2023 NRL season results
Appearance
The 2023 NRL season was the 116th of professional rugby league in Australia and the 26th season run by the National Rugby League.
Attendance data is compiled from both the NRL and Austadiums websites.
Regular season
[edit]Round 1
[edit]March 2-5
Home | Score | Away | Match information | |||
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Day & Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | |||
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12 – 16 | ![]() |
Thursday, 7:50 pm | CommBank Stadium | Ashley Klein | 17,301 |
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20 – 12 | ![]() |
Friday, 6:00 pm | Sky Stadium | Chris Sutton | 16,676 |
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12 – 13 | ![]() |
Friday, 8:05 pm | BlueBet Stadium | Gerard Sutton | 17,125 |
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31 – 6 | ![]() |
Saturday, 3:00 pm | 4 Pines Park | Grant Atkins | 17,278 |
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19 – 18 | ![]() |
Saturday, 5:30 pm | Queensland Country Bank Stadium | Adam Gee | 19,855 |
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18 – 27 | ![]() |
Saturday, 7:35 pm | PointsBet Stadium | Todd Smith | 12,757 |
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28 – 18 | ![]() |
Sunday, 4:05 pm | Suncorp Stadium | Chris Butler | 32,177 |
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10 – 22 | ![]() |
Sunday, 6:15 pm | Leichhardt Oval | Peter Gough | 14,667 |
Bye: ![]() | ||||||
Source:[1] |
- The Dolphins made their official NRL debut and also recorded their first ever victory.
- Both the Manly–Canterbury and Cronulla–Souths games were sellouts.
- Tim Sheens coached his 250th game for the Wests Tigers.
Round 2
[edit]March 9-12
Home | Score | Away | Match information | |||
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Day & Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | |||
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16 – 10 | ![]() |
Thursday, 7:50 pm | BlueBet Stadium | Grant Atkins | 16,906 |
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26 – 30 | ![]() |
Friday, 6:00 pm | CommBank Stadium | Gerard Sutton | 16,663 |
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28 – 16 | ![]() |
Friday, 8:05 pm | Suncorp Stadium | Ashley Klein | 43,162 |
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20 – 12 | ![]() |
Saturday, 3:00 pm | Allianz Stadium | Adam Gee | 16,266 |
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20 – 14 | ![]() |
Saturday, 5:30 pm | Kayo Stadium | Todd Smith | 10,023 |
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12 – 26 | ![]() |
Saturday, 7:35 pm | AAMI Park | Chris Butler | 17,248 |
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12 – 14 | ![]() |
Sunday, 4:05 pm | Leichhardt Oval | Peter Gough | 13,214 |
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32 – 18 | ![]() |
Sunday, 6:15 pm | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium | Chris Sutton | 8,538 |
Bye: ![]() | ||||||
Source:[2] |
Round 3 (Multicultural Round)
[edit]March 16-19
Home | Score | Away | Match information | |||
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Day & Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | |||
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34 – 30 | ![]() |
Thursday, 7:50 pm | 4 Pines Park | Adam Gee | 13,363 |
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20 – 36 | ![]() |
Friday, 6:00 pm | McDonald Jones Stadium | Chris Butler | 20,093 |
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20 – 18 | ![]() |
Friday, 8:05 pm | Allianz Stadium | Gerard Sutton | 36,669 |
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38 – 34 | ![]() |
Saturday, 3:00 pm | Cbus Super Stadium | Grant Atkins | 14,483 |
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12 – 26 | ![]() |
Saturday, 5:30 pm | Queensland Country Bank Stadium | Chris Sutton | 17,818 |
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40 – 18 | ![]() |
Saturday, 7:35 pm | Suncorp Stadium | Peter Gough | 26,612 |
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26 – 22 | ![]() |
Sunday, 4:05 pm | Belmore Sports Ground | Todd Smith | 16,404 |
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24 – 20 | ![]() |
Sunday, 6:15 pm | GIO Stadium | Ashley Klein | 14,134 |
Bye: ![]() | ||||||
Source:[3] |
- The Bulldogs-Tigers fixture at Belmore was a sellout.
Round 4
[edit]March 23-26
Home | Score | Away | Match information | |||
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Day & Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | |||
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17 – 16 | ![]() |
Thursday, 7:50 pm | CommBank Stadium | Ashley Klein | 16,342 |
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24 – 12 | ![]() |
Friday, 6:00 pm | AAMI Park | Ben Cummins | 11,669 |
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12 – 18 | ![]() |
Friday, 8:00 pm | Suncorp Stadium | Adam Gee | 51,047 |
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24 – 12 | ![]() |
Saturday, 5:30 pm | Queensland Country Bank Stadium | Chris Butler | 16,426 |
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13 – 12 | ![]() |
Saturday, 7:35 pm | Accor Stadium | Chris Sutton | 18,379 |
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16 – 14 | ![]() |
Sunday, 2:00 pm | Mount Smart Stadium | Peter Gough | 18,495 |
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24 – 14 | ![]() |
Sunday, 4:05 pm | McDonald Jones Stadium | Gerard Sutton | 15,106 |
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8 – 40 | ![]() |
Sunday, 6:15 pm | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium | Todd Smith | 15,126 |
Bye: ![]() | ||||||
Source:[4] |
- The sellout crowd of 51,047 is the biggest regular season crowd (excluding double headers) in Suncorp Stadium's history, the biggest regular season crowd in Brisbane since round 22, 1995, and the biggest regular NRL season crowd since round 26, 2013.
Round 5
[edit]March 30-April 2
Home | Score | Away | Match information | |||
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Day & Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | |||
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28 – 20 | ![]() |
Thursday, 7:50 pm | Allianz Stadium | Grant Atkins | 20,866 |
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12 – 53 | ![]() |
Friday, 6:00 pm | GIO Stadium | Adam Gee | 15,344 |
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10 – 18 | ![]() |
Friday, 8:05 pm | Accor Stadium | Todd Smith | 11,239 |
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32 – 32 | ![]() |
Saturday, 3:00 pm | Glen Willow Oval | Chris Butler | 9,024 |
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38 – 12 | ![]() |
Saturday, 5:30 pm | WIN Stadium | Gerard Sutton | 16,472 |
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46 – 12 | ![]() |
Saturday, 7:35 pm | Suncorp Stadium | Chris Sutton | 27,533 |
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30 – 32 | ![]() |
Sunday, 4:00 pm | PointsBet Stadium | Ben Cummins | 10,878 |
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15 – 14 | ![]() |
Sunday, 6:15 pm | Accor Stadium | Liam Kennedy | 9,626 |
Bye: ![]() | ||||||
Source:[5] |
- The Manly Newcastle game is the tied 4th highest drawn game ever, and the first draw in nearly 3 years.
Round 6 (Easter Round)
[edit]April 6-10
Home | Score | Away | Match information | |||
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Day & Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | |||
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28 – 8 | ![]() |
Thursday, 7:50 pm | AAMI Park | Ashley Klein | 16,323 |
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16 – 50 | ![]() |
Friday, 4:00 pm | Accor Stadium | Gerard Sutton | 35,211 |
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22 – 32 | ![]() |
Friday, 8:00 pm | Queensland Country Bank Stadium | Adam Gee | 22,811 |
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44 – 12 | ![]() |
Saturday, 5:30 pm | BlueBet Stadium | Todd Smith | 20,312 |
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14 – 20 | ![]() |
Saturday, 7:35 pm | Suncorp Stadium | Grant Atkins | 31,962 |
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20 – 18 | ![]() |
Sunday, 4:05 pm | Cbus Super Stadium | Peter Gough | 12,453 |
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34 – 24 | ![]() |
Sunday, 6:15 pm | McDonald Jones Stadium | Liam Kennedy | 18,007 |
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22 – 28 | ![]() |
Monday, 4:00 pm | Accor Stadium | Ben Cummins | 28,611 |
Bye: ![]() | ||||||
Source:[6] |
Round 7
[edit]April 13-16
Home | Score | Away | Match information | |||
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Day & Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | |||
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14 – 36 | ![]() |
Thursday, 7:50 pm | Suncorp Stadium | Ashley Klein | 23,280 |
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22 – 12 | ![]() |
Friday, 6:00 pm | PointsBet Stadium | Grant Atkins | 11,489 |
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18 – 8 | ![]() |
Friday, 8:00 pm | 4 Pines Park | Adam Gee | 13,572 |
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22 – 14 | ![]() |
Saturday, 3:00 pm | Mount Smart Stadium | Chris Sutton | 23,685 |
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15 – 16 | ![]() |
Saturday, 5:30 pm | McDonald Jones Stadium | Peter Gough | 26,084 |
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26 – 43 | ![]() |
Saturday, 7:35 pm | Cbus Super Stadium | Todd Smith | 26,563 |
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20 – 14 | ![]() |
Sunday, 2:00 pm | GIO Stadium | Gerard Sutton | 13,817 |
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30 – 4 | ![]() |
Sunday, 4:05 pm | CommBank Stadium | Chris Butler | 27,655 |
Bye: ![]() | ||||||
Source:[7] |
- The Newcastle vs Penrith match was the 150th golden point NRL match since its introduction to decide drawn matches in 2003.
- The Warriors-Cowboys and Titans-Broncos games were both sellouts
Round 8 (ANZAC Round)
[edit]April 20-25
Home | Score | Away | Match information | |||
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Day & Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | |||
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20 – 18 | ![]() |
Thursday, 7:50 pm | Accor Stadium | Gerard Sutton | 19,548 |
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16 – 26 | ![]() |
Friday, 8:00 pm | TIO Stadium | Ashley Klein | 11,864 |
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20 – 33 | ![]() |
Saturday, 5:30 pm | Accor Stadium | Chris Sutton | 12,148 |
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18 – 16 | ![]() |
Saturday, 7:35 pm | Queensland Country Bank Stadium | Ben Cummins | 17,970 |
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28 – 26 | ![]() |
Sunday, 2:00 pm | Suncorp Stadium | Chris Butler | 22,034 |
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16 – 22 | ![]() |
Sunday, 4:00 pm | Campbelltown Sports Stadium | Todd Smith | 10,033 |
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27 – 26 | ![]() |
Tuesday, 4:00 pm | Allianz Stadium | Adam Gee | 40,191 |
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30 – 22 | ![]() |
Tuesday, 7:00 pm | AAMI Park | Grant Atkins | 23,649 |
Bye: ![]() | ||||||
Source:[8] |
- The Dolphins recorded their biggest ever comeback to date after being 26 points down against Gold Coast at the 28 minute mark to win 28–26. It is also the Titan's worst collapse to date. This comeback was also the equal largest comeback in NRL record and the first time a team came back from 26 points behind to win since 1998.
Round 9
[edit]April 27-30
Home | Score | Away | Match information | |||
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Day & Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | |||
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44 – 6 | ![]() |
Thursday, 7:50 pm | PointsBet Stadium | Gerard Sutton | 8,148 |
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43 – 12 | ![]() |
Friday, 6:00 pm | CommBank Stadium | Chris Sutton | 15,875 |
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6 – 32 | ![]() |
Friday, 8:00 pm | Suncorp Stadium | Ashley Klein | 40,102 |
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31 – 30 | ![]() |
Saturday, 3:00 pm | McDonald's Park | Peter Gough | 10,445 |
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10 – 26 | ![]() |
Saturday, 5:30 pm | 4 Pines Park | Ben Cummins | 10,107 |
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8 – 12 | ![]() |
Saturday, 7:35 pm | Carrington Park | Adam Gee | 11,055 |
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0 – 14 | ![]() |
Sunday, 2:00 pm | Mount Smart Stadium | Chris Butler | 20,395 |
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16 – 18 | ![]() |
Sunday, 4:05 pm | WIN Stadium | Grant Atkins | 16,678 |
Bye: ![]() | ||||||
Source:[9] |
- The Wests Tigers ended their club record 12 game losing streak dating back to round 21, 2022 with their win over Penrith.
- New Zealand Warriors are the first team to be held scoreless in a game this season.
Round 10 (Magic Round)
[edit]May 5-7
Home | Score | Away | Match information | |||
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Day & Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | |||
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30 – 34 | ![]() |
Friday, 6:00 pm | Suncorp Stadium | Chris Sutton | 50,077 |
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6 – 32 | ![]() |
Friday, 8:05 pm | Gerard Sutton | ||
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6 – 18 | ![]() |
Saturday, 3:00 pm | Todd Smith | 50,183 | |
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16 – 36 | ![]() |
Saturday, 5:30 pm | Grant Atkins | ||
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12 – 28 | ![]() |
Saturday, 7:45 pm | Adam Gee | ||
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18 – 16 | ![]() |
Sunday, 1:50 pm | Peter Gough | 46,845 | |
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6 – 20 | ![]() |
Sunday, 4:00 pm | Ashley Klein | ||
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26 – 24 | ![]() |
Sunday, 6:25 pm | Chris Butler | ||
Bye: ![]() | ||||||
Source:[10] |
- Wayne Bennett coached his 900th NRL match.
Round 11
[edit]May 11-14
Home | Score | Away | Match information | |||
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Day & Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | |||
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24 – 16 | ![]() |
Thursday, 7:50 pm | AAMI Park | Todd Smith | 16,043 |
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12 – 24 | ![]() |
Friday, 6:00 pm | Accor Stadium | Ben Cummins | 14,294 |
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48 – 4 | ![]() |
Friday, 8:00 pm | BlueBet Stadium | Gerard Sutton | 20,255 |
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20 – 0 | ![]() |
Saturday, 3:00 pm | Accor Stadium | Liam Kennedy | 21,013 |
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42 – 22 | ![]() |
Saturday, 5:30 pm | Queensland Country Bank Stadium | Chris Butler | 17,852 |
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26 – 18 | ![]() |
Saturday, 7:35 pm | GIO Stadium | Grant Atkins | 17,414 |
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46 – 26 | ![]() |
Sunday, 2:00 pm | McDonald Jones Stadium | Peter Gough | 13,064 |
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14 – 20 | ![]() |
Sunday, 4:05 pm | 4 Pines Park | Ashley Klein | 10,358 |
Bye: ![]() | ||||||
Source:[11] |
- Anthony Griffin coached his last game as coach for St George Illawarra as he was sacked after their loss to North Queensland.
- The Sharks beat Manly at their home ground for the second time in a row, the first time this has occurred in their history.
Round 12 (Indigenous Round)
[edit]May 18-21
Home | Score | Away | Match information | |||
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Day & Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | |||
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4 – 15 | ![]() |
Thursday, 7:50 pm | Suncorp Stadium | Adam Gee | 33,343 |
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24 – 22 | ![]() |
Friday, 6:00 pm | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium | Peter Gough | 9,007 |
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16 – 36 | ![]() |
Friday, 8:00 pm | Allianz Stadium | Ashley Klein | 27,432 |
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26 – 6 | ![]() |
Saturday, 3:00 pm | C.ex Coffs International Stadium | Liam Kennedy | 10,156 |
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66 – 18 | ![]() |
Saturday, 5:30 pm | Leichhardt Oval | Ben Cummins | 12,247 |
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16 – 24 | ![]() |
Saturday, 7:35 pm | Suncorp Stadium | Grant Atkins | 28,325 |
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20 – 18 | ![]() |
Sunday, 2:00 pm | Accor Stadium | Chris Butler | 10,815 |
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14 – 42 | ![]() |
Sunday, 4:05 pm | GIO Stadium | Gerard Sutton | 14,730 |
Bye: ![]() | ||||||
Source:[12] |
- St George Illawarra defeated the Roosters outside of ANZAC Day for the first time since the 2010 Grand Final.[13]
- Wests Tigers scored the most points in a single game in their club history.
Round 13
[edit]May 25-28
Home | Score | Away | Match information | |||
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Day & Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | |||
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26 – 12 | ![]() |
Thursday, 7:50 pm | Kayo Stadium | Adam Gee | 10,047 |
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24 – 16 | ![]() |
Friday, 8:00 pm | CommBank Stadium | Liam Kennedy | 14,810 |
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22 – 26 | ![]() |
Saturday, 5:30 pm | McLean Park | Gerard Sutton | 16,195 |
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26 – 33 | ![]() |
Saturday, 7:35 pm | Accor Stadium | Grant Atkins | 12,382 |
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28 – 18 | ![]() |
Sunday, 4:05 pm | McDonald Jones Stadium | Peter Gough | 20,661 |
Bye: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||||
Source:[14] |
- Canberra Raiders player Corey Harawira-Naera suffered a seizure in the 65th minute halting play for more than 10 minutes.[15]
Round 14
[edit]June 2-4
Home | Score | Away | Match information | |||
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Day & Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | |||
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19 – 20 | ![]() |
Friday 8:00 pm | Campbelltown Sports Stadium | Gerard Sutton | 11,201 |
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30 – 8 | ![]() |
Saturday, 3:00 pm | Go Media Stadium | Grant Atkins | 23,686 |
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28 – 46 | ![]() |
Saturday, 5:30 pm | Cbus Super Stadium | Liam Kennedy | 18,736 |
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12 – 20 | ![]() |
Saturday, 7:35 pm | PointsBet Stadium | Todd Smith | 12,318 |
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25 – 24 | ![]() |
Sunday, 2:00 pm | Industree Group Stadium | Ashley Klein | 18,338 |
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45 – 20 | ![]() |
Sunday, 4:05 pm | Queensland Country Bank Stadium | Peter Gough | 18,867 |
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26 - 18 | ![]() |
Sunday, 6:15 pm | BlueBet Stadium | Chris Sutton | 16,912 |
Bye: ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||||
Source:[16] |
- The Cowboys 45 points was the highest score that Melbourne conceded since round 20, 2003.
Round 15
[edit]June 8-12
Home | Score | Away | Match information | |||
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Day & Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | |||
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28 – 12 | ![]() |
Thursday, 7:50 pm | Cbus Super Stadium | Todd Smith | 10,232 |
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14 – 36 | ![]() |
Friday, 6:00 pm | GIO Stadium | Grant Atkins | 21,082 |
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58 – 18 | ![]() |
Friday, 8:00 pm | 4 Pines Park | Gerard Sutton | 14,598 |
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36 – 30 | ![]() |
Saturday, 3:00 pm | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium | Ben Cummins | 17,357 |
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24 – 20 | ![]() |
Saturday, 5:30 pm | Suncorp Stadium | Chris Butler | 35,814 |
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6 – 30 | ![]() |
Saturday, 7:35 pm | Allianz Stadium | Adam Gee | 23,610 |
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54 – 10 | ![]() |
Sunday, 4:05 pm | AAMI Park | Ashley Klein | 20,253 |
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12 – 34 | ![]() |
Monday, 4:00 pm | Accor Stadium | Liam Kennedy | 33,866 |
Bye: ![]() | ||||||
Source:[17] |
- The crowd of 21,082 was the highest regular season crowd at Canberra Stadium since round 25, 2006.
- The Dolphins recorded their biggest loss to date in their 40 point loss to Manly.
Round 16
[edit]June 16-18
Home | Score | Away | Match information | |||
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Day & Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | |||
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27 – 23 | ![]() |
Friday, 8:00 pm | Queensland Country Bank Stadium | Peter Gough | 17,277 |
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16 – 18 | ![]() |
Saturday, 3:00 pm | McDonald Jones Stadium | Grant Atkins | 21,966 |
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34 – 4 | ![]() |
Saturday, 5:30 pm | CommBank Stadium | Chris Butler | 21,296 |
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6 – 28 | ![]() |
Saturday, 7:35 pm | Campbelltown Sports Stadium | Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski | 8,517 |
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48 – 10 | ![]() |
Sunday, 4:05 pm | PointsBet Stadium | Adam Gee | 11,901 |
Bye: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||||
Source:[18] |
- Alex Twal scored his first try in the NRL breaking a 116 game drought
Round 17
[edit]June 23-25
Home | Score | Away | Match information | |||
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Day & Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | |||
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18 – 48 | ![]() |
Friday, 8:00 pm | WIN Stadium | Adam Gee | 9,275 |
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20 – 48 | ![]() |
Saturday, 3:00 pm | Sunshine Coast Stadium | Peter Gough | 8,821 |
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20 – 12 | ![]() |
Saturday, 5:30 pm | BlueBet Stadium | Ben Cummins | 18,295 |
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24 – 6 | ![]() |
Saturday, 7:35 pm | AAMI Park | Todd Smith | 13,198 |
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12 – 18 | ![]() |
Sunday, 2:00 pm | Suncorp Stadium | Chris Butler | 42,249 |
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6 – 31 | ![]() |
Sunday, 4:05 pm | Accor Stadium | Gerard Sutton | 11,262 |
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18 – 20 | ![]() |
Sunday, 6:15 pm | Allianz Stadium | Ashley Klein | 13,326 |
Bye: ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||||
Source:[19] |
Round 18
[edit]June 29-July 2
Home | Score | Away | Match information | |||
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Day & Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | |||
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52 – 16 | ![]() |
Thursday, 7:50 pm | PointsBet Stadium | Grant Atkins | 10,267 |
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6 – 28 | ![]() |
Friday, 6:00 pm | Go Media Stadium | Ashley Klein | 22,612 |
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16 – 34 | ![]() |
Friday, 8:00 pm | Marvel Stadium | Adam Gee | 26,829 |
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26 – 22 | ![]() |
Saturday, 3:00 pm | GIO Stadium | Todd Smith | 11,659 |
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74 – 0 | ![]() |
Saturday, 5:30pm | Queensland Country Bank Stadium | Liam Kennedy | 20,535 |
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24 – 16 | ![]() |
Saturday, 7:35 pm | The Gabba | Peter Gough | 30,606 |
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0 – 66 | ![]() |
Sunday, 2:00 pm | Accor Stadium | Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski | 11,004 |
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18 – 16 | ![]() |
Sunday, 4:05 pm | 4 Pines Park | Gerard Sutton | 17,385 |
Bye: ![]() | ||||||
Source:[20] |
- North Queensland recorded their highest ever score.
- North Queensland's score of 74 points was the highest by any team since round 22, 2008 as well as equal 3rd highest overall and the equal highest since the value of tries was increased to 4 points in 1983.
- North Queensland recorded the biggest win by any club since round 6, 1935.
- Valentine Holmes broke two Cowboys club records with the most points in a match with 30 points (2 tries and 11 goals) as well as the most goals in a match.
- Wests Tigers recorded their biggest ever loss.
- Newcastle recorded their biggest ever win as well as their highest score since round 2, 2006.
- Canterbury recorded their equal 3rd biggest loss.
- The New Zealand-Souths, Brisbane-Dolphins and Manly-Sydney games were all sold out.
Round 19
[edit]July 6-9
Home | Score | Away | Match information | |||
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Day & Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | |||
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12 – 36 | ![]() |
Thursday, 7:50 pm | CommBank Stadium | Todd Smith | 9,215 |
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26 - 36 | ![]() |
Friday, 8:00 pm | WIN Stadium | Peter Gough | 9,369 |
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10 - 46 | ![]() |
Saturday, 5:30 pm | CommBank Stadium | Adam Gee | 21,696 |
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32 - 36 | ![]() |
Saturday, 7:35 pm | Accor Stadium | Liam Kennedy | 16,166 |
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21 – 23 | ![]() |
Sunday, 4:05 pm | Cbus Super Stadium | Grant Atkins | 18,335 |
Bye: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||||
Source:[21] |
Round 20
[edit]July 14-16
Home | Score | Away | Match information | |||
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Day & Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | |||
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34 - 18 | ![]() |
Friday, 8:00 pm | McDonald Jones Stadium | Peter Gough | 18,470 |
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24 - 44 | ![]() |
Saturday, 3:00 pm | Belmore Sports Ground | Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski | 17,103 |
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8 - 19 | ![]() |
Saturday, 5:30 pm | 4 Pines Park | Adam Gee | 13,240 |
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16 - 30 | ![]() |
Saturday, 7:35 pm | Sydney Cricket Ground | Grant Atkins | 12,021 |
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44 – 12 | ![]() |
Sunday, 2:00 pm | Go Media Stadium | Gerard Sutton | 24,012 |
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14 – 24 | ![]() |
Sunday, 4:05 pm | Kayo Stadium | Todd Smith | 10,065 |
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25 – 24 | ![]() |
Sunday, 6:15 pm | CommBank Stadium | Chris Butler | 12,599 |
Bye: ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||||
Source:[22] |
Round 21
[edit]July 20-23
Home | Score | Away | Match information | |||
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Day & Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | |||
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18 - 14 | ![]() |
Thursday, 7:50 pm | WIN Stadium | Ben Cummins | 7,246 |
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21 - 20 | ![]() |
Friday, 6:00 pm | Go Media Stadium | Todd Smith | 19,112 |
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20 - 36 | ![]() |
Friday, 8:00 pm | Sunshine Coast Stadium | Ashley Klein | 8,931 |
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18 - 36 | ![]() |
Saturday, 3:00 pm | Cbus Super Stadium | Adam Gee | 15,362 |
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26 - 18 | ![]() |
Saturday, 5:30 pm | McDonald Jones Stadium | Gerard Sutton | 20,392 |
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24 – 16 | ![]() |
Saturday, 7:35 pm | Queensland Country Bank Stadium | Grant Atkins | 20,710 |
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44 – 18 | ![]() |
Sunday, 2:00 pm | BlueBet Stadium | Chris Butler | 21,525 |
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26 – 30 | ![]() |
Sunday, 4:05 pm | PointsBet Stadium | Peter Gough | 10,634 |
Bye: ![]() | ||||||
Source:[23] |
Round 22
[edit]July 27-30
Home | Score | Away | Match information | |||
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Day & Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | |||
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32 – 10 | ![]() |
Thursday, 7:50 pm | The Gabba | Grant Atkins | 21,841 |
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18 – 32 | ![]() |
Friday, 6:00 pm | Scully Park | Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski | 10,453 |
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46 – 16 | ![]() |
Friday, 8:00 pm | Marvel Stadium | Ashley Klein | 20,429 |
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6 - 28 | ![]() |
Saturday, 3:00 pm | GIO Stadium | Adam Gee | 15,487 |
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18-24 | ![]() |
Saturday, 5:30 pm | WIN Stadium | Chris Butler | 14,872 |
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28-0 | ![]() |
Saturday, 7:35 pm | BlueBet Stadium | Gerard Sutton | 20,694 |
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23-22 | ![]() |
Sunday, 2:00 pm | Salter Oval | Peter Gough | 5,130 |
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22-13 | ![]() |
Sunday, 4:05 pm | Cbus Super Stadium | Todd Smith | 16,516 |
Bye: ![]() | ||||||
Source:[24] |
- With his 140th try, Daniel Tupou broke the Sydney Roosters all-time try scoring record.
- Starting with the Broncos-Roosters game, all teams have covered the NRL logo on there jersey in an attempt to boycott the NRL.
- Manly Captain Daly Cherry-Evans Played his 300th NRL Game Against the St George Illawarra Dragons.
- Cameron McInnes Made a total of 81 tackles, which is the most tackles made by a player in a single game in the NRL-era. The old record was 78 tackles by Micheal Luck back in 2009.
Round 23
[edit]August 3-6
Home | Score | Away | Match information | |||
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Day & Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | |||
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26 – 16 | ![]() |
Thursday, 7:50 pm | Sydney Cricket Ground | Ashley Klein | 12,197 |
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18 – 28 | ![]() |
Friday, 6:00 pm | Cbus Super Stadium | Ben Cummins | 20,877 |
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26 – 6 | ![]() |
Friday, 8:00 pm | BlueBet Stadium | Adam Gee | 19,953 |
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14 – 30 | ![]() |
Saturday, 3:00 pm | Queensland Country Bank Stadium | Gerard Sutton | 22,659 |
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28 – 30 | ![]() |
Saturday, 5:30 pm | Optus Stadium | Grant Atkins | 42,042 |
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16 – 26 | ![]() |
Saturday, 7:35 pm | Optus Stadium | Todd Smith | 45,814 |
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26 – 20 | ![]() |
Sunday, 2:00 pm | CommBank Stadium | Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski | 23,596 |
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22 – 18 | ![]() |
Sunday, 4:05 pm | GIO Stadium | Peter Gough | 12,841 |
Bye: ![]() | ||||||
Source:[25] |
- Nathan Brown became the first Roosters player to be sent off since round 9, 2013.
Round 24
[edit]August 10-13
Home | Score | Away | Match information | |||
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Day & Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | |||
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12 – 24 | ![]() |
Thursday, 7:50 pm | 4 Pines Park | Gerard Sutton | 10,102 |
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36 – 6 | ![]() |
Friday, 6:00 pm | PointsBet Stadium | Ashley Klein | 9,753 |
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54 – 10 | ![]() |
Friday, 8:00 pm | The Gabba | Adam Gee | 29,005 |
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36 – 24 | ![]() |
Saturday, 3:00 pm | Barlow Park | Ben Cummins | 8,378 |
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22 – 30 | ![]() |
Saturday, 5:30 pm | FMG Stadium Waikato | Chris Butler | 25,118 |
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30 – 14 | ![]() |
Saturday, 7:35 pm | Allianz Stadium | Todd Smith | 13,704 |
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48 – 2 | ![]() |
Sunday, 2:00 pm | AAMI Park | Grant Atkins | 17,369 |
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42 – 6 | ![]() |
Sunday, 4:05 pm | McDonald Jones Stadium | Peter Gough | 23,464 |
Bye: ![]() | ||||||
Source:[26] |
- Adam Reynolds became the second player in NRL history to kick 1,000 career goals.
- By failing to score a try for the first time since Round 16 in 2013, Canberra Raiders streak of scoring a try a game ended at 252 games, a NRL record.
Round 25
[edit]August 17-20
Home | Score | Away | Match information | |||
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Day & Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | |||
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12 - 32 | ![]() |
Thursday, 7:50 pm | Queensland Country Bank Stadium | Adam Gee | 17,318 |
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29 – 22 | ![]() |
Friday, 6:00 pm | Daniel Anderson Stadium | Todd Smith | 24,112 |
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12 – 34 | ![]() |
Friday, 8:00 pm | CommBank Stadium | Ashley Klein | 20,076 |
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24 – 23 | ![]() |
Saturday, 3:00 pm | CommBank Stadium | Ben Cummins | 9,245 |
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14 – 40 | ![]() |
Saturday, 5:30 pm | Cbus Super Stadium | Chris Butler | 19,101 |
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28 – 38 | ![]() |
Saturday, 7:35 pm | WIN Stadium | Peter Gough | 8,326 |
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29 – 10 | ![]() |
Sunday, 2:00 pm | McDonald Jones Stadium | Grant Atkins | 29,018 |
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36 – 24 | ![]() |
Sunday, 4:05 pm | GIO Stadium | Gerard Sutton | 12,402 |
Bye: ![]() | ||||||
Source:[27] |
- Go Media Stadium was temporarily renamed Daniel Anderson Stadium for one day only in this round as a fundraiser for the former New Zealand Warriors coach who became an incomplete quadriplegic after a bodysurfing accident in 2022.[28]
Round 26
[edit]August 24-27
Home | Score | Away | Match information | |||
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Day & Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | |||
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18 – 32 | ![]() |
Thursday, 7:50 pm | BlueBet Stadium | Ben Cummins | 21,525 |
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18 – 6 | ![]() |
Friday, 6:00 pm | Go Media Stadium | Peter Gough | 25,095 |
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10 – 34 | ![]() |
Friday, 8:00 pm | Suncorp Stadium | Gerard Sutton | 33,449 |
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37 – 16 | ![]() |
Saturday, 3:00 pm | AAMI Park | Chris Butler | 18,072 |
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32 – 8 | ![]() |
Saturday, 5:30 pm | Allianz Stadium | Todd Smith | 22,511 |
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18 – 29 | ![]() |
Saturday, 7:35 pm | GIO Stadium | Adam Gee | 19,400 |
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24 – 42 | ![]() |
Sunday, 2:00 pm | Accor Stadium | Liam Kennedy | 13,074 |
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32 – 6 | ![]() |
Sunday, 4:05 pm | McDonald Jones Stadium | Ashley Klein | 29,423 |
Bye: ![]() | ||||||
Source:[29] |
Round 27
[edit]August 31-September 3
Home | Score | Away | Match information | |||
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Day & Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | |||
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22 – 32 | ![]() |
Thursday, 7:50 pm | Suncorp Stadium | Ashley Klein | 43,271 |
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54 – 12 | ![]() |
Friday, 6:00 pm | 4 Pines Park | Belinda Sharpe | 16,503 |
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12 – 26 | ![]() |
Friday, 8:00 pm | Accor Stadium | Adam Gee | 36,263 |
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34 – 10 | ![]() |
Saturday, 3:00 pm | Suncorp Stadium | Gerard Sutton | 35,438 |
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44 – 12 | ![]() |
Saturday, 5:30 pm | BlueBet Stadium | Todd Smith | 21,525 |
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12 – 32 | ![]() |
Saturday, 7:35 pm | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium | Ben Cummins | 10,137 |
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34 – 30 | ![]() |
Sunday, 2:00 pm | Cbus Super Stadium | Kasey Badger | 14,942 |
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24 – 6 | ![]() |
Sunday, 4:05 pm | PointsBet Stadium | Grant Atkins | 12,750 |
Bye: ![]() | ||||||
Source:[30] |
- South Sydney became the first team since the introduction of the top 8 finals system to miss the finals after leading the competition after 11 rounds.
- Ben Cummins refereed his record 433rd and final match.
- With a total of 190,830 spectators attending across the eight games, this was the second-highest attended round in premiership history.
Finals series
[edit]Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
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Date and Time (Local) | Venue | Referee | Crowd | |||
QUALIFYING & ELIMINATION FINALS | ||||||
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26 – 0 | ![]() |
8 September 2023, 7:50pm | Suncorp Stadium | Grant Atkins | 50,157 |
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32 – 6 | ![]() |
9 September 2023, 4:05pm | BlueBet Stadium | Adam Gee | 21,525 |
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12 – 13 | ![]() |
9 September 2023, 7:50pm | PointsBet Stadium | Gerard Sutton | 12,557 |
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30 – 28 | ![]() |
10 September 2023, 4:05pm | McDonald Jones Stadium | Ashley Klein | 29,548 |
SEMI-FINALS | ||||||
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18-13 | ![]() |
15 September 2023, 7:50pm | AAMI Park | Ashley Klein | 19,534 |
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40-10 | ![]() |
16 September 2023, 6:05pm (4:05pm AEST) | Go Media Stadium | Adam Gee | 26,083 |
PRELIMINARY FINALS | ||||||
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38-4 | ![]() |
22 September 2023, 7:50pm | Accor Stadium | Adam Gee | 35,578 |
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42-12 | ![]() |
23 September 2023, 7:50pm | Suncorp Stadium | Gerard Sutton | 52,273 |
GRAND FINAL | ||||||
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26 – 24 | ![]() |
1 October 2023, 7:30pm | Accor Stadium | Adam Gee | 81,947 |
- Brisbane ended a 14 game losing streak against Melbourne. It was also their first victory over Melbourne at Suncorp Stadium since round 2, 2009 and the first time Brisbane kept their opponents scoreless in a final.[31]
- Scores in the Newcastle-Canberra were level at full-time, a penalty goal in the second of two 5-min extra time periods winning the game for Newcastle.
- The Preliminary Final crowd at Brisbane vs New Zealand broke the record for the highest crowd for a stand alone NRL game at Suncorp Stadium and is Brisbane's highest crowd in the city since the 1997 Super League Grand Final.
- Penrith recorded the biggest Grand Final comeback in history, coming back from 16 points down at the 56 minute mark to win, beating the Storm's 14 point comeback in 1999.[32]
- Penrith became the first team in the NRL era to win three consecutive premierships and the first since Parramatta in 1981, 1982 and 1983.
Bracket
[edit]Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | ||||||||||||||||
9 Sept, BlueBet Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 32 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 16 Sept, Go Media Stadium | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||
10 Sept, McDonald Jones Stadium | ![]() | 10 | 22 Sept, Accor Stadium | ||||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 30 | ![]() | 38 | |||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 28 | ![]() | 4 | 1 Oct, Accor Stadium | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
9 Sept, PointsBet Stadium | 23 Sept, Suncorp Stadium | ![]() | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 12 | ![]() | 42 | |||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 13 | 15 Sept, AAMI Park | ![]() | 12 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
8 Sept, Suncorp Stadium | ![]() | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 26 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Stadiums used
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