| 2025 National Rugby League | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 1 March [a] – TBD 2025 |
| Teams | 17 |
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.
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.
Pre-season challenge games will be played before the 2025 regular season.
| 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 | SYD | SOU | PEN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canberra Raiders | NZL | MEL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | SGI | SOU | GCT | PAR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | PEN | PAR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dolphins | SOU | SYD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gold Coast Titans | X | CBY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | NQL | SYD | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Melbourne Storm | PAR | CAN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Newcastle Knights | WST | SOU | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand Warriors | CAN | NQL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Queensland Cowboys | MAN | NZL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parramatta Eels | MEL | WST | CRO | CBY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penrith Panthers | CRO | BRI | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | DOL | BRI | SYD | CBY | NEW | SYD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. George Illawarra Dragons | CBY | SYD | WTI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sydney Roosters | BRI | MAN | SOU | SGI | DOL | SOU | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wests Tigers | NEW | PAR | SGI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brisbane Broncos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to finals series |
| 2 |  Canberra Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 |  Dolphins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 |  Gold Coast Titans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 |  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 |  Melbourne Storm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 |  Newcastle Knights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 |  New Zealand Warriors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 |  North Queensland Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 |  Parramatta Eels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 |  Penrith Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 |  Sydney Roosters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 |  Wests Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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