Overview

• The NSW Blues have named a 20-woman squad for Game I of the 2025 Women’s State of Origin, scheduled for May 1 at Lang Park in Brisbane.
• Isabelle Kelly has been appointed sole captain, a shift from the co-captaincy structure of previous years.
• Four players—Abbi Church, Jayme Fressard, Ellie Johnston, and Jocelyn Kelleher—are set to make their Origin debuts.
• A new halves pairing of Kirra Dibb and Jesse Southwell aims to provide consistency in a historically unsettled position.
• Coach John Strange emphasized the difficulty of selecting the squad from a competitive 30-player training camp held earlier this year.