NRL 2025: what you need to know

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As news comes to hand across the off-season we'll bring you updates and news on the 2025 NRL season, in the lead up to the anticipated fixture release later this year.

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Thu 3 Oct 2024 - what we know so far

• Season opener will again be Rugby League Las Vegas. The two matches will be Penrith v Cronulla, and Canberra v Warriors on Sat 1 Mar (US) which is Sun 2 Mar AEST. The event will also include a Super League clash involving Wigan and Warrington, and a women's test between Australia and England.
• Wests Tigers venue split - 4 games at Commbank, 4 games at Campbelltown, 3 games at Leichhardt and one at Magic Round
• Penrith are moving to Commbank Stadium while Penrith Park is being rebuilt - they'll play 8 games there, with 1 at Mudgee, 1 at Bathurst, 1 in Vegas and 1 at Magic Round
• South Sydney will play a home game at Perth's Optus Stadium in 2025, and will also head back to Mudgee in the pre-season where they'll host the Dragons in the Charity Shield
• Manly will no longer take home games to alternate venues, or host a Magic Round 'home' game - they will play all 12 games at 4 Pines Park Brookvale
• The Warriors have an agreement to continue to play at least one home game in Christchurch. They have confirmed 10 games to be played at Go Media Stadium in Auckland
• St George Illawarra have a 6-6 split between Kogarah and Wollongong, with the Roosters hosting ANZAC Day next season
• Gold Coast will host 11 games at Cbus Super Stadium with one at Suncorp (Magic Round)
• The 2025 NRLW season will expand to twelve teams, with Canterbury coming into the competition and the Warriors re-entering after a four-season hiatus. As such, it will likely expand to 11 rounds next season.

Other things we know

• Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane will host Magic Round with the NRL extending its agreement with the QLD government for three more years to 2027.
• Optus Stadium in Perth will host the 'neutral' Origin match in 2025.
• Should the NRL Grand Final remain on the Sunday of the NSW Labour Day weekend, it will be held on Sunday 5 October. The venue for the match is not yet confirmed.

State based feeder clubs for 2025 are as follows:

Brisbane Broncos
QRL: Burleigh Bears, Souths Logan Magpies, Wynnum Manly Seagulls

Canberra Raiders
NSWRL: Canberra Raiders

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
NSWRL: Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
NSWRL: Newtown Jets (NSW Cup), Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (all other grades)

Dolphins
QRL: Central Queensland Capras, Norths Devils, Redcliffe Dolphins

Gold Coast Titans
QRL: Ipswich Jets, Tweed Seagulls

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
NSWRL: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
(agreement with Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles ended)

Melbourne Storm
NSWRL: North Sydney Bears (NSW Cup), Melbourne Storm (all other grades)
QRL: Brisbane Tigers, Sunshine Coast Falcons

Newcastle Knights
NSWRL: Newcastle Knights

North Queensland Cowboys
QRL: Mackay Cutters, Northern Pride

Parramatta Eels
NSWRL: Parramatta Eels

Penrith Panthers
NSWRL: Penrith Panthers

St George Illawarra Dragons
NSWRL: St George Illawarra Dragons

South Sydney Rabbitohs
NSWRL: South Sydney Rabbitohs
QRL: Townsville Blackhawks

Sydney Roosters
NSWRL: Sydney Roosters

Warriors
NSWRL: Warriors

Wests Tigers
NSWRL: Wests Tigers, Western Suburbs Magpies, Balmain Tigers

Note: several NRL clubs have pathways affiliate agreements with state-based clubs but these are not "feeder" clubs to NRL teams.