2020 NRL Women's season

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox rugby league season|year=2020|competition=NRL Telstra Women's Premiership|image=|imagesize=|caption=|teams=4|count=|minor premiers={{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} Brisbane Broncos|premiers={{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} Brisbane Broncos (3rd Title)|mpcount=3rd|attendance=|top point scorer={{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} Meg Ward (30)|top try scorer={{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} Tamika Upton (5)|MVP_link= Dally M Award |MVP={{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} Ali Brigginshaw |matches=7| points=222 | duration=3 October to 25 October, 2020 |TV=Channel Nine
Fox League
Sky Sport (NZ)
Sky Sports (UK) | prevseason_year = 2019| nextseason_year = 2021}}The 2020 NRL Women's Premiership was the third season of professional women's rugby league in Australia.

Teams

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! style="background:white" |Colours

! style="background:white" |Club

! style="background:white" |Season

! style="background:white" |Head coach

! style="background:white" |Captain(s)

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|Brisbane Broncos

|3rd season

|Kelvin Wright{{Cite web|date=2020-09-17|title=Broncos Stars Return for 2020 NRLW Season|url=https://www.broncos.com.au/news/2020/09/17/broncos-stars-return-for-2020-nrlw-season/|access-date=2020-09-19|website=Brisbane Broncos|language=en}}

|Ali Brigginshaw

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|New Zealand Warriors

|3rd season

|Brad Donald{{Cite web|date=2020-09-18|title=Donald announces Warriors NRLW squad|url=https://www.warriors.kiwi/news/2020/09/18/donald-names-nrlw-squad/|access-date=2020-09-19|website=Warriors|language=en}}

|Georgia Hale

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|St. George Illawarra Dragons

|3rd season

|Daniel Lacey{{Cite web|date=2020-09-10|title=Patmore, Head, Wheeler join Dragons NRLW coaching staff - Dragons|url=https://www.dragons.com.au/news/2020/09/11/patmore-head-wheeler-join-dragons-nrlw-coaching-staff/|access-date=2020-09-19|website=St George Illawarra Dragons|language=en}}

|Sam Bremner & Kezie Apps

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|Sydney Roosters

|3rd season

|Jamie Feeney{{Cite web|date=2020-06-23|title=Jamie Feeney appointed Roosters 2020 NRL Women's Head Coach|url=https://www.roosters.com.au/news/2020/06/24/jamie-feeney-appointed-roosters-2020-nrl-womens-head-coach/|access-date=2020-09-19|website=Sydney Roosters|language=en}}

|Corban McGregor

Pre-season

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Regular season

{{See also|2020 NRL Women's season results}}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 Grand Final on 25 October.{{Cite web|date=2020-08-31|title=Triple-headers an option as NRLW draw meshes with NRL finals|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/08/31/triple-headers-an-option-as-nrlw-draw-meshes-with-nrl-finals/|access-date=2020-09-19|website=National Rugby League|language=en}}

Ladder

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

| for_against_style = points | winpoints = 2

| title = 2020 NRL Women's season

| team1 = BRI | name_BRI = {{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} Brisbane Broncos

| team2 = SYD | name_SYD = {{leagueicon|Sydney Roosters|16}} Sydney Roosters

| team3 = NZL | name_NZL = {{leagueicon|New Zealand|16}} New Zealand Warriors

| team4 = STG | name_STG = {{leagueicon|St. George|16}} St. George Illawarra Dragons

| win_BRI = 3 | draw_BRI = 0 | loss_BRI = 0 | pf_BRI = 70 | pa_BRI = 34

| win_SYD = 2 | draw_SYD = 0 | loss_SYD = 1 | pf_SYD = 56 | pa_SYD = 40

| win_NZL = 1 | draw_NZL = 0 | loss_NZL = 2 | pf_NZL = 48 | pa_NZL = 60

| win_STG = 0 | draw_STG = 0 | loss_STG = 3 | pf_STG = 18 | pa_STG = 58

| col_A = green2 | result1 = A | result2 = A

| update = complete | source =

}}

= 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.

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! width="250" |Team

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! width="20" |2

! width="20" |3

1

|style="text-align:left;" |{{leagueicon|Brisbane|size=16}} Brisbane Broncos

| style="background: #ccffcc;"|2

| style="background: #99ccff;"|4

| style="background: #99ccff;"|6

2

|style="text-align:left;" |{{leagueicon|Eastern Suburbs|size=16}} Sydney Roosters

| style="background: #99ccff;"|2

| style="background: #ccffcc;"|4

| style="background: #ccffcc;"|4

3

|style="text-align:left;" |{{leagueicon|New Zealand|size=16}} New Zealand Warriors

|0

|0

|2

4

|style="text-align:left;" |{{leagueicon|St. George|size=16}} St. George Illawarra Dragons

| style="background: #ffcccc;"|0

| style="background: #ffcccc;"|0

| style="background: #ffcccc;"|0

Grand Final

{{Main|2020 NRL Women's Premiership Grand Final}}

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|bg = #eeeeee

|date = Sunday, 25 October

|time = 4:05{{nbsp}}pm (AEDT)

|team1 = Brisbane Broncos {{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}}

|score = 20 – 10

|report = {{cite news|title=Three-peat complete: Brilliant Broncos kick clear of plucky Roosters|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/10/25/three-peat-complete-brilliant-broncos-kick-clear-of-plucky-roosters/|website=NRL.com|date=25 October 2020}}
1st: 12 – 10
2nd: 8 – 0

|team2 = {{leagueicon|Sydney|16}} Sydney Roosters

|points1 = Tries:
Tamika Upton (3') 1
Amber Hall (8') 1
Chelsea Lenarduzzi (34') 1
Tallisha Harden (44') 1
Goals:
Meg Ward 2/4
(5', 9')

|points2 = Tries:
1 (13') Yasmin Meakes
1 (25') Quincy Dodd
Goals:
1/2 Zahara Temara
(26')

|stadium = ANZ Stadium

|referee = Belinda Sharpe

|attendance =

|manofmatch=Amber Hall (Karyn Murphy Medal)}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/10/19/ali-brigginshaw-crowned-nrlw-dally-m-female-player-of-the-year/|title=Brilliant Bronco Brigginshaw wins Dally M female player of the year|last=Newton|first=Alicia|date=19 Oct 2020|website=NRL|access-date=29 Oct 2020}}

Dally M Medal Player of the Year: Ali Brigginshaw ({{leagueicon|Brisbane Broncos|16}} Brisbane Broncos)

Rookie of the Year: Kennedy Cherrington ({{leagueicon|Sydney Roosters|16}} Sydney Roosters)

Try of the Year: Madison Bartlett for {{leagueicon|New Zealand Warriors|16}} New Zealand Warriors versus St. George Illawarra Dragons (17 October 2020). Footage of this try is available within the [https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/10/19/ali-brigginshaw-crowned-nrlw-dally-m-female-player-of-the-year/ article] and as the 3rd try of the game in the [https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/10/17/match-highlights-dragons-v-warriors/ match highlights].

Tackle of the Year: Hannah Southwell for {{leagueicon|Sydney Roosters|16}} Sydney Roosters versus New Zealand Warriors (10 October 2020). Footage of this tackle is available within the [https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/10/19/ali-brigginshaw-crowned-nrlw-dally-m-female-player-of-the-year/ article] and within the [https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/10/10/match-highlights-warriors-v-roosters/ match highlights].

= Grand Final Day Awards =

The following awards were presented at ANZ Stadium on Grand Final day, 25 October 2020.

Veronica White Medal: Georgia Hale ({{leagueicon|New Zealand Warriors|16}} New Zealand Warriors).{{Cite web|url=https://nzrl.co.nz/georgia-hale-wins-2020-veronica-white-medal/|title=Georgia Hale wins 2020 Veronica White Medal|date=27 Oct 2020|website=New Zealand Rugby League|access-date=7 Jul 2022}}

Karyn Murphy Medal Player of the Match: Amber Hall ({{leagueicon|Brisbane Broncos|16}} Brisbane Broncos){{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/10/25/rampaging-bronco-hall-rewarded-with-karyn-murphy-medal/|title=Rampaging Bronco: Hall rewarded with Karyn Murphy Medal|last=Newton|first=Alicia|date=25 Oct 2020|website=NRL|access-date=7 Jul 2022}}

= Statistical Awards =

Highest Point Scorer in Regular Season: Meg Ward ({{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} Brisbane Broncos) 26 (1t 11g)

Top Try Scorers in Regular Season: Tamika Upton ({{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} Brisbane Broncos) 4.

Highest Point Scorer across the Full Season: Meg Ward ({{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} Brisbane Broncos) 30 (1t 13g)

Top Try Scorer across the Full Season: Tamika Upton ({{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} Brisbane Broncos) 5

References