The 2025 NRL season was the 118th of professional rugby league in Australia and the 28th season run by the National Rugby League.
All times are listed in AEST (UTC+10).
Scores with asterisk (*) indicates golden point games.
Regular season Round 1 March 2–9
HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDay & TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Canberra Raiders30–8 New Zealand WarriorsSunday 2 March, 10:00 amAllegiant StadiumGrant Atkins45,209 Penrith Panthers28–22 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksSunday 2 March, 2:30 pmAshley Klein Sydney Roosters14–50 Brisbane BroncosThursday 6 March, 7:00pmAllianz StadiumGerard Sutton23,226 Wests Tigers8–10 Newcastle KnightsFriday 7 March, 5:00pmCampbelltown Sports StadiumLiam Kennedy13,160 South Sydney Rabbitohs16–14 DolphinsFriday 7 March, 7:00 pmCommBank StadiumAdam Gee6,738 St. George Illawarra Dragons20–28 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsSaturday 8 March, 4:30pmJubilee StadiumTodd Smith16,211 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles42–12 North Queensland CowboysSaturday 8 March, 6:35pm4 Pines ParkPeter Gough17,335 Melbourne Storm56–18 Parramatta EelsSunday 9 March, 3:05 pmAAMI ParkWyatt Raymond23,369Bye: Gold Coast TitansSource: For a second consecutive season, the NRL season commenced with a split round, beginning with a double-header at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. As per the previous year, the NRL's attendance figure of 45,209 for the event was later contradicted by the Las Vegas Stadium Authority, who reported a reduced attendance of 38,107. The match between the Dolphins and South Sydney was originally scheduled to take place at Suncorp Stadium but was moved to CommBank Stadium with Souths to host the match instead due to severe weather in South East Queensland from Tropical Cyclone Alfred. As compensation, the Dolphins will host the return game in round 17. The Brisbane Broncos and Melbourne Storm both scored 50 points, the first time more than one team had done so in round 1. The Melbourne Storm recorded their highest round 1 home attendance in the club's history.
Round 2 March 13–16 HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDay & TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Newcastle Knights26–12 DolphinsThursday, 7:00pmMcDonald Jones StadiumGerard Sutton18,531 New Zealand Warriors36–16 Manly Warringah Sea EaglesFriday, 5:00pmGo Media StadiumAdam Gee21,212 Penrith Panthers32–38 Sydney RoostersFriday, 7:05 pmCommBank StadiumTodd Smith12,180 St. George Illawarra Dragons24–25 South Sydney RabbitohsSaturday, 2:00pmWIN StadiumAshley Klein16,111 North Queensland Cowboys12–36 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksSaturday, 4:30pmQueensland Country Bank StadiumLiam Kennedy18,714 Canberra Raiders32–22 Brisbane BroncosSaturday, 6:35pmGIO StadiumWyatt Raymond18,884 Parramatta Eels6–32 Wests TigersSunday, 3:05 pmCommBank StadiumGrant Atkins18,362 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs40–24 Gold Coast TitansSunday, 5:15 pmBelmore Sports GroundPeter Gough17,892Bye: Melbourne StormSource: The Sydney Roosters ended a 10 match losing streak against Penrith, their longest against any side to date.
Round 3 March 20–23 HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDay & TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Melbourne Storm30–24 Penrith PanthersThursday, 7:00pmAAMI ParkAdam Gee17,586 New Zealand Warriors14–6 Sydney RoostersFriday, 5:00pmGo Media StadiumAshley Klein23,219 Brisbane Broncos26–16 North Queensland CowboysFriday, 7:05 pmSuncorp StadiumTodd Smith45,317 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks27–12 South Sydney RabbitohsSaturday, 2:00pmSharks StadiumGerard Sutton14,320 Dolphins18–30 Wests TigersSaturday, 4:30pmKayo StadiumPeter Gough10,023 Gold Coast Titans26–6 Newcastle KnightsSaturday, 6:35pmCbus Super StadiumLiam Kennedy14,602 Parramatta Eels8–16 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsSunday, 3:05 pmCommBank StadiumWyatt Raymond24,059 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles40–12 Canberra RaidersSunday, 5:15 pm4 Pines ParkGrant Atkins16,125Bye: St. George Illawarra DragonsSource:
Round 4 March 27–30 HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDay & TimeVenueRefereeAttendance South Sydney Rabbitohs28–18 Penrith PanthersThursday, 7:00pmAccor StadiumAshley Klein10,029 Sydney Roosters12–30 Gold Coast TitansFriday, 5:00pmAllianz StadiumGrant Atkins14,101 Dolphins12–20 Brisbane BroncosFriday, 7:05 pmSuncorp StadiumGerard Sutton44,278 St. George Illawarra Dragons14–8 Melbourne StormSaturday, 2:00pmJubilee StadiumPeter Gough6,211 North Queensland Cowboys30–20 Canberra RaidersSaturday, 4:30pmQueensland Country Bank StadiumAdam Gee15,897 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks6–20 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsSaturday, 6:35pmSharks StadiumChris Butler11,703 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles26–12 Parramatta EelsSunday, 3:05 pm4 Pines ParkTodd Smith17,286 Wests Tigers24–26 New Zealand WarriorsSunday, 5:15 pmCampbelltown Sports StadiumWyatt Raymond12,020Bye: Newcastle KnightsSource: St George Illawarra defeated the Storm in consecutive matches for the first time since 1999. Canterbury recorded their best start to a season since 1993.
Round 5 (Multicultural Round) April 3–6 HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDay & TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Canberra Raiders24–20 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksThursday, 7:00pmGIO StadiumTodd Smith10,914 Penrith Panthers18–22 North Queensland CowboysFriday, 5:00pmCommBank StadiumPeter Gough10,320 South Sydney Rabbitohs20–14 Sydney RoostersFriday, 7:05 pmAccor StadiumAdam Gee22,114 Parramatta Eels23–22* St. George Illawarra DragonsSaturday, 2:00pmCommBank StadiumGerard Sutton19,302 Gold Coast Titans10–36 DolphinsSaturday, 4:30pmCbus Super StadiumWyatt Raymond13,167 Brisbane Broncos46–24 Wests TigersSaturday, 6:35pmSuncorp StadiumLiam Kennedy41,011 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles24–48 Melbourne StormSunday, 4:05 pm4 Pines ParkGrant Atkins17,346 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs20–0 Newcastle KnightsSunday, 6:15 pmAccor StadiumAshley Klein24,113Bye: New Zealand WarriorsSource: Penrith lost 4 games in a row for the first time since 2019.
Round 6 April 10–13 HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDay & TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Dolphins30–12 Penrith PanthersThursday, 7:50pmSuncorp StadiumGrant Atkins19,103 St. George Illawarra Dragons38–16 Gold Coast TitansFriday, 6:00pmWIN StadiumChris Butler8,510 Brisbane Broncos16–26 Sydney RoostersFriday, 8:00 pmSuncorp StadiumPeter Gough40,814 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks24–18 Manly Warringah Sea EaglesSaturday, 3:00pmOptus StadiumAdam Gee31,347 South Sydney Rabbitohs16–24 North Queensland CowboysSaturday, 5:30pmTodd Smith Parramatta Eels12–50 Canberra RaidersSaturday, 7:35pmTIO StadiumWyatt Raymond9,556 Melbourne Storm42–14 New Zealand WarriorsSunday, 2:00 pmAAMI ParkAshley Klein26,427 Newcastle Knights4–20 Wests TigersSunday, 4:05 pmMcDonald Jones StadiumGerard Sutton25,960Bye: Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsSource:
Round 7 (Easter Round) April 17–21 HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDay & TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Manly Warringah Sea Eagles18–20 St. George Illawarra DragonsThursday, 7:50pm4 Pines ParkPeter Gough17,254 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs32–0 South Sydney RabbitohsFriday, 4:05pmAccor StadiumGrant Atkins65,305 Dolphins42–22 Melbourne StormFriday, 8:00 pmSuncorp StadiumTodd Smith28,024 New Zealand Warriors20–18* Brisbane BroncosSaturday, 5:30pmGo Media StadiumChris Butler22,395 Sydney Roosters12–40 Penrith PanthersSaturday, 7:35pmAllianz StadiumGerard Sutton20,373 Gold Coast Titans20–30 Canberra RaidersSunday, 2:00 pmCbus Super StadiumAdam Gee15,089 Newcastle Knights14–34 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksSunday, 4:05 pmMcDonald Jones StadiumAshley Klein24,248 Wests Tigers22–38 Parramatta EelsMonday, 4:00 pmCommBank StadiumLiam Kennedy26,145Bye: North Queensland CowboysSource: The Canterbury-Bankstown vs South Sydney match attracted the largest regular season crowd in NRL history (excluding double headers), beating the previous record crowd set in round 26, 2013. Canterbury scored their 1000th try at Accor Stadium in the opening try of the match scored by Josh Curran, the first club to achieve this feat since the stadium opened in 1999. Luke Metcalf's match winning penalty goal in golden point against the Broncos (50m) was the second longest penalty goal ever kicked since Kyle Feldt (55m) in 2018
Round 8 (ANZAC Round) April 24–27 HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDay & TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Brisbane Broncos42–18 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsThursday, 7:50pmSuncorp StadiumGerard Sutton40,233 Sydney Roosters46–18 St. George Illawarra DragonsFriday, 4:00pmAllianz StadiumTodd Smith41,021 New Zealand Warriors26–12 Newcastle KnightsFriday, 6:00 pmApollo Projects StadiumWyatt Raymond17,095 Melbourne Storm24–16 South Sydney RabbitohsFriday, 8:00 pmAAMI ParkPeter Gough26,010 North Queensland Cowboys50–18 Gold Coast TitansSaturday, 5:30pmQueensland Country Bank StadiumChris Butler20,349 Penrith Panthers10–26 Manly Warringah Sea EaglesSaturday, 7:35pmCommBank StadiumBelinda Sharpe14,534 Canberra Raiders40–28 DolphinsSunday, 2:00 pmGIO StadiumAshley Klein15,686 Wests Tigers20–18* Cronulla-Sutherland SharksSunday, 4:05 pmLeichhardt OvalGrant Atkins14,812Bye: Parramatta EelsSource:
Round 9 (Magic Round) May 2–4 HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDay & TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks28–18 Parramatta EelsFriday, 6:00pmSuncorp StadiumPeter Gough48,359 Sydney Roosters36–26 DolphinsFriday, 8:05 pmGrant Atkins South Sydney Rabbitohs4–30 Newcastle KnightsSaturday, 3:00pmLiam Kennedy50,658 New Zealand Warriors30–26 North Queensland CowboysSaturday, 5:30pmAdam Gee Wests Tigers34–28 St. George Illawarra DragonsSaturday, 7:45pmWyatt Raymond Gold Coast Titans18–38 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsSunday, 1:50 pmTodd Smith50,309 Penrith Panthers32–8 Brisbane BroncosSunday, 4:05 pmAshley Klein Melbourne Storm18–20 Canberra RaidersSunday, 6:25 pmGerard SuttonBye: Manly Warringah Sea EaglesSource:
Round 10 (Women in League Round) May 8–11 HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDay & TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Parramatta Eels16–20 DolphinsThursday, 7:50pmCommBank StadiumWyatt Raymond11,214 Newcastle Knights20–24 Gold Coast TitansFriday, 6:00pmMcDonald Jones StadiumBelinda Sharpe15,193 South Sydney Rabbitohs22–14 Brisbane BroncosFriday, 8:00 pmAccor StadiumPeter Gough13,747 Canberra Raiders20–32 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsSaturday, 3:00pmGIO StadiumAdam Gee23,827 St. George Illawarra Dragons14–15 New Zealand WarriorsSaturday, 5:30pmWIN StadiumLiam Kennedy12,919 North Queensland Cowboys30–30* Penrith PanthersSaturday, 7:35pmQueensland Country Bank StadiumTodd Smith19,324 Melbourne Storm64–0 Wests TigersSunday, 2:00 pmAAMI ParkGrant Atkins17,376 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles14–30 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksSunday, 4:05 pm4 Pines ParkGerard Sutton15,823Bye: Sydney RoostersSource: For the first time in NRL history, 2 teams came back from 20 point deficits to win the game within the same round, with the Titans and Bulldogs coming back from 20-0 down against their respective teams.
Round 11 May 16–18 HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDay & TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Newcastle Knights6–28 Parramatta EelsFriday, 6:00pmMcDonald Jones StadiumTodd Smith20,125 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs24–20 Sydney RoostersFriday, 8:00 pmAccor StadiumAshley Klein30,166 Dolphins12–16 New Zealand WarriorsSaturday, 3:00pmSuncorp StadiumPeter Gough32,165 North Queensland Cowboys6–24 Manly Warringah Sea EaglesSaturday, 5:30pmQueensland Country Bank StadiumGrant Atkins18,965 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks31–26 Melbourne StormSaturday, 7:35pmSharks StadiumAdam Gee11,570 Brisbane Broncos26–30 St. George Illawarra DragonsSunday, 2:00 pmSuncorp StadiumGerard Sutton38,016 Canberra Raiders40–24 Gold Coast TitansSunday, 4:05 pmGIO StadiumLiam Kennedy9,650 Wests Tigers12–22 South Sydney RabbitohsSunday, 6:15 pmCampbelltown Sports StadiumWyatt Raymond11,110Bye: Penrith PanthersSource:
Round 12 May 22–25