The 2025 NRL Women's season will be the eighth professional season of the NRL Women's Premiership. The number of teams (twelve) is an increase on the 2024 season by the readmission of the New Zealand Warriors and the introduction of the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. The expansion in 2025 was confirmed by the NRL in March 2024.[1] The start date and duration of the season was confirmed by the NRL with the release of the draw on 21 November 2024.
NRL Telstra Women's Premiership | |
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Duration | 3 July 2025 to 5 October 2025 |
Teams | 12 |
Broadcast partners | Nine Network Fox League Sky Sport (NZ) Sky Sports (UK) |
Teams
editThe ten teams that participated in the 2024 season will return for the 2025 season with the addition of the New Zealand Warriors, who return after a four-season hiatus, and new entrant Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.
Notes:
- In late May 2024 the Bulldogs announced Blake Cavellero as their coach.
- In early July 2024 the Warriors announced Ronald Griffiths as their coach.
- In late October 2024 the Dragons announced Nathan Cross as their coach.
Scheduling
editThe start, duration, and conclusion of the 2025 season waw influenced by several factors.
- A seven-week preparation period.[5]
- Two weeks of leave.
- A change to the format of the final series from four teams over two weeks to six teams over three weeks. Winners of 3rd place versus 6th place and 4th place versus 5th place in Week 1 meet 1st place and 2nd place in Week 2 semi-finals. Winners of the semi-finals meet in the Grand Final in Week 3.
- Decision on the length of the regular season to use the minimum of eleven rounds required for the twelve teams to play each of their opponents once.
- A three-match Women's State of Origin series on 1 May (in Brisbane), 15 May (in Sydney), and 29 May (in Newcastle) 2025. All three matches are to be played on Thursday nights.[6]
Both the New South Wales and Queensland State premiership competitions will run in parallel with the 2025 NRLW season. [7] This is a scheduling change for Queensland, which in 2024 ran from early March to late May.
Regular season
editThe first announcement of the 2025 NRLW season's fixtures is to be released by the NRL (at 11am AEST) on 21 November 2024.
The schedule includes 33 double-headers, 18 of which feature the same away club (marked in bold in the Format column). There are 15 double-headers where the home club is the same but teams from two different away clubs feature.
Round 1
editHome | Score | Away | Match information | |||||
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Date and time | Format | Venue | Referees | Attendance | Reports | |||
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Parramatta Eels | Thursday 3 July 7:45 PM |
NRLW (Only) |
Sharks Stadium | ||||
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Newcastle Knights | Friday 4 July 5:40 PM |
NRLW NRL |
Accor Stadium | ||||
Brisbane Broncos | Wests Tigers | Saturday 5 July 12:45 PM |
NRLW (Only) |
Totally Workwear Stadium | ||||
Canberra Raiders | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Saturday 5 July 3:15 PM |
NRLW NRL |
GIO Stadium | ||||
North Queensland Cowboys | Gold Coast Titans | Saturday 5 July 5:15 PM |
NRLW NRL |
Queensland Country Bank Stadium | ||||
Sydney Roosters | New Zealand Warriors | Sunday 6 July 11:50 AM |
NRLW NRL |
Allianz Stadium |
Round 2
editHome | Score | Away | Match information | |||||
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Date and time | Format | Venue | Referees | Attendance | Reports | |||
Wests Tigers | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Thursday 10 July 7:45 PM |
NRLW (Only) |
Campbelltown Sports Ground | ||||
Canberra Raiders | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Saturday 12 July 12:45 PM |
NRLW (Only) |
TBA | ||||
St. George Illawarra Dragons | Sydney Roosters | Saturday 12 July 3:15 PM |
NRLW NRL |
Netstrata Jubilee Stadium | ||||
North Queensland Cowboys | Newcastle Knights | Saturday 12 July 5:15 PM |
NRLW NRL |
Queensland Country Bank Stadium | ||||
New Zealand Warriors | Parramatta Eels | Sunday 13 July 11:50 AM |
NRLW NRL |
Go Media Stadium | ||||
Gold Coast Titans | Brisbane Broncos | Sunday 13 July 4:00 PM |
NRLW NRL |
Cbus Super Stadium |
Round 3
editHome | Score | Away | Match information | |||||
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Date and time | Format | Venue | Referees | Attendance | Reports | |||
Canberra Raiders | Parramatta Eels | Saturday 19 July 12:40 PM |
NRLW NRL |
GIO Stadium | ||||
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Saturday 19 July 3:15 PM |
NRLW NRL |
Accor Stadium | ||||
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | North Queensland Cowboys | Saturday 19 July 5:15 PM |
NRLW (Only) |
Sharks Stadium | ||||
Wests Tigers | Gold Coast Titans | Sunday 20 July 11:50 AM |
NRLW NRL |
Leichhardt Oval | ||||
Brisbane Broncos | Sydney Roosters | Sunday 20 July 1:45 PM |
NRLW (Only) |
Totally Workwear Stadium | ||||
Newcastle Knights | New Zealand Warriors | Sunday 20 July 6:15 PM |
NRL NRLW |
McDonald Jones Stadium |
Round 4
editHome | Score | Away | Match information | |||||
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Date and time | Format | Venue | Referees | Attendance | Reports | |||
New Zealand Warriors | Gold Coast Titans | Saturday 26 July 12:40 PM |
NRLW NRL |
Go Media Stadium | ||||
Sydney Roosters | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Saturday 26 July 3:15 PM |
NRLW (Only) |
Allianz Stadium | ||||
North Queensland Cowboys | Canberra Raiders | Saturday 26 July 5:15 PM |
NRLW (Only) |
Queensland Country Bank Stadium | ||||
Parramatta Eels | Newcastle Knights | Sunday 27 July 12:00 PM |
NRLW (Only) |
Eric Tweedale Stadium | ||||
St. George Illawarra Dragons | Brisbane Broncos | Sunday 27 July 1:45 PM |
NRLW (Only) |
TBA | ||||
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Wests Tigers | Sunday 27 July 6:15 PM |
NRLW (Only) |
Sharks Stadium |
Round 5 (NRLW Magic Round)
editHome | Score | Away | Match information | |||||
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Date and time | Format | Venue | Referees | Attendance | Reports | |||
Gold Coast Titans | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Saturday 2 August 12:15 PM |
NRLW NRLW NRLW |
McDonald Jones Stadium | ||||
Wests Tigers | Sydney Roosters | Saturday 2 August 2:15 PM |
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Brisbane Broncos | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Saturday 2 August 4:15 PM |
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North Queensland Cowboys | New Zealand Warriors | Sunday 3 August 11:50 AM |
NRLW NRLW NRLW |
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Newcastle Knights | Canberra Raiders | Sunday 3 August 1:45 PM |
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Parramatta Eels | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Sunday 3 August 3:45 PM |
Round 6
editHome | Score | Away | Match information | |||||
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Date and time | Format | Venue | Referees | Attendance | Reports | |||
St. George Illawarra Dragons | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Saturday 9 August 12:45 PM |
NRLW NRL |
Netstrata Jubilee Stadium | ||||
Newcastle Knights | Wests Tigers | Saturday 9 August 3:15 PM |
NRLW (Only) |
McDonald Jones Stadium | ||||
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | New Zealand Warriors | Saturday 9 August 5:15 PM |
NRLW NRL |
Accor Stadium | ||||
Gold Coast Titans | Sydney Roosters | Sunday 10 August 11:50 AM |
NRLW NRL |
Cbus Super Stadium | ||||
Canberra Raiders | Brisbane Broncos | Sunday 10 August 1:45 PM |
NRLW (Only) |
GIO Stadium | ||||
Parramatta Eels | North Queensland Cowboys | Sunday 10 August 6:15 PM |
NRL NRLW |
CommBank Stadium |
Round 7
editHome | Score | Away | Match information | |||||
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Date and time | Format | Venue | Referees | Attendance | Reports | |||
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Gold Coast Titans | Saturday 16 August 12:45 PM |
NRLW NRL |
Sharks Stadium | ||||
Brisbane Broncos | Parramatta Eels | Saturday 16 August 3:15 PM |
NRLW NRL |
Sunshine Coast Stadium | ||||
New Zealand Warriors | Canberra Raiders | Saturday 16 August 5:15 PM |
NRLW (Only) |
Go Media Stadium | ||||
Wests Tigers | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Sunday 17 August 11:50 AM |
NRLW NRL |
Allianz Stadium | ||||
Sydney Roosters | Newcastle Knights | Sunday 17 August 1:45 PM |
NRLW (Only) |
Industree Group Stadium | ||||
North Queensland Cowboys | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Sunday 17 August 6:15 PM |
NRL NRLW |
Queensland Country Bank Stadium |
Round 8
editHome | Score | Away | Match information | |||||
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Date and time | Format | Venue | Referees | Attendance | Reports | |||
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Canberra Raiders | Saturday 23 August 12:45 PM |
NRLW (Only) |
Belmore Sports Ground | ||||
Gold Coast Titans | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Saturday 23 August 3:15 PM |
NRLW NRL |
Cbus Super Stadium | ||||
Parramatta Eels | Sydney Roosters | Saturday 23 August 5:15 PM |
NRLW NRL |
CommBank Stadium | ||||
Newcastle Knights | Brisbane Broncos | Sunday 24 August 11:50 AM |
NRLW NRL |
McDonald Jones Stadium | ||||
New Zealand Warriors | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Sunday 24 August 1:45 PM |
NRLW (Only) |
Go Media Stadium | ||||
Wests Tigers | North Queensland Cowboys | Sunday 24 August 6:15 PM |
NRL NRLW |
Leichhardt Oval |
Round 9
editHome | Score | Away | Match information | |||||
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Date and time | Format | Venue | Referees | Attendance | Reports | |||
Canberra Raiders | Wests Tigers | Saturday 30 August 12:45 PM |
NRLW NRL |
GIO Stadium | ||||
St. George Illawarra Dragons | New Zealand Warriors | Saturday 30 August 3:15 PM |
NRLW NRL |
Netstrata Jubilee Stadium | ||||
North Queensland Cowboys | Sydney Roosters | Saturday 30 August 5:15 PM |
NRLW NRL |
Queensland Country Bank Stadium | ||||
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Newcastle Knights | Sunday 31 August 11:50 AM |
NRLW NRL |
Sharks Stadium | ||||
Brisbane Broncos | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Sunday 31 August 1:45 PM |
NRLW (Only) |
Totally Workwear Stadium | ||||
Gold Coast Titans | Parramatta Eels | Sunday 31 August 6:15 PM |
NRLW (Only) |
Cbus Super Stadium |
Round 10
editHome | Score | Away | Match information | |||||
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Date and time | Format | Venue | Referees | Attendance | Reports | |||
Sydney Roosters | Canberra Raiders | Friday 5 September 5:40 PM |
NRLW NRL |
Allianz Stadium | ||||
St. George Illawarra Dragons | North Queensland Cowboys | Saturday 6 September 12:45 PM |
NRLW NRL |
WIN Stadium | ||||
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Saturday 6 September 3:15 PM |
NRLW NRL |
Accor Stadium | ||||
New Zealand Warriors | Brisbane Broncos | Sunday 7 September 12:00 PM |
NRLW (Only) |
Go Media Stadium | ||||
Newcastle Knights | Gold Coast Titans | Sunday 7 September 1:45 PM |
NRLW (Only) |
McDonald Jones Stadium | ||||
Parramatta Eels | Wests Tigers | Sunday 7 September 6:15 PM |
NRL NRLW |
CommBank Stadium |
Round 11
editHome | Score | Away | Match information | |||||
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Date and time | Format | Venue | Referees | Attendance | Reports | |||
Sydney Roosters | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Thursday 11 September 7:45 PM |
NRLW (Only) |
Allianz Stadium | ||||
Parramatta Eels | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Friday 12 September 6:00 PM |
NRLW (Only) |
CommBank Stadium | ||||
Brisbane Broncos | North Queensland Cowboys | Saturday 13 September 12:00 PM |
NRLW (Only) |
Totally Workwear Stadium | ||||
Gold Coast Titans | Canberra Raiders | Saturday 13 September 1:45 PM |
NRLW (Only) |
Cbus Super Stadium | ||||
Wests Tigers | New Zealand Warriors | Sunday 14 September 12:00 PM |
NRLW (Only) |
Campbelltown Sports Ground | ||||
Newcastle Knights | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Sunday 14 September 1:45 PM |
NRLW (Only) |
McDonald Jones Stadium |
Players and transfers
editThe 2025 season salary cap for clubs is $1,254,000 and the minimum wage for contracted players is $41,800. Squad size is 24 players plus 4 development players.[5] The first transfer signing for the 2025 season was announced on 2 May 2024.
In the recent seasons of 2023 and 2024, Clubs were required to fill their 24-player roster by late May.
Players may be added to each club’s roster from outside the initial squad of 24 as injury replacements. This can be to cover season-ending injuries or a significant number of short-term injuries.
Transfers
editTable last updated: 12 November 2024
Promotions
editThe following players have been promoted from a development contract or their NRLW club's pathway teams.
Table last updated: 12 November 2024
Player | Pathway Teams | 2025 NRLW Club | Announcement Date |
Reference |
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Leah Ollerton | 2024 Newcastle Knights (Development) 2024 Newcastle Knights (Open) |
Newcastle Knights | 8 Dec 2023 | [25][26] |
Tyra Le Ekepati | 2024 Sydney Roosters (Development) 2024 Indigenous Academy (U19) 2024 Central Coast Roosters (Open) |
Sydney Roosters | 18 Dec 2023 | [27] |
Trinity Tauaneai | 2024 St George Illawarra Dragons (Development) 2024 Illawarra Steelers (Open) |
St George Illawarra Dragons | 20 Feb 2024 | [28] |
Indie Bostock | 2024 St George Illawarra Dragons (Development) 2024 Illawarra Steelers (U19 & Open) |
St George Illawarra Dragons | 9 May 2024 | [29] |
Leilani Ahsam | 2024 Newcastle Knights (Development) 2024 Tweed Seagulls (U19) 2024 Newcastle Knights (Open) |
Newcastle Knights | 24 May 2024 | [30][31][32] |
Fane Finau | 2024 Newcastle Knights (Development) 2024 Newcastle Knights (U19 & Open) |
Newcastle Knights | 19 Jul 2024 | [33] |
Iemaima Etuale | 2024 Wests Tigers (Development) 2024 Wests Tigers (U19 & Open) |
Wests Tigers | 25 Jul 2024 | [34] |
Latisha Smythe | 2024 Canterbury Bulldogs (Open) | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 9 Sep 2024 | [35] |
Sarahcen Oliver | 2024 Canterbury Bulldogs (Open) | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 17 Sep 2024 | [36] |
Shannon Muru | 2024 Canterbury Bulldogs (Open) | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 30 Sep 2024 | [37] |
Paea Uilou | 2024 Canterbury Bulldogs (U19 & Open) | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 30 Sep 2024 | [37] |
Shaniece Monschau | 2024 Canterbury Bulldogs (Open) | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 7 Nov 2024 | [38] |
Shaquaylah Mahakitau-Monschau | 2024 Canterbury Bulldogs (U19 & Open) | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 7 Nov 2024 | [38] |
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