The fifth season of the sports entertainment reality competition series Australian Ninja Warrior premiered on 20 June 2021 on the Nine Network. The season is hosted by Rebecca Maddern, Ben Fordham, Shane Crawford and Nick Kyrgios.
Production The Nine Network announced a fifth season on 16 September 2020. Casting applications are open until 30 November 2020. The series was again relocated, filming took place in Homebush, Sydney. In June 2021, Nine announced Nick Kyrgios would be joining the series as a sideline commentator alongside Shane Crawford, Andrew Flintoff didn't return for this season due to travel challenges and a busy schedule. In October, it is announced that Ben Fordham won't return for season 6, opting to focus on his radio career.
Format Changes Obstacle Choice - During the heats, each ninja warrior has the decision to choose between two obstacles courses, both leading to the warped wall, course A includes obstacles they have attempted before on previous seasons, whereas course B includes all new obstacles not attempted before.
Rounds
Underline represents the contestant who won the Fast Pass to the Grand Final in the qualifying heats as a result of winning the head to head competition on the Power Tower.
represents the contestant who won the Safety Pass in the semi-finals as a result of winning the head to head competition on the Power Tower.
Italics denotes female competitors.
Episode 1 Heat 1
This episode aired on 20 June 2021. Only five competitors completed this course, with a large number of athletes bowing out on the Flying Shelf Grab. Returning athlete Bryson Klein was given a fast pass to the Grand Final, after beating last season's winner Ben Polson on the Power Tower.
Shrinking Steps Big Dipper to Pole Rider Cyclone Spinner Obstacle A: Flying Shelf Grab Floating Monkey Warped Wall Obstacle B: Ring Chaser Clockwork Warped Wall
+ Rank Competitor State Time Furthest Obstacle 1 Bryson Klein NSW 1:51 2 Ben Polson WA 2:19 3 Todd Smith QLD 2:24 4 Josh O’Sullivan NSW 3:07 5 Stewart Furze SA 3:08 6 Nathan Burley QLD 2:49 7 Sam Roberts QLD 2:45 8 Cruze Morley NSW 3:38 9 Trevor Salter WA 3:38 10 Katie Sparrow NSW 1:59 11 Matthew Dwyer NSW 1:59 12 Joel Hogan WA 2:02 13 Olivia Vivian WA 2:06 14 Zane De Andrade ACT 2:16 15 Darcy Elliston NSW 2:25 16 Clem Vertigan VIC 2:43 17 Andrew McDonald TAS 3:02 18 Melvin Solo VIC 0:45 19 Daniel Horvath NSW 0:55
Episode 2 Heat 2
This episode aired on 21 June 2021. Only five competitors completed this course, with a large number of athletes bowing out on the Beehive. Returning athlete Ashlin Herbert was given a fast pass to the Grand Final, after beating returning athlete Le Hua on the Power Tower.
Shrinking Steps Big Dipper to Rope Cyclone Spinner Obstacle A: Peg Board Bar Hop Warped Wall Obstacle B: Weight For It Beehive Warped Wall
+ Rank Competitor State Time Furthest Obstacle 1 Ashlin Herbert VIC 1:52 2 Le Hua QLD 2:16 3 Daniel Mason VIC 2:26 4 Rob Patterson QLD 2:37 5 Mike Snow VIC 2:46 6 David Lack QLD 1:46 7 Rainer Scheu QLD 1:47 8 Troy Cullen VIC 2:17 9 Jeremy Soffe WA 2:31 10 Will Kelly SA 2:34 11 Celeste Dixon SA 4:09 12 Raphaela Wiget SA 4:39 13 Andrew Luo NSW 2:06 14 Jason Mitchell NSW 2:07 15 Khaled Mahmoud NSW 2:08 16 Ryan Rannard NSW 2:12 17 Danielle Smith WA 2:31 18 Alicia Prosser QLD 4:06 19 Russell Morris SA 0:40
Episode 3 Heat 3
This episode aired on 22 June 2021. Only four competitors completed this course, with a large number of athletes bowing out on the Cyclone Spinner. Returning athlete Charlie Robbins was given a fast pass to the Grand Final, after beating returning athlete Zak Stolz on the Power Tower.
Shrinking Steps Big Dipper to Rope Cyclone Spinner Obstacle A: Flying Shelf Grab Floating Monkey Warped Wall Obstacle B: Ring Chaser Clockwork Warped Wall
+ Rank Competitor State Time Furthest Obstacle 1 Charlie Robbins VIC 2:13 2 Zak Stolz VIC 2:41 3 Mat Hutchins-Read NSW 3:31 4 Judith Caroll NSW 6:06 5 Travis Edwards NSW 1:59 6 Simon Duff NSW 1:59 7 Luke Filippi QLD 2:41 8 Matt Filippi QLD 2:45 9 Frank Crispo VIC 2:46 10 Jessica Russell NSW 2:15 11 Nathan Ryles SA 2:26 12 Thierry Duff NSW 2:50 13 Martin Jones VIC 0:37 14 Ryan Solomon QLD 0:47 15 Jeffrey Mercado NSW 0:48 16 Justin Duff NSW 0:56 17 Jordan Papandrea NSW 0:59 18 Peter Day NSW 0:17 19 Jay Evans NSW 0:19
Episode 4 Heat 4
This episode will air on 28 June 2021. Only eight competitors completed this course, with a large number of athletes bowing out equally on the Bar Hop and Beehive. First time athlete Jimmy Burrows was given a fast pass to the Grand Final, after beating also first time athlete Dylan James on the Power Tower.
Shrinking Steps Big Dipper to Pole Rider Cyclone Spinner Obstacle A: Peg Board Bar Hop Warped Wall Obstacle B: Weight For It Beehive Warped Wall
+ Rank Competitor State Time Furthest Obstacle 1 Dylan James NSW 2:19 2 Jimmy Burrow NSW 2:22 3 Sam Goodall WA 2:28 4 Zed Colback WA 2:35 5 Jake Baker VIC 2:42 6 Paul Culloty QLD 4:18 7 Cameron McLintock NSW 4:38 8 Chris White WA 4:55 9 Eddie Burrill QLD 1:32 10 Alex Bigg SA 2:03 11 Kayle Goldring NSW 2:04 12 Tom Pellow NSW 2:22 13 Eloni Vunakece NSW 2:23 14 Matt Laycock NSW 2:41 15 Zachary Orchard VIC 2:42 16 Jack Wilson QLD 3:25 17 Lisa Campbell QLD 4:23 18 Justin Flegler QLD 4:38 19 David Bowd NSW 2:19
Episode 5 Semi-final 1
This episode aired on 29 June 2021. Two competitors completed this course. Returning athlete Zak Stolz received a second chance advantage for the Grand Final, after beating Rob Patterson on the Power Tower.
Log Runner Double Dipper Twin Trapeze Flying Shelf Grab to Corkscrew Dragon Back Warped Wall Wing Nuts Spider Jump Chimney Rope Climb
+ Rank Competitor State Time Furthest Obstacle 1 VIC 3:46 2 Rob Patterson QLD 5:03 3 Mat Hutchins-Read NSW 3:20 4 Dylan James QLD 3:01 5 Martin Jones VIC 3:30 6 David Bowd NSW 4:31 7 Sam Roberts QLD 2:00 8 Nathan Ryles SA 2:07
Episode 6 Semi-final 2
This episode aired on 30 June 2021. Three competitors completed this course. Returning athlete Jake Baker received a second chance advantage for the Grand Final, after beating Jack Wilson on the Power Tower.
Log Runner Double Dipper Double Tilt Ladder Flying Shelf Grab to Corkscrew Dragon Back Warped Wall Basket Toss Spider Jump Chimney Rope Climb
+ Rank Competitor State Time Furthest Obstacle 1 VIC 4:15 2 Jack Wilson QLD 6:37 3 Olivia Vivian WA 7:51 4 Travis Edwards NSW 2:18 5 Ben Polson WA 2:31 6 Kayle Goldring NSW 2:45 7 David Lack QLD 3:02 8 Will Kelly SA 3:59
Episode 7 Semi-final 3
This episode aired on 4 July 2021. Four competitors completed this course. Returning athlete Mike Snow received a second chance advantage for the Grand Final, after beating Alex Bigg on the Power Tower.
Log Runner Double Dipper Pipe Climber Flying Shelf Grab to Corkscrew Dragon Back Warped Wall Spinball Wizard Spider Jump Chimney Rope Climb
+ Rank Competitor State Time Furthest Obstacle 1 VIC 4:52 2 Alex Bigg SA 6:01 3 Todd Smith QLD 6:34 4 Sam Goodall WA 7:41 5 Josh O'Sullivan NSW 4:18 6 Le Hua QLD 4:19 7 Troy Cullen VIC 4:57 8 Jeremy Soffe WA 5:04
Episode 8 Grand Final, Stage 1
This episode aired on 5 July 2021. In order to move onto grand final 2 you had to complete the course. 10 Competitors managed complete this course within a time limit. The Power Tower did not appear in this episode
Archers Steps Tri-Cycle Log Runner Ring Swing Tilting Ladders Warped Wall Rolling Log Swinging Spikes Chimney Climb
+ Rank Competitor State Time Remaining 1 Ashlin Herbert VIC 1:45 2 Zak Stolz VIC 0:48 3 Jake Baker VIC 0:43 4 Alex Bigg SA 0:35 5 Bryson Klein NSW 0:31 6 Rob Patterson QLD 0:31 7 Charlie Robbins VIC 0:23 8 Ben Polson WA 0:23 9 Olivia Vivian WA 0:20 10 Mike Snow VIC 0:13
Episode 9 Grand Final, Stage 2
This episode aired on 6 July 2021. In order to move onto grand final 2, you had to complete the course. Two Competitors managed to complete this course. The Power Tower did not appear in this episode.
Rolling Steel Salmon Ladder to Unstable Bridge I-Beam Gap Spin Hopper Dungeon Crazy Cliffhanger to Rope
+RankCompetitorStateTime Remaining1Charlie RobbinsVIC0:162Zak StolzVIC0:06
Obstacles by episode
Heats (episodes 1-4) + Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Heat 4 Shrinking Steps Shrinking Steps Shrinking Steps Shrinking Steps Big Dipper to Pole Rider Big Dipper to Rope Big Dipper to Rope Big Dipper to Pole Rider Cyclone Spinner Cyclone Spinner Cyclone Spinner Cyclone Spinner Obstacle A:Peg Board Obstacle A:Peg Board Obstacle A:Floating Monkey Obstacle A:Bar Hop Obstacle A:Floating Monkey Obstacle A:Bar Hop Obstacle B:Ring Chaser Obstacle B:Ring Chaser Obstacle B:Clockwork Obstacle B:Beehive Obstacle B:Clockwork Obstacle B:Beehive Warped Wall Warped Wall Warped Wall Warped Wall
Semi-finals (episodes 5-7) + Semi-final 1 Semi-final 2 Semi-final 3 Log Runner Log Runner Log Runner Double Dipper Double Dipper Double Dipper Trapeze Swing Double Tilt Ladder Pipefitter Flying Shelf Grab to corkscrew Flying Shelf Grab to corkscrew Flying Shelf Grab to corkscrew Dragon Back Dragon Back Dragon Back Warped Wall Warped Wall Warped Wall Wingnuts Spin Cycle Spinball Wizard Spider Jump Spider Jump Spider Jump Chimney Rope Climb Chimney Rope Climb Chimney Rope Climb
Grand Finals (episodes 8-9)
+ Grand Final Stage 1 Stage 2Stage 3 Snake Run Rolling SteelCriss Cross Salmon Ladder to Slingshot Launchpad to Trapeze Salmon Ladder to Unstable BridgeDoorknob Drop Broken Bridge I-Beam GapDéjà Vu Triple Corkscrew Spin HopperVertical Limit Ferris Wheel DungeonFlying Bar Warped Wall Crazy Cliffhanger to Rope Salmon Ladder to Stair Hopper Barrel Roll Underwater Escape
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