2026 NRL season

2026 National Rugby League
Duration28 February[a] – 4 October 2026
Teams17

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.

Teams

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.

Club Season Home ground(s) Head coach Captain(s)
Brisbane Broncos 39th season Suncorp Stadium Michael Maguire Adam Reynolds
Canberra Raiders 45th season GIO Stadium Ricky Stuart Joseph Tapine
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 92nd season Accor Stadium and Belmore Sports Ground Cameron Ciraldo Stephen Crichton
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 60th season Ocean Protect Stadium Craig Fitzgibbon Cameron McInnes
Dolphins 4th season Suncorp Stadium and Kayo Stadium Kristian Woolf Tom Gilbert
Gold Coast Titans 20th season Cbus Super Stadium Josh Hannay[1] Tino Fa'asuamaleaui
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 77th season 4 Pines Park Anthony Seibold Tom Trbojevic[2]
Melbourne Storm 29th season AAMI Park Craig Bellamy Harry Grant
Newcastle Knights 39th season McDonald Jones Stadium Justin Holbrook[3] Kalyn Ponga
New Zealand Warriors 32nd season Go Media Stadium Andrew Webster Mitchell Barnett and James Fisher-Harris
North Queensland Cowboys 32nd season Queensland Country Bank Stadium Todd Payten Reuben Cotter and Tom Dearden
Parramatta Eels 80th season CommBank Stadium Jason Ryles Mitchell Moses
Penrith Panthers 60th season CommBank Stadium[b] Ivan Cleary Nathan Cleary and Isaah Yeo
South Sydney Rabbitohs 117th season Accor Stadium Wayne Bennett Cameron Murray
St. George Illawarra Dragons 28th season Jubilee Stadium and WIN Stadium Shane Flanagan Damien Cook and Clint Gutherson
Sydney Roosters 119th season Allianz Stadium Trent Robinson James Tedesco
Wests Tigers 27th season CommBank Stadium, Leichhardt Oval and Campbelltown Sports Stadium Benji Marshall Apisai Koroisau and Jarome Luai

Pre-season

All Stars match

Pre-season Challenge

Main article: 2026 NRL Pre-season Challenge

A 17-game pre-season challenge will be played before the regular season.

Regular season

Results

See also: 2026 NRL 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 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

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Brisbane Broncos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to finals series
2 Canberra Raiders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Dolphins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Gold Coast Titans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Melbourne Storm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Newcastle Knights 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 New Zealand Warriors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 North Queensland Cowboys 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Parramatta Eels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Penrith Panthers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 South Sydney Rabbitohs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 St. George Illawarra Dragons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Sydney Roosters 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Wests Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 14 November 2025. Source: National Rugby League

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.
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
1 Brisbane Broncos
2 Canberra Raiders
3 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
4 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
5 Dolphins
6 Gold Coast Titans
7 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
8 Melbourne Storm
9 Newcastle Knights
10 New Zealand Warriors
11 North Queensland Cowboys
12 Parramatta Eels
13 Penrith Panthers
14 South Sydney Rabbitohs
15 St. George Illawarra Dragons
16 Sydney Roosters
17 Wests Tigers

Attendances

Club figures

Team Games Total 2026 Average 2025 Average Difference Highest Lowest
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

2026 transfers

Source:[4]

Player 2025 Club 2026 Club
Fletcher Baker Brisbane Broncos Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Selwyn Cobbo Brisbane Broncos Dolphins
Kobe Hetherington Brisbane Broncos Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Jock Madden Brisbane Broncos Wests Tigers
Tyson Smoothy Brisbane Broncos Wakefield Trinity (Super League)
Martin Taupau Brisbane Broncos Retirement
Jamal Fogarty Canberra Raiders Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Corey Harawira-Naera Canberra Raiders TBD
Albert Hopoate Canberra Raiders Warrington Wolves (Super League)
Danny Levi Canberra Raiders Leeds Rhinos (Super League)
Trey Mooney Canberra Raiders Newcastle Knights
Pasami Saulo Canberra Raiders Newcastle Knights
Manaia Waitere Canberra Raiders Melbourne Storm
Drew Hutchison Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles (Group 7 Rugby League)
Reed Mahoney Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs North Queensland Cowboys
Kurtis Morrin Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Gold Coast Titans
Toby Sexton Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Catalans Dragons (Super League)
Blake Taaffe Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Castleford Tigers (Super League)
Blake Wilson Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Joseph O'Neill Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs St. George Illawarra Dragons
Daniel Atkinson Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks St. George Illawarra Dragons
Kenny Bromwich Dolphins Retirement
Max Feagai Dolphins Gold Coast Titans
Peter Hola Dolphins Newcastle Knights
Harrison Graham Dolphins Newcastle Knights
Josh Kerr Dolphins St. George Illawarra Dragons
Mark Nicholls Dolphins Retirement
Sean O'Sullivan Dolphins Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Jacob Alick-Wiencke Gold Coast Titans Leigh Leopards (Super League)
Reagan Campbell-Gillard Gold Coast Titans London Broncos (RFL Championship)
Iszac Fa'asuamaleaui Gold Coast Titans Catalans Dragons (Super League)
David Fifita Gold Coast Titans South Sydney Rabbitohs
Kieran Foran Gold Coast Titans Retirement
Carter Gordon Gold Coast Titans Queensland Reds (Super Rugby)
Alofiana Khan-Pereira Gold Coast Titans New Zealand Warriors
Ken Maumalo Gold Coast Titans Retirement
Harley Smith-Shields Gold Coast Titans TBD
Ryan Sutton Gold Coast Titans Bradford Bulls (Super League)
Josh Aloiai Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Retirement
Gordon Chan Kum Tong Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Michael Chee-Kam Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Retirement
Daly Cherry-Evans Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Sydney Roosters
Lachlan Croker Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Retirement
Matthew Lodge Manly Warringah Sea Eagles North Queensland Cowboys
Toafofoa Sipley Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Warrington Wolves (Super League)
Tommy Talau Manly Warringah Sea Eagles TBD
Jazz Tevaga Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Wakefield Trinity (Super League)
Grant Anderson Melbourne Storm Brisbane Broncos
Nelson Asofa-Solomona Melbourne Storm TBD
Bronson Garlick Melbourne Storm South Sydney Rabbitohs
Dean Ieremia Melbourne Storm TBD
Ryan Papenhuyzen Melbourne Storm Hiatus[5]
Jonah Pezet Melbourne Storm Parramatta Eels
Taj Annan Newcastle Knights Western Force (Super Rugby)
Jake Arthur Newcastle Knights Hull F.C. (Super League)
Jayden Brailey Newcastle Knights Canberra Raiders
Jack Cogger Newcastle Knights Penrith Panthers
Jackson Hastings Newcastle Knights St Helens (Super League)
Jack Hetherington Newcastle Knights Melbourne Storm
Kai Pearce-Paul Newcastle Knights Wests Tigers
Leo Thompson Newcastle Knights Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Mason Teague Newcastle Knights Brisbane Broncos
Bunty Afoa New Zealand Warriors Wests Tigers
Tom Ale New Zealand Warriors Penrith Panthers
Kalani Going New Zealand Warriors Penrith Panthers
Morgan Harper New Zealand Warriors Newtown Jets (NSW Cup)
Edward Kosi New Zealand Warriors South Sydney Rabbitohs
Moala Graham-Taufa New Zealand Warriors South Sydney Rabbitohs
Freddy Lussick New Zealand Warriors Penrith Panthers
Karl Lawton North Queensland Cowboys Hull KR (Super League)
Jordan McLean North Queensland Cowboys Retirement
Reece Robson North Queensland Cowboys Sydney Roosters
Semi Valemei North Queensland Cowboys Castleford Tigers (Super League)
Tom Duffy North Queensland Cowboys Brisbane Broncos
Dylan Brown Parramatta Eels Newcastle Knights
Haze Dunster Parramatta Eels TBD
Wiremu Greig Parramatta Eels Townsville Blackhawks (Queensland Cup)
Brendan Hands Parramatta Eels Toulouse Olympique (Super League)
Dean Hawkins Parramatta Eels London Broncos (RFL Championship)
Shaun Lane Parramatta Eels Retirement
Zac Lomax Parramatta Eels TBD
Joey Lussick Parramatta Eels TBD
Asu Kepaoa Penrith Panthers Newcastle Knights
Daine Laurie Penrith Panthers Canberra Raiders
Soni Luke Penrith Panthers South Sydney Rabbitohs (NSW Cup)
Brad Schneider Penrith Panthers Dolphins
David Fale Penrith Panthers St. George Illawarra Dragons
Trent Toelau Penrith Panthers Melbourne Storm
Luke Sommerton Penrith Panthers Gold Coast Titans
Lewis Dodd South Sydney Rabbitohs Catalans Dragons (Super League)
Siliva Havili South Sydney Rabbitohs London Broncos (RFL Championship)
Jacob Host South Sydney Rabbitohs St Helens (Super League)
Shaquai Mitchell South Sydney Rabbitohs Tweed Seagulls (Queensland Cup)
Josh Schuster South Sydney Rabbitohs TBD
Corey Allan St. George Illawarra Dragons TBD
Jack de Belin St. George Illawarra Dragons Parramatta Eels
Tom Eisenhuth St. George Illawarra Dragons Retirement
Raymond Faitala-Mariner St. George Illawarra Dragons TBD
Viliami Fifita St. George Illawarra Dragons TBD
Lachlan Ilias St. George Illawarra Dragons Gold Coast Titans
David Klemmer St. George Illawarra Dragons St Helens (Super League)
Michael Molo St. George Illawarra Dragons Ipswich Jets (Queensland Cup)
Ben Murdoch-Masila St. George Illawarra Dragons Retirement
Cody Ramsey St. George Illawarra Dragons Sydney Roosters
Mikaele Ravalawa St. George Illawarra Dragons Castleford Tigers (Super League)
Sione Finau St. George Illawarra Dragons Canberra Raiders
Zach Dockar-Clay Sydney Roosters Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Sandon Smith Sydney Roosters Newcastle Knights
Chad Townsend Sydney Roosters Retirement
Solomona Faataape Wests Tigers Catalans Dragons (Super League)
Justin Matamua Wests Tigers TBA
Brent Naden Wests Tigers Thirroul Butchers (Illawarra Rugby League)
Justin Olam Wests Tigers Retirement
Charlie Staines Wests Tigers Catalans Dragons (Super League)
Jayden Sullivan Wests Tigers South Sydney Rabbitohs
Franklin Pele Bradford Bulls (Super League) South Sydney Rabbitohs
Morgan Gannon Leeds Rhinos (Super League) New Zealand Warriors
Morgan Knowles St Helens (Super League) Dolphins
Patrick Herbert Hiatus Wests Tigers

Off-Contract

Player 2025 Club
Marion Seve Melbourne Storm
Adam Elliott Newcastle Knights

Coaches

Coach 2025 Club 2026 Club
Des Hasler Gold Coast Titans TBD[1]
Adam O'Brien Newcastle Knights Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (assistant)[6]
Josh Hannay Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (assistant) Gold Coast Titans[1]
Justin Holbrook Sydney Roosters (assistant) Newcastle Knights[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Edwards, Colleen (25 August 2025). "'Burst of energy': Hannay to replace Hasler as Titans coach". nrl.com.au. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Turbo appointed Captain at Manly". seaeagles.com.au. 24 November 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Knights appoint NRL Head Coach". newcastleknights.com.au. 15 September 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  4. ^ "NRL 2025: Signings tracker, contracts, player movement". NRL.com.
  5. ^ Reid, Andrew (3 November 2025). "Cameron Munster sheds light on Ryan Papenhuyzen's decision to quit NRL in worrying revelation". msn.com. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  6. ^ Issa, Isaac (14 October 2025). "O'Brien lands coaching gig for 2026". msn.com. Retrieved 14 October 2025.

Notes

  1. ^ Local time in Las Vegas.
  2. ^ Penrith's usual home ground, Penrith Stadium, is not usable due to ongoing renovations
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