2019 NRL Finals Series
2019 NRL Finals Series | |
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Duration | 13 Sep – 6 Oct 2019 |
Teams | 8 |
Premiers | ![]() |
Minor premiers | ![]() |
Matches played | 9 |
Points scored | 292 |
Highest attendance | 82,922 (Sydney vs Canberra Grand Final) |
Lowest attendance | 15,495 (Manly Warringah vs Cronulla-Sutherland Elimination Final) |
Average attendance | 32,313 |
Attendance | 290,818 |
Broadcast partners | Nine Network Fox League |
Top points scorer(s) | ![]() |
Top try-scorer(s) | ![]() |
The 2019 NRL Finals Series determined the winner of the 2019 National Rugby League season. The series ran over four weeks in September and October 2019. It culminated with the 2019 NRL Grand Final at Sydney's ANZ Stadium on 6 October 2019, where the Sydney Roosters defeated the Canberra Raiders 14–8.[1]
The top eight teams from the 2019 NRL Season qualified for the finals series, playing under the same format since 2012. The qualifying teams were Melbourne, Sydney, South Sydney, Canberra, Parramatta, Manly Warringah, Cronulla-Sutherland and Brisbane.
Qualification[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
24 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 631 | 300 | +331 | 42 |
2 | ![]() |
24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 627 | 363 | +264 | 36 |
3 | ![]() |
24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 521 | 417 | +104 | 34 |
4 | ![]() |
24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 524 | 374 | +150 | 32 |
5 | ![]() |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 533 | 473 | +60 | 30 |
6 | ![]() |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 496 | 446 | +50 | 30 |
7 | ![]() |
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 514 | 464 | +50 | 26 |
8 | ![]() |
24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 432 | 489 | −57 | 25 |
9 | ![]() |
24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 475 | 486 | −11 | 24 |
10 | ![]() |
24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 413 | 474 | −61 | 24 |
11 | ![]() |
24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 485 | 522 | −37 | 22 |
12 | ![]() |
24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 326 | 477 | −151 | 22 |
13 | ![]() |
24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 433 | 574 | −141 | 21 |
14 | ![]() |
24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 378 | 500 | −122 | 20 |
15 | ![]() |
24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 427 | 575 | −148 | 18 |
16 | ![]() |
24 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 370 | 651 | −281 | 10 |
Melbourne qualified for their 9th consecutive finals series. Sydney qualified for their 3rd consecutive final series. South Sydney qualified for their 2nd consecutive finals series. Canberra qualified for their first finals series since 2016. Parramatta qualified for their first finals series since 2017. Manly Warringah qualified for their first finals series since 2017. Cronulla-Sutherland qualified for their 5th consecutive series. Brisbane qualified for their 6th consecutive series.
Venues[]
Canberra's GIO Stadium hosted one match, Melbourne's AAMI Park hosted two matches and Sydney hosted the remaining six matches, between ANZ Stadium, Bankwest Stadium, Lottoland and the Sydney Cricket Ground.[2][3]
Canberra | Melbourne | Sydney |
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GIO Stadium | AAMI Park | ANZ Stadium |
Capacity: 25,011 | Capacity: 30,050 | Capacity: 83,500 |
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Games: 1 | Games: 2 | Games: 2 |
Sydney | ||
Bankwest Stadium | Lottoland | Sydney Cricket Ground |
Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 23,000 | Capacity: 46,000 |
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Games: 1 | Games: 1 | Games: 2 |
Finals structure[]
The system used for the 2019 NRL finals series was a final eight system. In this format, the top four teams in the eight receive a "double chance" when they play in week-one qualifying finals, such that if a top-four team lose in the first week it still remained in the finals, playing a semi-final the next week against the winner of an elimination final. The bottom four of the eight will 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, to the qualifying final winners in the third week.[4]
In the second week, the winners of the qualifying finals receive a bye to the third week. The losers of the qualifying final play the winners of the elimination finals 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 at ANZ Stadium in Sydney.
Bracket[]
Qualifying / Elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | ||||||||||||||
QF1: 14 Sep, AAMI Park | |||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() |
10 | |||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() |
12 | SF1: 21 Sep, AAMI Park | ||||||||||||||
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32 | ||||||||||||||||
EF1: 15 Sep, Bankwest Stadium | ![]() |
0 | PF1: 27 Sep, GIO Stadium | ||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() |
58 | ![]() |
16 | |||||||||||||
8 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
10 | GF: 6 Oct, ANZ Stadium | ||||||||||||
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14 | ||||||||||||||||
EF2: 14 Sep, Lottoland | PF2: 28 Sep, SCG | ![]() |
8 | ||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() |
28 | ![]() |
14 | |||||||||||||
7 | ![]() |
16 | SF2: 20 Sep, ANZ Stadium | ![]() |
6 | ||||||||||||
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34 | ||||||||||||||||
QF2: 13 Sep, SCG | ![]() |
26 | |||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() |
30 | |||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() |
6 |
Qualifying and elimination finals[]
2nd Qualifying final: Sydney v South Sydney[]
Friday, 13 September
7:50pm |
Sydney Roosters ![]() |
30 – 6 | ![]() |
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Tries: Joseph Manu (3') 1 Mitchell Aubusson (11') 1 Boyd Cordner (26') 1 Sio Siua Taukeiaho (30') 1 James Tedesco (36') 1 Latrell Mitchell (59') 1 Goals: Latrell Mitchell 3/7 (9' pen, 27', 31') |
1st: 26 – 0 2nd: 4 – 6 |
Tries: 1 (65') Adam Reynolds Goals: 1/1 Adam Reynolds (66') |
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Attendance: 30,370 Referee: Gerard Sutton, Adam Gee Player of the Match: ![]() |
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1st Qualifying final: Melbourne v Canberra[]
Saturday, 14 September
5:35pm |
Melbourne Storm ![]() |
10 – 12 | ![]() |
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Tries: Suliasi Vunivalu (43') 1 Goals: Cameron Smith 3/4 (40' pen, 47' pen, 50' pen) |
1st: 2 – 6 2nd: 8 – 6 |
Tries: 1 (4') Bailey Simonsson 1 (78') John Bateman Goals: 2/4 Jarrod Croker (5', 79') |
AAMI Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 20,136 Referee: Ashley Klein, Chris Sutton Player of the Match: ![]() |
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2nd Elimination final: Manly-Warringah v Cronulla-Sutherland[]
Saturday, 14 September
7:50pm |
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles ![]() |
28 – 16 | ![]() |
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Tries: Apisai Koroisau (9') 1 Moses Suli (12') 1 Brad Parker (19') 1 Addin Fonua-Blake (52') 1 Brendan Elliot (72') 1 Goals: Reuben Garrick 4/5 (10', 13', 20', 54') |
1st: 18 – 4 2nd: 10 – 12 |
Tries: 1 (25') Bronson Xerri 1 (45') Aaron Gray 1 (79') Josh Morris Goals: 2/3 Shaun Johnson (47', 79') |
Lottoland, Sydney
Attendance: 15,495 Referee: Matt Cecchin, Henry Perenara Player of the Match: ![]() |
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1st Elimination final: Parramatta v Brisbane[]
Sunday, 15 September
4:00pm |
Parramatta Eels ![]() |
58 – 0 | ![]() |
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Tries: Mitchell Moses (17', 73') 2 Maika Sivo (40', 49') 2 Dylan Brown (53', 76') 2 Michael Jennings (12') 1 Blake Ferguson (20') 1 Shaun Lane (33') 1 Tepai Moeroa (71') 1 Daniel Alvaro (80') 1 Goals: Mitchell Moses 6/11 (13', 19', 54', 72', 75', 78') Manu Ma'u 1/1 (80') |
1st: 24 – 0 2nd: 34 – 0 |
Bankwest Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 29,372 Referee: Ben Cummins, Grant Atkins Player of the Match: ![]() |
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Semi-finals[]
2nd Semi-final: South Sydney v Manly-Warringah[]
Friday, 20 September
7:50pm |
South Sydney Rabbitohs ![]() |
34 – 26 | ![]() |
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Tries: Cameron Murray (40', 71') 2 Alex Johnston (10') 1 Cody Walker (15') 1 John Sutton (68') 1 Goals: Adam Reynolds 7/9 (16', 21' pen, 40', 55' pen, 69', 73', 80' pen) Sin Bin: Cody Walker (29') |
1st: 18 – 16 2nd: 16 – 10 |
Tries: 1 (18') Brad Parker 1 (24') Corey Waddell 1 (36') Daly Cherry-Evans 1 (47') Moses Suli 1 (57') Jack Gosiewski Goals: 3/5 Reuben Garrick (25', 37', 57') Sin Bin: (54') Brad Parker (67') Jake Trbojevic |
ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 32,127 Referee: Gerard Sutton, Adam Gee Player of the Match: ![]() |
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1st Semi-final: Melbourne v Parramatta[]
Saturday, 21 September
7:50pm |
Melbourne Storm ![]() |
32 – 0 | ![]() |
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Tries: Josh Addo-Carr (6', 28') 2 Suliasi Vunivalu (10') 1 Cameron Munster (17') 1 Jahrome Hughes (22') 1 Ryan Papenhuyzen (59') 1 Nelson Asofa-Solomona (79') 1 Goals: Cameron Smith 1/6 (22') Ryan Papenhuyzen 1/1 (80') Cameron Munster 0/1 Sin Bin: Cameron Smith (30') |
1st: 22 – 0 2nd: 10 – 0 |
AAMI Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 21,015 Referee: Ben Cummins, Grant Atkins Player of the Match: ![]() |
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Preliminary finals[]
1st Preliminary final: Canberra v South Sydney[]
Friday, 27 September
7:50pm |
Canberra Raiders ![]() |
16 – 10 | ![]() |
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Tries: Jarrod Croker (15') 1 Jack Wighton (45') 1 Josh Papalii (73') 1 Goals: Jarrod Croker 2/4 (16', 75') Sin Bin: Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad (70') |
1st: 6 – 6 2nd: 10 – 4 |
Tries: 1 (28') Dane Gagai 1 (79') Campbell Graham Goals: 1/2 Adam Reynolds (30') |
GIO Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 26,567 Referee: Ben Cummins, Grant Atkins Player of the Match: ![]() |
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2nd Preliminary final: Sydney v Melbourne[]
Saturday, 28 September
7:50pm |
Sydney Roosters ![]() |
14 – 6 | ![]() |
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Tries: Boyd Cordner (15') 1 James Tedesco (69') 1 Goals: Latrell Mitchell 3/4 (2' pen, 33' pen, 70') Sin Bin: Sio Siua Taukeiaho (1') |
1st: 8 – 0 2nd: 6 – 6 |
Tries: 1 (51') Nelson Asofa-Solomona Goals: 1/1 Cameron Smith (52') Sin Bin: (1') Nelson Asofa-Solomona |
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Attendance: 32,814 Referee: Gerard Sutton, Adam Gee Player of the Match: ![]() |
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Grand Final[]
Sunday, 6 October
7:40pm (AEDT) |
Sydney Roosters ![]() |
14 – 8 | ![]() |
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Tries: Sam Verrills (7') 1 James Tedesco (73') 1 Goals: Latrell Mitchell 3/5 (8', 21' pen, 74') Sin Bin: Cooper Cronk (50') 1 |
1st: 8 – 6 2nd: 6 – 2 |
Tries: 1 (31') Jack Wighton Goals: 2/2 Jarrod Croker (32', 50' pen) |
ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 82,922 Clive Churchill Medal: ![]() Referee: Ben Cummins, Gerard Sutton |
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References[]
- ^ "Gritty Roosters defy Raiders to win dramatic grand final". National Rugby League. 2019-10-06. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
- ^ "NRL Telstra Premiership 2019 finals series week one". National Rugby League. 2019-09-08. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
- ^ "NRL Telstra Premiership 2019 Finals Series Weeks 2 and 3". National Rugby League. 2019-09-15. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
- ^ "NRL finals format explained: How do the NRL finals work?". The Roar. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
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