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2026 National Rugby League
Duration28 February[a] – 4 October 2026
Teams17
Matches played80
Points scored3,634
Average attendance21,879
Total attendance1,662,797
Biggest home win Storm 52–4 Eels
AAMI Park
5 March, Round 1
Biggest away win Dragons 16–62 Roosters
Allianz Stadium
25 April, Round 8
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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 and Belmore Sports Ground Cameron Ciraldo Stephen Crichton
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 60th season Ocean Protect Stadium Craig Fitzgibbon Cameron McInnes and Blayke Brailey[1]
Dolphins 4th season Suncorp Stadium and Kayo Stadium Kristian Woolf Tom Gilbert and Isaiya Katoa[2]
Gold Coast Titans 20th season Cbus Super Stadium Josh Hannay[3] Tino Fa'asuamaleaui
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 77th season 4 Pines Park Anthony Seibold → Kieran Foran (interim)[4] Tom Trbojevic[5]
Melbourne Storm 29th season AAMI Park Craig Bellamy Harry Grant
Newcastle Knights 39th season McDonald Jones Stadium Justin Holbrook[6] Kalyn Ponga
New Zealand Warriors 32nd season Go Media Stadium Andrew Webster Mitchell Barnett and James Fisher-Harris
North Queensland Cowboys 32nd season Queensland Country Bank Stadium Todd Payten Reuben Cotter and Tom Dearden
Parramatta Eels 80th season CommBank Stadium Jason Ryles Mitchell Moses
Penrith Panthers 60th season CommBank Stadium[b] Ivan Cleary Nathan Cleary and 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(interim)[7] Damien Cook and 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 and 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: 83,000 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: 10,000
Newcastle Gosford Wollongong
McDonald Jones Stadium polytec Stadium WIN Stadium
Capacity: 33,000 Capacity: 20,059 Capacity: 23,750
Mudgee Bathurst
Glen Willow Oval Carrington Park
Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 11,500
Queensland
Brisbane Redcliffe Gold Coast Townsville
Suncorp Stadium Kayo Stadium Cbus Super Stadium Queensland Country Bank Stadium
Capacity: 52,500 Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 27,400 Capacity: 26,500
Australian Capital Territory Victoria Western Australia
Canberra Melbourne Perth
GIO Stadium AAMI Park Optus Stadium HBF Park
Capacity: 25,011 Capacity: 29,500 Capacity: 65,000 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: 30,000

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
Marrara Oval
20 Dolphins
20 Dolphins
19
One NZ Stadium
19 New Zealand Warriors
19 New Zealand Warriors
18
Sky Stadium
18 New Zealand Warriors
18 New Zealand Warriors
17
Go Media Stadium
17 New Zealand Warriors
17 New Zealand Warriors
16
Glen Willow Stadium
16 Penrith Panthers
16 Penrith Panthers
15
Carrington Park
15 Penrith Panthers
15 Penrith Panthers
14
Perth 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
BlueBet 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 2025 18:00 AEST (UTC+10:00) Central Queensland Capras 16–26 Dolphins Marley Brown Oval, Gladstone
14 February 2025 19:10 AEST (UTC+10:00) Sunshine Coast Falcons 14–26 Brisbane Broncos Sunshine 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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Main article: 2026 All Stars match
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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Main article: 2026 NRL Pre-season Challenge

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.[8]

Regular season

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Results

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See also: 2026 NRL season results
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
 X SGI
 		GCT
 		SOU
 X SYD
 		CRO
 		X PEN
 NQL
 NEW
 		DOL
 NZL
 		CAN
 MEL
 		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
 		NQL
 		SYD
 		PAR
 MEL
 SGI
 		X CBY
 SOU
 		WTI
 		PEN
 NEW
 		CRO
 BRI
 		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
 MEL
 		WTI
 PAR
 		X MAN
 		GCT
 X CAN
 		WTI
 		NZL
 		MEL
 SYD
 SOU
 		SGI
 PEN
 BRI
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks GCT
+40 		PEN
–20 		DOL
–28 		CAN
+12 		NZL
+14 		SYD
–12 		X NQL
–12 		WTI
+42 		SOU
–24 		CBY
 		X MAN
 		SGI
 		NZL
 SYD
 X BRI
 DOL
 NEW
 		MAN
 SOU
 		SGI
 CAN
 		GCT
 PAR
 MEL
Dolphins SOU
–10 		GCT
+4 		CRO
+28 		BRI
–14 		MAN
–34 		X PEN
–1* 		NZL
–2 		MEL
+18 		CBY
+32 		SOU
 CAN
 X NQL
 SYD
 		WTI
 NZL
 		NEW
 CRO
 		NQL
 		X SGI
 BRI
 		MAN
 PAR
 		SYD
 GCT
Gold Coast Titans CRO
–40 		DOL
–4 		NQL
–14 		SGI
+8 		BRI
–14 		PAR
+42 		NZL
–8 		X CAN
–16 		SYD
–16 		NEW
 		MAN
 X BRI
 WTI
 PEN
 		CBY
 		X MEL
 MAN
 		SGI
 NZL
 		NQL
 		NEW
 CRO
 		SOU
 		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
 GCT
 		CRO
 SOU
 		X CBY
 MEL
 		PAR
 NQL
 		GCT
 CRO
 		X MEL
 DOL
 		NEW
 SGI
 		NZL
Melbourne Storm PAR
+48 		SGI
+26 		BRI
–4 		NQL
–4 		PEN
–40 		NZL
–24 		CAN
–4 		SOU
–42 		DOL
–18 		WTI
+28 		PAR
 CBY
 SYD
 		NEW
 		X CAN
 		MAN
 X GCT
 		SYD
 SOU
 CBY
 		MAN
 		X PEN
 		BRI
 CRO
Newcastle Knights NQL
+10 		MAN
+20 		WAR
–26 		CBY
+8 		CAN
+20 		WTI
–20 		SYD
–14 		PEN
–32 		SOU
+4 		SGI
+34 		GCT
 X PAR
 		MEL
 X SGI
 		WTI
 		DOL
 		SOU
 CRO
 SYD
 		BRI
 CAN
 GCT
 		MAN
 		NZL
 X
New Zealand Warriors SYD
+24 		CAN
+34 		NEW
+26 		WTI
–18 		CRO
–14 		MEL
+24 		GCT
+8 		DOL
+2 		PAR
+22 		X BRI
 		SGI
 PEN
 X CRO
 		NQL
 		DOL
 X WTI
 SGI
 		CBY
 GCT
 PEN
 		BRI
 SOU
 NEW
 		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
 SOU
 		CAN
 DOL
 		X NZL
 PEN
 		X MAN
 DOL
 BRI
 		SYD
 		GCT
 PAR
 X WTI
 		CAN
Parramatta Eels MEL
–48 		BRI
+8 		SGI
+10 		PEN
–28 		WTI
–2* 		GCT
–42 		CBY
+18 		MAN
–15 		NZL
–22 		NQL
+3* 		MEL
 		X NEW
 CBY
 CAN
 		X SOU
 		MAN
 		SYD
 X PEN
 		WTI
 SOU
 NQL
 		DOL
 CRO
 		SGI
Penrith Panthers BRI
+26 		CRO
+20 		SYD
+36 		PAR
+28 		MEL
+40 		CBY
–16 		DOL
+1* 		NEW
+32 		MAN
+2 		CAN
+12 		SGI
 		X NZL
 		WTI
 X GCT
 NQL
 SOU
 		X BRI
 		PAR
 CAN
 		NZL
 SYD
 		MEL
 CBY
 		WTI
South Sydney Rabbitohs DOL
+10 		SYD
–8 		WTI
+4 		X CBY
+8 		CAN
–2 		SGI
+18 		MEL
+42 		NEW
–4 		CRO
+24 		DOL
 		NQL
 X MAN
 BRI
 		X PAR
 PEN
 NEW
 		CAN
 MEL
 		CRO
 PAR
 		CBY
 NZL
 		GCT
 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
 NZL
 		BRI
 CRO
 X NEW
 CAN
 WTI
 		X NZL
 GCT
 		DOL
 		CRO
 		WTI
 CBY
 		MAN
 PAR
Sydney Roosters NZL
–24 		SOU
+8 		PEN
–36 		MAN
+17 		X CRO
+12 		NEW
+14 		SGI
+46 		BRI
+14 		GCT
+16 		NQL
 		X MEL
 CAN
 DOL
 CRO
 		BRI
 X PAR
 		MEL
 		NEW
 NQL
 CBY
 		PEN
 WTI
 		DOL
 		SOU
Wests Tigers X NQL
+28 		SOU
–4 		NZL
+18 		PAR
+2* 		NEW
+20 		BRI
–1 		CAN
+19 		CRO
–42 		MEL
–28 		MAN
 		X CBY
 		PEN
 		GCT
 		DOL
 		NEW
 SGI
 NZL
 		CBY
 CAN
 PAR
 		X SGI
 		SYD
 NQL
 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 Penrith Panthers 10 9 0 1 0 321 140 +181 18 Advance to finals series
2 New Zealand Warriors 9 7 0 2 1 278 170 +108 16
3 Sydney Roosters 9 7 0 2 1 281 214 +67 16
4 South Sydney Rabbitohs 9 6 0 3 1 296 210 +86 14
5 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 9 5 0 4 1 259 180 +79 12
6 Wests Tigers 9 5 0 4 1 235 223 +12 12
7 Newcastle Knights 10 6 0 4 0 282 272 +10 12
8 North Queensland Cowboys 10 6 0 4 0 269 260 +9 12
9 Dolphins 9 4 0 5 1 228 207 +21 10
10 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 9 4 0 5 1 256 244 +12 10
11 Brisbane Broncos 10 5 0 5 0 214 241 −27 10
12 Canberra Raiders 10 4 0 6 0 201 279 −78 8
13 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 9 3 0 6 1 157 238 −81 8
14 Parramatta Eels 10 4 0 6 0 227 345 −118 8
15 Melbourne Storm 10 3 0 7 0 242 276 −34 6
16 Gold Coast Titans 9 2 0 7 1 170 232 −62 6
17 St. George Illawarra Dragons 9 0 0 9 1 124 309 −185 2
Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2026. Source: National Rugby League

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
1 Penrith Panthers 2 4 6 8 10 10 12 14 16 18
2 New Zealand Warriors 2 4 6 6 6 8 10 12 14 16
3 Sydney Roosters 0 2 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
4 South Sydney Rabbitohs 2 2 4 6 8 8 10 12 12 14
5 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 0 0 2 2 4 6 8 10 10 12
6 Wests Tigers 2 4 4 6 8 10 10 12 12 12
7 Newcastle Knights 2 4 4 6 8 8 8 8 10 12
8 North Queensland Cowboys 0 0 2 4 6 8 8 10 12 12
9 Dolphins 0 2 4 4 4 6 6 6 8 10
10 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2 2 2 4 6 6 8 8 10 10
11 Brisbane Broncos 0 0 2 4 6 6 8 10 10 10
12 Canberra Raiders 2 2 2 2 2 4 6 6 8 8
13 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2 4 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8
14 Parramatta Eels 0 2 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 8
16 Gold Coast Titans 0 0 0 2 2 4 4 6 6 6
15 Melbourne Storm 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6
17 St. George Illawarra Dragons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2

Player statistics and records

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  • In Round 2, Alex Johnston surpassed Ken Irvine's record of 212 tries in the NRL and its predecessor competitions.[9]
  • In Round 5, Thomas Jenkins became the first player to score 12 tries in their first 5 games of a season, having tied the record of 10 tries in the first 4 games the previous week.
  • In Round 7, Thomas Jenkins became the first player in the NRL era to score 2 or more tries in 7 consecutive games.

The following statistics are as of the conclusion of the conclusion of round 9.

Attendances

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Club figures

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Team Games Total 2026 Average 2025 Average Difference Highest Lowest
Brisbane Broncos 5 218,820 43,764 41,185 +2,579 45,882 39,015
Canberra Raiders 3 48,501 16,167 19,136 -2,969 17,457 13,723
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 4 105,407 26,352 30,688 -4,336 45,719 15,132
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 5 83,639 16,728 12,856 +3,872 33,404 11,096
Dolphins 6 98,993 16,499 21,820 -5,321 24,070 10,023
Gold Coast Titans 3 53,377 17,792 16,410 +1,382 26,223 12,241
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 5 85,100 17,020 16,393 +627 17,389 16,082
Melbourne Storm 4 98,670 24,668 21,677 +2,991 28,245 18,264
Newcastle Knights 5 137,802 27,560 20,891 +6,669 45,719 21,682
New Zealand Warriors 5 130,349 26,070 23,188 +2,882 34,812 23,067
North Queensland Cowboys 5 90,918 18,184 18,649 -465 20,931 16,999
Parramatta Eels 5 111,947 22,389 15,904 +6,485 29,397 14,382
Penrith Panthers 4 69,977 17,494 16,695 +799 22,813 12,000
South Sydney Rabbitohs 5 134,987 26,997 16,070 +10,927 49,813 15,116
St. George Illawarra Dragons 5 82,680 16,536 12,505 +4,031 40,381 8,491
Sydney Roosters 5 123,426 24,685 23,799 +886 41,424 12,226
Wests Tigers 4 67,327 16,832 15,176 +1,656 17,637 15,221

* = Magic Round home game not counted

Top regular season crowds

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Rank Home team Away team Crowd Venue City Round
1 South Sydney Rabbitohs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 49,813 Accor Stadium Sydney 5
2 Brisbane Broncos Dolphins 45,882 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane 4
3 Newcastle Knights North Queensland Cowboys 45,719 Allegiant Stadium Paradise 1
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs St. George Illawarra Dragons
4 Brisbane Broncos North Queensland Cowboys 45,582 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane 6
5 Brisbane Broncos Penrith Panthers 45,566 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane 1
6 Brisbane Broncos Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 42,775 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane 8
7 Sydney Roosters South Sydney Rabbitohs 41,424 Allianz Stadium Sydney 2
8 St. George Illawarra Dragons Sydney Roosters 40,381 Allianz Stadium Sydney 8
9 Brisbane Broncos Parramatta Eels 39,015 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane 2
10 New Zealand Warriors Dolphins 34,812 Hnry Stadium Wellington 8
11 South Sydney Rabbitohs Canberra Raiders 33,404 Optus Stadium Perth 6
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Sydney Roosters
12 Parramatta Eels Wests Tigers 29,397 CommBank Stadium Sydney 5
13 Melbourne Storm Brisbane Broncos 28,245 AAMI Park Melbourne 3
14 Melbourne Storm New Zealand Warriors 26,467 AAMI Park Melbourne 6
15 Gold Coast Titans Brisbane Broncos 26,223 Cbus Super Stadium Gold Coast 5
16 Parramatta Eels Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 25,938 CommBank Stadium Sydney 7
17 Melbourne Storm South Sydney Rabbitohs 25,694 AAMI Park Melbourne 8
18 Parramatta Eels St. George Illawarra Dragons 25,573 CommBank Stadium Sydney 3
19 Sydney Roosters Brisbane Broncos 25,239 Allianz Stadium Sydney 9
20 New Zealand Warriors Wests Tigers 24,246 Go Media Stadium Auckland 4
=21 New Zealand Warriors Sydney Roosters 24,112 Go Media Stadium Auckland 1
Gold Coast Titans 7
23 Dolphins Melbourne Storm 24,070 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane 9
24 Newcastle Knights Penrith Panthers 23,986 McDonald Jones Stadium Newcastle 8
25 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Penrith Panthers 23,984 Accor Stadium Sydney 6

Magic Round (Round 11)

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See also: Magic Round (NRL)
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
South Sydney Rabbitohs Dolphins 8:05 pm
Wests Tigers Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Saturday, 16 May 3:00 pm
Sydney Roosters North Queensland Cowboys 5:30 pm
Parramatta Eels Melbourne Storm 7:45 pm
Gold Coast Titans Newcastle Knights Sunday, 17 May 2:00 pm
New Zealand Warriors Brisbane Broncos 4:05 pm
Penrith Panthers St. George Illawarra Dragons 6:25 pm
Bye: Canberra Raiders

Match officials

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Referee Games
Adam Gee 10
Ashley Klein 10
Wyatt Raymond 9
Grant Atkins 9
Peter Gough 9
Liam Kennedy 9
Todd Smith 9
Gerard Sutton 9
Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski 4
Belinda Sharpe 1
Jarrod Cole 1

2026 transfers

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Source:[10]

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 TBD
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
Luke Smith Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs London Broncos (Super League)
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 TBD
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 TBD
Wiremu Greig Parramatta Eels Townsville Blackhawks (Queensland Cup)
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 TBD
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 TBD
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[11]

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)[12]
Josh Hannay Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (assistant) Gold Coast Titans[3]
Justin Holbrook Sydney Roosters (assistant) Newcastle Knights[6]

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. ^ a b c Edwards, Colleen (25 August 2025). "'Burst of energy': Hannay to replace Hasler as Titans coach". nrl.com.au. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  4. ^ "Kieran Foran appointed interim Head Coach at Manly". seaeagles.com.au. 28 March 2026. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
  5. ^ "Turbo appointed Captain at Manly". seaeagles.com.au. 24 November 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Knights appoint NRL Head Coach". newcastleknights.com.au. 15 September 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  7. ^ "Dragons Appoint Dean Young as Head Coach". dragons.com.au. 20 April 2026. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  8. ^ "Eels crowned Witzer Pre-Season Challenge Champions". Parramatta Eels. 22 February 2026. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "NRL 2025: Signings tracker, contracts, player movement". NRL.com.
  11. ^ "Harrison Edwards joins Parramatta Eels". parraeels.com.au. 6 May 2026. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  12. ^ 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.
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