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NRL LIVE LADDER: Who will make the eight?
SEN • September 4th, 2025 7:10 pm
NRL Live Ladder for the final round of the 2025 H&A season: which eight teams makes finals?
With one more round in the NRL home and away season, there is still plenty to play for with finals just around the corner.
With that in mind, you can track all the movements and the permutations through SEN's NRL Live Ladder Hub which will be updated throughout the weekend to keep you up to date with the latest results.
LIVE LADDER:
- Raiders - 44pts (+186)
- Storm - 40pts (+228)
- Bulldogs - 38pts (+138)
- Broncos - 34pts (+156)
- Sharks - 34pts (+91)
- Warriors - 34pts (+22)
- Panthers - 31pts (+87)
- Roosters - 30pts (+102)
- Dolphins - 28pts (+87)
- Sea-Eagles - 28pts (+20)
What we know:
- Seven teams have confirmed their spot
- Raiders have claimed minor premiership
- The Bulldogs and Storm will play each other in a qualifying final
- A top four spot is still up for grabs
- Panthers will play away in a elimination final
- Roosters, Dolphins and Sea-Eagles can all still claim 8th
Round 27 Fixture
Thursday
Brisbane Broncos vs Melbourne Storm - Suncorp Stadium @ 7:50pm AEST
Friday
Manly Sea-Eagles vs New Zealand Warriors - Brookvale Oval @ 6pm
Sydney Roosters vs South Sydney Rabbitohs - Allianz Stadium @ 8pm
Saturday
St George Illawarra Dragons vs Penrith Panthers - WIN Stadium @ 3pm
Gold Coast Titans vs Wests Tigers - Cbus Super Stadium @ 5:30pm
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs vs Cronulla Sharks - Accor Stadium @ 7:35pm
Sunday
The Dolphins vs Canberra Raiders - Kayo Stadium @ 2pm
Parramatta Eels vs Newcastle Knights - CommBank Stadium @ 4:05pm
Where can each side finish?
Prior to the Melbourne vs Brisbane game
Melbourne Storm
Will finish second if:
- Win against Brisbane or
- Lose and Canterbury-Bankstown lose/draw
Will finish third if:
- Lose and Canterbury-Bankstown win by a combined margin of 90
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Will finish second if:
- Win against Cronulla by 45 and Melbourne loses by 45
Will finish third if:
- Melbourne beats Brisbane or they lose
Brisbane Broncos
Will finish fourth if:
- Beat Melbourne or
- Lose and Cronulla and New Zealand also lose
Will finish fifth if:
- Lose and one of Cronulla or New Zealand win
Will finish sixth if:
- Lose and New Zealand and Cronulla both win
Cronulla Sharks
Will finish fourth if:
- Win against Bulldogs and Brisbane loses
Will finish fifth if:
- Win and Brisbane also wins or
- Lose and New Zealand loses
Will finish sixth if:
- Lose, plus Brisbane and New Zealand win
New Zealand Warriors
Will finish fourth if:
- Win against Manly and Brisbane and Cronulla lose
Will finish fifth if:
- Win and one of Brisbane or Cronulla loses
Will finish sixth if:
- Lose to Manly
Penrith Panthers
Will finish seventh if:
- Win against St George Illawarra or
- Sydney loses
Will finish eighth if:
- Lose and Sydney wins
Sydney Roosters
Will finish seventh if:
- Win against South Sydney and Penrith loses
Will finish eighth if:
- Win and Penrith also wins or
- Lose and both the Dolphins and Manly lose
Will finish ninth if:
- Lose and one of the Dolphins and Sea-Eagles overcome their point differential
Will finish tenth if:
- Lose and both the Dolphins and Sea Eagles leapfrog them on point differential
The Dolphins
Will finish eighth if:
- Win against Canberra and Sydney and Manly both lose
Will finish ninth if:
- Win against Canberra, Sydney win, Manly lose
- Lose and Manly lose
Will finish tenth if:
- Lose, Manly win
Manly Sea-Eagles
Will finish eighth if:
- Beat New Zealand and have Sydney and the Dolphins lose by enough to close point differential
Will finish ninth if:
- Win and the Dolphins lose or
- Win, the Dolphins also win while Sydney loses and gets overtaken on point differential
Will finish tenth if:
- Lose or
- Dolphins and Roosters both win
LIVE BLOG
To kick-off the final round of the 2025 season, the Brisbane Broncos will play host to the Melbourne Storm.
The Storm already knows their opponent for the finals, and this match will help decide whether they host the match in the Victorian capital or leave the door ajar for the Bulldogs to make a top-two finish.
With that in mind, the Storm have brought back plenty of starpower into this clash with Eliesa Katoa, Jahrome Hughes, Josh King, Nick Meaney, Tui Kamikamica and Xavier Coates making their return to the starting line up.
For the Broncos, they can confirm their top-four spot if they win out against Melbourne, which will see them play the Raiders.
Gehamat Shibasaki is the main out for Brisbane due to a breach of the Broncos' team standard.
SEN will have live coverage of the match through its radio network and the SEN App starting from 7pm AEST.
