NRLW Decider: Roosters v Broncos
Will it be Broncos legend Ali Brigginshaw bowing out a winner or can Millie Boyle and Corban Baxter help the Roosters avenge last year's grand final defeat in their swan song match?
Four-time premiers Brisbane up against two-time winners the Roosters in an epic showcase of the women's game - a grand final to savour.
The Roosters are unbeaten in 2026 and boast a star-studded line-up led by Jess Sergis, Isabelle Kelly, Tarryn Aiken and Olivia Kernick.
The Broncos are the defending champions and have done a superb job to recover from a mid-season slump when Brigginshaw was serving a three-game ban.
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Roosters v Broncos at Accor Stadium
Match: Roosters v Broncos
Grand Final -
home Team
Roosters
1st Position
away Team
Broncos
3rd Position
Venue: Accor Stadium, Sydney
Match broadcasters:
- WatchNRL
24th min: Ali Brigginshaw is put on report for her attempt to pressure the kicker Aiken.
23rd min: More points for the Roosters with Jayme Fressard over on the far left corner. The Roosters have the ball on a string, Aiken puts it up and Kelly brings it down, then passes it out to her winger to score. Kelleher misses and it stays 18-0.
21st min: The third unanswered try for the Roosters, with skipper Isabelle Kelly going over after a nice wrap play they could set up from a scrum after yet another error from Brisbane. Aiken takes on the line and has players in motion around her to complete the play. Kelleher's attempt is waved away so the scores are 14-0.
17th min: The Broncos have been under assault for the majority of this first half due to their own errors and the pressure finally tells again. Tarryn Aiken gets the bounce of the ball off her own little grubber ahead, rebounding off a Brisbane player back into her arms to dive over and score. Kelleher converts this one and it's 10-0.
5th min: First points of the grand final to Brydie Parker out on the right wing. The Broncos had scrambled well in defence after an error from Julia Robinson put them under pressure - but a nice cross-field kick from Jocelyn Kelleher finds the mark. Kelleher can't convert, so it stays 4-0.
Brydie Parker Try
Kick off: An error from the kick off with a Jesse Southwell kick too hard to handle for Jayme Fressard, who passed a fitness test to play.
Match preview
Roosters v Broncos: Grand Final
Late Mail
Roosters: The Roosters are 1-17 with no late changes. Winger Jayme Fressard takes her place after getting through captain's run on Saturday. Fressard suffered a shoulder injury in last week's preliminary final and had scans but has come through the week well and lines up in the big dance. Tarryn Aiken and Taina Naividi are set to play big roles on Sunday after they missed last year’s decider, both with a torn ACL. Mia Wood is 18th player
Broncos: The defending premiers are 1-17 with no late changes as they roll out an unchanged side from last week's preliminary final win over the Titans. Ali Brigginshaw lines up in the halves for the final game of her decorated career. She is gunning for her fifth title with the club alongside fellow inaugural 2018 title winners Julia Robinson and Chelsea Lenarduzzi. Caitlin Urwin is again the 18th player.
Numbers Game
- The Roosters have won six of their last seven games against the Broncos.
- The Broncos have won all four grand finals they have contested since 2018.
- The Roosters have won 30 of their last 31 matches.
- Broncos halfback Jesse Southwell requires two points to break the NRLW record for most points in a season.
- Roosters halfback Tarryn Aiken has won 21 consecutive games.
- Broncos fullback Tamika Upton is chasing a sixth grand final win from six attempts.
