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Women's Captains
A list of those who have been the regular (and stand-in)
captain of the Sydney Roosters NRLW team, together with many
significant captaincy statistics.
Last Update: 31st Decmber, 2025
Roosters NRLW Captains |
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| Season | Captain | Primary Stand-In |
| 2018 | Simaima Taufa | Ruan Sims |
| 2019 | Ruan Sims | Corban Baxter (née McGregor) |
| 2020 | Corban Baxter (née McGregor) | Zahara Temara |
| 2021 | Corban Baxter (née McGregor) | Hannah Southwell |
| 2022 | Isabelle Kelly | Raecene McGregor |
| 2023 | Isabelle Kelly | Corban Baxter (née McGregor) |
| 2024 | Isabelle Kelly | Olivia Kernick |
| 2025 | Isabelle Kelly | Olivia Kernick |
Most Games As NRLW Captain |
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| Captain | Games As Captain |
Roosters Career Span | Primary Captaincy Years | All Captaincy Years |
| Isabelle Kelly | 39 | 2018 - 2019, 2021 - ^ | 2022 - | 2022 - |
| Corban Baxter (née McGregor) | 9 | 2019 - 2021, 2023, 2025 - < | 2020 - 2021 | 2020 - 2021 |
| Simaima Taufa | 4 | 2018 - 2020 | 2018 | 2018 |
| Ruan Sims | 3 | 2018 - 2019 | 2019 | 2019 |
| Hannah Southwell | 2 | 2019 - 2021 | - | 2021 |
| Olivia Kernick | 1 | 2025 - | - | 2025 - |
| ^ Played With St George Illawarra (2020) < Missed Season Due to Dislocated Shoulder (2018), Maternity (2022), Ruptured ACL (2024) |
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Premiership Winning Captains |
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| Season | Captain |
| 2021 | Corban Baxter (née McGregor) |
| 2024 | Isabelle Kelly |
Multiple Premiership Winning Captains |
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| Captain | Titles As Captain |
Premiership Seasons | |
Sydney Roosters Captain's Honour Roll |
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| No. | Player | Plyr No. < |
Debut Game As Captain |
Stand-In For | Commenced As Regular Captain |
Matches As Captain |
Matches As Regular Captain |
| 1 | Simaima Taufa | 8 | Round 1, 2018 | Round 1, 2018 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2 | Ruan Sims | 19 | Round 1, 2019 | Round 1, 2019 | 3 | 3 | |
| 3 | Corban Baxter ^ | 22 | Round 1, 2020 | Round 1, 2020 | 9 | 9 | |
| 4 | Hannah Southwell | 27 | Round 1, 2021 | Corban Baxter ^ | - | 2 | - |
| 5 | Isabelle Kelly | 4 | Round 1, 2022 | Round 1, 2022 | 39 | 39 | |
| 6 | Olivia Kernick | 49 | Round 10, 2025 | Isabelle Kelly | - | 1 | - |
| < Birth and death dates for women's players can be found here ^ Corban Baxter (née McGregor) |
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