2000 Women's Rugby League World Cup squads
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This article lists the squads for the 2000 Women's Rugby League World Cup.
The lists are derived from the Official Programme, supplemented by contemporary newspaper articles and the New Zealand Rugby League Almanack 2000.[1][2] The Official Programme included pen portraits that named the occupation, position(s), club and past representative teams of most of the players.[1]
Australia played four matches in the tournament. Three players from Western Australia were selected and included in the touring party. Heritage numbers were identified in 2021.[3][4] A contemporary newspaper article listed the playing 17 for Australia's second match (the third of the tournament).[5]
The tally of tries and goals are from the first two matches involving Australia where the Australian scorers are known. The source for Australia's third match (against New Zealand) listed only the New Zealand scorers.[2] Australia did not score in their fourth match (against Great Britain).[6]
| Heritage number | Name | Position | Club | State | Occupation | Debut | T | G | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Loretta O'Neill | Fullback |  Norths Brisbane |  Qld | Police cadet | 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Tracey Thompson | Wing | Norths Brisbane |  NSW | Student | 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Teresa Anderson | Centre |  Souths Brisbane | Qld | Police constable | 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Caryl Jarrett | Centre |  South Sydney | NSW | Council worker | 1997 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 51 | Kelly O'Doherty | Wing | Souths Brisbane | Qld | Fitness instructor | 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Karyn Murphy | Five-eighth, Stand-off | Souths Brisbane | Qld | Police detective | 1998 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Tarsha Gale | Halfback, Lock | South Sydney | NSW | School teacher | 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Debbie Merritt | Prop | Norths Brisbane | Qld | Correctional K9 officer | 1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Natalie Dwyer | Halfback | South Sydney | NSW | Warehouse clerk | 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Liz Ryan | Prop | Norths Brisbane | Qld | Maintenance worker | 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Tahnee Norris | Second-row | Norths Brisbane | Qld | Administrator | 1998 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 19 | Veronica White | Second-row |  Brothers Ipswich | Qld | Administrator | 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Jodie Billing | Lock | Souths Brisbane | Qld | Student | 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Karen Stuart | Hooker | Souths Brisbane | Qld | Carpenter | 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Katrina Fanning | Prop | Queanbeyan |  ACT | Public servant | 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Tanya Mulder | interchange | Souths Brisbane | Qld | Printer artist | 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Danielle Parker | Centre |  WA | 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 50 | Louise Snowling | interchange | WA | School teacher | 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 52 | Nina Brocklehurst | WA | 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 54 | Annie Banks | Halfback | Norths Brisbane | Qld | Property maintenance | 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Karen Shaw | Centre | Qld | 1997 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
A pre-tournament preview article in the Courier Mail named Karyn Murphy as co-captain.[7] The Official Programme did not designate the Australian co-captains but did list the following support staff:[1]
- Coach: Wayne Portlock
- Conditioner: Haydn Masters
- Manager: Jeanette Luker
- Assistant: Sue Taylor
- Strapper: Ray Ward
