Australian rugby league season
Rugby league 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 (NRL). 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.[ 1]
The season recorded the highest aggregate and average regular season crowds in first-grade rugby league history.[ 2] [ 3]
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
The 16-game pre-season challenge was played from 15 February to 25 February 2024, the winners being the Brisbane Broncos .
All Stars match
Trails
Italics indicates a non-NRL club
Pre-season Challenge
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 [ 13] 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.[ 14]
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
Finals series
Home
Score
Away
Match Information
Date and time (Local)
Venue
Referee
Attendance
Qualifying and elimination finals
Penrith Panthers
30–10
Sydney Roosters
13 September, 19:50
BlueBet Stadium
Ashley Klein
21,483
Melbourne Storm
37–10
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
14 September, 16:05
AAMI Park
Gerard Sutton
26,326
North Queensland Cowboys
28–16
Newcastle Knights
14 September, 19:50
Queensland Country Bank Stadium
Todd Smith
24,861
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
22–24
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
15 September, 16:05
Accor Stadium
Grant Atkins
50,714
Semi-finals
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
26–18
North Queensland Cowboys
20 September, 19:50
Allianz Stadium
Ashley Klein
19,124
Sydney Roosters
40–16
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
21 September, 19:50
Allianz Stadium
Grant Atkins
40,818
Preliminary finals
Melbourne Storm
48–18
Sydney Roosters
27 September, 19:50
AAMI Park
Grant Atkins
29,213
Penrith Panthers
26–6
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
28 September, 19:50
Accor Stadium
Ashley Klein
33,753
Bracket
Grand final
Player statistics and records
The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 27.
Top 5 point scorers
Top 5 try scorers
Top 5 goal kickers
Top 5 tacklers
Attendances
Team
Games
Total
Average
Highest
Brisbane Broncos
12
478,470
39,873
46,224
Canberra Raiders
11*
153,542
13,958
18,049
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
12
250,181
20,848
45,496
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
11*
125,789
11,435
13,500
Dolphins
12
259,510
21,626
50,049
Gold Coast Titans
11*
178,649
16,241
25,278
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
11*
205,474
18,679
40,746
Melbourne Storm
11*
218,338
19,849
26,106
New Zealand Warriors
11*
254,830
23,166
24,495
Newcastle Knights
12
271,623
22,635
29,433
North Queensland Cowboys
12
231,370
19,281
24,230
Parramatta Eels
12
218,298
18,192
29,171
Penrith Panthers
12
226,472
18,873
21,525
South Sydney Rabbitohs
11*
161,396
14,672
35,275
St. George Illawarra Dragons
12
180,430
15,036
40,727
Sydney Roosters
12
280,365
23,364
40,746
Wests Tigers
11*
136,635
12,421
17,351
* = Magic Round home game not counted
Top regular season crowds
Rank
Home team
Away team
Crowd
Venue
City
Round
1
Dolphins
Brisbane Broncos
50,049
Suncorp Stadium
Brisbane
26
2
Brisbane Broncos
Dolphins
46,224
Suncorp Stadium
Brisbane
6
3
Brisbane Broncos
North Queensland Cowboys
45,793
Suncorp Stadium
Brisbane
4
4
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Parramatta Eels
45,496
Accor Stadium
Sydney
14
5
Brisbane Broncos
Penrith Panthers
42,433
Suncorp Stadium
Brisbane
18
6
Brisbane Broncos
Gold Coast Titans
42,221
Suncorp Stadium
Brisbane
12
7
Brisbane Broncos
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
42,213
Suncorp Stadium
Brisbane
21
8
Brisbane Broncos
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
41,004
Suncorp Stadium
Brisbane
14
9
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
South Sydney Rabbitohs
40,746
Allegiant Stadium
Paradise
1
Sydney Roosters
Brisbane Broncos
10
St. George Illawarra Dragons
Sydney Roosters
40,727
Allianz Stadium
Sydney
8
11
Brisbane Broncos
Sydney Roosters
40,190
Suncorp Stadium
Brisbane
9
12
Sydney Roosters
South Sydney Rabbitohs
37,594
Allianz Stadium
Sydney
3
13
Brisbane Broncos
Canberra Raiders
37,286
Suncorp Stadium
Brisbane
7
14
Brisbane Broncos
Parramatta Eels
36,289
Suncorp Stadium
Brisbane
25
15
Brisbane Broncos
South Sydney Rabbitohs
35,507
Suncorp Stadium
Brisbane
2
16
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
35,502
Accor Stadium
Sydney
26
17
South Sydney Rabbitohs
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
35,275
Accor Stadium
Sydney
4
18
Brisbane Broncos
Melbourne Storm
35,086
Suncorp Stadium
Brisbane
27
19
Brisbane Broncos
St. George Illawarra Dragons
34,224
Suncorp Stadium
Brisbane
19
20
Dolphins
North Queensland Cowboys
32,477
Suncorp Stadium
Brisbane
1
21
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
North Queensland Cowboys
32,437
Accor Stadium
Sydney
27
22
Newcastle Knights
Dolphins
29,433
McDonald Jones Stadium
Newcastle
27
23
Parramatta Eels
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
29,171
CommBank Stadium
Sydney
1
24
Parramatta Eels
Wests Tigers
28,608
CommBank Stadium
Sydney
4
25
Dolphins
New Zealand Warriors
28,056
Suncorp Stadium
Brisbane
23
Magic Round (Round 11)
Home team
Away team
Date
Time
Venue
Match Figure[ 15]
Day Total
Canberra Raiders
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Friday, 17 May
6:00 pm
Suncorp Stadium
50,971
50,971
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Brisbane Broncos
8:05 pm
50,971
Gold Coast Titans
Newcastle Knights
Saturday, 18 May
3:00 pm
38,154
50,708
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Sydney Roosters
5:30 pm
48,934
South Sydney Rabbitohs
North Queensland Cowboys
7:45 pm
50,708
New Zealand Warriors
Penrith Panthers
Sunday, 19 May
1:50 pm
40,472
47,517
Melbourne Storm
Parramatta Eels
4:05 pm
47,517
Wests Tigers
Dolphins
6:25 pm
47,517
Bye: St. George Illawarra Dragons
Finals
Match officials
2024 transfers
Source: [ 16]
Mid-season transfers
Loan moves
References
Notes
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