2018 NRL season
| 2018 National Rugby League | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 16 |
| Matches played | 18 |
| Points scored | 731 |
| Attendance | 310,064 (Avg. 17,226) |
The 2018 NRL season is the 111th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 21st season run by the National Rugby League.
Teams
The lineup of teams remained unchanged for the 12th consecutive year.
Pre-season
The 2018 pre-season featured the 2018 World Club Challenge match with the NRL premiers Melbourne Storm defeating the Super League champions Leeds Rhinos.
Regular season
With the City vs. Country representative game having been scrapped, the NRL scheduled 6 games to take place in regional areas of New South Wales and Queensland as a replacement: Tamworth, Bathurst & Mudgee, and Toowoomba, Gladstone & Cairns.
The overall structure of the season's draw was also revised. The second game of the 2018 State of Origin series will be played as a stand-alone fixture on a Sunday to avoid conflict with the regular season. Due to this the competition has been shortened to 25 rounds and each team will get 1 bye as opposed to 2 in previous years.[9]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | F1 | F2 | F3 | GF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane Broncos | SGI 22 |
NQL 4 |
WTI | GCT | NEW | NZL | MEL | SOU | CBY | MAN | SYD | PAR | X | MEL | CRO | CAN | GCT | NZL | PEN | CRO | CBY | NQL | SOU | SYD | MAN | ||||
| Canberra Raiders | GCT 2 |
NEW 2 |
NZL | MAN | CBY | PAR | SOU | NQL | GCT | CRO | SGI | MAN | X | PEN | WTI | BRI | CBY | NQL | CRO | MEL | PEN | WTI | SYD | SOU | NZL | ||||
| Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | MEL 18 |
SYD 18 |
PEN 2 |
SOU | CAN | NQL | SYD | PEN | BRI | PAR | CRO | WTI | X | SGI | GCT | NEW | CAN | SOU | PAR | WTI | BRI | MAN | NZL | SGI | CRO | ||||
| Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | NQL 6 |
SGI 4 |
PAR | MEL | SYD | SGI | PEN | GCT | PAR | CAN | CBY | NEW | SOU | WTI | BRI | NZL | X | PEN | CAN | BRI | MAN | MEL | NQL | NEW | CBY | ||||
| Gold Coast Titans | CAN 2 |
NZL 12 |
SGI | BRI | MAN | PEN | NQL | CRO | CAN | MEL | NEW | SYD | X | SOU | CBY | WTI | BRI | SYD | NEW | NZL | PAR | PEN | MAN | MEL | NQL | ||||
| Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | NEW 1* |
PAR 54 |
SOU | CAN | GCT | WTI | PAR | NEW | SYD | BRI | MEL | CAN | NQL | NZL | SGI | PEN | X | MEL | SYD | PEN | CRO | CBY | GCT | WTI | BRI | ||||
| Melbourne Storm | CBY 18 |
WTI 2 |
NQL 16 |
CRO | WTI | NEW | BRI | NZL | SGI | GCT | MAN | NQL | X | BRI | NEW | SYD | SGI | MAN | NZL | CAN | SOU | CRO | PAR | GCT | PEN | ||||
| Newcastle Knights | MAN 1* |
CAN 2 |
SYD | SGI | BRI | MEL | WTI | MAN | SOU | PEN | GCT | CRO | PAR | SYD | MEL | CBY | X | PAR | GCT | NQL | WTI | NZL | PEN | CRO | SGI | ||||
| New Zealand Warriors | SOU 12 |
GCT 12 |
CAN | SYD | NQL | BRI | SGI | MEL | WTI | SYD | PAR | SOU | X | MAN | NQL | CRO | PEN | BRI | MEL | GCT | SGI | NEW | CBY | PEN | CAN | ||||
| North Queensland Cowboys | CRO 6 |
BRI 4 |
MEL 16 |
PEN | NZL | CBY | GCT | CAN | PEN | WTI | SOU | MEL | MAN | PAR | NZL | SOU | X | CAN | SGI | NEW | SYD | BRI | CRO | PAR | GCT | ||||
| Parramatta Eels | PEN 10 |
MAN 54 |
CRO | WTI | PEN | CAN | MAN | WTI | CRO | CBY | NZL | BRI | NEW | NQL | SOU | SGI | X | NEW | CBY | SOU | GCT | SGI | MEL | NQL | SYD | ||||
| Penrith Panthers | PAR 10 |
SOU 4 |
CBY 2 |
NQL | PAR | GCT | CRO | CBY | NQL | NEW | WTI | SGI | X | CAN | SYD | MAN | NZL | CRO | BRI | MAN | CAN | GCT | NEW | NZL | MEL | ||||
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | NZL 12 |
PEN 4 |
MAN | CBY | SGI | SYD | CAN | BRI | NEW | SGI | NQL | NZL | CRO | GCT | PAR | NQL | X | CBY | WTI | PAR | MEL | SYD | BRI | CAN | WTI | ||||
| St. George Illawarra Dragons | BRI 22 |
CRO 4 |
GCT | NEW | SOU | CRO | NZL | SYD | MEL | SOU | CAN | PEN | X | CBY | MAN | PAR | MEL | WTI | NQL | SYD | NZL | PAR | WTI | CBY | NEW | ||||
| Sydney Roosters | WTI 2 |
CBY 18 |
NEW | NZL | CRO | SOU | CBY | SGI | MAN | NZL | BRI | GCT | WTI | NEW | PEN | MEL | X | GCT | MAN | SGI | NQL | SOU | CAN | BRI | PAR | ||||
| Wests Tigers | SYD 2 |
MEL 2 |
BRI | PAR | MEL | MAN | NEW | PAR | NZL | NQL | PEN | CBY | SYD | CRO | CAN | GCT | X | SGI | SOU | CBY | NEW | CAN | SGI | MAN | SOU | ||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | F1 | F2 | F3 | GF |
Bold – Opposition's Home game
X – Bye
* – Golden point game
Opponent for round listed above margin
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sydney Roosters
|
24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 542 | 361 | +181 | 34 |
| 2 |  Melbourne Storm
|
24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 536 | 363 | +173 | 34 |
| 3 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs
|
24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 582 | 437 | +145 | 34 |
| 4 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
|
24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 519 | 423 | +96 | 34 |
| 5 |  Penrith Panthers
|
24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 517 | 461 | +56 | 32 |
| 6 |  Brisbane Broncos
|
24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 556 | 500 | +56 | 32 |
| 7 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons
|
24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 519 | 472 | +47 | 32 |
| 8 |  New Zealand Warriors
|
24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 472 | 447 | +25 | 32 |
| 9 |  Wests Tigers
|
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 377 | 460 | −83 | 26 |
| 10 |  Canberra Raiders
|
24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 563 | 540 | +23 | 22 |
| 11 |  Newcastle Knights
|
24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 414 | 607 | −193 | 20 |
| 12 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
|
24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 428 | 474 | −46 | 18 |
| 13 |  North Queensland Cowboys
|
24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 449 | 521 | −72 | 18 |
| 14 |  Gold Coast Titans
|
24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 472 | 582 | −110 | 18 |
| 15 |  Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
|
24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 500 | 622 | −122 | 16 |
| 16 |  Parramatta Eels
|
24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 374 | 550 | −176 | 14 |
Ladder progression
- Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8.
- Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
- Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
- Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  New Zealand Warriors |
2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Penrith Panthers |
2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Wests Tigers |
2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Newcastle Knights |
2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Sydney Roosters |
0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Melbourne Storm |
2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | North Queensland Cowboys |
2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Gold Coast Titans |
2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Brisbane Broncos |
0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Canberra Raiders |
0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Parramatta Eels |
0 | 0 |
2018 Transfers
Players
Source:[11]
Coaches
| Coach | 2017 Club | 2018 Club |
|---|---|---|
| Brad Fittler |  Lebanon
|
 New South Wales
|
References
- ^ "Bulldogs appoint Dean Pay as coach". NRL.com. 28 September 2017.
- ^ "Jackson named Bulldogs captain". NRL.com. 24 January 2018.
- ^ "Sharks to go with Co-Captains in 2018". Sharks.com.au. 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Garth Brennan named new Titans coach". NRL.com. 19 October 2017.
- ^ "Knights announce 2018 co-captains". NewcastleKnights.com.au. 2 March 2018.
- ^ "Panthers name Wallace as 2018 captain". NRL.com. 11 January 2018.
- ^ "Rabbitohs name Seibold as head coach". NRL.com. 7 September 2017.
- ^ "Wests Tigers name five co-captains for 2018". NRL.com. 14 February 2018.
- ^ "2018 NRL Telstra Premiership season schedule". NRL.com. 19 October 2017.
- ^ "Sandor Earl suspended until 2017". NRL.com. 14 October 2015.
- ^ "NRL Signings Tracker: All confirmed player moves". NRL.com.