QRL Women's Premiership

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QRL Women's Premiership
Current season or competition:
Rugby football current event.svg 2022 QRL Women's Premiership
QRL Women's Premiership new logo 2021.png
Sport Rugby league
Instituted2019;3 years ago (2019)
Inaugural season2020
Number of teams 8
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Website www.qrl.com.au
Related competition NRL Women's Premiership
NSWRL Women's Premiership

The QRL Women's Premiership, known as the BMD Premiership due to sponsorship from BMD Group, [1] is the top level of women's rugby league football in Queensland, Australia. Run by the Queensland Rugby League, the competition is Queensland's first statewide open age women's competition.

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On 3 March 2021, the QRL announced that the Souths Logan Magpies would not compete in that season's premiership but planned to return in 2022. Valkyries Queensland, a new team made up of players from Souths Logan and other Queensland teams, were named to take their place. [2]

Teams

The QRL Women's Premiership consists of eight teams, five from South East Queensland and one each from North Queensland, Central Queensland and Northern New South Wales. The league operates on a single group system, with no divisions or conferences and no relegation and promotion from other leagues.

Current clubs

QRL Women's Premiership
ClubEstablishedJoinedCityStadium(s)
Balmain colours.svg Brisbane Tigers 19172020 Brisbane Totally Workwear Stadium
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears 19342020 Gold Coast Pizzey Park
Central Comets colours.svg Central Queensland Capras 19962020 Rockhampton Browne Park
North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Gold Stars 20192020 Townsville Jack Manski Oval
Western Suburbs colours.svg Tweed Heads Seagulls 19092020 Tweed Heads Piggabeen Sports Complex
Papua New Guinea colours.svg Valkyries Queensland20212021 Brisbane Davies Park
Valleys colours.svg Valleys Diehards 19092021 Brisbane Emerson Park
Wests Panthers Colours.svg West Brisbane Panthers 19152020 Brisbane Frank Lind Oval

Previous clubs

QRL Women's Premiership
ClubFirst seasonLast seasonCityStadium(s)
Faxcolours.svg Ipswich Brothers 20202020 Ipswich Blue Ribbon Motors Field
Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Souths Logan Magpies 20202020 Brisbane Davies Park

Grand Finals

2021

6th June 2021Burleigh Bears Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg 24–20 Valleys colours.svg Valley DiehardsTotally Workwear Stadium, Brisbane 
Tries:
Tamika Upton 2 (5' 66')
Jetaya Faifua 2 (31', 62')
Tazmin Gray 27'
Goals:
Lauren Brown 2/8 (28' 68')
HT 14–8
Report [3] 		Tries:
Shenae Ciesiolka 2'
Savannah Pratten 34'
Ali Brigginshaw 37'
Sarah Riordan 40'
Goals:
Brianna Clark 38'
Ali Brigginshaw 42'

Referee: Glen Stewart
Player of the Year: Zahara Temara

Player of the Year

SeasonPlayerPositionClubRef
2021 Romy Teitzel Fullback North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Gold Stars QRL [4]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Partnerships generate momentum ahead of season opener". 16 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "QRL confirms BHP Premiership team change". QRL. 3 March 2021.
  3. ↑ Edwards, Colleen (6 June 2021). "Burleigh claim epic grand final win against Diehards". QRL. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  4. ↑ Edwards, Colleen (28 September 2021). "BHP Premiership Player of the Year full tally". QRL. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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