2025 NRL finals series

2025 NRL finals series
2025 NRL finals series
Duration	12 September – 5 October 2025
Teams	8
Minor premiers	Canberra Raiders (2nd title)
Matches played	9
Broadcast partners	Nine Network ; Fox League
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Last updated September 14, 2025

The 2025 National Rugby League finals series is a tournament that will be staged to determine the winner of the 2025 Telstra Premiership season. The series will be played over four weekends in September and October, culminating in the 2025 NRL Grand Final on 5 October 2025.

Qualification

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canberra Raiders	24	19	0	5	3	654	506	+148	44	Advance to finals series
2	Melbourne Storm	24	17	0	7	3	671	459	+212	40
3	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	24	16	0	8	3	534	414	+120	38
4	Brisbane Broncos	24	15	0	9	3	680	508	+172	36
5	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	24	15	0	9	3	599	490	+109	36
6	New Zealand Warriors	24	14	0	10	3	517	496	+21	34
7	Penrith Panthers	24	13	1	10	3	576	469	+107	33
8	Sydney Roosters	24	13	0	11	3	653	521	+132	32
9	Dolphins	24	12	0	12	3	721	596	+125	30
10	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	24	12	0	12	3	555	534	+21	30
11	Parramatta Eels	24	10	0	14	3	502	578	−76	26
12	North Queensland Cowboys	24	9	1	14	3	538	684	−146	25
13	Wests Tigers	24	9	0	15	3	477	612	−135	24
14	South Sydney Rabbitohs	24	9	0	15	3	427	608	−181	24
15	St. George Illawarra Dragons	24	8	0	16	3	498	628	−130	22
16	Gold Coast Titans	24	6	0	18	3	520	719	−199	18
17	Newcastle Knights	24	6	0	18	3	338	638	−300	18

Updated to match(es) played on 7 September 2025. Source: National Rugby League

Finals structure

The system used for the 2025 NRL finals series is a final eight system. The top four teams in the eight receive the "double chance" when they play in week-one qualifying finals, such that if a top-four team loses in the first week it still remains in the finals, playing a semi-final the next week against the winner of an elimination final. The bottom four of the eight play knock-out games – only the winners survive and move on to the next week. Home ground advantage goes to the team with the higher ladder position in the first two weeks and to the qualifying final winners in the third week.

In the second week, the winners of the qualifying finals receive a bye to the third week. The losers of the qualifying final plays the elimination finals winners in a semi-final. In the third week, the winners of the semi-finals from week two play the winners of the qualifying finals in the first week. The winners of those matches move on to the Grand Final.^[1]

Bracket

Qualifying and elimination finals

Semi-finals

Preliminary finals

Grand final

14 September – Canberra

1

Canberra

4

Brisbane

TBD

13 September – Sydney

Cronulla-Sutherland

TBD

5

Cronulla-Sutherland

20

TBD

8

Sydney

10

TBD

5 October – Sydney

TBD

13 September – Auckland

TBD – Melbourne

TBD

6

New Zealand

8

Melbourne

7

Penrith

24

TBD – Sydney

TBD

Canterbury-Bankstown

12 September – Melbourne