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2026 National Rugby League
Duration28 February[a] – 4 October 2026
Teams17
Matches played196
Points scored8,824
Average attendance20,984
Total attendance3,965,883
Top points scorer Jamayne Isaako (280)
Wooden spoon St. George Illawarra Dragons (1st spoon)
Biggest home win Storm 52–4 Eels
AAMI Park
5 March, Round 1
Biggest away win Cowboys 12–82 Roosters
Queensland Country Bank Stadium
30 July, Round 22
Top try-scorer Alex Johnston (29)
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The 2026 NRL season is the 119th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 29th season run by the National Rugby League (NRL). The regular season will be followed by a finals series contested by the top eight teams on the competition ladder.

Teams

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The lineup of teams in the league remained unchanged for the 4th and final consecutive year, with seventeen participating in the regular season: ten from New South Wales, four from Queensland, and one from each of Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory, and New Zealand.

Club Season Home ground(s) Head coach Captain(s)
Brisbane Broncos 39th season Suncorp Stadium Michael Maguire Adam Reynolds
Canberra Raiders 45th season GIO Stadium Ricky Stuart Joseph Tapine
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 92nd season Accor Stadium Cameron Ciraldo Stephen Crichton
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 60th season Ocean Protect Stadium Craig Fitzgibbon Blayke Brailey[1] & Cameron McInnes
Dolphins 4th season Suncorp Stadium and Kayo Stadium Kristian Woolf Tom Gilbert & Isaiya Katoa[2]
Gold Coast Titans 20th season Cbus Super Stadium Josh Hannay[3] Tino Fa'asuamaleaui & Moeaki Fotuaika[4]
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 77th season 4 Pines Park Anthony Seibold → Kieran Foran[5] Jake Trbojevic[6] & Tom Trbojevic[7]
Melbourne Storm 29th season AAMI Park Craig Bellamy Harry Grant
Newcastle Knights 39th season McDonald Jones Stadium Justin Holbrook[8] Kalyn Ponga
New Zealand Warriors 32nd season Go Media Stadium Andrew Webster Mitchell Barnett & James Fisher-Harris
North Queensland Cowboys 32nd season Queensland Country Bank Stadium Todd Payten Reuben Cotter & Tom Dearden
Parramatta Eels 80th season CommBank Stadium Jason Ryles Mitchell Moses
Penrith Panthers 60th season CommBank Stadium[b] Ivan Cleary Nathan Cleary & Isaah Yeo
South Sydney Rabbitohs 117th season Accor Stadium Wayne Bennett Cameron Murray
St. George Illawarra Dragons 28th season St. George Venues Jubilee Stadium and WIN Stadium Shane Flanagan → Dean Young[9][10] Damien Cook & Clint Gutherson
Sydney Roosters 119th season Allianz Stadium Trent Robinson James Tedesco
Wests Tigers 27th season CommBank Stadium, Leichhardt Oval, and Campbelltown Sports Stadium Benji Marshall Apisai Koroisau & Jarome Luai

Venues

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Venues for the 2026 National Rugby League competition.

New South Wales
Sydney Parramatta Sydney Olympic Park Woolooware
Allianz Stadium CommBank Stadium Accor Stadium Ocean Protect Stadium
Capacity: 42,500 Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 82,000 Capacity: 15,000
Brookvale Leumeah Lilyfield Carlton
4 Pines Park Campbelltown Sports Stadium Leichhardt Oval St. George Venues Jubilee Stadium
Capacity: 18,000 Capacity: 17,500 Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 20,500
Newcastle Gosford Wollongong
McDonald Jones Stadium polytec Stadium WIN Stadium
Capacity: 27,500 Capacity: 20,059 Capacity: 22,000
Mudgee Bathurst
Glen Willow Oval Carrington Park
Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 13,000
Queensland
Brisbane Redcliffe Gold Coast Townsville
Suncorp Stadium Kayo Stadium Cbus Super Stadium Queensland Country Bank Stadium
Capacity: 52,500 Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 27,690 Capacity: 25,455
Australian Capital Territory Victoria Western Australia
Canberra Melbourne Perth
GIO Stadium AAMI Park Optus Stadium HBF Park
Capacity: 25,011 Capacity: 30,050 Capacity: 61,266 Capacity: 20,500
Northern Territory New Zealand
Darwin Auckland Wellington Christchurch
TIO Stadium Go Media Stadium Hnry Stadium One New Zealand Stadium
Capacity: 12,215 Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 34,500 Capacity: 25,000

Stadium locations

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Venues used for the 2026 National Rugby League season.

2026 NRL season stadium locations (Australia and New Zealand)
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Jubilee Stadium
22 St. George Illawarra Dragons
22 St. George Illawarra Dragons
21
Leichhardt Oval
21 Wests Tigers
21 Wests Tigers
20
TIO Stadium
20 Dolphins
20 Dolphins
19
One NZ Stadium
19 New Zealand Warriors
19 New Zealand Warriors
18
Hnry Stadium
18 New Zealand Warriors
18 New Zealand Warriors
17
Go Media Stadium
17 New Zealand Warriors
17 New Zealand Warriors
16
Glen Willow Oval
16 Penrith Panthers
16 Penrith Panthers
15
Carrington Park
15 Penrith Panthers
15 Penrith Panthers
14
Optus Stadium
14 South Sydney Rabbitohs
14 South Sydney Rabbitohs
13
AAMI Park
13 Melbourne Storm
13 Melbourne Storm
12
Queensland Country Bank Stadium
12 North Queensland Cowboys
12 North Queensland Cowboys
11
Cbus Super Stadium
11 Gold Coast Titans
11 Gold Coast Titans
10
Kayo Stadium
10 Dolphins
10 Dolphins
9
Suncorp Stadium
9 Brisbane Broncos
9 Brisbane Broncos
8
GIO Stadium
8 Canberra Raiders
8 Canberra Raiders
7
McDonald Jones Stadium
7 Newcastle Knights
7 Newcastle Knights
6
WIN Stadium
6 St. George Illawarra Dragons
6 St. George Illawarra Dragons
5
Accor Stadium
5 South Sydney Rabbitohs
5 South Sydney Rabbitohs
4
Campbelltown Stadium
4 Wests Tigers
4 Wests Tigers
3
Sydney Football Stadium
3 Sydney Roosters
3 Sydney Roosters
2
CommBank Stadium
2 Parramatta Eels
2 Parramatta Eels
1
CommBank Stadium
1 Penrith Panthers
1 Penrith Panthers
1
Penrith Panthers
2
Parramatta Eels
3
Sydney Roosters
4
Wests Tigers
5
South Sydney Rabbitohs
6
St. George Illawarra Dragons
7
Newcastle Knights
8
Canberra Raiders
9
Brisbane Broncos
10
Dolphins
11
Gold Coast Titans
12
North Queensland Cowboys
13
Melbourne Storm
14
South Sydney Rabbitohs
15
Penrith Panthers
16
Penrith Panthers
17
New Zealand Warriors
18
New Zealand Warriors
19
New Zealand Warriors
20
Dolphins
21
Wests Tigers
22
St. George Illawarra Dragons

Pre-season

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Trials

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Italics indicates a non-NRL club

Date Time Home Score Away Stadium Report
7 February 202518:00 AEST (UTC+10:00) Central Queensland Capras16–26 DolphinsMarley Brown Oval, Gladstone
14 February 202519:10 AEST (UTC+10:00) Sunshine Coast Falcons14–26 Brisbane BroncosSunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast
22 February 2025 14:00 AEST (UTC+10:00) Souths Logan Magpies 22–58 Brisbane Broncos Davies Park, Brisbane

All Stars match

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15 February 2026
15:00 AEST
Māori people Māori All Stars 16–16 Indigenous All Stars
Report
FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
Attendance: 18,169
Referee: Adam Gee[c]

Pre-season Challenge

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The 16-game pre-season challenge was played from 7 February to 22 February 2026 and was won by the Parramatta Eels, the first team to score the maximum 30 competition points.[11]

Regular season

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Results

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Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 F1 F2 F3 GF
Brisbane Broncos PEN
–26		 PAR
–8		 MEL
+4		 DOL
+14		 GCT
+14		 NQL
–4		 WTI
+1		 CBY
+20		 SYD
–14		 MAN
–28		 NZL
–30		 X SGI
–4		 GCT
–5		 SOU
–42		 X SYD
–6		 CRO
–12		 X PEN
+2		 NQL
–8		 NEW
–24		 DOL
–8		 NZL
–34		 CAN
+4		 MEL
–26		 CBY
Canberra Raiders MAN
+1*		 NZL
–34		 CBY
–4		 CRO
–12		 NEW
–20		 SOU
+2		 MEL
+4		 WTI
–19		 GCT
+16		 PEN
–12		 X DOL
–8		 NQL
+14		 SYD
–26		 PAR
–3		 MEL
–22		 SGI
+8		 X CBY
+24		 SOU
+10		 WTI
+46		 PEN
–24		 NEW
–6		 CRO
+4		 BRI
–4		 X NQL
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs SGI
+1*		 X CAN
+4		 NEW
–8		 SOU
–8		 PEN
+16		 PAR
–18		 BRI
–20		 NQL
–16		 DOL
–32		 CRO
–22		 MEL
+10		 WTI
–6		 PAR
+2		 X MAN
+1*		 GCT
+18		 X CAN
–24		 WTI
+32		 NZL
+12		 MEL
+14		 SYD
–2		 SOU
–16		 SGI
+30		 PEN
–14		 BRI
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks GCT
+40		 PEN
–20		 DOL
–28		 CAN
+12		 NZL
+14		 SYD
–12		 X NQL
–12		 WTI
+42		 SOU
–24		 CBY
+22		 X MAN
+6		 SGI
+22		 NZL
+2		 SYD
–19		 X BRI
+12		 DOL
+66		 NEW
+2		 MAN
+36		 SOU
+16		 SGI
–8		 CAN
–4		 GCT
+8		 PAR
–20		 MEL
Dolphins SOU
–10		 GCT
+4		 CRO
+28		 BRI
–14		 MAN
–34		 X PEN
–1*		 NZL
–2		 MEL
+18		 CBY
+32		 SOU
+22		 CAN
+8		 X NQL
+26		 SYD
+38		 WTI
+14		 NZL
+2		 NEW
–2		 CRO
–66		 NQL
+20		 X SGI
+6		 BRI
+8		 MAN
+22		 PAR
+18		 SYD
+14		 GCT
Gold Coast Titans CRO
–40		 DOL
–4		 NQL
–14		 SGI
+8		 BRI
–14		 PAR
+42		 NZL
–8		 X CAN
–16		 SYD
–16		 NEW
–24		 MAN
–2		 X BRI
+5		 WTI
–8		 PEN
+1		 CBY
–18		 X MEL
–4		 MAN
+6		 SGI
+20		 NZL
–36		 NQL
–22		 NEW
–10		 CRO
–8		 SOU
–20		 DOL
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles CAN
–1*		 NEW
–20		 X SYD
–17		 DOL
+34		 SGI
+10		 NQL
+32		 PAR
+15		 PEN
–2		 BRI
+28		 WTI
+28		 GCT
+2		 CRO
–6		 SOU
+14		 X CBY
–1*		 MEL
+26		 PAR
–9		 NQL
–1*		 GCT
–6		 CRO
–36		 X MEL
–22		 DOL
–22		 NEW
+20		 SGI
+34		 NZL
Melbourne Storm PAR
+48		 SGI
+26		 BRI
–4		 NQL
–4		 PEN
–40		 NZL
–24		 CAN
–4		 SOU
–42		 DOL
–18		 WTI
+28		 PAR
+26		 CBY
–10		 SYD
+14		 NEW
+2		 X CAN
+22		 MAN
–26		 X GCT
+4		 SYD
–8		 SOU
–2		 CBY
–14		 MAN
+22		 X PEN
—8		 BRI
+26		 CRO
Newcastle Knights NQL
+10		 MAN
+20		 WAR
–26		 CBY
+8		 CAN
+20		 WTI
–20		 SYD
–14		 PEN
–32		 SOU
+4		 SGI
+34		 GCT
+24		 X PAR
+6		 MEL
–2		 X SGI
+2		 WTI
+6		 DOL
+1		 SOU
–2		 CRO
–2		 SYD
–1		 BRI
+24		 CAN
+6		 GCT
+10		 MAN
–20		 NZL
–14		 X
New Zealand Warriors SYD
+24		 CAN
+34		 NEW
+26		 WTI
–18		 CRO
–14		 MEL
+24		 GCT
+8		 DOL
+2		 PAR
+22		 X BRI
+30		 SGI
+18		 PEN
–2		 X CRO
–2		 NQL
+18		 DOL
–2		 X WTI
+26		 SGI
+8		 CBY
–12		 GCT
+36		 PEN
+16		 BRI
+34		 SOU
+19		 NEW
+14		 MAN
North Queensland Cowboys NEW
–10		 WTI
–28		 GCT
+14		 MEL
+4		 SGI
+32		 BRI
+4		 MAN
–32		 CRO
+12		 CBY
+16		 PAR
–3*		 SYD
+6		 SOU
+12		 CAN
–14		 DOL
–26		 X NZL
–18		 PEN
+14		 X MAN
+1*		 DOL
–20		 BRI
+8		 SYD
–70		 GCT
+22		 PAR
–2		 X WTI
+14		 CAN
Parramatta Eels MEL
–48		 BRI
+8		 SGI
+10		 PEN
–28		 WTI
–2*		 GCT
–42		 CBY
+18		 MAN
–15		 NZL
–22		 NQL
+3*		 MEL
–26		 X NEW
–6		 CBY
–2		 CAN
+3		 X SOU
–20		 MAN
+9		 SYD
–16		 X PEN
–6		 WTI
+3		 SOU
–4		 NQL
+2		 DOL
–18		 CRO
+20		 SGI
Penrith Panthers BRI
+26		 CRO
+20		 SYD
+36		 PAR
+28		 MEL
+40		 CBY
–16		 DOL
+1*		 NEW
+32		 MAN
+2		 CAN
+12		 SGI
+22		 X NZL
+2		 WTI
+68		 X GCT
–1		 NQL
–14		 SOU
+22		 X BRI
–2		 PAR
+6		 CAN
+24		 NZL
–16		 SYD
–6		 MEL
+8		 CBY
+14		 WTI
South Sydney Rabbitohs DOL
+10		 SYD
–8		 WTI
+4		 X CBY
+8		 CAN
–2		 SGI
+18		 MEL
+42		 NEW
–4		 CRO
+24		 DOL
–22		 NQL
–12		 X MAN
–14		 BRI
+42		 X PAR
+20		 PEN
–22		 NEW
+2		 CAN
–10		 MEL
+2		 CRO
–16		 PAR
+4		 CBY
+16		 NZL
–19		 GCT
+20		 SYD
St. George Illawarra Dragons CBY
–1*		 MEL
–26		 PAR
–10		 GCT
–8		 NQL
–32		 MAN
–10		 SOU
–18		 SYD
–46		 X NEW
–34		 PEN
–22		 NZL
–18		 BRI
+4		 CRO
–22		 X NEW
–2		 CAN
–8		 WTI
+14		 X NZL
–8		 GCT
–20		 DOL
–6		 CRO
+8		 WTI
+2		 CBY
–30		 MAN
–34		 PAR
Sydney Roosters NZL
–24		 SOU
+8		 PEN
–36		 MAN
+17		 X CRO
+12		 NEW
+14		 SGI
+46		 BRI
+14		 GCT
+16		 NQL
–6		 X MEL
–14		 CAN
+26		 DOL
–38		 CRO
+19		 BRI
+6		 X PAR
+16		 MEL
+8		 NEW
+1		 NQL
+70		 CBY
+2		 PEN
+6		 WTI
–1		 DOL
–14		 SOU
Wests Tigers X NQL
+28		 SOU
–4		 NZL
+18		 PAR
+2*		 NEW
+20		 BRI
–1		 CAN
+19		 CRO
–42		 MEL
–28		 MAN
–28		 X CBY
+6		 PEN
–68		 GCT
+8		 DOL
–14		 NEW
–6		 SGI
–14		 NZL
–26		 CBY
–32		 CAN
–46		 PAR
–3		 X SGI
–2		 SYD
+1		 NQL
–14		 PEN
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 F1 F2 F3 GF

Bold – Home game
X – Bye
* – Golden point game
Opponent for round listed above margin

Ladder

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 New Zealand Warriors (Q) 23 17 0 6 3 697 388 +309 40 Advance to finals series
2 Penrith Panthers (Q) 23 17 0 6 3 645 337 +308 40
3 Dolphins (Q) 23 16 0 7 3 638 486 +152 38
4 Sydney Roosters (Q) 23 16 0 7 3 599 451 +148 38
5 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (Q) 23 14 0 9 3 652 499 +153 34
6 South Sydney Rabbitohs (Q) 23 13 0 10 3 644 561 +83 32
7 Newcastle Knights (Q) 24 14 0 10 2 633 591 +42 32
8 North Queensland Cowboys (Q) 23 13 0 10 3 538 602 −64 32
9 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (X) 23 11 0 12 3 593 493 +100 28
10 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (X) 23 11 0 12 3 456 502 −46 28
11 Melbourne Storm (X) 23 10 0 13 3 570 556 +14 26
12 Canberra Raiders (X) 23 10 0 13 3 531 596 −65 26
13 Parramatta Eels (X) 23 9 0 14 3 475 654 −179 24
14 Wests Tigers (X) 23 8 0 15 3 435 661 −226 22
15 Brisbane Broncos (X) 23 7 0 16 3 437 657 −220 20
16 Gold Coast Titans (X) 23 6 0 17 3 457 639 −182 18
17 St. George Illawarra Dragons (X) 23 4 0 19 3 368 695 −327 14
Updated to match(es) played on 30 August 2026. Source: National Rugby League
Rules for classification: 1) competition points; 2) points differential; 3) percentage;[i] 4) tries scored;[ii][12]
(Q) Qualified for finals series; (X) Cannot qualify for finals
  1. ↑ Greater percentage of points scored for and against, being determined by points scored for divided by points scored against expressed as a percentage.
  2. ↑ Further tiebreakers (in order) include goals scored, field goals kicked; least amount of penalties conceded.

Ladder progression

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  • Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top eight.
  • Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
  • Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
  • Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
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2 Penrith Panthers246810101214161820222426282828303232343636363840
3 Dolphins0244466681012141618202224242426283032343638
4 Sydney Roosters0224681012141616181820202224262830323436383838
5 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks22246688101012141618202022242628303232323434
6 South Sydney Rabbitohs2246881012121414141616182022222424262628303032
7 Newcastle Knights24468888101214161818202224262626262830323232
8 North Queensland Cowboys002468810121214161616181820222424262628283032
9 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles002246810101214161618202022222222222424242628
10 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs24666888888101012141618202022242626262828
11 Melbourne Storm2444444446881012141616182020202022242426
12 Canberra Raiders222224668810101212121214161820222222242426
13 Parramatta Eels02444466688101010121414161618182020222224
14 Wests Tigers24468101012121212141616181818181818181820202222
15 Brisbane Broncos002466810101010121212121414141618181818182020
16 Gold Coast Titans000224466666810101212141416181818181818
17 St. George Illawarra Dragons0000000022224466681010101012141414

Finals series

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and time (AEST) Venue Referee Attendance
Qualifying and elimination finals
TBD – TBD 11/12/13 September TBD TBD TBD
TBD – TBD 11/12/13 September TBD TBD TBD
TBD – TBD 11/12/13 September TBD TBD TBD
TBD – TBD 11/12/13 September 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

Bracket

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Qualifying and elimination finalsSemi-finalsPreliminary finalsGrand final
11/12/13 September – TBD
1 New Zealand or Penrith
4 Dolphins or Sydney18/19/20 September – TBD
TBD
11/12/13 September – TBDTBD25/26/27 September – TBD
5 Cronulla or South SydneyTBD
8 South Sydney or North QueenslandTBD5 October – Sydney
TBD
11/12/13 September – TBD25/26/27 September – TBDTBD
6 Cronulla or Newcastle or South SydneyTBD
7 Newcastle or South Sydney or North Queensland18/19/20 September – TBDTBD
TBD
11/12/13 September – TBDTBD
2 New Zealand or Penrith
3 Dolphins or Sydney

Player statistics and records

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The following statistics are as of the conclusion of round 26.

Attendances

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Club figures

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Team Games Total 2026 Average 2025 Average Difference Highest Lowest
Brisbane Broncos 12 493,936 41,161 41,185 -24 45,882 36,476
Canberra Raiders 12 179,588 14,966 19,136 -4,170 20,512 8,507
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 11 264,228 24,021 30,688 -6,667 45,719 14,372
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 10* 147,027 14,703 12,856 +1,847 33,404 10,793
Dolphins 12 280,297 23,358 21,820 +1,538 50,188 10,023
Gold Coast Titans 10* 177,604 17,760 16,410 +1,350 26,223 11,743
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 12 189,668 15,806 16,393 -587 17,389 11,108
Melbourne Storm 12 229,254 19,105 21,677 -2,572 28,245 12,386
Newcastle Knights 12 285,612 23,801 20,891 +2,910 45,719 16,896
New Zealand Warriors 10* 255,387 25,539 23,188 +2,351 34,812 23,067
North Queensland Cowboys 11 213,789 19,435 18,649 +786 25,461 15,835
Parramatta Eels 11* 208,187 18,926 15,904 +3,022 29,397 12,804
Penrith Panthers 10* 164,964 16,496 16,695 -199 22,813 10,000
South Sydney Rabbitohs 10* 226,501 22,650 16,070 +6,580 49,813 10,009
St. George Illawarra Dragons 11 147,830 13,439 12,505 +934 40,381 8,491
Sydney Roosters 11* 262,441 23,858 23,799 +59 41,424 12,226
Wests Tigers 11* 170,032 15,457 15,176 +281 21,803 9,773

* = Magic Round home game not counted

Top regular season crowds

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Rank Home team Away team Crowd Venue City Round
1 Dolphins Brisbane Broncos 50,188 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane 23
2 South Sydney Rabbitohs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 49,813 Accor Stadium Sydney 5
3 Brisbane Broncos Dolphins 45,882 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane 4
4 Newcastle Knights North Queensland Cowboys 45,719 Allegiant Stadium Paradise 1
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs St. George Illawarra Dragons
5 Brisbane Broncos North Queensland Cowboys 45,582 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane 6
6 Brisbane Broncos Penrith Panthers 45,566 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane 1
7 Brisbane Broncos Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 42,775 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane 8
8 Brisbane Broncos St. George Illawarra Dragons 42,275 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane 13
9 Sydney Roosters South Sydney Rabbitohs 41,424 Allianz Stadium Sydney 2
10 Brisbane Broncos Gold Coast Titans 41,087 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane 14
11 Dolphins New Zealand Warriors 40,465 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane 17
12 St. George Illawarra Dragons Sydney Roosters 40,381 Allianz Stadium Sydney 8
13 Brisbane Broncos Sydney Roosters 39,826 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane 17
14 Brisbane Broncos Parramatta Eels 39,015 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane 2
15 Brisbane Broncos Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 38,998 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane 18
16 Brisbane Broncos New Zealand Warriors 38,916 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane 24
17 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Parramatta Eels 37,638 Accor Stadium Sydney 14
18 Brisbane Broncos Newcastle Knights 37,538 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane 22
19 Brisbane Broncos Melbourne Storm 36,476 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane 26
20 Dolphins North Queensland Cowboys 35,213 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane 20
21 New Zealand Warriors Dolphins 34,812 Hnry Stadium Wellington 8
22 South Sydney Rabbitohs Canberra Raiders 33,404 Optus Stadium Perth 6
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Sydney Roosters
23 Sydney Roosters Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 30,306 Allianz Stadium Sydney 23
24 South Sydney Rabbitohs Newcastle Knights 30,113 Accor Stadium Sydney 19
25 Parramatta Eels Wests Tigers 29,397 CommBank Stadium Sydney 5

Magic Round (Round 11)

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Home team Away team Date Time Venue Match Figure Day Total
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Friday, 15 May 6:00 pm Suncorp Stadium 45,236 48,673
South Sydney Rabbitohs Dolphins 8:05 pm 48,673
Wests Tigers Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Saturday, 16 May 3:00 pm 41,396 49,602
Sydney Roosters North Queensland Cowboys 5:30 pm 49,602
Parramatta Eels Melbourne Storm 7:45 pm 48,692
Gold Coast Titans Newcastle Knights Sunday, 17 May 2:00 pm 42,098 50,386
New Zealand Warriors Brisbane Broncos 4:05 pm 50,386
Penrith Panthers St. George Illawarra Dragons 6:25 pm 46,752
Bye: Canberra Raiders

Finals

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Rank Home team Away team Crowd Venue City
1 Melbourne Storm Brisbane Broncos 80,223 Accor Stadium Sydney
2 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Penrith Panthers 56,872 Accor Stadium Sydney
3 Brisbane Broncos Penrith Panthers 52,491 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane
4 Melbourne Storm Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 29,233 AAMI Park Melbourne
5 Canberra Raiders Brisbane Broncos 25,523 GIO Stadium Canberra
6 New Zealand Warriors Penrith Panthers 24,524 Go Media Stadium Auckland
7 Canberra Raiders Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24,322 GIO Stadium Canberra
8 Melbourne Storm Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 22,117 AAMI Park Melbourne
9 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Sydney Roosters 12,842 Sharks Stadium Sydney

Match officials

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  • Includes Finals matches
Referee Games
Gerard Sutton 25
Todd Smith 25
Grant Atkins 25
Adam Gee 24
Wyatt Raymond 23
Ashley Klein 22
Peter Gough 16
Liam Kennedy 15
Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski 7
Jarrod Cole 7
Tyson Brough 3
Kieren Irons 2
Belinda Sharpe 1
Nick Pelgrave 1

2026 transfers

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Source:[14]

Player 2025 Club 2026 Club
Fletcher Baker Brisbane Broncos Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Selwyn Cobbo Brisbane Broncos Dolphins
Kobe Hetherington Brisbane Broncos Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Jock Madden Brisbane Broncos Wests Tigers
Tyson Smoothy Brisbane Broncos Wakefield Trinity (Super League)
Martin Taupau Brisbane Broncos Retirement
Jamal Fogarty Canberra Raiders Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Corey Harawira-Naera Canberra Raiders None
Albert Hopoate Canberra Raiders Warrington Wolves (Super League)
Danny Levi Canberra Raiders Leeds Rhinos (Super League)
Trey Mooney Canberra Raiders Newcastle Knights
Pasami Saulo Canberra Raiders Newcastle Knights
Manaia Waitere Canberra Raiders Melbourne Storm
Adam Cook Canberra Raiders Leigh Centurions (Super League)
Drew Hutchison Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles (Group 7 Rugby League)
Reed Mahoney Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs North Queensland Cowboys
Kurtis Morrin Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Gold Coast Titans
Toby Sexton Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Catalans Dragons (Super League)
Blake Taaffe Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Castleford Tigers (Super League)
Blake Wilson Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Daniel Atkinson Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks St. George Illawarra Dragons
Kade Dykes Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Kenny Bromwich Dolphins Retirement
Max Feagai Dolphins Gold Coast Titans
Peter Hola Dolphins Newcastle Knights
Harrison Graham Dolphins Newcastle Knights
Josh Kerr Dolphins St. George Illawarra Dragons
Mark Nicholls Dolphins Retirement
Sean O'Sullivan Dolphins Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Daniel Saifiti Dolphins Retirement
Aublix Tawha Dolphins Brisbane Broncos
Jacob Alick-Wiencke Gold Coast Titans Leigh Leopards (Super League)
Reagan Campbell-Gillard Gold Coast Titans London Broncos (RFL Championship)
Iszac Fa'asuamaleaui Gold Coast Titans Catalans Dragons (Super League)
David Fifita Gold Coast Titans South Sydney Rabbitohs
Kieran Foran Gold Coast Titans Retirement
Carter Gordon Gold Coast Titans Queensland Reds (Super Rugby)
Alofiana Khan-Pereira Gold Coast Titans New Zealand Warriors
Ken Maumalo Gold Coast Titans Retirement
Harley Smith-Shields Gold Coast Titans None
Ryan Sutton Gold Coast Titans Bradford Bulls (Super League)
Sean Mullany Gold Coast Titans Mackay Cutters (Queensland Cup)
Tom Weaver Gold Coast Titans Castleford Tigers (Super League)
Brian Kelly Gold Coast Titans Parramatta Eels
Josh Aloiai Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Retirement
Gordon Chan Kum Tong Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Michael Chee-Kam Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Retirement
Daly Cherry-Evans Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Sydney Roosters
Lachlan Croker Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Retirement
Matthew Lodge Manly Warringah Sea Eagles North Queensland Cowboys
Toafofoa Sipley Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Warrington Wolves (Super League)
Tommy Talau Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Sydney Roosters
Jazz Tevaga Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Wakefield Trinity (Super League)
Dean Matterson Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Albi Rugby League (Super XIII)
Grant Anderson Melbourne Storm Brisbane Broncos
Nelson Asofa-Solomona Melbourne Storm Retirement
Bronson Garlick Melbourne Storm South Sydney Rabbitohs
Dean Ieremia Melbourne Storm Gold Coast Titans
Ryan Papenhuyzen Melbourne Storm Retirement
Jonah Pezet Melbourne Storm Parramatta Eels
Taj Annan Newcastle Knights Western Force (Super Rugby)
Jake Arthur Newcastle Knights Hull F.C. (Super League)
Jayden Brailey Newcastle Knights Canberra Raiders
Jack Cogger Newcastle Knights Penrith Panthers
Adam Elliott Newcastle Knights South Sydney Rabbitohs
Jackson Hastings Newcastle Knights St Helens (Super League)
Jack Hetherington Newcastle Knights Melbourne Storm
Kai Pearce-Paul Newcastle Knights Wests Tigers
Leo Thompson Newcastle Knights Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Mason Teague Newcastle Knights Brisbane Broncos
Tyrone Thompson Newcastle Knights Chiefs (Super Rugby)
Bunty Afoa New Zealand Warriors Wests Tigers
Tom Ale New Zealand Warriors Penrith Panthers
Kalani Going New Zealand Warriors Penrith Panthers
Morgan Harper New Zealand Warriors Newtown Jets (NSW Cup)
Edward Kosi New Zealand Warriors South Sydney Rabbitohs
Moala Graham-Taufa New Zealand Warriors South Sydney Rabbitohs
Freddy Lussick New Zealand Warriors Penrith Panthers
Karl Lawton North Queensland Cowboys Hull Kingston Rovers (Super League)
Jordan McLean North Queensland Cowboys Retirement
Reece Robson North Queensland Cowboys Sydney Roosters
Semi Valemei North Queensland Cowboys Castleford Tigers (Super League)
Tom Duffy North Queensland Cowboys Brisbane Broncos
Dylan Brown Parramatta Eels Newcastle Knights
Haze Dunster Parramatta Eels None
Wiremu Greig Parramatta Eels North Queensland Cowboys
Brendan Hands Parramatta Eels Toulouse Olympique (Super League)
Dean Hawkins Parramatta Eels London Broncos (RFL Championship)
Shaun Lane Parramatta Eels Retirement
Zac Lomax Parramatta Eels Western Force (Super Rugby)
Joey Lussick Parramatta Eels Retirement
Matt Eisenhuth Penrith Panthers Retirement
Asu Kepaoa Penrith Panthers Newcastle Knights
Daine Laurie Penrith Panthers Canberra Raiders
Soni Luke Penrith Panthers North Queensland Cowboys
Brad Schneider Penrith Panthers Dolphins
David Fale Penrith Panthers St. George Illawarra Dragons
Trent Toelau Penrith Panthers Melbourne Storm
Luke Sommerton Penrith Panthers Gold Coast Titans
Lewis Dodd South Sydney Rabbitohs Catalans Dragons (Super League)
Siliva Havili South Sydney Rabbitohs London Broncos (RFL Championship)
Jacob Host South Sydney Rabbitohs St Helens (Super League)
Shaquai Mitchell South Sydney Rabbitohs Tweed Seagulls (Queensland Cup)
Josh Schuster South Sydney Rabbitohs Western Suburbs Magpies (NSW Cup)
Davvy Moale South Sydney Rabbitohs Melbourne Storm
Corey Allan St. George Illawarra Dragons Retirement
Jack de Belin St. George Illawarra Dragons Parramatta Eels
Tom Eisenhuth St. George Illawarra Dragons Retirement
Raymond Faitala-Mariner St. George Illawarra Dragons None
Viliami Fifita St. George Illawarra Dragons Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (NSW Cup)
Lachlan Ilias St. George Illawarra Dragons Gold Coast Titans
David Klemmer St. George Illawarra Dragons St Helens (Super League)
Michael Molo St. George Illawarra Dragons Ipswich Jets (Queensland Cup)
Ben Murdoch-Masila St. George Illawarra Dragons Retirement
Cody Ramsey St. George Illawarra Dragons Sydney Roosters
Mikaele Ravalawa St. George Illawarra Dragons Castleford Tigers (Super League)
Sione Finau St. George Illawarra Dragons Canberra Raiders
Zach Dockar-Clay Sydney Roosters Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Sandon Smith Sydney Roosters Newcastle Knights
Chad Townsend Sydney Roosters Retirement
Solomona Faataape Wests Tigers Catalans Dragons (Super League)
Justin Matamua Wests Tigers Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (NSW Cup)
Brent Naden Wests Tigers Thirroul Butchers (Illawarra Rugby League)
Charlie Staines Wests Tigers Catalans Dragons (Super League)
Jayden Sullivan Wests Tigers South Sydney Rabbitohs
Franklin Pele Bradford Bulls (Super League) South Sydney Rabbitohs
Morgan Gannon Leeds Rhinos (Super League) New Zealand Warriors
Morgan Knowles St Helens (Super League) Dolphins
Matthew Dufty Warrington Wolves (Super League) South Sydney Rabbitohs
Patrick Herbert Dapto Canaries (Illawarra Rugby League) Wests Tigers

Mid-season transfers

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Player Original Club New Club Date of transfer
Harrison Edwards North Queensland Cowboys Parramatta Eels 6 May[15]
Daniel Suluka-Fifita Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs St Helens (Super League) 26 May[16]
Fletcher Baker Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 3 June
Oryn Keeley Dolphins Melbourne Storm 29 June[17]
Lazarus Vaalepu Melbourne Storm Leigh Leopards (Super League) 30 June[18][19]
Junior Tupou Sydney Roosters Wests Tigers 30 June[20]
Luke Laulilii Wests Tigers New Zealand Warriors 30 June[21]
Nathan Lawson St. George Illawarra Dragons Australia (Rugby sevens) 27 July[22]
Matthew Lodge North Queensland Cowboys Leeds Rhinos (Super League) 13 August[23]
Emre Guler St. George Illawarra Dragons Wakefield Trinity (Super League) 19 August[24]

Coaches

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Coach 2025 Club 2026 Club
Des Hasler Gold Coast Titans None[3]
Adam O'Brien Newcastle Knights Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (assistant)[25]
Josh Hannay Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (assistant) Gold Coast Titans[3]
Justin Holbrook Sydney Roosters (assistant) Newcastle Knights[8]

References

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  1. ↑ Whittaker, Troy (23 February 2025). "McInnes and Brailey installed as NRL co-captains". sharks.com.au. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  2. ↑ Howden, Breanne (17 February 2025). "Dolphins Team List: Pre-Season Challenge v Warriors". dolphinsnrl.com.au. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Edwards, Colleen (25 August 2025). "'Burst of energy': Hannay to replace Hasler as Titans coach". nrl.com.au. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "Fotuaika to join Fa'asuamaleaui as Titans co-captains". titans.com.au. 5 June 2026. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "Kieran Foran appointed interim Head Coach at Manly". seaeagles.com.au. 28 March 2026. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
  6. ↑ "Jake Trbojevic appointed Co-captain at Manly". seaeagles.com.au. 12 June 2026. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Turbo appointed Captain at Manly". seaeagles.com.au. 24 November 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  8. 1 2 "Knights appoint NRL Head Coach". newcastleknights.com.au. 15 September 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "Dragons Appoint Dean Young as Head Coach". dragons.com.au. 20 April 2026. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  10. ↑ "Dean Young appointed Dragons Head Coach". dragons.com.au. 20 July 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "Eels crowned Witzer Pre-Season Challenge Champions". Parramatta Eels. 22 February 2026. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
  12. ↑ Jackson, Andrew (1 September 2026). "Wild scenario that could decide minor premiership... and predicted finals match-ups". foxsports.com.au. News Corporation Australia. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
  13. ↑ Sullivan, Matthew (14 March 2026). "Rabbitohs vs Roosters: Alex Johnston breaks tryscoring record, fans storm field in wild scenes". News.com.au. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
  14. ↑ "NRL 2025: Signings tracker, contracts, player movement". NRL.com.
  15. ↑ "Harrison Edwards joins Parramatta Eels". parraeels.com.au. 6 May 2026. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  16. ↑ "Daniel Suluka-Fifita Joins Saints". saintsrlfc.com. 26 May 2026. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  17. ↑ "Oryn Keeley joins Storm with immediate effect". melbournestorm.com.au. 29 June 2026. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  18. ↑ "Storm confirm Vaalepu departure". melbournestorm.com.au. 30 June 2026. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  19. ↑ "Lazarus Vaalepu is a Leopard!". leighleopards.co.uk. 29 June 2026. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  20. ↑ "Junior Tupou returns to Wests Tigers". weststigers.com.au. 1 July 2026. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  21. ↑ "Wests Tigers winger Laulilii signed for rest of season". warriors.kiwi. 1 July 2026. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  22. ↑ "Dragons grant Nathan Lawson immediate release". dragons.com.au. 27 July 2026. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  23. ↑ "Rhinos bolster squad with Lodge capture". therhinos.co.uk. 13 August 2026. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  24. ↑ "Emre Guler granted immediate release". dragons.com.au. 19 August 2026. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  25. ↑ Issa, Isaac (14 October 2025). "O'Brien lands coaching gig for 2026". msn.com. Retrieved 14 October 2025.

Notes

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  1. ↑ Local time in Las Vegas.
  2. ↑ Penrith's usual home ground, Penrith Stadium, is not usable due to ongoing renovations
  3. ↑ Gee was replaced by Belinda Sharpe after 60 minutes.
  4. ↑ This figure is not adjusted by era; previous record holder Mick Cronin accomplished the feat in 98 games when a try was only worth 3 points.
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