2021 NRL season

Australian rugby league season

Rugby league season

The 2021 NRL season was the 114th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 24th season run by the National Rugby League.

Teams

The lineup of teams remained unchanged for the 15th consecutive year.

Regular season

Bold – Home game
X – Bye
* – Golden point game
Opponent for round listed above margin

Ladder

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.

Finals series

Due to the imposition of lockdown measures in New South Wales due to a COVID-19 outbreak, all finals matches were played at neutral venues in Queensland.

Bracket

Grand final

Player statistics and records

The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 25.

2021 Transfers

Players

Source:^[18]

Loan moves

Coaches

Notes

1. Some games in Rounds 16, 17, 20 and 21 were played to empty venues as a result of COVID-19 biosecurity protocols.
2. Some games in Rounds 16, 17, 20 and 21 were played to empty venues as a result of COVID-19 biosecurity protocols.

References

1. "Kevin Walters Appointed Brisbane Broncos Coach". Broncos.com.au. 30 September 2020.
2. "Barrett the Bulldog: Trent signs on to coach until end of 2023". NRL.com. 22 July 2020.
3. "Sharks Statement". Sharks.com.au. 13 April 2021.
4. "Proctor & Fogarty to lead Titans in 2021". Titans.com.au. 26 February 2021.
5. "Welcome to 4 Pines Park - Home of the Sea Eagles". SeaEagles.com.au. 11 June 2021.
6. "Bromwich, Finucane to captain Storm". MelbourneStorm.com.au. 19 February 2021.
7. "Saifiti & Brailey earn Rd1 co-captaincy roles". NewcastleKnights.com.au. 2 March 2021.
8. "Brown: You need to have sustained success". Warriors.kiwi. 8 August 2020.
9. "Cowboys name Payten Head Coach". Cowboys.com.au. 4 September 2020.
10. "Taumalolo named Cowboys co-captain". Cowboys.com.au. 16 December 2020.
11. "Panthers home becomes BlueBet Stadium". PenrithPanthers.com.au. 22 March 2021.
12. "Yeo and Cleary named Panthers captains". PenrithPanthers.com.au. 9 February 2021.
13. "Dragons appoint Anthony Griffin as head coach". Dragons.com.au. 7 September 2020.
14. "Dragons confirm Hunt captaincy". Dragons.com.au. 19 February 2021.
15. "James Tamou named as Wests Tigers captain". WestsTigers.com.au. 12 February 2021.
16. "Cool for Cats: Penrith's clutch plays pinch grand final glory from Souths". NRL.com. 3 October 2021.
17. "History in the making with Brisbane to host 2021 NRL grand final". NRL.com. 8 September 2021.
18. "2021 Signings Tracker: Official rosters and contracts for all 16 clubs". NRL.com.
19. "Jennings suspended until end of 2023 season". NRL.com. 15 October 2021.
20. Becht, Richard (12 July 2021). "Taunoa-Brown joins Dragons on short-term loan". New Zealand Warriors. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
21. Millard, Benjamin (10 August 2021). "Desperate Bulldogs sign two players on loan deals". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
22. "Rooster to join Red V on loan deal". St George Illawarra Dragons. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.