Brisbane Broncos Women are a rugby league team, representing the city of
Brisbane, Queensland
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. The team is part of the
Brisbane Broncos
The Brisbane Broncos Rugby League Football Club Ltd., commonly referred to as the Broncos, is an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Brisbane, Queensland. Founded in April 1987, the Broncos play in Australia's elite com ...
club and plays in the
National Rugby League Women's Premiership.
Seasons
Head-to-head records
Table last updated: 23 October 2022.
Notes
* Share % is the percentage of points For over the sum of points For and Against.
* Clubs listed in the order than the Broncos Women first played them.
Coach
In mid-November 2022 the Broncos announced the appointment of
Scott Prince
Scott Prince (born 27 February 1980) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s.
An Australian international and Queensland State of Origin representative, he played club footba ...
as head coach for the
2023 NRL Women's season.
Current squad
The Brisbane Broncos announced that the following players had signed to play with the club in the
2022 NRL Women's season.
The team was coached by Kelvin Wright.
Jumper numbers in the table reflect those used in the Round 5 match.
Table last updated on 23 Oct 2022.
Club Records
Player Records
Lists and tables last updated: 23 Oct 2022.
Most Games for the Broncos
*
Ali Brigginshaw 23,
Chelsea Lenarduzzi
Chelsea Lenarduzzi (born 26 November 1995) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL Women's Premiership and the Burleigh Bears in the QRL Women's Premiership.
An Australian and Queensland represent ...
22,
Tarryn Aiken
Tarryn Aiken (born 14 July 1999) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL Women's Premiership and the Tweed Heads Seagulls in the QRL Women's Premiership.
She is an Australian 9s and Queens ...
19,
Julia Robinson
Julia Hall Bowman Robinson (December 8, 1919July 30, 1985) was an American mathematician noted for her contributions to the fields of computability theory and computational complexity theory—most notably in decision problems. Her work on Hilber ...
18,
Amber Hall
Amber Jade Hall (born December 29, 1977) is a professional women's basketball player formerly in the WNBA. Her primary position was forward.
High school years
Born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, Hall was raised in Vancouver, British Columbia
...
18,
Lavinia Gould
Lavinia Gould (born 15 March 1983) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who plays for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL Women's Premiership.
A in rugby league and a flyhalf in rugby union, she is a former New Zealand and New Zealand seven ...
16,
Tallisha Harden
Tallisha Harden (born 21 July 1992) is an Australian rugby league footballer who captains the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL Women's Premiership.
Primarily a er, she is an Australian and Queensland representative and previously played for ...
15.
Most Tries for the Broncos
*
Julia Robinson
Julia Hall Bowman Robinson (December 8, 1919July 30, 1985) was an American mathematician noted for her contributions to the fields of computability theory and computational complexity theory—most notably in decision problems. Her work on Hilber ...
8,
Tamika Upton
Tamika Upton (born 17 March 1997) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL Women's Premiership. Her position is . She previously played for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRLW, a ...
7, .
Ali Brigginshaw 7,
Shenae Ciesiolka 7,
Tarryn Aiken
Tarryn Aiken (born 14 July 1999) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL Women's Premiership and the Tweed Heads Seagulls in the QRL Women's Premiership.
She is an Australian 9s and Queens ...
6.
Most Points for the Broncos (20+)
Most Points in a Season (16+)
Margins and Streaks
Biggest winning margins
Biggest losing margins
Most consecutive wins
* 8 (6 October 2019 13 March 2022)
* 6 (9 September 2018 21 September 2019)
Most consecutive losses
* 3 (3 April 2022 27 August 2022)
History
In 2017, the Brisbane Broncos launched a bid to enter a team in the inaugural
NRL Women's Premiership
The Telstra NRL Women's Premiership (NRLW) is Australia's national rugby league competition for women's rugby league in Australia, female players. The first season of the league began in September 2018 with four teams. The league is run by the ...
in
2018
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. On 27 March 2018, the club won a license to participate in the inaugural NRL Women's season, on the back of a strong bid which included the NRL's desire for a geographical spread.
Paul Dyer was named as the coach of the women's side, but stepped down after the inaugural season to concentrate on his role as game development manager. Kelvin Wright was named his replacement in May 2019.
In June 2018,
Ali Brigginshaw,
Brittany Breayley,
Heather Ballinger
Heather Jayne Ballinger (born 29 July 1982) is an Australian former rugby league footballer played for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL Women's Premiership.
Primarily a , she represented Australia and Queensland and won a premiership with the ...
,
Teuila Fotu-Moala
Teuila Fotu-Moala (born 29 November 1993) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who played for the Brisbane Broncos and St George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL Women's Premiership.
Primarily a er, she is a New Zealand representative and won ...
and
Caitlyn Moran were unveiled as the club's first five signings. Tain Drinkwater was also appointed the CEO of the team.
The club won the inaugural NRL Women's Premiership title by defeating the
Sydney Roosters
The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional Rugby league, Rugby League Football Club based in the Eastern Suburbs (Sydney) and parts of inner Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. The Roosters have won ...
by 34–12 in the
2018 NRL Women's Premiership Grand Final.
Players
Reference
External links
Official sites
Broncos Official Web PageBroncos Leagues Club
Statistics & information sites
Supporter sites
BroncosHQ – Brisbane Broncos Fan Discussion Forum
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NRL Women's Premiership clubs
Rugby clubs established in 2018
Rugby league teams in Brisbane
2018 establishments in Australia
Women's rugby league teams in Australia