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
| 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 |
Finals structure
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.[1]
Fixtures
Bracket
| Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | ||||||||||||||||
| 13/14/15 September – Melbourne | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Melbourne Storm | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 20/21 September – TBD | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13/14/15 September – TBD | 27/28 September – TBD | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 6 October – Sydney | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13/14/15 September – TBD | 27/28 September – TBD | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 20/21 September – TBD | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13/14/15 September – TBD | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Matches
First week: Qualifying and elimination finals
Fourth week: Grand final
References
- ^ "NRL finals format explained: How do the NRL finals work?". The Roar. Retrieved 18 September 2020.