2024 NRL season
The 2024 NRL season was the 117th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 27th season run by the National Rugby League. The season consisted of 27 competition rounds, followed by a finals series contested by the top eight teams on the competition ladder. The Melbourne Storm were the minor premiers, and the Penrith Panthers took their fourth premiership in a row, and sixth overall.
The season recorded the highest aggregate and average regular season crowds in first-grade rugby league history.
Teams
The lineup of teams in the league remained unchanged after the admission of the Dolphins into the competition in the previous season, 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.Pre-season
Trials
Italics indicates a non-NRL club| Date | Time | Home | Score | Away | Stadium | Attendance | Report |
| 10 February 2024 | 16:00 AEST | Wynnum Manly Seagulls | 16–26 | Brisbane Broncos | Kougari Oval, Brisbane | 5,000 | |
| 10 February 2024 | 18:10 AEST | Central Queensland Capras | 6–58 | Dolphins | Browne Park, Rockhampton | ||
| 11 February 2024 | 16:00 AEST | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 68–6 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Central Coast Stadium, Gosford |
Pre-season Challenge
The 16-game Pre-season Challenge was played from 15 February to 25 February 2024, the winners being the Brisbane Broncos.Regular season
For the first time, the NRL season began with a split-round, commencing with a double-header at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, United States, with the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles taking on the South Sydney Rabbitohs followed by the Sydney Roosters facing the Brisbane Broncos on 2 March 2024. Subsequently, the Sea Eagles became the first side in NRL history to play in three separate countries in one season when they played the New Zealand Warriors in Auckland in Round 6, having already played in the United States and Australia.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 | SYD −10 | SOU +10 | PEN −22 | NQL +26 | MEL −2 | DOL +14 | CAN +24 | WTI +24 | SYD −22 | PAR +16 | MAN +1 | GCT −2 | X | CRO −10 | SOU −10 | X | NZL −16 | PEN −8 | SGI −4 | NEW +16 | CBY −25 | GCT −28 | NQL +24 | X | PAR +6 | DOL −34 | MEL −38 | ||||
| Canberra Raiders | NEW +16 | WTI +20 | NZL −8 | CRO −14 | PAR +33 | GCT +1* | BRI −24 | CRO −40 | MAN +2 | X | CBY +4 | SYD −28 | DOL +1* | X | NQL −18 | WTI −24 | MEL −10 | NEW −4 | X | NZL +2 | SOU +20 | CBY −4 | MAN −22 | NQL −38 | PEN +4 | SYD +2 | SGI +2 | ||||
| Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | PAR −18 | CRO −19 | GCT +32 | SOU −4 | SYD +4 | MEL −2 | NEW +24 | X | WTI +8 | PEN −6 | CAN −4 | SGI +32 | NEW +30 | PAR +4 | X | SYD −18 | CRO +1* | NZL +1* | X | NQL −2 | BRI +25 | CAN +4 | SGI +18 | DOL +20 | NZL +16 | MAN −12 | NQL −38 | MAN −2 | |||
| Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | NZL +4 | CBY +19 | WTI −26 | CAN +14 | X | SOU +12 | NQL +36 | CAN +40 | SGI +10 | MEL +7 | SYD +8 | PEN −42 | PAR −12 | BRI +10 | DOL −2 | X | CBY −1* | GCT −4 | WTI +52 | X | NQL −8 | SOU +14 | GCT +44 | NEW +1* | SGI +28 | NZL −2 | MAN +20 | MEL −27 | NQL +8 | PEN −20 | |
| Dolphins | NQL −25 | SGI +38 | X | GCT +16 | WTI +10 | BRI −14 | PAR +28 | NEW −4 | NQL +2 | MAN +6 | WTI +12 | NZL −4 | CAN −1* | X | CRO +2 | MEL −6 | SGI −20 | X | SOU +8 | PEN −2 | GCT −7 | SYD −6 | NZL +2* | CBY −20 | MEL −42 | BRI +34 | NEW −8 | ||||
| Gold Coast Titans | SGI −24 | X | CBY −32 | DOL −16 | NQL −13 | CAN −1* | MAN −4 | NZL +3 | MEL −2 | NQL +2 | NEW −4 | BRI +2 | X | SOU −34 | WTI −8 | NZL +60 | X | CRO +4 | PAR +8 | MAN −30 | DOL +7 | BRI +28 | CRO −44 | SGI −16 | SYD −26 | NEW −22 | PEN −6 | ||||
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | SOU +12 | SYD +7 | PAR −4 | SGI −8 | PEN +14 | NZL 0* | GCT +4 | PAR +14 | CAN −2 | DOL −6 | BRI −1 | MEL +6 | X | PEN −10 | SGI +16 | SOU −14 | X | NQL +1* | NEW +38 | GCT +30 | SYD −4 | X | CAN +22 | NZL +14 | WTI −8 | CBY +12 | CRO −20 | CBY +2 | SYD −24 | ||
| Melbourne Storm | PEN +8 | NZL +4 | NEW −2 | X | BRI +2 | CBY +2 | SYD +6 | SOU +34 | GCT +2 | CRO −7 | PAR +32 | MAN −6 | X | NEW +8 | NZL +14 | DOL +6 | CAN +10 | WTI +12 | X | SYD +16 | PAR +18 | SGI −2 | SOU +12 | PEN +2 | DOL +42 | NQL −8 | BRI +38 | CRO +27 | X | SYD +30 | PEN −8 |
| Newcastle Knights | CAN −16 | NQL −1* | MEL +2 | NZL −8 | SGI +20 | SYD −2 | CBY −24 | DOL +4 | NZL +6 | WTI +6 | GCT +4 | X | CBY −30 | MEL −8 | PEN −8 | X | PAR +8 | CAN +4 | MAN −38 | BRI −16 | X | PEN −8 | WTI +16 | CRO −1* | SOU +20 | GCT +22 | DOL +8 | NQL −12 | |||
| New Zealand Warriors | CRO −4 | MEL −4 | CAN +8 | NEW +8 | SOU +30 | MAN 0* | SGI −12 | GCT −3 | NEW −6 | SYD −20 | PEN +2 | DOL +4 | X | NQL +30 | MEL −14 | GCT −60 | BRI +16 | CBY −1* | X | CAN −2 | WTI +12 | PAR −10 | DOL −2* | MAN −14 | CBY −16 | CRO +2 | X | ||||
| North Queensland Cowboys | DOL +25 | NEW +1* | SGI +22 | BRI −26 | GCT +13 | PAR −7 | CRO −36 | PEN −6 | DOL −2 | GCT −2 | SOU +6 | WTI +14 | SYD +2 | NZL −30 | CAN +18 | X | PEN +10 | MAN −1* | X | CBY +2 | CRO +8 | WTI +18 | BRI −24 | CAN +38 | X | MEL +8 | CBY +38 | NEW +12 | CRO −8 | ||
| Parramatta Eels | CBY +18 | PEN −8 | MAN +4 | WTI −1 | CAN −33 | NQL +7 | DOL −28 | MAN −14 | X | BRI −16 | MEL −32 | SOU −16 | CRO +12 | CBY −4 | SYD −10 | X | NEW −8 | SOU −16 | GCT −8 | X | MEL −18 | NZL +10 | PEN −2 | SYD −24 | BRI −6 | SGI +4 | WTI +34 | ||||
| Penrith Panthers | MEL −8 | PAR +8 | BRI +22 | SYD +6 | MAN −14 | X | WTI +16 | NQL +6 | SOU +30 | CBY +6 | NZL −2 | CRO +42 | SGI −12 | MAN +10 | NEW +8 | X | NQL −10 | BRI +8 | X | DOL +2 | SGI +36 | NEW +8 | PAR +2 | MEL −2 | CAN −4 | SOU +22 | GCT +6 | SYD +20 | X | CRO +20 | MEL +8 |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | MAN −12 | BRI −10 | SYD −42 | CBY +4 | NZL −30 | CRO −12 | X | MEL −34 | PEN −30 | SGI −14 | NQL −6 | PAR +16 | X | GCT +34 | BRI +10 | MAN +14 | X | PAR +16 | DOL −8 | WTI +14 | CAN −20 | CRO −14 | MEL −12 | WTI −2 | NEW −20 | PEN −22 | SYD −8 | ||||
| St. George Illawarra Dragons | GCT +24 | DOL −38 | NQL −22 | MAN +8 | NEW −20 | WTI +12 | NZL +18 | SYD −42 | CRO −10 | SOU +14 | X | CBY −32 | PEN +12 | WTI +42 | MAN −16 | X | DOL +20 | SYD −30 | BRI +4 | X | PEN −36 | MEL +2 | CBY −18 | GCT +16 | CRO −28 | PAR −4 | CAN −2 | ||||
| Sydney Roosters | BRI +10 | MAN −7 | SOU +42 | PEN −6 | CBY −4 | NEW +2 | MEL −6 | SGI +42 | BRI +22 | NZL +20 | CRO −8 | CAN +28 | NQL −2 | X | PAR +10 | CBY +18 | WTI +34 | SGI +30 | X | MEL −16 | MAN +4 | DOL +6 | X | PAR +24 | GCT +26 | CAN −2 | SOU +8 | PEN −20 | MAN +24 | MEL −30 | |
| Wests Tigers | X | CAN −20 | CRO +26 | PAR +1 | DOL −10 | SGI −12 | PEN −16 | BRI −24 | CBY −8 | NEW −6 | DOL −12 | NQL −14 | X | SGI −42 | GCT +8 | CAN +24 | SYD −34 | MEL −12 | CRO −52 | SOU −14 | NZL −12 | NQL −18 | NEW −16 | SOU +2 | MAN +8 | X | PAR −34 | ||||
| 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
Ladder progression
- Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top eight.
- Numbers highlighted in blue indicate that the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
- Numbers highlighted in red indicate that 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 | Melbourne Storm | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 44 |
| 2 | Penrith Panthers | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 38 | 40 |
| 3 | Sydney Roosters | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 38 |
| 4 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 38 |
| 5 | North Queensland Cowboys | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 |
| 6 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
| 7 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 |
| 8 | Newcastle Knights | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 |
| 9 | Canberra Raiders | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 |
| 10 | Dolphins | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 |
| 11 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| 12 | Brisbane Broncos | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| 13 | New Zealand Warriors | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 |
| 14 | Gold Coast Titans | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| 15 | Parramatta Eels | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 |
| 16 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| 17 | Wests Tigers | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
Player statistics and records
- In Round 5, Daly Cherry-Evans surpassed Cliff Lyons as the most capped Manly Warringah Sea Eagles player of all time.
- In Week 3 of the Finals, Isaah Yeo surpassed Steve Carter as the most capped Penrith Panthers player of all time.
Top 5 point scorers
| Points | Player | Club | Tries | Goals | Field goals |
| 246 | Valentine Holmes | North Queensland Cowboys | 14 | 95 | 0 |
| 223 | Jamayne Isaako | Dolphins | 12 | 87 | 1 |
| 206 | Nick Meaney | Melbourne Storm | 5 | 93 | 0 |
| 204 | Sam Walker | Sydney Roosters | 7 | 88 | 0 |
| 190 | Reuben Garrick | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 10 | 75 | 0 |
Top 5 try scorers
| Tries | Player | Club |
| 24 | Alofiana Khan-Pereira | Gold Coast Titans |
| 22 | Kyle Feldt | North Queensland Cowboys |
| 19 | Dom Young | Sydney Roosters |
| 19 | Daniel Tupou | Sydney Roosters |
| 18 | Tommy Talau | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
Top 5 goal kickers
| Goals | Player | Club |
| 95 | Valentine Holmes | North Queensland Cowboys |
| 93 | Nick Meaney | Melbourne Storm |
| 88 | Sam Walker | Sydney Roosters |
| 87 | Jamayne Isaako | Dolphins |
| 75 | Reuben Garrick | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
Top 5 tacklers
Attendances
Club figures
Match officials
- Includes Finals matches
| Referee | Games |
| Grant Atkins | 28 |
| Gerard Sutton | 27 |
| Todd Smith | 25 |
| Ashley Klein | 25 |
| Adam Gee | 24 |
| Peter Gough | 20 |
| Chris Butler | 19 |
| Liam Kennedy | 14 |
| Wyatt Raymond | 12 |
| Belinda Sharpe | 8 |
| Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski | 6 |
| Kasey Badger | 3 |
| Chris Sutton | 2 |