Wikiwand AI

2026 NRL season results

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 2026 NRL season is the 119th of professional rugby league in Australia and the 29th season run by the National Rugby League.

All times are listed in AEST (UTC+10).

Scores with an asterisk (*) indicate golden point games.

Regular season

Round 1

March 1–8

More information Home, Score ...
Home Score Away Match information
Day & time Venue Referee Attendance
Newcastle Knights 28–18 North Queensland Cowboys Sunday 1 March, 12:15pm Allegiant Stadium Ashley Klein 45,719
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 15–14* St. George Illawarra Dragons Sunday 1 March, 2:30pm Grant Atkins
Melbourne Storm 52–4 Parramatta Eels Thursday 5 March, 7:00 pm AAMI Park Todd Smith 18,264
New Zealand Warriors 42–18 Sydney Roosters Friday 6 March, 5:00 pm Go Media Stadium Wyatt Raymond 24,112
Brisbane Broncos 0–26 Penrith Panthers Friday 6 March, 7:00 pm Suncorp Stadium Adam Gee 45,566
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 50–10 Gold Coast Titans Saturday 7 March, 4:30 pm Ocean Protect Stadium Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski 11,548
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 28–29* Canberra Raiders Saturday 7 March, 6:30 pm 4 Pines Park Liam Kennedy 17,253
Dolphins 30–40 South Sydney Rabbitohs Sunday 8 March, 3:05 pm Suncorp Stadium Peter Gough 20,114
Bye: Wests Tigers
Sources:[1] [2]
Close
  • For a third consecutive season, the NRL season commenced with a split round, beginning with a double-header at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, as part of NRL's Rugby League Las Vegas venture.

Round 2

March 12–15

More information Home, Score ...
Home Score Away Match information
Day & time Venue Referee Attendance
Brisbane Broncos 32–40 Parramatta Eels Thursday, 7:00 pm Suncorp Stadium Wyatt Raymond 39,015
New Zealand Warriors 40–6 Canberra Raiders Friday, 5:00 pm Go Media Stadium Peter Gough 23,067
Sydney Roosters 26–18 South Sydney Rabbitohs Friday, 7:00 pm Allianz Stadium Adam Gee 41,424
Wests Tigers 44–16 North Queensland Cowboys Saturday, 2:00 pm Leichhardt Oval Grant Atkins 17,637
St. George Illawarra Dragons 20–46 Melbourne Storm Saturday, 4:30 pm WIN Stadium Gerard Sutton 11,511
Penrith Panthers 26–6 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Saturday, 6:30 pm Carrington Park Ashley Klein 12,000
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 16–36 Newcastle Knights Sunday, 3:05 pm 4 Pines Park Todd Smith 17,107
Dolphins 18–14 Gold Coast Titans Sunday, 5:15 pm Suncorp Stadium Liam Kennedy 16,073
Bye: Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Source:[3]
Close
  • The crowd of 41,424 for the Roosters and Rabbitohs match was the biggest crowd ever at Allianz Stadium during a home and away season.
  • Alex Johnston scored his 213th try to surpass the all time try scorer Ken Irvine.[4]

Round 3 (Multicultural Round)

March 19–22

More information Home, Score ...
Home Score Away Match information
Day & time Venue Referee Attendance
Canberra Raiders 10–14 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Thursday, 7:00 pm GIO Stadium Adam Gee 13,723
Sydney Roosters 4–40 Penrith Panthers Friday, 5:00 pm Allianz Stadium Grant Atkins 22,128
Melbourne Storm 14–18 Brisbane Broncos Friday, 7:00 pm AAMI Park Todd Smith 28,245
Newcastle Knights 12–38 New Zealand Warriors Saturday, 3:00 pm McDonald Jones Stadium Liam Kennedy 21,682
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 10–38 Dolphins Saturday, 4:30 pm Ocean Protect Stadium Gerard Sutton 11,096
South Sydney Rabbitohs 20–16 Wests Tigers Saturday, 6:30 pm polytec Stadium Wyatt Raymond 19,940
Parramatta Eels 30–20 St. George Illawarra Dragons Sunday, 3:05 pm CommBank Stadium Ashley Klein 25,573
North Queensland Cowboys 30–16 Gold Coast Titans Sunday, 5:15 pm Queensland Country Bank Stadium Peter Gough 16,999
Bye: Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Source:[5]
Close
  • Melbourne recorded their highest regular season game crowd at AAMI Park since round 8, 2014.
  • Brisbane won in Melbourne at AAMI Park for the first time since round 25, 2016.[6]

Round 4

March 26–29

More information Home, Score ...
Home Score Away Match information
Day & time Venue Referee Attendance
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 16–33 Sydney Roosters Thursday, 7:00 pm 4 Pines Park Wyatt Raymond 16,082
New Zealand Warriors 14–32 Wests Tigers Friday, 5:00 pm Go Media Stadium Adam Gee 24,246
Brisbane Broncos 26–12 Dolphins Friday, 7:00 pm Suncorp Stadium Ashley Klein 45,882
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16–24 Newcastle Knights Saturday, 2:00 pm Accor Stadium Peter Gough 20,572
Penrith Panthers 48–20 Parramatta Eels Saturday, 4:30 pm CommBank Stadium Todd Smith 22,813
North Queensland Cowboys 28–24 Melbourne Storm Saturday, 6:30 pm Queensland Country Bank Stadium Gerard Sutton 20,931
Canberra Raiders 22–34 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Sunday, 3:05 pm GIO Stadium Grant Atkins 17,457
Gold Coast Titans 22–14 St. George Illawarra Dragons Sunday, 5:15 pm Cbus Super Stadium Liam Kennedy 12,241
Bye: South Sydney Rabbitohs
Source:[7]
Close

Round 5 (Easter Round)

April 2–6

More information Home, Score ...
Home Score Away Match information
Day & time Venue Referee Attendance
Dolphins 18–52 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Thursday, 7:00 pm Kayo Stadium Grant Atkins 10,023
South Sydney Rabbitohs 32–24 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Friday, 3:05 pm Accor Stadium Todd Smith 49,813
Penrith Panthers 50–10 Melbourne Storm Friday, 7:00 pm CommBank Stadium Ashley Klein 20,204
St. George Illawarra Dragons 0–32 North Queensland Cowboys Saturday, 4:30 pm St. George Venues Jubilee Stadium Wyatt Raymond 8,491
Gold Coast Titans 12–26 Brisbane Broncos Saturday, 6:30 pm Cbus Super Stadium Gerard Sutton 26,223
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 36–22 New Zealand Warriors Sunday, 2:00 pm Ocean Protect Stadium Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski 13,112
Newcastle Knights 32–12 Canberra Raiders Sunday, 4:05 pm McDonald Jones Stadium Adam Gee 23,002
Parramatta Eels 20–22* Wests Tigers Monday, 4:05 pm CommBank Stadium Peter Gough 29,397
Bye: Sydney Roosters
Source:[8]
Close
  • For the first time since 2003, Melbourne conceded 50 points.[9]
  • Penrith won 5 games in a row for the first time since 2022.[10]

Round 6

April 9–12

More information Home, Score ...
Home Score Away Match information
Day & time Venue Referee Attendance
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 32–16 Penrith Panthers Thursday, 7:50 pm Accor Stadium Gerard Sutton 23,984
St. George Illawarra Dragons 18–28 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Friday, 6:00 pm WIN Stadium Adam Gee 11,381
Brisbane Broncos 31–35 North Queensland Cowboys Friday, 8:00 pm Suncorp Stadium Ashley Klein 45,582
South Sydney Rabbitohs 34–36 Canberra Raiders Saturday, 3:00 pm Optus Stadium Liam Kennedy 33,404
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 22–34 Sydney Roosters Saturday, 5:30 pm Todd Smith
Melbourne Storm 14–38 New Zealand Warriors Saturday, 7:30 pm AAMI Park Grant Atkins 26,467
Parramatta Eels 10–52 Gold Coast Titans Sunday, 2:00 pm CommBank Stadium Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski 14,382
Wests Tigers 42–22 Newcastle Knights Sunday, 4:05 pm Campbelltown Sports Stadium Wyatt Raymond 15,221
Bye: Dolphins
Source:[11]
Close
  • For the first time since 2014, the Warriors won in Melbourne following a 17-match losing streak against the Storm.[12][13]

Round 7

April 16–19

More information Home, Score ...
Home Score Away Match information
Day & time Venue Referee Attendance
North Queensland Cowboys 6–38 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Thursday, 7:50 pm Queensland Country Bank Stadium Gerard Sutton 17,476
Canberra Raiders 26–22 Melbourne Storm Friday, 6:00 pm GIO Stadium Peter Gough 17,321
Dolphins 22–23* Penrith Panthers Friday, 8:00 pm TIO Stadium Adam Gee 12,570
New Zealand Warriors 28–20 Gold Coast Titans Saturday, 3:00 pm Go Media Stadium Wyatt Raymond 24,112
South Sydney Rabbitohs 30–12 St. George Illawarra Dragons Saturday, 5:30 pm Accor Stadium Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski 15,116
Wests Tigers 20–21 Brisbane Broncos Saturday, 7:30 pm Campbelltown Sports Stadium Todd Smith 17,316
Sydney Roosters 38–24 Newcastle Knights Sunday, 2:00 pm Allianz Stadium Ashley Klein 22,409
Parramatta Eels 38–20 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Sunday, 4:05 pm CommBank Stadium Liam Kennedy 25,938
Bye: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Source:[14]
Close

Round 8 (ANZAC Round)

April 23–26

More information Home, Score ...
Home Score Away Match information
Day & time Venue Referee Attendance
Wests Tigers 33–14 Canberra Raiders Thursday, 7:50 pm Leichhardt Oval Ashley Klein 17,153
North Queensland Cowboys 46–34 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Friday, 6:00 pm Queensland Country Bank Stadium Belinda Sharpe 17,886
Brisbane Broncos 32–12 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Friday, 8:00 pm Suncorp Stadium Wyatt Raymond 42,775
St. George Illawarra Dragons 16–62 Sydney Roosters Saturday, 4:00 pm Allianz Stadium Grant Atkins 40,381
New Zealand Warriors 20–18 Dolphins Saturday, 6:05 pm Hnry Stadium Liam Kennedy 34,812
Melbourne Storm 6–48 South Sydney Rabbitohs Saturday, 8:10 pm AAMI Park Adam Gee 25,694
Newcastle Knights 12–44 Penrith Panthers Sunday, 2:00 pm McDonald Jones Stadium Gerard Sutton 23,986
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 33–18 Parramatta Eels Sunday, 4:05 pm 4 Pines Park Peter Gough 17,389
Bye: Gold Coast Titans
Source:[15]
Close
  • New Zealand recorded their biggest home crowd since round 1, 2012 and the biggest NRL crowd ever in Wellington.
  • South Sydney won their first ever game in Victoria, breaking a 20 game losing streak in the state.
  • Melbourne recorded their worst loss at home since round 20, 2001.

Round 9

May 1–3

More information Home, Score ...
Home Score Away Match information
Day & time Venue Referee Attendance
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 12–28 North Queensland Cowboys Friday, 6:00 pm Accor Stadium Peter Gough 15,132
Dolphins 28–10 Melbourne Storm Friday, 8:00 pm Suncorp Stadium Ashley Klein 24,070
Gold Coast Titans 12–28 Canberra Raiders Saturday, 3:00 pm Cbus Super Stadium Grant Atkins 14,913
Parramatta Eels 14–36 New Zealand Warriors Saturday, 5:30 pm CommBank Stadium Gerard Sutton 16,657
Sydney Roosters 38–24 Brisbane Broncos Saturday, 7:30 pm Allianz Stadium Adam Gee 25,239
Newcastle Knights 42–38 South Sydney Rabbitohs Sunday, 2:00 pm McDonald Jones Stadium Liam Kennedy 23,413
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 52–10 Wests Tigers Sunday, 4:05 pm Ocean Protect Stadium Todd Smith 14,479
Penrith Panthers 18–16 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Sunday, 6:15 pm CommBank Stadium Wyatt Raymond 14,960
Bye: St. George Illawarra Dragons
Source:[16]
Close
  • Melbourne lost seven games in a row for the first time in their history.[17]
  • South Sydney recorded their highest ever losing score and outright second highest losing score in NRL history.

Round 10

May 7–10

More information Home, Score ...
Home Score Away Match information
Day & time Venue Referee Attendance
Dolphins 44–12 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Thursday, 7:50 pm Suncorp Stadium Grant Atkins 16,143
Sydney Roosters 28–12 Gold Coast Titans Friday, 6:00 pm polytec Stadium Peter Gough 12,226
North Queensland Cowboys 30–33* Parramatta Eels Friday, 8:00 pm Queensland Country Bank Stadium Liam Kennedy 17,626
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10–44 Newcastle Knights Saturday, 3:00 pm WIN Stadium Todd Smith 10,916
South Sydney Rabbitohs 36–12 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Saturday, 5:30 pm Accor Stadium Jarrod Cole 16,714
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 32–4 Brisbane Broncos Saturday, 7:30 pm 4 Pines Park Gerard Sutton 17,269
Melbourne Storm 44–16 Wests Tigers Sunday, 2:00 pm AAMI Park Adam Gee 15,684
Canberra Raiders 18–30 Penrith Panthers Sunday, 4:05 pm GIO Stadium Ashley Klein 18,018
Bye: New Zealand Warriors
Source:[18]
Close
  • For the first time, a side won by 3 points and from 2 scoring shots in a golden point match in Parramatta's win over North Queensland. Mitchell Moses kicked the field goal to put Parramatta up 31–30 and win the game, but a penalty was awarded to Parramatta for pressure on the kicker. Ronald Volkman would convert the penalty goal to make the final score 33–30 to Parramatta, but the field goal is considered the winning play.
  • Melbourne's 44–16 win over the West Tigers ended its club record 7 game losing streak.[17]

Round 11 (Magic Round)

May 15–17

More information Home, Score ...
Home Score Away Match information
Day & time Venue Referee Attendance
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 38–16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Friday, 6:00 pm Suncorp Stadium Gerard Sutton 48,673
South Sydney Rabbitohs 10–32 Dolphins Friday, 8:00 pm Adam Gee
Wests Tigers 18–46 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Saturday, 3:00 pm Grant Atkins 49,602
Sydney Roosters 12–18 North Queensland Cowboys Saturday, 5:30 pm Todd Smith
Parramatta Eels 8–34 Melbourne Storm Saturday, 7:45 pm Peter Gough
Gold Coast Titans 12–36 Newcastle Knights Sunday, 2:00 pm Wyatt Raymond 50,386
New Zealand Warriors 42–12 Brisbane Broncos Sunday, 4:05 pm Ashley Klein
Penrith Panthers 28–6 St. George Illawarra Dragons Sunday, 6:25 pm Jarrod Cole
Bye: Canberra Raiders
Source:[19]
Close

Round 12

May 21–24

More information Home, Score ...
Close
  • Canterbury-Bankstown became just the third side to play 2000 first grade games after the Sydney Roosters and South Sydney.

Round 13

May 29–31

More information Home, Score ...
Home Score Away Match information
Day & time Venue Referee Attendance
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 28–22 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Friday, 8:00 pm Ocean Protect Stadium Todd Smith 10,793
Newcastle Knights 28–22 Parramatta Eels Saturday, 3:00 pm McDonald Jones Stadium Jarrod Cole 23,001
Wests Tigers 22–16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Saturday, 5:30 pm CommBank Stadium Peter Gough 17,505
Melbourne Storm 18–4 Sydney Roosters Saturday, 7:30 pm AAMI Park Grant Atkins 16,628
Brisbane Broncos 26–30 St. George Illawarra Dragons Sunday, 2:00 pm Suncorp Stadium Wyatt Raymond 42,275
Canberra Raiders 26–12 North Queensland Cowboys Sunday, 4:05 pm GIO Stadium Ashley Klein 12,258
Penrith Panthers 20–18 New Zealand Warriors Sunday, 6:15pm CommBank Stadium Gerard Sutton 17,640
Bye: Dolphins, Gold Coast Titans, South Sydney Rabbitohs
Source:[21]
Close
  • St George Illawarra ended a club record 15 game losing streak in their win against the Brisbane Broncos.[22]

Round 14

June 4–8

More information Home, Score ...
Home Score Away Match information
Day & time Venue Referee Attendance
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 28–14 South Sydney Rabbitohs Thursday, 7:50 pm 4 Pines Park Adam Gee 15,451
Melbourne Storm 32–30 Newcastle Knights Friday, 6:00 pm AAMI Park Ashley Klein 14,268
Canberra Raiders 0–26 Sydney Roosters Friday, 8:00 pm GIO Stadium Gerard Sutton 13,836
North Queensland Cowboys 14–40 Dolphins Saturday, 5:30 pm Queensland Country Bank Stadium Wyatt Raymond 21,911
Brisbane Broncos 23–28 Gold Coast Titans Saturday, 7:30 pm Suncorp Stadium Jarrod Cole 41,087
Wests Tigers 0–68 Penrith Panthers Sunday, 2:00 pm CommBank Stadium Grant Atkins 21,803
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 34–12 St. George Illawarra Dragons Sunday, 4:05 pm Ocean Protect Stadium Liam Kennedy 14,989
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 14–12 Parramatta Eels Monday, 4:00 pm Accor Stadium Todd Smith 37,638
Bye: New Zealand Warriors
Source:[23]
Close
  • Penrith's 68-point victory over the Tigers was the biggest margin of victory in the club's history, surpassing their 60 point win over Manly Warringah in 2004. It was also the second-most points Penrith have scored in a game, after the aforementioned game against Manly which Penrith won 72–12.[24]

Round 15

June 11–14

More information Home, Score ...
Home Score Away Match information
Day & time Venue Referee Attendance
South Sydney Rabbitohs 48–6 Brisbane Broncos Thursday, 7:50 pm Accor Stadium Grant Atkins 12,784
Dolphins 48–10 Sydney Roosters Friday, 8:00 pm Suncorp Stadium Todd Smith 20,687
New Zealand Warriors 8–10 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Saturday, 5:30 pm Go Media Stadium Gerard Sutton 24,938
Parramatta Eels 15–12 Canberra Raiders Saturday, 7:30 pm CommBank Stadium Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski 16,657
Wests Tigers 36–28 Gold Coast Titans Sunday, 4:05 pm Leichhardt Oval Wyatt Raymond 17,773
Bye: Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, Melbourne Storm, Newcastle Knights, North Queensland Cowboys, Penrith Panthers, St. George Illawarra Dragons
Source:[25]
Close

Round 16

June 19–21

More information Home, Score ...
Home Score Away Match information
Day & time Venue Referee Attendance
Newcastle Knights 22–20 St. George Illawarra Dragons Friday, 8:00 pm McDonald Jones Stadium Gerard Sutton 19,092
Wests Tigers 22–36 Dolphins Saturday, 3:00 pm Campbelltown Sports Stadium Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski 12,281
Gold Coast Titans 19–18 Penrith Panthers Saturday, 5:30 pm Cbus Super Stadium Peter Gough 20,049
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 13–12* Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Saturday, 7:30 pm Accor Stadium Adam Gee 18,243
New Zealand Warriors 38–20 North Queensland Cowboys Sunday, 2:00 pm One New Zealand Stadium Grant Atkins 24,365
Melbourne Storm 42–20 Canberra Raiders Sunday, 4:05 pm AAMI Park Todd Smith 19,326
Sydney Roosters 27–8 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Sunday, 6:15 pm Allianz Stadium Ashley Klein 20,021
Bye: Brisbane Broncos, Parramatta Eels, South Sydney Rabbitohs
Source:[26]
Close

Round 17 (Beanie for Brain Cancer Round)

June 25–28

More information Home, Score ...
Home Score Away Match information
Day & time Venue Referee Attendance
Parramatta Eels 12–32 South Sydney Rabbitohs Thursday, 7:50pm CommBank Stadium Gerard Sutton 14,365
Gold Coast Titans 12–30 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Friday, 6:00 pm Cbus Super Stadium Todd Smith 13,820
Brisbane Broncos 18–24 Sydney Roosters Friday, 8:00 pm Suncorp Stadium Grant Atkins 39,826
Dolphins 26–24 New Zealand Warriors Saturday, 3:00 pm Suncorp Stadium Adam Gee 40,465
North Queensland Cowboys 26–12 Penrith Panthers Saturday, 5:30 pm Queensland Country Bank Stadium Wyatt Raymond 22,888
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 30–4 Melbourne Storm Saturday, 7:30 pm 4 Pines Park Ashley Klein 17,221
Canberra Raiders 24–16 St. George Illawarra Dragons Sunday, 2:00 pm GIO Stadium Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski 12,531
Newcastle Knights 12–6 Wests Tigers Sunday, 4:05 pm McDonald Jones Stadium Peter Gough 22,968
Bye: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Source:[27]
Close

Round 18

July 3–5

More information Home, Score ...
Close

Round 19

July 10–12

More information Home, Score ...
Home Score Away Match information
Day & time Venue Referee Attendance
Wests Tigers 6–32 New Zealand Warriors Friday, 8:00 pm Campbelltown Sports Stadium Wyatt Raymond 10,445
Dolphins 0–66 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Saturday, 3:00 pm Kayo Stadium Todd Smith 10,023
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16–40 Canberra Raiders Saturday, 5:30 pm Accor Stadium Gerard Sutton 19,801
Sydney Roosters 28–12 Parramatta Eels Saturday, 7:30 pm Allianz Stadium Adam Gee 23,222
South Sydney Rabbitohs 26–24 Newcastle Knights Sunday, 2:00 pm Accor Stadium Grant Atkins 30,113
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 18–19* North Queensland Cowboys Sunday, 4:05 pm 4 Pines Park Peter Gough 16,892
Melbourne Storm 22–18 Gold Coast Titans Sunday, 6:15 pm AAMI Park Tyson Brough 12,386
Bye: Brisbane Broncos, Penrith Panthers, St. George Illawarra Dragons
Source:[29]
Close

Round 20 (Women in League Round)

July 16–19

More information Home, Score ...
Home Score Away Match information
Day & time Venue Referee Attendance
Penrith Panthers 12–14 Brisbane Broncos Thursday, 7:50 pm CommBank Stadium Todd Smith 15,437
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 20–18 Newcastle Knights Friday, 6:00 pm Ocean Protect Stadium Ashley Klein 11,123
Sydney Roosters 14–6 Melbourne Storm Friday, 8:00 pm Allianz Stadium Gerard Sutton 16,010
Canberra Raiders 34–24 South Sydney Rabbitohs Saturday, 3:00 pm GIO Stadium Wyatt Raymond 19,659
New Zealand Warriors 20–12 St. George Illawarra Dragons Saturday, 5:30 pm Go Media Stadium Jarrod Cole 23,895
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 32–0 Wests Tigers Saturday, 7:30 pm Accor Stadium Tyson Brough 20,050
Gold Coast Titans 38–32 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Sunday, 2:00 pm Cbus Super Stadium Adam Gee 15,252
Dolphins 36–16 North Queensland Cowboys Sunday, 4:05 pm Suncorp Stadium Grant Atkins 35,213
Bye: Parramatta Eels
Source:[30]
Close

Round 21

July 23–26

More information Home, Score ...
Home Score Away Match information
Day & time Venue Referee Attendance
Parramatta Eels 18–24 Penrith Panthers Thursday, 7:50 pm CommBank Stadium Gerard Sutton 15,562
Newcastle Knights 22–23 Sydney Roosters Friday, 6:00 pm McDonald Jones Stadium Wyatt Raymond 21,313
South Sydney Rabbitohs 28–26 Melbourne Storm Friday, 8:00 pm Accor Stadium Ashley Klein 10,009
Canberra Raiders 56–10 Wests Tigers Saturday, 3:00 pm GIO Stadium Jarrod Cole 16,223
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 18–6 New Zealand Warriors Saturday, 5:30 pm Accor Stadium Adam Gee 22,135
North Queensland Cowboys 18–10 Brisbane Broncos Saturday, 7:30 pm Queensland Country Bank Stadium Tyson Brough 25,461
St. George Illawarra Dragons 18–38 Gold Coast Titans Sunday, 2:00 pm St. George Venues Jubilee Stadium Todd Smith 9,031
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 12–48 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Sunday, 4:05 pm 4 Pines Park Grant Atkins 17,126
Bye: Dolphins
Source:[31]
Close
  • North Queensland recorded their largest home crowd since round 23, 2011.

Round 22

July 30 – August 2

More information Home, Score ...
Home Score Away Match information
Day & time Venue Referee Attendance
North Queensland Cowboys 12–82 Sydney Roosters Thursday, 7:50 pm Queensland Country Bank Stadium Ashley Klein 15,835
St. George Illawarra Dragons 22–28 Dolphins Friday, 6:00 pm WIN Stadium Kieren Irons 9,218
Melbourne Storm 22–36 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Friday, 8:00 pm AAMI Park Gerard Sutton 19,243
Gold Coast Titans 6–42 New Zealand Warriors Saturday, 3:00 pm Cbus Super Stadium Jarrod Cole 25,181
Penrith Panthers 42–18 Canberra Raiders Saturday, 5:30 pm Glen Willow Oval Adam Gee 10,000
Brisbane Broncos 6–30 Newcastle Knights Saturday, 7:30 pm Suncorp Stadium Grant Atkins 37,538
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 32–16 South Sydney Rabbitohs Sunday, 2:00 pm Ocean Protect Stadium Todd Smith 14,125
Wests Tigers 13–16 Parramatta Eels Sunday, 4:05 pm CommBank Stadium Liam Kennedy 13,125
Bye: Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Source:[32]
Close
  • The Roosters became the first side to score 80 points since round 6, 1935,[33] recorded their biggest win since that same match, and became the first team to score 14 tries in a game since round 24, 2003.
  • The crowd of 25,181 between the Gold Coast Titans and the New Zealand Warriors at Cbus Super Stadium was the biggest crowd between these two sides.

Round 23 (Indigenous Round)

August 6–9

More information Home, Score ...
Home Score Away Match information
Day & time Venue Referee Attendance
Gold Coast Titans 8–30 North Queensland Cowboys Thursday, 7:50 pm Cbus Super Stadium Adam Gee 11,743
New Zealand Warriors 28–12 Penrith Panthers Friday, 6:00 pm Go Media Stadium Gerard Sutton 25,987
Sydney Roosters 20–18 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Friday, 8:00 pm Allianz Stadium Grant Atkins 30,306
Melbourne Storm 42–20 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Saturday, 3:00 pm HBF Park Kieren Irons 15,169
Dolphins 40–32 Brisbane Broncos Saturday, 5:30 pm Suncorp Stadium Todd Smith 50,188
South Sydney Rabbitohs 28–24 Parramatta Eels Saturday, 7:30 pm Allianz Stadium Wyatt Raymond 19,077
Canberra Raiders 24–30 Newcastle Knights Sunday, 2:00 pm GIO Stadium Ashley Klein 8,507
St. George Illawarra Dragons 24–16 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Sunday, 4:05 pm St. George Venues Jubilee Stadium Liam Kennedy 11,018
Bye: Wests Tigers
Source:[34]
Close
  • With their loss to the Dolphins, the Brisbane Broncos became the first reigning premiers to miss the finals the following season since the Wests Tigers in 2006.[35]

Round 24 (Indigenous Round)

August 13–16

More information Home, Score ...
Home Score Away Match information
Day & time Venue Referee Attendance
Penrith Panthers 6–12 Sydney Roosters Thursday, 7:50 pm CommBank Stadium Adam Gee 16,768
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 0–22 Dolphins Friday, 6:00 pm 4 Pines Park Grant Atkins 11,108
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6–22 South Sydney Rabbitohs Friday, 8:00 pm Accor Stadium Ashley Klein 26,582
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 20–24 Canberra Raiders Saturday, 3:00 pm Ocean Protect Stadium Gerard Sutton 12,358
Parramatta Eels 32–30 North Queensland Cowboys Saturday, 5:30 pm CommBank Stadium Todd Smith 12,804
Brisbane Broncos 6–40 New Zealand Warriors Saturday, 7:30 pm Suncorp Stadium Wyatt Raymond 38,916
Newcastle Knights 36–26 Gold Coast Titans Sunday, 2:00 pm McDonald Jones Stadium Liam Kennedy 20,003
Wests Tigers 22–24 St. George Illawarra Dragons Sunday, 4:05 pm CommBank Stadium Peter Gough 9,773
Bye: Melbourne Storm
Source:[36]
Close
  • Manly were held scoreless at Brookvale Oval (aka 4 Pines Park) for the first time since round 6, 1993

Round 25 (Telstra Together Round)

August 20–23

More information Home, Score ...
Home Score Away Match information
Day & time Venue Referee Attendance
Melbourne Storm 14–22 Penrith Panthers Thursday, 7:50 pm AAMI Park Grant Atkins 17,880
Canberra Raiders 30–34 Brisbane Broncos Friday, 6:00 pm GIO Stadium Adam Gee 20,512
Dolphins 34–16 Parramatta Eels Friday, 8:00 pm Suncorp Stadium Gerard Sutton 24,728
Newcastle Knights 24–44 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Saturday, 3:00 pm McDonald Jones Stadium Wyatt Raymond 24,537
South Sydney Rabbitohs 26–45 New Zealand Warriors Saturday, 5:30 pm Accor Stadium Todd Smith 19,531
St. George Illawarra Dragons 14–44 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Saturday, 7:30 pm Allianz Stadium Liam Kennedy 14,711
Gold Coast Titans 22–30 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Sunday, 2:00 pm Cbus Super Stadium Peter Gough 16,074
Sydney Roosters 24–25 Wests Tigers Sunday, 4:05 pm Allianz Stadium Ashley Klein 26,240
Bye: North Queensland Cowboys
Source:[37]
Close
  • With their loss to Penrith, the Melbourne Storm missed the finals with a losing record for the first time since 2002, the first of coach Craig Bellamy's 24 year career.[a][38]
  • Penrith won in Melbourne at AAMI Park for the first time since round 25, 2018.

Round 26

August 27–30

More information Home, Score ...
Home Score Away Match information
Day & time Venue Referee Attendance
Brisbane Broncos 20–46 Melbourne Storm Thursday, 7:50 pm Suncorp Stadium Wyatt Raymond 36,476
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 44–10 St. George Illawarra Dragons Friday, 6:00 pm 4 Pines Park Nick Pelgrave 13,597
Penrith Panthers 24–10 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Friday, 8:00 pm CommBank Stadium Gerard Sutton 19,979
Gold Coast Titans 22–42 South Sydney Rabbitohs Saturday, 3:00 pm Cbus Super Stadium Liam Kennedy 22,108
Sydney Roosters 12–26 Dolphins Saturday, 5:30 pm Allianz Stadium Todd Smith 23,216
North Queensland Cowboys 24–10 Wests Tigers Saturday, 7:30 pm Queensland Country Bank Stadium Grant Atkins 17,888
New Zealand Warriors 46–32 Newcastle Knights Sunday, 2:00 pm Go Media Stadium Adam Gee 25,853
Parramatta Eels 38–18 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Sunday, 4:05 pm CommBank Stadium Ashley Klein 18,074
Bye: Canberra Raiders
Source:[39]
Close
  • St George Illawarra won their first wooden spoon as a joint venture club.

Round 27

September 3–6

More information Home, Score ...
Home Score Away Match information
Day & time Venue Referee Attendance
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 20–34 Brisbane Broncos Thursday, 7:50 pm Accor Stadium Grant Atkins 13,802
Gold Coast Titans 20–24 Dolphins Friday, 6:00 pm Cbus Super Stadium Wyatt Raymond 17,053
South Sydney Rabbitohs 50–20 Sydney Roosters Friday, 8:00 pm Allianz Stadium Adam Gee 41,513
New Zealand Warriors 31–30 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Saturday, 3:00 pm Go Media Stadium Gerard Sutton 26,206
North Queensland Cowboys 30–50 Canberra Raiders Saturday, 5:30 pm Queensland Country Bank Stadium Nick Pelgrave
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 20–24 Melbourne Storm Saturday, 7:30 pm Ocean Protect Stadium Todd Smith 12,184
St. George Illawarra Dragons 24–22 Parramatta Eels Sunday, 2:00 pm WIN Stadium Liam Kennedy
Penrith Panthers Wests Tigers Sunday, 4:05 pm CommBank Stadium Ashley Klein
Bye: Newcastle Knights
Source:[40]
Close

Finals series

More information Home, Score ...
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and time (AEST) Venue Referee Attendance
Qualifying and elimination finals
South Sydney Rabbitohs Newcastle Knights 11 September, 19:50 Allianz Stadium TBD TBD
TBD Dolphins 12 September, 16:05 TBD TBD TBD
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks North Queensland Cowboys 12 September, 19:50 Allianz Stadium TBD TBD
TBD Sydney Roosters 13 September, 16:05 TBD TBD TBD
Semi-finals
TBD TBD 18/19/20 September TBD TBD TBD
TBD TBD 18/19/20 September TBD TBD TBD
Preliminary finals
TBD TBD 25/26/27 September TBD TBD TBD
TBD TBD 25/26/27 September TBD TBD TBD
Grand Final
TBD TBD 4 October, 18:30 Accor Stadium TBD TBD
Close

Bracket

Qualifying and elimination finalsSemi-finalsPreliminary finalsGrand final
13 September – TBD
1 New Zealand or Penrith
4 Sydney18/19/20 September – TBD
TBD
12 September – SydneyTBD25/26/27 September – TBD
5 CronullaTBD
8 North QueenslandTBD4 October – Sydney
TBD
11 September – Sydney25/26/27 September – TBDTBD
6 South SydneyTBD
7 Newcastle18/19/20 September – TBDTBD
TBD
12 September – TBDTBD
2 New Zealand or Penrith
3 Dolphins

Stadiums used

More information Stadium, Games played ...
Stadium Games played Teams / Events Total Attendance Average Attendance Highest Attendance
4 Pines Park 12 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 189,668 15,806 17,389
AAMI Park 11 Melbourne Storm 214,085 19,462 28,245
Accor Stadium 18 /19 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, South Sydney Rabbitohs, Grand Final 386,391 21,466 49,813
Allegiant Stadium 2[b] Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Newcastle Knights 45,719 45,719 45,719
Allianz Stadium 14 /16 South Sydney Rabbitohs, St. George Illawarra Dragons, Sydney Roosters 365,897 26,136 41,513
Campbelltown Sports Stadium 4 Wests Tigers 55,263 13,816 17,316
Carrington Park 1 Penrith Panthers 12,000 12,000 12,000
Cbus Super Stadium 11 Gold Coast Titans 194,657 17,696 26,223
CommBank Stadium 23 /24 Parramatta Eels, Penrith Panthers, Wests Tigers 413,357 17,972 29,397
GIO Stadium 12 Canberra Raiders 179,588 14,966 20,512
Glen Willow Oval 1 Penrith Panthers 10,000 10,000 10,000
Go Media Stadium 9 New Zealand Warriors 222,416 24,713 26,206
HBF Park 1 Melbourne Storm 15,169 15,169 15,169
Hnry Stadium 1 New Zealand Warriors 34,812 34,812 34,812
Kayo Stadium 2 Dolphins 20,046 10,023 10,023
Leichhardt Oval 3 Wests Tigers 52,563 17,521 17,773
McDonald Jones Stadium 11 Newcastle Knights 239,893 21,808 24,537
Ocean Protect Stadium 10 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 125,807 12,581 14,989
One New Zealand Stadium 1 New Zealand Warriors 24,365 24,365 24,365
Optus Stadium 2[c] Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, South Sydney Rabbitohs 33,404 33,404 33,404
polytec Stadium 2 South Sydney Rabbitohs, Sydney Roosters 32,166 16,083 19,940
Queensland Country Bank Stadium 11 /12 North Queensland Cowboys 213,789 19,435 25,461
St. George Venues Jubilee Stadium 5 St. George Illawarra Dragons 49,712 9,942 12,431
Suncorp Stadium 29[d] Brisbane Broncos, Dolphins, Magic Round 890,278 37,095 50,386
TIO Stadium 1 Dolphins 12,570 12,570 12,570
WIN Stadium 4 /5 St. George Illawarra Dragons 43,026 10,757 11,511
Close

Notes

  1. The Melbourne Storm also missed the finals in 2010, when the club was penalised for salary cap breaches and received the wooden spoon; the club would have otherwise finished fifth on the ladder that year.
  2. Includes 1 double-header.
  3. Includes 1 double-header.

References

Related Articles

Timelines

Top Qs

Fact Checks