The 2020

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was the third season of professional

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Teams

Pre-season

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

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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.

Grand Final

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 ( Brisbane Broncos) Rookie of the Year:

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( Sydney Roosters) Try of the Year: Madison Bartlett for New Zealand Warriors versus St. George Illawarra Dragons (17 October 2020). Footage of this try is available within th
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Tackle of the Year:

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for Sydney Roosters versus New Zealand Warriors (10 October 2020). Footage of this tackle is available within th
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Grand Final Day Awards

The following awards were presented at

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on Grand Final day, 25 October 2020. Veronica White Medal: Georgia Hale ( New Zealand Warriors). Karyn Murphy Medal Player of the Match:

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( Brisbane Broncos)

Statistical Awards

Highest Point Scorer in Regular Season:

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( Brisbane Broncos) 26 (1t 11g) Top Try Scorers in Regular Season:

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( Brisbane Broncos) 4. Highest Point Scorer across the Full Season:

( Brisbane Broncos) 30 (1t 13g) Top Try Scorer across the Full Season:

( Brisbane Broncos) 5

References

External links

* {{NRL Women's Premiership 2020 NRL Women's season 2020 in women's rugby league 2020 in Australian rugby league 2020 in New Zealand rugby league