The 2019 NRL season was the 112th of professional rugby league in Australia and the 22nd season run by the National Rugby League.
Regular season All times are in AEST (UTC+10:00) on the relevant dates.
Round 1 HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereesAttendance Melbourne Storm22 – 12 Brisbane Broncos Thursday, 14 March, 7:50pmAAMI Park Gerard Sutton, Matt Noyen 16,239 Newcastle Knights14 – 8 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Friday, 15 March, 6:00pmMcDonald Jones Stadium Peter Gough, Phil Henderson 21,813 Sydney Roosters16 – 26 South Sydney Rabbitohs Friday, 15 March, 7:55pmSydney Cricket Ground Grant Atkins, Gavin Badger 24,527 New Zealand Warriors 40 – 6 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Saturday, 16 March, 3:00pmMount Smart StadiumJon Stone, Tim Roby 18,795 Wests Tigers 20 – 6 Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesSaturday, 16 March, 5:30pmLeichhardt OvalAdam Gee, Adam Cassidy 13,159 North Queensland Cowboys 24 – 12 St. George Illawarra DragonsSaturday, 16 March, 7:35pm1300SMILES StadiumBen Cummins, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski 18,415 Penrith Panthers 12 – 20 Parramatta Eels Sunday, 17 March, 4:05pmPanthers StadiumAshley Klein, Chris Butler 12,604 Gold Coast Titans 0 – 21 Canberra Raiders Sunday, 17 March, 6:10pmCbus Super StadiumDave Munro, Liam Kennedy 9,843 Source: The Parramatta Eels won an away game for the first time since Round 25, 2017, ending a 13 game losing streak. The Gold Coast Titans became the first team since the North Queensland Cowboys in 2012 to be held scoreless in Round 1.
Round 2 HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereesAttendance St. George Illawarra Dragons18 – 34 South Sydney Rabbitohs Thursday, 21 March, 7:50pmNetstrata Jubilee StadiumGerard Sutton, Peter Gough 10,080 Canberra Raiders10 – 22 Melbourne Storm Friday, 22 March, 6:00pmGIO StadiumAdam Gee, Phil Henderson 14,031 Brisbane Broncos29 – 10 North Queensland Cowboys Friday, 22 March, 7:55pmSuncorp Stadium Grant Atkins, Gavin Badger 45,023 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks20 – 6 Gold Coast Titans Saturday, 23 March, 3:00pmShark Park Jon Stone, Tim Roby 15,217 Newcastle Knights14 – 16 Penrith Panthers Saturday, 23 March, 5:30pmMcDonald Jones StadiumDave Munro, Chris Sutton 19,451 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles18 – 26 Sydney Roosters Saturday, 23 March, 7:35pmLottolandMatt Cecchin, Chris Butler 9,664 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs16 – 36 Parramatta Eels Sunday, 24 March, 4:05pmANZ StadiumBen Cummins, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski 20,134 Wests Tigers 34 – 6 New Zealand Warriors Sunday, 24 March, 6:10pmCampbelltown StadiumAshley Klein, Matt Noyen9,881 Source: For the first time in their 20 year history as a merger, the Wests Tigers sit on top the competition ladder.
Round 3 HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereesAttendance Brisbane Broncos 24 – 25 St George Illawarra Dragons Thursday, 28 March, 7:50pmSuncorp Stadium Ben Cummins, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski 21,081 Canberra Raiders 17 – 10 Newcastle Knights Friday, 29 March, 6:00pmGIO StadiumJon Stone, Tim Roby 10,585 Parramatta Eels 18 – 32 Sydney Roosters Friday, 29 March, 7:55pmANZ StadiumGerard Sutton, Peter Gough 13,367 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 46 – 12 New Zealand Warriors Saturday, 30 March, 3:00pmChristchurch StadiumDave Munro, Chris Sutton11,774 North Queensland Cowboys 16 – 42 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Saturday, 30 March, 5:30pm1300SMILES StadiumMatt Cecchin, Phil Henderson11,610 Penrith Panthers 2 – 32 Melbourne Storm Saturday, 30 March, 7:35pmCarrington ParkAshley Klein, Adam Cassidy10,973 Wests Tigers 8 – 22 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Sunday, 31 March, 4:05pmCampbelltown StadiumGrant Atkins, Gavin Badger15,127 South Sydney Rabbitohs 28 – 20 Gold Coast Titans Sunday, 31 March, 6:10pmANZ StadiumMatt Noyen, Chris Butler 10,128 Source: The North Queensland Cowboys suffered their biggest loss since the 2017 NRL Grand Final, and their biggest at home since round 8, 2010.
Round 4 HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereesAttendance Sydney Roosters 36 – 4 Brisbane Broncos Thursday, 4 April, 7:50pmSydney Cricket GroundAshley Klein, Phil Henderson9,304 New Zealand Warriors 26 – 10 Gold Coast Titans Friday, 5 April, 6:00pmMount Smart StadiumPeter Gough, Jon Stone13,995 Penrith Panthers 9 – 8 Wests Tigers Friday, 5 April, 7:55pm Panthers StadiumGerard Sutton, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski14,002 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 13 – 12 South Sydney Rabbitohs Saturday, 6 April, 3:00pm LottolandGrant Atkins, Liam Kennedy 12,304 North Queensland Cowboys 12 – 30 Canberra Raiders Saturday, 6 April, 5:30pm1300SMILES Stadium Dave Munro, Gavin Badger 11,750 Parramatta Eels 24 – 12 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Saturday, 6 April, 7:35pmANZ Stadium Chris Sutton, Chris Butler 11,185 Melbourne Storm 18 – 16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Sunday, 7 April, 4:05pmAAMI Park Ben Cummins, Tim Roby 15,432 Newcastle Knights 12 – 13 St George Illawarra Dragons Sunday, 7 April, 6:10pmMcDonald Jones Stadium Matt Cecchin, Adam Cassidy 19,105 Source: The Brisbane Broncos suffered their worst loss since round 17, 2016. The Gold Coast Titans had a 0-4 start to a year for the first time in their history.
Round 5 HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereesAttendance Brisbane Broncos16 – 22 Wests Tigers Thursday, 11 April, 7:50pmSuncorp Stadium Ben Cummins, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski 24,398 Gold Coast Titans30 – 24 Penrith Panthers Friday, 12 April, 6:00pmCbus Super Stadium Dave Munro, Liam Kennedy8,680 North Queensland Cowboys12 – 18 Melbourne Storm Friday, 12 April, 7:55pm1300SMILES Stadium Grant Atkins, Gavin Badger 14,130 South Sydney Rabbitohs 28 – 24 New Zealand Warriors Saturday, 13 April, 3:00pmSunshine Coast Stadium Chris Sutton, Chris Butler 11,912 Newcastle Knights 18 – 26 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Saturday, 13 April, 5:30pmMcDonald Jones Stadium Peter Gough, Jon Stone 21,779 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 16 – 30 Sydney Roosters Saturday, 13 April, 7:35pm Shark Park Matt Cecchin, Phil Henderson 13,470 St George Illawarra Dragons 40 – 4 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Sunday, 14 April, 4:05pmNetstrata Jubilee Stadium Ashley Klein, Gerard Sutton 13,409 Canberra Raiders 19 – 0 Parramatta Eels Sunday, 14 April, 6:10pmGIO Stadium Henry Perenara, Tim Roby 16,059 Source: The Rabbitohs/Warriors game was the first NRL game on the Sunshine Coast. The Bulldogs 40-4 loss to the Dragons was their worst to any St George team since round 18, 1965.
Round 6 HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereesAttendance Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks24 – 20 Penrith Panthers Thursday, 18 April, 7:50pmShark Park Ben Cummins, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski 10,088 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6 – 14 South Sydney Rabbitohs Friday, 19 April, 4:05pmANZ Stadium Henry Perenara, Tim Roby 30,040 Melbourne Storm 20 – 21 Sydney Roosters Friday, 19 April, 7:55pmAAMI Park Ashley Klein, Grant Atkins 17,036 New Zealand Warriors 10 – 17 North Queensland Cowboys Saturday, 20 April, 5:30pmMount Smart Stadium Peter Gough, Jon Stone 11,395 St George Illawarra Dragons 12 – 10 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Saturday, 20 April, 7:35pmWIN Stadium David Munro, Liam Kennedy 14,268 Gold Coast Titans 38 – 14 Newcastle Knights Sunday, 21 April, 2:00pmCbus Super Stadium Chris Sutton, Phil Henderson 11,654 Canberra Raiders 26 – 22 Brisbane Broncos Sunday, 21 April, 4:05pmGIO Stadium Matt Cecchin, Adam Cassidy17,193 Parramatta Eels 51 – 6 Wests Tigers Monday, 22 April, 4:00pm Bankwest Stadium Gerard Sutton, Chris Butler 29,047 Source: The Broncos 1-5 start to the year is their worst start to a season since 1999. The game between the Eels and Tigers was the first played at Bankwest Stadium, and it was the Eels biggest win since round 25, 2007.
Round 7 (ANZAC Round) HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereesAttendance Sydney Roosters20 – 10* St George Illawarra Dragons Thursday, 25 April, 4:05pm Sydney Cricket Ground Ben Cummins, Grant Atkins38,414 Melbourne Storm13 – 12 New Zealand Warriors Thursday, 25 April, 7:50pmAAMI Park Matt Cecchin, Dave Munro 21,539 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs24 – 12 North Queensland Cowboys Friday, 26 April, 6:00pmANZ Stadium Chris Sutton, Phil Henderson 6,711 Penrith Panthers18 – 22 South Sydney Rabbitohs Friday, 26 April, 7:55pmPanthers Stadium Ashley Klein, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski 14,931 Wests Tigers30 – 14 Gold Coast Titans Saturday, 27 April, 5:30pm Scully Park Peter Gough, Jon Stone9,799 Brisbane Broncos29 – 6 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Saturday, 27 April, 7:35pmSuncorp Stadium Henry Perenara, Tim Roby 27,638 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles24 – 20 Canberra Raiders Sunday, 28 April, 2:00pmLottolandGerard Sutton, Adam Gee 10,706 Newcastle Knights 28 – 14 Parramatta Eels Sunday, 28 April, 4:05pm McDonald Jones Stadium Grant Atkins, Chris Butler 19,604 Source:
Round 8 HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereesAttendance South Sydney Rabbitohs 38 – 6 Brisbane Broncos Thursday, 2 May, 7:50pmANZ Stadium Gerard Sutton, Peter Gough 13,643 North Queensland Cowboys 28 – 14 Gold Coast Titans Friday, 3 May, 6:00pm1300SMILES Stadium Adam Gee, Gavin Badger 10,655 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 20 – 18 Melbourne Storm Friday, 3 May, 7:55pmShark Park Ben Cummins, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski 7,683 Canberra Raiders 30 – 12 Penrith Panthers Saturday, 4 May, 3:00pm McDonalds Park Grant Atkins, Dave Munro 10,079 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles18 – 10 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Saturday, 4 May, 5:30pmLottoland Henry Perenara, Jon Stone 10,148 Sydney Roosters 42 – 12 Wests Tigers Saturday, 4 May, 7:35pmSydney Cricket Ground Matt Cecchin, Tim Roby 13,666 New Zealand Warriors 18 – 36 Newcastle Knights Sunday, 5 May, 2:00pmMount Smart Stadium Chris Sutton, Phil Henderson 14,975 Parramatta Eels 32 – 18 St George Illawarra Dragons Sunday, 5 May, 4:05pmBankwest Stadium Ashley Klein, Chris Butler 25,872 Source: The Raiders/Panthers game was the first game played in Wagga Wagga since 1998. Round 9 (Magic Round) Team 1ScoreTeam 2Match informationDate and timeVenueRefereesAttendance Gold Coast Titans 18 – 26 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Thursday, 9 May, 7:50pmSuncorp Stadium Grant Atkins, Dave Munro 17,113 Wests Tigers 30 – 4 Penrith Panthers Friday, 10 May, 6:00pmSuncorp Stadium Chris Sutton, Chris Butler 35,122 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 10 – 26 Brisbane Broncos Friday, 10 May, 8:05pmSuncorp Stadium Ben Cummins, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski 41,388 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10 – 22 Newcastle Knights Saturday, 11 May, 3:00pmSuncorp Stadium Matt Cecchin, Tim Roby 25,292 New Zealand Warriors 26 – 18 St George Illawarra Dragons Saturday, 11 May, 5:30pmSuncorp StadiumAdam Gee, Gavin Badger 37,521 Melbourne Storm 64 – 10 Parramatta Eels Saturday, 11 May, 7:35pmSuncorp StadiumHenry Perenara, Jon Stone 41,612 Sydney Roosters 30 – 24 Canberra Raiders Sunday, 12 May, 2:00pmSuncorp Stadium Gerard Sutton, Peter Gough 29,686 South Sydney Rabbitohs 32 – 16 North Queensland Cowboys Sunday, 12 May, 4:05pmSuncorp StadiumAshley Klein, Phil Henderson 34,564 Source: For the first time in NRL History, all games were played on the same ground for Magic Round. The Knights beat the Bulldogs for the first time since the Elimination Finals in 2013.
Round 10