Jesse Southwell, de 20 anos, se junta ao Brisbane Broncos após vencer a seleção de premierships e Jillaroos com Newcastle. 20-year-old NRLW star Jesse Southwell joins Brisbane Broncos after winning premierships and Jillaroos selection with Newcastle.

Jesse Southwell, de 20 anos, meia-volta vencedor do Dally M, assinou um acordo de dois anos com o NRLW com o Brisbane Broncos, deixando os Newcastle Knights após uma temporada de destaque que incluiu premierships e seleção de Jillaroos. Jesse Southwell, the 20-year-old Dally M-winning halfback, has signed a two-year NRLW deal with the Brisbane Broncos, leaving the Newcastle Knights after a standout season that included back-to-back premierships and Jillaroos selection. A medida, confirmada por ambos os clubes, fortalece um lado dos Broncos que venceu a final da NRLW 2025, com Southwell se juntando aos veteranos Ali Brigginshaw e Tamika Upton sob o comando do treinador Scott Prince. The move, confirmed by both clubs, strengthens a Broncos side that won the 2025 NRLW grand final, with Southwell joining veterans Ali Brigginshaw and Tamika Upton under coach Scott Prince. A assinatura é vista como um investimento estratégico em meio a partidas importantes, incluindo Gayle Broughton e a iminente aposentadoria de Brigginshaw. The signing is seen as a strategic investment amid key departures, including Gayle Broughton and Brigginshaw’s impending retirement. Newcastle agora enfrenta desafios para substituir Southwell e o melhor try-scorer Sheridan Gallagher, cujo futuro permanece incerto. Newcastle now faces challenges replacing Southwell and top try-scorer Sheridan Gallagher, whose future remains uncertain.