The 2016 NRL season consists of 26 weekly regular season rounds starting on Thursday 3 March, and concluded on Sunday 2 October with the grand final.
Round 1
HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and time (Local)Venue (Broadcaster)RefereesAttendance Capacity Parramatta Eels4-17 Brisbane Broncos3 Mar 2016, 8:05pmPirtek Stadium (Nine Network)Matt Cecchin/Alan Shortall17,324 / 20,741 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 6-28 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs4 Mar 2016, 8:05pmBrookvale Oval (Nine Network)Gerard Sutton/Matt Noyen16,512 / 23,000 Canberra Raiders30-22 Penrith Panthers5 Mar 2016, 3:00pmGIO Stadium (Fox Sports)Gavin Badger/Dave Munro11,297 / 25,011 Wests Tigers34-26 New Zealand Warriors5 Mar 2016, 5:30pmCampbelltown Stadium (Fox Sports)Ashley Klein/Chris Sutton10,917 / 20,000 North Queensland Cowboys20-14 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks5 Mar 2016, 7:30pm1300SMILES Stadium (Fox Sports)Ben Cummins/Adam Devcich15,519 / 26,500 Sydney Roosters10-42 South Sydney Rabbitohs6 Mar 2016, 4:00pmAllianz Stadium (Nine Network)Jared Maxwell/Adam Gee25,125 / 45,500 Gold Coast Titans30-12 Newcastle Knights6 Mar 2016, 6:30pmCbus Super Stadium (Fox Sports) Henry Perenara/Chris James8,313 / 27,400 Melbourne Storm18-16 St. George Illawarra Dragons7 Mar 2016, 7:00pmAAMI Park (Fox Sports)Grant Atkins/Gavin Reynolds12,148 / 30,050
Round 2
HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and time (Local)Venue (Broadcaster)RefereesAttendance Capacity Penrith Panthers16-18 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs10 Mar 2016, 8:05pmPepper Stadium (Nine Network)Ben Cummins/Adam Devcich11,125 / 22,500 Brisbane Broncos25-10 New Zealand Warriors11 Mar 2016, 8:05pmSuncorp Stadium (Nine Network)Gerard Sutton/Matt Noyen35,230 / 52,500 Canberra Raiders21-20 Sydney Roosters12 Mar 2016, 3:00pmGIO Stadium (Fox Sports)Grant Atkins/Gavin Reynolds12,423 / 25,011 South Sydney Rabbitohs48-6 Newcastle Knights12 Mar 2016, 5:30pmANZ Stadium (Fox Sports)Gavin Badger/Dave Munro13,364 / 83,500 Parramatta Eels20-16 North Queensland Cowboys12 Mar 2016, 7:30pmPirtek Stadium (Fox Sports)Jared Maxwell/Adam Gee12,194 / 20,741 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks30-2 St. George Illawarra Dragons13 Mar 2016, 4:00pmShark Park (Nine Network)Matt Cecchin/Alan Shortall17,946 / 22,000 Melbourne Storm34-16 Gold Coast Titans13 Mar 2016, 6:30pmAAMI Park (Fox Sports)Ashley Klein/ Chris Sutton12,637 / 30,050 Wests Tigers36-22 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles14 Mar 2016, 7:00pmLeichhardt Oval (Fox Sports)Henry Perenara/Chris James11,269 / 20,000
Round 3
HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and time (Local)Venue (Broadcaster)RefereesAttendance Capacity North Queensland Cowboys40-0 Sydney Roosters17 Mar 2016, 8:05pm1300SMILES Stadium (Nine Network)8,099 / 26,500 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs6-20 Parramatta Eels18 Mar 2016, 8:05pmANZ Stadium (Nine Network)30,018 / 83,500 Newcastle Knights24-24 (gp) Canberra Raiders19 Mar 2016, 5:30pmHunter Stadium (Fox Sports)13,745 / 33,000 Penrith Panthers23-22 Brisbane Broncos19 Mar 2016, 7:30pmPepper Stadium (Fox Sports)12,086 / 22,500 Gold Coast Titans30-18 Wests Tigers19 Mar 2016, 9:30pmCbus Super Stadium (Fox Sports)9,975 / 27,400 New Zealand Warriors14-21 Melbourne Storm20 Mar 2016, 2:00pmMt Smart Stadium (Fox Sports)16,214 / 30,000 St. George Illawarra Dragons8-6 South Sydney Rabbitohs20 Mar 2016, 4:00pmSCG (Nine Network)17,824 / 48,000 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles22-12 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks21 Mar 2016, 7:00pmBrookvale Oval (Fox Sports)5,122 / 23,000
Round 4
HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and time (Local)Venue (Broadcaster)RefereesAttendance Capacity South Sydney Rabbitohs12-42 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs25 Mar 2016, 4:00pmANZ Stadium (Nine Network)38,192 / 83,500 Brisbane Broncos21-20 (gp) North Queensland Cowboys25 Mar 2016, 8:05pmSuncorp Stadium (Nine Network)46,176 / 52,500 Canberra Raiders20-24 Gold Coast Titans26 Mar 2016, 5:30pmGIO Stadium (Fox Sports)11,039 / 25,011 Sydney Roosters20-22 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles26 Mar 2016, 7:30pmAllianz Stadium (Fox Sports)12,271 / 45,500 St. George Illawarra Dragons14-12 Penrith Panthers27 Mar 2016, 4:00pmWIN Stadium (Nine Network)12,983 / 23,000 New Zealand Warriors40-18 Newcastle Knights28 Mar 2016, 2:00pmMt Smart Stadium (Fox Sports)13,895 / 30,000 Wests Tigers0-8 Parramatta Eels28 Mar 2016, 4:00pmANZ Stadium (Fox Sports)36,112 / 83,500 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks14-6 Melbourne Storm28 Mar 2016, 7:00pmShark Park (Fox Sports)9,155 / 22,000
Round 5
HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and time (Local)Venue (Broadcaster)RefereesAttendance Capacity Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles12-16 South Sydney Rabbitohs31 Mar 2016, 8:05pmBrookvale Oval (Nine Network)9,603 / 23,000 Gold Coast Titans16-24 Brisbane Broncos1 Apr 2016, 8:05pmCbus Super Stadium (Nine Network)21,080 / 27,400 Melbourne Storm18-14 Newcastle Knights2 Apr 2016, 3:00pmAAMI Park (Fox Sports)11,443 / 30,050 Wests Tigers26-34 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks2 Apr 2016, 5:30pmCampbelltown Stadium (Fox Sports)12,831 / 20,000 North Queensland Cowboys36-0 St. George Illawarra Dragons2 Apr 2016, 7:30pm1300SMILES Stadium (Fox Sports)17,444 / 26,500 Sydney Roosters28-32 (gp) New Zealand Warriors3 Apr 2016, 2:00pmCentral Coast Stadium (Fox Sports)10,113 / 20,059 Parramatta Eels18-20 Penrith Panthers3 Apr 2016, 4:00pmPirtek Stadium (Nine Network)15,600 /20,741 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs8-22 Canberra Raiders4 Apr 2016, 7:00pmBelmore Sports Ground (Fox Sports)13,463 / 19,000
Round 6
HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and time (Local)Venue (Broadcaster)RefereesAttendance Capacity Brisbane Broncos26-0 St. George Illawarra Dragons7 Apr 2016, 7:50pmSuncorp Stadium (Nine Network)29,869 / 52,500 South Sydney Rabbitohs10-17 Sydney Roosters8 Apr 2016, 7:50pmANZ Stadium (Nine Network)18,161 / 83,500 Parramatta Eels36-6 Canberra Raiders9 Apr 2016, 3:00pmPirtek Stadium (Fox Sports)12,947 / 20,741 New Zealand Warriors18-34 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles9 Apr 2016, 5:30pmMt Smart Stadium (Fox Sports)16,112 / 30,000 Penrith Panthers18-23 North Queensland Cowboys9 Apr 2016, 7:30pmPepper Stadium (Fox Sports)13,725 / 22,500 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks25-20 Gold Coast Titans10 Apr 2016, 2:00pmShark Park (Fox Sports)11,753 / 22,000 Newcastle Knights18-16 Wests Tigers10 Apr 2016, 4:00pmHunter Stadium (Nine Network)21,653 / 33,000 Melbourne Storm12-18 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs11 Apr 2016, 7:00pmAAMI Park (Fox Sports)11,037 / 30,050
Round 7
HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and time (Local)Venue (Broadcaster)RefereesAttendance Capacity Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles10-22 Parramatta Eels14 Apr 2016, 7:50pmBrookvale Oval (Nine Network)14,633 / 23,000 North Queensland Cowboys44-18 South Sydney Rabbitohs15 Apr 2016, 7:50pm1300SMILES Stadium (Nine Network)15,487 / 26,500 Gold Coast Titans14-19 St. George Illawarra Dragons16 Apr 2016, 3:00pmCbus Super Stadium (Fox Sports)12,215 / 27,400 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs20-24 New Zealand Warriors16 Apr 2016, 5:30pmWestpac Stadium (Fox Sports)18,212 / 34,500 Brisbane Broncos53-0 Newcastle Knights16 Apr 2016, 7:30pmSuncorp Stadium (Fox Sports)30,394 / 52,500 Canberra Raiders 16-40 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks17 Apr 2016, 2:00pmGIO Stadium (Fox Sports)12,890 / 25,011 Wests Tigers 18-19 (gp) Melbourne Storm17 Apr 2016, 4:00pmLeichhardt Oval (Nine Network)9,216 / 20,000 Sydney Roosters16-20 Penrith Panthers18 Apr 2016, 7:00pmAllianz Stadium (Fox Sports)10,117 / 45,500
Round 8 (Anzac Round)
HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and time (Local)Venue (Broadcaster)RefereesAttendance Capacity Brisbane Broncos30-8 South Sydney Rabbitohs22 Apr 2016, 7:50pmSuncorp Stadium (Nine Network)40,275 / 52,500 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs21-20 Gold Coast Titans23 Apr 2016, 3:00pmANZ Stadium (Fox Sports)11,450 / 83,500 Canberra Raiders60-6 Wests Tigers23 Apr 2016, 5:30pmGIO Stadium (Fox Sports)13,420 / 25,011 North Queensland Cowboys32-16 Parramatta Eels23 Apr 2016, 7:30pm1300SMILES Stadium (Fox Sports)19,308 / 26,500 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks20-18 Penrith Panthers24 Apr 2016, 4:00pmShark Park (Nine Network)14,273 / 22,000 Newcastle Knights 10-26 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles25 Apr 2016, 2:00pmHunter Stadium (Fox Sports)19,072 / 33,000 St. George Illawarra Dragons20-18 Sydney Roosters25 Apr 2016, 4:00pmAllianz Stadium (Nine Network)34,483 / 45,500 Melbourne Storm42-0 New Zealand Warriors25 Apr 2016, 7:00pmAAMI Park (Fox Sports)21,233 / 30,050
Round 9
HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and time (Local)Venue (Broadcaster)RefereesAttendance Capacity South Sydney Rabbitohs22-30 Wests Tigers28 Apr 2016, 7:50pmANZ Stadium (Nine Network) 11,229 / 83,500 Parramatta Eels 20-12 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs29 Apr 2016, 7:50pm 31,815 / 83,500 Penrith Panthers 19-18 Canberra Raiders30 Apr 2016, 3:00pmCarrington Park (Fox Sports) 6,721 / 13,000 Sydney Roosters 38-0 Newcastle Knights30 Apr 2016, 5:30pmAllianz Stadium (Fox Sports) 9,502 / 45,500 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 6-22 North Queensland Cowboys30 Apr 2016, 7:30pmBrookvale Oval (Fox Sports) 11,734 / 23,000 New Zealand Warriors 26-10 St. George Illawarra Dragons1 May 2016, noonMt Smart Stadium (Fox Sports) 12,752 / 30,000 Gold Coast Titans 0-38 Melbourne Storm1 May 2016, 2:00pmCbus Super Stadium (Fox Sports) 10,214 / 27,400 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 30-28 Brisbane Broncos1 May 2016, 4:00pmShark Park (Nine Network) 14,406 / 22,000
Round 10
HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and time (Local)Venue (Broadcaster)RefereesAttendance Capacity St. George Illawarra Dragons 16-12 (gp) Canberra Raiders12 May 2016, 7:50pmJubilee Oval (Nine Network) 9,647 / 20,500 Parramatta Eels20-22 South Sydney Rabbitohs13 May 2016, 7:50pmPirtek Stadium (Nine Network) 16,013 / 20,741 Penrith Panthers30-18 New Zealand Warriors14 May 2016, 3:00pmAMI Stadium (Fox Sports) 18,000 / 18,000 Melbourne Storm 15-14 North Queensland Cowboys14 May 2016, 5:30pmSuncorp Stadium (Fox Sports)52,347 / 52,500 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles6-30 Brisbane Broncos14 May 2016, 7:30pm Newcastle Knights0-62 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks15 May 2016, 2:00pmHunter Stadium (Fox Sports) 16,150 / 33,000 Wests Tigers4-36 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs15 May 2016, 4:00pmANZ Stadium (Nine Network) 20,936 / 83,500 Gold Coast Titans26-6 Sydney Roosters16 May 2016, 7:00pmCbus Super Stadium (Fox Sports) 9,363 / 27,400
Round 11
HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and time (Local)Venue (Broadcaster)RefereesAttendance Capacity South Sydney Rabbitohs34-24 St. George Illawarra Dragons19 May 2016, 7:50pmANZ Stadium (Nine Network) 12,054 / 83,500 North Queensland Cowboys19-18 Brisbane Broncos20 May 2016, 7:50pm1300SMILES Stadium (Nine Network) 25,163 / 26,500 Wests Tigers20-12 Newcastle Knights21 May 2016, 3:00pmCampbelltown Stadium (Fox Sports) 8,658 / 20,000 New Zealand Warriors 12-38 Canberra Raiders21 May 2016, 5:30pmYarrow Stadium (Fox Sports) 12,833 / 25,000 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 20-12 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles21 May 2016, 7:30pmSouthern Cross Group Stadium (Fox Sports) 16,601 / 22,000 Penrith Panthers 24-28 Gold Coast Titans22 May 2016, 2:00pmPepper Stadium (Fox Sports) 11,210 / 22,500 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 32-20 Sydney Roosters22 May 2016, 4:00pmANZ Stadium (Nine Network) 17,704 / 83,500 Parramatta Eels6-18 Melbourne Storm23 May 2016, 7:00pmPirtek Stadium (Fox Sports) 8,941 / 20,741
Round 12