The 2017 NRL season is the 110th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 20th season run by the National Rugby League. The season started in with the annual Auckland Nines, and was followed by the All Stars Match. Round 1 commenced on 2 March with 2016 premiers Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks playing Brisbane Broncos.
Venues All matches will be hosted across 26 different venues in both Australia and New Zealand.
Australian venues AdelaideBathurstBrisbaneCairnsCanberraDarwinAdelaide OvalCarrington ParkSuncorp StadiumBarlow ParkGIO StadiumTIO StadiumCapacity: 53,500Capacity: 10,000Capacity: 52,500Capacity: 18,000Capacity: 25,011Capacity: 12,500Matches: 1Matches: 1Matches: 15Matches: 1Matches: 12Matches: 1GosfordGold CoastMelbourneNewcastlePerthSydneyCentral Coast StadiumCbus Super StadiumAAMI ParkMcDonald Jones Stadiumnib StadiumBelmore Sports GroundCapacity: 20,059Capacity: 27,400Capacity: 30,050Capacity: 33,000Capacity: 20,050Capacity: 19,000Matches: 1Matches: 12Matches: 13Matches: 12Matches: 2Matches: 2SydneySydneySydneySydneySydneySydneyLottolandCampbelltown StadiumSouthern Cross Group StadiumUOW Jubilee OvalLeichhardt OvalPepper StadiumCapacity: 23,000Capacity: 20,000Capacity: 22,000Capacity: 20,505Capacity: 20,000Capacity: 22,500Matches: 10Matches: 4Matches: 12Matches: 5Matches: 4Matches: 11SydneySydneySydneyTownsvilleWollongongANZ StadiumAllianz StadiumSydney Cricket Ground1300SMILES StadiumWIN StadiumCapacity: 83,500Capacity: 45,500Capacity: 46,000Capacity: 26,500Capacity: 23,000Matches: 37Matches: 15Matches: 1Matches: 12Matches: 4
New Zealand venues AucklandDunedinPalmerston NorthMount Smart StadiumForsyth Barr StadiumFMG StadiumCapacity: 30,000Capacity: 30,748Capacity: 25,800Matches: 11Matches: 1Matches: 1
Round 1 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and Time (AEDT)VenueRefereeAttendance Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks18-26 Brisbane Broncos Thursday, 2 March, 8:05pm Southern Cross Group StadiumMatt Cecchin, Alan Shortall 11,493 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs6-12 Melbourne Storm Friday, 3 March, 6:00pm Belmore Sports GroundGerard Sutton, Matt Noyen 8,712 South Sydney Rabbitohs18-34 Wests Tigers Friday, 3 March, 8:05pm ANZ Stadium Ashley Klein, Chris James 16,976 St. George Illawarra Dragons42-10 Penrith PanthersSaturday, 4 March 2017 4:30pm UOW Jubilee OvalHenry Perenara, Peter Gough 7,283 North Queensland Cowboys20-16 (gp) Canberra RaidersSaturday, 4 March, 7:00pm 1300SMILES StadiumBen Cummins, Chris Sutton 17,548 Gold Coast Titans18-32 Sydney RoostersSaturday, 4 March, 9:00pm Cbus Super StadiumGavin Badger, Jon Stone 13,933 New Zealand Warriors26-22 Newcastle Knights Sunday, 5 March, 2:00pm Mt Smart StadiumDave Munro, Alan Shortall 13,712 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles12-20 Parramatta Eels Sunday, 5 March, 4:00pm LottolandGrant Atkins, Chris Butler 11,318 Source:
Total Points Scored: 332
Round 2 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and Time (AEDT)VenueRefereeAttendance Sydney Roosters28-24 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Thursday, 9 March, 8:05pm Allianz StadiumBen Cummins, Chris Sutton 13,505 New Zealand Warriors10-26 Melbourne Storm Friday, 10 March, 6:00pm Mt Smart StadiumGrant Atkins, Chris Butler9,811 Brisbane Broncos20-21 (gp) North Queensland Cowboys Friday, 10 March, 8:05pm Suncorp StadiumMatt Cecchin, Alan Shortall47,703 Newcastle Knights 34-26 Gold Coast TitansSaturday, 11 March, 3:00pm McDonald Jones StadiumHenry Perenara. Peter Gough 12,869 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 18-38 South Sydney RabbitohsSaturday, 11 March, 5:30pm LottolandGavin Badger, Jon Stone 10,183 Canberra Raiders 16-42 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksSaturday, 11 March, 7:30pm GIO StadiumAshley Klein, Chris James 15,807 Wests Tigers 2-36 Penrith Panthers Sunday, 12 March, 4:00pm Campbelltown StadiumGerard Sutton, Matt Noyen 12,232 St. George Illawarra Dragons16-34 Parramatta Eels Sunday, 12 March, 6:30pm WIN Stadium Dave Munro, Chris Sutton 16,023 Source:
Total Points Scored: 391
Round 3 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and Time (AEDT)VenueRefereeAttendance Melbourne Storm14-12 Brisbane Broncos Thursday, 16 March 2017 8:05pm AAMI Park Gerard Sutton, Matt Noyen 16,344 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24-12 New Zealand Warriors Friday, 17 March 2017 6:00pm Forsyth Barr Stadium Gavin Badger, Jon Stone 10,238 Gold Coast Titans 26 -14 Parramatta Eels Friday, 17 March 2017 8:05pm Cbus Super Stadium Ashley Klein, Chris James 11,612 Newcastle Knights 18-24 South Sydney Rabbitohs Saturday, 18 March 2017 4:30pm McDonald Jones StadiumDave Munro, Chris Sutton 15,212 Penrith Panthers 12-14 Sydney Roosters Saturday, 18 March 2017 7:00pm Pepper StadiumGrant Atkins, Chris Butler 11,044 North Queensland Cowboys 8-30 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Saturday, 18 March 2017 9:00pm 1300SMILES StadiumHenry Perenara, Peter Gough 14,763 Canberra Raiders46-6 Wests Tigers Sunday, 19 March 2017 4:00pm GIO StadiumMatt Cecchin, Alan Shortall 14,628 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 10-16 St. George Illawarra Dragons Sunday, 19 March 2017 6:30pm Southern Cross Group StadiumBen Cummins, Adam Gee 14,247 Source:
Total Points Scored: 286
Round 4 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and Time (AEDT)VenueRefereeAttendance South Sydney Rabbitohs6-20 Sydney Roosters Thursday, 23 March, 8:05pm ANZ StadiumGerard Sutton, Alan Shortall 10,479 Penrith Panthers40-0 Newcastle Knights Friday, 24 March, 6:00pm Pepper StadiumHenry Perenara, Gavin Reynolds 10,567 Brisbane Broncos 13-12 Canberra Raiders Friday, 24 March, 8:05pm Suncorp StadiumAshley Klein, Adam Gee 29,370 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 36-0 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Saturday, 25 March, 4:30pm LottolandGavin Badger, Jon Stone 9,610 Parramatta Eels 6-20 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Saturday, 25 March, 7:00pm ANZ StadiumMatt Cecchin, Chris James 17,003 Gold Coast Titans 26-32 North Queensland Cowboys Saturday, 25 March, 9:00pm Cbus Super StadiumGrant Atkins, Matt Noyen 17,674 Wests Tigers 14-22 Melbourne Storm Sunday, 26 March, 4:00pm Leichhardt OvalBen Cummins, Chris Butler 12,649 St. George Illawarra Dragons 26-12 New Zealand Warriors Sunday, 26 March, 6:30pm UOW Jubilee OvalDavid Munro, Chris Sutton 11,608 Source: Total Points Scored: 285
Round 5 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationsDate and Time (AEDT/AEST[Sun])VenueRefereeAttendance Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs10-7 Brisbane Broncos Thursday, 30 March, 8:05pm ANZ Stadium Matt Cecchin, Chris James7,412 Sydney Roosters12-18 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Friday, 31 March, 6:00pm Allianz Stadium Ben Cummins, Chris Butler12,376 North Queensland Cowboys20-6 South Sydney Rabbitohs Friday, 31 March, 8:05pm 1300SMILES Stadium Gavin Badger, Jon Stone 13,671 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks19-18 Newcastle Knights Saturday, 1 April, 3:00pm Southern Cross Group Stadium Grant Atkins, Chris Sutton12,838 Canberra Raiders 30-18 Parramatta Eels Saturday, 1 April, 5:30pm GIO Stadium Gerard Sutton, Alan Shortall 17,653 Melbourne Storm 28-6 Penrith Panthers Saturday, 1 April, 7:30pm AAMI Park Ashley Klein, Dave Munro 15,223 New Zealand Warriors 28-22 Gold Coast Titans Sunday, 2 April, 2:00pm Mt Smart StadiumAdam Gee, Gavin Reynolds 10,263 Wests Tigers 6-28 St. George Illawarra Dragons Sunday, 2 April, 4:00pm ANZ Stadium Henry Perenara, Matt Noyen13,172 Source: Total Points Scored: 276
Round 6 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and Time (AEST)VenueRefereeAttendance Brisbane Broncos 32-8 Sydney Roosters Thursday, 6 April, 8:05pm Suncorp Stadium Gerard Sutton, Alan Shortall30,376 Newcastle Knights 12-22 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Friday, 7 April, 6:00pm McDonald Jones StadiumAdam Gee, Gavin Reynolds16,929 Penrith Panthers 20-21 South Sydney Rabbitohs Friday, 7 April, 7:20pm Pepper Stadium Ben Cummins, Dave Munro15,535 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 10-35 St. George Illawarra Dragons Saturday, 8 April, 2:30pm Lottoland Gavin Badger, Chris James11,654 Gold Coast Titans16-42 Canberra Raiders Saturday, 8 April, 5:00pm Cbus Super Stadium Ashley Klein, Chris Butler 12,390 North Queensland Cowboys16-26 Wests Tigers Saturday, 8 April, 8:00pm 1300SMILES Stadium Grant Atkins, Chris Sutton 15,424 New Zealand Warriors22-10 Parramatta Eels Sunday, 9 April, 1:30pm Mt Smart Stadium Henry Perenara, Matt Noyen 13,526 Melbourne Storm2-11 Cronulla Sutherland Sharks Sunday, 9 April, 3:30pm AAMI Park Matt Cecchin, Gerard Sutton12,694 Source: Total Points Scored: 305 The Melbourne Storm were kept tryless against the Cronulla Sharks for the first time in Melbourne.
Round 7 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and Time (AEST)VenueRefereeAttendance Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs24-9 South Sydney Rabbitohs Friday, 14 April, 3:30pm ANZ Stadium G. Atkins, C. Sutton 35,984 Newcastle Knights6-24 Sydney Roosters Friday, 14 April, 5:30pm McDonald Jones Stadium M. Cecchin, A. Shortall21,412 Brisbane Broncos24-22 Gold Coast Titans Friday, 14 April, 7:20pm Suncorp Stadium G. Badger, C. James34,592 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles26-30 Melbourne Storm Saturday, 15 April, 2:30pm Lottoland A. Gee, G. Reynolds10,144 Canberra Raiders20-8 New Zealand Warriors Saturday, 15 April 2017 5:00pm GIO Stadium A. Klein, C. Butler13,996 St. George Illawarra Dragons 28-22 North Queensland Cowboys Saturday, 15 April 2017 7:00pm WIN Stadium H. Perenara, M. Noyen13,886 Penrith Panthers 2-28 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Sunday, 16 April 2017 3:30pm Pepper Stadium G. Sutton, P. Gough15,780 Parramatta Eels 26-22 Wests Tigers Monday, 17 April 2017 3:30pm ANZ Stadium B. Cummins, D. Munro28,249 Source:
The Parramatta Eels overcame a 12-point deficit with 10 minutes left to defeat Wests Tigers 26–22 breaking a 4-game losing streak.
Round 8-ANZAC Round HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and Time (AEST)VenueRefereeAttendance Canberra Raiders 18-20 (gp) Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Friday, 21 April, 6:00pm GIO Stadium G. Atkins, C. Sutton15,976 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24-25 Brisbane Broncos Friday, 21 April, 7:50pm ANZ Stadium A. Klein, C. Butler11,083 Parramatta Eels 18-12 Penrith Panthers Saturday, 22 April, 3:00pm ANZ Stadium H. Perenara, C. James14,070 North Queensland Cowboys 24-12 Newcastle Knights Saturday, 22 April, 5:30pm 1300SMILES Stadium A. Gee, G. Reynolds13,678 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 12-16 Gold Coast Titans Saturday, 22 April, 7:30pm Shark Park G. Badger, J. Stone12,397 Wests Tigers 18-12 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Sunday, 23 April, 4:00pm ANZ Stadium G. Sutton, P. Gough19,303 Sydney Roosters 13-12 (gp) St. George Illawarra Dragons Tuesday, 25 April, 4:15pm Allianz Stadium B. Cummins, D. Munro 40,864 Melbourne Storm 20-14 New Zealand Warriors Tuesday, 25 April, 7:00pm AAMI Park M. Cecchin, A. Shortall22,153 Source:
Round 9 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and Time (AEST)VenueRefereeAttendance Brisbane Broncos 32-18 Penrith Panthers Thursday, 27 April, 7:50pm Suncorp Stadium G. Sutton, P. Gough 21,464 South Sydney Rabbitohs 8-46 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Friday, 28 April, 6:00pm Allianz Stadium G. Badger, G. Reynolds 10,594 North Queensland Cowboys 6-26 Parramatta Eels Friday, 28 April, 7:30pm 1300SMILES Stadium G. Atkins, C. Sutton 14,247 Gold Coast Titans 38-8 Newcastle Knights Saturday, 29 April, 3:00pm Cbus Super Stadium D. Munro, A. Shortall 10,511 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-10 Canberra Raiders Saturday, 29 April, 5:30pm ANZ Stadium H. Perenara, C. James 13,390 Wests Tigers 16-22 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Saturday, 29 April, 7:30pm Leichhardt Oval B. Cummins, A. Gee 13,405 New Zealand Warriors 14-13 Sydney Roosters Sunday, 30 April, 2:00pm MT Smart Stadium A. Klein, J. Stone 13,128 St. George Illawarra Dragons 22-34 Melbourne Storm Sunday, 30 April, 4:00pm WIN Stadium M. Cecchin, C. Butler 12,377 Source:
Round 10