2024 NRL season

2024 National Rugby League
2024 National Rugby League
Duration	2 March – 6 October 2024
Teams	17
Matches played	88
Points scored	3,876
Average attendance	19,296
Attendance	1,698,084
	← 2023 2025 →

The 2024 NRL season is the 117th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 27th season run by the National Rugby League.

Teams edit

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.

Club	Season	Home ground(s)	Head coach	Captain(s)
Brisbane Broncos	37th season	Suncorp Stadium	Kevin Walters	Adam Reynolds
Canberra Raiders	43rd season	GIO Stadium	Ricky Stuart	Elliott Whitehead
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	90th season	Accor Stadium & Belmore Sports Ground	Cameron Ciraldo	Stephen Crichton^[1]
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	58th season	PointsBet Stadium	Craig Fitzgibbon	~~Dale Finucane~~ & Cameron McInnes^[2]
Dolphins	2nd season	Suncorp Stadium & Kayo Stadium	Wayne Bennett	Jesse Bromwich
Gold Coast Titans	18th season	Cbus Super Stadium	Des Hasler^[3]	Tino Fa'asuamaleaui → Kieran Foran
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	75th season	4 Pines Park	Anthony Seibold	Daly Cherry-Evans
Melbourne Storm	27th season	AAMI Park	Craig Bellamy	Harry Grant^[4]
Newcastle Knights	37th season	McDonald Jones Stadium	Adam O'Brien	Jayden Brailey & Kalyn Ponga
New Zealand Warriors	30th season	Go Media Stadium	Andrew Webster	Tohu Harris
North Queensland Cowboys	30th season	Queensland Country Bank Stadium	Todd Payten	Reuben Cotter & Tom Dearden^[5]
Parramatta Eels	78th season	CommBank Stadium	~~Brad Arthur~~ → Trent Barrett (interim)^[6]	Clint Gutherson & Junior Paulo
Penrith Panthers	58th season	BlueBet Stadium	Ivan Cleary	Isaah Yeo & Nathan Cleary
South Sydney Rabbitohs	115th season	Accor Stadium	~~Jason Demetriou~~ → Ben Hornby (interim)^[7]	Cameron Murray
St. George Illawarra Dragons	26th season	Netstrata Jubilee Stadium & WIN Stadium	Shane Flanagan^[8]	Ben Hunt
Sydney Roosters	117th season	Allianz Stadium	Trent Robinson	James Tedesco
Wests Tigers	25th season	Leichhardt Oval & Campbelltown Sports Stadium	Benji Marshall^[9]	Apisai Koroisau

Pre-season edit

The 16 game Pre-season challenge was played from 15 February to 25 February 2024, being won by the Brisbane Broncos.

Regular season edit

For the first time, the NRL season began with a split-round, commencing with a double-header at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, with the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles taking on the South Sydney Rabbitohs followed by the Sydney Roosters facing the Brisbane Broncos^[10] on 2 March 2024.
Subsequently, the Sea Eagles became the first side in NRL history to play in three separate countries during the regular season when they played the New Zealand Warriors in Auckland in Round 6, having already played in the United States and Australia.^[11]

Results edit

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	X	CRO	SOU	X	NZL	PEN	SGI	NEW	CBY	GCT	NQL	X	PAR	DOL	MEL
Canberra Raiders	NEW +16	WTI +20	NZL −8	CRO −14	PAR +33	GCT +1*	BRI −24	CRO −40	MAN +2	X	CBY +4	SYD	DOL	X	NQL	WTI	MEL	NEW	X	NZL	SOU	CBY	MAN	NQL	PEN	SYD	SGI
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	PAR	X	SYD	CRO	NZL	X	NQL	BRI	CAN	SGI	DOL	NZL	MAN	NQL
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	PAR	BRI	DOL	X	CBY	GCT	WTI	X	NQL	SOU	GCT	NEW	SGI	NZL	MAN
Dolphins	NQL −25	SGI +38	X	GCT +16	WTI +10	BRI −14	PAR +28	NEW −4	NQL +2	MAN +6	WTI +12	NZL	CAN	X	CRO	MEL	SGI	X	SOU	PEN	GCT	SYD	NZL	CBY	MEL	BRI	NEW
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	X	SOU	WTI	NZL	X	CRO	PAR	MAN	DOL	BRI	CRO	SGI	SYD	NEW	PEN
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	X	PEN	SGI	SOU	X	NQL	NEW	GCT	SYD	X	CAN	NZL	WTI	CBY	CRO
Melbourne Storm	PEN +8	NZL +4	NEW −2	X	BRI +2	CBY +2	SYD +6	SOU +34	GCT +2	CRO −7	PAR +32	MAN	X	NEW	NZL	DOL	CAN	WTI	X	SYD	PAR	SGI	SOU	PEN	DOL	NQL	BRI
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	MEL	PEN	X	PAR	CAN	MAN	BRI	X	PEN	WTI	CRO	SOU	GCT	DOL
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	X	NQL	MEL	GCT	BRI	CBY	X	CAN	WTI	PAR	DOL	MAN	CBY	CRO	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	SYD	NZL	CAN	X	PEN	MAN	X	CBY	CRO	WTI	BRI	CAN	X	MEL	CBY
Parramatta Eels	CBY +18	PEN −8	MAN +4	WTI −1	CAN −33	NQL +7	DOL −28	MAN −14	X	BRI −16	MEL −32	SOU	CRO	CBY	SYD	X	NEW	SOU	GCT	X	MEL	NZL	PEN	SYD	BRI	SGI	WTI
Penrith Panthers	MEL −8	PAR +8	BRI +22	SYD +6	MAN −14	X	WTI +16	NQL +6	SOU +30	CBY +6	NZL −2	CRO	SGI	MAN	NEW	X	NQL	BRI	X	DOL	SGI	NEW	PAR	MEL	CAN	SOU	GCT
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	X	GCT	BRI	MAN	X	PAR	DOL	WTI	CAN	CRO	MEL	WTI	NEW	PEN	SYD
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	WTI	MAN	X	DOL	SYD	BRI	X	PEN	MEL	CBY	GCT	CRO	PAR	CAN
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	NQL	X	PAR	CBY	WTI	SGI	X	MEL	MAN	DOL	X	PAR	GCT	CAN	SOU
Wests Tigers	X	CAN −20	CRO +26	PAR +1	DOL −10	SGI −12	PEN −16	BRI −24	CBY −8	NEW −6	DOL −12	NQL	X	SGI	GCT	CAN	SYD	MEL	CRO	SOU	NZL	NQL	NEW	SOU	MAN	X	PAR
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 edit

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	10	9	0	1	1	282	158	+124	20	Advance to finals series
2	Melbourne Storm	10	8	0	2	1	260	179	+81	18
3	Penrith Panthers	10	7	0	3	1	226	156	+70	16
4	Dolphins	10	7	0	3	1	266	197	+69	16
5	Brisbane Broncos	11	7	0	4	0	277	218	+59	14
6	Newcastle Knights	11	6	0	5	1	200	209	−9	14
7	Canberra Raiders	10	6	0	4	1	214	224	−10	14
8	Sydney Roosters	11	6	0	5	0	326	219	+107	12
9	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	11	5	0	6	1	238	191	+47	12
10	St. George Illawarra Dragons	11	5	0	6	1	204	292	−88	12
11	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	11	5	1	5	0	273	243	+30	11
12	North Queensland Cowboys	11	5	0	6	0	275	287	−12	10
13	New Zealand Warriors	11	4	1	6	0	216	223	−7	9
14	Parramatta Eels	10	3	0	7	1	187	290	−103	8
15	Wests Tigers	10	2	0	8	1	145	226	−81	6
16	Gold Coast Titans	10	2	0	8	1	181	272	−91	6
17	South Sydney Rabbitohs	10	1	0	9	1	162	348	−186	4

Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 2024. Source: Official NRL Ladder for 2024 Premiership Season

Ladder progression edit

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

2024 transfers edit

Source:^[12]

Player	2023 Club	2024 Club
Kurt Capewell	Brisbane Broncos	New Zealand Warriors
Herbie Farnworth	Brisbane Broncos	Dolphins
Thomas Flegler	Brisbane Broncos	Dolphins
Keenan Palasia	Brisbane Broncos	Gold Coast Titans
Jarrod Croker	Canberra Raiders	Retirement
Matt Frawley	Canberra Raiders	Leeds Rhinos (Super League)
Jack Wighton	Canberra Raiders	South Sydney Rabbitohs
Jake Averillo	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Dolphins
Braidon Burns	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	South Sydney Rabbitohs (NSW Cup)
Raymond Faitala-Mariner	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	St. George Illawarra Dragons
Kyle Flanagan	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	St. George Illawarra Dragons
Jayden Okunbor	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Hull F.C. (Super League)
Tevita Pangai Junior	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Souths Logan Magpies (Hostplus Cup)
Josh Reynolds	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Retirement
Luke Thompson	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Wigan Warriors (Super League)
Corey Waddell	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Wade Graham	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Retirement
Matt Moylan	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Leigh Leopards (Super League)
Connor Tracey	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Herman Ese'ese	Dolphins	Hull F.C. (Super League)
Poasa Faamausili	Dolphins	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Brenko Lee	Dolphins	Brisbane Tigers (Hostplus Cup)
Kruise Leeming	Gold Coast Titans	Wigan Warriors (Super League)
Morgan Harper	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	Parramatta Eels
Sean Keppie	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	South Sydney Rabbitohs
Josh Schuster	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	TBA
Kelma Tuilagi	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	Parramatta Eels
Christian Tuipulotu	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	St. George Illawarra Dragons
Tom Eisenhuth	Melbourne Storm	St. George Illawarra Dragons
George Jennings	Melbourne Storm	TBA
Justin Olam	Melbourne Storm	Wests Tigers
Tariq Sims	Melbourne Storm	Catalans Dragons (Super League)
Fa'amanu Brown	Newcastle Knights	Hull F.C. (Super League)
Adam Clune	Newcastle Knights	Huddersfield Giants (Super League)
Lachlan Fitzgibbon	Newcastle Knights	Warrington Wolves (Super League)
Hymel Hunt	Newcastle Knights	TBA
Kurt Mann	Newcastle Knights	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Dominic Young	Newcastle Knights	Sydney Roosters
Joshua Curran	New Zealand Warriors	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Bayley Sironen	New Zealand Warriors	Catalans Dragons (Super League)
Brayden Wiliame	New Zealand Warriors	Retirement
Mitchell Dunn	North Queensland Cowboys	Retirement
Brendan Elliot	North Queensland Cowboys	Retirement
Ben Hampton	North Queensland Cowboys	Retirement
Peta Hiku	North Queensland Cowboys	Hull Kingston Rovers (Super League)
Luciano Leilua	North Queensland Cowboys	St. George Illawarra Dragons
Gehamat Shibasaki	North Queensland Cowboys	South Sydney Rabbitohs
James Tamou	North Queensland Cowboys	Townsville Blackhawks (Hostplus Cup)
Waqa Blake	Parramatta Eels	St. Helens (Super League)
Andrew Davey	Parramatta Eels	Retirement
Josh Hodgson	Parramatta Eels	Retirement
Jack Murchie	Parramatta Eels	Huddersfield Giants (Super League)
Jack Cogger	Penrith Panthers	Newcastle Knights
Stephen Crichton	Penrith Panthers	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Zac Hosking	Penrith Panthers	Canberra Raiders
Spencer Leniu	Penrith Panthers	Sydney Roosters
Jaeman Salmon	Penrith Panthers	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Jed Cartwright	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Newcastle Knights
Hame Sele	South Sydney Rabbitohs	St. George Illawarra Dragons
Daniel Suluka-Fifita	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Blake Taaffe	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Talatau Amone	St. George Illawarra Dragons	TBA
Billy Burns	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Tautau Moga	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Retirement
Zane Musgrove	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Warrington Wolves (Super League)
Jayden Sullivan	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Wests Tigers
Corey Allan	Sydney Roosters	St. George Illawarra Dragons
Fletcher Baker	Sydney Roosters	Brisbane Broncos
Nathan Brown	Sydney Roosters	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Drew Hutchison	Sydney Roosters	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Paul Momirovski	Sydney Roosters	Leeds Rhinos (Super League)
Jaxson Paulo	Sydney Roosters	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Jake Turpin	Sydney Roosters	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Shawn Blore	Wests Tigers	Melbourne Storm
Luke Brooks	Wests Tigers	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Daine Laurie	Wests Tigers	Penrith Panthers
David Nofoaluma	Wests Tigers	Salford Red Devils (Super League)
Will Smith	Wests Tigers	TBA
Tommy Talau	Wests Tigers	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Brandon Wakeham	Wests Tigers	Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles (NSW Cup)
Will Pryce	Huddersfield Giants (Super League)	Newcastle Knights
Jake Clifford	Hull F.C. (Super League)	North Queensland Cowboys
Brad Schneider	Hull Kingston Rovers (Super League)	Penrith Panthers
Aidan Sezer	Leeds Rhinos (Super League)	Wests Tigers
Zane Tetevano	Leeds Rhinos (Super League)	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Thomas Mikaele	Warrington Wolves (Super League)	North Queensland Cowboys
Kai Pearce-Paul	Wigan Warriors (Super League)	Newcastle Knights
Morgan Smithies	Wigan Warriors (Super League)	Canberra Raiders
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck	Blues (Super Rugby)	New Zealand Warriors
Solomon Alaimalo	Canterbury (National Provincial Championship)	Wests Tigers
Chanel Harris-Tavita	Hiatus	New Zealand Warriors
Michael Jennings	Suspension^[13]	Sydney Roosters

Mid-season transfers edit

Player	Original Club	New Club	Date of transfer
Aaron Schoupp	Gold Coast Titans	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	20 May^[14]
Jack Gosiewski	North Queensland Cowboys	Brisbane Broncos	29 April^[15]
Braidon Burns	South Sydney Rabbitohs (NSW Cup)	North Queensland Cowboys	6 May^[16]
Fa'amanu Brown	Hull F.C. (Super League)	St. George Illawarra Dragons	16 April^[17]

References edit

^ "Ciraldo announces Crichton as new Club Captain, Expresses gratitude to Mahoney and Burton". Bulldogs.com.au. 22 February 2024.
^ "Finucane, McInnes announced as 2024 NRL co-captains". Sharks.com.au. 27 February 2024.
^ "Club statement: Head coach update". Titans.com.au. 22 June 2023.
^ "'Can't wait to get stuck in': Captain Harry joins Storm royalty". NRL.com. 7 February 2024.
^ "Cowboys crown new captains". Cowboys.com.au. 28 January 2024.
^ "Club Statement: Brad Arthur". ParraEels.com.au. 20 May 2024.
^ "Rabbitohs terminate coaching contract of Jason Demetriou effective immediately". Rabbitohs.com.au. 30 April 2024.
^ "Dragons appoint Shane Flanagan as head coach". Dragons.com.au. 14 June 2023.
^ "Sheens and Wests Tigers agree to part ways". WestsTigers.com.au. 16 August 2023.
^ "NRL confirm details for Rugby League Las Vegas 2024". 2023-08-25.
^ "Broncos with Big Bang Start to Season '24". Brisbane Broncos. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
^ "2024 NRL Signings Tracker: Latest signings news, contracts and details". NRL.com.
^ "Michael Jennings statement". NRL.com. 15 October 2021.
^ "Sea Eagles sign Aaron Schoupp". seaeagles.com.au. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
^ "Gosiewski Joins Broncos Through 2025". broncos.com.au. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
^ "Cowboys sign Burns". cowboys.com.au. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
^ "Dragons sign Fa'amanu Brown for 2024 season". dragons.com.au. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.

Notes edit

^ Local time in Las Vegas.

[2] "Ciraldo announces Crichton as new Club Captain, Expresses gratitude to Mahoney and Burton". Bulldogs.com.au. 22 February 2024.

[3] "Finucane, McInnes announced as 2024 NRL co-captains". Sharks.com.au. 27 February 2024.

[4] "Club statement: Head coach update". Titans.com.au. 22 June 2023.

[5] "'Can't wait to get stuck in': Captain Harry joins Storm royalty". NRL.com. 7 February 2024.

[6] "Cowboys crown new captains". Cowboys.com.au. 28 January 2024.

[7] "Club Statement: Brad Arthur". ParraEels.com.au. 20 May 2024.

[8] "Rabbitohs terminate coaching contract of Jason Demetriou effective immediately". Rabbitohs.com.au. 30 April 2024.

[9] "Dragons appoint Shane Flanagan as head coach". Dragons.com.au. 14 June 2023.

[10] "Sheens and Wests Tigers agree to part ways". WestsTigers.com.au. 16 August 2023.

[11] "NRL confirm details for Rugby League Las Vegas 2024". 2023-08-25.

[12] "Broncos with Big Bang Start to Season '24". Brisbane Broncos. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.

[13] "2024 NRL Signings Tracker: Latest signings news, contracts and details". NRL.com.

[14] "Michael Jennings statement". NRL.com. 15 October 2021.

[15] "Sea Eagles sign Aaron Schoupp". seaeagles.com.au. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.

[16] "Gosiewski Joins Broncos Through 2025". broncos.com.au. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.

[17] "Cowboys sign Burns". cowboys.com.au. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.

[18] "Dragons sign Fa'amanu Brown for 2024 season". dragons.com.au. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.

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2024 National Rugby League
Duration	2 March^[a] – 6 October 2024
Teams	17
Matches played	88
Points scored	3,876
Average attendance	19,296
Attendance	1,698,084
← 2023 2025 →