Fresh from a pre-Olympics rugby camp in France, rising New Zealand Black Ferns star Rosie Kelly has signed a one-year deal with the Parramatta Eels. SEE FINALISED NRLW SQUADS AND CONTRACT LENGTHS FOR 2024
The 2024 Harvey Norman Women’s Premiership is shaping as the biggest season yet as a genuine reserve grade to NRLW. We take a look at all 12 clubs and the stars who are set to make their mark.
Maddie Studdon’s 2024 NRLW hopes were dashed after a horror tackle put her on the sidelines. The former NSW captain isn’t giving up on her goal of returning to the elite level though.
US audiences are loving women’s sport at the moment and the NRL is ready to show off the best players in the country in an attempt to raise the game’s profile – and hopefully gain some international recruits.
Rugby union is in her blood but Georgia Grey, daughter of former Wallabies star Nathan Grey, has made the forbidden switch to rugby league and says she’s happier for it.
The Cowboys launched their upcoming NRLW season with high hopes of a first-time finals appearance in their second campaign. Read more about the full squad and the options in every position.
After losing back-to-back Women’s State of Origin series, NSWRL will kick off a raw examination into what went wrong from next week.
The Warriors have landed the biggest NRLW coach on the market as they prepare to rejoin the competition in 2025.
The Queensland Maroons have claimed a historic victory in the first ever Game 3 decider in the Women’s State of Origin, crushing the Sky Blues in horrible conditions.
The Sky Blues went within a field goal of winning the State of Origin series in game two, but a flat performance in the historic decider has led to calls for a NSW overhaul.
Queensland cruised past a shell-shocked NSW Sky Blues side early, setting up a dominant victory in the first ever Women’s State of Origin decider. See our full player ratings from the historic clash.
Australia’s top female rugby league players have called for two major changes to Women’s State of Origin ahead of the blockbuster Game III decider in Townsville. Read what they want.
With a kick out of the mud in driving rain Lauren Brown changed the trajectory of the 2024 State of Origin series — and with it, women’s rugby league. It was a long time coming, writes PAMELA WHALEY.
The Gold Coast Titans suffered with no NRLW reserve grade last season, but they won’t let it happen again, after announcing a historic partnership with the Manly Sea Eagles.
The Dragons are in safe hands for the future with Kasey Reh, Bronte Wilson and a number of their other emerging NRLW stars putting on masterful performances as NSW U19s demolished QLD.
The U19s NSW and QLD sides are stacked with teenage prodigies who have dominated junior reps and are eyeing NRLW success. See the full player analysis for both squads including schools and junior clubs.
A history-making State of Origin has laid the groundwork for a bumper NRLW season. PAMELA WHALEY takes a look at the players who will define the premiership race from every club in 2024.
Melbourne Storm is seeking young female athletes from all codes – including netball, Aussie rules and soccer – to help the club create history.
The second Women’s State of Origin game has broken records with a monster audience tuning in to watch Queensland’s series-levelling victory.
The Queensland Maroons have completed a miracle comeback against the NSW Sky Blues, keeping the series alive and setting up a game three decider in Townsville.
NSW were on top for most of the game but Queensland finished strong to steal victory at the death. But who starred and who struggled in the Maroons miracle comeback? See our full Women’s Origin II player ratings.
There’s been plenty of humble firsts, but a timeline of events through history shows women’s rugby league has never reached heights like this before. Track the 103-year timeline.
It’s official. Women’s State of Origin is set to break the attendance record for a fourth straigh game, with McDonald Jones Stadium in Newcastle selling out for Game 2.
It’s her NRLW home ground, but NSW plan to spoil the party for the game’s best player and Queensland superstar, Tamika Upton. See the blueprint.
Canterbury have made their first signing as an NRLW team, poaching a respected Roosters figure as the club’s new head coach and head of female pathways.
A record-breaking crowd watched the Women’s State of Origin series opener, but those numbers are set to be smashed again as Newcastle prepares for a sellout crowd in Game II.
NSW Sky Blues enforcer Caitlan Johnston sent her cruel online trolls a powerful message in State of Origin game one, with a record television audience on hand to witness her deliver it.
NSW pulled off an old-fashioned ambush at Suncorp Stadium on Thursday night, but who were the standouts and who struggled? PAMELA WHALEY rates every player.
The NSW Sky Blues have dealt a devastating blow to the Maroons’ hopes of back-to-back series wins, blowing their Origin rivals away in the first half to secure victory in Game I.
The women’s State of Origin series opener is on track for a record crowd, with talks under way to make the game a regular on the Brisbane sporting calendar.
NSW coach Kylie Hilder has put to bed any lingering doubts that one of her side’s star playmakers won’t be fit for Origin I on Thursday night. ORIGIN LATE MAIL.
Queensland’s star fullback Tamika Upton has won it all, raising the question as to whether the unassuming star from Rockhampton has achieved GOAT status?
The women’s State of Origin will be played across three matches for the first time and NSW is out to make an early statement after pulling a selection surprise.
NSW are desperate to reverse a run of Origin losses and have turned to a brand new halves combination ahead of Game 1, forcing out Newcastle’s two-time premiership-winning halfback.
The Sharks have landed a huge signing coup with one of NRLW’s biggest stars to join the club in 2025.
NSW will fight to bring the Origin shield home in a brand new three-game series this year, and this time they’ll have a secret weapon.
A former Cowboys player who appeared in the 2005 grand final has returned to the club. Find out what he had to say about coming back to his old NRL team.
NRLW players will get to join the Las Vegas party in 2025 while two new teams will join the competition next year also. Full details.
Harmony Crichton has always been able to see what she could be just by looking round the family dinner table. Now she’s hoping to put her special toughness to the test in the NRLW.
When this talented teen started playing footy she wanted to be like her rugby league gun brother. Now she wants to be like the fastest women in the NRLW.
Las Vegas combine winners MarCaya Bailous and Megan Pakulis will tour NRLW clubs next week after putting on a show for coaches at the National Championships.
Harmony Crichton has always been able to see what she could be just by looking round the family dinner table. Now she’s hoping to put her special toughness to the test in the NRLW.
The Gold Coast Titans and their star fullback Georgia Hale had remarkable season in 2023, and she has committed long-term to their premiership dream despite juggling a long-distance relationship.
Women’s sport faces all manner of barriers when it comes to getting the respect it deserves. But one obstacle, according to Australian Olympic champion Cate Campbell, stands above all others.
Jillaroos star Jess Sergis saw the bright lights of Vegas for herself, but there was one thing missing from the NRL season opener.
Parramatta Eels supporter, and volunteer Jan Bryen could be the bravest woman in the NRL. She’s definitely been one of the busiest for the last 44 odd years.
Here’s the Harvey Norman under-17 girls Super 30 players of the season. The squad features potential NRLW talent for Broncos, Titans and Cowboys.
Origin I was of dismal quality in 2023, but the Blues have come up with a plan to counteract a black hole of game time ahead of game one on May 16.
Controversial anti-siphoning laws should be amended to enable free online video platforms, not just free-to-air TV, to have first dibs on lucrative sport broadcasting rights, the NRL has said.
Three NRLW jobs came up over the off-season, but for the women trying to land a head coaching gig it’s left them trapped on a merry-go-round with nowhere, writes PAMELA WHALEY.
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