The season again operated under a round-robin format, with games played as curtain-raisers to the 2019 NRL Finals Series as well as two standalone matches.
[13] Dally M Medal Player of the Year: Jessica Sergis ( St. George Illawarra Dragons) The following awards were presented at ANZ Stadium on Grand Final day, 6 October 2019.
Veronica White Medal: Honey Hireme ( New Zealand Warriors).
[14] Karyn Murphy Medal Player of the Match: Annette Brander ( Brisbane Broncos)[15] Highest Point Scorer in Regular Season: Maddie Studdon ( St. George Illawarra Dragons) 14 (7g) Top Try Scorers in Regular Season: Jessica Sergis ( St. George Illawarra Dragons) 3 Highest Point Scorer across the Full Season: Maddie Studdon ( St. George Illawarra Dragons) 16 (8g) Top Try Scorer across the Full Season: Jessica Sergis ( St. George Illawarra Dragons) 3 In October 2018, NRL announced the inaugural edition of Rugby League World Cup 9s in Western Sydney on 18–19 October 2019, featuring 12 international men's teams and 4 women's teams.
[16] This would be around one month after the Women's Grand Final and replaced the Auckland Nines which had been run as a preseason tournament in previous years.