NSWRL Women's Premiership

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Harvey Norman Women's Premiership
Current season or competition:
Rugby football current event.svg 2022 New South Wales Rugby League
NSWRL Women's Premiership Logo.png
Sport Rugby league
Formerly known as Sydney Metropolitan Women's Rugby League
Instituted2005 [1]
Inaugural season2005
Number of teams7
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Most titles Ireland colours.svg Forestville Ferrets
Cronulla colours.svg Canley Heights Dragons (4 titles)
Website NSW Women's Premiership
Related competition NRL Women's Premiership
Women's National Championship
Tarsha Gale Cup

The NSWRL Women's Premiership is a rugby league competition for clubs in New South Wales. It is the only statewide open-age competition for women in New South Wales and is run by New South Wales Rugby League. [2]

Contents

The NSWRL Women's Premiership started in 2005 as Sydney Metropolitan Women's Rugby League after the former competition folded in 2001.

Clubs

ClubEstablishedEntered competitionCityStadium
Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2018 [lower-alpha 1] Canterbury-Bankstown District Belmore Sports Ground
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Central Coast Roosters 19472020 Central Coast Morrie Breen Oval, Kanwal
Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 19672019 Sutherland Shire PointsBet Stadium, Cronulla High School
Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers 19822023 Illawarra Collegians Sporting Complex, Figtree; WIN Stadium
Wellington colours.svg Mounties 2017 [lower-alpha 2] Mount Pritchard Aubrey Keech Reserve
North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney Bears 19082018 North Sydney North Sydney Oval
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 19082018 Redfern Redfern Oval, ANZ Stadium
St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons 19212023 St George District Jubilee Oval, Carlton
Hullcolours.svg Wentworthville Magpies 19232018 Wentworthville Ringrose Park
Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 20002019Balmain, Ashfield & Campbelltown Campbelltown Stadium
  1. ↑ Did not compete in the 2021 or 2022 seasons.
  2. ↑ Did not compete in the 2020 season.

Previous clubs

Clubs that competed in the Sydney Metropolitan Women's Rugby League Premiership (2005–2016) included: Auburn, Berkeley Vale Panthers, Blacktown, Canley Heights Dragons, Canley Vale Kookas, Cronulla-Caringbah Sharks, East Campbelltown Eagles, Forestville Ferrets, [3] Greenacre Tigers, Guildford Raiders, Hunter Stars (2016 only), [4] Maitland Pickers, [5] Mounties, Newtown Jetettes, Parramatta Junior Eels, Redfern All Blacks, Windsor Wolves.

Clubs the completed in the Sydney Women's Rugby League premiership (1992–2002) included Bankstown, Blacktown, [6] Bulli, North Sydney, Parramatta Junior Eels, Petersham-Lewisham Wildfires, South Sydney Juniors, Waverton Reds and Western Sydney Wildcats. [7]

Results by year

YearPremiersScoreRunners-upMinor PremiersWooden SpoonReferences
1992 North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney10 – 8Wildfires [8]
1993 Wigancolours.svg Waverton Eagles [9]
1994Blacktown Wildfires22 – 18 Wigancolours.svg Waverton Eagles Wigancolours.svg Waverton Eagles [10]
1995Bulli Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels [11]
1996 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 26 – 16 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
1997 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 26 – 14 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
1998–2001Unknown
2002-04No Premiership
Sydney Metropolitan Women's Premiership
2005 Waikatoleague.png Redfern All Blacks
2006 Northern Raiders colors.svg Canley Vale Kookas18 – 8 Newtown colours.svg Newtown Jetettes [12]
2007 New South Wales colours.svg Cabramatta Two Blues Ireland colours.svg Forestville Ferrets [13]
2008 Ireland colours.svg Forestville Ferrets8 – 6 Northern Raiders colors.svg Canley Vale Kookas [14]
2009 Ireland colours.svg Forestville Ferrets24 – 16 Wigancolours.svg East Campbelltown Eagles [15] [16]
2010 Ireland colours.svg Forestville Ferrets Cronulla colours.svg Canley Heights Dragons
2011 Cronulla colours.svg Canley Heights Dragons12 – 6 Ireland colours.svg Forestville Ferrets [17] [18]
2012 Cronulla colours.svg Canley Heights Dragons Wests Panthers Colours.svg Blacktown
2013 Cronulla colours.svg Canley Heights Dragons44 – 6 Ireland colours.svg Forestville Ferrets [19]
2014 Cronulla colours.svg Canley Heights Dragons42 – 26 Waikatoleague.png Redfern All Blacks
2015 Balmain colours.svg Greenacre Tigers14 – 12 Ireland colours.svg Forestville Ferrets [20]
2016 Western Suburbs colours.svg Cronulla-Caringbah Sharks 26 – 22 Balmain colours.svg Greenacre Tigers Wellington colours.svg Mount Prichard Mounties Ireland colours.svg Forestville Ferrets [21] [22] [23]
NSWRL Women's Premiership
2017 Waikatoleague.png Redfern All Blacks 26 – 16 New South Wales colours.svg North Newcastle Waikatoleague.png Redfern All Blacks Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Berkeley Vale Panthers [24]
2018 Wellington colours.svg Mount Prichard Mounties 12 – 10 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Hullcolours.svg Wentworthville Magpies [25]
2019 Newcastle colours.svg CRL Newcastle 24 – 10 Wellington colours.svg Mount Prichard Mounties Wellington colours.svg Mount Prichard Mounties Oxfordcolours.png Penrith Brothers [26] [27]
2020 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Central Coast Roosters 16 – 10 North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney Bears Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Central Coast Roosters Hullcolours.svg Wentworthville Magpies [28] [29]
2021 No Grand Final due to lockdown to mitigate COVID-19 risks Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Central Coast Roosters New South Wales colours.svg Cabramatta Two Blues
2022 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 21 – 20 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla Sutherland Sharks North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney Bears Hullcolours.svg Wentworthville Magpies [30] [31]
2023 Wellington colours.svg Mount Prichard Mounties 1 – 0 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney Bears St. George colours.svg St George Dragons [32] [33]

Grand finals

2017

Sunday, 24 September 2017
16:20
Redfern All Blacks Waikatoleague.png 26 – 16 New South Wales colours.svg North Newcastle
Tries:
Taleena Simon (2)
Karri Doyle (2)
Nakia Davis-Welsh
Chloe Leaupepe
Goals:
Chloe Leaupepe (1/6)
 Report
Highlights
Tries:
Kylie Hilder
Holli Wheeler
Isabelle Kelly
Goals:
Caitlin Moran (2/3)

2018

Monday, 10 September 2018
17:30
Mount Prichard Mounties Wellington colours.svg 12 – 10 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
Tries:
Simaima Taufa
Patricia Raikadroka
Goals:
Janelle Williams (2/3)
 Report
Highlights
Tries:
Taleena Simon
Sharon McGrady
Goals:
Maddie Studdon (1/2)

2019

Saturday, 10 August 2019
CRL Newcastle Newcastle colours.svg 24 – 10 Wellington colours.svg Mount Prichard Mounties
Tries:
Bobbi Law
Kylie Hilder
Tayla Predebon
Simone Smith
Goals:
Melanie Howard (3/3)
Skye McKenzie (1/1)
 Report
Highlights
Tries:
Tommaya Kelly-Sines
Tahlia Hunter
Goals:
Brydie Parker (1/2)
ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Referee: Ben McMurray

2020

Saturday, 26 September 2020
13:30
Central Coast Roosters Eastern Suburbs colours.svg 16 – 10 North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney Bears
Tries:
Claire Reed (2)
Bobbi Law
Goals:
Bobbi Law (1/2)
Melanie Howard (1/1)
 Report
Highlights
Tries:
Shontelle Stowers
Moniqca Mo'Ale
Goals:
Chloe Leaupepe (1/2)
Bankwest Stadium, Sydney
Referee: Kirra-Lee Nolan

2022

Saturday, 16 July 2022
14:00
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Cronulla colours.svg 20 – 21 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers
Tries:
Tiana Penitani
Talei Holmes
Zali Fay
Sam Bremner
Goals:
Maddie Studdon (2/5)		 Report
Highlights
Stats
Tries:
Keele Browne (2)
Jessica Sergis
Josephine Lenaz
Goals:
Emily Curtain (2/4)
Field Goal:
Emily Curtain
Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney
Referee: Dillan Wells

2023

Saturday, 29 April 2023
18:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Canterbury colours.svg 0 – 1 Wellington colours.svg Mount Pritchard Mounties
Report
Highlights
Stats
Field goals:1
Matilda Power Rugby penalty.svg 67'
Leichhardt Oval, Sydney
Referee: Nathan Loveday

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