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The Australia women's national rugby league team, also known as the Australian Jillaroos, or Harvey Norman Jillaroos for sponsorship reasons, represents Australia in
women's rugby league Women's rugby league is the female-only version of Rugby league. There are women's clubs in Australia, Great Britain, and New Zealand, overseen internationally by the Women & Girls Rugby League. Australia, France, England and New Zealand co ...
. They are administered by the
Australian Rugby League Commission The Australian Rugby League Commission (ARL), formerly the Australian Rugby Football League known as the Australian Rugby League is an Australian rugby league football competition operator. It was founded in 1986 as the Australian Rugby Footbal ...
and Australian Women's Rugby League. The Australian Jillaroos are current world champions, having won the last two
Women's Rugby League World Cup The Women's Rugby League World Cup is an international rugby league tournament, contested by the women's national team of the International Rugby League (IRL). The competition has been held since 2000 in Great Britain and since 2008 has been ...
tournaments, in
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and 2017. Appointed in 2016, the current head coach of the Jillaroos is Brad Donald. Matches have been broadcast on free-to-air networks since 2014 (Nines) and 2015 (Test Match). The Jillaroos squad is selected by a panel of national selectors. There are specific tournaments and matches that act as selection trials. These include: * The
Women's State of Origin The Women's State of Origin is an annual rugby league fixture between two Australian state representative women's sides, the New South Wales Blues and the Queensland Maroons. First played in 1999 as the Women's Interstate Challenge, the game ...
between
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and
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teams. * The
NRL Women's Premiership The Telstra NRL Women's Premiership (NRLW) is Australia's national rugby league competition for female players. The first season of the league began in September 2018 with four teams. The league is run by the National Rugby League (NRL) and is ...
* All Stars match * The
National Championships A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best team, indi ...
* Affiliated States Championships (VIC, SA, WA, NT)


Current roster

Players' ages are as at the date that the table was last updated, which was 20 November 2022 (after th
Final
of the
2021 Women's Rugby League World Cup The 2021 Women's Rugby League World Cup was the sixth staging of the Women's Rugby League World Cup, and was be one of three major tournaments part of the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. The tournament was held in England from 1 November to 19 Novem ...
). Notes: * Taliah Fuimaono played her one international match for in 2019. * Original selections
Millie Boyle Millie Boyle (born 19 May 1998) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently co-captains the Newcastle Knights in the NRL Women's Premiership. Her position is . Boyle previously played rugby union as a flanker. She is a ...
(work commitments) and Tamika Upton (calf injury) withdrew on 4 October and were replaced by
Shaylee Bent Shaylee Bent (born 13 September 2000) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a er for the Gold Coast Titans Women in the NRL Women's Premiership and the Tweed Heads Seagulls in the QRL Women's Premiership. She is a New South W ...
and
Emma Tonegato Emma Kate Tonegato (born 20 March 1995) is a professional Australian rugby footballer. She has represented Australia in rugby sevens and rugby league. Born in Wollongong, New South Wales and playing for The Tribe at rugby union club level, ...
.


Coaches

The current coach of the Australian team is Brad Donald. Previous coaches have included Paul Dyer,
Graham Murray Graham Ernest Murray (6 January 1955 – 28 July 2013) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s, and coached in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. A New South Wales State of Origin head coach, Murray c ...
, and Steve Folkes. Table last updated 20 November 2022.


Results


Full internationals


Other international matches


Nines


Head to Head Records

Table last updated 20 November 2022. Share is the portion of "For" points compared to the sum of "For" and "Against" points.


Individual Awards

Since 2015 a Female Player of the Year award has been included in the
Dally M Awards The Dally M Awards are the official annual player awards for the National Rugby League competition. As well as honouring the player of the year, who received the Dally M Medal, awards are also given to the premier player in each position, the b ...
.


Individual Records

This section last updated 20 November 2022
Games played: 32 * Tahnee Norris Points scored: 70 * Ali Brigginshaw Tries scored: 14 *
Sam Bremner Samantha Bremner (; born 19 December 1991) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL Women's Premiership and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NSWRL Women's Premiership. She previously pl ...
* Isabelle Kelly Goals kicked: 30 * Lauren Brown Points scored in a match: 20 *
Sam Bremner Samantha Bremner (; born 19 December 1991) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL Women's Premiership and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NSWRL Women's Premiership. She previously pl ...
(5 tries) vs , World Cup, 8 July 2013 *
Maddie Studdon Maddison Studdon (born 16 October 1994) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NSWRL Women's Premiership. Primarily a , she is an Australian and New South Wales representative. Background ...
(1 try, 8 goals) vs , World Cup, 22 November 2017 * Lauren Brown (10 goals) vs , World Cup, 6 November 2022 Tries scored in a match: 5 *
Sam Bremner Samantha Bremner (; born 19 December 1991) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL Women's Premiership and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NSWRL Women's Premiership. She previously pl ...
vs , World Cup, 8 July 2013 Goals kicked in a match: 10 * Lauren Brown vs , World Cup, 6 November 2022


See also

Men *
Australian Kangaroos The Australian National Rugby League Team, the Kangaroos, have represented Australia in senior men's rugby league football competition since the establishment of the 'Northern Union game' in Australia in 1908. Administered by the Australian ...
*
Australian Aboriginal rugby league team The Indigenous Australian rugby league team (also known as the Indigenous All Stars or Indigenous Dreamtime team) is a rugby league football team that represents Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders. The team was first formed in ...
*
Junior Kangaroos The Junior Kangaroos side represents Australia in the sport of rugby league. They are commonly known as the Junior Kangaroos, after the native marsupial of that name. Since 2019, they are an under-23 side, with players selected from the NRL. The ...
*
Australian Schoolboys The Australian Schoolboys refer to junior teams that represent Australia in various sports. The name is mainly used in rugby league, rugby union and baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players ...
* Prime Minister's XIII Women's Governance and History *
Women's rugby league in Australia Women's rugby league is a popular women's sports in Australia. The sport has a high level of participation in the country both recreational and professional. Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC) is the national governing body of the sport in ...
Women's Teams * Indigenous All Stars *
Queensland women's rugby league team The Queensland women's rugby league team represents the Australian state of Queensland in rugby league football. Nicknamed the "Maroons", after the colour of their jersey, the team compete in the annual Women's State of Origin game against arch ...
*
New South Wales women's rugby league team The New South Wales Women's rugby league team represents the Australian state of New South Wales in Women's rugby league football. Also known as the Blues due to their sky blue jerseys, the team competes in the annual State of Origin series again ...
* City New South Wales women's rugby league team * Country New South Wales women's rugby league team Women's Competitions * Tier 1
NRL Women's Premiership The Telstra NRL Women's Premiership (NRLW) is Australia's national rugby league competition for female players. The first season of the league began in September 2018 with four teams. The league is run by the National Rugby League (NRL) and is ...
* Tier 2 QRL Women's Premiership * Tier 2
NSWRL Women's Premiership The Harvey Norman Women's Premiership is a rugby league competition for clubs in New South Wales. It is the only state wide open age competition for women in New South Wales and is run by New South Wales Rugby League. The NSWRL Women's Premiershi ...
* Tier 3 Sydney Metropolitan Women's Rugby League * Tier 3
Brisbane and District Women's Rugby League The Brisbane and District Women's Rugby League is one of the main Women's rugby league competitions in Australia. History The Brisbane and District Women's Rugby League started in 2004 Brisbane and District Women's Rugby League Clubs *Beerwah ...


References


External links

* {{National sports teams of Australia