Draft:2025 NRL season

2025 National Rugby League
Duration1 March[a] – TBD 2025
Teams17
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The 2025 NRL season will be the 118th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 28th season run by the National Rugby League. 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 3rd 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 38th season Suncorp Stadium Michael Maguire Adam Reynolds
  Canberra Raiders 44th season GIO Stadium Ricky Stuart Joseph Tapine
  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 91st season Accor Stadium and Belmore Sports Ground Cameron Ciraldo Stephen Crichton
  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 59th season PointsBet Stadium Craig Fitzgibbon Cameron McInnes
  Dolphins 3rd season Kayo Stadium and Suncorp Stadium Kristian Woolf TBD
  Gold Coast Titans 19th season Cbus Super Stadium Des Hasler Tino Fa'asuamaleaui
  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 76th season 4 Pines Park Anthony Seibold Daly Cherry-Evans
  Melbourne Storm 28th season AAMI Park Craig Bellamy Harry Grant
  Newcastle Knights 38th season McDonald Jones Stadium Adam O'Brien Jayden Brailey and Kalyn Ponga
  New Zealand Warriors 31st season Go Media Stadium Andrew Webster Tohu Harris
  North Queensland Cowboys 31st season Queensland Country Bank Stadium Todd Payten Reuben Cotter and Tom Dearden
  Parramatta Eels 79th season CommBank Stadium Jason Ryles[1] Clinton Gutherson and Junior Paulo
  Penrith Panthers 59th season CommBank Stadium Ivan Cleary Nathan Cleary and Isaah Yeo
  South Sydney Rabbitohs 116th season Accor Stadium Wayne Bennett Cameron Murray
  St. George Illawarra Dragons 27th season Netstrata Jubilee Stadium and WIN Stadium Shane Flanagan Ben Hunt
  Sydney Roosters 118th season Allianz Stadium Trent Robinson James Tedesco
  Wests Tigers 26th season Leichhardt Oval and Campbelltown Sports Stadium Benji Marshall Apisai Koroisau

Pre-season

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Pre-season challenge games will be played before the 2025 regular season.

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
Canberra Raiders NZL
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks PEN
Dolphins
Gold Coast Titans
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Melbourne Storm
Newcastle Knights
New Zealand Warriors CAN
North Queensland Cowboys
Parramatta Eels
Penrith Panthers CRO
South Sydney Rabbitohs
St. George Illawarra Dragons
Sydney Roosters
Wests Tigers
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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{{NRL2025Ladder}}

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
  Brisbane Broncos
  Canberra Raiders
  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
  Dolphins
  Gold Coast Titans
  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
  Melbourne Storm
  Newcastle Knights
  New Zealand Warriors
  North Queensland Cowboys
  Parramatta Eels
  Penrith Panthers
  South Sydney Rabbitohs
  St. George Illawarra Dragons
  Sydney Roosters
  Wests Tigers

2025 transfers

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Source:[2]

Player 2024 Club 2025 Club
Jordan Pereira Brisbane Broncos Retirement
Tristan Sailor Brisbane Broncos St Helens (Super League)
Nick Cotric Canberra Raiders Catalans Dragons (Super League)
Jordan Rapana Canberra Raiders Hull F.C. (Super League)
Elliott Whitehead Canberra Raiders Catalans Dragons (Super League)
Zac Woolford Canberra Raiders Huddersfield Giants (Super League)
Jeral Skelton Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Wests Tigers
Dale Finucane Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Retirement
Royce Hunt Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Wests Tigers
Euan Aitken Dolphins South Sydney Rabbitohs
Jesse Bromwich Dolphins Retirement
Tevita Pangai Junior Dolphins Catalans Dragons (Super League)
Erin Clark Gold Coast Titans New Zealand Warriors
Karl Lawton Manly Warringah Sea Eagles North Queensland Cowboys
Brad Parker Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Retirement
Josh Schuster Manly Warringah Sea Eagles South Sydney Rabbitohs
Aaron Woods Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Retirement
Jed Cartwright Newcastle Knights Hull F.C. (Super League)
Daniel Saifiti Newcastle Knights TBD
Enari Tuala Newcastle Knights TBD
Addin Fonua-Blake New Zealand Warriors Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Shaun Johnson New Zealand Warriors Retirement
Jazz Tevaga New Zealand Warriors Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Kyle Feldt North Queensland Cowboys St Helens (Super League)
Kulikefu Finefeuiaki North Queensland Cowboys Dolphins
Jake Granville North Queensland Cowboys TBD
Valentine Holmes North Queensland Cowboys St. George Illawarra Dragons
Chad Townsend North Queensland Cowboys Sydney Roosters
Reagan Campbell-Gillard Parramatta Eels TBD
Blaize Talagi Parramatta Eels Penrith Panthers
James Fisher-Harris Penrith Panthers New Zealand Warriors
Jarome Luai Penrith Panthers Wests Tigers
Taylan May Penrith Panthers TBD
Tyrone Peachey Penrith Panthers Retirement
Sunia Turuva Penrith Panthers Wests Tigers
Tom Burgess South Sydney Rabbitohs Huddersfield Giants (Super League)
Michael Chee-Kam South Sydney Rabbitohs TBD
Damien Cook South Sydney Rabbitohs St. George Illawarra Dragons
Richard Kennar South Sydney Rabbitohs TBD
Jack Bird St. George Illawarra Dragons Wests Tigers
Fa'amanu Brown St. George Illawarra Dragons TBD
Max Feagai St. George Illawarra Dragons TBD
Zac Lomax St. George Illawarra Dragons Parramatta Eels
Luke Keary Sydney Roosters Catalans Dragons (Super League)
Joseph Manu Sydney Roosters Toyota Verblitz (Japan Rugby League One)
Joseph Sua'ali'i Sydney Roosters New South Wales Waratahs (Super Rugby)
Sitili Tupouniua Sydney Roosters Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves Sydney Roosters Hull Kingston Rovers (Super League)
Isaiah Papali'i Wests Tigers Penrith Panthers
Aidan Sezer Wests Tigers Hull F.C. (Super League)
Junior Tupou Wests Tigers Dolphins
Stefano Utoikamanu Wests Tigers Melbourne Storm
Tom Amone Leigh Leopards (Super League) Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Kai O'Donnell Leigh Leopards (Super League) North Queensland Cowboys
Lewis Dodd St Helens (Super League) South Sydney Rabbitohs
Matty Nicholson Warrington Wolves (Super League) Canberra Raiders
Taj Annan Queensland Reds (Super Rugby) Newcastle Knights

References

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  1. ^ "Parramatta Eels appoint Jason Ryles as Head Coach for four seasons from 2025". parraeels.com.au. 8 July 2024.
  2. ^ "2024 NRL Signings Tracker: Latest signings news, contracts and details". NRL.com.

Notes

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  1. ^ Local time in Las Vegas.