2022 NRL finals series
The 2022 National Rugby League finals series was a tournament staged to determine the winner of the 2022 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.
2022 NRL finals series | |
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Duration | 9 September 2022 – 2 October 2022 |
Teams | 8 |
Minor premiers | ![]() |
Matches played | 9 |
Broadcast partners | Nine Network Fox League |
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.
Qualification
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 | −36 | 28 |
10 | ![]() |
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 469 | 569 | −100 | 26 |
11 | ![]() |
24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 490 | 595 | −105 | 20 |
12 | ![]() |
24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 383 | 575 | −192 | 16 |
13 | ![]() |
24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 455 | 650 | −205 | 14 |
14 | ![]() |
24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 372 | 662 | −290 | 14 |
15 | ![]() |
24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 408 | 700 | −292 | 14 |
16 | ![]() |
24 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 352 | 679 | −327 | 10 |
Finals structure
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 a semi-final the next week against the winner of an elimination final. The bottom four of the eight play knock-out games – only the winners survive and move on to 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.[1]
Venues
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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Fixtures
Summary
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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First week: Qualifying and elimination finals | ||||||||
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27 – 8 | ![]() |
9 September 2022, 19:50 | BlueBet Stadium | Gerard Sutton | 21,863 | ||
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20 – 28 | ![]() |
10 September 2022, 17:40 | AAMI Park | Grant Atkins | 20,838 | ||
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30 – 32 | ![]() |
10 September 2022, 19:50 | PointsBet Stadium | Adam Gee | 12,447 | ||
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14 – 30 | ![]() |
11 September 2022, 16:05 | Allianz Stadium | Ashley Klein | 39,816 | ||
Second week: Semi-finals | ||||||||
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40 – 4 | ![]() |
16 September 2022, 19:50 | CommBank Stadium | Ashley Klein | 29,134 | ||
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12 – 38 | ![]() |
17 September 2022, 20:00 | Allianz Stadium | Grant Atkins | 39,733 | ||
Third week: Preliminary finals | ||||||||
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20 – 24 | ![]() |
23 September 2022, 19:50 | Queensland Country Bank Stadium | Grant Atkins | 25,372 | ||
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32 – 12 | ![]() |
24 September 2022, 19:50 | Accor Stadium | Ashley Klein | 50,034 | ||
Fourth week: Grand final | ||||||||
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28 – 12 | ![]() |
2 October 2022, 19:30 | Accor Stadium | Ashley Klein | 82,415 |
Bracket
Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||||||
9 September – Sydney | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 27 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 8 | 16 September – Sydney | ||||||||||||||||
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10 September – Melbourne | ![]() | 4 | 24 September – Sydney | ||||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 20 | ![]() | 32 | |||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 28 | ![]() | 12 | 2 October – Sydney | ||||||||||||||
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11 September – Sydney | 23 September – Townsville | ![]() | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 14 | ![]() | 20 | |||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 30 | 17 September – Sydney | ![]() | 24 | ||||||||||||||
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10 September – Sydney | ![]() | 38 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 30 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 32 | |||||||||||||||||
First week: Qualifying and elimination finals
Penrith Panthers ![]() |
27 – 8 | ![]() |
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Tries: 4 To'o ![]() Edwards ![]() Fisher-Harris ![]() Goals: 5 Cleary ![]() Field goals: 1 Cleary ![]() |
1st: 7–6 2nd: 20–2 Report |
Tries: 1 Kaufusi ![]() Goals: 2 Moses ![]() |
BlueBet Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 21,863[2] Referee: Gerard Sutton Bunker: Adam Gee Touch judges: Phil Henderson, Michael Wise |
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Melbourne Storm ![]() |
20 – 28 | ![]() |
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Tries: 4 Coates ![]() Asofa-Solomona ![]() Goals: 2 Munster ![]() |
1st: 8–16 2nd: 12–12 Report |
Tries: 5 Timoko ![]() Fogarty ![]() Whitehead ![]() Young ![]() Rapana ![]() Goals: 4 Fogarty ![]() |
AAMI Park, Melbourne Attendance: 20,838[3] Referee: Grant Atkins Bunker: Ashley Klein Touch judges: Drew Oultram, Liam Kennedy |
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Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks ![]() |
30 – 32 | ![]() |
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Tries: 5 Kennedy ![]() Rudolf ![]() Talakai ![]() McInnes ![]() Goals: 5 Hynes ![]() |
1st: 18–18 2nd: 12–12 ET: 0–0 GP: 0–2 Report |
Tries: 5 Gilbert ![]() Dearden ![]() Hiku ![]() Taulagi ![]() Taumalolo ![]() Goals: 5 Holmes ![]() Field goals: 1 Holmes ![]() |
PointsBet Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 12,447[4] Referee: Adam Gee Bunker: Gerard Sutton Touch judges: Chris Sutton, Jon Stone |
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Sydney Roosters ![]() |
14 – 30 | ![]() |
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Tries: 3 Crichton ![]() Tupou ![]() Nat Butcher ![]() Goals: 1 Walker ![]() |
1st: 8–12 2nd: 6–18 Report |
Tries: 5 Johnston ![]() Mitchell ![]() Arrow ![]() Tass ![]() Goals: 5 Mitchell ![]() |
Allianz Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 39,816[5] Referee: Ashley Klein Bunker: Grant Atkins Touch judges: Kasey Badger, Dave Munro |
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Second week: Semi-finals
Parramatta Eels ![]() |
40 – 4 | ![]() |
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Tries: 7 Niukore ![]() Penisini ![]() Opacic ![]() Blake ![]() Paulo ![]() Moses ![]() Goals: 6 Moses ![]() |
1st: 22–4 2nd: 18–0 Report |
Tries: 1 Savage ![]() Goals: Fogarty (0/1) |
CommBank Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 29,134[6] Referee: Ashley Klein Bunker: Gerard Sutton Touch judges: Dave Munro, Phil Henderson |
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Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks ![]() |
12 – 38 | ![]() |
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Tries: 2 Nikora ![]() Mulitalo ![]() Goals: 2 Hynes ![]() |
1st: 0–18 2nd: 12–20 Report |
Tries: 6 Milne ![]() Nicholls ![]() Murray ![]() Ilias ![]() Walker ![]() Goals: 7 Mitchell ![]() |
Allianz Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 39,733[7] Referee: Grant Atkins Bunker: Adam Gee Touch judges: Drew Oultram, Michael Wise |
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Third week: Preliminary finals
North Queensland Cowboys ![]() |
20 – 24 | ![]() |
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Tries: 3 Cotter ![]() Leilua ![]() Taulagi ![]() Goals: 4 Holmes ![]() |
1st: 12–12 2nd: 8–12 Report |
Tries: 4 Campbell-Gillard ![]() Penisini ![]() Sivo ![]() Goals: 4 Moses ![]() |
Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville Attendance: 25,372[8] Referee: Grant Atkins Bunker: Adam Gee Touch judges: Dave Munro, Michael Wise |
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Penrith Panthers ![]() |
32 – 12 | ![]() |
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Tries: 5 Koroisau ![]() To'o ![]() Leniu ![]() Tago ![]() Cleary ![]() Goals: 6 Cleary ![]() |
1st: 12–12 2nd: 20–0 Report |
Tries: 2 Walker ![]() Kennar ![]() Goals: 2 Mitchell ![]() |
Accor Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 50,034[9] Referee: Ashley Klein Bunker: Gerard Sutton Touch judges: Phil Henderson, Drew Oultram |
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Fourth week: Grand final
Penrith Panthers ![]() |
28 – 12 | ![]() |
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Tries: 5 To'o ![]() Crichton ![]() Sorensen ![]() Staines ![]() Goals: 4 Cleary ![]() |
1st: 18–0 2nd: 10–12 Report |
Tries: 2 Gutherson ![]() Arthur ![]() Goals: 2 Moses ![]() |
Accor Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 82,415 Referee: Ashley Klein Bunker: Grant Atkins Touch judges: Phil Henderson, Drew Oultram Clive Churchill Medal: Dylan Edwards (Penrith) |
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References
- "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".