2025 NRL season
The 2025 NRL season was the 118th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 28th season run by the National Rugby League. The regular season was followed by a finals series contested by the top eight teams on the competition ladder. The Canberra Raiders were the minor premiers, while the Brisbane Broncos won their seventh premiership.
The season recorded the highest aggregate and average regular season crowds in first-grade rugby league history, surpassing the record set the previous year.
Teams
The lineup of teams in the league remained unchanged for the 3rd 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.Pre-season
Trials
Italics indicates a non-NRL club| Date | Time | Home | Score | Away | Stadium | Report |
| 8 February 2025 | 17:00 AEST | Burleigh Bears | 0–22 | Brisbane Broncos | UAA Oval, Gold Coast | |
| 8 February 2025 | 18:00 AEST | Central Queensland Capras | 22–20 | Dolphins | Marley Brown Oval, Gladstone |
Pre-season Challenge
The 17-game pre-season challenge was played from 7 February to 23 February 2025, being won for a second straight year by the Brisbane Broncos.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 | SYD +36 | CAN −10 | NQL +10 | DOL +8 | WTI +22 | SYD −10 | NZL −2* | CBY +24 | PEN –24 | SOU –8 | SGI –4 | X | MAN –28 | GCT +30 | X | CRO +6 | NZL +14 | CBY +4 | GCT +12 | X | PAR –2 | SOU +46 | MEL –20 | DOL +10 | NEW +34 | NQL +8 | MEL +16 | CAN +1* | X | PEN +2 | MEL +4 |
| Canberra Raiders | NZL +22 | BRI +10 | MAN −28 | NQL −10 | CRO +4 | PAR +38 | GCT +10 | DOL +12 | MEL +2* | CBY –12 | GCT +16 | NZL +6 | SYD +2 | SOU +24 | X | WTI +4 | NEW +4 | SGI +4 | X | PAR +24 | NEW +26 | SGI –6 | MAN +16 | X | PEN +4* | WTI +14 | DOL –38 | BRI –1* | CRO –20 | ||
| Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | SGI +8 | GCT +16 | PAR +8 | CRO +14 | NEW +20 | X | SOU +32 | BRI −24 | GCT +20 | CAN +12 | SYD +4 | DOL –36 | X | PAR +18 | SOU +6 | X | PEN –2 | BRI –4 | NQL +4 | SGI +2 | MAN +38 | WTI –14 | NZL +18 | SYD –20 | MEL –6 | PEN +24 | CRO –18 | MEL –8 | PEN −20 | ||
| Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | PEN −6 | NQL +24 | SOU +15 | CBY −14 | CAN −4 | MAN +6 | NEW +20 | WTI –2* | PAR +10 | MAN +16 | MEL +5 | SYD –26 | X | NZL –30 | SGI +12 | BRI –6 | MEL –24 | X | DOL +12 | SYD +13 | SOU +2 | NQL +20 | SGI –8 | GCT +32 | X | NEW +24 | CBY +18 | SYD +10 | CAN +20 | MEL –8 | |
| Dolphins | SOU −2 | NEW −14 | WTI −12 | BRI −8 | GCT +26 | PEN +18 | MEL +20 | CAN −12 | SYD −10 | PAR +4 | NZL –4 | CBY +36 | X | SGI +50 | NQL +54 | NEW –6 | SOU +22 | X | CRO −12 | NQL +19 | X | NZL +2 | SYD –52 | BRI –10 | MAN –28 | GCT +6 | CAN +38 | ||||
| Gold Coast Titans | X | CBY −16 | NEW +20 | SYD +18 | DOL −26 | SGI −22 | CAN −10 | NQL −32 | CBY –20 | NEW +4 | CAN –16 | X | MEL –12 | BRI –30 | MAN +20 | PAR –16 | NQL –6 | X | BRI –12 | WTI –1 | NZL +8 | PEN –4* | SOU –2 | CRO –32 | NZL –14 | DOL –6 | WTI +8 | ||||
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | NQL +30 | NZL −20 | CAN +28 | PAR +14 | MEL −24 | CRO −6 | SGI −2 | PEN +16 | X | CRO –16 | NQL +18 | PAR –20 | BRI +28 | NEW –4* | GCT –20 | X | WTI +18 | SOU +18 | X | MEL +2 | CBY –38 | SYD –16 | CAN –16 | WTI –14 | DOL +28 | SGI +16 | NZL +1 | ||||
| Melbourne Storm | PAR +38 | X | PEN +6 | SGI −6 | MAN +24 | NZL +28 | DOL –20 | SOU +8 | CAN –2* | WTI +64 | CRO –5 | X | GCT +12 | NQL +24 | X | SOU +1* | CRO +24 | NQL +6 | NEW +18 | MAN –2 | SYD +4 | PAR +6 | BRI +20 | PEN +4* | CBY +6 | SYD –30 | BRI –16 | CBY +8 | X | CRO +8 | BRI –4 |
| Newcastle Knights | WTI +2 | DOL +14 | GCT −22 | X | CBY −20 | WTI –16 | CRO −20 | NZL –14 | SOU +26 | GCT –4 | PAR –22 | PEN +19 | SGI –14 | MAN +4* | SYD –4 | DOL +6 | CAN −4 | X | MEL –18 | NZL –5 | CAN –26 | X | PEN –36 | NQL –34 | BRI –34 | CRO –24 | PAR –56 | ||||
| New Zealand Warriors | CAN −22 | MAN +20 | SYD +8 | WTI +2 | X | MEL –28 | BRI +2* | NEW +14 | NQL +4 | SGI +1 | DOL +4 | CAN –6 | SOU +6 | CRO +30 | X | PEN –10 | BRI –14 | X | WTI +20 | NEW +5 | GCT –8 | DOL –2 | CBY –18 | SGI +4 | GCT +14 | PAR –4 | MAN –1 | PEN –16 | |||
| North Queensland Cowboys | MAN −30 | CRO −24 | BRI −10 | CAN +10 | PEN +4 | SOU +8 | X | GCT +32 | NZL –4 | PEN 0* | MAN –18 | X | WTI +4 | MEL –24 | DOL –54 | SYD –34 | GCT +6 | MEL –6 | CBY −4 | DOL –19 | SGI +6 | CRO –20 | PAR –1 | NEW +34 | WTI +6 | BRI –8 | X | ||||
| Parramatta Eels | MEL −38 | WTI −26 | CBY −8 | MAN −14 | SGI +1* | CAN −38 | WTI +16 | X | CRO −10 | DOL –4 | NEW +22 | MAN +20 | PEN –8 | CBY –18 | X | GCT +16 | SGI –14 | X | PEN –22 | CAN –24 | BRI +2 | MEL –6 | NQL +1 | SOU –4 | SYD +20 | NZL +4 | NEW +56 | ||||
| Penrith Panthers | CRO +6 | SYD −6 | MEL −6 | SOU −10 | NQL −4 | DOL −18 | SYD +28 | MAN −16 | BRI +24 | NQL 0* | X | NEW –19 | PAR +8 | WTI +4 | X | NZL +10 | CBY +2 | X | PAR +22 | SOU +20 | WTI +34 | GCT +4* | NEW +36 | MEL –4* | CAN –4* | CBY –24 | SGI +20 | NZL +16 | CBY +20 | BRI –2 | |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | DOL +2 | SGI +1 | CRO −15 | PEN +10 | SYD +6 | NQL −8 | CBY –32 | MEL −8 | NEW –26 | BRI +8 | WTI +10 | X | NZL –6 | CAN –24 | CBY –6 | MEL −1* | DOL –22 | MAN –18 | X | PEN –20 | CRO –2 | BRI –46 | GCT +2 | PAR +4 | SGI +40 | X | SYD –30 | ||||
| St. George Illawarra Dragons | CBY −8 | SOU −1 | X | MEL +6 | PAR −1* | GCT +22 | MAN +2 | SYD −28 | WTI –6 | NZL –1 | BRI +4 | X | NEW +14 | DOL –50 | CRO –12 | X | PAR +14 | CAN –4 | SYD –7 | CBY –2 | NQL −6 | CAN +6 | CRO +8 | NZL –4 | SOU –40 | MAN –16 | PEN –20 | ||||
| Sydney Roosters | BRI −36 | PEN +6 | NZL −8 | GCT −18 | SOU −6 | BRI +10 | PEN −28 | SGI +28 | DOL +10 | X | CBY –4 | CRO +26 | CAN –2 | X | NEW +4 | NQL +34 | X | WTI –2 | SGI +7 | CRO –13 | MEL –4 | MAN +16 | DOL +52 | CBY +20 | PAR –20 | MEL +30 | SOU +30 | CRO –10 | |||
| Wests Tigers | NEW −2 | PAR +26 | DOL +12 | NZL −2 | BRI −22 | NEW +16 | PAR −16 | CRO +2* | SGI +6 | MEL –64 | SOU –10 | X | NQL –4 | PEN –4 | X | CAN –4 | MAN −18 | SYD +2 | NZL –20 | GCT +1 | PEN –34 | CBY +14 | X | MAN +14 | NQL –6 | CAN –14 | GCT –8 | ||||
| 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 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 | Canberra Raiders | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 44 | 44 |
| 2 | Melbourne Storm | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
| 3 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 38 | 38 |
| 4 | Brisbane Broncos | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 |
| 5 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 |
| 6 | New Zealand Warriors | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
| 7 | Penrith Panthers | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 |
| 8 | Sydney Roosters | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 |
| 9 | Dolphins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 |
| 10 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 |
| 11 | Parramatta Eels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 |
| 12 | North Queensland Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 25 |
| 13 | Wests Tigers | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| 14 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 |
| 15 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| 16 | Gold Coast Titans | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
| 17 | Newcastle Knights | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Finals series
Player statistics and records
- In Round 7, Nathan Cleary surpassed Ryan Girdler as the highest scoring Penrith Panthers player of all time.
- In Round 13, Alex Johnston became the first player in the NRL era, and second of all time, to score 200 career tries.
- In Round 14, Kayal Iro became the first player in the NRL era to score a try in their first nine games of a season.
- In Round 14, Josh Papali'i surpassed Jason Croker as the most capped Canberra Raiders player of all time.
- In Round 27, James Fisher-Harris scored a try in the first 9 seconds of a match, the fastest in NRL history.
- No player was sent off throughout the entire season for the first time since 2017.
Top 5 point scorers
| Points | Player | Club | Tries | Goals | Field goals |
| 278 | Jamayne Isaako | Dolphins | 11 | 117 | 0 |
| 228 | Nicho Hynes | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 8 | 98 | 0 |
| 192 | Jamal Fogarty | Canberra Raiders | 2 | 92 | 0 |
| 184 | Scott Drinkwater | North Queensland Cowboys | 11 | 70 | 0 |
| 184 | Nathan Cleary | Penrith Panthers | 6 | 79 | 1 |
Top 5 try scorers
| Tries | Player | Club |
| 24 | Mark Nawaqanitawase | Sydney Roosters |
| 22 | Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow | Dolphins |
| 20 | Xavier Coates | Melbourne Storm |
| 19 | Josh Addo-Carr | Parramatta Eels |
| 19 | Daniel Tupou | Sydney Roosters |
Top 5 goal kickers
| Goals | Player | Club |
| 117 | Jamayne Isaako | Dolphins |
| 98 | Nicho Hynes | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
| 92 | Jamal Fogarty | Canberra Raiders |
| 81 | Adam Reynolds | Brisbane Broncos |
| 79 | Nathan Cleary | Penrith Panthers |
Top 5 tacklers
Team of the Year
Dally M Team of the Year
Announced on the evening of 1 October 2025.| Jersey | Position | Player |
| 1 | James Tedesco | |
| 2 | Mark Nawaqanitawase | |
| 3 | Kotoni Staggs | |
| 4 | Stephen Crichton | |
| 5 | Xavier Coates | |
| 6 | Ethan Strange | |
| 7 | Nathan Cleary | |
| 8 | Addin Fonua-Blake | |
| 9 | Blayke Brailey | |
| 10 | Payne Haas | |
| 11 | Eliesa Katoa | |
| 12 | Hudson Young | |
| 13 | Erin Clark |
Players' Dream Team
The Rugby League Players Association announced the 2025 Players' Dream team on 22 September 2025.| Jersey | Position | Player |
| 1 | James Tedesco | |
| 2 | Mark Nawaqanitawase | |
| 3 | Herbie Farnworth | |
| 4 | Stephen Crichton | |
| 5 | Xavier Coates | |
| 6 | Ethan Strange | |
| 7 | Isaiya Katoa | |
| 8 | Joseph Tapine | |
| 9 | Harry Grant | |
| 10 | Payne Haas | |
| 11 | Eliesa Katoa | |
| 12 | Hudson Young | |
| 13 | Erin Clark | |
| 14 | Impact | Kurt Mann |
Weekly awards
After each round, the NRL announces via social media two weekly awards. The player with the most fantasy points each round is announced through the NRL Fantasy social media account.Attendances
Club figures
Top regular season crowds
- The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Round 7 game at Accor Stadium set a new record for the highest regular season attendance in the NRL, surpassing the record set by the South Sydney Rabbitohs in 2013. In Round 14, the Bulldogs surpassed the Rabbitohs former 2013 crowd record again, posting the two highest regular season single game crowds of all time in a single season.
Match officials
- Includes Finals matches
| Referee | Games |
| Grant Atkins | 30 |
| Todd Smith | 27 |
| Adam Gee | 26 |
| Peter Gough | 26 |
| Gerard Sutton | 26 |
| Ashley Klein | 24 |
| Wyatt Raymond | 24 |
| Liam Kennedy | 13 |
| Belinda Sharpe | 5 |
| Chris Butler | 5 |
| Jarrod Cole | 3 |
| Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski | 2 |