Nrl game dates

Brisbane will be the location for the premiership decider on Sunday, October 3. Suncorp also hosted the preliminary finals with Mackay the venue for the semi-finals in week two. Wondering about how the play-offs will work, who's playing who, ticketing options or the many ways you can tune in? Read on for all the information you'll need to stay across every detail as the race for this year's title heats up. Get to the game early and check out all the activations.

Elimination final: Sydney Roosters v Gold Coast, 5. Semi-final 2 - Saturday, September Penrith v Parramatta, 7. Venue: Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane. The teams that finished in the top eight positions on the Telstra Premiership ladder after 25 rounds will play out the finals series, as follows.

Semi-finals: Loser of first qualifying final v winner of first elimination final; loser of second qualifying final v winner of second elimination final. Preliminary finals: Winner of first qualifying final v winner of second semi-final; Winner of second qualifying final v winner of first semi-final. With the expected high demand for tickets during the finals, fans are encouraged to join the waitlist to hear when tickets go on sale at nrl.

Follow nrl on Facebook , Instagram and Twitter for the latest need-to-know Finals information. Matches will also be shown on Kayo Sports and 9Now.

In New Zealand, Sky Sport will broadcast the finals. On This Day. They've each been scheduled to play all four top-four teams from twice each. Manly, on the other hand, only has four matches against top-four teams from , with just one match each against grand finalists Penrith and Souths.

This year's wooden spooners, the Bulldogs, could find themselves in similar trouble early in After starting against fellow strugglers the Cowboys and Broncos, Canterbury then faces Manly, Melbourne, Penrith and Souths in consecutive weeks from Round 3. The Cowboys don't face any of the 'Big Four' until Round 11, but they'll be hoping to have a top eight spot stitched up with time to spare, given they face Penrith and Souths in the final two matches of the regular season.

The New Zealand Warriors face the prospect of another long stint on the road, under a worst-case scenario in the draw for It's a stark reminder of the realities of international travel in the COVID era, although Redcliffe residents will get an early taste of regular NRL action even before the Dolphins enter the competition, with many of the Warriors' matches set down for Moreton Daily Stadium.

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