2023 NRL Women's season

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]

NRL Telstra Women's Premiership
Duration	11 weeks (9 rounds; SF, GF) 22 July - 1 October
Teams	10
Minor premiers	Newcastle Knights (1st title)
Matches played	48
Broadcast partners	Nine Network Fox League Sky Sport (NZ) Sky Sports (UK)
Champions	Newcastle Knights (2nd title)
Dally M Award	Tamika Upton
Top point-scorer(s)	Ali Brigginshaw (84)
Top try-scorer(s)	Teagan Berry (11)
← 2022 2024 →

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.

Colours	Club	Season	Head coach	Captain(s)
	Brisbane Broncos	6th season	Scott Prince[7]	Ali Brigginshaw[8]
	Canberra Raiders	1st season	Darrin Borthwick[9][10]	Simaima Taufa and Zahara Temara[11]
	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	1st season	Tony Herman[12]	Tiana Penitani[13]
	Gold Coast Titans	3rd season	Karyn Murphy[14]	Georgia Hale[15]
	Newcastle Knights	3rd season	Ronald Griffiths[14]	Hannah Southwell and Tamika Upton
	North Queensland Cowboys	1st season	Ben Jeffries[14]	Kirra Dibb and Tallisha Harden[16]
	Parramatta Eels	3rd season	Dean Widders[17]	Kennedy Cherrington and Rachael Pearson
	St. George Illawarra Dragons	6th season	Jamie Soward[18]	Raecene McGregor[19]
	Sydney Roosters	6th season	John Strange[14]	Isabelle Kelly
	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:

• An All Stars match on 11 February 2023.
• State Competitions in which most NRLW players participated.
  • New South Wales — 11 rounds and a Finals Series from 4 February 2023 to 29 April 2023;^[22] and
  • Queensland — 7 rounds and a Finals Series from 11 March 2023 to early May 2023;^[23]
• A seven-week preparation period.^[3]
• Two weeks of leave.
• A two-match Women's State of Origin series on 1 June (Parramatta) and 22 June 2023 (Townsville).^[24]

Pre-season trial matches

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

Ladder

2023 NRLW season
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Newcastle Knights	9	8	0	1	224	119	+105	16
2	Sydney Roosters	9	7	0	2	284	120	+164	14
3	Gold Coast Titans	9	7	0	2	164	126	+38	14
4	Brisbane Broncos	9	6	0	3	256	165	+91	12
5	Canberra Raiders	9	5	0	4	173	206	–33	10
6	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	9	4	0	5	202	150	+52	8
7	St George Illawarra Dragons	9	3	0	6	182	210	–28	6
8	Wests Tigers	9	2	0	7	136	186	–50	4
9	North Queensland Cowboys	9	2	0	7	133	266	–133	4
10	Parramatta Eels	9	1	0	8	104	310	–206	2

Ladder progression

• Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top four.
• Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
• Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.

	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
1	Newcastle Knights	2	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	16
2	Sydney Roosters	2	2	4	6	8	10	12	12	14
3	Gold Coast Titans	2	4	6	6	6	8	10	12	14
4	Brisbane Broncos	0	0	2	4	4	6	8	10	12
5	Canberra Raiders	0	2	4	6	8	8	8	10	10
6	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	6	8
7	St George Illawarra Dragons	0	2	2	2	4	4	6	6	6
8	Wests Tigers	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
9	North Queensland Cowboys	0	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4
10	Parramatta Eels	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2

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

Home	Score	Away	Match information
			Date and time	Venue	Referees	Attendance	Reports
Gold Coast Titans	16-6	North Queensland Cowboys	Saturday 22 July 12:50 PM [α]	Cbus Super Stadium	Belinda Sharpe	7,926[β]	NRL
Newcastle Knights	32-16	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Saturday 22 July 3:10 PM [α]	McDonald Jones Stadium	Darian Furner	8,109[β]	NRL
Brisbane Broncos	18-36	Sydney Roosters	Saturday 22 July 7:45 PM	Sunshine Coast Stadium	Wyatt Raymond	2,832	NRL
Parramatta Eels	6-36	Wests Tigers	Sunday 23 July 12:00 PM	CommBank Stadium	Rochelle Tamarua	2,095	NRL
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	28-14	Canberra Raiders	Sunday 23 July 1:50 PM [α]	PointsBet Stadium	Kasey Badger	10,634[γ]	NRL

Round 2

Home	Score	Away	Match information
			Date and time	Venue	Referees	Attendance	Reports
Brisbane Broncos	16-17 (GP)	Gold Coast Titans	Thursday 27 July 5:40 PM [α]	The Gabba	Belinda Sharpe	7,279[β]	NRL
Canberra Raiders	24-14	Sydney Roosters	Saturday 29 July 12:50 PM [α]	GIO Stadium	Cameron Paddy	8,034[β]	NRL
St. George Illawarra Dragons	38-12	Parramatta Eels	Saturday 29 July 3:00 PM [α]	WIN Stadium	Wyatt Raymond	5,872[β]	NRL
Newcastle Knights	20-31	North Queensland Cowboys	Sunday 30 July 12:00 PM	Belmore Sports Ground	Kasey Badger	1,584[δ]	NRL
Wests Tigers	10-0	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Sunday 30 July 1:50 PM		Rochelle Tamarua	2,196[ε]	NRL

Round 3

Home	Score	Away	Match information
			Date and time	Venue	Referees	Attendance	Reports
Sydney Roosters	30-0	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Thursday 3 August 5:40 PM [α]	Sydney Cricket Ground	Wyatt Raymond	4,201[β]	NRL
North Queensland Cowboys	12-40	Brisbane Broncos	Saturday 5 August 12:50 PM [ζ]	Queensland Country Bank Stadium	Nick Pelgrave		NRL
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	8-10	Gold Coast Titans	Saturday 5 August 3:10 PM	PointsBet Stadium	Darian Furner	3,021	NRL
Parramatta Eels	4-38	Newcastle Knights	Sunday 6 August 12:00 PM [α]	CommBank Stadium	Belinda Sharpe	23,596[γ]	NRL
Canberra Raiders	28-22	Wests Tigers	Sunday 6 August 1:50 PM [ζ]	GIO Stadium	Damian Brady	7,140[β]	NRL

Round 4

Home	Score	Away	Match information
			Date and time	Venue	Referees	Attendance	Reports
St. George Illawarra Dragons	18-19 (GP)	Canberra Raiders	Saturday 12 August 11:05 AM	WIN Stadium	Kasey Badger		NRL
North Queensland Cowboys	16-12	Wests Tigers	Saturday 12 August 12:50 PM	Totally Workwear Stadium	Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski	1,173[δ]	NRL
Brisbane Broncos	22-12	Parramatta Eels	Saturday 12 August 3:10 PM		Rochelle Tamarua	1,811[ε]	NRL
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	12-36	Sydney Roosters	Sunday 13 August 12:03 PM	PointsBet Stadium	Belinda Sharpe	1,920	NRL
Newcastle Knights	22-10	Gold Coast Titans	Sunday 13 August 1:50 PM [α]	McDonald Jones Stadium	Liam Kennedy	12,889[β]	NRL

Round 5

Home	Score	Away	Match information
			Date and time	Venue	Referees	Attendance	Reports
North Queensland Cowboys	12-40	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Saturday 19 August 11:05 AM	Queensland Country Bank Stadium	Belinda Sharpe	1,878	NRL
Wests Tigers	16-20	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Saturday 19 August 12:50 PM [α]	CommBank Stadium	Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski	3,652[β]	NRL
Gold Coast Titans	8-30	Sydney Roosters	Saturday 19 August 3:10 PM [α]	Cbus Super Stadium	Rochelle Tamarua	6,943[β]	NRL
Newcastle Knights	22-20	Brisbane Broncos	Sunday 20 August 12:03 PM [α]	McDonald Jones Stadium	Darian Furner	17,043[β]	NRL
Canberra Raiders	28-22	Parramatta Eels	Sunday 20 August 1:45 PM [α]	GIO Stadium	Kasey Badger	7,185[β]	NRL

Round 6

Home	Score	Away	Match information
			Date and time	Venue	Referees	Attendance	Reports
Parramatta Eels	16-12	North Queensland Cowboys	Saturday 26 August 11:05 AM	Netstrata Jubilee Stadium	Cameron Paddy	520[δ]	NRL
St. George Illawarra Dragons	22-23	Gold Coast Titans	Saturday 26 August 1:15 PM		Belinda Sharpe	1,312[ε]	NRL
Sydney Roosters	48-10	Wests Tigers	Saturday 26 August 3:10 PM [ζ]	Allianz Stadium	Mitch Currie	8,161[β]	NRL
Brisbane Broncos	40-8	Canberra Raiders	Sunday 27 August 12:03 PM	Totally Workwear Stadium	Rochelle Tamarua	1,692	NRL
Newcastle Knights	22-14	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Sunday 27 August 1:45 PM [ζ]	McDonald Jones Stadium	Kasey Badger	19,519[β]	NRL

Round 7

Home	Score	Away	Match information
			Date and time	Venue	Referees	Attendance	Reports
Canberra Raiders	12-20	Newcastle Knights	Saturday 2 September 11:05 AM	GIO Stadium	Wyatt Raymond	1,962	NRL
Brisbane Broncos	32-28	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Saturday 2 September 12:50 PM	Queensland Country Bank Stadium	Nick Pelgrave	1,478[δ]	NRL
North Queensland Cowboys	16-48	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Saturday 2 September 3:10 PM		Liam Kennedy	2,497[ε]	NRL
Gold Coast Titans	16-4	Wests Tigers	Sunday 3 September 12:03 PM [α]	Cbus Super Stadium	Rochelle Tamarua	4,790[β]	NRL
Sydney Roosters	46-12	Parramatta Eels	Sunday 3 September 1:50 PM	Industree Group Stadium	Darian Furner	3,756	NRL

Round 8

Home	Score	Away	Match information
			Date and time	Venue	Referees	Attendance	Reports
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	16-8	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Thursday 7 September 7:45 PM	PointsBet Stadium	Wyatt Raymond	1,630	NRL
Wests Tigers	18-22	Brisbane Broncos	Saturday 9 September 11:30 AM	McDonald Jones Stadium	Darian Furner		NRL
Newcastle Knights	20-4	Sydney Roosters	Saturday 9 September 1:30 PM		Kasey Badger	3,643[ε]	NRL
North Queensland Cowboys	12-34	Canberra Raiders	Sunday 10 September 11:30 AM	Cbus Super Stadium	Belinda Sharpe	1,096[δ]	NRL
Gold Coast Titans	34-12	Parramatta Eels	Sunday 10 September 1:30 PM		Rochelle Tamarua	2,086[ε]	NRL

Round 9

Home	Score	Away	Match information
			Date and time	Venue	Referees	Attendance	Reports
Wests Tigers	8-28	Newcastle Knights	Thursday 14 September 7:45 PM	Leichhardt Oval[30]	Rochelle Tamarua	1,733	NRL
Sydney Roosters	40-16	North Queensland Cowboys	Saturday 16 September 6:00 PM	Netstrata Jubilee Stadium	Wyatt Raymond	632[δ]	NRL
St. George Illawarra Dragons	12-46	Brisbane Broncos	Saturday 16 September 8:10 PM		Belinda Sharpe	1,736[ε]	NRL
Parramatta Eels	6-56	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Sunday 17 September 1:00 PM	GIO Stadium	Darian Furner		NRL
Canberra Raiders	6-30	Gold Coast Titans	Sunday 17 September 3:15 PM		Kasey Badger	2,889[ε]	NRL

Notes:

1. This NRLW match is part of a double-header with an NRL (Men's) match, with a different opponent.
2. Attendance for the NRLW match in a double-header, distinct from the NRL (Men's) match attendance.
3. Attendance for the NRL (Men's) match in a double-header, indistinct from the attendance to the NRLW match.
4. Attendance for the first match in an NRLW double-header, when announced separately.
5. Attendance for the second match in an NRLW double-header, when announced separately.
6. 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]

Home	Score	Away	Match information
			Date and time	Venue	Referees	Attendance	Reports
Newcastle Knights	30-24	Brisbane Broncos	Sunday. 24 September 2:05 PM	McDonald Jones Stadium	Belinda Sharpe	12,689	NRL
Sydney Roosters	0-12	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]

Home	Score	Away	Match information
			Date and time	Venue	Referees	Attendance	Reports
Newcastle Knights	24-18	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

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

Round 6 to Semi-Finals

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

Team of the Year

Dally M Team of the Year

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

Jersey	Position	Player
1	Fullback	Tamika Upton
2	Wing	Jakiya Whitfeld
3	Centre	Isabelle Kelly
4	Centre	Mele Hufanga
5	Wing	Julia Robinson
6	Fullback	Tarryn Aiken
7	Halfback	Ali Brigginshaw
8	Prop	Shannon Mato
9	Hooker	Destiny Brill
10	Prop	Sarah Togatuki
11	Second-row	Yasmin Clydsdale
12	Second-row	Olivia Kernick
13	Lock	Simaima Taufa

Players' Dream Team

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

Jersey	Position	Player
1	Fullback	Teagan Berry
2	Wing	Jakiya Whitfeld
3	Centre	Shanice Parker
4	Centre	Mele Hufanga
5	Wing	Annessa Biddle
6	Fullback	Tarryn Aiken
7	Halfback	Ali Brigginshaw
8	Prop	Shannon Mato
9	Hooker	Emma Manzelmann
10	Prop	Sarah Togatuki
11	Second-row	Yasmin Clydsdale
12	Second-row	Otesa Pule
13	Lock	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 Knights)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tackle of the Year:
Jakiya Whitfeld ( 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 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 Dragons)^[45]

Rookie of the Year:
Annessa Biddle ( Cronulla Sharks)^[46]

The following award, selected from five nominees, was announced at the end of the season.
Dennis Tutty Award:
Chelsea Lenarduzzi ( 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.

• July: Zahara Temara ( Canberra Raiders)^[48]
• August: Tarryn Aiken ( Sydney Roosters)^[49]

Statistical Awards

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

Club Awards

Club	Player of the Year	Player's Player	Members' Award	Coach's Award	Rookie / Emerging Talent	Community	Ref
Brisbane	Mariah Denman	Mariah Denman & Mele Hufanga	—	—	Mele Hufanga	—	[50]
Canberra	Simaima Taufa	—	—	Janelle Williams	Cheyelle Robins-Reti	—	[51][52]
Cronulla	Tiana Penitani	Annessa Biddle	—	—	Annessa Biddle	Jada Taylor	[53]
Gold Coast	Shannon Mato	—	Evania Pelite	Georgia Hale	Chantay Kiria-Ratu	Steph Hancock	[54]
Newcastle	Tamika Upton	Tamika Upton & Shanice Parker	—	Yasmin Clydsdale	Sheridan Gallagher	Kayla Romaniuk	[55]
North Queensland	Emma Manzelmann	Emma Manzelmann	Kirra Dibb	China Polata	Fran Goldthorp	—	[56][57][58]
Parramatta	Abbi Church	Cassey Tohi-Hiku	Abbi Church	Mahalia Murphy	—	Shontelle Stowers	[59]
St George Illawarra	Teagan Berry	—	Teagan Berry	Alexis Tauaneai	Ella Koster	—	[60]
Sydney	Tarryn Aiken	Corban Baxter	—	—	Mia Wood	Brydie Parker	[61]
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:

• Brisbane Broncos
  • Most Consistent: Mariah Denman
  • Best Back: Ali Brigginshaw
  • Best Forward: Annetta Nu'uausala
  • Play of the Year: Mele Hufanga (Round 3 four tries v Cowboys)
• Canberra Raiders
  • Junior Representative Player of the Year: Georgia Willey
• Cronulla Sharks
  • Education Excellence Award: Andie Robinson
• Gold Coast Titans
  • "The Preston" Award (full club award): Steph Hancock
• Newcastle Knights
  • Thrive Award: Tiana Davison
  • Gladiator of the Year: Yasmin Clydsdale
• Sydney Roosters
  • Try of the Year: Tarryn Aiken
• Wests Tigers
  • NSW Women's Premiership Players’ Player: Ebony Prior
  • NSW Women's Premiership Player of the Year: Christian Pio
  • Tarsha Gale Cup Players’ Player: Claire Kennedy
  • Tarsha Gale Cup Player of the Year: Jae Patu
  • Lisa Fiaola Cup Players’ Player: Lucyannah Luamanu
  • Lisa Fiaola Cup Player of the Year: Angel Schaafhausen-Mino
  • Woman of the Year: Danielle Sherd

Players and transfers

Main articles: List of current NRL Women's team squads and NRL salary cap

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

Player	2022 Club	2023 Club	Announcement Date	Reference
Bobbi Law	Newcastle Knights	St George Illawarra Dragons	29 Mar 2023	[14]
Sara Sautia	Brisbane Broncos	St George Illawarra Dragons	29 Mar 2023	[14]
Angelina Teakaraanga Katoa	Sydney Roosters	St George Illawarra Dragons	29 Mar 2023	[14]
Cortez Te Pou	No Club	St George Illawarra Dragons	29 Mar 2023	[14]
Jamilee Bright	No Club	St George Illawarra Dragons	29 Mar 2023	[14]
Raecene McGregor	Sydney Roosters	St George Illawarra Dragons	29 Mar 2023	[14]
Simaima Taufa	Parramatta Eels	Canberra Raiders	30 Mar 2023	[64][65]
Kaarla Cowan	No Club	St George Illawarra Dragons	31 Mar 2023	[14]
Maddison Weatherall	No Club	St George Illawarra Dragons	31 Mar 2023	[14]
Ella Koster	No Club	St George Illawarra Dragons	31 Mar 2023	[14]
Margot Vella	NSW Waratahs Women (Union)	St George Illawarra Dragons	31 Mar 2023	[14]
Jaime Chapman	Brisbane Broncos	Gold Coast Titans	31 Mar 2023	[14]
Shaylee Bent	St George Illawarra Dragons	Gold Coast Titans	31 Mar 2023	[14]
Gayle Broughton	Parramatta Eels	Brisbane Broncos	31 Mar 2023	[66]
Destiny Brill	Sydney Roosters	Brisbane Broncos	2 Apr 2023	[67]
Romy Teitzel	Newcastle Knights	Brisbane Broncos	2 Apr 2023	[67]
Monalisa Soliola	St George Illawarra Dragons	Canberra Raiders	3 Apr 2023	[65]
Zahara Temara	Sydney Roosters	Canberra Raiders	3 Apr 2023	[65]
Emily Bass	Brisbane Broncos	Gold Coast Titans	3 Apr 2023	[68]
Dannii Perese	Brisbane Broncos (Development)	Gold Coast Titans	3 Apr 2023	[68]
Kaitlyn Phillips	Brisbane Broncos	Gold Coast Titans	3 Apr 2023	[68]
Taliah Fuimaono	St George Illawarra Dragons	Gold Coast Titans	4 Apr 2023	[68]
Emma Manzelmann	Newcastle Knights	North Queensland Cowboys	4 Apr 2023	[69]
Kezie Apps	St George Illawarra Dragons	Wests Tigers	4 Apr 2023	[70]
Sarah Togatuki	Sydney Roosters	Wests Tigers	4 Apr 2023	[70]
Botille Vette-Welsh	Season-long Injury	Wests Tigers	4 Apr 2023	[70]
Sophie Holyman	Brisbane Broncos	Canberra Raiders	5 Apr 2023	[71]
Ashleigh Quinlan	Parramatta Eels	Canberra Raiders	5 Apr 2023	[71]
Mele Hufanga	No Club	Brisbane Broncos	5 Apr 2023	[72]
Tahlulah Tillett	No Club	North Queensland Cowboys	6 Apr 2023	[73]
Tazmin Gray	Gold Coast Titans	Brisbane Broncos	6 Apr 2023	[74]
Macie Carlile	No Club	St George Illawarra Dragons	6 Apr 2023	[14]
Rachael Pearson	St George Illawarra Dragons	Parramatta Eels	7 Apr 2023	[75]
Sophie Clancy	No Club	St George Illawarra Dragons	8 Apr 2023	[14]
Jasmine Peters	Gold Coast Titans	North Queensland Cowboys	10 Apr 2023	[76]
Najvada George	Parramatta Eels	Wests Tigers	10 Apr 2023	[77]
Rikeya Horne	Parramatta Eels	Wests Tigers	10 Apr 2023	[77]
Losana Lutu	Parramatta Eels	Wests Tigers	10 Apr 2023	[77]
Christian Pio	Parramatta Eels	Wests Tigers	10 Apr 2023	[77]
Tess Staines	Parramatta Eels	Wests Tigers	10 Apr 2023	[77]
Madison Bartlett	Gold Coast Titans	Canberra Raiders	11 Apr 2023	[78]
Shakiah Tungai	Brisbane Broncos	Canberra Raiders	11 Apr 2023	[78]
Quincy Dodd	St George Illawarra Dragons	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	12 Apr 2023	[79]
Ashleigh Werner	No Club	Brisbane Broncos	12 Apr 2023	[80]
Shaniah Power	Sydney Roosters	North Queensland Cowboys	12 Apr 2023	[81]
Hollie Dodd	York Valkyrie	Canberra Raiders	14 Apr 2023	[82]
Mackenzie Wiki	No Club	Canberra Raiders	14 Apr 2023	[82]
Filomina Hanisi	Parramatta Eels	Brisbane Broncos	14 Apr 2023	[83]
Roxy Murdoch-Masila	Gold Coast Titans	St George Illawarra Dragons	15 Apr 2023	[84]
Emma Tonegato	St George Illawarra Dragons	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	16 Apr 2023	[85]
Taylor-Adeline Mapusua	No Club	St George Illawarra Dragons	18 Apr 2023	[84]
Kirra Dibb	Newcastle Knights	North Queensland Cowboys	19 Apr 2023	[86]
Felice Quinlan	No Club	Canberra Raiders	19 Apr 2023	[87]
Tommaya Kelly-Sines	No Club	Canberra Raiders	19 Apr 2023	[87]
Chante Temara	Sydney Roosters	Canberra Raiders	19 Apr 2023	[87]
Niall Williams Guthrie	New Zealand (Union 7s)	Gold Coast Titans	20 Apr 2023	[68]
Lauren Dam	No Club	Brisbane Broncos	20 Apr 2023	[88]
Holli Wheeler	St George Illawarra Dragons	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	20 Apr 2023	[89]
Millie Boyle	Newcastle Knights	Sydney Roosters	21 Apr 2023	[90]
Keeley Davis	St George Illawarra Dragons	Sydney Roosters	21 Apr 2023	[90]
Amber Hall	Brisbane Broncos	Sydney Roosters	21 Apr 2023	[90]
Ua Ravu	No Club	Canberra Raiders	21 Apr 2023	[91]
Elise Smith	No Club	Canberra Raiders	21 Apr 2023	[91]
Bianca Bennetts	No Club	Wests Tigers	23 Apr 2023	[92]
Emily Curtain	Gold Coast Titans	Wests Tigers	23 Apr 2023	[92]
Sophie Curtain	No Club	Wests Tigers	23 Apr 2023	[92]
Imogen Gobran	No Club	Wests Tigers	23 Apr 2023	[92]
Jessica Kennedy	No Club	Wests Tigers	23 Apr 2023	[92]
Josephine Lenaz	No Club	Wests Tigers	23 Apr 2023	[92]
Rebecca Pollard	No Club	Wests Tigers	23 Apr 2023	[92]
Ebony Prior	No Club	Wests Tigers	23 Apr 2023	[92]
Hope Tevaga	No Club	Wests Tigers	23 Apr 2023	[92]
Jada Taylor	Sydney Roosters	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	24 Apr 2023	[93]
Essay Banu	No Club	North Queensland Cowboys	24 Apr 2023	[94]
Sera Koroi	No Club	North Queensland Cowboys	24 Apr 2023	[94]
Shellie Long	No Club	North Queensland Cowboys	24 Apr 2023	[94]
Jessikah Reeves	No Club	North Queensland Cowboys	24 Apr 2023	[94]
Chantay Kiria-Ratu	Gold Coast Titans (Development)	Gold Coast Titans	26 Apr 2023	[68]
Elsie Albert	St George Illawarra Dragons	Parramatta Eels	27 Apr 2023	[95]
Tarryn Aiken	Brisbane Broncos	Sydney Roosters	27 Apr 2023	[96]
Kerehitina Matua	No Club	Canberra Raiders	27 Apr 2023	[97]
Apii Nicholls	Gold Coast Titans	Canberra Raiders	27 Apr 2023	[97]
Tegan Dymock	St George Illawarra Dragons	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	27 Apr 2023	[98]
Talei Holmes	St George Illawarra Dragons	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	27 Apr 2023	[98]
Andie Robinson	St George Illawarra Dragons	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	27 Apr 2023	[98]
Maddie Studdon	No Club	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	27 Apr 2023	[98]
Kiana Takairangi	Newcastle Knights	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	27 Apr 2023	[98]
Rilee Jorgensen	Gold Coast Titans (Development)	Gold Coast Titans	28 Apr 2023	[68]
Sienna Lofipo	Gold Coast Titans (Development)	Gold Coast Titans	28 Apr 2023	[68]
Destiny Mino-Sinapati	Gold Coast Titans (Development)	Gold Coast Titans	28 Apr 2023	[68]
Fran Goldthorp	Leeds Rhinos	North Queensland Cowboys	29 Apr 2023	[99]
Nakia Davis-Welsh	No Club	Parramatta Eels	29 Apr 2023	[100]
Brooke Anderson	Parramatta Eels	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	3 May 2023	[101]
Ellie Johnston	Parramatta Eels	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	3 May 2023	[101]
Tayla Preston	Parramatta Eels	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	3 May 2023	[101]
Cassie Staples	St George Illawarra Dragons	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	3 May 2023	[101]
Tyler Bentley	No Club	Sydney Roosters	4 May 2023	[102]
Teuila Fotu-Moala	No Club	Sydney Roosters	4 May 2023	[102]
Alexandrea Kiriwi	No Club	Sydney Roosters	4 May 2023	[102]
Tavarna Papalii	No Club	Sydney Roosters	4 May 2023	[102]
Lily Rogan	No Club	Sydney Roosters	4 May 2023	[102]
Shenai Lendill	No Club	St George Illawarra Dragons	4 May 2023	[84]
Jules Kirkpatrick	No Club	Newcastle Knights	5 May 2023	[103]
Jasmin Strange	Sydney Roosters	Newcastle Knights	5 May 2023	[103]
Sareka Mooka	No Club	North Queensland Cowboys	6 May 2023	[104]
Bree Chester	Newcastle Knights (Development)	North Queensland Cowboys	10 May 2023	[105]
Jetaya Faifua	Gold Coast Titans	North Queensland Cowboys	10 May 2023	[105]
Mia Middleton	No Club	North Queensland Cowboys	10 May 2023	[105]
April Ngatupuna	Gold Coast Titans	North Queensland Cowboys	10 May 2023	[105]
China Polata	No Club	North Queensland Cowboys	10 May 2023	[105]
Makenzie Weale	Newcastle Knights	North Queensland Cowboys	10 May 2023	[105]
Jessica Gentle	Newcastle Knights	Canberra Raiders	10 May 2023	[106]
Tara Reinke	No Club	Canberra Raiders	10 May 2023	[106]
Ella Ryan	NSW Waratahs Women (Union)	Canberra Raiders	10 May 2023	[106]
Laishon Albert-Jones	No Club	Newcastle Knights	10 May 2023	[107]
Rima Butler	Parramatta Eels	Newcastle Knights	10 May 2023	[107]
Jayde Herdegen	No Club	Newcastle Knights	10 May 2023	[107]
Felila Kia	No Club	Newcastle Knights	10 May 2023	[107]
Tamerah Leati	No Club	Newcastle Knights	10 May 2023	[107]
Abigail Roache	No Club	Newcastle Knights	10 May 2023	[107]
Tyla Amiatu	No Club	Parramatta Eels	10 May 2023	[108]
Rosemarie Beckett	No Club	Parramatta Eels	10 May 2023	[108]
Pihuka Berryman-Duff	No Club	Parramatta Eels	10 May 2023	[108]
Jade Fonua	No Club	Parramatta Eels	10 May 2023	[108]
Amelia Mafi	No Club	Parramatta Eels	10 May 2023	[108]
Shannon Muru	No Club	Parramatta Eels	10 May 2023	[108]
Capri Paekau	No Club	Parramatta Eels	10 May 2023	[108]
Sarah Riordan	No Club	St George Illawarra Dragons	11 May 2023	[84]
Tallisha Harden	Brisbane Broncos	North Queensland Cowboys	11 May 2023	[109]
Leianne Tufuga	Sydney Roosters	Wests Tigers	11 May 2023	[110]
Jakiya Whitfeld	Newcastle Knights	Wests Tigers	11 May 2023	[110]
Rhiannon Byers	No Club	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	15 May 2023	[111]
Monique Donovan	No Club	Parramatta Eels	16 May 2023	[112]
Ahlivia Ingram	No Club	Canberra Raiders	16 May 2023	[113]
Grace Kemp	ACT Brumbies Women (Union)	Canberra Raiders	17 May 2023	[114]
Cheyelle Robins-Reti	Matatū (Union)	Canberra Raiders	17 May 2023	[114]
Autumn-Rain Stephens Daly	Newcastle Knights	North Queensland Cowboys	17 May 2023	[115]
Pauline Piliae-Rasabale	NSW Waratahs (Union)	Wests Tigers	19 May 2023	[116]
Sheridan Gallagher	Western Sydney Wanderers (Football)	Newcastle Knights	19 May 2023	[117]
Nita Maynard	Brisbane Broncos	Newcastle Knights	19 May 2023	[117]
Tiana Raftstrand-Smith	Gold Coast Titans	North Queensland Cowboys	20 May 2023	[118]
Shaylee Joseph	No Club	North Queensland Cowboys	23 May 2023	[120]
Libby Surha	No Club	North Queensland Cowboys	23 May 2023	[120]
Grace Griffin	No Club	Brisbane Broncos	23 May 2023	[121]
Toni Hunt	Illness	Brisbane Broncos	23 May 2023	[121]
Harata Butler	No Club	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	23 May 2023	[122]
Vanessa Foliaki	Parramatta Eels	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	23 May 2023	[122]
Fatafehi Hanisi	Injury	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	23 May 2023	[122]
Kelsey Clark	No Club	Parramatta Eels	23 May 2023	[123]
Madeline Jones	No Club	Parramatta Eels	23 May 2023	[123]
Talesha O'Neill	No Club	Parramatta Eels	23 May 2023	[123]
Kyra Simon	Newcastle Knights	Parramatta Eels	23 May 2023	[123]
Shontelle Stowers	St George Illawarra Dragons	Parramatta Eels	23 May 2023	[123]
Salma Nour	No Club	Wests Tigers	23 May 2023	[124]
Taylor Osborne	No Club	Wests Tigers	23 May 2023	[124]
Eliza Siilata	No Club	Wests Tigers	23 May 2023	[124]
Folau Vaki	No Club	Wests Tigers	23 May 2023	[124]
Tyla Nathan-Wong	New Zealand (Union 7s)	St George Illawarra Dragons	24 May 2023	[84]
Corban Baxter	Pregnancy	Sydney Roosters	24 May 2023	[125]
Brydie Parker	Injury	Sydney Roosters	24 May 2023	[125]
Tafito Lafaele	Blues Women (Union)	Brisbane Broncos	24 May 2023	[126]
Emma Barnes	No Club	Canberra Raiders	24 May 2023	[127]
Annessa Biddle	No Club	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	24 May 2023	[128]
Fiona Jahnke	No Club	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	24 May 2023	[128]
Sereana Naitokatoka	No Club	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	24 May 2023	[128]
Georgia Ravics	No Club	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	24 May 2023	[128]
Chloe Saunders	No Club	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	24 May 2023	[128]
Jazmon Tupou-Witchman	No Club	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	24 May 2023	[128]
Vitalina Naikore	Fijiana Drua (Union)	North Queensland Cowboys	25 May 2023	[129]
Merewalesi Rokouono	Fijiana Drua (Union)	North Queensland Cowboys	25 May 2023	[129]
Tiana Penitani	Parramatta Eels	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	25 May 2023	[130]
Viena Tinao	No Club	Newcastle Knights	25 May 2023	[131]