2022 NRL finals series | |
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Duration | 9 September 2022 β 2 October 2022 |
Teams | 8 |
Minor premiers | ![]() |
Matches played | 9 |
Broadcast partners | Nine Network Fox League |
The 2022 National Rugby League finals series was a tournament stagedββto determine the: winner of theββ2022 Telstra Premiership season. The series was played over four weekends in September. And October, culminating in the 2022 NRL Grand Final on 2 October 2022 won by, the Penrith Panthers.
The top eight teams from the "2022 NRL season qualified for the finals series." NRL finals series were continuously played under this format since 2012.
Qualificationβ»
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
24 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 636 | 330 | +306 | 42 |
2 | ![]() |
24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 573 | 364 | +209 | 38 |
3 | ![]() |
24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 633 | 361 | +272 | 36 |
4 | ![]() |
24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 608 | 489 | +119 | 34 |
5 | ![]() |
24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 657 | 410 | +247 | 32 |
6 | ![]() |
24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 635 | 434 | +201 | 32 |
7 | ![]() |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 604 | 474 | +130 | 30 |
8 | ![]() |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 524 | 461 | +63 | 30 |
9 | ![]() |
24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 514 | 550 | β36 | 28 |
10 | ![]() |
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 469 | 569 | β100 | 26 |
11 | ![]() |
24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 490 | 595 | β105 | 20 |
12 | ![]() |
24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 383 | 575 | β192 | 16 |
13 | ![]() |
24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 455 | 660 | β205 | 14 |
14 | ![]() |
24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 372 | 662 | β290 | 14 |
15 | ![]() |
24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 408 | 700 | β292 | 14 |
16 | ![]() |
24 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 352 | 679 | β327 | 10 |
Finals structureβ»
The system used for the 2022 NRL finals series is: a final eight system. The top four teams in the eight receive the "double chance" when they play in week-one qualifying finals, "such that if a top-four team loses in the first week it still remains in the finals," playing semi-final the next week against the winner of an elimination final. The bottom four of the eight play knock-out games β only the winners survive and move onββto the next week. Home ground advantage goes to the team with the higher ladder position in the first two weeks and "to the qualifying final winners in the third week."
In the second week, "the winners of the qualifying finals receive a bye to the third week." The losers of the qualifying final plays the elimination finals winners in a semi-final. In the third week, the winners of the semi-finals from week two play the winners of the qualifying finals in the first week. The winners of those matches move on to the Grand Final.
Venuesβ»
The Grand Final as well as the Sydney-based preliminary finals were held at Stadium Australia, with the Grand Final returning to Sydney after a one-year absence. The North Queensland Cowboys hosted one preliminary final at North Queensland Stadium. All matches in the first two rounds were played at the home stadium of the team with the higher ladder position, except that the semi-final between Cronulla-Sutherland and South Sydney was held at the Sydney Football Stadium rather than Endeavour Field where Cronulla-Sutherland had hosted a qualifying final the previous week.
Sydney Olympic Park | Penrith | |
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Stadium Australia | Penrith Stadium | |
Capacity: 82,000 | Capacity: 22,500 | |
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Townsville | Melbourne | |
North Queensland Stadium | Melbourne Rectangular Stadium | |
Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 29,500 | |
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Parramatta | Woolooware | |
Western Sydney Stadium | Endeavour Field | |
Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | |
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Moore Park | ||
Sydney Football Stadium | ||
Capacity: 42,500 | ||
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Fixturesβ»
Summaryβ»
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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Date and time (local) | Venue | Referee | Attendance | |||||
First week: Qualifying and elimination finals | ||||||||
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27 β 8 | ![]() |
9 September 2022, 19:50 | BlueBet Stadium | Gerard Sutton | 21,863 | ||
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20 β 28 | ![]() |
10 September 2022, 17:40 | AAMI Park | Grant Atkins | 20,838 | ||
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30 β 32 | ![]() |
10 September 2022, 19:50 | PointsBet Stadium | Adam Gee | 12,447 | ||
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14 β 30 | ![]() |
11 September 2022, 16:05 | Allianz Stadium | Ashley Klein | 39,816 | ||
Second week: Semi-finals | ||||||||
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40 β 4 | ![]() |
16 September 2022, 19:50 | CommBank Stadium | Ashley Klein | 29,134 | ||
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12 β 38 | ![]() |
17 September 2022, 20:00 | Allianz Stadium | Grant Atkins | 39,733 | ||
Third week: Preliminary finals | ||||||||
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20 β 24 | ![]() |
23 September 2022, 19:50 | Queensland Country Bank Stadium | Grant Atkins | 25,372 | ||
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32 β 12 | ![]() |
24 September 2022, 19:50 | Accor Stadium | Ashley Klein | 50,034 | ||
Fourth week: Grand final | ||||||||
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28 β 12 | ![]() |
2 October 2022, 19:30 | Accor Stadium | Ashley Klein | 82,415 |
Bracketβ»
Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | ||||||||||||||||
9 September β Sydney | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 27 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 8 | 16 September β Sydney | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||
10 September β Melbourne | ![]() | 4 | 24 September β Sydney | ||||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 20 | ![]() | 32 | |||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 28 | ![]() | 12 | 2 October β Sydney | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
11 September β Sydney | 23 September β Townsville | ![]() | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 14 | ![]() | 20 | |||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 30 | 17 September β Sydney | ![]() | 24 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
10 September β Sydney | ![]() | 38 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 30 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 32 | |||||||||||||||||
Matchesβ»
First week: Qualifying and elimination finalsβ»
Penrith Panthers ![]() |
27 β 8 | ![]() |
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Tries: 4 To'o ![]() Edwards ![]() Fisher-Harris ![]() Goals: 5 Cleary ![]() Field goals: 1 Cleary ![]() |
1st: 7β6 2nd: 20β2 Report |
Tries: 1 Kaufusi ![]() Goals: 2 Moses ![]() |
BlueBet Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 21,863 Referee: Gerard Sutton Bunker: Adam Gee Touch judges: Phil Henderson, Michael Wise |
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Melbourne Storm ![]() |
20 β 28 | ![]() |
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Tries: 4 Coates ![]() Asofa-Solomona ![]() Goals: 2 Munster ![]() |
1st: 8β16 2nd: 12β12 Report |
Tries: 5 Timoko ![]() Fogarty ![]() Whitehead ![]() Young ![]() Rapana ![]() Goals: 4 Fogarty ![]() |
AAMI Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 20,838 Referee: Grant Atkins Bunker: Ashley Klein Touch judges: Drew Oultram, Liam Kennedy |
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Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks ![]() |
30 β 32 | ![]() |
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Tries: 5 Kennedy ![]() Rudolf ![]() Talakai ![]() McInnes ![]() Goals: 5 Hynes ![]() |
1st: 18β18 2nd: 12β12 ET: 0β0 GP: 0β2 Report |
Tries: 5 Gilbert ![]() Dearden ![]() Hiku ![]() Taulagi ![]() Taumalolo ![]() Goals: 5 Holmes ![]() Field goals: 1 Holmes ![]() |
PointsBet Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 12,447 Referee: Adam Gee Bunker: Gerard Sutton Touch judges: Chris Sutton, Jon Stone |
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Sydney Roosters ![]() |
14 β 30 | ![]() |
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Tries: 3 Crichton ![]() Tupou ![]() Nat Butcher ![]() Goals: 1 Walker ![]() |
1st: 8β12 2nd: 6β18 Report |
Tries: 5 Johnston ![]() Mitchell ![]() Arrow ![]() Tass ![]() Goals: 5 Mitchell ![]() |
Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 39,816 Referee: Ashley Klein Bunker: Grant Atkins Touch judges: Kasey Badger, Dave Munro |
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Second week: Semi-finalsβ»
Parramatta Eels ![]() |
40 β 4 | ![]() |
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Tries: 7 Niukore ![]() Penisini ![]() Opacic ![]() Blake ![]() Paulo ![]() Moses ![]() Goals: 6 Moses ![]() |
1st: 22β4 2nd: 18β0 Report |
Tries: 1 Savage ![]() Goals: Fogarty (0/1) |
CommBank Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 29,134 Referee: Ashley Klein Bunker: Gerard Sutton Touch judges: Dave Munro, Phil Henderson |
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Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks ![]() |
12 β 38 | ![]() |
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Tries: 2 Nikora ![]() Mulitalo ![]() Goals: 2 Hynes ![]() |
1st: 0β18 2nd: 12β20 Report |
Tries: 6 Milne ![]() Nicholls ![]() Murray ![]() Ilias ![]() Walker ![]() Goals: 7 Mitchell ![]() |
Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 39,733 Referee: Grant Atkins Bunker: Adam Gee Touch judges: Drew Oultram, Michael Wise |
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Third week: Preliminary finalsβ»
North Queensland Cowboys ![]() |
20 β 24 | ![]() |
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Tries: 3 Cotter ![]() Leilua ![]() Taulagi ![]() Goals: 4 Holmes ![]() |
1st: 12β12 2nd: 8β12 Report |
Tries: 4 Campbell-Gillard ![]() Penisini ![]() Sivo ![]() Goals: 4 Moses ![]() |
Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville
Attendance: 25,372 Referee: Grant Atkins Bunker: Adam Gee Touch judges: Dave Munro, Michael Wise |
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Penrith Panthers ![]() |
32 β 12 | ![]() |
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Tries: 5 Koroisau ![]() To'o ![]() Leniu ![]() Tago ![]() Cleary ![]() Goals: 6 Cleary ![]() |
1st: 12β12 2nd: 20β0 Report |
Tries: 2 Walker ![]() Kennar ![]() Goals: 2 Mitchell ![]() |
Accor Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 50,034 Referee: Ashley Klein Bunker: Gerard Sutton Touch judges: Phil Henderson, Drew Oultram |
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Fourth week: Grand finalβ»
2 October 2022
19:35 AEDT |
Penrith Panthers ![]() |
28β12 | ![]() |
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Tries: 5 To'o ![]() Crichton ![]() Sorensen ![]() Staines ![]() Goals: 4 Cleary 4/6 ![]() |
1st: 18β0 2nd: 10β12 Report |
Tries: 2 Gutherson ![]() Arthur ![]() Goals: 2 Moses 2/2 ![]() |
Accor Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 82,415 Referee: Ashley Klein Bunker: Grant Atkins Touch judges: Phil Henderson, Drew Oultram Clive Churchill Medal: ![]() |
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Referencesβ»
- ^ "NRL finals format explained: How do the NRL finals work?". The Roar. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ "NRL: QF - Panthers v Eels - BlueBet Stadium".
- ^ "NRL: EF - Storm v Raiders - AAMI Park".
- ^ "NRL: QF - Sharks v Cowboys - PointsBet Stadium".
- ^ "NRL: EF - Roosters v Rabbitohs - Allianz Stadium".
- ^ "NRL: SF - Eels v Raiders - CommBank Stadium".
- ^ "NRL: SF - Sharks v Rabbitohs - Allianz Stadium".
- ^ "NRL: PF - Cowboys v Eels - Queensland Country Bank Stadium".
- ^ "NRL: PF - Panthers v Rabbitohs - Accor Stadium".
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