds; SF, GF)
22 July - 1 October
Teams10
Minor premiers Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights (1st title)
Matches played48
Broadcast partners Nine Network
Fox League
Sky Sport (NZ)
Sky Sports (UK)
Champions Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights (2nd title)
Dally M Award Newcastle colours.svg Tamika Upton
Top point-scorer(s) Brisbane colours.svg Ali Brigginshaw (84)
Top try-scorer(s) St. George colours.svg Teagan Berry (11)
  2022
2024  

The 2023 NRLW Premiership was the sixth professional season of Women's rugby league in Australia. As announced in March 2022 by the governing body, the National Rugby League, the number of teams increased from six to ten. [1] [2]
The duration of the season was confirmed by the NRL in a media release on 14 February 2023 as nine rounds followed by semi-finals and a Grand Final. [3]

Contents

Contracted players were paid for a seven-week preparation period prior to the commencement of the competition, plus two weeks leave, for a total of 20 weeks. The contract period for players was, however, twelve months. [3] [4] The announcement also confirmed a rise in the salary cap from $350,000 in 2022 to $900,000 in 2023. [3] [5]

Teams

The Line-up of teams increased from six to ten. [6] Two of the new clubs announced in October 2022 the appointment of their NRLW coach for the 2023 season.

ColoursClubSeasonHead coachCaptain(s)
Brisbane colours.svg
Brisbane Broncos 6th season Scott Prince [7] Ali Brigginshaw [8]
Canberra colours.svg
Canberra Raiders 1st seasonDarrin Borthwick [9] [10] Simaima Taufa and Zahara Temara [11]
Cronulla colours.svg
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 1st season Tony Herman [12] Tiana Penitani [13]
Gold Coast Titans colours.svg
Gold Coast Titans 3rd seasonKaryn Murphy [14] Georgia Hale [15]
Newcastle colours.svg
Newcastle Knights 3rd seasonRonald Griffiths [14] Hannah Southwell and Tamika Upton
North Queensland colours.svg
North Queensland Cowboys 1st season Ben Jeffries [14] Kirra Dibb and Tallisha Harden [16]
Parramatta colours.svg
Parramatta Eels 3rd season Dean Widders [17] Kennedy Cherrington and Rachael Pearson
St. George colours.svg
St. George Illawarra Dragons 6th season Jamie Soward [18] Raecene McGregor [19]
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg
Sydney Roosters 6th season John Strange [14] Isabelle Kelly
Wests Tigers colours.svg
Wests Tigers 1st season Brett Kimmorley [20] Kezie Apps and Botille Vette-Welsh [21]

Scheduling

The season saw the ten teams play each other once across nine rounds, followed by a two-week final series that involved the top four teams. They played semi-finals with the winners meeting in the Grand Final. [3]

Scheduling of the season allowed for:

Pre-season trial matches

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
Date and timeVenueRefereesAttendanceReports
Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 30-6 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Saturday 1 July Pizzey Park
Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 18-14 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons Friday 7 July
7:00 PM
Eric Tweedale Stadium, Granville [25] Billy Greatbatch
Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 22-0 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Saturday 8 July PointsBet Stadium [26] Adam Sirriani
Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 4-18 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Saturday 8 July
3:00 PM
Maitland No.1 Sportsground [27] Louis Matheson


Ladder

2023 NRLW season
PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 9801224119+10516
2 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 9702284120+16414
3 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 9702164126+3814
4 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 9603256165+9112
5 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 9504173206–3310
6 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 9405202150+528
7 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 9306182210–286
8 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 9207136186–504
9 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 9207133266–1334
10 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 9108104310–2062

Ladder progression

Team123456789
1 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 2246810121416
2 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 2246810121214
3 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 246668101214
4 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 00244681012
5 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 02468881010
6 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 222244468
7 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 022244666
8 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 244444444
9 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 022444444
10 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 000002222

Regular season

The first announcement of the 2023 NRLW season's fixtures was released by the NRL on 27 April 2023. [28] [29]

Round 1

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
Date and timeVenueRefereesAttendanceReports
Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 16-6 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Saturday 22 July
12:50 PM [lower-greek 1]
Cbus Super Stadium Belinda Sharpe 7,926 [lower-greek 2] NRL
Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 32-16 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons Saturday 22 July
3:10 PM [lower-greek 1]
McDonald Jones Stadium Darian Furner8,109 [lower-greek 2] NRL
Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 18-36 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Saturday 22 July
7:45 PM
Sunshine Coast Stadium Wyatt Raymond2,832 NRL
Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 6-36 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Sunday 23 July
12:00 PM
CommBank Stadium Rochelle Tamarua 2,095 NRL
Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 28-14 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders Sunday 23 July
1:50 PM [lower-greek 1]
PointsBet Stadium Kasey Badger 10,634 [lower-greek 3] NRL

Round 2

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
Date and timeVenueRefereesAttendanceReports
Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 16-17
(GP)
Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans Thursday 27 July
5:40 PM [lower-greek 1]
The Gabba Belinda Sharpe 7,279 [lower-greek 2] NRL
Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 24-14 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Saturday 29 July
12:50 PM [lower-greek 1]
GIO Stadium Cameron Paddy8,034 [lower-greek 2] NRL
St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 38-12 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Saturday 29 July
3:00 PM [lower-greek 1]
WIN Stadium Wyatt Raymond5,872 [lower-greek 2] NRL
Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 20-31 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Sunday 30 July
12:00 PM
Belmore Sports Ground Kasey Badger 1,584 [lower-greek 4] NRL
Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 10-0 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Sunday 30 July
1:50 PM
Rochelle Tamarua 2,196 [lower-greek 5] NRL

Round 3

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
Date and timeVenueRefereesAttendanceReports
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 30-0 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons Thursday 3 August
5:40 PM [lower-greek 1]
Sydney Cricket Ground Wyatt Raymond4,201 [lower-greek 2] NRL
North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 12-40 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Saturday 5 August
12:50 PM [lower-greek 6]
Queensland Country Bank Stadium Nick Pelgrave NRL
Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 8-10 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans Saturday 5 August
3:10 PM
PointsBet Stadium Darian Furner3,021 NRL
Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 4-38 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Sunday 6 August
12:00 PM [lower-greek 1]
CommBank Stadium Belinda Sharpe 23,596 [lower-greek 3] NRL
Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 28-22 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Sunday 6 August
1:50 PM [lower-greek 6]
GIO Stadium Damian Brady7,140 [lower-greek 2] NRL

Round 4

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
Date and timeVenueRefereesAttendanceReports
St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 18-19
(GP)
Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders Saturday 12 August
11:05 AM
WIN Stadium Kasey Badger NRL
North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 16-12 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Saturday 12 August
12:50 PM
Totally Workwear Stadium Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski1,173 [lower-greek 4] NRL
Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 22-12 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Saturday 12 August
3:10 PM
Rochelle Tamarua 1,811 [lower-greek 5] NRL
Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 12-36 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Sunday 13 August
12:03 PM
PointsBet Stadium Belinda Sharpe 1,920 NRL
Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 22-10 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans Sunday 13 August
1:50 PM [lower-greek 1]
McDonald Jones Stadium Liam Kennedy12,889 [lower-greek 2] NRL

Round 5

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
Date and timeVenueRefereesAttendanceReports
North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 12-40 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Saturday 19 August
11:05 AM
Queensland Country Bank Stadium Belinda Sharpe 1,878 NRL
Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 16-20 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons Saturday 19 August
12:50 PM [lower-greek 1]
CommBank Stadium Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski3,652 [lower-greek 2] NRL
Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 8-30 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Saturday 19 August
3:10 PM [lower-greek 1]
Cbus Super Stadium Rochelle Tamarua 6,943 [lower-greek 2] NRL
Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 22-20 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Sunday 20 August
12:03 PM [lower-greek 1]
McDonald Jones Stadium Darian Furner17,043 [lower-greek 2] NRL
Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 28-22 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Sunday 20 August
1:45 PM [lower-greek 1]
GIO Stadium Kasey Badger 7,185 [lower-greek 2] NRL

Round 6

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
Date and timeVenueRefereesAttendanceReports
Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 16-12 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Saturday 26 August
11:05 AM
Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Cameron Paddy520 [lower-greek 4] NRL
St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 22-23 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans Saturday 26 August
1:15 PM
Belinda Sharpe 1,312 [lower-greek 5] NRL
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 48-10 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Saturday 26 August
3:10 PM [lower-greek 6]
Allianz Stadium Mitch Currie8,161 [lower-greek 2] NRL
Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 40-8 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders Sunday 27 August
12:03 PM
Totally Workwear Stadium Rochelle Tamarua 1,692 NRL
Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 22-14 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Sunday 27 August
1:45 PM [lower-greek 6]
McDonald Jones Stadium Kasey Badger 19,519 [lower-greek 2] NRL

Round 7

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
Date and timeVenueRefereesAttendanceReports
Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 12-20 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Saturday 2 September
11:05 AM
GIO Stadium Wyatt Raymond1,962 NRL
Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 32-28 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Saturday 2 September
12:50 PM
Queensland Country Bank Stadium Nick Pelgrave1,478 [lower-greek 4] NRL
North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 16-48 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons Saturday 2 September
3:10 PM
Liam Kennedy2,497 [lower-greek 5] NRL
Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 16-4 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Sunday 3 September
12:03 PM [lower-greek 1]
Cbus Super Stadium Rochelle Tamarua 4,790 [lower-greek 2] NRL
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 46-12 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Sunday 3 September
1:50 PM
Industree Group Stadium Darian Furner3,756 NRL

Round 8

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
Date and timeVenueRefereesAttendanceReports
Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 16-8 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons Thursday 7 September
7:45 PM
PointsBet Stadium Wyatt Raymond1,630 NRL
Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 18-22 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Saturday 9 September
11:30 AM
McDonald Jones Stadium Darian Furner NRL
Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 20-4 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Saturday 9 September
1:30 PM
Kasey Badger 3,643 [lower-greek 5] NRL
North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 12-34 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders Sunday 10 September
11:30 AM
Cbus Super Stadium Belinda Sharpe 1,096 [lower-greek 4] NRL
Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 34-12 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Sunday 10 September
1:30 PM
Rochelle Tamarua 2,086 [lower-greek 5] NRL

Round 9

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
Date and timeVenueRefereesAttendanceReports
Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 8-28 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Thursday 14 September
7:45 PM
Leichhardt Oval [30] Rochelle Tamarua 1,733 NRL
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 40-16 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Saturday 16 September
6:00 PM
Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Wyatt Raymond632 [lower-greek 4] NRL
St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 12-46 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Saturday 16 September
8:10 PM
Belinda Sharpe 1,736 [lower-greek 5] NRL
Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 6-56 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Sunday 17 September
1:00 PM
GIO Stadium Darian Furner NRL
Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 6-30 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans Sunday 17 September
3:15 PM
Kasey Badger 2,889 [lower-greek 5] NRL

Notes:

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 This NRLW match is part of a double-header with an NRL (Men's) match, with a different opponent.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Attendance for the NRLW match in a double-header, distinct from the NRL (Men's) match attendance.
  3. 1 2 Attendance for the NRL (Men's) match in a double-header, indistinct from the attendance to the NRLW match.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Attendance for the first match in an NRLW double-header, when announced separately.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Attendance for the second match in an NRLW double-header, when announced separately.
  6. 1 2 3 4 This NRLW match is part of a double-header with an NRL (Men's) match, with the same opponent.

Finals Series

On 25 August 2023, the NRL announced that both NRLW semi-finals will be played on Sunday, 24 September 2023, at the respective, selected home grounds of the teams that finish 1st and 2nd on the ladder. The matches will be 2nd vs 3rd and 1st vs 4th. [31] Within two hours of full time in the last regular season match, the NRL announced the kick-off times of the semi-finals and confirmed the venues. [32]

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
Date and timeVenueRefereesAttendanceReports
Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 30-24 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Sunday. 24 September
2:05 PM
McDonald Jones Stadium Belinda Sharpe 12,689 NRL
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 0-12 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans Sunday. 24 September
4:15 PM
Allianz Stadium Kasey Badger 3,028 NRL

Grand Final

On 24 July 2023 the ARLC confirmed the men's and women's final will be held in Sydney on a one-year deal, while the new Minns Government continues to negotiate with the ARLC for further stadium upgrades for both NRL competitions. [33]

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
Date and timeVenueRefereesAttendanceReports
Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 24-12 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans Sunday 1 October

3:55 PM

Accor Stadium Belinda Sharpe 40,649 NRL

Team of the week

At the conclusion of each round, the media department of the NRL announce a team of the week. Seventeen players are named.

Round 1 to Round 5

JerseyPositionRound 1 [34] Round 2 [35] Round 3 [36] Round 4 [37] Round 5 [38]
1 Fullback Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Evania Pelite St. George Illawarra colours.svg Teagan Berry Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Evania Pelite Newcastle colours.svg Tamika Upton Newcastle colours.svg Tamika Upton
2 Wing Newcastle colours.svg Sheridan Gallagher Wests Tigers colours.svg Jakiya Whitfeld Newcastle colours.svg Sheridan Gallagher Wests Tigers colours.svg Jakiya Whitfeld Canberra colours.svg Shakiah Tungai
3 Centre Wests Tigers colours.svg Leianne Tufuga Canberra colours.svg Cheyelle Robins-Reti Brisbane colours.svg Mele Hufanga St. George Illawarra colours.svg Bobbi Law Cronulla colours.svg Tiana Penitani
4 Centre Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Jessica Sergis North Queensland colours.svg Jasmine Peters Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Isabelle Kelly Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Isabelle Kelly Newcastle colours.svg Shanice Parker
5 Wing Canberra colours.svg Madison Bartlett Cronulla colours.svg Annessa Biddle Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Jayme Fressard Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Jayme Fressard St. George Illawarra colours.svg Shenai Lendill
6 Fullback Cronulla colours.svg Emma Tonegato Canberra colours.svg Zahara Temara Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Tarryn Aiken North Queensland colours.svg Tahlulah Tillett Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Tarryn Aiken
7 Halfback Brisbane colours.svg Ali Brigginshaw St. George Illawarra colours.svg Raecene McGregor Canberra colours.svg Ashleigh Quinlan Brisbane colours.svg Ali Brigginshaw Brisbane colours.svg Ali Brigginshaw
8 Prop Wests Tigers colours.svg Sarah Togatuki Wests Tigers colours.svg Christian Pio Wests Tigers colours.svg Sarah Togatuki Wests Tigers colours.svg Sarah Togatuki Cronulla colours.svg Ellie Johnston
9 Hooker Cronulla colours.svg Quincy Dodd North Queensland colours.svg Emma Manzelmann Brisbane colours.svg Destiny Brill Canberra colours.svg Chanté Temara Cronulla colours.svg Quincy Dodd
10 Prop Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Millie Boyle Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Shannon Mato Brisbane colours.svg Chelsea Lenarduzzi Brisbane colours.svg Chelsea Lenarduzzi Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Shannon Mato
11 Second-row North Queensland colours.svg Shaniah Power Wests Tigers colours.svg Kezie Apps Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Amelia Pasikala Brisbane colours.svg Romy Teitzel Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Otesa Pule
12 Second-row Newcastle colours.svg Yasmin Clydsdale Canberra colours.svg Monalisa Soliola Newcastle colours.svg Yasmin Clydsdale Parramatta colours.svg Mahalia Murphy Newcastle colours.svg Yasmin Clydsdale
13 Lock Cronulla colours.svg Ellie Johnston Canberra colours.svg Simaima Taufa Canberra colours.svg Simaima Taufa Canberra colours.svg Simaima Taufa St. George Illawarra colours.svg Alexis Tauaneai
14 interchange Wests Tigers colours.svg Ebony Prior St. George Illawarra colours.svg Tyla Nathan-Wong Brisbane colours.svg Gayle Broughton North Queensland colours.svg Fran Goldthorp Cronulla colours.svg Jada Taylor
15 interchange Wests Tigers colours.svg Botille Vette-Welsh Canberra colours.svg Grace Kemp Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Jessika Elliston Newcastle colours.svg Rima Butler Brisbane colours.svg Mariah Denman
16 interchange St. George Illawarra colours.svg Teagan Berry Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Georgia Hale Newcastle colours.svg Kayla Romaniuk St. George Illawarra colours.svg Teagan Berry Wests Tigers colours.svg Jakiya Whitfeld
17 interchange Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Shannon Mato North Queensland colours.svg Kirra Dibb St. George Illawarra colours.svg Alexis Tauaneai North Queensland colours.svg Makenzie Weale Parramatta colours.svg Cassey Tohi-Hiku

Round 6 to Semi-Finals

JerseyPositionRound 6 [39] Round 7 [40] Round 8 [41] Round 9 [42]
1 Fullback St. George Illawarra colours.svg Teagan Berry Newcastle colours.svg Tamika Upton Newcastle colours.svg Tamika Upton Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Evania Pelite
2 Wing Brisbane colours.svg Julia Robinson Canberra colours.svg Madison Bartlett Canberra colours.svg Shakiah Tungai Brisbane colours.svg Julia Robinson
3 Centre Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Jaime Chapman St. George Illawarra colours.svg Shenai Lendill Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Jaime Chapman Brisbane colours.svg Mele Hufanga
4 Centre Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Jessica Sergis Canberra colours.svg Mackenzie Wiki Cronulla colours.svg Tiana Penitani Cronulla colours.svg Annessa Biddle
5 Wing Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Brydie Parker Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Karina Brown Cronulla colours.svg Cassie Staples Wests Tigers colours.svg Jakiya Whitfeld
6 Fullback Brisbane colours.svg Gayle Broughton Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Tarryn Aiken Canberra colours.svg Zahara Temara Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Tarryn Aiken
7 Halfback Brisbane colours.svg Ali Brigginshaw Newcastle colours.svg Jesse Southwell Newcastle colours.svg Jesse Southwell Cronulla colours.svg Tayla Preston
8 Prop Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Millie Boyle Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Shannon Mato Newcastle colours.svg Caitlan Johnston Newcastle colours.svg Caitlan Johnston
9 Hooker Parramatta colours.svg Rueben Cherrington Brisbane colours.svg Destiny Brill Brisbane colours.svg Destiny Brill Brisbane colours.svg Destiny Brill
10 Prop Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Jessika Elliston St. George Illawarra colours.svg Angelina Teakaraanga-Katoa Brisbane colours.svg Brianna Clark Cronulla colours.svg Ellie Johnston
11 Second-row Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Olivia Kernick Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Otesa Pule Wests Tigers colours.svg Kezie Apps Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Otesa Pule
12 Second-row Parramatta colours.svg Mahalia Murphy St. George Illawarra colours.svg Ella Koster Newcastle colours.svg Yasmin Clydsdale Newcastle colours.svg Yasmin Clydsdale
13 Lock Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Georgia Hale Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Georgia Hale Cronulla colours.svg Holli Wheeler Cronulla colours.svg Holli Wheeler
14 interchange Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Lauren Brown Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Keeley Davis Cronulla colours.svg Emma Tonegato Newcastle colours.svg Abigail Roache
15 interchange Newcastle colours.svg Caitlan Johnston Brisbane colours.svg Gayle Broughton Canberra colours.svg Apii Nicholls Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Isabelle Kelly
16 interchange Parramatta colours.svg Tyla Amiatu Brisbane colours.svg Annetta Nu'uausala Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Chantay Kiria-Ratu Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Shaylee Bent
17 interchange Brisbane colours.svg Shenae Ciesiolka Cronulla colours.svg Emma Tonegato Wests Tigers colours.svg Rikeya Horne Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Shannon Mato

Team of the Year

Dally M Team of the Year

Announced on the evening of 27 September 2023. [43]

JerseyPositionPlayer
1 Fullback Newcastle colours.svg Tamika Upton
2 Wing Wests Tigers colours.svg Jakiya Whitfeld
3 Centre Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Isabelle Kelly
4 Centre Brisbane colours.svg Mele Hufanga
5 Wing Brisbane colours.svg Julia Robinson
6 Fullback Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Tarryn Aiken
7 Halfback Brisbane colours.svg Ali Brigginshaw
8 Prop Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Shannon Mato
9 Hooker Brisbane colours.svg Destiny Brill
10 Prop Wests Tigers colours.svg Sarah Togatuki
11 Second-row Newcastle colours.svg Yasmin Clydsdale
12 Second-row Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Olivia Kernick
13 Lock Canberra colours.svg Simaima Taufa

Players' Dream Team

The Rugby League Players Association announced the 2023 Players' Dream team on 29 September 2023. [44]

JerseyPositionPlayer
1 Fullback St. George Illawarra colours.svg Teagan Berry
2 Wing Wests Tigers colours.svg Jakiya Whitfeld
3 Centre Newcastle colours.svg Shanice Parker
4 Centre Brisbane colours.svg Mele Hufanga
5 Wing Cronulla colours.svg Annessa Biddle
6 Fullback Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Tarryn Aiken
7 Halfback Brisbane colours.svg Ali Brigginshaw
8 Prop Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Shannon Mato
9 Hooker North Queensland colours.svg Emma Manzelmann
10 Prop Wests Tigers colours.svg Sarah Togatuki
11 Second-row Newcastle colours.svg Yasmin Clydsdale
12 Second-row Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Otesa Pule
13 Lock Canberra colours.svg Simaima Taufa

Individual Awards

Dally M Medal Awards Night

Announced on the evening of 27 September 2023 [43]

Dally M Medal Player of the Year:
Tamika Upton ( Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights)

Veronica White Medal:
Tahlulah Tillett ( North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys).

Captain of the Year:
Simaima Taufa ( Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders).

Coach of the Year:
Karyn Murphy ( Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans).

Provan-Summons Medal:
Lavinia Gould ( Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos).

Rookie of the Year:
Annessa Biddle ( Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks).

Try of the Year:
Jesse Southwell ( Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights)
vs Sydney Roosters in Round 9.

Tackle of the Year:
Jakiya Whitfeld ( Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers)
vs Sydney Roosters in Round 6.

Grand Final Day Awards

The following awards were presented at Olympic Park, New South Wales on Grand Final day, 1 October 2023.
Karyn Murphy Medal Player of the Match:
Tamika Upton Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights

RLPA Players' Champion Awards

The following awards were voted for by NRLW players and announced at the end of the season.
The Players' Champion:
Teagan Berry ( St. George Illawarra colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons) [45]

Rookie of the Year:
Annessa Biddle ( Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla Sharks) [46]

The following award, selected from five nominees, was announced at the end of the season.
Dennis Tutty Award:
Chelsea Lenarduzzi ( Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos) [47]

The Rugby League Players Association announced monthly awards during the season. A panel of three former players selected five players for each month. All current players were eligible to vote for the monthly awards.

Statistical Awards

Highest Point Scorer in Regular-season: Ali Brigginshaw ( Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos) 80 (5t 30g)
Top Try Scorer in Regular-season: Teagan Berry ( St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons) 11

Club Awards

ClubPlayer of the YearPlayer's PlayerMembers' AwardCoach's AwardRookie /
Emerging Talent
CommunityRef
Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Mariah Denman Mariah Denman &
Mele Hufanga
Mele Hufanga [50]
Canberra colours.svg Canberra Simaima Taufa Janelle Williams Cheyelle Robins-Reti [51] [52]
Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla Tiana Penitani Annessa BiddleAnnessa BiddleJada Taylor [53]
Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Shannon Mato Evania Pelite Georgia Hale Chantay Kiria-Ratu Steph Hancock [54]
Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Tamika Upton Tamika Upton &
Shanice Parker
Yasmin Clydsdale Sheridan Gallagher Kayla Romaniuk [55]
North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Emma Manzelmann Emma Manzelmann Kirra Dibb China Polata Fran Goldthorp [56] [57] [58]
Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Abbi ChurchCassey Tohi-HikuAbbi ChurchMahalia MurphyShontelle Stowers [59]
St. George colours.svg St George Illawarra Teagan Berry Teagan Berry Alexis TauaneaiElla Koster [60]
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Tarryn Aiken Corban Baxter Mia Wood Brydie Parker [61]
Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Sarah Togatuki Sarah Togatuki Eliza Siilata [62]

As clubs each define their own award categories there are awards that do not fit into the above categories:

Players and transfers

Player signings for the 2023 season were effectively placed on hold until an in-principle agreement between the NRL and RLPA was reached. This was announced on 14 February 2023. [4]

The 2023 season salary cap for clubs is $900,000 and the minimum wage for contracted players is $30,000. Squad size is 24 players plus 4 development players. [3] The official signing period commenced on 29 March 2023. [63] Clubs are required to fill their 24-player roster by 24 May 2023. [4]

Table last updated: 25 May 2023.

2023 NRLW Transfers
Player2022 Club2023 ClubAnnouncement
Date
Reference
Bobbi Law Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 29 Mar 2023 [14]
Sara Sautia Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 29 Mar 2023 [14]
Angelina Teakaraanga Katoa Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 29 Mar 2023 [14]
Cortez Te Pou No Club St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 29 Mar 2023 [14]
Jamilee BrightNo Club St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 29 Mar 2023 [14]
Raecene McGregor Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 29 Mar 2023 [14]
Simaima Taufa Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 30 Mar 2023 [64] [65]
Kaarla CowanNo Club St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 31 Mar 2023 [14]
Maddison Weatherall No Club St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 31 Mar 2023 [14]
Ella KosterNo Club St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 31 Mar 2023 [14]
Margot Vella NSW Waratahs Women (Union) St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 31 Mar 2023 [14]
Jaime Chapman Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 31 Mar 2023 [14]
Shaylee Bent St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 31 Mar 2023 [14]
Gayle Broughton Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 31 Mar 2023 [66]
Destiny Brill Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 2 Apr 2023 [67]
Romy Teitzel Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 2 Apr 2023 [67]
Monalisa Soliola St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 3 Apr 2023 [65]
Zahara Temara Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 3 Apr 2023 [65]
Emily Bass Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 3 Apr 2023 [68]
Dannii Perese Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos (Development) Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 3 Apr 2023 [68]
Kaitlyn Phillips Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 3 Apr 2023 [68]
Taliah Fuimaono St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 4 Apr 2023 [68]
Emma Manzelmann Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 4 Apr 2023 [69]
Kezie Apps St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 4 Apr 2023 [70]
Sarah Togatuki Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 4 Apr 2023 [70]
Botille Vette-Welsh Season-long Injury Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 4 Apr 2023 [70]
Sophie Holyman Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 5 Apr 2023 [71]
Ashleigh Quinlan Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 5 Apr 2023 [71]
Mele Hufanga No Club Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 5 Apr 2023 [72]
Tahlulah Tillett No Club North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 6 Apr 2023 [73]
Tazmin Gray Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 6 Apr 2023 [74]
Macie CarlileNo Club St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 6 Apr 2023 [14]
Rachael Pearson St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 7 Apr 2023 [75]
Sophie ClancyNo Club St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 8 Apr 2023 [14]
Jasmine Peters Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 10 Apr 2023 [76]
Najvada George Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 10 Apr 2023 [77]
Rikeya Horne Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 10 Apr 2023 [77]
Losana Lutu Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 10 Apr 2023 [77]
Christian Pio Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 10 Apr 2023 [77]
Tess Staines Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 10 Apr 2023 [77]
Madison Bartlett Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 11 Apr 2023 [78]
Shakiah Tungai Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 11 Apr 2023 [78]
Quincy Dodd St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 12 Apr 2023 [79]
Ashleigh WernerNo Club Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 12 Apr 2023 [80]
Shaniah Power Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 12 Apr 2023 [81]
Hollie Dodd YorkRLFCcolours.png York Valkyrie Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 14 Apr 2023 [82]
Mackenzie WikiNo Club Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 14 Apr 2023 [82]
Filomina Hanisi Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 14 Apr 2023 [83]
Roxy Murdoch-Masila Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 15 Apr 2023 [84]
Emma Tonegato St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 16 Apr 2023 [85]
Taylor-Adeline MapusuaNo Club St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 18 Apr 2023 [84]
Kirra Dibb Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 19 Apr 2023 [86]
Felice QuinlanNo Club Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 19 Apr 2023 [87]
Tommaya Kelly-SinesNo Club Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 19 Apr 2023 [87]
Chante Temara Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 19 Apr 2023 [87]
Niall Williams Guthrie New Zealand (Union 7s) Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 20 Apr 2023 [68]
Lauren DamNo Club Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 20 Apr 2023 [88]
Holli Wheeler St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 20 Apr 2023 [89]
Millie Boyle Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 21 Apr 2023 [90]
Keeley Davis St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 21 Apr 2023 [90]
Amber Hall Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 21 Apr 2023 [90]
Ua RavuNo Club Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 21 Apr 2023 [91]
Elise SmithNo Club Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 21 Apr 2023 [91]
Bianca BennettsNo Club Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 23 Apr 2023 [92]
Emily Curtain Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 23 Apr 2023 [92]
Sophie CurtainNo Club Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 23 Apr 2023 [92]
Imogen GobranNo Club Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 23 Apr 2023 [92]
Jessica KennedyNo Club Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 23 Apr 2023 [92]
Josephine LenazNo Club Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 23 Apr 2023 [92]
Rebecca PollardNo Club Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 23 Apr 2023 [92]
Ebony PriorNo Club Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 23 Apr 2023 [92]
Hope TevagaNo Club Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 23 Apr 2023 [92]
Jada Taylor Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 Apr 2023 [93]
Essay Banu No Club North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 24 Apr 2023 [94]
Sera KoroiNo Club North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 24 Apr 2023 [94]
Shellie LongNo Club North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 24 Apr 2023 [94]
Jessikah ReevesNo Club North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 24 Apr 2023 [94]
Chantay Kiria-Ratu Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans (Development) Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 26 Apr 2023 [68]
Elsie Albert St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 27 Apr 2023 [95]
Tarryn Aiken Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 27 Apr 2023 [96]
Kerehitina MatuaNo Club Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 27 Apr 2023 [97]
Apii Nicholls Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 27 Apr 2023 [97]
Tegan Dymock St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 27 Apr 2023 [98]
Talei Holmes St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 27 Apr 2023 [98]
Andie Robinson St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 27 Apr 2023 [98]
Maddie Studdon No Club Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 27 Apr 2023 [98]
Kiana Takairangi Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 27 Apr 2023 [98]
Rilee Jorgensen Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans (Development) Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 28 Apr 2023 [68]
Sienna Lofipo Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans (Development) Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 28 Apr 2023 [68]
Destiny Mino-Sinapati Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans (Development) Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 28 Apr 2023 [68]
Fran Goldthorp Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 29 Apr 2023 [99]
Nakia Davis-Welsh No Club Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 29 Apr 2023 [100]
Brooke Anderson Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 3 May 2023 [101]
Ellie Johnston Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 3 May 2023 [101]
Tayla Preston Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 3 May 2023 [101]
Cassie Staples St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 3 May 2023 [101]
Tyler Bentley No Club Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 4 May 2023 [102]
Teuila Fotu-Moala No Club Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 4 May 2023 [102]
Alexandrea KiriwiNo Club Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 4 May 2023 [102]
Tavarna PapaliiNo Club Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 4 May 2023 [102]
Lily RoganNo Club Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 4 May 2023 [102]
Shenai LendillNo Club St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 4 May 2023 [84]
Jules KirkpatrickNo Club Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 5 May 2023 [103]
Jasmin Strange Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 5 May 2023 [103]
Sareka MookaNo Club North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 6 May 2023 [104]
Bree Chester Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights (Development) North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 10 May 2023 [105]
Jetaya Faifua Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 10 May 2023 [105]
Mia MiddletonNo Club North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 10 May 2023 [105]
April Ngatupuna Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 10 May 2023 [105]
China Polata No Club North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 10 May 2023 [105]
Makenzie Weale Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 10 May 2023 [105]
Jessica Gentle Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 10 May 2023 [106]
Tara ReinkeNo Club Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 10 May 2023 [106]
Ella Ryan NSW Waratahs Women (Union) Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 10 May 2023 [106]
Laishon Albert-JonesNo Club Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 10 May 2023 [107]
Rima Butler Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 10 May 2023 [107]
Jayde HerdegenNo Club Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 10 May 2023 [107]
Felila KiaNo Club Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 10 May 2023 [107]
Tamerah LeatiNo Club Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 10 May 2023 [107]
Abigail Roache No Club Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 10 May 2023 [107]
Tyla AmiatuNo Club Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 10 May 2023 [108]
Rosemarie BeckettNo Club Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 10 May 2023 [108]
Pihuka Berryman-DuffNo Club Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 10 May 2023 [108]
Jade FonuaNo Club Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 10 May 2023 [108]
Amelia MafiNo Club Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 10 May 2023 [108]
Shannon MuruNo Club Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 10 May 2023 [108]
Capri PaekauNo Club Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 10 May 2023 [108]
Sarah RiordanNo Club St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 11 May 2023 [84]
Tallisha Harden Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 11 May 2023 [109]
Leianne Tufuga Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 11 May 2023 [110]
Jakiya Whitfeld Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 11 May 2023 [110]
Rhiannon ByersNo Club Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 15 May 2023 [111]
Monique DonovanNo Club Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 16 May 2023 [112]
Ahlivia IngramNo Club Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 16 May 2023 [113]
Grace Kemp ACT Brumbies Women (Union) Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 17 May 2023 [114]
Cheyelle Robins-Reti Matatū (Union) Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 17 May 2023 [114]
Autumn-Rain Stephens Daly Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 17 May 2023 [115]
Pauline Piliae-Rasabale NSW Waratahs (Union) Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 19 May 2023 [116]
Sheridan Gallagher Western Sydney Wanderers (Football) Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 19 May 2023 [117]
Nita Maynard Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 19 May 2023 [117]
Tiana Raftstrand-Smith Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 20 May 2023 [118]
Shaylee JosephNo Club North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 23 May 2023 [120]
Libby SurhaNo Club North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 23 May 2023 [120]
Grace GriffinNo Club Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 23 May 2023 [121]
Toni HuntIllness Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 23 May 2023 [121]
Harata ButlerNo Club Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 23 May 2023 [122]
Vanessa Foliaki Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 23 May 2023 [122]
Fatafehi HanisiInjury Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 23 May 2023 [122]
Kelsey ClarkNo Club Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 23 May 2023 [123]
Madeline JonesNo Club Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 23 May 2023 [123]
Talesha O'Neill No Club Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 23 May 2023 [123]
Kyra Simon Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 23 May 2023 [123]
Shontelle Stowers St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 23 May 2023 [123]
Salma NourNo Club Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 23 May 2023 [124]
Taylor OsborneNo Club Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 23 May 2023 [124]
Eliza SiilataNo Club Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 23 May 2023 [124]
Folau VakiNo Club Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 23 May 2023 [124]
Tyla Nathan-Wong New Zealand (Union 7s) St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 24 May 2023 [84]
Corban Baxter Pregnancy Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 24 May 2023 [125]
Brydie Parker Injury Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 24 May 2023 [125]
Tafito Lafaele Blues Women (Union) Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 24 May 2023 [126]
Emma BarnesNo Club Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 24 May 2023 [127]
Annessa BiddleNo Club Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 May 2023 [128]
Fiona JahnkeNo Club Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 May 2023 [128]
Sereana NaitokatokaNo Club Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 May 2023 [128]
Georgia RavicsNo Club Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 May 2023 [128]
Chloe SaundersNo Club Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 May 2023 [128]
Jazmon Tupou-WitchmanNo Club Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 May 2023 [128]
Vitalina Naikore Fijiana Drua (Union) North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 25 May 2023 [129]
Merewalesi Rokouono Fijiana Drua (Union) North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 25 May 2023 [129]
Tiana Penitani Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 25 May 2023 [130]
Viena TinaoNo Club Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 25 May 2023 [131]

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