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Women's rugby league in Australia

QRL Women's Premiership
Current season or competition:
2022 QRL Women's Premiership
SportRugby league
Instituted2019; 5 years ago (2019)
Inaugural season2020
Number of teams8
Country Australia
Websitewww.qrl.com.au
Related competitionNRL Women's Premiership
NSWRL Women's Premiership

The QRL Women's Premiership, known as the BMD Premiership due to sponsorship from BMD Group, is the top level of women's rugby league football in Queensland, Australia. Run by the Queensland Rugby League, the competition is Queensland's first statewide open age women's competition.

On 3 March 2021, the QRL announced that the Souths Logan Magpies would not compete in that season's premiership but planned to return in 2022. Valkyries Queensland, a new team made up of players from Souths Logan and other Queensland teams, were named to take their place.

Teams

The QRL Women's Premiership consists of eight teams, five from South East Queensland and one each from North Queensland, Central Queensland and Northern New South Wales. The league operates on a single group system, with no divisions or conferences and no relegation and promotion from other leagues.

Current clubs

QRL Women's Premiership
Club Established Joined City Stadium(s)
Brisbane Tigers 1917 2020 Brisbane Totally Workwear Stadium
Burleigh Bears 1934 2020 Gold Coast Pizzey Park
Central Queensland Capras 1996 2020 Rockhampton Browne Park
Mackay Cutters 2007 2023 Mackay BB Print Stadium
Norths Devils 1933 2023 Nundah Albert Bishop Park
Souths Logan Magpies 1918 2020 Brisbane Davies Park
Sunshine Coast Falcons 1996 2024 Sunshine Coast Sunshine Coast Stadium
Tweed Heads Seagulls 1909 2020 Tweed Heads Piggabeen Sports Complex
Western Clydesdales 2016 2024 Toowoomba Clive Berghofer Stadium
Wynnum Manly Seagulls 1951 2022 Wynnum Kougari Oval

Note: Souths Logan Magpies did not field a team in the 2021 season.

Previous clubs

QRL Women's Premiership
Club First season Last season City Stadium(s)
Ipswich Brothers 2020 2020 Ipswich Blue Ribbon Motors Field
North Queensland Gold Stars 2019 2022 Townsville Jack Manski Oval
Valkyries Queensland 2021 2021 Brisbane Davies Park
Valleys Diehards 2021 2021 Brisbane Emerson Park
West Brisbane Panthers 2020 2022 Brisbane Frank Lind Oval

Grand Finals

2021

6 June 2021 Burleigh Bears 24–20 Valley Diehards Totally Workwear Stadium, Brisbane
Tries: 5
Tamika Upton 2 (5' 66')
Jetaya Faifua 2 (31', 62')
Tazmin Gray (27')
Goals: 2
Lauren Brown 2/5
(28' 68')
HT 14–8
Match Stats (QRL
Report
Tries: 4
Shenae Ciesiolka (2')
Savannah Pratten (34')
Ali Brigginshaw (37')
Sarah Riordan (40')
Goals:
Brianna Clark (38')
Ali Brigginshaw (42')

Referee: Glen Stewart
Player of the Match: Zahara Temara

2022

4 June 2022 North Queensland Gold Stars 14–12 Central Queensland Capras Moreton Daily Stadium, Redcliffe
Tries: 3
Alicia Martin (4')
Jasmine Peters (10')
Shaniah Power (69')
Goals: 1
Romy Teitzel 1/3
(11') 		HT 6–10
Match Stats (QRL)
Report
Tries: 2
Tyla Mitchell (19')
Emmanita Paki (42')
Goals: 2
Mariah Storch 2/2
(20', 43')
Player of the Match: Emma Manzelmann

2023

13 May 2023 Burleigh Bears 24–10 Wynnum-Manly Seagulls Logan Metro Football Fields, Logan
Tries: 4
Chelsea Lenarduzzi 2 (51', 56')
Tazmin Gray (5')
Sienna Laing (20')
Goals: 4
Zahara Temara 4
(7', 22', 53', 57') 		HT 12–6
Match Stats (QRL)
Report
Tries: 2
Kimberley Hunt 2 (29', 48')
Goals: 1
Brianna Clark 1/2
(31')
Player of the Match: Zahara Temara

2024

25 May 2024 Mackay Cutters 16–6 Norths Devils Kayo Stadium, Redcliffe
2:00 PM
 Tries: 3
Sareka Mooka {22'}
Alisha Foord {25'}
Jasmine Peters (28')
Goals: 2
Kayla Shepherd 2/4
(26', 63' pen) 		HT 14–6
Match Stats (QRL)
Report
Tries: 1
Montaya Hudson (33')
Goals: 1
Georgia Hannaway 1/1
(34')
Referee: Tori Wilkie
Player of the Match: Lily Peacock

Player of the Year

Season Player Position Club Ref
2021 Romy Teitzel Fullback North Queensland Gold Stars
2022 Mariah Denman Prop Central Queensland Capras
2023 Shaniah Power Second-row Wynnum-Manly Seagulls

See also

References

  1. "Partnerships generate momentum ahead of season opener". 16 March 2022.
  2. "QRL confirms BHP Premiership team change". QRL. 3 March 2021.
  3. Edwards, Colleen (6 June 2021). "Burleigh claim epic grand final win against Diehards". QRL. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  4. Nunn, Michael (4 June 2022). "Gold Stars claim title with last-gasp win over Capras". QRL. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  5. "Grand final player of the match Emma Manzelmann". QRL. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  6. Arnold, Rikki-Lee (13 May 2023). "Burleigh Bears claim historic BMD Premiership grand final victory". QRL. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  7. "Zahara Temara: Very happy, very proud". QRL. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  8. Arnold, Rikki-Lee (25 May 2024). "For the north: Mackay Cutters claim BMD Premiership title". QRL. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  9. "Player of the match: Lily Peacock". QRL. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  10. Edwards, Colleen (28 September 2021). "BHP Premiership Player of the Year full tally". QRL. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  11. Hillier, Michael (23 September 2022). "Tuaupiki and Storch take top honours at QRL Awards". QRL. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  12. Hillier, Michael (15 September 2023). "Queensland Rugby League celebrates 2023 award winners". QRL. Retrieved 25 May 2024.

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