Current season or competition: 2025 QRL Major Competitions | |
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| Sport | Rugby league |
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| Instituted | 2019; 6 years ago (2019) |
| Inaugural season | 2020 |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Country |  Australia |
| Website | www.qrl.com.au |
| Related competition | NRL Women's Premiership NSWRL Women's Premiership |
TheQRL Women's Premiership, known as theBMD Premiership due to sponsorship fromBMD Group,[1] is the top level ofwomen's rugby league football inQueensland, Australia. Run by theQueensland Rugby League, the competition is Queensland's first statewide open age women's competition.
On 3 March 2021, the QRL announced that theSouths 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.[2]
The QRL Women's Premiership consists of eight teams, five fromSouth East Queensland and one each fromNorth Queensland,Central Queensland andNorthern New South Wales. The league operates on a single group system, with no divisions or conferences and no relegation and promotion from other leagues.
| QRL Women's Premiership | ||||||
| Club | Established | Joined | City | Stadium(s) | ||
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 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.
| 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 | ||
| 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[3] 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 |
| 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[4] Report] | Tries: 2 Tyla Mitchell (19') Emmanita Paki (42') Goals: 2 Mariah Storch 2/2 (20', 43') | Player of the Match: Emma Manzelmann[5] |
| 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[6] Report] | Tries: 2 Kimberley Hunt 2 (29', 48') Goals: 1 Brianna Clark 1/2 (31') | Player of the Match: Zahara Temara[7] |
| 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[8] Report] | Tries: 1 Montaya Hudson (33') Goals: 1 Georgia Hannaway 1/1 (34') | Referee: Tori Wilkie Player of the Match: Lily Peacock[9] |
| Season | Player | Position | Club | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Romy Teitzel | Fullback | North Queensland Gold Stars | [10] |
| 2022 | Mariah Denman | Prop | Central Queensland Capras | [11] |
| 2023 | Shaniah Power | Second-row | Wynnum-Manly Seagulls | [12] |
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