2024 NRL finals series

2024 NRL finals series
Duration	13 September – 6 October 2024
Teams	8
Minor premiers	Melbourne Storm (6th title)
Matches played	9
Broadcast partners	Nine Network Fox League

The 2024 National Rugby League finals series will be a tournament staged to determine the winner of the 2024 Telstra Premiership season. The series will be played over four weekends in September and October, culminating in the 2024 NRL Grand Final on 6 October 2024.

The top eight teams from the 2024 NRL season qualified for the finals series. NRL finals series were continuously played under this format since 2012.

Qualification

See also: 2024 NRL season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Melbourne Storm (M)	24	19	0	5	3	692	449	+243	44	Advance to finals series
2	Penrith Panthers (P)	24	17	0	7	3	580	394	+186	40
3	Sydney Roosters	24	16	0	8	3	738	463	+275	38
4	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	24	16	0	8	3	653	431	+222	38
5	North Queensland Cowboys	24	15	0	9	3	657	568	+89	36
6	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	24	14	0	10	3	529	433	+96	34
7	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	24	13	1	10	3	634	521	+113	33
8	Newcastle Knights	24	12	0	12	3	470	510	−40	30
9	Canberra Raiders	24	12	0	12	3	474	601	−127	30
10	Dolphins	24	11	0	13	3	577	578	−1	28
11	St. George Illawarra Dragons	24	11	0	13	3	508	634	−126	28
12	Brisbane Broncos	24	10	0	14	3	537	607	−70	26
13	New Zealand Warriors	24	9	1	14	3	512	574	−62	25
14	Gold Coast Titans	24	8	0	16	3	488	656	−168	22
15	Parramatta Eels	24	7	0	17	3	561	716	−155	20
16	South Sydney Rabbitohs	24	7	0	17	3	494	682	−188	20
17	Wests Tigers	24	6	0	18	3	463	750	−287	18

Source: National Rugby League
(M) J. J. Giltinan Shield winners; (P) Premiers

Finals structure

See also: NRL finals system

The system used for the 2024 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.

Fixtures

Bracket

Qualifying and elimination finals

Semi-finals

Preliminary finals

Grand final

14 September – Melbourne

1

Melbourne Storm

37

4

Cronulla-Sutherland

10

20 September – Sydney

Cronulla-Sutherland

26

14 September – Townsville

North Queensland

18

27 September – Melbourne

5

North Queensland

28

Melbourne Storm

8

Newcastle Knights

16

Sydney Roosters

6 October – Sydney

Melbourne Storm

15 September – Sydney

28 September – Sydney

Penrith Panthers

6

Canterbury-Bankstown

22

Penrith Panthers

7

Manly Warringah

24

21 September – Sydney

Cronulla-Sutherland

Sydney Roosters

40

13 September – Penrith

Manly Warringah

16

2

Penrith Panthers

30

3

Sydney Roosters

10

Matches

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			Date and time (Local)	Venue	Referee	Attendance
QUALIFYING & ELIMINATION FINALS
Penrith Panthers	30–10	Sydney Roosters	13 September, 19:50	BlueBet Stadium	Ashley Klein	21,483
Melbourne Storm	37–10	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	14 September, 16:05	AAMI Park	Gerard Sutton	26,326
North Queensland Cowboys	28–16	Newcastle Knights	14 September, 19:50	Queensland Country Bank Stadium	Todd Smith	24,861
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	22–24	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	15 September, 16:05	Accor Stadium	Grant Atkins	50,714
SEMI FINALS
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	26–18	North Queensland Cowboys	20 September, 19:50	Allianz Stadium	Ashley Klein	19,124
Sydney Roosters	40–16	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	21 September, 19:50	Allianz Stadium	Grant Atkins	40,818
PRELIMINARY FINALS
Melbourne Storm	48–18	Sydney Roosters	27 September, 19:50	AAMI Park	Grant Atkins	29,213
Penrith Panthers	–	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	28 September, 19:50	Accor Stadium

Matches

First Week: Qualifying and Elimination Finals

Second Qualifying Final

13 September 2024 19:50 AEST (UTC+10)

Penrith Panthers	30 – 10	Sydney Roosters
Tries: 5 Garner  22', 70' To'o  5' Tago  10' Luai  17' Goals: 5 Cleary  12', 19', 23', 34', 71'	1st: 24 – 0 2nd: 6 – 10 [1]	Tries: 2 Suaalii  42' Tedesco  46' Goals: 1 Suaalii  48'

BlueBet Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 21,483 Referee: Ashley Klein

First Qualifying Final

14 September 2024 16:05 AEST (UTC+10)

Melbourne Storm	37 – 10	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Tries: 6 Grant  51', 71', 77' Warbrick  24', 62' Munster  1' Goals: 6 Meaney  2', 26', 29', 53', 72', 76' Field goals: 1 Papenhuyzen  79'	1st: 14 – 10 2nd: 23 – 0 [2]	Tries: 2 Katoa  12' Nikora  39' Goals: 1 Hynes  40'

AAMI Park, Melbourne Attendance: 26,326 Referee: Gerard Sutton

First Elimination Final

14 September 2024 19:50 AEST (UTC+10)

North Queensland Cowboys	28 – 16	Newcastle Knights
Tries: 5 Feldt  13' Taulagi  44' McLean  51' Cotter  72' Dearden  78' Goals: 4 Holmes  45', 52', 73', 79'	1st: 4 – 12 2nd: 24 – 4 [3]	Tries: 3 Brailey  21' Sharpe  32' Lucas  63' Goals: 2 Ponga  23', 33'

QCB Stadium, Townsville Attendance: 24,861 Referee: Todd Smith

Second Elimination Final

14 September 2024 16:05 AEST (UTC+10)

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	22 – 24	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Tries: 4 Kiraz  6' Kikau  18' Crichton  23' Skelton  46' Goals: 3 Matt Burton  20', 25', 47'	1st: 16 – 12 2nd: 12 – 8 [4]	Tries: 4 Talau  14' Bullemor  36' Cherry-Evans  55' Koula  71' Goals: 4 Garrick  15', 37', 57', 72'

Accor Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 50,714 Referee: Grant Atkins

Second Week: Semi Finals

First Semi Final

20 September 2024 19:50 AEST (UTC+10)

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	26 – 18	North Queensland Cowboys
Tries: 4 Trindall  13', 31' McInnes  15' Mulitalo  38' Goals: 5 Hynes  14', 16', 32', 39', 65'	1st: 24 – 0 2nd: 2 – 18 [5]	Tries: 3 Holmes  41', 69' Cotter  54' Goals: 3 Holmes  43', 55' Drinkwater  69'

Allianz Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 19,124 Referee: Ashley Klein

Second Semi Final

21 September 2024 19:50 AEST (UTC+10)

Sydney Roosters	40 – 16	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Tries: 6 Tedesco  31', 55' Radley  11' Smith  35' Tupou  41' Young  76' Goals: 8 Suaalii  12', 26', 32', 37', 43', 52', 57' Smith  66'	1st: 20 – 4 2nd: 20 – 12 [6]	Tries: 3 Olakau'atu  38' Talau  59' Trbojevic  73' Goals: 2 Garrick  60', 73'

Allianz Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 40,818 Referee: Grant Atkins

Week Three: Preliminary Finals

First Preliminary Final

27 September 2024 19:50 AEST (UTC+10)

Melbourne Storm	v	Sydney Roosters

AAMI Park, Melbourne

Second Preliminary Final

28 September 2024 19:50 AEST (UTC+10)

Penrith Panthers	v	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

Accor Stadium, Sydney

Grand Final

6 October 2024 19:30 AEDT

Melbourne Storm	v	Penrith Panthers
	Report

Accor Stadium, Sydney