NRL Finals 2025: full Fixture, Dates & Roadโค toโ the Grand Final Revealed
The 2025 NRL Finalsโฃ Series isโ set to kick offโ on Friday,โ September 12, culminating in the Grand Final โคat Accor Stadium on Sunday, October โค5 at 7:30pm.The draw outlines the โpath for eight teams vying โfor the premiership, withโฃ a complexโ bracket system determining whoโ will battle for the title.
This year’s finals format sees the top eight teams battling throughโ a series of qualifying, elimination, semi-final, and preliminary matches. the structure is designed to reward the regular โseason’s highest performersโฃ while still providing opportunities for teams to โขsurge through the bracket.Understanding the system is crucial for fans eager to โคfollow thier team’s journey to theโ Grand Final.
Here’s a breakdown of how the NRL Finals system works:
qualifying Finals: The teams finishing โ1st and โ2nd on the ladder earn the right โto host Qualifying Finals against the teams finishing 4th and 3rd respectively.โ Winners advance directly to host Preliminary Finals.
Elimination Finals: The teams finishing 5th and 6th host Elimination Finals against the teams finishing 8th and 7th respectively.โค Winners advance to the Semi-Finals. Semi-Finals: The โคloserโ of eachโ Qualifying Final hosts a Semi-Final against the winner โof each Elimination Final.
Preliminary Finals: The winners of the โคQualifying Finalsโฃ hostโข the winners of the Semi-Finals.
grand Final: โ The winners of the twoโ Preliminary Finals will face off at Accor Stadium on October 5 to determine theโข 2025 NRLโ Premiers.
Specifically, the bracket unfolds as follows:
โ the loser of the First โขqualifying Final (1stโ vs 4th) will host the winner โฃof the First Elimination final (5th vs 8th) in the โขFirst Semi Final.
โ The loser โof the Second qualifying Finalโข (2nd vs 3rd) will host the winner of the Second Elimination Final (6th vs 7th)โข in the Second Semi Final. โคthe winner of the First Qualifying Final will than host the winner of the โคSecond Semi Final in the First Preliminary Final.
* the winner of the Second Qualifying Final will host the winner โof the First Semi โFinalโข in the Second Preliminary Final.
The complete fixture schedule โwill โbe confirmed โฃcloser to the commencement of theโข finals โขseries. Fans are encouraged to stay updated throughโค official NRL channels for specific โขdates, times, and broadcast โขdetails.