NRLW & General Women's Rugby League Discussion 2021-22

[holdzy]

Wally's daughter for those who might not know.

That is awesome.

 

[Allo]

Jamie Lee Lewis added to the Broncos squad. She broke her leg last year but was having a good year before that. She's robust and will hurt some girls in defence.

Noticed she was part of the squad that traveled down there. Seems a a couple of teams have an extra squad player here or there.

Surprised there wasn’t an article about it purely because of who she is

 

[Allo]

Announcement today of expansion and salary cap changes for the NRLW

A further 2 teams to be added each year in the next two years, so 8 teams for 2023 and 10 in 2024.

2022 season will have a $350,000 salary cap instead of the current weighted points, with two players allowed to be employed ‘full-time’.

(Roosters $1.03 odds the first to start rorting this one too)

Private health for all players is now included

Origin payments increase from $4,000 to $6,000 and will be a 2 game series (why?) from next year. All Stars get a bump from $1600 to $3000.

Other investments are grassroots increases in junior pathways and academies, including for referees

Not sure if double expansion is the way to go here. I’d have expanded in either of those years once, but lengthened the comp to eventually be a proper home-and-away season in 2024. With 8 teams, you can have a full 4 month or so season, plus all the rep games and you can have players going for almost 6 months of the year

I’m also still concerned about talent depth. You can still see some quality issues, and too much expansion could result in teams having lower standards across the board.

Not sure if the ‘rising tide’ approach will work. Just because more players will play against the best, doesn’t mean they’ll rise to their levels.

But overall, I’m happy for the girls.

 

[ivanhungryjak]

You can bet there’ll be another Brisbane team to try and dilute the Broncos.

 

[Allo]

You can bet there’ll be another Brisbane team to try and dilute the Broncos.

Cows likely.

Romy and most of the Qld girls from up there will go back in a heartbeat. Even I can tell their hearts aren’t in it down in Newy

Also maybe they’ve realised that we still can’t be beaten with the points cap as we just keep getting touch and rugby girls who are worth the single point so now they’ll try and tie us up with a money cap

 

[1910]

You can bet there’ll be another Brisbane team to try and dilute the Broncos.

They only option for that is the Dolphins. They’re not going to have an independent girls’ team. You couldn’t financially do it- they’d need an NRL team and I think the Dolphins will be concentrating on other things.

Cowboys are keen and Stars have a strong line up.

 

[1910]

I like all these announcements- it’s slowly removing the handbrake and heading towards independence and professional.

 

[Allo]

Harvey Norman Queensland Maroons squad​

Name	Club
Tarryn Aiken	Brisbane Broncos
Emily Bass	Brisbane Broncos
Ali Brigginshaw	Brisbane Broncos
Brittany Breayley-Nati	Gold Coast Titans
Destiny Brill	Gold Coast Titans
Karina Brown	Gold Coast Titans
Lauren Brown	Brisbane Broncos
Shenae Ciesiolka	Brisbane Broncos
Brianna Clark	Gold Coast Titans
Jessika Elliston	Gold Coast Titans
Jada Ferguson	Brisbane Broncos
Tazmin Gray	Gold Coast Titans
Steph Hancock	Gold Coast Titans
Tallisha Harden	Brisbane Broncos
Keilee Joseph	Sydney Roosters
Chelsea Lenarduzzi	Brisbane Broncos
Emma Manzelmann	Newcastle Knights
Shannon Mato	Gold Coast Titans
Hagiga Mosby	Brisbane Broncos
April Ngatupuna	Gold Coast Titans
Evania Pelite	Gold Coast Titans
Jasmine Peters	Gold Coast Titans
Shaniah Power	Gold Coast Titans
Natassja Purontakanen	St George Illawarra Dragons
Tiana Raftstrand-Smith	Gold Coast Titans
Julia Robinson	Brisbane Broncos
Sara Sautia	Brisbane Broncos
Romy Teitzel	Newcastle Knights
Chante Temara	Sydney Roosters
Zahara Temara	Sydney Roosters
Amy Turner	Brisbane Broncos
Tamika Upton	Brisbane Broncos

Hancock having more ‘one last time’ retirement tours than John Farnham

 

[Sproj]

Jasmine Peters

 

[Allo]

NRLW Awards

Try of the Year: Shaniah Power Round 4 v Broncos

Tackle of the Year: Emma Tonegato Round 5 vs Roosters

Captain of the Year: Brittany Breayley-Nati

Coach of the Year: Jamie Soward

Dally M Female Player(s) of the Year: Emma Tonegato and Millie Boyle

Millie missed a game so likely she takes it out solo if she played every week

 

[Allo]

Broncos awards night

Player of the Year and Best Forward: Millie Boyle

Best Back and Play of the Year: Shenae Ciesiolka

Rookie of the Year: Emily Bass

Players’ Player: Lauren Brown

Coaches Award: Julia Robinson

 

[Jedhead]

Broncos awards night

Player of the Year and Best Forward: Millie Boyle

Best Back and Play of the Year: Shenae Ciesiolka

Rookie of the Year: Emily Bass

Players’ Player: Lauren Brown

Coaches Award: Julia Robinson

Looks like Millie's dress is trying to devour Shanae.

 

[Allo]

Elliston wins Titans POTY

Barely by one point over Brill. She’s was ok, nothing revelatory. moved from the edge to part of the prop rotation

Guess you only need 3 decent games in a 5(7) round season

 

[Sproj]

All answers should be Jasmine Peters.

 

[Allo]

All answers should be Jasmine Peters.

Didn’t register a single vote

 

[Sproj]

Didn’t register a single vote

She did with me.

 

[1910]

Upton back this weekend.

 

[Allo]

Upton back this weekend.

Up at the Capras with Maddick I see. Storch has been carrying that team so far

Brill also at the Gold Stars … and Romy named at second row?! I suppose she’s not small by any means but a bit of change from fullback

Griffin at the Tigers, still no Ali

Burleigh almost unrecognisable as far as ‘names’ go but I suppose they can put all the Brisbane girls back in whenever they please?

I haven’t covered this year on here due to it running almost simultaneously with the NRLW and it finishing in just over a month again anyway.