| 2026 National Rugby League | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 28 February [a] – 4 October 2026 |
| Teams | 17 |
The 2026 NRL season will be 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.
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.
Venues for the 2026 National Rugby League competition.
Venues used for the 2026 National Rugby League season.
Venues in New Zealand |
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Italics indicates a non-NRL club
| Date | Time | Home | Score | Away | Stadium | Report |
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| 7 February 2025 | TBD AEST (UTC+10:00) | | – | | Marley Brown Oval, Gladstone | |
| 14 February 2025 | 19:10 AEST (UTC+10:00) | | – | | Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast | |
| 22 February 2025 | 14:00 AEST (UTC+10:00) | | – | | Davies Park, Brisbane | |
A 17-game pre-season challenge will be played before the 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 |
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| Brisbane Broncos | PEN | PAR | MEL | DOL | GCT | NQL | WTI | CBY | SYD | MAN | NZL | X | SGI | GCT | SOU | X | SYD | CRO | X | PEN | NQL | NEW | DOL | NZL | CAN | MEL | CBY | ||||
| Canberra Raiders | MAN | NZL | CBY | CRO | NEW | SOU | MEL | WTI | GCT | PEN | X | DOL | NQL | SYD | PAR | MEL | SGI | X | CBY | SOU | WTI | PEN | NEW | CRO | BRI | X | NQL | ||||
| Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | SGI | X | CAN | NEW | SOU | PEN | PAR | BRI | NQL | DOL | CRO | MEL | WTI | PAR | X | MAN | GCT | X | CAN | WTI | NZL | MEL | SYD | SOU | SGI | PEN | BRI | ||||
| Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | GCT | PEN | DOL | CAN | NZL | SYD | X | NQL | WTI | SOU | CBY | X | MAN | SGI | NZL | SYD | X | BRI | DOL | NEW | MAN | SOU | SGI | CAN | GCT | PAR | MEL | ||||
| Dolphins | SOU | GCT | CRO | BRI | MAN | X | PEN | NZL | MEL | CBY | SOU | CAN | X | NQL | SYD | WTI | NZL | NEW | CRO | NQL | X | SGI | BRI | MAN | PAR | SYD | GCT | ||||
| Gold Coast Titans | CRO | DOL | NQL | SGI | BRI | PAR | NZL | X | CAN | SYD | NEW | MAN | X | BRI | WTI | PEN | CBY | X | MEL | MAN | SGI | NZL | NQL | NEW | CRO | SOU | DOL | ||||
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | CAN | NEW | X | SYD | DOL | SGI | NQL | PAR | PEN | BRI | WTI | GCT | CRO | SOU | X | CBY | MEL | PAR | NQL | GCT | CRO | X | MEL | DOL | NEW | SGI | NZL | ||||
| Melbourne Storm | PAR | SGI | BRI | NQL | PEN | NZL | CAN | SOU | DOL | WTI | PAR | CBY | SYD | NEW | X | CAN | MAN | X | GCT | SYD | SOU | CBY | MAN | X | PEN | BRI | CRO | ||||
| Newcastle Knights | NQL | MAN | WAR | CBY | CAN | WTI | SYD | PEN | SOU | SGI | GCT | X | PAR | MEL | X | SGI | WTI | DOL | SOU | CRO | SYD | BRI | CAN | GCT | MAN | NZL | X | ||||
| New Zealand Warriors | SYD | CAN | NEW | WTI | CRO | MEL | GCT | DOL | PAR | X | BRI | SGI | PEN | X | CRO | NQL | DOL | X | WTI | SGI | CBY | GCT | PEN | BRI | SOU | NEW | MAN | ||||
| North Queensland Cowboys | NEW | WTI | GCT | MEL | SGI | BRI | MAN | CRO | CBY | PAR | SYD | SOU | CAN | DOL | X | NZL | PEN | X | MAN | DOL | BRI | SYD | GCT | PAR | X | WTI | CAN | ||||
| Parramatta Eels | MEL | BRI | SGI | PEN | WTI | GCT | CBY | MAN | NZL | NQL | MEL | X | NEW | CBY | CAN | X | SOU | MAN | SYD | X | PEN | WTI | SOU | NQL | DOL | CRO | SGI | ||||
| Penrith Panthers | BRI | CRO | SYD | PAR | MEL | CBY | DOL | NEW | MAN | CAN | SGI | X | NZL | WTI | X | GCT | NQL | SOU | X | BRI | PAR | CAN | NZL | SYD | MEL | CBY | WTI | ||||
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | DOL | SYD | WTI | X | CBY | CAN | SGI | MEL | NEW | CRO | DOL | NQL | X | MAN | BRI | X | PAR | PEN | NEW | CAN | MEL | CRO | PAR | CBY | NZL | GCT | SYD | ||||
| St. George Illawarra Dragons | CBY | MEL | PAR | GCT | NQL | MAN | SOU | SYD | X | NEW | PEN | NZL | BRI | CRO | X | NEW | CAN | WTI | X | NZL | GCT | DOL | CRO | WTI | CBY | MAN | PAR | ||||
| Sydney Roosters | NZL | SOU | PEN | MAN | X | CRO | NEW | SGI | BRI | GCT | NQL | X> | MEL | CAN | DOL | CRO | BRI | X | PAR | MEL | NEW | NQL | CBY | PEN | WTI | DOL | SOU | ||||
| Wests Tigers | X | NQL | SOU | NZL | PAR | NEW | BRI | CAN | CRO | MEL | 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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to finals series |
| 2 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | |
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| Team | Games | Total | 2026 Average | 2025 Average | Difference | Highest | Lowest |
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| Brisbane Broncos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41,185 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Canberra Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19,136 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30,688 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12,856 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Dolphins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21,820 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Gold Coast Titans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16,410 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16,393 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Melbourne Storm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21,677 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Newcastle Knights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20,891 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| New Zealand Warriors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23,188 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| North Queensland Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18,649 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Parramatta Eels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15,904 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Penrith Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16,695 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16,070 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| St. George Illawarra Dragons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12,505 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Sydney Roosters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23,799 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Wests Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15,176 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
* = Magic Round home game not counted
Source: [4]
| Player | 2025 Club |
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| Marion Seve | Melbourne Storm |
| Coach | 2025 Club | 2026 Club |
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| Des Hasler | Gold Coast Titans | TBD [1] |
| Adam O'Brien | Newcastle Knights | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (assistant) [5] |
| Josh Hannay | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (assistant) | Gold Coast Titans [1] |
| Justin Holbrook | Sydney Roosters (assistant) | Newcastle Knights [3] |