The 2022 NRLW Premiership was the fifth professional season of

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. The season started on Saturday, 20 August and ran for seven weekends. This comprised five rounds, semi-finals for the top four teams, and a Grand Final that was played on Sunday 2 October as a curtain raiser to the 2022 men's Grand Final. This was the last season before the NRLW goes professional.

Teams

The Line-up of teams will remain the same as the postponed 2021 season (held from February to April in 2022). The number of teams will raise to 10 in 2023.

Win/loss table

Bold – Home game
* – Golden point game
Opponent for round listed above margin

Regular season

The first announcement of the 2022 NRLW season's fixtures was released by the NRL on 8 July 2022. Matches in rounds 1–3 were played as either curtain raisers or closers to men's matches, or as standalone fixtures. The announcement of Round 4 fixtures was delayed until the NRL placings were known and the four NRL week one finals matches were determined. Round 5 was a triple-header at

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using the same format as rounds 1 and 2 from the

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Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Notes:

Ladder

Ladder progression

* Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top four. * 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.

Finals series

Two semi-finals were played on 25 September 2022 as part of a quadruple-header also featuring the men's and women's

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matches against . The

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was played on Sunday, 2 October 2022, between the winners of the two semi-finals, at Accor Stadium as

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to the 2022 men's season grand final.

Grand Final

Team of the week

At the conclusion of each round, the media department of the

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announce a team of the week. Seventeen players are named.

Dream Team

In the week between the Semi-finals and Grand Final, the

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announced a ''Dream Team''. The team was selected by the players, who each cast one vote for each position.

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 28 September. Dally M Medal Player of the Year: Raecene McGregor (

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) Captain of the Year:

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(

) Coach of the Year: John Strange (

) Provan-Summons Medal: Toni Hunt (

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) Rookie of the Year: Jesse Southwell (

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) Try of the Year:

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for

versus Sydney Roosters (27 August 2022). Tackle of the Year:

for

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of the Sydney Roosters (27 August 2022).

RLPA Players' Champion Awards

The following awards were voted for by NRLW players at the end of the season. The Players' Champion: Raecene McGregor (

Rookie of the Year:

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) Dennis Tutty Award:

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(

)

Statistical Awards

Highest Point Scorer in Regular-season:

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(

) 44 (1t 20g) Top Try Scorers in Regular-season: Jayme Fressard (

) 5

Players and transfers

Player signings for the 2022 season began in May 2022. Table last updated: 21 July 2022.

References

External links

* {{NRL Women's Premiership NRL Women NRL Women