2023 NRL season results

The 2023 NRL season is 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

Round 1

March 2-5

Home Score Away Match information
Day & Time Venue Referee Attendance
Parramatta Eels 12 – 16 Melbourne Storm Thursday, 7:50 pm CommBank Stadium Ashley Klein 17,301
New Zealand Warriors 20 – 12 Newcastle Knights Friday, 6:00 pm Sky Stadium Chris Sutton 16,676
Penrith Panthers 12 – 13 Brisbane Broncos Friday, 8:05 pm BlueBet Stadium Gerard Sutton 17,125
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 31 – 6 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Saturday, 3:00 pm 4 Pines Park Grant Atkins 17,278
North Queensland Cowboys 19 – 18 Canberra Raiders Saturday, 5:30 pm Queensland Country Bank Stadium Adam Gee 19,855
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 18 – 27 South Sydney Rabbitohs Saturday, 7:35 pm PointsBet Stadium Todd Smith 12,757
Dolphins 28 – 18 Sydney Roosters Sunday, 4:05 pm Suncorp Stadium Chris Butler 32,177
Wests Tigers 10 – 22 Gold Coast Titans Sunday, 6:15 pm Leichhardt Oval Peter Gough 14,667
Bye: St. George Illawarra Dragons
Source:[1]

Round 2

March 9-12

Home Score Away Match information
Day & Time Venue Referee Attendance
Penrith Panthers 16 – 10 South Sydney Rabbitohs Thursday, 7:50 pm BlueBet Stadium Grant Atkins 16,906
Parramatta Eels 26 – 30 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Friday, 6:00 pm CommBank Stadium Gerard Sutton 16,663
Brisbane Broncos 28 – 16 North Queensland Cowboys Friday, 8:05 pm Suncorp Stadium Ashley Klein 43,162
Sydney Roosters 20 – 12 New Zealand Warriors Saturday, 3:00 pm Allianz Stadium Adam Gee 16,266
Dolphins 20 – 14 Canberra Raiders Saturday, 5:30 pm Kayo Stadium Todd Smith 10,023
Melbourne Storm 12 – 26 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Saturday, 7:35 pm AAMI Park Chris Butler 17,248
Wests Tigers 12 – 14 Newcastle Knights Sunday, 4:05 pm Leichhardt Oval Peter Gough 13,214
St. George Illawarra Dragons 32 – 18 Gold Coast Titans Sunday, 6:15 pm Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Chris Sutton 8,538
Bye: Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Source:[2]

Round 3 (Multicultural Round)

March 16-19

Home Score Away Match information
Day & Time Venue Referee Attendance
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 34 – 30 Parramatta Eels Thursday, 7:50 pm 4 Pines Park Adam Gee 13,363
Newcastle Knights 20 – 36 Dolphins Friday, 6:00 pm McDonald Jones Stadium Chris Butler 20,093
Sydney Roosters 20 – 18 South Sydney Rabbitohs Friday, 8:05 pm Allianz Stadium Gerard Sutton 36,669
Gold Coast Titans 38 – 34 Melbourne Storm Saturday, 3:00 pm Cbus Super Stadium Grant Atkins 14,483
North Queensland Cowboys 12 – 26 New Zealand Warriors Saturday, 5:30 pm Queensland Country Bank Stadium Chris Sutton 17,818
Brisbane Broncos 40 – 18 St. George Illawarra Dragons Saturday, 7:35 pm Suncorp Stadium Peter Gough 26,612
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 26 – 22 Wests Tigers Sunday, 4:05 pm Belmore Sports Ground Todd Smith 16,404
Canberra Raiders 24 – 20 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Sunday, 6:15 pm GIO Stadium Ashley Klein 14,134
Bye: Penrith Panthers
Source:[3]
  • The Bulldogs-Tigers fixture at Belmore was a sellout.

Round 4

March 23-26

Home Score Away Match information
Day & Time Venue Referee Attendance
Parramatta Eels 17 – 16 Penrith Panthers Thursday, 7:50 pm CommBank Stadium Ashley Klein 16,342
Melbourne Storm 24 – 12 Wests Tigers Friday, 6:00 pm AAMI Park Ben Cummins 11,669
Dolphins 12 – 18 Brisbane Broncos Friday, 8:00 pm Suncorp Stadium Adam Gee 51,047
North Queensland Cowboys 24 – 12 Gold Coast Titans Saturday, 5:30 pm Queensland Country Bank Stadium Chris Butler 16,426
South Sydney Rabbitohs 13 – 12 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Saturday, 7:35 pm Accor Stadium Chris Sutton 18,379
New Zealand Warriors 16 – 14 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Sunday, 2:00 pm Mount Smart Stadium Peter Gough 18,495
Newcastle Knights 24 – 14 Canberra Raiders Sunday, 4:05 pm McDonald Jones Stadium Gerard Sutton 15,106
St. George Illawarra Dragons 8 – 40 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Sunday, 6:15 pm Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Todd Smith 15,126
Bye: Sydney Roosters
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

March 30-April 2

Home Score Away Match information
Day & Time Venue Referee Attendance
Sydney Roosters 28 – 20 Parramatta Eels Thursday, 7:50 pm Allianz Stadium Grant Atkins 20,866
Canberra Raiders 12 – 53 Penrith Panthers Friday, 6:00 pm GIO Stadium Adam Gee 15,344
South Sydney Rabbitohs 10 – 18 Melbourne Storm Friday, 8:05 pm Accor Stadium Todd Smith 11,239
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 32 – 32 Newcastle Knights Saturday, 3:00 pm Glen Willow Oval Chris Butler 9,024
St. George Illawarra Dragons 38 – 12 Dolphins Saturday, 5:30 pm WIN Stadium Gerard Sutton 16,472
Brisbane Broncos 46 – 12 Wests Tigers Saturday, 7:35 pm Suncorp Stadium Chris Sutton 27,533
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 30 – 32 New Zealand Warriors Sunday, 4:00 pm PointsBet Stadium Ben Cummins 10,878
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 15 – 14 North Queensland Cowboys Sunday, 6:15 pm Accor Stadium Liam Kennedy 9,626
Bye: Gold Coast Titans
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)

April 6-10

Home Score Away Match information
Day & Time Venue Referee Attendance
Melbourne Storm 28 – 8 Sydney Roosters Thursday, 7:50 pm AAMI Park Ashley Klein 16,323
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16 – 50 South Sydney Rabbitohs Friday, 4:00 pm Accor Stadium Gerard Sutton 35,211
North Queensland Cowboys 22 – 32 Dolphins Friday, 8:00 pm Queensland Country Bank Stadium Adam Gee 22,811
Penrith Panthers 44 – 12 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Saturday, 5:30 pm BlueBet Stadium Todd Smith 20,312
Brisbane Broncos 14 – 20 Canberra Raiders Saturday, 7:35 pm Suncorp Stadium Grant Atkins 31,962
Gold Coast Titans 20 – 18 St. George Illawarra Dragons Sunday, 4:05 pm Cbus Super Stadium Peter Gough 12,453
Newcastle Knights 34 – 24 New Zealand Warriors Sunday, 6:15 pm McDonald Jones Stadium Liam Kennedy 18,007
Wests Tigers 22 – 28 Parramatta Eels Monday, 4:00 pm Accor Stadium Ben Cummins 28,611
Bye: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Source:[6]

Round 7

April 13-16

Home Score Away Match information
Day & Time Venue Referee Attendance
Dolphins 14 – 36 South Sydney Rabbitohs Thursday, 7:50 pm Suncorp Stadium Ashley Klein 23,280
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 22 – 12 Sydney Roosters Friday, 6:00 pm PointsBet Stadium Grant Atkins 11,489
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 18 – 8 Melbourne Storm Friday, 8:00 pm 4 Pines Park Adam Gee 13,572
New Zealand Warriors 22 – 14 North Queensland Cowboys Saturday, 3:00 pm Mount Smart Stadium Chris Sutton 23,685
Newcastle Knights 15 – 16 Penrith Panthers Saturday, 5:30 pm McDonald Jones Stadium Peter Gough 26,084
Gold Coast Titans 26 – 43 Brisbane Broncos Saturday, 7:35 pm Cbus Super Stadium Todd Smith 26,563
Canberra Raiders 20 – 14 St. George Illawarra Dragons Sunday, 2:00 pm GIO Stadium Gerard Sutton 13,817
Parramatta Eels 30 – 4 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Sunday, 4:05 pm CommBank Stadium Chris Butler 27,655
Bye: Wests Tigers
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)

April 20-25

Home Score Away Match information
Day & Time Venue Referee Attendance
South Sydney Rabbitohs 20 – 18 Penrith Panthers Thursday, 7:50 pm Accor Stadium Gerard Sutton 19,548
Parramatta Eels 16 – 26 Brisbane Broncos Friday, 8:00 pm TIO Stadium Ashley Klein 11,864
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 20 – 33 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Saturday, 5:30 pm Accor Stadium Chris Sutton 12,148
North Queensland Cowboys 18 – 16 Newcastle Knights Saturday, 7:35 pm Queensland Country Bank Stadium Ben Cummins 17,970
Dolphins 28 – 26 Gold Coast Titans Sunday, 2:00 pm Suncorp Stadium Chris Butler 22,034
Wests Tigers 16 – 22 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Sunday, 4:00 pm Campbelltown Sports Stadium Todd Smith 10,033
Sydney Roosters 27 – 26 St. George Illawarra Dragons Tuesday, 4:00 pm Allianz Stadium Adam Gee 40,191
Melbourne Storm 30 – 22 New Zealand Warriors Tuesday, 7:00 pm AAMI Park Grant Atkins 23,649
Bye: Canberra Raiders
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

April 27-30

Home Score Away Match information
Day & Time Venue Referee Attendance
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 44 – 6 North Queensland Cowboys Thursday, 7:50 pm PointsBet Stadium Gerard Sutton 8,148
Parramatta Eels 43 – 12 Newcastle Knights Friday, 6:00 pm CommBank Stadium Chris Sutton 15,875
Brisbane Broncos 6 – 32 South Sydney Rabbitohs Friday, 8:00 pm Suncorp Stadium Ashley Klein 40,102
Canberra Raiders 31 – 30 Dolphins Saturday, 3:00 pm McDonald's Park Peter Gough 10,445
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 10 – 26 Gold Coast Titans Saturday, 5:30 pm 4 Pines Park Ben Cummins 10,107
Penrith Panthers 8 – 12 Wests Tigers Saturday, 7:35 pm Carrington Park Adam Gee 11,055
New Zealand Warriors 0 – 14 Sydney Roosters Sunday, 2:00 pm Mount Smart Stadium Chris Butler 20,395
St. George Illawarra Dragons 16 – 18 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Sunday, 4:05 pm WIN Stadium Grant Atkins 16,678
Bye: Melbourne Storm
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)

May 5-7

Home Score Away Match information
Day & Time Venue Referee Attendance
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 30 – 34 Canberra Raiders Friday, 6:00 pm Suncorp Stadium Chris Sutton 50,077
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 6 – 32 Brisbane Broncos Friday, 8:05 pm Gerard Sutton
New Zealand Warriors 6 – 18 Penrith Panthers Saturday, 3:00 pm Todd Smith 50,183
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 16 – 36 Dolphins Saturday, 5:30 pm Grant Atkins
Melbourne Storm 12 – 28 South Sydney Rabbitohs Saturday, 7:45 pm Adam Gee
Wests Tigers 18 – 16 St. George Illawarra Dragons Sunday, 1:50 pm Peter Gough 46,845
Sydney Roosters 6 – 20 North Queensland Cowboys Sunday, 4:00 pm Ashley Klein
Gold Coast Titans 26 – 24 Parramatta Eels Sunday, 6:25 pm Chris Butler
Bye: Newcastle Knights
Source:[10]

Round 11

May 11-14

Home Score Away Match information
Day & Time Venue Referee Attendance
Melbourne Storm 24 – 16 Brisbane Broncos Thursday, 7:50 pm AAMI Park Todd Smith 16,043
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 12 – 24 New Zealand Warriors Friday, 6:00 pm Accor Stadium Ben Cummins 14,294
Penrith Panthers 48 – 4 Sydney Roosters Friday, 8:00 pm BlueBet Stadium Gerard Sutton 20,255
South Sydney Rabbitohs 20 – 0 Wests Tigers Saturday, 3:00 pm Accor Stadium Liam Kennedy 21,013
North Queensland Cowboys 42 – 22 St. George Illawarra Dragons Saturday, 5:30 pm Queensland Country Bank Stadium Chris Butler 17,852
Canberra Raiders 26 – 18 Parramatta Eels Saturday, 7:35 pm GIO Stadium Grant Atkins 17,414
Newcastle Knights 46 – 26 Gold Coast Titans Sunday, 2:00 pm McDonald Jones Stadium Peter Gough 13,064
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 14 – 20 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Sunday, 4:05 pm 4 Pines Park Ashley Klein 10,358
Bye: Dolphins
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)

May 18-21

Home Score Away Match information
Day & Time Venue Referee Attendance
Brisbane Broncos 4 – 15 Penrith Panthers Thursday, 7:50 pm Suncorp Stadium Adam Gee 33,343
St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 – 22 Sydney Roosters Friday, 6:00 pm Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Peter Gough 9,007
South Sydney Rabbitohs 16 – 36 Parramatta Eels Friday, 8:00 pm Allianz Stadium Ashley Klein 27,432
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 26 – 6 Newcastle Knights Saturday, 3:00 pm C.ex Coffs International Stadium Liam Kennedy 10,156
Wests Tigers 66 – 18 North Queensland Cowboys Saturday, 5:30 pm Leichhardt Oval Ben Cummins 12,247
Dolphins 16 – 24 Melbourne Storm Saturday, 7:35 pm Suncorp Stadium Grant Atkins 28,325
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 20 – 18 Gold Coast Titans Sunday, 2:00 pm Accor Stadium Chris Butler 10,815
Canberra Raiders 14 – 42 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Sunday, 4:05 pm GIO Stadium Gerard Sutton 14,730
Bye: New Zealand Warriors
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

May 25-28

Home Score Away Match information
Day & Time Venue Referee Attendance
Dolphins 26 – 12 St. George Illawarra Dragons Thursday, 7:50 pm Kayo Stadium Adam Gee 10,047
Parramatta Eels 24 – 16 North Queensland Cowboys Friday, 8:00 pm CommBank Stadium Liam Kennedy 14,810
New Zealand Warriors 22 – 26 Brisbane Broncos Saturday, 5:30 pm McLean Park Gerard Sutton 16,195
South Sydney Rabbitohs 26 – 33 Canberra Raiders Saturday, 7:35 pm Accor Stadium Grant Atkins 12,382
Newcastle Knights 28 – 18 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Sunday, 4:05 pm McDonald Jones Stadium Peter Gough 20,661
Bye: Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Gold Coast Titans, Melbourne Storm, Penrith Panthers, Sydney Roosters, Wests Tigers
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

June 2-4

Home Score Away Match information
Day & Time Venue Referee Attendance
Wests Tigers 19 – 20 Canberra Raiders Friday 8:00 pm Campbelltown Sports Stadium Gerard Sutton 11,201
New Zealand Warriors 30 – 8 Dolphins Saturday, 3:00 pm Go Media Stadium Grant Atkins 23,686
Gold Coast Titans 28 – 46 South Sydney Rabbitohs Saturday, 5:30 pm Cbus Super Stadium Liam Kennedy 18,736
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 12 – 20 Brisbane Broncos Saturday, 7:35 pm PointsBet Stadium Todd Smith 12,318
Sydney Roosters 25 – 24 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Sunday, 2:00 pm Industree Group Stadium Ashley Klein 18,338
North Queensland Cowboys 45 – 20 Melbourne Storm Sunday, 4:05 pm Queensland Country Bank Stadium Peter Gough 18,867
Penrith Panthers 26 - 18 St. George Illawarra Dragons Sunday, 6:15 pm BlueBet Stadium Chris Sutton 16,912
Bye: Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, Newcastle Knights, Parramatta Eels
Source:[16]
  • The Cowboys 45 points was the highest score that Melbourne conceded since round 20, 2003.

Round 15

June 8-12

Home Score Away Match information
Day & Time Venue Referee Attendance
Gold Coast Titans 28 – 12 Wests Tigers Thursday, 7:50 pm Cbus Super Stadium Todd Smith 10,232
Canberra Raiders 14 – 36 New Zealand Warriors Friday, 6:00 pm GIO Stadium Grant Atkins 21,082
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 58 – 18 Dolphins Friday, 8:00 pm 4 Pines Park Gerard Sutton 14,598
St. George Illawarra Dragons 36 – 30 South Sydney Rabbitohs Saturday, 3:00 pm Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Ben Cummins 17,357
Brisbane Broncos 24 – 20 Newcastle Knights Saturday, 5:30 pm Suncorp Stadium Chris Butler 35,814
Sydney Roosters 6 – 30 Penrith Panthers Saturday, 7:35 pm Allianz Stadium Adam Gee 23,610
Melbourne Storm 54 – 10 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Sunday, 4:05 pm AAMI Park Ashley Klein 20,253
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 12 – 34 Parramatta Eels Monday, 4:00 pm Accor Stadium Liam Kennedy 33,866
Bye: North Queensland Cowboys
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

June 16-18

Home Score Away Match information
Day & Time Venue Referee Attendance
North Queensland Cowboys 27 – 23 Penrith Panthers Friday, 8:00 pm Queensland Country Bank Stadium Peter Gough 17,277
Newcastle Knights 16 – 18 Sydney Roosters Saturday, 3:00 pm McDonald Jones Stadium Grant Atkins 21,966
Parramatta Eels 34 – 4 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Saturday, 5:30 pm CommBank Stadium Chris Butler 21,296
Wests Tigers 6 – 28 Melbourne Storm Saturday, 7:35 pm Campbelltown Sports Stadium Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski 8,517
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 48 – 10 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Sunday, 4:05 pm PointsBet Stadium Adam Gee 11,901
Bye: Brisbane Broncos, Canberra Raiders, Dolphins, Gold Coast Titans, New Zealand Warriors, South Sydney Rabbitohs, St. George Illawarra Dragons
Source:[18]
  • Alex Twal scored his first try in the NRL breaking a 116 game drought

Round 17

June 23-25

Home Score Away Match information
Day & Time Venue Referee Attendance
St. George Illawarra Dragons 18 – 48 New Zealand Warriors Friday, 8:00 pm WIN Stadium Adam Gee 9,275
Dolphins 20 – 48 Parramatta Eels Saturday, 3:00 pm Sunshine Coast Stadium Peter Gough 8,821
Penrith Panthers 20 – 12 Newcastle Knights Saturday, 5:30 pm BlueBet Stadium Ben Cummins 18,295
Melbourne Storm 24 – 6 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Saturday, 7:35 pm AAMI Park Todd Smith 13,198
Brisbane Broncos 12 – 18 Gold Coast Titans Sunday, 2:00 pm Suncorp Stadium Chris Butler 42,249
South Sydney Rabbitohs 6 – 31 North Queensland Cowboys Sunday, 4:05 pm Accor Stadium Gerard Sutton 11,262
Sydney Roosters 18 – 20 Canberra Raiders Sunday, 6:15 pm Allianz Stadium Ashley Klein 13,326
Bye: Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Wests Tigers
Source:[19]

Round 18

June 29-July 2

Home Score Away Match information
Day & Time Venue Referee Attendance
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 52 – 16 St. George Illawarra Dragons Thursday, 7:50 pm PointsBet Stadium Grant Atkins 10,267
New Zealand Warriors 6 – 28 South Sydney Rabbitohs Friday, 6:00 pm Go Media Stadium Ashley Klein 22,612
Melbourne Storm 16 – 34 Penrith Panthers Friday, 8:00 pm Marvel Stadium Adam Gee 26,829
Canberra Raiders 26 – 22 Gold Coast Titans Saturday, 3:00 pm GIO Stadium Todd Smith 11,659
North Queensland Cowboys 74 – 0 Wests Tigers Saturday, 5:30pm Queensland Country Bank Stadium Liam Kennedy 20,535
Brisbane Broncos 24 – 16 Dolphins Saturday, 7:35 pm The Gabba Peter Gough 30,606
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 0 – 66 Newcastle Knights Sunday, 2:00 pm Accor Stadium Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski 11,004
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 18 – 16 Sydney Roosters Sunday, 4:05 pm 4 Pines Park Gerard Sutton 17,385
Bye: Parramatta Eels
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

July 6-9

Home Score Away Match information
Day & Time Venue Referee Attendance
Wests Tigers 12 – 36 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Thursday, 7:50 pm CommBank Stadium Todd Smith 9,215
St. George Illawarra Dragons 26 - 36 Canberra Raiders Friday, 8:00 pm WIN Stadium Peter Gough 9,369
Parramatta Eels 10 - 46 New Zealand Warriors Saturday, 5:30 pm CommBank Stadium Adam Gee 21,696
South Sydney Rabbitohs 32 - 36 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Saturday, 7:35 pm Accor Stadium Liam Kennedy 16,166
Gold Coast Titans 21 – 23 Dolphins Sunday, 4:05 pm Cbus Super Stadium Grant Atkins 18,335
Bye: Brisbane Broncos, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, Melbourne Storm, Newcastle Knights, North Queensland Cowboys, Penrith Panthers, Sydney Roosters
Source:[21]

Round 20

July 14-16

Home Score Away Match information
Day & Time Venue Referee Attendance
Newcastle Knights 34 - 18 Wests Tigers Friday, 8:00 pm McDonald Jones Stadium Peter Gough 18,470
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 - 44 Brisbane Broncos Saturday, 3:00 pm Belmore Sports Ground Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski 17,103
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 8 - 19 North Queensland Cowboys Saturday, 5:30 pm 4 Pines Park Adam Gee 13,240
Sydney Roosters 16 - 30 Melbourne Storm Saturday, 7:35 pm Sydney Cricket Ground Grant Atkins 12,021
New Zealand Warriors 44 – 12 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Sunday, 2:00 pm Go Media Stadium Gerard Sutton 24,012
Dolphins 14 – 24 Penrith Panthers Sunday, 4:05 pm Kayo Stadium Todd Smith 10,065
Parramatta Eels 25 – 24 Gold Coast Titans Sunday, 6:15 pm CommBank Stadium Chris Butler 12,599
Bye: Canberra Raiders, South Sydney Rabbitohs, St. George Illawarra Dragons
Source:[22]

Round 21

July 20-23

Home Score Away Match information
Day & Time Venue Referee Attendance
St. George Illawarra Dragons 18 - 14 Wests Tigers Thursday, 7:50 pm WIN Stadium Ben Cummins 7,246
New Zealand Warriors 21 - 20 Canberra Raiders Friday, 6:00 pm Go Media Stadium Todd Smith 19,112
South Sydney Rabbitohs 20 - 36 Brisbane Broncos Friday, 8:00 pm Sunshine Coast Stadium Ashley Klein 8,931
Gold Coast Titans 18 - 36 Sydney Roosters Saturday, 3:00 pm Cbus Super Stadium Adam Gee 15,362
Newcastle Knights 26 - 18 Melbourne Storm Saturday, 5:30 pm McDonald Jones Stadium Gerard Sutton 20,392
North Queensland Cowboys 24 – 16 Parramatta Eels Saturday, 7:35 pm Queensland Country Bank Stadium Grant Atkins 20,710
Penrith Panthers 44 – 18 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Sunday, 2:00 pm BlueBet Stadium Chris Butler 21,525
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 26 – 30 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Sunday, 4:05 pm PointsBet Stadium Peter Gough 10,634
Bye: Dolphins
Source:[23]

Round 22

July 27-30

Home Score Away Match information
Day & Time Venue Referee Attendance
Brisbane Broncos 32 – 10 Sydney Roosters Thursday, 7:50 pm The Gabba Grant Atkins 21,841
Wests Tigers 18 – 32 South Sydney Rabbitohs Friday, 6:00 pm Scully Park Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski 10,453
Melbourne Storm 46 – 16 Parramatta Eels Friday, 8:00 pm Marvel Stadium Ashley Klein 20,429
Canberra Raiders 6 - 28 Newcastle Knights Saturday, 3:00 pm GIO Stadium Adam Gee 15,487
St. George Illawarra Dragons 18-24 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Saturday, 5:30 pm WIN Stadium Chris Butler 14,872
Penrith Panthers 28-0 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Saturday, 7:35 pm BlueBet Stadium Gerard Sutton 20,694
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 23-22 Dolphins Sunday, 2:00 pm Salter Oval Peter Gough 5,130
Gold Coast Titans 22-13 North Queensland Cowboys Sunday, 4:05 pm Cbus Super Stadium Todd Smith 16,516
Bye: New Zealand Warriors
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

August 3-6

Home Score Away Match information
Day & Time Venue Referee Attendance
Sydney Roosters 26 – 16 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Thursday, 7:50 pm Sydney Cricket Ground Ashley Klein 12,197
Gold Coast Titans 18 – 28 New Zealand Warriors Friday, 6:00 pm Cbus Super Stadium Ben Cummins 20,877
Penrith Panthers 26 – 6 Melbourne Storm Friday, 8:00 pm BlueBet Stadium Adam Gee 19,953
North Queensland Cowboys 14 – 30 Brisbane Broncos Saturday, 3:00 pm Queensland Country Bank Stadium Gerard Sutton 22,659
Dolphins 28 – 30 Newcastle Knights Saturday, 5:30 pm Optus Stadium Grant Atkins 45,814
South Sydney Rabbitohs 16 – 26 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Saturday, 7:35 pm Todd Smith
Parramatta Eels 26 – 20 St. George Illawarra Dragons Sunday, 2:00 pm CommBank Stadium Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski 23,596
Canberra Raiders 22 – 18 Wests Tigers Sunday, 4:05 pm GIO Stadium Peter Gough 12,841
Bye: Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Source:[25]

Round 24

August 10-13

Home Score Away Match information
Day & Time Venue Referee Attendance
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 12 – 24 Penrith Panthers Thursday, 7:50 pm 4 Pines Park Gerard Sutton 10,102
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 36 – 6 Gold Coast Titans Friday, 6:00 pm PointsBet Stadium Ashley Klein 9,753
Brisbane Broncos 54 – 10 Parramatta Eels Friday, 8:00 pm The Gabba Adam Gee 29,005
South Sydney Rabbitohs 36 – 24 St. George Illawarra Dragons Saturday, 3:00 pm Barlow Park Ben Cummins 8,378
Wests Tigers 22 – 30 New Zealand Warriors Saturday, 5:30 pm FMG Stadium Waikato Chris Butler 25,118
Sydney Roosters 30 – 14 Dolphins Saturday, 7:35 pm Allianz Stadium Todd Smith 13,704
Melbourne Storm 48 – 2 Canberra Raiders Sunday, 2:00 pm AAMI Park Grant Atkins 17,369
Newcastle Knights 42 – 6 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Sunday, 4:05 pm McDonald Jones Stadium Peter Gough 23,464
Bye: North Queensland Cowboys
Source:[26]
  • Adam Reynolds became the second player in NRL history to kick 1,000 career goals.

Round 25

August 17-20

Home Score Away Match information
Day & Time Venue Referee Attendance
North Queensland Cowboys 12 - 32 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Thursday, 7:50 pm Queensland Country Bank Stadium Adam Gee 17,318
New Zealand Warriors 29 – 22 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Friday, 6:00 pm Daniel Anderson Stadium Todd Smith 24,112
Parramatta Eels 12 – 34 Sydney Roosters Friday, 8:00 pm CommBank Stadium Ashley Klein 20,076
Wests Tigers 24 – 23 Dolphins Saturday, 3:00 pm CommBank Stadium Ben Cummins 9,245
Gold Coast Titans 14 – 40 Penrith Panthers Saturday, 5:30 pm Cbus Super Stadium Chris Butler 19,101
St. George Illawarra Dragons 28 – 38 Melbourne Storm Saturday, 7:35 pm WIN Stadium Peter Gough 8,326
Newcastle Knights 29 – 10 South Sydney Rabbitohs Sunday, 2:00 pm McDonald Jones Stadium Grant Atkins 29,018
Canberra Raiders 36 – 24 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Sunday, 4:05 pm GIO Stadium Gerard Sutton 12,402
Bye: Brisbane Broncos
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

August 24-27

Home Score Away Match information
Day & Time Venue Referee Attendance
Penrith Panthers 18 – 32 Parramatta Eels Thursday, 7:50 pm BlueBet Stadium Ben Cummins 21,525
New Zealand Warriors 18 – 6 St. George Illawarra Dragons Friday, 6:00 pm Go Media Stadium Peter Gough 25,095
Dolphins 10 – 34 North Queensland Cowboys Friday, 8:00 pm Suncorp Stadium Gerard Sutton 33,449
Melbourne Storm 37 – 16 Gold Coast Titans Saturday, 3:00 pm AAMI Park Chris Butler 18,072
Sydney Roosters 32 – 8 Wests Tigers Saturday, 5:30 pm Allianz Stadium Todd Smith 22,511
Canberra Raiders 18 – 29 Brisbane Broncos Saturday, 7:35 pm GIO Stadium Adam Gee 19,400
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 – 42 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Sunday, 2:00 pm Accor Stadium Liam Kennedy 13,074
Newcastle Knights 32 – 6 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Sunday, 4:05 pm McDonald Jones Stadium Ashley Klein 29,423
Bye: South Sydney Rabbitohs
Source:[29]

Round 27

August 31-September 3

Home Score Away Match information
Day & Time Venue Referee Attendance
Brisbane Broncos 22 – 32 Melbourne Storm Thursday, 7:50 pm Suncorp Stadium Ashley Klein 43,271
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 54 – 12 Wests Tigers Friday, 6:00 pm 4 Pines Park Belinda Sharpe 16,503
South Sydney Rabbitohs 12 – 26 Sydney Roosters Friday, 8:00 pm Accor Stadium Adam Gee 36,263
Dolphins 34 – 10 New Zealand Warriors Saturday, 3:00 pm Suncorp Stadium Gerard Sutton 35,438
Penrith Panthers 44 – 12 North Queensland Cowboys Saturday, 5:30 pm BlueBet Stadium Todd Smith 21,525
St. George Illawarra Dragons 12 – 32 Newcastle Knights Saturday, 7:35 pm Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Ben Cummins 10,137
Gold Coast Titans 34 – 30 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Sunday, 2:00 pm Cbus Super Stadium Kasey Badger 14,942
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 – 6 Canberra Raiders Sunday, 4:05 pm PointsBet Stadium Grant Atkins 12,750
Bye: Parramatta Eels
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

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (Local) Venue Referee Crowd
QUALIFYING & ELIMINATION FINALS
Brisbane Broncos 26 – 0 Melbourne Storm 8 September 2023, 7:50pm Suncorp Stadium Grant Atkins 50,157
Penrith Panthers 32 – 6 New Zealand Warriors 9 September 2023, 4:05pm BlueBet Stadium Adam Gee 21,525
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 12 – 13 Sydney Roosters 9 September 2023, 7:50pm PointsBet Stadium Gerard Sutton 12,557
Newcastle Knights 30 – 28 Canberra Raiders 10 September 2023, 4:05pm McDonald Jones Stadium Ashley Klein 29,548
SEMI-FINALS
Melbourne Storm 18-13 Sydney Roosters 15 September 2023, 7:50pm AAMI Park Ashley Klein 19,534
New Zealand Warriors 40-10 Newcastle Knights 16 September 2023, 6:05pm (4:05pm AEST) Go Media Stadium Adam Gee 26,083
PRELIMINARY FINALS
Penrith Panthers 38-4 Melbourne Storm 22 September 2023, 7:50pm Accor Stadium Adam Gee 35,578
Brisbane Broncos 42-12 New Zealand Warriors 23 September 2023, 7:50pm Suncorp Stadium Gerard Sutton 52,273
GRAND FINAL
Penrith Panthers 26 – 24 Brisbane Broncos 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

Stadiums used

Stadium Games Played Teams / Events
4 Pines Park 10 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
AAMI Park 9 Melbourne Storm
Accor Stadium 18 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, South Sydney Rabbitohs
Allianz Stadium 9 Sydney Roosters, South Sydney Rabbitohs
Barlow Park 1 South Sydney Rabbitohs
Belmore Sports Ground 2 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
BlueBet Stadium 11 Penrith Panthers
Carrington Park 1 Penrith Panthers
CommBank Stadium 14 Parramatta Eels, Wests Tigers
Cbus Super Stadium 11 Gold Coast Titans
Campbelltown Sports Stadium 4 Wests Tigers
Central Coast Stadium 1 Sydney Roosters
C.ex Coffs International Stadium 1 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
FMG Stadium Waikato 1 Wests Tigers
GIO Stadium 11 Canberra Raiders
Glen Willow Oval 1 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Go Media Stadium (Mount Smart Stadium) 9 New Zealand Warriors
Kayo Stadium 3 Dolphins
Leichhardt Oval 3 Wests Tigers
Marvel Stadium 2 Melbourne Storm
McLean Park 1 New Zealand Warriors
McDonald Jones Stadium 12 Newcastle Knights
McDonald's Park 1 Canberra Raiders
Netstrata Jubilee Stadium 5 St. George Illawarra Dragons
Optus Stadium 2 Dolphins, South Sydney Rabbitohs
PointsBet Stadium 10 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Queensland Country Bank Stadium 12 North Queensland Cowboys
Sky Stadium 1 New Zealand Warriors
Suncorp Stadium 24 Brisbane Broncos, Dolphins, Magic Round
Sunshine Coast Stadium 2 Dolphins, South Sydney Rabbitohs
Scully Park 1 Wests Tigers
Salter Oval 1 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Sydney Cricket Ground 2 Sydney Roosters
The Gabba 3 Brisbane Broncos
TIO Stadium 1 Parramatta Eels
WIN Stadium 7 St. George Illawarra Dragons

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