2018 Women's State of Origin

The 2018 Women's State of Origin was the first State of Origin rugby league match between the New South Wales and Queensland women's teams played at North Sydney Oval on 22 June 2018.

2018 (2018) Women's State of Origin  ()

New South Wales
Queensland
16 10
12 Total
NSW 610 16
QLD 64 10
Date22 June 2018
StadiumNorth Sydney Oval
LocationSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Nellie Doherty MedalIsabelle Kelly
RefereesJon Stone, Peter Gough
Attendance6,824
Broadcast partners
Broadcasters

The game was the first played under the State of Origin banner. Prior to 2018, the teams played each other annually in the Women's Interstate Challenge before being rebranded as State of Origin.[1][2] New South Wales defeated Queensland 16–10 to record their third straight win over the Maroons. New South Wales centre Isabelle Kelly was awarded the Nellie Doherty Medal for Player of the Match.[3]

Background

On 6 December 2017, the National Rugby League announced that the Women's Interstate Challenge, which ran from 1999 to 2017, would be rebranded as the Women's State of Origin.[4] The game which, was previously played as a curtain-raiser, would now be a standalone fixture broadcast on the Nine Network and Fox Sports.[5]

Teams
New South Wales Position Queensland
Sam Bremner Fullback Chelsea Baker
Taleena Simon Wing Karina Brown (c)
Corban McGregor Centre Amelia Kuk
Isabelle Kelly Centre Meg Ward
Nakia Davis-Welsh Wing Rhiannon Revell-Blair
Lavina O'Mealey Five-Eighth Zahara Temara
Maddie Studdon (c) Halfback Ali Brigginshaw
Simaima Taufa Prop Rona Peters
Rebecca Riley Hooker Brittany Breayley
Elianna Walton Prop Heather Ballinger
Talesha Quinn 2nd Row Tazmin Gray
Kezie Apps 2nd Row Maitua Feterika
Vanessa Foliaki Lock Annette Brander
Nita Maynard Interchange Mariah Storch
Rebecca Young Interchange Steph Hancock
Holli Wheeler Interchange Kody House
Hannah Southwell Interchange Tallisha Harden
Ben Cross Coach Jason Hetherington

Match summary
Friday, 22 June
7:40 pm (AEDT)
New South Wales 16 – 10 Queensland
Tries:
Isabelle Kelly (7', 54') 2
Nakia Davis-Welsh (36') 1
Goals:
Maddie Studdon 2/3
(9', 55')		 Report
1st: 6 – 6
2nd: 10 – 4		 Tries:
2 (12', 45') Karina Brown
Goals:
1/2 Chelsea Baker
(13')
North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 6,824
Nellie Doherty Medal: Isabelle Kelly
Referee: Jon Stone, Peter Gough

References
  1. "NRL Women's Premiership set to launch". NRL. 5 December 2017.
  2. "Tickets on sale for Women's State of Origin". QRL. 19 April 2018.
  3. "Isabelle Kelly the hero as NSW beat Queensland in Women's State of Origin". National Rugby League. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  4. "NRL Women's Premiership set to launch". NRL. 6 December 2017.
  5. "Unprecedented: Women on Friday night prime time". QRL. 18 May 2018.
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