NRLW expansion confirmed with pay to be increased for 2022

• Changes announced include increase to eight teams next year
• Players to receive a 28% pay rise for competition later this year

The NRLW could one day expand beyond the boundaries of the men's competition as the league announced plans for additional teams in both 2023 and 2024. The expansion of the NRLW to eight teams next year and 10 the following headlined a raft of changes announced on Tuesday.

Players will receive a 28% pay rise for the 2022 competition, which will be played later this year, with a salary cap of $350,000 to be implemented. That will include an increase on the minimum wage from $8,000 to $10,000, with all figures expected to rise again in 2023 once a collective bargaining agreement is complete.