2025 NRL season explained

Year:	2025
Competition:	National Rugby League
Duration:	1 March – TBD 2025
Teams:	17
Mvp Link:	Dally M Medal
Nextseason Year:	2026

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 (NRL). The regular season will be followed by a finals series contested by the top eight teams on the competition ladder.

Teams

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^[1]	Adam Reynolds
Canberra Raiders	44th season	GIO Stadium	Ricky Stuart	Joseph Tapine^[2]
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	91st season	Accor Stadium and Belmore Sports Ground	Cameron Ciraldo	Stephen Crichton
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	59th season	Sharks Stadium	Craig Fitzgibbon	Cameron McInnes
Dolphins	3rd season	Kayo Stadium and Suncorp Stadium	Kristian Woolf^[3]	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^[4]	TBD
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	TBD
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

The 17-game pre-season challenge will be played prior to the regular season, from 7 February to 23 February 2025.

Regular season

Results

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	CAN	NQL	DOL	WTI	SYD	NZL	CBY	PEN	SOU	SGI	X	MAN	GCT	X	CRO	NZL	CBY	GCT	X	PAR	SOU	MEL	DOL	NEW	NQL	MEL
Canberra Raiders	NZL	BRI	MAN	NQL	CRO	PAR	GCT	DOL	MEL	CBY	GCT	NZL	SYD	SOU	X	WTI	NEW	SGI	X	PAR	NEW	SGI	MAN	X	PEN	WTI	DOL
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	SGI	GCT	PAR	CRO	NEW	X	SOU	BRI	GCT	CAN	SYD	DOL	X	PAR	SOU	X	PEN	BRI	NQL	SGI	MAN	WTI	NZL	SYD	MEL	PEN	CRO
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	PEN	NQL	SOU	CBY	CAN	MAN	NEW	WTI	PAR	MAN	MEL	SYD	X	NZL	SGI	BRI	MEL	X	DOL	SYD	SOU	NQL	SGI	GCT	X	NEW	CBY
Dolphins	SOU	NEW	WTI	BRI	GCT	PEN	MEL	CAN	SYD	PAR	NZL	CBY	X	SGI	NQL	NEW	SOU	X	CRO	NQL	X	NZL	SYD	BRI	MAN	GCT	CAN
Gold Coast Titans	X	CBY	NEW	SYD	DOL	SGI	CAN	NQL	CBY	NEW	CAN	X	MEL	BRI	MAN	PAR	NQL	X	BRI	WTI	NZL	PEN	SOU	CRO	NZL	DOL	WTI
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	NQL	NZL	CAN	PAR	MEL	CRO	SGI	PEN	X	CRO	NQL	PAR	BRI	NEW	GCT	X	WTI	SOU	X	MEL	CBY	SYD	CAN	WTI	DOL	SGI	NZL
Melbourne Storm	PAR	X	PEN	SGI	MAN	NZL	DOL	SOU	CAN	WTI	CRO	X	GCT	NQL	X	SOU	CRO	NQL	NEW	MAN	SYD	PAR	BRI	PEN	CBY	SYD	BRI
Newcastle Knights	WTI	DOL	GCT	X	CBY	WTI	CRO	NZL	SOU	GCT	PAR	PEN	SGI	MAN	SYD	DOL	CAN	X	MEL	NZL	CAN	X	PEN	NQL	BRI	CRO	PAR
New Zealand Warriors	CAN	MAN	SYD	WTI	X	MEL	BRI	NEW	NQL	SGI	DOL	CAN	SOU	CRO	X	PEN	BRI	X	WTI	NEW	GCT	DOL	CBY	SGI	GCT	PAR	MAN
North Queensland Cowboys	MAN	CRO	BRI	CAN	PEN	SOU	X	GCT	NZL	PEN	MAN	X	WTI	MEL	DOL	SYD	GCT	MEL	CBY	DOL	SGI	CRO	PAR	NEW	WTI	BRI	X
Parramatta Eels	MEL	WTI	CBY	MAN	SGI	CAN	WTI	X	CRO	DOL	NEW	MAN	PEN	CBY	X	GCT	SGI	X	PEN	CAN	BRI	MEL	NQL	SOU	SYD	NZL	NEW
Penrith Panthers	CRO	SYD	MEL	SOU	NQL	DOL	SYD	MAN	BRI	NQL	X	NEW	PAR	WTI	X	NZL	CBY	X	PAR	SOU	WTI	GCT	NEW	MEL	CAN	CBY	SGI
South Sydney Rabbitohs	DOL	SGI	CRO	PEN	SYD	NQL	CBY	MEL	NEW	BRI	WTI	X	NZL	CAN	CBY	MEL	DOL	MAN	X	PEN	CRO	BRI	GCT	PAR	SGI	X	SYD
St. George Illawarra Dragons	CBY	SOU	X	MEL	PAR	GCT	MAN	SYD	WTI	NZL	BRI	X	NEW	DOL	CRO	X	PAR	CAN	SYD	CBY	NQL	CAN	CRO	NZL	SOU	MAN	PEN
Sydney Roosters	BRI	PEN	NZL	GCT	SOU	BRI	PEN	SGI	DOL	X	CBY	CRO	CAN	X	NEW	NQL	X	WTI	SGI	CRO	MEL	MAN	DOL	CBY	PAR	MEL	SOU
Wests Tigers	NEW	PAR	DOL	NZL	BRI	NEW	PAR	CRO	SGI	MEL	SOU	X	NQL	PEN	X	CAN	MAN	SYD	NZL	GCT	PEN	CBY	X	MAN	NQL	CAN	GCT
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

Ladder progression

• 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.

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	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

Source:^[5]

Player	2024 Club	2025 Club
Jordan Pereira	Brisbane Broncos	Retirement
Corey Oates	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)
Josh Addo-Carr	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Parramatta Eels
Poasa Faamausili	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Retirement
Chris Patolo	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Hayze Perham	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Brisbane Broncos
Jeral Skelton	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Wests Tigers
Dale Finucane	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Retirement
Royce Hunt	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Wests Tigers
Jack Williams	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Parramatta Eels
Euan Aitken	Dolphins	South Sydney Rabbitohs
Jesse Bromwich	Dolphins	Retirement
Edrick Lee	Dolphins	Retirement
Tesi Niu	Dolphins	Leigh Leopards (Super League)
Tevita Pangai Junior	Dolphins	Catalans Dragons (Super League)
Tanah Boyd	Gold Coast Titans	New Zealand Warriors
Erin Clark	Gold Coast Titans	New Zealand Warriors
Isaac Liu	Gold Coast Titans	Leigh Leopards (Super League)
Keenan Palasia	Gold Coast Titans	Leeds Rhinos (Super League)
Ben Condon	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	Leigh Leopards (Super League)
Karl Lawton	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	North Queensland Cowboys
Matthew Lodge	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	TBD
Brad Parker	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	Retirement
Jaxson Paulo	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	North Queensland Cowboys
Josh Schuster	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	South Sydney Rabbitohs
Aaron Woods	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	Retirement
Chris Lewis	Melbourne Storm	TBD
Tepai Moeroa	Melbourne Storm	TBD
Young Tonumaipea	Melbourne Storm	TBD
Jed Cartwright	Newcastle Knights	Hull F.C. (Super League)
Daniel Saifiti	Newcastle Knights	Dolphins
Enari Tuala	Newcastle Knights	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Addin Fonua-Blake	New Zealand Warriors	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Shaun Johnson	New Zealand Warriors	Retirement
Marcelo Montoya	New Zealand Warriors	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
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
Jamayne Taunoa-Brown	North Queensland Cowboys	Retirement
Chad Townsend	North Queensland Cowboys	Sydney Roosters
Daejarn Asi	Parramatta Eels	Castleford Tigers (Super League)
Reagan Campbell-Gillard	Parramatta Eels	Gold Coast Titans
Clinton Gutherson	Parramatta Eels	St. George Illawarra Dragons
Morgan Harper	Parramatta Eels	North Sydney Bears (NSW Cup)
Makahesi Makatoa	Parramatta Eels	TBD
Ofahiki Ogden	Parramatta Eels	TBD
Maika Sivo	Parramatta Eels	Leeds Rhinos (Super League)
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	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Damien Cook	South Sydney Rabbitohs	St. George Illawarra Dragons
Jacob Gagai	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Huddersfield Giants (Super League)
Lachlan Ilias	South Sydney Rabbitohs	St. George Illawarra Dragons
Richard Kennar	South Sydney Rabbitohs	TBD
Taane Milne	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Huddersfield Giants (Super League)
Gehamat Shibasaki	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Wynnum Manly Seagulls (Hostplus Cup)
Jack Bird	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Wests Tigers
Fa'amanu Brown	St. George Illawarra Dragons	TBD
Max Feagai	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Dolphins
Ben Hunt	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Brisbane Broncos
Zac Lomax	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Parramatta Eels
Michael Jennings	Sydney Roosters	Retirement
Luke Keary	Sydney Roosters	Catalans Dragons (Super League)
Joseph Manu	Sydney Roosters	Toyota Verblitz (Japan Rugby League One)
Terrell May	Sydney Roosters	Wests Tigers
Dylan Napa	Sydney Roosters	Retirement
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)
Solomon Alaimalo	Wests Tigers	Moana Pasifika (Super Rugby)
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
Sio Siua Taukeiaho	Catalans Dragons (Super League)	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
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
Tyrone Thompson	Chiefs (Super Rugby)	Newcastle Knights
Taj Annan	Queensland Reds (Super Rugby)	Newcastle Knights
Moses Leo		Melbourne Storm

Notes and References

1. News: Michael Maguire Appointed Brisbane Broncos Head Coach. broncos.com.au. 30 September 2024.
2. News: Tapine pays tribute to family and club after captain announcement. raiders.com.au. 16 September 2024.
3. News: Paul. Crawley. NRL 2024: Kristian Woolf opens up on succession plan for Dolphins coach Wayne Bennett . theaustralian.com.au. 18 December 2023.
4. News: Parramatta Eels appoint Jason Ryles as Head Coach for four seasons from 2025. parraeels.com.au. 8 July 2024.
5. News: 2024 NRL Signings Tracker: Latest signings news, contracts and details. NRL.com.