Here’s every NRLW roster for 2023 season: NRLW 2023 signings

The NRL Women’s Premiership is set to return in late July with the Newcastle Knights the reigning champions, but with four new expansion teams in the Wests Tigers, North Queensland Cowboys, Canberra Raiders, and Cronulla Sharks it’s sure to be another great season—and the contracting window has already been flung wide open.

Stick to The Sporting Base for the complete NRLW team rosters heading into the 2023 season, from new arrivals to big re-signings and all the latest moves.

Brisbane Broncos

The once unbeatable Broncos have kept a mouthwatering core of Ali Brigginshaw, Julia Robinson, and Chelsea Lenarduzzi while adding huge pickups like Tazmin Gray from the Titans and reigning premiership-winning fullback Tazmin Gray from the Knights.

Coach: Scott Prince

Roster:

• Ali Brigginshaw
• Annetta Nu’uausala
• Ashleigh Werner
• Brianna Clark
• Chelsea Lenarduzzi
• Destiny Brill (from the Roosters)
• Filomina Hanisi (Eels)
• Gayle Broughton (Eels)
• Hannah Larsson
• Hayley Maddick
• Jada Ferguson
• Julia Robinson
• Lauren Dam
• Mele Hufanga
• Romy Teitzel (Knights)
• Shenae Ciesiolka
• Tazmin Gray (Titans)

Canberra Raiders

The club in the nation’s capital has gone on a spending spree early, picking up stocks from the Titans, Eels, Roosters, Dragons, Broncos, and even the York Valkyries as Darrin Borthwick puts together Canberra’s very first NRLW lineup.

Coach: Darrin Borthwick

Roster:

• Apii Nicholls (from the Titans)
• Ash Quinlan (Eels)
• Chanté Temara (Roosters)
• Elise Smith
• Felice Quinlan
• Hollie-Mae Dodd (York Valkyrie)
• Kerehitina Matua
• Mackenzie Wiki
• Madison Bartlett (Titans)
• Monalisa Soliola (Dragons)
• Shakiah Tungai (Broncos)
• Simaima Taufa (Eels)
• Sophie Holyman (Broncos)
• Tommaya Kelly-Sines
• Ua Ravu
• Zahara Temara (Roosters)

Cronulla Sharks

Tony Herman’s Cronulla squad has been built on the bones of the Dragons’ best, with top stars like Quincy Dodd, Holli Wheeler, Andie Robinson, Talei Holmes, Kiana Takairangi, and 2021 Daly M medalist Emma Tonegato all defecting.

Coach: Tony Herman

Roster:

• Andie Robinson (from the Dragons)
• Emma Tonegato (Dragons)
• Holli Wheeler (Dragons)
• Jada Taylor (Roosters)
• Kiana Takairangi (Knights)
• Maddie Studdon
• Quincy Dodd (Dragons)
• Talei Holmes (Dragons)
• Tegan Dymock (Dragons)

Gold Coast Titans

The Titans have been very active in the early NRLW market, retaining 14 players and signing seven more, including two Dragons pickups and four Broncos acquisitions. Niall Williams also joins the Queensland club from rival code rugby union.

Coach: Karyn Murphy

Roster:

• Brooke Saddler
• Chantay Kiria-Ratu
• Dannii Perese (from the Broncos)
• Destiny Mino-Sinapati
• Emily Bass (Broncos)
• Evania Pelite
• Hailee-Jay Ormond-Maunsell
• Jaime Chapman (Broncos)
• Jessika Elliston
• Kaitlyn Phillips (Broncos)
• Karina Brown
• Laikha Clarke
• Lauren Brown
• Niall Williams (union)
• Rilee Jorgensen
• Shannon Mato
• Shaylee Bent (Dragons)
• Sienna Lofipo
• Sophie Buller
• Taliah Fuimaono (Dragons)
• Zara Canfield

Newcastle Knights

After a title-winning year, the Knights have been picked clean. Some big names, from Caitlan Johnston to the Southwell sisters Jesse and Hannah, are still sticking around though.

Coach: Ronnie Griffiths

Roster:

• Caitlan Johnston
• Hannah Southwell
• Jesse Southwell
• Shanice Parker
• Tamika Upton
• Yasmin Clydsdale

North Queensland Cowboys

The Cowboys are slowly building for their first year. Look to key signings like Emma Manzelmann and Kirra Dibb to define their 2023 style.

Coach: Ben Jeffries

Roster:

• Emma Manzelmann (from the Knights)
• Essay Banu
• Fran Goldthorp
• Jasmine Peters (Titans)
• Jessikah Reeves
• Kirra Dibb (Knights)
• Sera Koroi
• Shaniah Power (Roosters)
• Shellie Long
• Tahlulah Tillett

Parramatta Eels

Dean Widder’s nearly guided the Eels to a much-needed footy trophy at the end of 2022 but it wasn’t to be. They’ve already bolstered their roster stocks with star halfback Rachael Pearson and damaging front rower Elsie Albert. Both joined from the Dragons.

Coach: Dean Widder

Roster:

• Abbi Church
• Elsie Albert (from the Dragons)
• Kennedy Cherrington
• Nakia Davis-Welsh
• Rachael Pearson (Dragons)
• Reuben Cherrington
• Zali Fay

St George Illawarra Dragons

Sixteen retentions for the Dragons but not many star names, with Kezie Apps, Elsie Albert, Shaylee Bent, Taliah Fuimaono, Emma Tonegato, Holli Wheeler, Quincy Dodd, Talei Holmes, and Tegan Dymock all joining other clubs. The biggest sting for Red V loyalists will be that from Tonegato and Wheeler on, all of them joined archrivals Cronulla.

Coach: Jamie Soward

Roster:

• Alexis Tauaneai
• Angelina Teakaraanga Katoa (from the Roosters)
• Bobbi Law (Knights)
• Cortez Te Pou
• Ella Koster
• Jamilee Bright
• Kaarla Cowan
• Keele Browne
• Macie Carlile
• Maddison Weatherall
• Margot Vella
• Page McGregor
• Raecene McGregor (Roosters)
• Renee Targett
• Roxy Murdoch-Masila (Titans)
• Sara Sautia (Broncos)
• Sophie Clancy
• Tara McGrath-West
• Taylor Mapusua
• Teagan Berry
• Zali Hopkins

Sydney Roosters

The New South Wales capital’s glamour club managed to keep several of its glamour players heading into 2023, including Isabelle Kelly and Jessica Sergis, while picking up several more in the form of Amber Hall and Tarryn Aitken from the Broncos and Millie Boyle and Keeley Davis from the Knights and Dragons respectively.

Coach: John Strange

Roster:

• Amber Hall (from the Broncos)
• Isabelle Kelly
• Jessica Sergis
• Keeley Davis (Dragons)
• Keilee Joseph
• Millie Boyle (Knights)
• Olivia Kernick
• Otesa Pule
• Tarryn Aiken (Broncos)

Wests Tigers

Things may not be going great for the Tigers in the Men’s NRL, but in the Women’s competition stars like Botille Vette-Welsh, Kezie Apps (Dragons)  Rikeya Horne (Eels) could make them title contenders.

Coach: Brett Kimmorley

Roster:

• Bianca Bennetts
• Botille Vette-Welsh
• Christian Pio (from the Eels)
• Ebony Prior
• Emily Curtain (Titans)
• Hope Tevaga
• Imogen Gobran
• Jessica Kennedy
• Josie Lenaz
• Kezie Apps (Dragons)
• Losana Lutu (Eels)
• Najvada George (Eels)
• Rebecca Pollard
• Rikeya Horne (Eels)
• Sarah Togatuki (Roosters)
• Sophie Curtain
• Tess Staines (Eels)

The 2023 NRL Women’s Premiership season begins on Saturday, July 22. Download Our Free NRL App

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