2023 National Rugby League
Duration2 March – 1 October 2023
Teams17
PremiersPenrith Panthers (5th title)
Minor premiersPenrith Panthers (5th title)
Matches played213
Points scored9,646
Average attendance19,186
Attendance4,086,547
Top points scorer(s)Jamayne Isaako (244)
(Dolphins)
Dally M MedalKalyn Ponga
(Newcastle Knights)
Top try-scorer(s)Dominic Young (25)
(Newcastle Knights)
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2024 →

The 2023 NRL season was the 116th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 26th season run by the National Rugby League. The season consisted of 27 competition rounds, the longest in league history, followed by a finals series contested by the top eight teams on the competition table. The Penrith Panthers were the 2023 minor and major premiers.

Teams

For the 2023 season, the number of teams in the NRL increased from sixteen to seventeen with the inclusion of a fourth Queensland-based club, the Dolphins, based at Redcliffe.[1] It is the first time the number of Premiership teams has changed since 2007 when the Gold Coast Titans joined the competition.

Colours Club Season Home ground(s) Head coach Captain(s)
Brisbane Broncos 36th season Suncorp Stadium Kevin Walters Adam Reynolds
Canberra Raiders 42nd season GIO Stadium Canberra Ricky Stuart Jarrod Croker & Elliott Whitehead
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 89th season Accor Stadium & CommBank Stadium Cameron Ciraldo[2] Raymond Faitala-Mariner, Matt Burton, & Reed Mahoney[3]
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 57th season PointsBet Stadium Craig Fitzgibbon Wade Graham & Dale Finucane
Dolphins 1st season Suncorp Stadium, Kayo Stadium, & Sunshine Coast Stadium[4] Wayne Bennett[5] Jesse Bromwich[6]
Gold Coast Titans 17th season Cbus Super Stadium Justin Holbrook → Jim Lenihan (interim)[7] Tino Fa'asuamaleaui
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 74th season 4 Pines Park Anthony Seibold[8] Daly Cherry-Evans
Melbourne Storm 26th season AAMI Park Craig Bellamy Christian Welch
Newcastle Knights 36th season McDonald Jones Stadium Adam O'Brien Jayden Brailey & Kalyn Ponga
New Zealand Warriors 29th season Go Media Stadium Mt. Smart[9] Andrew Webster[10] Tohu Harris
North Queensland Cowboys 29th season Queensland Country Bank Stadium Todd Payten Jason Taumalolo & Chad Townsend
Parramatta Eels 77th season CommBank Stadium Brad Arthur Clint Gutherson & Junior Paulo
Penrith Panthers 57th season BlueBet Stadium Ivan Cleary Isaah Yeo & Nathan Cleary
South Sydney Rabbitohs 114th season Accor Stadium Jason Demetriou Cameron Murray
St. George Illawarra Dragons 25th season Netstrata Jubilee Stadium & WIN Stadium Anthony Griffin → Ryan Carr (interim)[11] Ben Hunt
Sydney Roosters 116th season Allianz Stadium Trent Robinson James Tedesco
Wests Tigers 24th season Leichhardt Oval, Campbelltown Sports Stadium & CommBank Stadium Tim Sheens[12] Apisai Koroisau[13]

Collective bargaining agreement issues

The start of the season was overshadowed by ongoing issues between the NRL and the Rugby League Players Association (RLPA). By February 2023, the RLPA and the NRL were at a stalemate following the expiration of the previous collective bargaining agreement in November 2022.[14]

The NRL had announced an increased salary cap on 23 December 2022,[15] surprising the RLPA who had yet to agree to terms with the NRL.[16]

By February 2023, the possibility of a player's strike or other industrial action had yet to be ruled out by the RLPA.[14]

In response to the stalled negotiations over the new agreement, in early July the RLPA took industrial action with players boycotting almost all broadcast and media engagements.[17][18][19][20] The RLPA later publishing a list of frequently asked questions in response to media reporting.[21]

In Round 22, the players took further action by covering the NRL logo on their jerseys.[22]

Pre-season

Main article: 2023 NRL pre-season results

Pre-season matches were played between 4 February and 19 February 2023, before a 11-day lead up until the beginning of the regular season.[23]

Regular season

Results

See also: 2023 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 26 27 F1 F2 F3 GF
Brisbane Broncos PEN
+1 		NQL
+12 		SGI
+22 		DOL
+6 		WTI
+34 		CAN
−6 		GCT
+17 		PAR
+10 		SOU
−26 		MAN
+26 		MEL
−8 		PEN
−11 		NZL
+4 		CRO
+8 		NEW
+4 		X GCT
−6 		DOL
+8 		X CBY
+20 		SOU
+16 		SYD
+22 		NQL
+16 		PAR
+44 		X CAN
+11 		MEL
−10 		MEL
+26 		X NZL
+30 		PEN
–2
Canberra Raiders NQL
−1 		DOL
−6 		CRO
+4 		NEW
−10 		PEN
−41 		BRI
+6 		SGI
+6 		X DOL
+1* 		CBY
+4 		PAR
+8 		MAN
−28 		SOU
+7 		WTI
+1 		NZL
−22 		X SYD
+2 		GCT
+4 		SGI
+10 		X NZL
−1* 		NEW
−22 		WTI
+4 		MEL
−46 		CBY
+12 		BRI
−11 		CRO
−18 		NEW
−2
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs MAN
−25 		MEL
+14 		WTI
+4 		NZL
−2 		NQL
+1* 		SOU
−34 		PAR
−26 		CRO
−13 		SGI
+2 		CAN
−4 		NZL
−12 		GCT
+2 		X SYD
−1 		PAR
−22 		CRO
−38 		X NEW
−66 		SOU
+4 		BRI
−20 		PEN
−26 		DOL
+1 		X NEW
−36 		CAN
−12 		MAN
−18 		GCT
−4
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks SOU
−9 		PAR
+4 		CAN
−4 		SGI
+32 		NZL
−2 		X SYD
+10 		CBY
+13 		NQL
+38 		DOL
−20 		MAN
+6 		NEW
+20 		X BRI
−8 		MEL
−44 		CBY
+38 		X SGI
+36 		WTI
+24 		NZL
−32 		MAN
−4 		PEN
−28 		SOU
+10 		GCT
+30 		NQL
+20 		NEW
−26 		CAN
+18 		SYD
−1
Dolphins SYD
+10 		CAN
+6 		NEW
+16 		BRI
−6 		SGI
−26 		NQL
+10 		SOU
−22 		GCT
+2 		CAN
−1* 		CRO
+20 		X MEL
−8 		SGI
+14 		NZL
−22 		MAN
−40 		X PAR
−28 		BRI
−8 		GCT
+2* 		PEN
−10 		X CBY
−1 		NEW
−2 		SYD
−16 		WTI
−1 		NQL
−24 		NZL
+24
Gold Coast Titans WTI
+12 		SGI
−14 		MEL
+4 		NQL
−12 		X SGI
+2 		BRI
−17 		DOL
−2 		MAN
+16 		PAR
+2 		NEW
−20 		CBY
−2 		X SOU
−18 		WTI
+16 		X BRI
+6 		CAN
−4 		DOL
−2* 		PAR
−1 		SYD
−18 		NQL
+9 		NZL
−10 		CRO
−30 		PEN
−26 		MEL
−21 		CBY
+4
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles CBY
+25 		X PAR
+4 		SOU
−1* 		NEW
0* 		PEN
−32 		MEL
+10 		WTI
+6 		GCT
−16 		BRI
−26 		CRO
−6 		CAN
+28 		NEW
−10 		X DOL
+40 		PAR
−30 		MEL
−18 		SYD
+2 		X NQL
−11 		CRO
+4 		SGI
+6 		SYD
−10 		PEN
−12 		NZL
−7 		CBY
+18 		WTI
+42
Melbourne Storm PAR
+4* 		CBY
−14 		GCT
−4 		WTI
+12 		SOU
+8 		SYD
+20 		MAN
−10 		NZL
+8 		X SOU
−16 		BRI
+8 		DOL
+8 		X NQL
−25 		CRO
+44 		WTI
+22 		MAN
+18 		PEN
−18 		X SYD
+14 		NEW
−8 		PAR
+30 		PEN
−20 		CAN
+46 		SGI
+10 		GCT
+21 		BRI
+10 		BRI
−26 		SYD
+5 		PEN
−34
Newcastle Knights NZL
−8 		WTI
+2 		DOL
−16 		CAN
+10 		MAN
0* 		NZL
+10 		PEN
−1* 		NQL
−2 		PAR
−31 		X GCT
+20 		CRO
−20 		MAN
+10 		X BRI
−4 		SYD
−2 		PEN
−8 		CBY
+66 		X WTI
+16 		MEL
+8 		CAN
+22 		DOL
+2 		CBY
+36 		SOU
+19 		CRO
+26 		SGI
+20 		CAN
+2 		NZL
−30
New Zealand Warriors NEW
+8 		SYD
−8 		NQL
+14 		CBY
+2 		CRO
+2 		NEW
−10 		NQL
+8 		MEL
−8 		SYD
−14 		PEN
−12 		CBY
+12 		X BRI
−4 		DOL
+22 		CAN
+22 		X SGI
+30 		SOU
−22 		PAR
+36 		CRO
+32 		CAN
+1* 		X GCT
+10 		WTI
+8 		MAN
+7 		SGI
+12 		DOL
−24 		PEN
−26 		NEW
+30 		BRI
−30
North Queensland Cowboys CAN
+1 		BRI
−12 		NZL
−14 		GCT
+12 		CBY
−1* 		DOL
−10 		NZL
−8 		NEW
+2 		CRO
−38 		SYD
+14 		SGI
+20 		WTI
−48 		PAR
−8 		MEL
+25 		X PEN
+4* 		SOU
+25 		WTI
+74 		X MAN
+11 		PAR
+8 		GCT
−9 		BRI
−16 		X CRO
−20 		DOL
+24 		PEN
−32
Parramatta Eels MEL
−4* 		CRO
−4 		MAN
−4 		PEN
+1* 		SYD
−8 		WTI
+6 		CBY
+26 		BRI
−10 		NEW
+31 		GCT
−2 		CAN
−8 		SOU
+20 		NQL
+8 		X CBY
+22 		MAN
+30 		DOL
+28 		X NZL
−36 		GCT
+1 		NQL
−8 		MEL
−30 		SGI
+6 		BRI
−44 		SYD
−22 		PEN
+14 		X
Penrith Panthers BRI
−1 		SOU
+6 		X PAR
−1* 		CAN
+41 		MAN
+32 		NEW
+1* 		SOU
−2 		WTI
−4 		NZL
+12 		SYD
+44 		BRI
+11 		X SGI
+8 		SYD
+24 		NQL
−4* 		NEW
+8 		MEL
+18 		X DOL
+10 		CBY
+26 		CRO
+28 		MEL
+20 		MAN
+12 		GCT
+26 		PAR
−14 		NQL
+32 		NZL
+26 		X MEL
+34 		BRI
+2
South Sydney Rabbitohs CRO
+9 		PEN
−6 		SYD
−2 		MAN
+1* 		MEL
−8 		CBY
+34 		DOL
+22 		PEN
+2 		BRI
+26 		MEL
+16 		WTI
+20 		PAR
−20 		CAN
−7 		GCT
+18 		SGI
−6 		X NQL
−25 		NZL
+22 		CBY
−4 		X BRI
−16 		WTI
+14 		CRO
−10 		SGI
+12 		NEW
−19 		X SYD
−14
St. George Illawarra Dragons X GCT
+14 		BRI
−22 		CRO
−32 		DOL
+26 		GCT
−2 		CAN
−6 		SYD
−1 		CBY
−2 		WTI
−2 		NQL
−20 		SYD
+2 		DOL
−14 		PEN
−8 		SOU
+6 		X NZL
−30 		CRO
−36 		CAN
−10 		X WTI
+4 		MAN
−6 		PAR
−6 		SOU
−12 		MEL
−10 		NZL
−12 		NEW
−20
Sydney Roosters DOL
−10 		NZL
+8 		SOU
+2 		X PAR
+8 		MEL
−20 		CRO
−10 		SGI
+1 		NZL
+14 		NQL
−14 		PEN
−44 		SGI
−2 		X CBY
+1 		PEN
−24 		NEW
+2 		CAN
−2 		MAN
−2 		X MEL
−14 		GCT
+18 		BRI
−22 		MAN
+10 		DOL
+16 		PAR
+22 		WTI
+24 		SOU
+14 		CRO
+1 		MEL
−5
Wests Tigers GCT
−12 		NEW
−2 		CBY
−4 		MEL
−12 		BRI
−34 		PAR
−6 		X MAN
−6 		PEN
+4 		SGI
+2 		SOU
−20 		NQL
+48 		X CAN
−1 		GCT
−16 		MEL
−22 		X NQL
−74 		CRO
−24 		NEW
−16 		SGI
−4 		SOU
−14 		CAN
−4 		NZL
−8 		DOL
+1 		SYD
−24 		MAN
−42
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

2023 NRL season
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Penrith Panthers (P) 24 18 0 6 3 645 312 +333 42
2 Brisbane Broncos 24 18 0 6 3 639 425 +214 42
3 Melbourne Storm 24 16 0 8 3 627 459 +168 38
4 New Zealand Warriors 24 16 0 8 3 572 448 +124 38
5 Newcastle Knights 24 14 1 9 3 626 451 +175 35
6 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 14 0 10 3 619 497 +122 34
7 Sydney Roosters 24 13 0 11 3 472 496 −24 32
8 Canberra Raiders 24 13 0 11 3 486 623 −137 32
9 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 12 0 12 3 564 505 +59 30
10 Parramatta Eels 24 12 0 12 3 587 574 +13 30
11 North Queensland Cowboys 24 12 0 12 3 546 542 +4 30
12 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24 11 1 12 3 545 539 +6 29
13 Dolphins 24 9 0 15 3 520 631 −111 24
14 Gold Coast Titans 24 9 0 15 3 527 653 −126 24
15 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 7 0 17 3 438 769 −331 20
16 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 5 0 19 3 474 673 −199 16
17 Wests Tigers 24 4 0 20 3 385 675 −290 14

Ladder progression

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 Penrith Panthers 0 2 4 4 6 8 10 10 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 40 42
2 Brisbane Broncos 2 4 6 8 10 10 12 14 14 16 16 16 18 20 22 24 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 42
3 Melbourne Storm 2 2 2 4 6 8 8 10 12 12 14 16 18 18 20 22 24 24 26 28 28 30 30 32 34 36 38
4 New Zealand Warriors 2 2 4 6 8 8 10 10 10 10 12 14 14 16 18 20 22 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 38
5 Newcastle Knights 0 2 2 4 5 7 7 7 7 9 11 11 13 15 15 15 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35
6 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 0 2 2 4 4 6 8 10 12 12 14 16 18 18 18 20 22 24 26 26 26 26 28 30 32 32 34
7 Sydney Roosters 0 2 4 6 8 8 8 10 12 12 12 12 14 16 16 18 18 18 20 20 22 22 24 26 28 30 32
8 Canberra Raiders 0 0 2 2 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 14 16 18 18 20 22 24 26 28 28 28 30 30 32 32 32
9 South Sydney Rabbitohs 2 2 2 4 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 16 16 18 18 20 20 22 22 24 24 26 26 28 28 30 30
10 Parramatta Eels 0 0 0 2 2 4 6 6 8 8 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 22 24 24 24 26 26 26 28 30
11 North Queensland Cowboys 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 6 6 8 10 10 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 26 26 28 28 30 30
12 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 2 4 6 6 7 7 9 11 11 11 11 13 13 15 17 17 17 19 21 21 23 25 25 25 25 27 29
13 Dolphins 2 4 6 6 6 8 8 10 10 12 14 14 16 16 16 18 18 18 20 20 22 22 22 22 22 22 24
14 Gold Coast Titans 2 2 4 4 6 8 8 8 10 12 12 12 14 14 16 18 20 20 20 20 20 22 22 22 22 22 24
15 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 0 2 4 4 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 10 12 12 12 12 14 14 16 16 16 18 20 20 20 20 20
16 St. George Illawarra Dragons 2 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 10 12 12 12 12 14 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
17 Wests Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 6 6 8 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 14 14 14

Finals series

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

† Match decided in extra time.

Chart

Qualifying and elimination finalsSemi-finalsPreliminary finalsGrand Final
9 September – Sydney
1 Penrith32
4 New Zealand616 September – Auckland
New Zealand40
10 September – Newcastle Newcastle1022 September – Sydney
5 Newcastle30 Penrith38
8 Canberra28 Melbourne41 October – Sydney
Penrith26
9 September – Sydney23 September – Brisbane Brisbane24
6 Cronulla-Sutherland12 Brisbane42
7 Sydney1315 September – Melbourne New Zealand12
Melbourne18
8 September – Brisbane Sydney13
2 Brisbane26
3 Melbourne0

Grand final

Main article: 2023 NRL Grand Final
2023 NRL Grand Final
1 October 2023
19:30 AEDT
Penrith Panthers 26–24 Brisbane Broncos
Tries: 4
Kenny rugby ball 17'
Leota rugby ball 62'
Crichton rugby ball 67'
Cleary rugby ball 76'
Goals: 5
Crichton rugby goalposts icon 18' (1/1)
Cleary rugby goalposts icon 29 pen', 63', 68', 78' (4/4)
 1st: 8–6
2nd: 18–18
Report
 Tries: 4
Flegler rugby ball 38'
Mam rugby ball 44', 52', 54'
Goals: 4
Reynolds rugby goalposts icon 39', 45', 53', 56' (4/4)
Accor Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 81,947
Referee: Adam Gee
Bunker: Ashley Klein
Touch judges: Chris Sutton, Dave Munro
Clive Churchill Medal: Nathan Cleary


Player statistics and records

The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 27.

Attendances

Club figures

Team Games Total Average Highest
Brisbane Broncos 12 405,500 33,792 43,271
Canberra Raiders 12 178,755 14,314 21,082
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 11* 178,675 16,243 35,211
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 11* 121,051 11,005 12,757
Dolphins 12 310,520 25,877 51,047
Gold Coast Titans 11* 187,600 17,055 26,563
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 11* 145,530 13,230 17,385
Melbourne Storm 11* 201,082 18,280 26,829
New Zealand Warriors 11* 234,075 21,280 25,095
Newcastle Knights 12 255,748 21,312 29,423
North Queensland Cowboys 12 230,098 19,175 22,811
Parramatta Eels 12 219,773 18,314 27,655
Penrith Panthers 12 226,081 18,840 21,525
South Sydney Rabbitohs 12 236,807 19,734 45,814
St. George Illawarra Dragons 11* 142,403 12,945 17,357
Sydney Roosters 11* 229,699 20,882 40,191
Wests Tigers 12 152,521 13,866 28,611

* = Magic Round home game not counted

Top regular season crowds

Rank Home team Away team Crowd Venue City Round
1 Dolphins Brisbane Broncos 51,047 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane 4
2 Dolphins Newcastle Knights 45,814 Optus Stadium Perth 23
South Sydney Rabbitohs Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
3 Brisbane Broncos Melbourne Storm 43,271 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane 27
4 Brisbane Broncos North Queensland Cowboys 43,162 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane 2
5 Brisbane Broncos Gold Coast Titans 42,249 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane 17
6 Sydney Roosters St. George Illawarra Dragons 40,191 Allianz Stadium Sydney 8
7 Brisbane Broncos South Sydney Rabbitohs 40,102 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane 9
8 Sydney Roosters South Sydney Rabbitohs 36,669 Allianz Stadium Sydney 3
9 South Sydney Rabbitohs Sydney Roosters 36,263 Accor Stadium Sydney 27
10 Brisbane Broncos Newcastle Knights 35,814 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane 15
11 Dolphins New Zealand Warriors 35,438 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane 27
12 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs South Sydney Rabbitohs 35,211 Accor Stadium Sydney 6
13 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Parramatta Eels 33,866 Accor Stadium Sydney 15
14 Dolphins North Queensland Cowboys 33,449 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane 26
15 Brisbane Broncos Penrith Panthers 33,343 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane 12
16 Dolphins Sydney Roosters 32,177 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane 1
17 Brisbane Broncos Canberra Raiders 31,962 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane 6
18 Brisbane Broncos Dolphins 30,606 The Gabba Brisbane 18
19 Wests Tigers Parramatta Eels 28,611 Accor Stadium Sydney 6
20 Dolphins Melbourne Storm 28,325 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane 12
21 Parramatta Eels Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 27,655 CommBank Stadium Sydney 7
22 Brisbane Broncos Wests Tigers 27,533 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane 5
23 South Sydney Rabbitohs Parramatta Eels 27,432 Allianz Stadium Sydney 12
24 Melbourne Storm Penrith Panthers 26,829 Marvel Stadium Melbourne 18
25 Brisbane Broncos St. George Illawarra Dragons 26,612 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane 3

Magic Round (Round 10)

Home team Away team Date Time Venue Match Figure[24] Day Total[24]
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Canberra Raiders Friday, 5 May 6:00 pm Suncorp Stadium 41,462 50,077
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Brisbane Broncos 8:05 pm 50,077
New Zealand Warriors Penrith Panthers Saturday, 6 May 3:00 pm 38,035 50,183
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Dolphins 5:30 pm 48,068
Melbourne Storm South Sydney Rabbitohs 7:45 pm 50,183
St. George Illawarra Dragons Wests Tigers Sunday, 7 May 1:50 pm 34,568 46,845
Sydney Roosters North Queensland Cowboys 4:00 pm 45,085
Gold Coast Titans Parramatta Eels 6:25 pm 46,845
Bye: Newcastle Knights

Finals

Rank Home Team Away Team Crowd Venue City
1 Penrith Panthers Brisbane Broncos 81,947 Accor Stadium Sydney
2 Brisbane Broncos New Zealand Warriors 52,273 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane
3 Brisbane Broncos Melbourne Storm 50,197 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane
4 Penrith Panthers Melbourne Storm 35,578 Accor Stadium Sydney
5 Newcastle Knights Canberra Raiders 29,548 McDonald Jones Stadium Newcastle
6 New Zealand Warriors Newcastle Knights 26,083 Go Media Stadium Auckland
7 Penrith Panthers New Zealand Warriors 21,525 BlueBet Stadium Sydney
8 Melbourne Storm Sydney Roosters 19,534 AAMI Park Melbourne
9 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Sydney Roosters 12,570 PointsBet Stadium Sydney

Match Officials

Referee Games
Adam Gee 29
Gerard Sutton 27
Grant Atkins 25
Ashley Klein 24
Peter Gough 23
Todd Smith 23
Chris Butler 20
Ben Cummins 15
Liam Kennedy 10
Chris Sutton 10
Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski 5
Kasey Badger 1
Belinda Sharpe 1

2023 Transfers

Source:[25]

Players

Player 2022 Club 2023 Club
Tyson Gamble Brisbane Broncos Newcastle Knights
Ryan James Brisbane Broncos Retirement
Albert Kelly Brisbane Broncos Redcliffe Dolphins (Hostplus Cup)
Rhys Kennedy Brisbane Broncos Hull Kingston Rovers (Super League)
Brenko Lee Brisbane Broncos Dolphins
Te Maire Martin Brisbane Broncos New Zealand Warriors
Tesi Niu Brisbane Broncos Dolphins
Tyrone Roberts Brisbane Broncos Burleigh Bears (Hostplus Cup)
Jake Turpin Brisbane Broncos Sydney Roosters
Adam Elliott Canberra Raiders Newcastle Knights
Josh Hodgson Canberra Raiders Parramatta Eels
Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad Canberra Raiders New Zealand Warriors
Ryan Sutton Canberra Raiders Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Semi Valemei Canberra Raiders North Queensland Cowboys
Corey Allan Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Sydney Roosters
Jack Hetherington Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Newcastle Knights
Josh Jackson Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Retirement
Jeremy Marshall-King Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Dolphins
Aaron Schoupp Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Gold Coast Titans
Ava Seumanufagai Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Leigh Leopards (Super League)
Joe Stimson Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Gold Coast Titans
Paul Vaughan Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Warrington Wolves (Super League)
Brandon Wakeham Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Wests Tigers
Andrew Fifita Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Retirement
Aiden Tolman Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Retirement
Herman Ese'ese Gold Coast Titans Dolphins
Patrick Herbert Gold Coast Titans N/A
Jamayne Isaako Gold Coast Titans Dolphins
Sam Lisone Gold Coast Titans Leeds Rhinos (Super League)
Esan Marsters Gold Coast Titans Huddersfield Giants (Super League)
Greg Marzhew Gold Coast Titans Newcastle Knights
Kevin Proctor Gold Coast Titans Wakefield Trinity (Super League)
Corey Thompson Gold Coast Titans Brisbane Tigers (Hostplus Cup)
Jarrod Wallace Gold Coast Titans Dolphins
Andrew Davey Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Kieran Foran Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Gold Coast Titans
James Segeyaro Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Lézignan Sangliers (Elite One Championship)
Jorge Taufua Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Wakefield Trinity (Super League)
Martin Taupau Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Brisbane Broncos
Dylan Walker Manly Warringah Sea Eagles New Zealand Warriors
Jesse Bromwich Melbourne Storm Dolphins
Kenny Bromwich Melbourne Storm Dolphins
Felise Kaufusi Melbourne Storm Dolphins
Brandon Smith Melbourne Storm Sydney Roosters
Mitch Barnett Newcastle Knights New Zealand Warriors
Jake Clifford Newcastle Knights Hull F.C. (Super League)
Tex Hoy Newcastle Knights Hull F.C. (Super League)
David Klemmer Newcastle Knights Wests Tigers
Edrick Lee Newcastle Knights Dolphins
Anthony Milford Newcastle Knights Dolphins
Chris Randall Newcastle Knights Gold Coast Titans
Pasami Saulo Newcastle Knights Canberra Raiders
Sauaso Sue Newcastle Knights Hull Kingston Rovers (Super League)
Euan Aitken New Zealand Warriors Dolphins
Jesse Arthars New Zealand Warriors Brisbane Broncos
Chanel Harris-Tavita New Zealand Warriors Hiatus
Eliesa Katoa New Zealand Warriors Melbourne Storm
Dunamis Lui New Zealand Warriors Redcliffe Dolphins (Hostplus Cup)
Jack Murchie New Zealand Warriors Parramatta Eels
Ben Murdoch-Masila New Zealand Warriors St. George Illawarra Dragons
Aaron Pene New Zealand Warriors Melbourne Storm
Ashley Taylor New Zealand Warriors Retirement
Reece Walsh New Zealand Warriors Brisbane Broncos
Tom Gilbert North Queensland Cowboys Dolphins
Connelly Lemuelu North Queensland Cowboys Dolphins
Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow North Queensland Cowboys Dolphins
Nathan Brown Parramatta Eels Sydney Roosters
Oregon Kaufusi Parramatta Eels Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Reed Mahoney Parramatta Eels Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Marata Niukore Parramatta Eels New Zealand Warriors
Tom Opacic Parramatta Eels Hull Kingston Rovers (Super League)
Isaiah Papali'i Parramatta Eels Wests Tigers
Mitch Rein Parramatta Eels Retirement
Ray Stone Parramatta Eels Dolphins
Christian Crichton Penrith Panthers N/A
Robert Jennings Penrith Panthers Dolphins
Viliame Kikau Penrith Panthers Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Apisai Koroisau Penrith Panthers Wests Tigers
Sean O'Sullivan Penrith Panthers Dolphins
Charlie Staines Penrith Panthers Wests Tigers
Josh Mansour South Sydney Rabbitohs Retirement
Mark Nicholls South Sydney Rabbitohs Dolphins
Kodi Nikorima South Sydney Rabbitohs Dolphins
Jaxson Paulo South Sydney Rabbitohs Sydney Roosters
George Burgess St. George Illawarra Dragons Retirement
Poasa Faamausili St. George Illawarra Dragons Dolphins
Jackson Ford St. George Illawarra Dragons New Zealand Warriors
Jack Gosiewski St. George Illawarra Dragons North Queensland Cowboys
Andrew McCullough St. George Illawarra Dragons Retirement
Josh McGuire St. George Illawarra Dragons Warrington Wolves (Super League)
Tariq Sims St. George Illawarra Dragons Melbourne Storm
Adam Keighran Sydney Roosters Catalans Dragons (Super League)
Kevin Naiqama Sydney Roosters Huddersfield Giants (Super League)
Sio Siua Taukeiaho Sydney Roosters Catalans Dragons (Super League)
Sam Verrills Sydney Roosters Gold Coast Titans
Fa'amanu Brown Wests Tigers Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Luke Garner Wests Tigers Penrith Panthers
Oliver Gildart Wests Tigers Leigh Leopards (Super League)
Jackson Hastings Wests Tigers Newcastle Knights
Jacob Liddle Wests Tigers St. George Illawarra Dragons
Zane Musgrove Wests Tigers St. George Illawarra Dragons
Tyrone Peachey Wests Tigers Penrith Panthers
James Roberts Wests Tigers Retirement
James Tamou Wests Tigers North Queensland Cowboys
Kelma Tuilagi Wests Tigers Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Joe Chan Catalans Dragons (Super League) Melbourne Storm
Dylan Napa Catalans Dragons (Super League) Sydney Roosters
Jack Cogger Huddersfield Giants (Super League) Penrith Panthers
Danny Levi Huddersfield Giants (Super League) Canberra Raiders
Josh Reynolds Hull F.C.(Super League) Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Will Smith Hull F.C. (Super League) Wests Tigers
John Bateman Wigan Warriors(Super League) Wests Tigers
Brayden Wiliame USA Perpignan (French rugby union) New Zealand Warriors
Gehamat Shibasaki Green Rockets Tokatsu (Japanese rugby union) North Queensland Cowboys

Mid-season transfers

Player Original club → New club Date of transfer
Andrew Davey Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Parramatta Eels 28 April
Fa'amanu Brown Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Newcastle Knights 28 July
Matt Ikuvalu Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Catalans Dragons (Super League) 27 April
Sam McIntyre Gold Coast Titans North Queensland Cowboys 15 May
Thomas Mikaele Gold Coast Titans Warrington Wolves (Super League) 2 August
Liam Knight South Sydney Rabbitohs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 July
Josh Kerr St. George Illawarra Dragons Dolphins 17 June
Moses Mbye St. George Illawarra Dragons St Helens (Super League) 23 July
Aaron Woods St. George Illawarra Dragons Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 27 March
Matthew Lodge Sydney Roosters Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 11 July
Ken Maumalo Wests Tigers Burleigh Bears (Hostplus Cup) 23 March
Joe Ofahengaue Wests Tigers Parramatta Eels 23 May
Kruise Leeming Leeds Rhinos (Super League) Gold Coast Titans 2 April
Joey Lussick St Helens (Super League) Parramatta Eels 25 July
Thomas Mikaele Warrington Wolves (Super League) Gold Coast Titans 31 March

Notes

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