2020 NRL Women's season


The 2020 NRL Women's Premiership was the third season of professional women's rugby league in Australia.

Teams

ClubSeasonHead coachCaptain
Brisbane Broncos3rd seasonKelvin WrightAli Brigginshaw
New Zealand Warriors3rd seasonBrad DonaldGeorgia Hale
St. George Illawarra Dragons3rd seasonDaniel LaceySam Bremner and Kezie Apps
Sydney Roosters3rd seasonJamie FeeneyCorban McGregor

Notes:
  • In the Captain column
  • * The number next to the name indicates the number of games played as captain
  • * The word and indicates joint captains. The Dragons employed joint captains, but one of the pair missed their Round 3 match.
  • * The solo captains of the other three clubs played in all their club's matches.

Regular season

The season operated under a round-robin format, with games played as curtain-raisers to the 2020 NRL Finals Series. The top two finishing teams then contested the Grand Final, which was played before the men's Grand Final on 25 October.

Ladder

Ladder progression

  • Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top two.
  • 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.
Team123
1 Brisbane Broncos246
2 Sydney Roosters244
3 New Zealand Warriors002
4 St. George Illawarra Dragons000

Individual awards

Dally M Medal Awards Night

The following awards were presented at the Dally M Medal Awards ceremony in Sydney on the night of 19 October 2020.
Dally M Medal Player of the Year: Ali Brigginshaw
Rookie of the Year: Kennedy Cherrington
Try of the Year: Madison Bartlett for New Zealand Warriors versus St. George Illawarra Dragons. Footage of this try is available within the and as the 3rd try of the game in the .
Tackle of the Year: Hannah Southwell for Sydney Roosters versus New Zealand Warriors. Footage of this tackle is available within the and within the .

Grand Final Day Awards

The following awards were presented at ANZ Stadium on Grand Final day, 25 October 2020.
Veronica White Medal: Georgia Hale.
Karyn Murphy Medal Player of the Match: Amber Hall

Statistical Awards

Highest Point Scorer in Regular Season: Meg Ward 26
Top Try Scorers in Regular Season: Tamika Upton 4.
Highest Point Scorer across the Full Season: Meg Ward 30
Top Try Scorer across the Full Season: Tamika Upton '''5'''