The NRLW season is reaching the business end of the year with a number of long-term injuries and suspensions rocking the competition.
The Sydney Roosters will be sweating on the fitness of their captain Isabelle Kelly after the captain suffered an ankle injury in Round 8.
Meanwhile, a trio of Newcastle players went down injured in the penultimate round of the campaign, although the Knights have received some positive news.
The Sporting News provides the latest injury news across the NRLW competition.
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Brisbane Broncos
| PLAYER | ISSUE | RETURN DATE |
| Stacey Waaka | Leg | Indefinite |
- Waaka is set to be ruled out for the rest of the season after suffering a fractured leg in Round 8
Canberra Raiders
| PLAYER | ISSUE | RETURN DATE |
| Kerehitina Matua | Suspension | 2025 |
- Matua will not play again this season after being hit with a two-match ban in Round 7
Cronulla Sharks
| PLAYER | ISSUE | RETURN DATE |
| Grace-Lee Weekes | Leg | 2025 |
| Jada Taylor | Knee | 2025 |
- Weekes has been ruled out for the rest of the year after fracturing her fibula, while Taylor suffered an ACL tear in Round 2
Gold Coast Titans
| PLAYER | ISSUE | RETURN DATE |
| Rilee Jorgensen | Back | Round 9 |
| Karina Brown | Calf | Round 9 |
| Ngatokotoru Arakua | Suspension | 2025 |
| Lauren Brown | Hand | 2025 |
| Niall Williams-Guthrie | Foot | 2025 |
| Matekino Gray | Shoulder | 2025 |
| Chantay Kiria-Ratu | Knee | 2025 |
| Destiny Mino-Sinapati | Knee | 2025 |
| Ivana Lolesio | Knee | 2025 |
- Jorgensen has missed the past three weeks with a back injury but has been named in the extended squad this week
- Karina Brown will make the final appearance of her career as she returns from a calf injury suffered in Round 1
- Arakua will not play again this year after copping a suspension in Round 8
- A nightmare in Round 7 saw three players ruled out for the rest of the campaign with Lauren Brown, Williams-Guthrie and Gray all sidelined
- Kiria-Ratu, Mino-Sinapati and Lolesio will all miss the season after suffering knee injuries
Newcastle Knights
| PLAYER | ISSUE | RETURN DATE |
| Nita Maynard | Ankle | TBC |
| Rima Butler | Knee | Round 9 |
| Simone Karpani | Ankle | Round 9 |
| Caitlan Johnston-Green | Knee | 2025 |
- Maynard picked up an ankle injury in Round 8 and will miss at least one match
- Butler and Karpani picked up injuries in Round 8 but have been named to start this week
- Johnston-Green is out for the rest of the year with a knee injury she suffered in training before Round 3
North Queensland Cowboys
| PLAYER | ISSUE | RETURN DATE |
| Tiana Raftstrand-Smith | Concussion | 2025 |
| Lillian Yarrow | Ankle | 2025 |
| Alisha Foord | Thumb | 2025 |
| Mackenzie Weale | Concussion | 2025 |
| China Polata | Knee | 2025 |
| Autumn-Rain Stephens-Daly | Knee | 2025 |
- Raftstrand-Smith copped a head knock in Round 8 and will not play again this year
- Yarrow suffered a high ankle sprain in Round 8
- Foord suffered a fractured thumb in Round 3 and will not play again this season
- Weale suffered a concussion in Round 1 and finally returned after a month out. However, in her comeback she suffered another concussion in Round 5 and will not play again this season
- Polata suffered a knee injury in Round 6 and will miss the remainder of the campaign
- Stephens-Daly has been ruled out of the remainder of the year with a knee injury
Parramatta Eels
| PLAYER | ISSUE | RETURN DATE |
| Kelsey Clark | Knee | 2025 |
| Tallara Bamblett | Hand | 2025 |
| Kennedy Cherrington | Knee | 2025 |
| Rueben Cherrington | Ankle | 2025 |
| Boss Kapua | Knee | 2025 |
- Clark has been ruled out for the rest of the year after still recovering from an ACL injury
- Bamblett sustained a hand injury in Round 6 which will see her miss the remainder of the campaign
- Kennedy Cherrington was ruled out for the rest of the year after suffering a knee injury in Round 6
- Rueben Cherrington and Kapua have been ruled out for the rest of the season after suffering injuries in Round 1
St George Illawarra Dragons
| PLAYER | ISSUE | RETURN DATE |
| Alice Gregory | Shoulder | Round 9 |
| Steph Hancock | Ankle | Round 9 |
| Maria Paseka | Concussion | 2025 |
| Margot Vella | Ankle | 2025 |
| Sara Sautia | Foot | 2025 |
| Tara McGrath-West | Sternum | 2025 |
- Gregory suffered a shoulder issue in Round 8 but has been named on the wing this week
- Hancock could return after being named in the extended squad this week
- Paseka suffered a head knock in Round 5 and won't play again this year
- Vella and Sautia suffered injuries in Round 2 and have since been ruled out for the year
- McGrath-West has been ruled out for the season with a sternum injury
Sydney Roosters
| PLAYER | ISSUE | RETURN DATE |
| Isabelle Kelly | Ankle | Round 9 |
| Tarryn Aiken | Shoulder | Round 9 |
| Eliza Lopamaua | Suspension | Finals |
| Jess Sergis | Knee | Indefinite |
| Corban Baxter | Knee | 2025 |
| Shawden Burton | Hamstring | 2025 |
- Kelly suffered an ankle injury in Round 8 although the captain has been named to start this week
- Aiken was taken off with a shoulder injury in Round 7 but could return this week after being named in the extended squad
- Lopamaua will return in the finals after copping a ban in Round 8
- Sergis suffered a knee issue in Round 4 and remains sidelined indefinitely
- Baxter has been ruled out for the year after suffering a ruptured ACL in the pre-season, while Burton is out for the year due to a hamstring injury
Wests Tigers
| PLAYER | ISSUE | RETURN DATE |
| Brooke Talataina | Ankle | Round 9 |
| Claudia Brown | Head | Round 9 |
| Montana Clifford | Concussion | Round 9 |
| Sophie Curtain | Hand | 2025 |
| Shaianne McGlone | Knee | 2025 |
| Tiana-Lee Thorne | Finger | 2025 |
| Salma Nour | Knee | 2025 |
| Kezie Apps | Knee | 2025 |
| Harmony Crichton | Knee | 2025 |
- Talataina sustained an ankle issue in Round 8 but has been named to start this week
- Brown suffered a facial injury in Round 8 on her debut but could return after being named in the extended squad this week
- Clifford suffered a head knock in Round 7 but will return in the backrow this week
- Curtain will miss the rest of the season after suffering a hand injury in Round 6
- McGlone sustained a knee injury in Round 7 and will not play again this campaign
- Thorne has been sidelined with a finger injury she suffered in Round 7 and will not play again this year
- Nour suffered a PCL injury in Round 6 and will miss the remainder of the season
- Apps and Crichton suffered season-ending knee injuries in Round 3
