2022 NRL season

2022 National Rugby League
DurationMarch 10 – October 2, 2022
Teams16
Premiers Penrith Panthers (4th title)
Minor premiers Penrith Panthers (4th title)
Matches played201
Points scored8,724
Average attendance16,248
Attendance3,265,911
Top points scorer(s) Valentine Holmes (244)
Wooden spoon Wests Tigers (1st spoon)
Dally M Medal Nicho Hynes
Top try-scorer(s) Alex Johnston (30)
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The 2022 NRL season was the 115th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 25th season run by the National Rugby League.

Teams

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The lineup of teams remained unchanged for the 16th consecutive year. This became the second longest stretch of time (after 1947–1966, a span of 20 seasons) of a continuous line-up of teams in competition history (overtaking 15 seasons from 1967–1981).

Colours Club Season Home ground(s) Head coach Captain(s)
Brisbane Broncos 35th season Suncorp Stadium Kevin Walters Adam Reynolds[1]
Canberra Raiders 41st season GIO Stadium Canberra Ricky Stuart Jarrod Croker & Elliott Whitehead[2]
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 88th season Accor Stadium[3] & CommBank Stadium Trent Barrett → Mick Potter (interim)[4] Josh Jackson
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 56th season PointsBet Stadium Craig Fitzgibbon[5] Wade Graham
Gold Coast Titans 16th season Cbus Super Stadium Justin Holbrook Tino Fa'asuamaleaui[6]
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 73rd season 4 Pines Park Des Hasler Daly Cherry-Evans
Melbourne Storm 25th season AAMI Park Craig Bellamy Jesse Bromwich & Christian Welch[7]
Newcastle Knights 35th season McDonald Jones Stadium Adam O'Brien Jayden Brailey & Kalyn Ponga[8]
New Zealand Warriors 28th season Mt. Smart Stadium & Moreton Daily Stadium[9] Nathan Brown → Stacey Jones (interim)[10] Tohu Harris[11]
North Queensland Cowboys 28th season Queensland Country Bank Stadium Todd Payten Jason Taumalolo & Chad Townsend[12]
Parramatta Eels 76th season CommBank Stadium[13] Brad Arthur Clint Gutherson & Junior Paulo[14]
Penrith Panthers 56th season BlueBet Stadium Ivan Cleary Isaah Yeo & Nathan Cleary
South Sydney Rabbitohs 113th season Accor Stadium Jason Demetriou[15] Cameron Murray[16]
St. George Illawarra Dragons 24th season Netstrata Jubilee Stadium & WIN Stadium Anthony Griffin Ben Hunt
Sydney Roosters 115th season Sydney Cricket Ground & Allianz Stadium Trent Robinson James Tedesco
Wests Tigers 23rd season Leichhardt Oval, Campbelltown Stadium & CommBank Stadium Michael Maguire → Brett Kimmorley (interim)[17] James Tamou, Luke Brooks, Adam Doueihi, Ken Maumalo & Tyrone Peachey[18]

Pre-season

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The 2022 pre-season for NRL teams featured nineteen matches across three weekends, including the 2022 All Stars match and the annual Charity Shield match between the South Sydney Rabbitohs and St George Illawarra Dragons.[19]

The pre-season also saw the first ever rugby league match to be played in the western Victorian city of Ballarat when Melbourne Storm played the Newcastle Knights at Eureka Stadium in front of 5,127 people.[20] The Charity Shield match also drew the highest attendance for the fixture since 2017, and aside from the All Stars match, was the largest attended match of the pre-season with 9,257 fans.[21]

The match between the New Zealand Warriors and the Gold Coast Titans was cancelled after being initially postponed and rescheduled from Moreton Daily Stadium to Cbus Super Stadium due to the 2022 South East Queensland flood.[22][23]

All Stars match

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Main article: 2022 All Stars match
12 February 2022
20:20 AEST (UTC+11:00)
Māori All Stars Māori people 16–10 Indigenous All Stars
Report

Trials

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Italics indicates a non-NRL club

Date Time Home Score Away Stadium Attendance Report
12 February 2022 16:00 AEST (UTC+10:00) Wynnum Manly Seagulls 04–52 Brisbane Broncos Kougari Oval, Brisbane 5,000[25] Report
18 February 2022 18:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Sydney Roosters 18–32 Canberra Raiders Leichhardt Oval, Sydney 5,563[26] Report
18 February 2022 20:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Wests Tigers 04–28 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Leichhardt Oval, Sydney 5,563[26] Report
19 February 2022 16:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Melbourne Storm 16–30 New Zealand Warriors Casey Fields, Melbourne 6,876[27] Report
19 February 2022 17:00 AEST (UTC+10:00) North Queensland Cowboys 24–12 South Sydney Rabbitohs Barlow Park, Cairns 7,128[28] Report
19 February 2022 19:00 AEST (UTC+10:00) Gold Coast Titans 26–26 Brisbane Broncos Robina Stadium, Gold Coast 4,919[29] Report
20 February 2022 16:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Penrith Panthers 34–60 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Western Sydney Stadium, Sydney TBA[30] Report
20 February 2022 18:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Parramatta Eels 22–26 St George Illawarra Dragons Western Sydney Stadium, Sydney TBA[30] Report
21 February 2022 19:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Newcastle Knights 16–16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Newcastle International Sports Centre, Newcastle 5,288[31] Report
25 February 2022 18:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 16–18 Canberra Raiders Central Coast Stadium, Gosford 5,601[32] Report
25 February 2022 20:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Sydney Roosters 08–16 Wests Tigers Central Coast Stadium, Gosford 5,601[32] Report
26 February 2022 17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Penrith Panthers 00–36 Parramatta Eels Penrith Stadium, Sydney TBA[33] Report
26 February 2022 19:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) South Sydney Rabbitohs 10–16 St George Illawarra Dragons Glen Willow Regional Sports Stadium, Mudgee 9,257[21] Report
26 February 2022 20:00 AEST (UTC+10:00) North Queensland Cowboys 26–60 Brisbane Broncos Stadium Mackay, Mackay 4,545[34] Report
27 February 2022 17:45 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Melbourne Storm 24–10 Newcastle Knights Eureka Stadium, Ballarat 5,127[35] Report
28 February 2022 19:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 30–60 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Endeavour Field, Sydney TBA[36] Report
28 February 2022 20:00 AEST (UTC+10:00) New Zealand Warriors C–C Gold Coast Titans Robina Stadium, Gold Coasta N/A Source

a^ The match was initially scheduled to be played on 26 February at Moreton Daily Stadium, but was rescheduled due to the 2022 South East Queensland flood.[22]

Regular season

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See also: 2022 NRL 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 F1 F2 F3 GF
Brisbane Broncos SOU
+7 		CBY
+6 		NQL
−26 		NZL
−14 		SYD
−4 		PEN
−28 		CBY
+20 		CRO
+9 		SOU
+20 		MAN
+38 		NEW
+24 		GCT
+11 		X CAN
+6 		MEL
−12 		NQL
−14 		SGI
+14 		GCT
+4 		PAR
+22 		WTI
−14 		SYD
−18 		NEW
+18 		MEL
−48 		PAR
−47 		SGI
−10
Canberra Raiders CRO
+5 		NQL
−20 		GCT
+2 		MAN
−19 		MEL
−14 		NQL
−6 		PEN
−30 		NZL
−1* 		CBY
+10 		CRO
+20 		SOU
+20 		PAR
−8 		SYD
+6 		BRI
−6 		NEW
+2 		SGI
−2 		X MEL
+4 		NZL
+12 		GCT
+12 		PEN
−20 		SGI
+2 		NEW
+6 		MAN
+42 		WTI
+46 		MEL
+8 		PAR
−36
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs NQL
+2 		BRI
−6 		MAN
−1 		MEL
−44 		PEN
−20 		SOU
−20 		BRI
−20 		SYD
+4 		CAN
−10 		NEW
−10 		WTI
−14 		SGI
−10 		PEN
−12 		PAR
+30 		WTI
+24 		CRO
−12 		X SOU
−8 		GCT
+10 		NEW
+14 		NQL
−14 		NZL
−24 		PAR
−36 		CRO
−16 		MAN
+1
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks CAN
−5 		PAR
+2 		SGI
+24 		NEW
+18 		WTI
+26 		MEL
−16 		MAN
+12 		BRI
−9 		NZL
+19 		CAN
−20 		GCT
+7 		SYD
−20 		X NZL
+22 		GCT
+8 		CBY
+12 		MEL
+22 		NQL
+14 		PEN
−10 		SOU
+1* 		SGI
+6 		WTI
+24 		MAN
+34 		CBY
+16 		NEW
+22 		NQL
−2* 		SOU
−26
Gold Coast Titans PAR
−4 		NZL
+2 		CAN
−2 		WTI
+2 		PAR
−6 		MAN
−8 		NQL
−26 		PEN
−14 		SYD
−28 		SGI
+4* 		CRO
−7 		BRI
−11 		NQL
−26 		SOU
−14 		CRO
−8 		NEW
−26 		X BRI
−4 		CBY
−10 		CAN
−12 		MEL
−18 		MAN
+20 		SGI
−20 		NEW
+10 		NZL
+1*
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles PEN
−22 		SYD
−14 		CBY
+1 		CAN
+19 		NEW
+24 		GCT
+8 		CRO
−12 		SOU
−18 		WTI
+14 		BRI
−38 		PAR
−2 		MEL
−20 		NZL
+32 		WTI
+26 		NQL
−2 		MEL
+6 		X NEW
+30 		SGI
−14 		SYD
−10 		PAR
−16 		GCT
−20 		CRO
−34 		CAN
−42 		CBY
−1
Melbourne Storm WTI
+10 		SOU
+1* 		PAR
−4* 		CBY
+44 		CAN
+14 		CRO
+16 		NZL
+60 		NEW
+48 		SGI
+36 		PEN
−26 		NQL
−30 		MAN
+20 		X SYD
+8 		BRI
+12 		MAN
−6 		CRO
−22 		CAN
−4 		SOU
−12 		NZL
+12 		GCT
+18 		PEN
+16 		BRI
+48 		SYD
−4 		PAR
−8 		CAN
−8
New Zealand Warriors SGI
−12 		GCT
−2 		WTI
+4 		BRI
+14 		NQL
+1* 		SYD
−8 		MEL
−60 		CAN
+1* 		CRO
−19 		SOU
−2 		SGI
−6 		NEW
−8 		MAN
−32 		CRO
−22 		PEN
−34 		WTI
+20 		X PAR
−10 		CAN
−12 		MEL
−12 		SOU
−38 		CBY
+24 		NQL
−44 		PEN
−34 		GCT
−1*
Newcastle Knights SYD
+14 		WTI
+22 		PEN
−18 		CRO
−18 		MAN
−24 		SGI
−5 		PAR
−37 		MEL
−48 		NQL
−20 		CBY
+10 		BRI
−24 		NZL
+8 		X PEN
−36 		CAN
−2 		GCT
+26 		SOU
−12 		MAN
−30 		SYD
−30 		CBY
−14 		WTI
+4 		BRI
−18 		CAN
−6 		GCT
−10 		CRO
−22
North Queensland Cowboys CBY
−2 		CAN
+20 		BRI
+26 		SYD
−24 		NZL
−1* 		CAN
+6 		GCT
+26 		PAR
+31 		NEW
+20 		WTI
+24 		MEL
+30 		PEN
−22 		GCT
+26 		SGI
+19 		MAN
+2 		BRI
+14 		X CRO
−14 		WTI
+1 		SGI
+26 		CBY
+14 		SYD
−14 		NZL
+44 		SOU
−10 		PEN
+30 		CRO
+2* 		X PAR
−4
Parramatta Eels GCT
+4 		CRO
−2 		MEL
+4* 		SGI
+34 		GCT
+6 		WTI
−1 		NEW
+37 		NQL
−31 		PEN
+2 		SYD
−7 		MAN
+2 		CAN
+8 		X CBY
−30 		SYD
+10 		SOU
−18 		WTI
+8 		NZL
+10 		BRI
−22 		PEN
+24 		MAN
+16 		SOU
−26 		CBY
+36 		BRI
+47 		MEL
+8 		PEN
−19 		CAN
+36 		NQL
+4 		PEN
−16
Penrith Panthers MAN
+22 		SGI
+4 		NEW
+18 		SOU
+14 		CBY
+20 		BRI
+28 		CAN
+30 		GCT
+14 		PAR
−2 		MEL
+26 		SYD
+20 		NQL
+22 		CBY
+12 		NEW
+36 		NZL
+34 		SYD
+8 		X WTI
+2 		CRO
+10 		PAR
−24 		CAN
+20 		MEL
−16 		SOU
+4 		NZL
+34 		NQL
−30 		PAR
+19 		X SOU
+20 		PAR
+16
South Sydney Rabbitohs BRI
−7 		MEL
−1* 		SYD
+12 		PEN
−14 		SGI
+12 		CBY
+20 		WTI
−1 		MAN
+18 		BRI
−20 		NZL
+2 		CAN
−20 		WTI
+26 		X GCT
+14 		SGI
−20 		PAR
+18 		NEW
+12 		CBY
+8 		MEL
+12 		CRO
−1* 		NZL
+38 		PAR
+26 		PEN
−4 		NQL
+10 		SYD
−10 		SYD
+16 		CRO
+26 		PEN
−20
St. George Illawarra Dragons NZL
+12 		PEN
−4 		CRO
−24 		PAR
−34 		SOU
−12 		NEW
+5 		SYD
+2 		WTI
+6 		MEL
−36 		GCT
−4* 		NZL
+6 		CBY
+10 		X NQL
−19 		SOU
+20 		CAN
+2 		BRI
−14 		SYD
−28 		MAN
+14 		NQL
−26 		CRO
−6 		CAN
−2 		GCT
+20 		WTI
+2 		BRI
+10
Sydney Roosters NEW
−14 		MAN
+14 		SOU
−12 		NQL
+24 		BRI
+4 		NZL
+8 		SGI
−2 		CBY
−4 		GCT
+28 		PAR
+7 		PEN
−20 		CRO
+20 		CAN
−6 		MEL
−8 		PAR
−10 		PEN
−8 		X SGI
+28 		NEW
+30 		MAN
+10 		BRI
+18 		NQL
+14 		WTI
+66 		MEL
+4 		SOU
+10 		SOU
−16
Wests Tigers MEL
−10 		NEW
−22 		NZL
−4 		GCT
−2 		CRO
−26 		PAR
+1 		SOU
+1 		SGI
−6 		MAN
−14 		NQL
−24 		CBY
+14 		SOU
−26 		X MAN
−26 		CBY
−24 		NZL
−20 		PAR
−8 		PEN
−2 		NQL
−1 		BRI
+14 		NEW
−4 		CRO
−24 		SYD
−66 		SGI
−2 		CAN
−46
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 F1 F2 F3 GF

Bold – Home game
X – Bye
* – Golden point game
Opponent for round listed above margin

Ladder

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2022 NRL season
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Penrith Panthers (P) 24 20 0 4 1 636 330 +306 42
2 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 18 0 6 1 573 364 +209 38
3 North Queensland Cowboys 24 17 0 7 1 633 361 +272 36
4 Parramatta Eels 24 16 0 8 1 608 489 +119 34
5 Melbourne Storm 24 15 0 9 1 657 410 +247 32
6 Sydney Roosters 24 15 0 9 1 635 434 +201 32
7 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 14 0 10 1 604 474 +130 30
8 Canberra Raiders 24 14 0 10 1 524 461 +63 30
9 Brisbane Broncos 24 13 0 11 1 514 550 −36 28
10 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 12 0 12 1 469 569 −100 26
11 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24 9 0 15 1 490 595 −105 20
12 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 7 0 17 1 383 575 −192 16
13 Gold Coast Titans 24 6 0 18 1 455 660 −205 14
14 Newcastle Knights 24 6 0 18 1 372 662 −290 14
15 New Zealand Warriors 24 6 0 18 1 408 700 −292 14
16 Wests Tigers 24 4 0 20 1 352 679 −327 10

Ladder progression

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  • 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
1 Penrith Panthers 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 36 38 38 40 42 42
2 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 0 2 4 6 8 8 10 10 12 12 14 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 26 28 30 32 34 36 38
3 North Queensland Cowboys 0 2 4 4 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 16 18 20 22 24 26 26 28 30 32 32 34 34 36
4 Parramatta Eels 2 2 4 6 8 8 10 10 12 12 14 16 18 18 20 20 22 24 24 26 28 28 30 32 34
5 Melbourne Storm 2 4 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 16 16 18 20 22 24 24 24 24 24 26 28 30 32 32 32
6 Sydney Roosters 0 2 2 4 6 8 8 8 10 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32
7 South Sydney Rabbitohs 0 0 2 2 4 6 6 8 8 10 10 12 14 16 16 18 20 22 24 24 26 28 28 30 30
8 Canberra Raiders 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 8 10 10 12 12 14 14 16 18 20 22 22 24 26 28 30
9 Brisbane Broncos 2 4 4 4 4 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 20 20 22 24 26 26 26 28 28 28 28
10 St. George Illawarra Dragons 2 2 2 2 2 4 6 8 8 8 10 12 14 14 16 18 18 18 20 20 20 20 22 24 26
11 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 0 0 2 4 6 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 12 14 14 16 18 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
12 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 8 8 10 10 12 14 14 14 14 14 16
13 Gold Coast Titans 0 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 12 14
14 Newcastle Knights 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 8 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 14 14 14 14 14
15 New Zealand Warriors 0 0 2 4 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 12 12 12 12 12 14 14 14 14
16 Wests Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 4 4 4 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10

Finals series

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Main article: 2022 NRL finals series
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (Local) Venue Referee Crowd
QUALIFYING & ELIMINATION FINALS
Penrith Panthers 27 – 8 Parramatta Eels 9 September 2022, 7:55pm BlueBet Stadium Gerard Sutton 21,863
Melbourne Storm 20 – 28 Canberra Raiders 10 September 2022, 5:45pm AAMI Park Grant Atkins 20,838
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 30 – 32 North Queensland Cowboys † 10 September 2022, 7:55pm PointsBet Stadium Adam Gee 12,447
Sydney Roosters 14 – 30 South Sydney Rabbitohs 11 September 2022, 4:05pm Allianz Stadium Ashley Klein 39,816
SEMI FINALS
Parramatta Eels 40 – 4 Canberra Raiders 16 September 2022, 7:50pm CommBank Stadium Ashley Klein 29,134
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 12 – 38 South Sydney Rabbitohs 17 September 2022, 8:00pm Allianz Stadium Grant Atkins 39,733
PRELIMINARY FINALS
North Queensland Cowboys 20 – 24 Parramatta Eels 23 September 2022, 7:50pm Queensland Country Bank Stadium Grant Atkins 25,372
Penrith Panthers 32 – 12 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 September 2022, 7:50pm Accor Stadium Ashley Klein 50,034

† Match decided in extra time.

Chart

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Grand final

[edit]
Main article: 2022 NRL Grand Final
2022 NRL Grand Final
2 October 2022
19:35 AEDT
Penrith Panthers 28–12 Parramatta Eels
Tries: 5
To'o rugby ball 18', 46'
Crichton rugby ball 11'
Sorensen rugby ball 28'
Staines rugby ball 59'
Goals: 4
Cleary 4/6 rugby goalposts icon 13', 22 pen', 29', 61'
 1st: 18–0
2nd: 10–12
Report
 Tries: 2
Gutherson rugby ball 77'
Arthur rugby ball 78'
Goals: 2
Moses 2/2 rugby goalposts icon 77', 79'
Accor Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 82,415
Referee: Ashley Klein
Bunker: Grant Atkins
Touch judges: Phil Henderson, Drew Oultram
Clive Churchill Medal: Dylan Edwards

Player statistics and records

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The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 25.

Attendances

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Club attendances

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Club Figures 2022
Club Home

Games

Total

Attendance

Average Highest Lowest Total

Capacity

% Capacity
Brisbane Broncos 12 355,128 29,594 42,612 16,740 630,000 56.4%
Canberra Raiders 12 151,441 12,620 16,647 6,492 285,121 53.1%
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 11 147,993 13,454 20,184 9,544 555,000 24.2%
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 11 114,077 10,370 11,459 8,927 230,000 49.6%
Gold Coast Titans 11 140,616 12,783 19,245 8,774 301,400 46.7%
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 11 125,753 11,432 17,385 6,972 210,000 59.9%
Melbourne Storm 10 163,270 16,327 25,308 10,168 300,500 54.3%
Newcastle Knights 12 200,683 16,724 25,169 9,472 393,000 51.1%
New Zealand Warriors 11 124,662 11,333 26,001 3,560 196,000 63.6%
North Queensland Cowboys 12 206,521 17,210 23,840 12,640 275,000 66.4%
Parramatta Eels 11 240,275 20,022 28,336 10,017 342,500 70.2%
Penrith Panthers 12 211,060 18,034 21,548 11,253 280,000 75.4%
South Sydney Rabbitohs 11 171,708 15,609 30,194 9,242 781,559 22.0%
St. George Illawarra Dragons 12 145,397 12,116 35,273 7,147 262,000 52.3%
Sydney Roosters 11 169,063 15,369 41,906 5,527 459,059 36.8%
Wests Tigers 11 120,990 10,999 15,124 7,182 243,500 49.7%

Top regular season crowds

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Top 25 Regular Season Crowds
Rank Home Team Away Team Crowd Venue City
1 Brisbane Broncos Melbourne Storm 42,612 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane
2 Sydney Roosters South Sydney Rabbitohs 41,906 Allianz Stadium Sydney
3 Brisbane Broncos North Queensland Cowboys 37,761 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane
4 St. George Illawarra Dragons Sydney Roosters 35,273 Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney
5 Brisbane Broncos Gold Coast Titans 32,864 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane
6 Brisbane Broncos South Sydney Rabbitohs 32,002 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane
7 Brisbane Broncos Parramatta Eels 30,371 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane
8 South Sydney Rabbitohs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 30,194 Accor Stadium Sydney
9 Brisbane Broncos St. George Illawarra Dragons 29,234 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane
10 Parramatta Eels Wests Tigers 28,336 Commbank Stadium Sydney
11 Brisbane Broncos Canberra Raiders 28,142 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane
12 Parramatta Eels Penrith Panthers 26,912 Commbank Stadium Sydney
13 Parramatta Eels Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 26,451 Commbank Stadium Sydney
14 New Zealand Warriors Wests Tigers 26,009 Mount Smart Stadium Auckland, NZ
15 Brisbane Broncos Newcastle Knights 25,742 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane
16 Melbourne Storm Sydney Roosters 25,308 AAMI Park Melbourne
17 Newcastle Knights Parramatta Eels 25,169 McDonald Jones Stadium Newcastle
18 North Queensland Cowboys Penrith Panthers 23,840 Queensland Country Bank Stadium Townsville
19 Parramatta Eels Melbourne Storm 23,758 Commbank Stadium Sydney
20 North Queensland Cowboys Brisbane Broncos 23,531 Queensland Country Bank Stadium Townsville
21 Brisbane Broncos Sydney Roosters 23,508 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane
22 Brisbane Broncos Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 23,243 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane
23 Newcastle Knights Wests Tigers 23,214 McDonald Jones Stadium Newcastle
24 Parramatta Eels South Sydney Rabbitohs 22,958 Commbank Stadium Sydney
25 North Queensland Cowboys Melbourne Storm 22,728 Queensland Country Bank Stadium Townsville

Magic Round

[edit]
Main article: Magic Round (NRL)
Day Home Team Away Team Crowd Day Figure Venue City
Magic Round
1 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Newcastle Knights 30,220 40,267 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Brisbane Broncos 40,267
2 New Zealand Warriors South Sydney Rabbitohs 30,504 46,545
Gold Coast Titans St. George Illawarra Dragons 41,593
Melbourne Storm Penrith Panthers 46,545
3 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Canberra Raiders 30,453 43,401
Sydney Roosters Parramatta Eels 43,401
Wests Tigers North Queensland Cowboys 43,401

Finals

[edit]
See also: 2022 NRL finals series
Rank Home Team Away Team Crowd Venue City
1 Penrith Panthers Parramatta Eels 82,415 Accor Stadium Sydney
2 Penrith Panthers South Sydney Rabbitohs 50,034 Accor Stadium Sydney
3 Sydney Roosters South Sydney Rabbitohs 39,816 Allianz Stadium Sydney
4 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks South Sydney Rabbitohs 39,733 Allianz Stadium Sydney
5 Parramatta Eels Canberra Raiders 29,134 CommBank Stadium Sydney
6 North Queensland Cowboys Parramatta Eels 25,572 Queensland Country Bank Stadium Townsville
7 Penrith Panthers Parramatta Eels 21,863 BlueBet Stadium Sydney
8 Melbourne Storm Canberra Raiders 20,838 AAMI Park Melbourne
9 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks North Queensland Cowboys 12,477 PointsBet Stadium Sydney

Match Officials

[edit]
  • Includes Finals Matches
Referee Games
Grant Atkins 27
Ashley Klein 25
Gerard Sutton 25
Adam Gee 24
Ben Cummins 22
Peter Gough 19
Todd Smith 18
Chris Sutton 16
Chris Butler 13
Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski 7
Liam Kennedy 5

2022 transfers

[edit]

Players

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Player 2021 Club 2022 Club
Jesse Arthars Brisbane Broncos New Zealand Warriors
John Asiata Brisbane Broncos Leigh Centurions (Championship)
Ethan Bullemor Brisbane Broncos Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Xavier Coates Brisbane Broncos Melbourne Storm
Brodie Croft Brisbane Broncos Super League: Salford Red Devils
Alex Glenn Brisbane Broncos Retirement
Karmichael Hunt Brisbane Broncos Retirement
Richard Kennar Brisbane Broncos South Sydney Rabbitohs
Danny Levi Brisbane Broncos Super League: Huddersfield Giants
Matthew Lodge Brisbane Broncos New Zealand Warriors
David Mead Brisbane Broncos Retirement
Anthony Milford Brisbane Broncos Newcastle Knights
Ben Te'o Brisbane Broncos Retirement
Siliva Havili Canberra Raiders South Sydney Rabbitohs
Ryan James Canberra Raiders Brisbane Broncos
Dunamis Lui Canberra Raiders New Zealand Warriors
Curtis Scott Canberra Raiders N/A
Bailey Simonsson Canberra Raiders Parramatta Eels
Iosia Soliola Canberra Raiders Retirement
George Williams Canberra Raiders Super League: Warrington Wolves
Sam Williams Canberra Raiders Retirement
Renouf Atoni Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs N/A
Dean Britt Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs N/A
Nick Cotric Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Canberra Raiders
Christian Crichton Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Penrith Panthers
Adam Elliott Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Canberra Raiders
Will Hopoate Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Super League: St. Helens
Sione Katoa Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs N/A
Lachlan Lewis Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs N/A
Nick Meaney Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Melbourne Storm
Dylan Napa Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Super League: Catalans Dragons
Ofahiki Ogden Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Parramatta Eels
Chris Smith Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Penrith Panthers
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs New Zealand Warriors
Will Chambers Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks LA Giltinis (American rugby union)
Josh Dugan Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Retirement
Shaun Johnson Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks New Zealand Warriors
Aaron Woods Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks St. George Illawarra Dragons
Anthony Don Gold Coast Titans Retirement
Jamal Fogarty Gold Coast Titans Canberra Raiders
Tyrone Peachey Gold Coast Titans Wests Tigers
Mitch Rein Gold Coast Titans Parramatta Eels
Sam Stone Gold Coast Titans Leigh Centurions (Championship)
Ashley Taylor Gold Coast Titans New Zealand Warriors
Jai Whitbread Gold Coast Titans Leigh Centurions (Championship)
Cade Cust Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Super League: Wigan Warriors
Jack Gosiewski Manly Warringah Sea Eagles St. George Illawarra Dragons
Curtis Sironen Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Super League: St. Helens
Moses Suli Manly Warringah Sea Eagles St. George Illawarra Dragons
Josh Addo-Carr Melbourne Storm Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Dale Finucane Melbourne Storm Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Nicho Hynes Melbourne Storm Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Ryley Jacks Melbourne Storm Featherstone Rovers (Championship)
Max King Melbourne Storm Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Brenko Lee Melbourne Storm Brisbane Broncos
Blake Green Newcastle Knights Retirement
Josh King Newcastle Knights Melbourne Storm
Mitchell Pearce Newcastle Knights Super League: Catalans Dragons
Gehamat Shibasaki Newcastle Knights Green Rockets Tokatsu (Japanese rugby union)
Connor Watson Newcastle Knights Sydney Roosters
Leeson Ah Mau New Zealand Warriors Retirement
Kane Evans New Zealand Warriors Super League: Hull F.C.
David Fusitu'a New Zealand Warriors Super League: Leeds Rhinos
Peta Hiku New Zealand Warriors North Queensland Cowboys
Ken Maumalo New Zealand Warriors Wests Tigers
Jamayne Taunoa-Brown New Zealand Warriors North Queensland Cowboys
Chad Townsend New Zealand Warriors North Queensland Cowboys
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck New Zealand Warriors Auckland Blues (Super Rugby)
Lachlan Burr North Queensland Cowboys Retirement
Jake Clifford North Queensland Cowboys Newcastle Knights
Corey Jensen North Queensland Cowboys Brisbane Broncos
Francis Molo North Queensland Cowboys St. George Illawarra Dragons
Michael Morgan North Queensland Cowboys Retirement
Justin O'Neill North Queensland Cowboys Retirement
Shane Wright North Queensland Cowboys Super League: Salford Red Devils
Blake Ferguson Parramatta Eels Leigh Centurions (Championship)
Joey Lussick Parramatta Eels Super League: St. Helens
Michael Oldfield Parramatta Eels Retirement
Will Smith Parramatta Eels Gold Coast Titans
Matt Burton Penrith Panthers Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Kurt Capewell Penrith Panthers Brisbane Broncos
Tyrone May Penrith Panthers Super League: Catalans Dragons
Paul Momirovski Penrith Panthers Sydney Roosters
Brent Naden Penrith Panthers Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Tevita Pangai Junior Penrith Panthers Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Braidon Burns South Sydney Rabbitohs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Dane Gagai South Sydney Rabbitohs Newcastle Knights
Patrick Mago South Sydney Rabbitohs Super League: Wigan Warriors
Benji Marshall South Sydney Rabbitohs Retirement
Tautau Moga South Sydney Rabbitohs St. George Illawarra Dragons
Adam Reynolds South Sydney Rabbitohs Brisbane Broncos
Jaydn Su'A South Sydney Rabbitohs St. George Illawarra Dragons
Gerard Beale St. George Illawarra Dragons Brisbane Tigers (Hostplus Cup)
Adam Clune St. George Illawarra Dragons Newcastle Knights
Matthew Dufty St. George Illawarra Dragons Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Kaide Ellis St. George Illawarra Dragons Super League: Wigan Warriors
Cameron McInnes St. George Illawarra Dragons Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Trent Merrin St. George Illawarra Dragons Retirement
Corey Norman St. George Illawarra Dragons Super League: Toulouse Olympique
Jordan Pereira St. George Illawarra Dragons Brisbane Broncos
Paul Vaughan St. George Illawarra Dragons Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Brayden Wiliame St. George Illawarra Dragons USA Perpignan (French rugby union)
Dale Copley Sydney Roosters Retirement
Jake Friend Sydney Roosters Retirement
Matt Ikuvalu Sydney Roosters Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Lachlan Lam Sydney Roosters Leigh Centurions (Championship)
Isaac Liu Sydney Roosters Gold Coast Titans
Brett Morris Sydney Roosters Retirement
Josh Morris Sydney Roosters Retirement
Michael Chee-Kam Wests Tigers South Sydney Rabbitohs
Joseph Leilua Wests Tigers Featherstone Rovers (Championship)
Moses Mbye Wests Tigers St. George Illawarra Dragons
Russell Packer Wests Tigers Retirement
Brendan Elliot Super League: Leigh Centurions North Queensland Cowboys
Kevin Naiqama Super League: St. Helens Sydney Roosters
Oliver Gildart Super League: Wigan Warriors Wests Tigers
Jackson Hastings Super League: Wigan Warriors Wests Tigers
Fa'amanu Brown Featherstone Rovers (Championship) Wests Tigers
Tyrone Roberts Norths Devils (Intrust Super Cup) Brisbane Broncos
Young Tonumaipea Melbourne Rebels (Super Rugby) Melbourne Storm
George Burgess N/A St. George Illawarra Dragons
Te Maire Martin N/A Brisbane Broncos
James Segeyaro Suspension[38] Manly Warringah Sea Eagles

Mid-season transfers

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Player Original club → New club Date of transfer
Jamayne Isaako Brisbane Broncos Gold Coast Titans 22 March
Daniel Alvaro St. George Illawarra Dragons Toulouse Olympique (Super League) 5 May
Kodi Nikorima New Zealand Warriors South Sydney Rabbitohs 9 May
Brent Naden Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Wests Tigers 17 May
Matthew Dufty Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Warrington Wolves (Super League) 23 May
Thomas Mikaele Wests Tigers Warrington Wolves (Super League) 24 June
Matthew Lodge New Zealand Warriors Sydney Roosters 29 June
Will Smith Gold Coast Titans Hull F.C. (Super League) 19 July
Luciano Leilua Wests Tigers North Queensland Cowboys 21 July

Loan moves

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Player Home club → Loan club Dates Pld Ref
David Nofoaluma Wests Tigers Melbourne Storm 1 August – 10 September
(Round 21 – end of season)		 6 [39]
Oliver Gildart Wests Tigers Sydney Roosters 1 August – 11 September
(Round 21 – end of season)		 2 [40]

See also

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References

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