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Newcastle Knights will be out to clinch a third consecutive title during season seven as interest in the NRL women’s premiership soars
Women’s rugby league is on the up, thanks to record State of Origin ratings, packed crowds and the addition of two fresh franchises in 2025. But on the eve of the NRLW’s seventh season, the game’s pillars of pace and power are joined by another: patience.
The AFLW grew to 18 teams within six years, and the A-League Women now has more than two dozen rounds. By comparison, the 10-team, 11-week NRLW season is positively restrained.