2024 NRL Women's season

NRL Telstra Women's Premiership
NRL Telstra Women's Premiership
Duration	11 weeks (9 rounds; SF, GF) ; 25 July - 6 October
Teams	10
Broadcast partners	Nine Network ; Fox League ; Sky Sport (NZ) ; Sky Sports (UK)
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Last updated January 29, 2024

The 2024 NRLW Premiership will be the seventh professional season of Women's rugby league in Australia. 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.^[1] Possible expansion in the number of teams for 2024 had been discussed by the Australian Rugby League Commission during October 2023.^[2]^[3]

Teams

The ten teams that participated in the 2023 season will return for the 2024 season.

Club	Season	Head coach	Captain(s)
Brisbane Broncos	7th season	Scott Prince	Ali Brigginshaw
Canberra Raiders	2nd season	Darrin Borthwick	Simaima Taufa and Zahara Temara
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	2nd season	Tony Herman	Tiana Penitani
Gold Coast Titans	4th season	Karyn Murphy	Georgia Hale
Newcastle Knights	4th season	Ben Jeffries ^[4]	Hannah Southwell and Tamika Upton
North Queensland Cowboys	2nd season		Kirra Dibb and Tallisha Harden
Parramatta Eels	4th season	Steve Georgallis ^[5]^[6]	Kennedy Cherrington and Rachael Pearson
St. George Illawarra Dragons	7th season	Jamie Soward ^[7]	Raecene McGregor
Sydney Roosters	7th season	John Strange ^[8]	Isabelle Kelly
Wests Tigers	2nd season	Brett Kimmorley	Kezie Apps and Botille Vette-Welsh

Notes:

In late August 2023 the NRL asked the seven other clubs for expressions of interest in joining an expanded NRLW competition.^[9] Although expansion in the 2024 season is unlikely, it has not been ruled out by the NRL.^[2]
The release of the 2024 NRLW draw on 13 November 2023 confirmed that the number of teams would remain at ten for 2024.^[1]
In late September 2023, the Parramatta Eels inaugural coach, Dean Widders announced his resignation.^[10]
On 2 November 2023, the Newcastle Knights 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.^[11]
On 22 November 2023, the Parramatta Eels announced the appointment of Steve Georgallis in a dual role as their NRLW coach and Coaching Director of the Club’s Elite Pathways program.^[5]
On 10 January 2024, the Newcastle Knights announced the appointment of Ben Jeffries as their NRLW head coach for the 2024 season, the first year of a three-year contract. Jeffries had coached the North Queensland Cowboys in the 2023 NRLW season.^[4]

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.^[12]

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 are on a Thursday night.
A seven-week preparation period.^[12]
Two weeks of leave.
An All Stars match on 16 February 2024.
The State Competitions.
- New South Wales — 11 rounds and a Finals Series; and
- Queensland — 9 rounds and a Finals Series;
  - Several articles have reported of 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.^[2]
  - 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.^[3]

Regular season

The first announcement of the 2024 NRLW season's fixtures was released by the NRL on 13 November 2023.^[1]

Round 1

Home	Score	Away	Match information
Home	Score	Away	Date and time	Venue	Referees	Attendance	Reports
Newcastle Knights		Sydney Roosters	Thursday 25 July 7:45 PM	McDonald Jones Stadium
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks		North Queensland Cowboys	Saturday 27 July 11:05 AM	PointsBet Stadium
Brisbane Broncos		Parramatta Eels	Saturday 27 July 12:45 PM	Sunshine Coast Stadium
St. George Illawarra Dragons		Gold Coast Titans	Sunday 28 July 12:00 PM	WIN Stadium
Wests Tigers		Canberra Raiders	Sunday 28 July 1:45 PM	Campbelltown Sports Ground

Round 2

Home	Score	Away	Match information
Home	Score	Away	Date and time	Venue	Referees	Attendance	Reports
Canberra Raiders		Newcastle Knights	Saturday 3 August 11:05 AM	GIO Stadium
Gold Coast Titans		Wests Tigers	Saturday 3 August 12:45 PM	Cbus Super Stadium
Parramatta Eels		Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Sunday 4 August 12:00 PM	Allianz Stadium
Sydney Roosters		Brisbane Broncos	Sunday 4 August 1:45 PM	Allianz Stadium
North Queensland Cowboys		St. George Illawarra Dragons	Sunday 4 August 6:10 PM	Queensland Country Bank Stadium

Round 3

Home	Score	Away	Match information
Home	Score	Away	Date and time	Venue	Referees	Attendance	Reports
Sydney Roosters		Wests Tigers	Saturday 10 August 11:05 AM	Industree Group Stadium
Canberra Raiders		Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Saturday 10 August 12:45 PM	GIO Stadium
North Queensland Cowboys		Parramatta Eels	Sunday 11 August 12:00 PM	Totally Workwear Stadium
Brisbane Broncos		Gold Coast Titans	Sunday 11 August 1:45 PM	Totally Workwear Stadium
Newcastle Knights		St. George Illawarra Dragons	Sunday 11 August 6:10 PM	McDonald Jones Stadium

Round 4

Home	Score	Away	Match information
Home	Score	Away	Date and time	Venue	Referees	Attendance	Reports
Brisbane Broncos		Canberra Raiders	Saturday 17 August 11:05 AM	Totally Workwear Stadium
North Queensland Cowboys		Gold Coast Titans	Saturday 17 August 12:45 PM	Queensland Country Bank Stadium
St. George Illawarra Dragons		Sydney Roosters	Sunday 18 August 12:00 PM	WIN Stadium
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks		Newcastle Knights	Sunday 18 August 1:45 PM	PointsBet Stadium
Wests Tigers		Parramatta Eels	Sunday 18 August 6:10 PM	Campbelltown Sports Ground

Round 5

Home	Score	Away	Match information
Home	Score	Away	Date and time	Venue	Referees	Attendance	Reports
Parramatta Eels		Newcastle Knights	Saturday 24 August 11:05 AM	Eric Tweedale Stadium
Canberra Raiders		North Queensland Cowboys	Saturday 24 August 12:45 PM	GIO Stadium
Gold Coast Titans		Sydney Roosters	Sunday 25 August 12:00 PM	Cbus Super Stadium
Wests Tigers		Brisbane Broncos	Sunday 25 August 1:45 PM	Leichhardt Oval
St. George Illawarra Dragons		Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Sunday 25 August 6:10 PM	WIN Stadium

Round 6

Home	Score	Away	Match information
Home	Score	Away	Date and time	Venue	Referees	Attendance	Reports
Gold Coast Titans		Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Saturday 31 August 11:05 AM	Cbus Super Stadium
Parramatta Eels		St. George Illawarra Dragons	Saturday 31 August 12:45 PM	CommBank Stadium
Newcastle Knights		Wests Tigers	Sunday 1 September 12:00 PM	McDonald Jones Stadium
Brisbane Broncos		North Queensland Cowboys	Sunday 1 September 1:45 PM	Totally Workwear Stadium
Sydney Roosters		Canberra Raiders	Sunday 1 September 6:10 PM	Allianz Stadium

Round 7

Home	Score	Away	Match information
Home	Score	Away	Date and time	Venue	Referees	Attendance	Reports
North Queensland Cowboys		Wests Tigers	Saturday 7 September 11:05 AM	Queensland Country Bank Stadium
St. George Illawarra Dragons		Canberra Raiders	Saturday 7 September 12:45 PM	Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks		Sydney Roosters	Sunday 8 September 12:00 PM	PointsBet Stadium
Parramatta Eels		Gold Coast Titans	Sunday 8 September 1:45 PM	Eric Tweedale Stadium
Newcastle Knights		Brisbane Broncos	Sunday 8 September 6:10 PM	McDonald Jones Stadium

Round 8

Home	Score	Away	Match information
Home	Score	Away	Date and time	Venue	Referees	Attendance	Reports
Wests Tigers		St. George Illawarra Dragons	Thursday 12 September 7:45 PM	Leichhardt Oval
Brisbane Broncos		Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Saturday 14 September 12:00 PM	Cbus Super Stadium
Gold Coast Titans		Newcastle Knights	Saturday 14 September 1:45 PM	Cbus Super Stadium
Sydney Roosters		North Queensland Cowboys	Sunday 15 September 12:00 PM	Industree Group Stadium
Canberra Raiders		Parramatta Eels	Sunday 15 September 1:45 PM	GIO Stadium

Round 9

Home	Score	Away	Match information
Home	Score	Away	Date and time	Venue	Referees	Attendance	Reports
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks		Wests Tigers	Thursday 19 September 7:45 PM	PointsBet Stadium
St. George Illawarra Dragons		Brisbane Broncos	Saturday 21 September 1:30 PM	Queensland Country Bank Stadium
North Queensland Cowboys		Newcastle Knights	Saturday 21 September 3:15 PM	Queensland Country Bank Stadium
Canberra Raiders		Gold Coast Titans	Sunday 22 September 1:30 PM	CommBank Stadium
Parramatta Eels		Sydney Roosters	Sunday 22 September 3:15 PM	CommBank Stadium

Players and transfers

The 2024 season salary cap for clubs is $1,020,000 and the minimum wage for contracted players is $34,000. Squad size is 24 players plus 4 development players.^[12] The first transfer signing was announced on 20 October 2023. Clubs are required to fill their 24-player roster by late May 2024.

Table last updated: 17 Dec 2023.

2024 NRLW Transfers
Player	2023 Club	2024 Club	Announcement Date	Reference
Jakiya Whitfeld	Wests Tigers	North Queensland Cowboys	20 Oct 2023	^[13]
Keilee Joseph	Sydney Roosters	Brisbane Broncos	1 Dec 2023	^[14]
Tiana Davison	Newcastle Knights	Sydney Roosters	15 Dec 2023	^[15]
Jasmin Strange	Newcastle Knights	Sydney Roosters	15 Dec 2023	^[15]

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NRL Telstra Women's Premiership
Duration	11 weeks (9 rounds; SF, GF) 25 July - 6 October
Teams	10
Broadcast partners	Nine Network Fox League Sky Sport (NZ) Sky Sports (UK)
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