2022 NRL finals series
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Rugby League tournament
Rugby league season
Duration9 September 2022 – 2 October 2022
Teams8
Premiers
Penrith Panthers (4th title)
Penrith Panthers (4th title)Minor premiers Penrith Panthers (4th title)
Penrith Panthers (4th title)| 2022 NRL finals series | |
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| Duration | 9 September 2022 – 2 October 2022 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Premiers | Penrith Panthers (4th title) |
| Minor premiers | Penrith Panthers (4th title) |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Broadcast partners | Nine Network Fox League |
The 2022 National Rugby League finals series was a tournament staged to determine the winner of the 2022 Telstra Premiership season. The series was played over four weekends in September and October, culminating in the 2022 NRL Grand Final on 2 October 2022 won by the Penrith Panthers.
The top eight teams from the 2022 NRL season qualified for the finals series. NRL finals series were continuously played under this format since 2012.
See also: 2022 NRL season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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| 1 | Penrith Panthers (P) |
24 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 636 | 330 | +306 | 42 |
| 2 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 573 | 364 | +209 | 38 |
| 3 |  North Queensland Cowboys |
24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 633 | 361 | +272 | 36 |
| 4 |  Parramatta Eels |
24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 608 | 489 | +119 | 34 |
| 5 |  Melbourne Storm |
24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 657 | 410 | +247 | 32 |
| 6 |  Sydney Roosters |
24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 635 | 434 | +201 | 32 |
| 7 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 604 | 474 | +130 | 30 |
| 8 |  Canberra Raiders |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 524 | 461 | +63 | 30 |
| 9 |  Brisbane Broncos |
24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 514 | 550 | −36 | 28 |
| 10 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons |
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 469 | 569 | −100 | 26 |
| 11 |  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 490 | 595 | −105 | 20 |
| 12 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 383 | 575 | −192 | 16 |
| 13 |  Gold Coast Titans |
24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 455 | 660 | −205 | 14 |
| 14 |  Newcastle Knights |
24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 372 | 662 | −290 | 14 |
| 15 |  New Zealand Warriors |
24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 408 | 700 | −292 | 14 |
| 16 |  Wests Tigers |
24 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 352 | 679 | −327 | 10 |
Finals structure
See also: NRL finals system
The system used for the 2022 NRL finals series is a final eight system. The top four teams in the eight receive the "double chance" when they play in week-one qualifying finals, such that if a top-four team loses in the first week it still remains in the finals, playing a semi-final the next week against the winner of an elimination final. The bottom four of the eight play knock-out games – only the winners survive and move on to the next week. Home ground advantage goes to the team with the higher ladder position in the first two weeks and to the qualifying final winners in the third week.
In the second week, the winners of the qualifying finals receive a bye to the third week. The losers of the qualifying final plays the elimination finals winners in a semi-final. In the third week, the winners of the semi-finals from week two play the winners of the qualifying finals in the first week. The winners of those matches move on to the Grand Final.[1]
Venues
The Grand Final as well as the Sydney-based preliminary finals were held at Stadium Australia, with the Grand Final returning to Sydney after a one-year absence. The North Queensland Cowboys hosted one preliminary final at North Queensland Stadium. All matches in the first two rounds were played at the home stadium of the team with the higher ladder position, except that the semi-final between Cronulla-Sutherland and South Sydney was held at the Sydney Football Stadium rather than Endeavour Field where Cronulla-Sutherland had hosted a qualifying final the previous week.
| Sydney Olympic Park | Penrith | |
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| Stadium Australia | Penrith Stadium | |
| Capacity: 82,000 | Capacity: 22,500 | |
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| Townsville | Melbourne | |
| North Queensland Stadium | Melbourne Rectangular Stadium | |
| Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 29,500 | |
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| Parramatta | Woolooware | |
| Western Sydney Stadium | Endeavour Field | |
| Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | |
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| Moore Park | ||
| Sydney Football Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 42,500 | ||
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Fixtures
Summary
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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| First week: Qualifying and elimination finals | ||||||||
| Penrith Panthers |
27 – 8 | Parramatta Eels |
9 September 2022, 19:50 | BlueBet Stadium | Gerard Sutton | 21,863 | ||
| Melbourne Storm |
20 – 28 | Canberra Raiders |
10 September 2022, 17:40 | AAMI Park | Grant Atkins | 20,838 | ||
| Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
30 – 32 | North Queensland Cowboys |
10 September 2022, 19:50 | PointsBet Stadium | Adam Gee | 12,447 | ||
| Sydney Roosters |
14 – 30 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
11 September 2022, 16:05 | Allianz Stadium | Ashley Klein | 39,816 | ||
| Second week: Semi-finals | ||||||||
| Parramatta Eels |
40 – 4 | Canberra Raiders |
16 September 2022, 19:50 | CommBank Stadium | Ashley Klein | 29,134 | ||
| Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
12 – 38 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
17 September 2022, 20:00 | Allianz Stadium | Grant Atkins | 39,733 | ||
| Third week: Preliminary finals | ||||||||
| North Queensland Cowboys |
20 – 24 | Parramatta Eels |
23 September 2022, 19:50 | Queensland Country Bank Stadium | Grant Atkins | 25,372 | ||
| Penrith Panthers |
32 – 12 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
24 September 2022, 19:50 | Accor Stadium | Ashley Klein | 50,034 | ||
| Fourth week: Grand final | ||||||||
| Penrith Panthers |
28 – 12 | Parramatta Eels |
2 October 2022, 19:30 | Accor Stadium | Ashley Klein | 82,415 | ||
Bracket
| Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 September – Sydney | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Penrith Panthers | 27 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Parramatta Eels | 8 | 16 September – Sydney | ||||||||||||||||
| Parramatta Eels | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 September – Melbourne | Canberra Raiders | 4 | 24 September – Sydney | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Melbourne Storm | 20 | Penrith Panthers | 32 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | Canberra Raiders | 28 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 12 | 2 October – Sydney | ||||||||||||||
| Penrith Panthers | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 September – Sydney | 23 September – Townsville | Parramatta Eels | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Sydney Roosters | 14 | North Queensland Cowboys | 20 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 30 | 17 September – Sydney | Parramatta Eels | 24 | ||||||||||||||
| Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 September – Sydney | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 38 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 30 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | North Queensland Cowboys | 32 | |||||||||||||||||
Matches
First week: Qualifying and elimination finals
First qualifying final
| Penrith Panthers |
27 – 8 | Parramatta Eels |
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| Tries: 4 To'o  15', 51'Edwards 59'Fisher-Harris 61'Goals: 5 Cleary  16', 53', 60', 63', pen 78' (5/5)Field goals: 1 Cleary 37' |
1st: 7–6 2nd: 20–2 Report |
Tries: 1 Kaufusi 28'Goals: 2 Moses 29', pen 46' (2/2) |
BlueBet Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 21,863[2] Referee: Gerard Sutton Bunker: Adam Gee Touch judges: Phil Henderson, Michael Wise |
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First elimination final
| Melbourne Storm |
20 – 28 | Canberra Raiders |
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| Tries: 4 Coates 17', 21', 44'Asofa-Solomona 56'Goals: 2 Munster 46', 58' (2/5) |
1st: 8–16 2nd: 12–12 Report |
Tries: 5 Timoko 7'Fogarty 31'Whitehead 34'Young 65'Rapana 73'Goals: 4 Fogarty 32', 36', 66', 75' (4/5) |
AAMI Park, Melbourne Attendance: 20,838[3] Referee: Grant Atkins Bunker: Ashley Klein Touch judges: Drew Oultram, Liam Kennedy |
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Second qualifying final
| Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
30 – 32 | North Queensland Cowboys |
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| Tries: 5 Kennedy 35', 66'Rudolf 10'Talakai 24'McInnes 56'Goals: 5 Hynes 12', 25', 36', 57', 67' (5/5) |
1st: 18–18 2nd: 12–12 ET: 0–0 GP: 0–2 Report |
Tries: 5 Gilbert 7'Dearden 28'Hiku 30'Taulagi 52'Taumalolo 79'Goals: 5 Holmes 8', 29', 32', pen 72', 80' (5/6)Field goals: 1 Holmes 92' (2 point) |
PointsBet Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 12,447[4] Referee: Adam Gee Bunker: Gerard Sutton Touch judges: Chris Sutton, Jon Stone |
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Second elimination final
| Sydney Roosters |
14 – 30 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
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| Tries: 3 Crichton 9'Tupou 12'Nat Butcher 54'Goals: 1 Walker 55' (1/3) |
1st: 8–12 2nd: 6–18 Report |
Tries: 5 Johnston 5', 46'Mitchell 22'Arrow 51'Tass 71'Goals: 5 Mitchell 6', 23', 47', 52', 73' (5/5) |
Allianz Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 39,816[5] Referee: Ashley Klein Bunker: Grant Atkins Touch judges: Kasey Badger, Dave Munro |
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Second week: Semi-finals
First semi-final
| Parramatta Eels |
40 – 4 | Canberra Raiders |
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| Tries: 7 Niukore 70', 79'Penisini 6'Opacic 14'Blake 19'Paulo 23'Moses 45'Goals: 6 Moses 7', 21', 25', 70', 72', pen 75' (6/8) |
1st: 22–4 2nd: 18–0 Report |
Tries: 1 Savage 28'Goals: Fogarty (0/1) |
CommBank Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 29,134[6] Referee: Ashley Klein Bunker: Gerard Sutton Touch judges: Dave Munro, Phil Henderson |
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Second semi-final
| Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
12 – 38 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
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| Tries: 2 Nikora 41'Mulitalo 55'Goals: 2 Hynes 43', 56' (2/2) |
1st: 0–18 2nd: 12–20 Report |
Tries: 6 Milne 29', 66'Nicholls 2'Murray 39'Ilias 45'Walker 61'Goals: 7 Mitchell 3', 30', 40', 46', 63', 68', pen 77' (7/7) |
Allianz Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 39,733[7] Referee: Grant Atkins Bunker: Adam Gee Touch judges: Drew Oultram, Michael Wise |
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Third week: Preliminary finals
Second preliminary final
| North Queensland Cowboys |
20 – 24 | Parramatta Eels |
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| Tries: 3 Cotter 11'Leilua 25'Taulagi 52'Goals: 4 Holmes 13', pen 38', pen 49', 54' (4/5) |
1st: 12–12 2nd: 8–12 Report |
Tries: 4 Campbell-Gillard 18', 57'Penisini 6'Sivo 64'Goals: 4 Moses 8', 19', 58', 65' (4/4) |
Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville Attendance: 25,372[8] Referee: Grant Atkins Bunker: Adam Gee Touch judges: Dave Munro, Michael Wise |
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First preliminary final
| Penrith Panthers |
32 – 12 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
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| Tries: 5 Koroisau 35'To'o 39'Leniu 44'Tago 54'Cleary 77'Goals: 6 Cleary 36', 40', 45', 55', pen 64', 79' (6/6) |
1st: 12–12 2nd: 20–0 Report |
Tries: 2 Walker 11'Kennar 18'Goals: 2 Mitchell 12', 19' (2/2) |
Accor Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 50,034[9] Referee: Ashley Klein Bunker: Gerard Sutton Touch judges: Phil Henderson, Drew Oultram |
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Fourth week: Grand final
Main article: 2022 NRL Grand Final
2022 NRL Grand Final
| Penrith Panthers |
28 – 12 | Parramatta Eels |
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| Tries: 5 To'o 18', 46' Crichton 11' Sorensen 28' Staines 59'Goals: 4 Cleary 13', pen 22', 29', 61' (4/6) |
1st: 18–0 2nd: 10–12 Report |
Tries: 2 Gutherson 77' Arthur 78'Goals: 2 Moses 77', 79' (2/2) |
Accor Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 82,415 Referee: Ashley Klein Bunker: Grant Atkins Touch judges: Phil Henderson, Drew Oultram Clive Churchill Medal: Dylan Edwards (Penrith) |
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References
- ↑ "NRL finals format explained: How do the NRL finals work?". The Roar. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ↑ "NRL: QF - Panthers v Eels - BlueBet Stadium".
- ↑ "NRL: EF - Storm v Raiders - AAMI Park".
- ↑ "NRL: QF - Sharks v Cowboys - PointsBet Stadium".
- ↑ "NRL: EF - Roosters v Rabbitohs - Allianz Stadium".
- ↑ "NRL: SF - Eels v Raiders - CommBank Stadium".
- ↑ "NRL: SF - Sharks v Rabbitohs - Allianz Stadium".
- ↑ "NRL: PF - Cowboys v Eels - Queensland Country Bank Stadium".
- ↑ "NRL: PF - Panthers v Rabbitohs - Accor Stadium".