# 2020 NRL Women's season

The 2020 NRL Women's Premiership was the third season of professional women's rugby league in Australia.

## Teams

| Club | Season | Head coach | Captain(s) |
| Brisbane Broncos | 3rd season | Kelvin Wright | Ali Brigginshaw |
| New Zealand Warriors | 3rd season | Brad Donald | Georgia Hale |
| St. George Illawarra Dragons | 3rd season | Daniel Lacey | Sam Bremner & Kezie Apps |
| Sydney Roosters | 3rd season | Jamie Feeney | Corban McGregor |

## Regular season

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.

## Ladder

2020 NRL Women's season :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Brisbane Broncos | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 34 | +36 | 6 |
| 2 | Sydney Roosters | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 40 | +16 | 4 |
| 3 | New Zealand Warriors | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 60 | −12 | 2 |
| 4 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 58 | −40 | 0 |

### 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.
| | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Brisbane Broncos | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Sydney Roosters | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | New Zealand Warriors | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Grand Final

* Sunday, 25 October 4:05 pm (AEDT)
| Brisbane Broncos | 20 – 10 | Sydney Roosters |
| Tries: Tamika Upton (3') 1 Amber Hall (8') 1 Chelsea Lenarduzzi (34') 1 Tallisha Harden (44') 1 Goals: Meg Ward 2/4 (5', 9') | 1st: 12 – 10 2nd: 8 – 0 | Tries: 1 (13') Yasmin Meakes 1 (25') Quincy Dodd Goals: 1/2 Zahara Temara (26') |
* ANZ Stadium Referee: Belinda Sharpe Player of the Match: 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.
Dally M Medal Player of the Year: Ali Brigginshaw ( Brisbane Broncos)
Rookie of the Year: Kennedy Cherrington ( Sydney Roosters)
Try of the Year: Madison Bartlett for New Zealand Warriors versus St. George Illawarra Dragons (17 October 2020). Footage of this try is available within the article and as the 3rd try of the game in the match highlights.
Tackle of the Year: Hannah Southwell for Sydney Roosters versus New Zealand Warriors (10 October 2020). Footage of this tackle is available within the article and within the 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 ( New Zealand Warriors).
Karyn Murphy Medal Player of the Match: Amber Hall ( Brisbane Broncos)

### Statistical Awards

Highest Point Scorer in Regular Season: Meg Ward ( Brisbane Broncos) 26 (1t 11g)
Top Try Scorers in Regular Season: Tamika Upton ( Brisbane Broncos) 4.
Highest Point Scorer across the Full Season: Meg Ward ( Brisbane Broncos) 30 (1t 13g)
Top Try Scorer across the Full Season: Tamika Upton ( Brisbane Broncos) 5