2025 NRL finals series

The system used for the 2025 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]

	Qualifying and elimination finals					Semi-finals						Preliminary finals					Grand final
	14 September – Canberra
	1	Canberra	28
	4	Brisbane	29			20 September – Canberra
						Canberra		12
	13 September – Sydney					Cronulla-Sutherland		32				28 September – Brisbane
	5	Cronulla-Sutherland	20									Brisbane		16
	8	Sydney	10									Penrith		14			5 October – Sydney
																	Brisbane		26
	13 September – Auckland											26 September – Melbourne					Melbourne		22
	6	New Zealand	8									Melbourne		22
	7	Penrith	24			21 September – Sydney						Cronulla-Sutherland		14
						Canterbury-Bankstown		26
	12 September – Melbourne					Penrith		46
	2	Melbourne	26
	3	Canterbury-Bankstown	18

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			Date and time (Local)	Venue	Referee	Attendance	Nine viewership
QUALIFYING & ELIMINATION FINALS
Melbourne Storm	26–18	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	12 September, 19:50	AAMI Park	Adam Gee	22,117	1,010,000[2]
New Zealand Warriors	8–24	Penrith Panthers	13 September, 18:05	Go Media Stadium	Grant Atkins	24,524	665,000[3]
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	20–10	Sydney Roosters	13 September, 19:50	Sharks Stadium	Todd Smith	12,842	786,000[3]
Canberra Raiders	28–29	Brisbane Broncos	14 September, 16:05	GIO Stadium	Ashley Klein	25,523	1,054,000[4]
SEMI FINALS
Canberra Raiders	12-32	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	20 September, 19:50	GIO Stadium	Grant Atkins	24,322	1,025,000[5]
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	26-46	Penrith Panthers	21 September, 16:05	Accor Stadium	Ashley Klein	56,872	1,174,000[6]
PRELIMINARY FINALS
Melbourne Storm	22-14	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	26 September, 19:50	AAMI Park	Ashley Klein	29,233	1,471,000[7]
Brisbane Broncos	16-14	Penrith Panthers	28 September, 16:05	Suncorp Stadium	Grant Atkins	52,491	1,764,000[8]

Second Qualifying Final

12 September 2025 19:50 AEST (UTC+10)

Melbourne Storm	26 – 18	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs
Tries: 4 Katoa  3' Lisati  34' Wishart  65' Warbrick  76' Goals: 5 Meaney  4', 23', 35' Pezet  67', 77'	1st: 14 – 12 2nd: 12 – 6 Scorecard	Tries: 3 Sexton  20' Kiraz  29' Burton  57' Goals: 3 Burton  21', 31', 59'

AAMI Park, Melbourne Attendance: 22,117 Referee: Adam Gee

Second Elimination Final

13 September 2025 18:05 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand Warriors	8 – 24	Penrith Panthers
Tries: 1 Halasima  52' Goals: 2 Tanah Boyd  8', 53'	1st: 2 – 6 2nd: 6 – 18 Scorecard	Tries: 4 Papali'i  27' Schneider  46' McLean  65' To'o  71' Goals: 4 Cleary  28', 47' Edwards  66', 72'

Go Media Stadium, Auckland Attendance: 24,524 Referee: Grant Atkins

First Elimination Final

13 September 2025 19:50 AEST (UTC+10)

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	20 – 10	Sydney Roosters
Tries: 3 Mulitalo  34', 39' Rudolf  75' Goals: 4 Hynes  35', 39', 69', 76'	1st: 12 – 4 2nd: 8 – 6 Scorecard	Tries: 2 Nawaqanitawase  23' Crichton  47' Goals: 1 Walker  48'

Sharks Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 12,842 Referee: Todd Smith

First Qualifying Final

14 September 2025 16:05 AEST (UTC+10)

Canberra Raiders	28 – 29	Brisbane Broncos
Tries: 5 Weekes  33', 53' Young  11' Sebastian Kris  21' Strange  55' Goals: 4 Fogarty  12', 22', 35', 54'	1st: 18 – 12 2nd: 10 – 16 Scorecard	Tries: 5 Staggs  2' Mariner  25' Walsh  65' Karapani  69' Shibasaki  72' Goals: 4 Walsh  3', 27', 73', 80' Field goals: 1 Hunt  93'

GIO Stadium, Canberra Attendance: 25,523 Referee: Ashley Klein

First Semi Final

20 September 2025 19:50 AEST (UTC+10)

Canberra Raiders	12-32	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Tries: 2 Horsburgh  22' Tamale  45' Goals: 2 Fogarty  23', 47'	1st: 6-12 2nd: 6-20 Scorecard	Tries: 5 Mulitalo  34' Hynes  37' Burns  52' Iro  62' Wilton  73' Goals: 6 Hynes  35', 38', 54', 59', 64', 74'

GIO Stadium, Canberra Attendance: 24,322 Referee: Grant Atkins

Second Semi Final

21 September 2025 16:05 AEST (UTC+10)

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	26-46	Penrith Panthers
Tries: 4 Galvin  16' Preston  56' Xerri  61' Kiraz  77' Goals: 5 Burton  2', 17', 57', 62', 77'	1st: 8-36 2nd: 18-10 Scorecard	Tries: 8 To'o  7', 28' Alamoti  11', 53', 69' Cleary  21' Henry  32' Papali'i  38' Goals: 7 Cleary  8', 13', 22', 30', 34', 39', 71'

Accor Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 56,872 Referee: Ashley Klein

First Preliminary Final

26 September 2025 19:50 AEST (UTC+10)

Melbourne Storm	22-14	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Tries: 4 Warbrick  6' Hughes  15' Papenhuyzen  35' Coates  74' Goals: 3 Meaney  16', 36', 65'	1st: 16-8 2nd: 6-6 Scorecard	Tries: 3 Katoa  11', 29' Iro  80' Goals: 1 Hynes  58'

AAMI Park, Melbourne Attendance: 29,233 Referee: Ashley Klein

Second Preliminary Final

28 September 2025 16:05 AEST (UTC+10)

Brisbane Broncos	16-14	Penrith Panthers
Tries: 3 Staggs  47' Willison  69' Mariner  75' Goals: 2 Walsh  48' Reynolds  76'	1st: 0-14 2nd: 16-0 Scorecard	Tries: 2 Alamoti  10', 35' Goals: 3 Cleary  12', 29', 36'

Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 52,491 Referee: Grant Atkins

2025 NRL Grand Final

Sunday, 5 October 19:30 AEDT (UTC+11)

Melbourne Storm	22-26	Brisbane Broncos
Tries: Nick Meaney  7' Eliesa Katoa  13' Will Warbrick  21' Jahrome Hughes  34' Goals: Meaney  8', 15', 36' Sin bin: Loiero	1st: 22-12 2nd: 0-14	Tries: Deine Mariner  2', 54' Reece Walsh  30' Gehamat Shibasaki  45', 57' Goals: Reynolds  3', 31' Walsh  58'

Accor Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 80,223 Referee: Grant Atkins[9] Video referee: Ashley Klein Touch judges: Chris Sutton, David Munro