Key events
Team list: Brisbane Broncos
1. Tamika Upton
2. Kerri Johnson
3. Deleni Paitai
4. Georgia Bartlett
5. Julia Robinson
6. Ali Brigginshaw
7. Jesse Southwell
8. Shannon Mato
9. Jada Ferguson
10. Brianna Clark
11. Lauren Dam
12. Romy Teitzel
13. Lillian Yarrow
Interchange
14. Rhemy Hinckesman
15. Chelsea Lenarduzzi
16. Reegan Hicks
17. Harlem Walker
Reserve
18. Caitlin Urwin
Preamble
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Megan Maurice
Hello and welcome to the 2026 NRLW grand final. If someone told me at the start of the season that they predicted a Roosters v Broncos grand final, I would have said “Well that’s a boring prediction, why are you even telling me this?”
Yes, we’ve ended up where we always expected to end up and for the fourth time in the history of the competition, we have these two foundation clubs meeting in the final. The last time they met, the Roosters came out on top by 14 points. In fact the minor premiership winning Roosters are undefeated coming into the final, with a whopping differential of 318 in just 11 games of the regular season.
The Broncos finished third on the ladder, but made short work of the Knights and Titans over the last two weeks to send them into the grand final, where they’ll be chasing their fifth premiership.
These same two teams met in last year’s grand final and it was the Broncos who came away with the win after a late try, so the Roosters will be gunning to finish off their perfect season with a win.
Both teams have something extra to play for, with Brisbane stalwart Ali Brigginshaw and Roosters stars Corban Baxter and Millie Elliott announcing their retirement, so their teammates will want to send them out with a fairytale ending.
So while this game can’t deliver us a classic underdog tale like we’re getting in the men’s grand final, there is plenty to play for and one of these teams will be building on their dynasty.
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