2016 NRL season results

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2016 National Rugby League
Teams16
Premiers Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (1st title)
Minor premiers Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm (2nd title)
Matches played189
Points scored7874
Attendance2877018
Top try-scorer(s) Melbourne colours.svg Suliasi Vunivalu (22)

The 2016 NRL season consists of 26 weekly regular season rounds starting on Thursday 3 March, and concluded on Sunday 2 October with the grand final.

Contents

Round 1

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
Date and time (Local)Venue (Broadcaster)RefereesAttendance Capacity
Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 4-17 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 3 Mar 2016, 8:05 pm Pirtek Stadium (Nine Network)Matt Cecchin/Alan Shortall17,324 / 20,741
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 6-28 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 4 Mar 2016, 8:05 pm Brookvale Oval (Nine Network)Gerard Sutton/Matt Noyen16,512 / 23,000
Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 30-22 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 5 Mar 2016, 3:00 pm GIO Stadium (Fox Sports)Gavin Badger/Dave Munro11,297 / 25,011
Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 34-26 Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 5 Mar 2016, 5:30 pm Campbelltown Stadium (Fox Sports)Ashley Klein/Chris Sutton10,917 / 20,000
North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 20-14 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 5 Mar 2016, 7:30 pm 1300SMILES Stadium (Fox Sports)Ben Cummins/Adam Devcich15,519 / 26,500
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 10-42 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 6 Mar 2016, 4:00 pm Allianz Stadium (Nine Network)Jared Maxwell/Adam Gee25,125 / 45,500
Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 30-12 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 6 Mar 2016, 6:30 pm Cbus Super Stadium (Fox Sports)Henry Perenara/Chris James8,313 / 27,400
Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 18-16 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 7 Mar 2016, 7:00 pm AAMI Park (Fox Sports)Grant Atkins/Gavin Reynolds12,148 / 30,050

Round 2

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
Date and time (Local)Venue (Broadcaster)RefereesAttendance Capacity
Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 16-18 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10 Mar 2016, 8:05 pm Pepper Stadium (Nine Network)Ben Cummins/Adam Devcich11,125 / 22,500
Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 25-10 Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 11 Mar 2016, 8:05 pm Suncorp Stadium (Nine Network)Gerard Sutton/Matt Noyen35,230 / 52,500
Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 21-20 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 12 Mar 2016, 3:00 pm GIO Stadium (Fox Sports)Grant Atkins/Gavin Reynolds12,423 / 25,011
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 48-6 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 12 Mar 2016, 5:30 pm ANZ Stadium (Fox Sports)Gavin Badger/Dave Munro13,364 / 83,500
Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 20-16 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 12 Mar 2016, 7:30 pm Pirtek Stadium (Fox Sports)Jared Maxwell/Adam Gee12,194 / 20,741
Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 30-2 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 13 Mar 2016, 4:00 pm Shark Park (Nine Network)Matt Cecchin/Alan Shortall17,946 / 22,000
Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 34-16 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 13 Mar 2016, 6:30 pm AAMI Park (Fox Sports)Ashley Klein/ Chris Sutton12,637 / 30,050
Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 36-22 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 14 Mar 2016, 7:00 pm Leichhardt Oval (Fox Sports)Henry Perenara/Chris James11,269 / 20,000

Round 3

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
Date and time (Local)Venue (Broadcaster)RefereesAttendance Capacity
North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 40-0 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 17 Mar 2016, 8:05 pm 1300SMILES Stadium (Nine Network)8,099 / 26,500
Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6-20 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 18 Mar 2016, 8:05 pm ANZ Stadium (Nine Network)30,018 / 83,500
Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 24-24 (gp) Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 19 Mar 2016, 5:30 pm Hunter Stadium (Fox Sports)13,745 / 33,000
Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 23-22 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 19 Mar 2016, 7:30 pm Pepper Stadium (Fox Sports)12,086 / 22,500
Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 30-18 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 19 Mar 2016, 9:30 pm Cbus Super Stadium (Fox Sports)9,975 / 27,400
Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 14-21 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 20 Mar 2016, 2:00 pm Mt Smart Stadium (Fox Sports)16,214 / 30,000
St. George Illawarra colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 8-6 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 20 Mar 2016, 4:00 pm SCG (Nine Network)17,824 / 48,000
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 22-12 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 21 Mar 2016, 7:00 pm Brookvale Oval (Fox Sports)5,122 / 23,000

Round 4

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
Date and time (Local)Venue (Broadcaster)RefereesAttendance Capacity
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 12-42 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 25 Mar 2016, 4:00 pm ANZ Stadium (Nine Network)38,192 / 83,500
Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 21-20 (gp) North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 25 Mar 2016, 8:05 pm Suncorp Stadium (Nine Network)46,176 / 52,500
Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 20-24 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 26 Mar 2016, 5:30 pm GIO Stadium (Fox Sports)11,039 / 25,011
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 20-22 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 26 Mar 2016, 7:30 pm Allianz Stadium (Fox Sports)12,271 / 45,500
St. George Illawarra colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 14-12 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 27 Mar 2016, 4:00 pm WIN Stadium (Nine Network)12,983 / 23,000
Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 40-18 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 28 Mar 2016, 2:00 pm Mt Smart Stadium (Fox Sports)13,895 / 30,000
Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 0-8 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 28 Mar 2016, 4:00 pm ANZ Stadium (Fox Sports)36,112 / 83,500
Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 14-6 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 28 Mar 2016, 7:00 pm Shark Park (Fox Sports)9,155 / 22,000

Round 5

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
Date and time (Local)Venue (Broadcaster)RefereesAttendance Capacity
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 12-16 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 31 Mar 2016, 8:05 pm Brookvale Oval (Nine Network)9,603 / 23,000
Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 16-24 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 1 Apr 2016, 8:05 pm Cbus Super Stadium (Nine Network)21,080 / 27,400
Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 18-14 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 2 Apr 2016, 3:00 pm AAMI Park (Fox Sports)11,443 / 30,050
Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 26-34 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2 Apr 2016, 5:30 pm Campbelltown Stadium (Fox Sports)12,831 / 20,000
North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 36-0 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 2 Apr 2016, 7:30 pm 1300SMILES Stadium (Fox Sports)17,444 / 26,500
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 28-32(gp) Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 3 Apr 2016, 2:00 pm Central Coast Stadium (Fox Sports)10,113 / 20,059
Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 18-20 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 3 Apr 2016, 4:00 pm Pirtek Stadium (Nine Network)15,600 /20,741
Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 8-22 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 4 Apr 2016, 7:00 pm Belmore Sports Ground (Fox Sports)13,463 / 19,000

Round 6

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
Date and time (Local)Venue (Broadcaster)RefereesAttendance Capacity
Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 26-0 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 7 Apr 2016, 7:50 pm Suncorp Stadium (Nine Network)29,869 / 52,500
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 10-17 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 8 Apr 2016, 7:50 pm ANZ Stadium (Nine Network)18,161 / 83,500
Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 36-6 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 9 Apr 2016, 3:00 pm Pirtek Stadium (Fox Sports)12,947 / 20,741
Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 18-34 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 9 Apr 2016, 5:30 pm Mt Smart Stadium (Fox Sports)16,112 / 30,000
Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 18-23 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 9 Apr 2016, 7:30 pm Pepper Stadium (Fox Sports)13,725 / 22,500
Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 25-20 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 10 Apr 2016, 2:00 pm Shark Park (Fox Sports)11,753 / 22,000
Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 18-16 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 10 Apr 2016, 4:00 pm Hunter Stadium (Nine Network)21,653 / 33,000
Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 12-18 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 11 Apr 2016, 7:00 pm AAMI Park (Fox Sports)11,037 / 30,050

Round 7

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
Date and time (Local)Venue (Broadcaster)RefereesAttendance Capacity
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 10-22 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 14 Apr 2016, 7:50 pm Brookvale Oval (Nine Network)14,633 / 23,000
North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 44-18 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 15 Apr 2016, 7:50 pm 1300SMILES Stadium (Nine Network)15,487 / 26,500
Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 14-19 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 16 Apr 2016, 3:00 pm Cbus Super Stadium (Fox Sports)12,215 / 27,400
Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 20-24 Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 16 Apr 2016, 5:30 pm Westpac Stadium (Fox Sports)18,212 / 34,500
Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 53-0 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 16 Apr 2016, 7:30 pm Suncorp Stadium (Fox Sports)30,394 / 52,500
Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 16-40 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 17 Apr 2016, 2:00 pm GIO Stadium (Fox Sports)12,890 / 25,011
Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 18-19(gp) Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 17 Apr 2016, 4:00 pm Leichhardt Oval (Nine Network)9,216 / 20,000
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 16-20 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 18 Apr 2016, 7:00 pm Allianz Stadium (Fox Sports)10,117 / 45,500

Round 8 (Anzac Round)

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
Date and time (Local)Venue (Broadcaster)RefereesAttendance Capacity
Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 30-8 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 22 Apr 2016, 7:50 pm Suncorp Stadium (Nine Network)40,275 / 52,500
Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 21-20 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 23 Apr 2016, 3:00 pm ANZ Stadium (Fox Sports)11,450 / 83,500
Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 60-6 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 23 Apr 2016, 5:30 pm GIO Stadium (Fox Sports)13,420 / 25,011
North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 32-16 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 23 Apr 2016, 7:30 pm 1300SMILES Stadium (Fox Sports)19,308 / 26,500
Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 20-18 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 24 Apr 2016, 4:00 pm Shark Park (Nine Network)14,273 / 22,000
Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 10-26 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 25 Apr 2016, 2:00 pm Hunter Stadium (Fox Sports)19,072 / 33,000
St. George Illawarra colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 20-18 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 25 Apr 2016, 4:00 pm Allianz Stadium (Nine Network)34,483 / 45,500
Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 42-0 Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 25 Apr 2016, 7:00 pm AAMI Park (Fox Sports)21,233 / 30,050

Round 9

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
Date and time (Local)Venue (Broadcaster)RefereesAttendance Capacity
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 22-30 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 28 Apr 2016, 7:50 pm ANZ Stadium (Nine Network)11,229 / 83,500
Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 20-12 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 29 Apr 2016, 7:50 pm31,815 / 83,500
Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 19-18 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 30 Apr 2016, 3:00 pm Carrington Park (Fox Sports)6,721 / 13,000
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 38-0 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 30 Apr 2016, 5:30 pm Allianz Stadium (Fox Sports)9,502 / 45,500
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 6-22 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 30 Apr 2016, 7:30 pm Brookvale Oval (Fox Sports)11,734 / 23,000
Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 26-10 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 1 May 2016, noon Mt Smart Stadium (Fox Sports)12,752 / 30,000
Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 0-38 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 1 May 2016, 2:00 pm Cbus Super Stadium (Fox Sports)10,214 / 27,400
Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 30-28 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 1 May 2016, 4:00 pm Shark Park (Nine Network)14,406 / 22,000

Round 10

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
Date and time (Local)Venue (Broadcaster)RefereesAttendance Capacity
St. George Illawarra colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 16-12 (gp) Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 12 May 2016, 7:50 pm Jubilee Oval (Nine Network)9,647 / 20,500
Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 20-22 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 13 May 2016, 7:50 pm Pirtek Stadium (Nine Network)16,013 / 20,741
Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 30-18 Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 14 May 2016, 3:00 pm AMI Stadium (Fox Sports)18,000 / 18,000
Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 15-14 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 14 May 2016, 5:30 pm Suncorp Stadium (Fox Sports)52,347 / 52,500
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 6-30 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 14 May 2016, 7:30 pm
Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 0-62 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 15 May 2016, 2:00 pm Hunter Stadium (Fox Sports)16,150 / 33,000
Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 4-36 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 15 May 2016, 4:00 pm ANZ Stadium (Nine Network)20,936 / 83,500
Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 26-6 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 16 May 2016, 7:00 pm Cbus Super Stadium (Fox Sports)9,363 / 27,400

Round 11

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
Date and time (Local)Venue (Broadcaster)RefereesAttendance Capacity
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 34-24 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 19 May 2016, 7:50 pm ANZ Stadium (Nine Network)12,054 / 83,500
North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 19-18 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 20 May 2016, 7:50 pm 1300SMILES Stadium (Nine Network)25,163 / 26,500
Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 20-12 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 21 May 2016, 3:00 pm Campbelltown Stadium (Fox Sports)8,658 / 20,000
Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 12-38 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 21 May 2016, 5:30 pm Yarrow Stadium (Fox Sports)12,833 / 25,000
Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 20-12 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 21 May 2016, 7:30 pm Southern Cross Group Stadium (Fox Sports)16,601 / 22,000
Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 24-28 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 22 May 2016, 2:00 pm Pepper Stadium (Fox Sports)11,210 / 22,500
Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 32-20 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 22 May 2016, 4:00 pm ANZ Stadium (Nine Network)17,704 / 83,500
Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 6-18 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 23 May 2016, 7:00 pm Pirtek Stadium (Fox Sports)8,941 / 20,741

Round 12

HomeScorepornMatch information
Date and time (Local)Venue (Broadcaster)RefereesAttendance Capacity
Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 18-19 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 27 May 2016, 7:50 pm Suncorp Stadium (Nine Network)Matt Cecchin/Gavin Badger27,153 / 52,500
St. George Illawarra colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 14-10 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 28 May 2016, 7:30 pm WIN Stadium (Fox Sports)Grant Atkins/Alan Shortall10,032 / 23,000
Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 32-20 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 29 May 2016, 4:00 pm GIO Stadium (Nine Network)Ashley Klein/Adam Gee13,907 / 25,011
Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 18-20 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 30 May 2016, 7:00 pm Hunter Stadium (Fox Sports)Henry Perenara/Gavin Reynolds12,856 / 33,000
Bye: New Zealand Warriors , Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks , Melbourne Storm , Penrith Panthers , South Sydney Rabbitohs , Gold Coast Titans , Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles & Sydney Roosters .

Round 13

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
Date and time (Local)Venue (Broadcaster)RefereesAttendance Capacity
Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 30-18 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 3 Jun 2016, 7:50 pm GIO Stadium (Nine Network)9,157 / 25,011
Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 36-18 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 4 Jun 2016, 3:00 pm Mt Smart Stadium (Fox Sports)15,097 / 30,000
North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 46-16 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 4 Jun 2016, 5:30 pm 1300SMILES Stadium (Fox Sports)14,651 / 26,500
Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 24-6 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 4 Jun 2016, 7:30 pm AAMI Park (Fox Sports)11,116 / 30,050
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 32-18 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 5 Jun 2016, 4:00 pm Allianz Stadium (Nine Network)3,622 / 45,500
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 28-29 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 5 Jun 2016, 6:30 pm nib Stadium (Fox Sports)13,142 / 20,500
Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 18-20 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 6 Jun 2016, 7:00 pm ANZ Stadium (Fox Sports)10,081 / 83,500
Bye: Parramatta Eels & St. George Illawarra Dragons .

Round 14

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
Date and time (Local)Venue (Broadcaster)RefereesAttendance Capacity
Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 26-18 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 9 Jun 2016, 7:50 pm Suncorp Stadium (Nine Network)25,021 / 52,500
Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 30-14 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 10 Jun 2016, 7:50 pm ANZ Stadium (Nine Network)14,490 / 83,500
Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 14-50 Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 11 Jun 2016, 3:00 pm Hunter Stadium (Fox Sports)12,222 / 23,000
Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 22-12 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 11 Jun 2016, 5:30 pm TIO Stadium (Fox Sports)7,722 / 14,000
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 0-46 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 11 Jun 2016, 7:30 pm Allianz Stadium (Fox Sports)8,499 / 45,500
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24-31 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 12 Jun 2016, 4:00 pm Brookvale Oval (Nine Network)12,463 / 23,000
St. George Illawarra colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 16-34 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 13 Jun 2016, 4:00 pm ANZ Stadium (Fox Sports)20,153 / 83,500
Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 13-10 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 13 Jun 2016, 7:00 pm Southern Cross Group Stadium (Fox Sports)13,119 / 22,000

Round 15

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
Date and time (Local)Venue (Broadcaster)RefereesAttendance Capacity
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 12-30 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 17 Jun 2016, 7:50 pm ANZ Stadium (Nine Network)11,860 / 83,500
St. George Illawarra colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 20-10 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 18 Jun 2016, 7:30 pm WIN Stadium (Fox Sports)7,568 / 23,000
Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 12-10 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 19 Jun 2016, 4:00 pm Mt Smart Stadium (Nine Network)14,026 / 30,000
Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 30-10 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 20 Jun 2016, 7:00 pm Cbus Super Stadium (Fox Sports)8,278 / 27,400
Bye: Newcastle Knights , Wests Tigers , Penrith Panthers , Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs , Canberra Raiders , Brisbane Broncos , North Queensland Cowboys & Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks .

Round 16

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
Date and time (Local)Venue (Broadcaster)RefereesAttendance Capacity
Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 28-26 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 Jun 2016, 7:50 pm Pepper Stadium (Nine Network)13,080 / 22,500
Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 18-30 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 25 Jun 2016, 3:00 pm Hunter Stadium (Fox Sports)13,777 / 33,000
Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 19-18 Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 25 Jun 2016, 5:30 pm Southern Cross Group Stadium (Fox Sports)12,074 / 22,000
Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 40-14 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 25 Jun 2016, 7:30 pm ANZ Stadium (Fox Sports)15,106 / 83,500
Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 22-30 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 26 Jun 2016, 2:00 pm Cbus Super Stadium (Fox Sports)12,645 / 27,400
Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 29-20 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 26 Jun 2016, 4:00 pm AAMI Park (Nine Network)14,412 / 30,050
North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 30-26 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 27 Jun 2016, 7:00 pm 1300SMILES Stadium (Fox Sports)15,584 / 26,500
Bye: Parramatta Eels & Sydney Roosters .

Round 17

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
Date and time (Local)Venue (Broadcaster)RefereesAttendance Capacity
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 20-24 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 30 Jun 2016, 7:50 pm Allianz Stadium (Nine Network)7,741 / 45,500
Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 6-48 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 1 Jul 2016, 7:50 pm Suncorp Stadium (Nine Network)44,519 / 52,500
Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 27-18 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 2 Jul 2016, 3:00 pm Mt Smart Stadium (Fox Sports)15,107 / 30,000
Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 34-26 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 2 Jul 2016, 5:30 pm ANZ Stadium (Fox Sports)10,580 / 83,500
Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 34-24 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 2 Jul 2016, 7:30 pm Southern Cross Group Stadium (Fox Sports)19,124 / 22,000
Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 29-25 (gp) Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 3 Jul 2016, 2:00 pm GIO Stadium (Fox Sports)9,731 / 25,011
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 0-20 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 3 Jul 2016, 4:00 pm Barlow Park (Nine Network)14,923 / 18,000
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 36-6 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 4 Jul 2016, 7:00 pm Brookvale Oval (Fox Sports)9,048 / 23,000
Newcastle lead Canberra 22-0 after 23 minutes [1]

Round 18

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
Date and time (Local)Venue (Broadcaster)RefereesAttendance Capacity
Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 22-18 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 8 Jul 2016, 7:50 pm Pirtek Stadium (Nine Network)Matt Cecchin/Gavin Badger8,464 / 20,741
Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 32-22 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 9 Jul 2016, 7:30 pm ANZ Stadium (Fox Sports)Ashley Klein/Chris James16,212 / 83,500
Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 10-26 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 10 Jul 2016, 4:00 pm Pepper Stadium (Nine Network)Jared Maxwell/Henry Perenara12,862 / 22,500
Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 26-12 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 11 Jul 2016, 7:00 pm GIO Stadium (Fox Sports)8,328 / 25,011
Bye: St. George Illawarra Dragons , Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles , Newcastle Knights , South Sydney Rabbitohs , Brisbane Broncos , New Zealand Warriors , Gold Coast Titans & Melbourne Storm .

Round 19

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
Date and time (Local)Venue (Broadcaster)RefereesAttendance Capacity
St. George Illawarra colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 12-32 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 15 Jul 2016, 7:50 pm Jubilee Oval (Nine Network)8,256 / 20,500
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 15-14 (gp) Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 16 Jul 2016, 3:30 pm nib Stadium (Fox Sports)11,109 / 20,500
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 10-30 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 16 Jul 2016, 7:30 pm ANZ Stadium (Fox Sports)13,111 / 83,500
Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 16-20 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 17 Jul 2016, 2:00 pm Hunter Stadium (Fox Sports)10,748 / 33,000
Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 22-18 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 17 Jul 2016, 4:00 pm Pepper Stadium (Nine Network)15,251 / 22,500
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 20-32 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 18 Jul 2016, 7:00 pm Allianz Stadium (Fox Sports)9,276 / 45,500
Bye: Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs , Wests Tigers , Canberra Raiders & North Queensland Cowboys .

Round 20

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
Date and time (Local)Venue (Broadcaster)RefereesAttendance Capacity
North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 36-0 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 21 Jul 2016, 7:50 pm 1300SMILES Stadium (Nine Network)11,620 / 26,500
Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 12-31 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 22 Jul 2016, 7:50 pm Suncorp Stadium (Nine Network)30,878 / 52,500
Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 26-22 (gp) Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 23 Jul 2016, 3:00 pm GIO Stadium (Fox Sports)9,471 / 25,011
Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 34-14 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 23 Jul 2016, 5:30 pm Cbus Super Stadium (Fox Sports)15,273 / 27,400
Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 26-10 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 23 Jul 2016, 7:30 pm AAMI Park (Fox Sports)12,604 / 30,050
Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 36-4 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 24 Jul 2016, 2:00 pm Southern Cross Group Stadium (Fox Sports)16,882 / 22,000
St. George Illawarra colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 12-25 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 24 Jul 2016, 4:00 pm ANZ Stadium (Nine Network)15,087 / 83,500
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 12-20 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 25 Jul 2016, 7:00 pm Allianz Stadium (Fox Sports)8,273 / 45,500

The Sharks beat Newcastle to win 15 games in a row.

Round 21

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
Date and time (Local)Venue (Broadcaster)RefereesAttendance Capacity
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 32-16 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 28 Jul 2016, 7:50 pm Allianz Stadium (Nine Network)6,308 / 45,500
Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 13-10 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 29 Jul 2016, 7:50 pm ANZ Stadium (Nine Network)15,008 / 83,500
Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 20-16 (gp) Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 30 Jul 2016, 2:30 pm Mt Smart Stadium (Fox Sports)13,026 / 30,000
Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 8-23 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 30 Jul 2016, 5:00 pm ANZ Stadium (Fox Sports)14,428 / 83,500
North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 8-16 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 30 Jul 2016, 7:00 pm 1300SMILES Stadium (Fox Sports)20,256 / 26,500
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 4-54 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 31 Jul 2016, 1:30 pm ANZ Stadium (Fox Sports)10,076 / 83,500
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 36-16 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 31 Jul 2016, 3:30 pm Brookvale Oval (Nine Network)11,222 / 23,000
Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 18-18 (gp) Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 1 Aug 2016, 7:00 pm Cbus Super Stadium (Fox Sports)14,918 / 27,400


Round 22

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
Date and time (Local)Venue (Broadcaster)RefereesAttendance Capacity
St. George Illawarra colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 8-12 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 4 Aug 2016, 7:50 pm WIN Stadium (Nine Network)5,662 / 23,000
Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 10-9 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 5 Aug 2016, 7:50 pm Pirtek Stadium (Nine Network)8,143 / 20,741
Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 14-28 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6 Aug 2016, 2:30 pm Hunter Stadium (Fox Sports)13,318/ 33,000
Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 14-30 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 6 Aug 2016, 5:00 pm Southern Cross Group Stadium (Fox Sports)15,133/ 22,000
Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 15-14 (gp) South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 6 Aug 2016, 7:00 pm AAMI Park (Fox Sports)13,569 / 30,050
Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 14-24 Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 7 Aug 2016, 1:30 pm Cbus Super Stadium (Fox Sports)25,109 / 27,400
Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 26-14 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 7 Aug 2016, 3:30 pm Leichhardt Oval (Nine Network)14,246 / 20,000
Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 38-18 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 8 Aug 2016, 7:00 pm Pepper Stadium (Fox Sports)9,653 / 22,500

The Sharks suffer their first defeat since Round 3 against Manly

Round 23

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
Date and time (Local)Venue (Broadcaster)RefereesAttendance Capacity
Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 20-16 (gp) Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 11 Aug 2016, 7:50 pm ANZ Stadium (Nine Network)10,290 / 83,500
Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 38-16 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 12 Aug 2016, 7:50 pm Suncorp Stadium (Nine Network)30,189 / 52,500
Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 18-19 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 13 Aug 2016, 2:30 pm Campbelltown Stadium (Fox Sports)16,783 / 20,000
Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 22-41 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 13 Aug 2016, 5:00 pm Mt Smart Stadium (Fox Sports)17,409 / 30,000
St. George Illawarra colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 32-18 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 13 Aug 2016, 7:00 pm Jubilee Oval (Fox Sports)13,167 / 20,500
Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 6-42 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 14 Aug 2016, 1:30 pm Hunter Stadium (Fox Sports)13,771 / 33,000
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 22-10 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 14 Aug 2016, 3:30 pm Allianz Stadium (Nine Network)8,760 / 45,500
Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 22-8 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 15 Aug 2016, 7:00 pm GIO Stadium (Fox Sports)15,707 / 25,011

Round 24

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
Date and time (Local)Venue (Broadcaster)RefereesAttendance Capacity
Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 20-10 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 18 Aug 2016, 7:50 pm Suncorp Stadium (Nine Network)27,746 / 52,500
Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 40-10 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 19 Aug 2016, 7:50 pm Pepper Stadium (Nine Network)14,876 / 22,500
Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 6-26 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 20 Aug 2016, 2:30 pm Hunter Stadium (Fox Sports)10,960 / 33,000
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 18-38 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 20 Aug 2016, 5:00 pm Brookvale Oval (Fox Sports)8,241 / 23,000
North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 34-6 Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 20 Aug 2016, 7:00 pm 1300SMILES Stadium (Fox Sports)15,676 / 26,500
Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 28-18 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 21 Aug 2016, 1:30 pm GIO Stadium (Fox Sports)18,825 / 25,011
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 42-6 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 21 Aug 2016, 3:30 pm Allianz Stadium (Nine Network)11,486 / 45,500
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 12-6 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 22 Aug 2016, 7:00 pm ANZ Stadium (Fox Sports)7,588 / 83,500

Round 25

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
Date and time (Local)Venue (Broadcaster)RefereesAttendance Capacity
Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-24 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 25 Aug 2016, 7:50 pm Belmore Sports Ground (Nine Network)Jared Maxwell, Chris James10,144 / 19,000
Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 16-26 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 26 Aug 2016, 7:50 pm AAMI Park (Nine Network)Ashley Klein, Gavin Badger.20,263 / 30,050
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 30-44 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 27 Aug 2016, 3:00 pm Brookvale Oval (Fox Sports)Ben Cummins, Gavin Badger11,137 / 23,000
Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 14-15 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 27 Aug 2016, 5:30 pm Cbus Super Stadium (Fox Sports)Grant Atkins, Chris Sutton18,288 / 27,400
Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 37-12 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 27 Aug 2016, 7:30 pm Southern Cross Group Stadium (Fox Sports)Matt Cecchin, David Munro14,457 / 22,000
Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 24-36 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 28 Aug 2016, 2:00 pm Mt Smart Stadium (Fox Sports)Gerard Sutton, Alan Shortall14,020 / 30,000
Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 12-34 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 28 Aug 2016, 4:00 pm Hunter Stadium (Nine Network)Henry Perenara, Jon Stone15,212 / 33,000
Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 30-18 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 29 Aug 2016, 7:00 pm Pirtek Stadium (Fox Sports)Adam Gee, Gavin Reynolds13,553 / 20,741

Round 26

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
Date and time (Local)Venue (Broadcaster)RefereesAttendance Capacity
Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 24-14 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 1 Sep 2016, 7:50 pm Suncorp Stadium (Nine Network)37,566 / 52,500
Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10-28 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 2 Sep 2016, 7:50 pm ANZ Stadium (Nine Network)14,731 / 83,500
St. George Illawarra colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 28-26 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 3 Sep 2016, 3:00 pm Jubilee Oval (Fox Sports)8,726 / 20,500
North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 32-16 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 3 Sep 2016, 5:30 pm 1300SMILES Stadium (Fox Sports)21,495 / 26,500
Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 26-6 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 3 Sep 2016, 7:30 pm AAMI Park (Fox Sports)24,135 / 30,050
Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 10-52 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 4 Sep 2016, 2:00 pm Leichhardt Oval (Fox Sports)18,634 / 20,000
Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 18-40 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 4 Sep 2016, 6:00 pm Mt Smart Stadium (Nine Network)11,129 / 30,000
Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 36-6 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 4 Sep 2016, 6:30 pm Pepper Stadium (Fox Sports)15,411 / 22,500

[2] [3]

During this round there was a very unusual event. The Melbourne Storm and Cronulla Sharks fought for the minor Premiership with the Sharks going down 26–6 to the Storm. However, because of the 20 point loss the Cronulla Sharks dropped to third, overtaken by the Canberra Raiders who beat Wests Tigers 52–10. This then resulted in a different top 2 then the ones that fought for the Minor Premiership.

Finals series

Qualifying and elimination finalsSemi-finalsPreliminary finalsGrand Final
10 Sept, Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
1 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne 16
4 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland 1016 Sept, Willows Sports Complex
North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland 26
9 Sept, Lang Park Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane 2024 Sept, Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
5 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane 44 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne 14
8 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast 28 Canberra colours.svg Canberra 122 Oct, Stadium Australia
Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne 12
11 Sept, Sydney Football Stadium 23 Sept, Sydney Football Stadium Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla 14
6 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith 28 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla 32
7 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury 1217 Sept, Canberra Stadium North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland 20
Canberra colours.svg Canberra 22
10 Sept, Canberra Stadium Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith 12
2 Canberra colours.svg Canberra 14
3 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla 16

For the fifth year the NRL uses the finals system previously implemented by the ARL competition from the 1990s (also used as the AFL final eight system) to decide the grand finalists from the top eight finishing teams. were featured in the preceding finals series.

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and Time (Local)Venue (Broadcaster)RefereesAttendance Capacity
QUALIFYING & ELIMINATION Finals
Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 44-28 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 9 September 8:15 pm Suncorp Stadium (Nine Network)Gerard Sutton, Gavin Badger43,170 / 52,500
Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 14-16 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 10 September 5:50 pm GIO Stadium (Nine Network)Matt Cecchin,

Alan Shortall

25,592 / 25,592
Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 16-10 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 10 September 8:15 pm AAMI Park (Nine Network)Ben Cummins, Grant Atkins21,233 / 30,050
Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 28-12 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 11 September 4:10 pm Allianz Stadium (Nine Network)Jared Maxwell, Chris James22,631 / 45,500
SEMI Finals
North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 26-20 (et) Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 16 September 8:15 pm 1300SMILES Stadium (Nine Network)Matt Cecchin,

Alan Shortall.

23,804 / 26,500
Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 22-12 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 17 September 7:45 pm GIO Stadium (Nine Network)Ben Cummins, Gerard Sutton.21,498 / 25,011
PRELIMINARY Finals
Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 32-20 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 23 September 8:15 pm Allianz Stadium (Nine Network)Ben Cummins,

Gerard Sutton

36,717 / 45,500
Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 14-12 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 24 September 7:45 pm AAMI Park (Nine Network)Matt Cecchin,

Alan Shortall

28,161 / 30,050
GRAND FINAL
Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 12-14 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2 October ANZ Stadium (Nine Network)Matt Cecchin,

Ben Cummins

83,625 / 83,625

Qualifying And Elimination Finals

1st Elimination Final

Friday, 9 September
7:55PM
Brisbane Broncos Brisbane colours.svg 44 – 28 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans
Tries:
Jordan Kahu (10' pen, 23') 2
Alex Glenn (42', 51') 2
Corey Oates (62', 79') 2
Jarrod Wallace (27') 1
Anthony Milford (70') 1
Goals:
Jordan Kahu 6/7
(11', 29', 43', 52', 64', 71')
Corey Parker 0/1		1st: 16 - 18
2nd: 28 - 10
Tries:
2 (3', 66') Chris McQueen
1 (15') David Mead
1 (38') Josh Hoffman
1 (74') Ryan James
Goals:
4/5 Tyrone Roberts
(5', 16', 40', 75')
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 43,170
Referee: Gerard Sutton, Gavin Badger
Player of the Match: Brisbane colours.svg Jordan Kahu

1st Qualifying Final

Saturday, 10 September
5:35PM
Canberra Raiders Canberra colours.svg 14 – 16 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla Sutherland Sharks
Tries:
Josh Hodgson (13') 1
Jordan Rapana (18') 1
Goals:
Jarrod Croker 3/3
(14', 19', 45' pen)		1st: 12 - 6
2nd: 2 - 10
Tries:
1 (39') Matt Prior
1 (50') Valentine Holmes
Goals:
4/4 James Maloney
(40', 51', 67' pen, 76' pen)
GIO Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 25,592
Referee: Matt Cecchin, Alan Shortall
Player of the Match: Cronulla colours.svg Matt Prior

2nd Qualifying Final

Saturday, 10 September
7:55PM
Melbourne Storm Melbourne colours.svg 16 – 10 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Tries:
Suliasi Vunivalu (32') 1
Jesse Bromwich (52') 1
Goals:
Cameron Smith 4/5
(30' pen, 49' pen, 54', 77' pen)		1st: 6 - 6
2nd: 10 - 4
Tries:
1 (40') Antonio Winterstein
1 (62') Kyle Feldt
Goals:
1/2 Johnathan Thurston
(40')
AAMI Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 21,233
Referee: Ben Cummins, Grant Atkins
Player of the Match: Melbourne colours.svg Jesse Bromwich

2nd Elimination Final

Sunday, 11 September
4:10PM
Penrith Panthers Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg 28 – 12 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs
Tries:
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (35') 1
Waqa Blake (43') 1
Peter Wallace (54') 1
Tyrone Peachey (62') 1
Josh Mansour (75') 1
Goals:
Nathan Cleary 4/6
(45', 56', 63', 66' pen)		1st: 4 - 6
2nd: 24 - 6
Tries:
1 (14') Moses Mbye
1 (78') Sam Perrett
Goals:
1/2 Moses Mbye
(36' pen)
1/1 Sam Perrett
(80')
Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 22,631
Referee: Jared Maxwell, Chris James
Player of the Match: Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Matt Moylan

Semi-finals

1st Semi-final

Friday, 16 September
8:15PM
North Queensland Cowboys North Queensland colours.svg 26 – 20 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Tries:
Justin O'Neill (57', 62') 2
Coen Hess (19') 1
Michael Morgan (85') 1
Goals:
Johnathan Thurston 5/6
(34' pen, 59', 64', 79' pen, 85')		1st: 6 - 14
2nd: 14 - 6
ET: 6 - 0
Tries:
1 (4') Andrew McCullough
1 (39') Jordan Kahu
1 (69') Corey Oates
Goals:
4/4 Jordan Kahu
(5', 12' pen, 40', 71')
1300SMILES Stadium, Townsville
Attendance: 23,804
Referee: Matt Cecchin, Alan Shortall
Player of the Match: North Queensland colours.svg Jason Taumalolo

Match decided in extra time.
2nd Semi-final

Saturday, 17 September
7:45PM
Canberra Raiders Canberra colours.svg 22 – 12 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers
Tries:
Blake Austin (12') 1
Jordan Rapana (35') 1
Jarrod Croker (43') 1
Goals:
Jarrod Croker 5/5
(13', 37', 45', 75' pen, 80' pen)		1st: 12 - 0
2nd: 10 - 12
Tries:
1 (59') Tyrone Peachey
1 (65') Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
Goals:
2/2 Nathan Cleary
(61',67')
GIO Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 21,498
Referee: Ben Cummins, Gerard Sutton
Player of the Match: Canberra colours.svg Joseph Leilua

Preliminary Finals

1st Preliminary Final

Friday, 23 September
8:15PM
Cronulla Sutherland Sharks Cronulla colours.svg 32 – 20 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Tries:
James Maloney (55', 65') 2
Sosaia Feki (22') 1
Chad Townsend (36') 1
Luke Lewis (51') 1
Goals:
James Maloney 6/8
(17' pen, 27' pen, 37', 51', 56', 64 pen)		1st: 14 - 0
2nd: 18 - 20
Tries:
2 (70', 77') Kyle Feldt
1 (42') Lachlan Coote
1 (79') Coen Hess
Goals:
2/4 Johnathan Thurston
(42', 77')
Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 36,717
Referee: Ben Cummins, Gerard Sutton
Player of the Match: Cronulla colours.svg James Maloney

2nd Preliminary Final

Saturday, 24 September
7:45PM
Melbourne Storm Melbourne colours.svg 14 – 12 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders
Tries:
Cooper Cronk (32') 1
Cheyse Blair (60') 1
Goals:
Cameron Smith 3/4
(16' pen, 33', 64' pen)		1st: 8 - 6
2nd: 6 - 6
Tries:
1 (23') Jordan Rapana
1 (76') Elliott Whitehead
Goals:
2/2 Aiden Sezer
(25', 77')
AAMI Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 28,161
Referee: Matt Cecchin, Alan Shortall
Player of the Match: Melbourne colours.svg Cooper Cronk

2016 NRL Grand Final

Sunday, 2 October
7:15pm (AEDT)
Melbourne Storm Melbourne colours.svg 12 – 14 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Tries:
Jesse Bromwich (50') 1
Will Chambers (64') 1
Goals:
Cameron Smith 2/2
(51', 66')		1st: 0 - 8
2nd: 12 - 6
Tries:
1 (15') Ben Barba
1 (69') Andrew Fifita
Goals:
3/3 James Maloney
(8' pen, 16', 71')
ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 83,625
Referee: Matt Cecchin, Ben Cummins
Clive Churchill Medal: Cronulla colours.svg Luke Lewis

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References

  1. ↑ "Canberra v Newcastle, Full Time 29-25 - NRL Results - NRL Stats".
  2. ↑ "NRL Fixtures 2016 - NRL Draw 2016 - The Roar".
  3. ↑ "NRL Telstra Premiership final schedule released".
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