2026 NRL season

2026 National Rugby League
2026 National Rugby League
Duration	28 February – 4 October 2026
Teams	17
Matches played	100
Points scored	4,508
Average attendance	22,043
Total attendance	2,049,977
Biggest home win	Storm 52–4 Eels ; AAMI Park ; 5 March, Round 1
Biggest away win	Tigers 0–68 Panthers ; CommBank Stadium ; 7 June, Round 14
	← 2025 2027 →

The 2026 NRL season is 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 and Blayke Brailey^[1]
Dolphins	4th season	Suncorp Stadium and Kayo Stadium	Kristian Woolf	Tom Gilbert and Isaiya Katoa^[2]
Gold Coast Titans	20th season	Cbus Super Stadium	Josh Hannay^[3]	Tino Fa'asuamaleaui & Moeaki Fotuaika^[4]
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	77th season	4 Pines Park	~~Anthony Seibold~~ → Kieran Foran^[5]	Tom Trbojevic^[6]
Melbourne Storm	29th season	AAMI Park	Craig Bellamy	Harry Grant
Newcastle Knights	39th season	McDonald Jones Stadium	Justin Holbrook^[7]	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	St. George Venues Jubilee Stadium and WIN Stadium	~~Shane Flanagan~~ → Dean Young (interim)^[8]	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

Venues

Venues for the 2026 National Rugby League competition.

New South Wales
Sydney	Parramatta	Sydney Olympic Park	Woolooware
Allianz Stadium	CommBank Stadium	Accor Stadium	Ocean Protect Stadium
Capacity: 42,500	Capacity: 30,000	Capacity: 83,000	Capacity: 15,000

Brookvale	Leumeah	Lilyfield	Carlton
4 Pines Park	Campbelltown Sports Stadium	Leichhardt Oval	St. George Venues Jubilee Stadium
Capacity: 18,000	Capacity: 17,500	Capacity: 20,000	Capacity: 10,000

Newcastle	Gosford	Wollongong
McDonald Jones Stadium	polytec Stadium	WIN Stadium
Capacity: 33,000	Capacity: 20,059	Capacity: 23,750

Mudgee	Bathurst
Glen Willow Oval	Carrington Park
Capacity: 10,000	Capacity: 11,500
Queensland
Brisbane	Redcliffe	Gold Coast	Townsville
Suncorp Stadium	Kayo Stadium	Cbus Super Stadium	Queensland Country Bank Stadium
Capacity: 52,500	Capacity: 10,000	Capacity: 27,400	Capacity: 26,500

Australian Capital Territory	Victoria	Western Australia
Canberra	Melbourne	Perth
GIO Stadium	AAMI Park	Optus Stadium	HBF Park
Capacity: 25,011	Capacity: 29,500	Capacity: 65,000	Capacity: 20,500

Northern Territory	New Zealand
Darwin	Auckland	Wellington	Christchurch
TIO Stadium	Go Media Stadium	Hnry Stadium	One New Zealand Stadium
Capacity: 12,215	Capacity: 25,000	Capacity: 34,500	Capacity: 30,000

Stadium locations

Venues used for the 2026 National Rugby League season.

2026 NRL season stadium locations (Australia and New Zealand)

1000km
621miles

22

Jubilee Stadium

21

Leichhardt Oval

20

Marrara Oval

19

One NZ Stadium

18

Sky Stadium

17

Go Media Stadium

16

Glen Willow Stadium

15

Carrington Park

14

Perth Stadium

13

AAMI Park

12

Queensland Country Bank Stadium

11

Cbus Super Stadium

10

Kayo Stadium

9

Suncorp Stadium

8

GIO Stadium

7

McDonald Jones Stadium

6

WIN Stadium

5

Accor Stadium

4

Campbelltown Stadium

3

Sydney Football Stadium

2

CommBank Stadium

1

BlueBet Stadium

Pre-season

Trials

Italics indicates a non-NRL club

Date	Time	Home	Score	Away	Stadium
7 February 2025	18:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Central Queensland Capras	16–26	Dolphins	Marley Brown Oval, Gladstone
14 February 2025	19:10 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Sunshine Coast Falcons	14–26	Brisbane Broncos	Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast
22 February 2025	14:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Souths Logan Magpies	22–58	Brisbane Broncos	Davies Park, Brisbane

All Stars match

15 February 2026
15:00 AEST

Māori All Stars	16–16	Indigenous All Stars
	Report

FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
Attendance: 18,169
Referee: Adam Gee^[c]

Pre-season Challenge

The 16-game pre-season challenge was played from 7 February to 22 February 2026 and was won by the Parramatta Eels, the first team to score the maximum 30 competition points.^[9]

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	PEN –26	PAR –8	MEL +4	DOL +14	GCT +14	NQL –4	WTI +1	CBY +20	SYD –14	MAN –28	NZL –30	X	SGI –4	GCT	SOU	X	SYD	CRO	X	PEN	NQL	NEW	DOL	NZL	CAN	MEL	CBY
Canberra Raiders	MAN +1*	NZL –34	CBY –4	CRO –12	NEW –20	SOU +2	MEL +4	WTI –19	GCT +16	PEN –12	X	DOL –8	NQL +14	SYD	PAR	MEL	SGI	X	CBY	SOU	WTI	PEN	NEW	CRO	BRI	X	NQL
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	SGI +1*	X	CAN +4	NEW –8	SOU –8	PEN +16	PAR –18	BRI –20	NQL –16	DOL –32	CRO –22	MEL +10	WTI –6	PAR	X	MAN	GCT	X	CAN	WTI	NZL	MEL	SYD	SOU	SGI	PEN	BRI
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	GCT +40	PEN –20	DOL –28	CAN +12	NZL +14	SYD –12	X	NQL –12	WTI +42	SOU –24	CBY +22	X	MAN +6	SGI +22	NZL	SYD	X	BRI	DOL	NEW	MAN	SOU	SGI	CAN	GCT	PAR	MEL
Dolphins	SOU –10	GCT +4	CRO +28	BRI –14	MAN –34	X	PEN –1*	NZL –2	MEL +18	CBY +32	SOU +22	CAN +8	X	NQL	SYD	WTI	NZL	NEW	CRO	NQL	X	SGI	BRI	MAN	PAR	SYD	GCT
Gold Coast Titans	CRO –40	DOL –4	NQL –14	SGI +8	BRI –14	PAR +42	NZL –8	X	CAN –16	SYD –16	NEW –24	MAN –2	X	BRI	WTI	PEN	CBY	X	MEL	MAN	SGI	NZL	NQL	NEW	CRO	SOU	DOL
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	CAN –1*	NEW –20	X	SYD –17	DOL +34	SGI +10	NQL +32	PAR +15	PEN –2	BRI +28	WTI +28	GCT +2	CRO –6	SOU +14	X	CBY	MEL	PAR	NQL	GCT	CRO	X	MEL	DOL	NEW	SGI	NZL
Melbourne Storm	PAR +48	SGI +26	BRI –4	NQL –4	PEN –40	NZL –24	CAN –4	SOU –42	DOL –18	WTI +28	PAR +26	CBY –10	SYD +14	NEW	X	CAN	MAN	X	GCT	SYD	SOU	CBY	MAN	X	PEN	BRI	CRO
Newcastle Knights	NQL +10	MAN +20	WAR –26	CBY +8	CAN +20	WTI –20	SYD –14	PEN –32	SOU +4	SGI +34	GCT +24	X	PAR +6	MEL	X	SGI	WTI	DOL	SOU	CRO	SYD	BRI	CAN	GCT	MAN	NZL	X
New Zealand Warriors	SYD +24	CAN +34	NEW +26	WTI –18	CRO –14	MEL +24	GCT +8	DOL +2	PAR +22	X	BRI +30	SGI +18	PEN –2	X	CRO	NQL	DOL	X	WTI	SGI	CBY	GCT	PEN	BRI	SOU	NEW	MAN
North Queensland Cowboys	NEW –10	WTI –28	GCT +14	MEL +4	SGI +32	BRI +4	MAN –32	CRO +12	CBY +16	PAR –3*	SYD +6	SOU +12	CAN –14	DOL	X	NZL	PEN	X	MAN	DOL	BRI	SYD	GCT	PAR	X	WTI	CAN
Parramatta Eels	MEL –48	BRI +8	SGI +10	PEN –28	WTI –2*	GCT –42	CBY +18	MAN –15	NZL –22	NQL +3*	MEL –26	X	NEW –6	CBY	CAN	X	SOU	MAN	SYD	X	PEN	WTI	SOU	NQL	DOL	CRO	SGI
Penrith Panthers	BRI +26	CRO +20	SYD +36	PAR +28	MEL +40	CBY –16	DOL +1*	NEW +32	MAN +2	CAN +12	SGI +22	X	NZL +2	WTI +68	X	GCT	NQL	SOU	X	BRI	PAR	CAN	NZL	SYD	MEL	CBY	WTI
South Sydney Rabbitohs	DOL +10	SYD –8	WTI +4	X	CBY +8	CAN –2	SGI +18	MEL +42	NEW –4	CRO +24	DOL –22	NQL –12	X	MAN –14	BRI	X	PAR	PEN	NEW	CAN	MEL	CRO	PAR	CBY	NZL	GCT	SYD
St. George Illawarra Dragons	CBY –1*	MEL –26	PAR –10	GCT –8	NQL –32	MAN –10	SOU –18	SYD –46	X	NEW –34	PEN –22	NZL –18	BRI +4	CRO –22	X	NEW	CAN	WTI	X	NZL	GCT	DOL	CRO	WTI	CBY	MAN	PAR
Sydney Roosters	NZL –24	SOU +8	PEN –36	MAN +17	X	CRO +12	NEW +14	SGI +46	BRI +14	GCT +16	NQL –6	X	MEL –14	CAN	DOL	CRO	BRI	X	PAR	MEL	NEW	NQL	CBY	PEN	WTI	DOL	SOU
Wests Tigers	X	NQL +28	SOU –4	NZL +18	PAR +2*	NEW +20	BRI –1	CAN +19	CRO –42	MEL –28	MAN –28	X	CBY +6	PEN –68	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 v t e	Pld	W	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Penrith Panthers	13	12	1	1	437	164	+273	26	Advance to finals series
2	New Zealand Warriors	12	9	3	2	368	214	+154	22
3	Sydney Roosters	12	8	4	2	323	250	+73	20
4	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	13	8	5	1	367	250	+117	18
5	Dolphins	12	7	5	2	330	253	+77	18
6	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	12	7	5	2	356	294	+62	18
7	Newcastle Knights	13	8	5	1	370	338	+32	18
8	South Sydney Rabbitohs	12	6	6	2	338	294	+44	16
9	North Queensland Cowboys	14	8	6	0	343	356	−13	16
10	Wests Tigers	12	6	6	2	275	353	−78	16
11	Melbourne Storm	14	6	8	0	346	348	−2	12
12	Brisbane Broncos	13	5	8	1	275	341	−66	12
13	Canberra Raiders	13	5	8	1	249	347	−98	12
14	Gold Coast Titans	12	3	9	2	220	303	−83	10
15	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	12	4	8	1	219	318	−99	10
16	Parramatta Eels	12	4	8	1	257	407	−150	10
17	St. George Illawarra Dragons	13	1	12	1	184	427	−243	4

Updated to match(es) played on 7 June 2026. 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
1	Penrith Panthers	2	4	6	8	10	10	12	14	16	18	20	22	24
2	New Zealand Warriors	2	4	6	6	6	8	10	12	14	16	18	20	20
3	Sydney Roosters	0	2	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	16	16	18	18
4	Newcastle Knights	2	4	4	6	8	8	8	8	10	12	14	16	18
5	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	0	0	2	2	4	6	8	10	10	12	14	16	16
6	South Sydney Rabbitohs	2	2	4	6	8	8	10	12	12	14	14	14	16
7	Dolphins	0	2	4	4	4	6	6	6	8	10	12	14	16
8	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	2	2	2	4	6	6	8	8	10	10	12	14	16
9	North Queensland Cowboys	0	0	2	4	6	8	8	10	12	12	14	16	16
10	Wests Tigers	2	4	4	6	8	10	10	12	12	12	12	14	16
11	Brisbane Broncos	0	0	2	4	6	6	8	10	10	10	10	12	12
12	Canberra Raiders	2	2	2	2	2	4	6	6	8	8	10	10	12
13	Melbourne Storm	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	8	8	10
14	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	2	4	6	6	6	8	8	8	8	8	8	10	10
15	Parramatta Eels	0	2	4	4	4	4	6	6	6	8	8	10	10
16	Gold Coast Titans	0	0	0	2	2	4	4	6	6	6	6	6	8
17	St. George Illawarra Dragons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	4

Player statistics and records

In Round 2, Alex Johnston surpassed Ken Irvine's record of 212 tries in the NRL and its predecessor competitions.^[10]
In Round 5, Thomas Jenkins became the first player to score 12 tries in their first 5 games of a season, having tied the record of 10 tries in the first 4 games the previous week.
In Round 7, Thomas Jenkins became the first player in the NRL era to score 2 or more tries in 7 consecutive games.
In Round 9, Alex Johnston became the first player in the NRL and its predecessor competitions to score 17 career hat-tricks. Johnson also became the first player to score 100 or more tries at a single venue, that being Accor Stadium.
In Round 10, Jason Taumalolo surpassed former teammate Johnathan Thurston as the most capped North Queensland Cowboys player of all time.
In Round 12, Moeaki Fotuaika surpassed Mark Minichiello as the most capped Gold Coast Titans player of all time.
In Round 12, Alex Johnston became the first player in the NRL era to score a try in each of their first ten games of a season, surpassing KL Iro who scored in his first nine games in 2025.

The following statistics are as of the conclusion of the conclusion of round 13.

Top 5 point scorers

Points	Player	Club	Tries	Goals	Field goals
134	Jamayne Isaako	Dolphins	10	47	0
123	Nathan Cleary	Penrith Panthers	4	53	1
116	Latrell Mitchell	South Sydney Rabbitohs	11	35	1
110	Jake Clifford	North Queensland Cowboys	5	44	1
106	Nicholas Hynes	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	4	45	0

Top 5 try scorers

Tries	Player	Club
18	Thomas Jenkins	Penrith Panthers
15	Greg Marzhew	Newcastle Knights
15	Alex Johnston	South Sydney Rabbitohs
14	Dominic Young	Newcastle Knights
14	Dallin Watene-Zelezniak	New Zealand Warriors

Top 5 goal kickers

Goals	Player	Club
53	Nathan Cleary	Penrith Panthers
47	Jamayne Isaako	Dolphins
45	Nicholas Hynes	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
44	Jake Clifford	North Queensland Cowboys
42	Sam Walker	Sydney Roosters

Top 5 tacklers

Tackles	Player	Club
544	Damien Cook	St. George Illawarra Dragons
521	Phoenix Crossland	Newcastle Knights
518	Hamish Stewart	St. George Illawarra Dragons
514	Jackson Ford	New Zealand Warriors
505	Heilum Luki	North Queensland Cowboys

Attendances

Club figures

Team	Games	Total	2026 Average	2025 Average	Difference	Highest	Lowest
Brisbane Broncos	6	261,095	43,516	41,185	+2,331	45,882	39,015
Canberra Raiders	6	88,320	14,720	19,136	-4,416	18,018	9,543
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	5	119,779	23,956	30,688	-6,732	45,719	14,372
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	6*	94,432	15,739	12,856	+2,883	33,404	10,793
Dolphins	6	98,993	16,499	21,820	-5,321	24,070	10,023
Gold Coast Titans	3*	53,377	17,792	16,410	+1,382	26,223	12,241
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	6	98,273	16,379	16,393	-14	17,389	13,173
Melbourne Storm	6	130,982	21,830	21,677	+153	28,245	15,684
Newcastle Knights	6	160,803	26,801	20,891	+5,910	45,719	21,682
New Zealand Warriors	5*	130,349	26,070	23,188	+2,882	34,812	23,067
North Queensland Cowboys	6	109,806	18,301	18,649	-348	20,931	16,999
Parramatta Eels	5*	111,947	22,389	15,904	+6,485	29,397	14,382
Penrith Panthers	5*	87,617	17,523	16,695	+828	22,813	12,000
South Sydney Rabbitohs	5*	134,987	26,997	16,070	+10,927	49,813	15,116
St. George Illawarra Dragons	6	91,421	15,237	12,505	+2,732	40,381	8,491
Sydney Roosters	5*	123,426	24,685	23,799	+886	41,424	12,226
Wests Tigers	5*	84,832	16,966	15,176	+1,790	17,637	15,221

* = Magic Round home game not counted

Top regular season crowds

Rank	Home team	Away team	Crowd	Venue	City	Round
1	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	49,813	Accor Stadium	Sydney	5
2	Brisbane Broncos	Dolphins	45,882	Suncorp Stadium	Brisbane	4
3	Newcastle Knights	North Queensland Cowboys	45,719	Allegiant Stadium	Paradise	1
3	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	St. George Illawarra Dragons	45,719	Allegiant Stadium	Paradise	1
4	Brisbane Broncos	North Queensland Cowboys	45,582	Suncorp Stadium	Brisbane	6
5	Brisbane Broncos	Penrith Panthers	45,566	Suncorp Stadium	Brisbane	1
6	Brisbane Broncos	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	42,775	Suncorp Stadium	Brisbane	8
7	Brisbane Broncos	St. George Illawarra Dragons	42,275	Suncorp Stadium	Brisbane	13
8	Sydney Roosters	South Sydney Rabbitohs	41,424	Allianz Stadium	Sydney	2
9	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Sydney Roosters	40,381	Allianz Stadium	Sydney	8
10	Brisbane Broncos	Parramatta Eels	39,015	Suncorp Stadium	Brisbane	2
11	New Zealand Warriors	Dolphins	34,812	Hnry Stadium	Wellington	8
12	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Canberra Raiders	33,404	Optus Stadium	Perth	6
12	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Sydney Roosters	33,404	Optus Stadium	Perth	6
13	Parramatta Eels	Wests Tigers	29,397	CommBank Stadium	Sydney	5
14	Melbourne Storm	Brisbane Broncos	28,245	AAMI Park	Melbourne	3
15	Melbourne Storm	New Zealand Warriors	26,467	AAMI Park	Melbourne	6
16	Gold Coast Titans	Brisbane Broncos	26,223	Cbus Super Stadium	Gold Coast	5
17	Parramatta Eels	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	25,938	CommBank Stadium	Sydney	7
18	Melbourne Storm	South Sydney Rabbitohs	25,694	AAMI Park	Melbourne	8
19	Parramatta Eels	St. George Illawarra Dragons	25,573	CommBank Stadium	Sydney	3
20	Sydney Roosters	Brisbane Broncos	25,239	Allianz Stadium	Sydney	9
21	New Zealand Warriors	Wests Tigers	24,246	Go Media Stadium	Auckland	4
=22	New Zealand Warriors	Sydney Roosters	24,112	Go Media Stadium	Auckland	1
=22	New Zealand Warriors	Gold Coast Titans	24,112	Go Media Stadium	Auckland	7
24	Dolphins	Melbourne Storm	24,070	Suncorp Stadium	Brisbane	9
25	Newcastle Knights	Penrith Panthers	23,986	McDonald Jones Stadium	Newcastle	8

Magic Round (Round 11)

Home team	Away team	Date	Time	Venue	Match Figure	Day Total
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Friday, 15 May	6:00 pm	Suncorp Stadium	45,236	48,673
South Sydney Rabbitohs	Dolphins	Friday, 15 May	8:05 pm		48,673	48,673
Wests Tigers	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	Saturday, 16 May	3:00 pm		41,396	49,602
Sydney Roosters	North Queensland Cowboys		5:30 pm		49,602
Parramatta Eels	Melbourne Storm		7:45 pm		48,692
Gold Coast Titans	Newcastle Knights	Sunday, 17 May	2:00 pm		42,098	50,386
New Zealand Warriors	Brisbane Broncos		4:05 pm		50,386
Penrith Panthers	St. George Illawarra Dragons		6:25 pm		46,752
Bye: Canberra Raiders

Match officials

Referee	Games
Adam Gee	12
Todd Smith	12
Grant Atkins	12
Wyatt Raymond	12
Ashley Klein	12
Gerard Sutton	12
Peter Gough	11
Liam Kennedy	9
Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski	4
Jarrod Cole	3
Belinda Sharpe	1

2026 transfers

Source:^[11]

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
Adam Cook	Canberra Raiders	Leigh Centurions (Super League)
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
Luke Smith	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	London Broncos (Super League)
Daniel Atkinson	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	St. George Illawarra Dragons
Kade Dykes	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
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
Daniel Saifiti	Dolphins	Retirement
Aublix Tawha	Dolphins	Brisbane Broncos
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)
Sean Mullany	Gold Coast Titans	Mackay Cutters (Queensland Cup)
Tom Weaver	Gold Coast Titans	Castleford Tigers (Super League)
Brian Kelly	Gold Coast Titans	Parramatta Eels
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	Sydney Roosters
Jazz Tevaga	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	Wakefield Trinity (Super League)
Dean Matterson	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	Albi Rugby League (Super XIII)
Grant Anderson	Melbourne Storm	Brisbane Broncos
Nelson Asofa-Solomona	Melbourne Storm	Retirement
Bronson Garlick	Melbourne Storm	South Sydney Rabbitohs
Dean Ieremia	Melbourne Storm	Gold Coast Titans
Ryan Papenhuyzen	Melbourne Storm	Retirement
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
Adam Elliott	Newcastle Knights	South Sydney Rabbitohs
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
Tyrone Thompson	Newcastle Knights	Chiefs (Super Rugby)
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 Kingston Rovers (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	Western Force (Super Rugby)
Joey Lussick	Parramatta Eels	Retirement
Matt Eisenhuth	Penrith Panthers	Retirement
Asu Kepaoa	Penrith Panthers	Newcastle Knights
Daine Laurie	Penrith Panthers	Canberra Raiders
Soni Luke	Penrith Panthers	North Queensland Cowboys
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
Jai Arrow	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Retirement
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
Davvy Moale	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Melbourne Storm
Corey Allan	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Retirement
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	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (NSW Cup)
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	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (NSW Cup)
Brent Naden	Wests Tigers	Thirroul Butchers (Illawarra Rugby League)
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
Matthew Dufty	Warrington Wolves (Super League)	South Sydney Rabbitohs
Patrick Herbert	Dapto Canaries (Illawarra Rugby League)	Wests Tigers

Mid-season transfers

Player	Original Club	New Club	Date of transfer
Harrison Edwards	North Queensland Cowboys	Parramatta Eels	6 May^[12]
Daniel Suluka-Fifita	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	St Helens (Super League)	26 May^[13]
Fletcher Baker	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	3 June

Coaches

Coach	2025 Club	2026 Club
Des Hasler	Gold Coast Titans	None^[3]
Adam O'Brien	Newcastle Knights	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (assistant)^[14]
Josh Hannay	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (assistant)	Gold Coast Titans^[3]
Justin Holbrook	Sydney Roosters (assistant)	Newcastle Knights^[7]

References

↑ Whittaker, Troy (23 February 2025). "McInnes and Brailey installed as NRL co-captains". sharks.com.au. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
↑ Howden, Breanne (17 February 2025). "Dolphins Team List: Pre-Season Challenge v Warriors". dolphinsnrl.com.au. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
1 2 3 Edwards, Colleen (25 August 2025). "'Burst of energy': Hannay to replace Hasler as Titans coach". nrl.com.au. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
↑ "Fotuaika to join Fa'asuamaleaui as Titans co-captains". titans.com.au. 5 June 2026. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
↑ "Kieran Foran appointed interim Head Coach at Manly". seaeagles.com.au. 28 March 2026. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
↑ "Turbo appointed Captain at Manly". seaeagles.com.au. 24 November 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
1 2 "Knights appoint NRL Head Coach". newcastleknights.com.au. 15 September 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
↑ "Dragons Appoint Dean Young as Head Coach". dragons.com.au. 20 April 2026. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
↑ "Eels crowned Witzer Pre-Season Challenge Champions". Parramatta Eels. 22 February 2026. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
↑ Sullivan, Matthew (14 March 2026). "Rabbitohs vs Roosters: Alex Johnston breaks tryscoring record, fans storm field in wild scenes". News.com.au. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
↑ "NRL 2025: Signings tracker, contracts, player movement". NRL.com.
↑ "Harrison Edwards joins Parramatta Eels". parraeels.com.au. 6 May 2026. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
↑ "Daniel Suluka-Fifita Joins Saints". saintsrlfc.com. 26 May 2026. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
↑ Issa, Isaac (14 October 2025). "O'Brien lands coaching gig for 2026". msn.com. Retrieved 14 October 2025.

Notes

↑ Local time in Las Vegas.
↑ Penrith's usual home ground, Penrith Stadium, is not usable due to ongoing renovations
↑ Gee was replaced by Belinda Sharpe after 60 minutes.

[2] Whittaker, Troy (23 February 2025). "McInnes and Brailey installed as NRL co-captains". sharks.com.au. Retrieved 26 February 2025.

[3] Howden, Breanne (17 February 2025). "Dolphins Team List: Pre-Season Challenge v Warriors". dolphinsnrl.com.au. Retrieved 21 February 2025.

[Hannay-4] 1 2 3 Edwards, Colleen (25 August 2025). "'Burst of energy': Hannay to replace Hasler as Titans coach". nrl.com.au. Retrieved 25 August 2025.

[5] "Fotuaika to join Fa'asuamaleaui as Titans co-captains". titans.com.au. 5 June 2026. Retrieved 5 June 2026.

[6] "Kieran Foran appointed interim Head Coach at Manly". seaeagles.com.au. 28 March 2026. Retrieved 28 March 2026.

[7] "Turbo appointed Captain at Manly". seaeagles.com.au. 24 November 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.

[Holbrook-8] 1 2 "Knights appoint NRL Head Coach". newcastleknights.com.au. 15 September 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.

[10] "Dragons Appoint Dean Young as Head Coach". dragons.com.au. 20 April 2026. Retrieved 21 April 2026.

[12] "Eels crowned Witzer Pre-Season Challenge Champions". Parramatta Eels. 22 February 2026. Retrieved 28 February 2026.

[13] Sullivan, Matthew (14 March 2026). "Rabbitohs vs Roosters: Alex Johnston breaks tryscoring record, fans storm field in wild scenes". News.com.au. Retrieved 15 April 2026.

[14] "NRL 2025: Signings tracker, contracts, player movement". NRL.com.

[15] "Harrison Edwards joins Parramatta Eels". parraeels.com.au. 6 May 2026. Retrieved 8 May 2026.

[16] "Daniel Suluka-Fifita Joins Saints". saintsrlfc.com. 26 May 2026. Retrieved 26 May 2026.

[17] Issa, Isaac (14 October 2025). "O'Brien lands coaching gig for 2026". msn.com. Retrieved 14 October 2025.

[1] Local time in Las Vegas.

[9] Penrith's usual home ground, Penrith Stadium, is not usable due to ongoing renovations

[11] Gee was replaced by Belinda Sharpe after 60 minutes.

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2026 National Rugby League
Duration	28 February^[a] – 4 October 2026
Teams	17
Matches played	100
Points scored	4,508
Average attendance	22,043
Total attendance	2,049,977
Biggest home win	Storm 52–4 Eels AAMI Park 5 March, Round 1
Biggest away win	Tigers 0–68 Panthers CommBank Stadium 7 June, Round 14
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