2025 NRL Draw news, venues, info

[gerg]

Channel 9 Brisbane's 6pm news broadcast revealed a handful of games for the Broncos' fixture for 2025.

After their Roosters clash at Allianz in Round 1, Brisbane will remain on the road to face Canberra at GIO Stadium in Round 2, before returning home for back-to-back derbies - Round 3 v Cowboys then Round 4 v Dolphins. The return clash with the Phins is set for Round 24, while the two SEQ derbies with the Titans are in the Origin period - Rounds 14 and 19.

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Last season the NRL scheduled the 4 teams that played in Vegas to play each other (Round robin style) in Round 2 so that all teams had the same travel issues. Seemed like a fair system, so why not do something similar again next year?

 

[Nuke]

If it hasn't been reported here already, the full 2025 draw supposedly comes out tomorrow morning 8am.

* Edit: Sorry, that's 8am WA. 11am Eastern daylight savings time.

 

[It's Been Done]

Channel 9 Brisbane's 6pm news broadcast revealed a handful of games for the Broncos' fixture for 2025.

After their Roosters clash at Allianz in Round 1, Brisbane will remain on the road to face Canberra at GIO Stadium in Round 2, before returning home for back-to-back derbies - Round 3 v Cowboys then Round 4 v Dolphins. The return clash with the Phins is set for Round 24, while the two SEQ derbies with the Titans are in the Origin period - Rounds 14 and 19.

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Round 4 I assume will have the Dolphins as the home side as they hosted the last Battle for Brisbane. It's pretty stupid that the NRL are still making sides play each other twice within 5 rounds, especially when often one side doesn't play against one or more sides before then

 

[League Unlimited News]

 

[yobbo84]

2021 Souths' season started with 2 away games
2022 Souths' season started with 2 away games
2023 Souths' season started with 3 away games
2024 Souths' season started with 3 away games

... and now we'll start 2025, again, away from home.

That Accor deal is a bloody noose around our necks.

2025 Souths' season starts with 3 away games.

Only one game at Accor in the final 10 rounds.

Yay.

 

[League Unlimited News]

FULL DRAW ON ONE PAGE:

2025 NRL Draw » League Unlimited

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[yobbo84]

Winners and losers: Every NRL team’s draw ranked 1-17 as Wayne and Madge handed brutal task

Winners and losers: Every NRL team’s draw ranked 1-17 as Wayne and Madge handed brutal task

www.foxsports.com.au

Yay again.

 

[League Unlimited News]

Round 21 Bulldogs Sea Eagles listed as TBA

Bulldogs website says the below, which seems to hint at Allianz as a venue:

Celebrating 30 Years Since the 1995 Premiership​

Coinciding with the Club’s 90-Year celebrations, the Bulldogs will host the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in honour of the 30-year anniversary of the unforgettable 1995 Premiership triumph.

The Blue and White will be keen on replicating the ‘95 side’s famous 17-4 victory against the Sea Eagles on the same patch of grass 30 years later - with a venue to be confirmed soon!

A Historic Season Awaits: Bulldogs 2025 NRL Draw Announced

The Club’s 90-Year Anniversary features plenty of historic blockbusters!

www.bulldogs.com.au

 

[roboshark]

No Vegas teams play each other in round 2

 

[Valheru]

Roosters, Manly and Dogs don't get any of their 3 byes in origin affected rounds meaning they all have to play 3 games with origin players missing.

Both Dogs and Manly get two byes directly after origin leaving roosters the only team to have all 3 byes in full 8 game rounds.

 

[flippikat]

Dear NRL/Warriors

Where's our game in Wellington?

Signed,

Pissed-off capital city NRL fans.

PS: Christchurch really isn't that great, you know...

 

[SLRBRONCOS]

Winners and losers: Every NRL team’s draw ranked 1-17 as Wayne and Madge handed brutal task

Winners and losers: Every NRL team’s draw ranked 1-17 as Wayne and Madge handed brutal task

www.foxsports.com.au

Yay again.

And they have the nerve to say that the draw is random lol

 

[yakstorm]

So the Eora Round concept will be taking place next year in Round 24 at Allianz Stadium.

Friday: Roosters v Bulldogs
Saturday: Rabbitohs v Eels
Sunday: Wests Tigers v Sea Eagles

 

[moffla]

It's pre-season so whatever...but why?!

Tuesday 25 Feb
Storm v Cowboys at Casey Fields, Cranbourne East 2:00pm
Roosters v Knights at Industree Group Stadium 4:00pm

Edit: Storm have shared it will be on Sunday 23rd

 

[Chins get the wins]

Roosters, Manly and Dogs don't get any of their 3 byes in origin affected rounds meaning they all have to play 3 games with origin players missing.

Both Dogs and Manly get two byes directly after origin leaving roosters the only team to have all 3 byes in full 8 game rounds.

Easts won't have any Origin players

 

[Perth Red]

Perth's games

12th of April Optus Stadium double header
Sharks vs Sea Eagles followed by Rabbitohs vs Cowboys

June 18th SOO Optus Stadium

21st of June HBF Park Dolphins vs Knights

 

[yobbo84]

And they have the nerve to say that the draw is random lol

Souths and Brisbane are big teams.

Big in the sense that they attract TV eyeballs no matter how well they are going on the field.

They are always going to get tough draws, playing the other 'big' teams twice every year.

It's all about optics - they don't give two hoots about making the draw fair.

At least you have a proper home stadium. We're the new Wests Tigers.

 

[SLRBRONCOS]

Souths and Brisbane are big teams.

Big in the sense that they attract TV eyeballs no matter how well they are going on the field.

They are always going to get tough draws, playing the other 'big' teams twice every year.

It's all about optics - they don't give two hoots about making the draw fair.

At least you have a proper home stadium. We're the new Wests Tigers.

Yeah, I've come to terms with our TV ratings (and there is seperate privilege that comes with it, of course), just hate how they try and pretend that it's a random formula that sets the draw.

 

[JamesRustle]

Why do we have to wait until Round 22 to see Panther-Lite1 v Panther-Lite2? Wests Tigers vs. Bulldogs should have been scheduled in the first 5 rounds imo.

 

[Rabbits20]

Souths the only side to verse all last years top 4 twice yay!

No home game til round 4 yay!