The NRL finals have arrived, with eight teams to square off for the right to be crowned premiers in 2026.
With the Week 1 fixtures locked in, we asked our team at Zero Tackle to look in to their crystal ball to determine who was winning all nine matches across the finals.
Here are the answers.
Lee Addison (Rugby League coach, Loose Carry panelist)
Match
Home
Away
Winner
Week 1
QF 1
Panthers
Roosters
Roosters
QF 2
Warriors
Dolphins
Warriors
EF 1
Sharks
Cowboys
Sharks
EF 2
Rabbitohs
Knights
Rabbitohs
Week 2
SF 1
Panthers
Sharks
Panthers
SF 2
Dolphins
Rabbitohs
Dolphins
Week 3
PF 1
Roosters
Panthers
Panthers
PF 2
Warriors
Dolphins
Warriors
Week 4
GF
Panthers
Warriors
Panthers
Matt Clements (Zero Tackle founder)
Match
Home
Away
Winner
Week 1
QF 1
Panthers
Roosters
Panthers
QF 2
Warriors
Dolphins
Warriors
EF 1
Sharks
Cowboys
Sharks
EF 2
Rabbitohs
Knights
Rabbitohs
Week 2
SF 1
Roosters
Sharks
Roosters
SF 2
Dolphins
Rabbitohs
Dolphins
Week 3
PF 1
Panthers
Dolphins
Dolphins
PF 2
Warriors
Roosters
Warriors
Week 4
GF
Dolphins
Warriors
Warriors
Kye Ferreira (Zero Tackle journalist)
Match
Home
Away
Winner
Week 1
QF 1
Panthers
Roosters
Panthers
QF 2
Warriors
Dolphins
Warriors
EF 1
Sharks
Cowboys
Cowboys
EF 2
Rabbitohs
Knights
Rabbitohs
Week 2
SF 1
Roosters
Cowboys
Roosters
SF 2
Dolphins
Rabbitohs
Dolphins
Week 3
PF 1
Panthers
Dolphins
Panthers
PF 2
Warriors
Roosters
Warriors
Week 4
GF
Panthers
Warriors
Panthers
Bella Gillespie (Zero Tackle journalist)
Match
Home
Away
Winner
Week 1
QF 1
Panthers
Roosters
Panthers
QF 2
Warriors
Dolphins
Warriors
EF 1
Sharks
Cowboys
Cowboys
EF 2
Rabbitohs
Knights
Rabbitohs
Week 2
SF 1
Roosters
Cowboys
Roosters
SF 2
Dolphins
Rabbitohs
Dolphins
Week 3
PF 1
Panthers
Dolphins
Panthers
PF 2
Warriors
Roosters
Warriors
Week 4
GF
Panthers
Warriors
Warriors
Magdalena Murdoch (Zero Tackle journalist)
Match
Home
Away
Winner
Week 1
QF 1
Panthers
Roosters
Panthers
QF 2
Warriors
Dolphins
Dolphins
EF 1
Sharks
Cowboys
Sharks
EF 2
Rabbitohs
Knights
Knights
Week 2
SF 1
Roosters
Sharks
Roosters
SF 2
Warriors
Knights
Warriors
Week 3
PF 1
Panthers
Warriors
Panthers
PF 2
Dolphins
Roosters
Dolphins
Week 4
Daniel Nichols (Zero Tackle journalist)
Match
Home
Away
Winner
Week 1
QF 1
Panthers
Roosters
Panthers
QF 2
Warriors
Dolphins
Warriors
EF 1
Sharks
Cowboys
Sharks
EF 2
Rabbitohs
Knights
Rabbitohs
Week 2
SF 1
Roosters
Sharks
Roosters
SF 2
Dolphins
Rabbitohs
Dolphins
Week 3
PF 1
Panthers
Dolphins
Dolphins
PF 2
Warriors
Roosters
Warriors
Week 4
Scott Pryde (Zero Tackle editor)
Match
Home
Away
Winner
Week 1
QF 1
Panthers
Roosters
Panthers
QF 2
Warriors
Dolphins
Dolphins
EF 1
Sharks
Cowboys
Sharks
EF 2
Rabbitohs
Knights
Rabbitohs
Week 2
SF 1
Roosters
Sharks
Roosters
SF 2
Warriors
Rabbitohs
Warriors
Week 3
PF 1
Panthers
Warriors
Panthers
PF 2
Dolphins
Roosters
Dolphins
Week 4
GF
Panthers
Dolphins
Panthers
Samuel Sartori (Zero Tackle journalist)
Match
Home
Away
Winner
Week 1
QF 1
Panthers
Roosters
Panthers
QF 2
Warriors
Dolphins
Dolphins
EF 1
Sharks
Cowboys
Sharks
EF 2
Rabbitohs
Knights
Rabbitohs
Week 2
SF 1
Roosters
Sharks
Roosters
SF 2
Warriors
Rabbitohs
Warriors
Week 3
PF 1
Panthers
Warriors
Panthers
PF 2
Dolphins
Roosters
Dolphins
Week 4
Leo Twemlow (Zero Tackle journalist)
Match
Home
Away
Winner
Week 1
QF 1
Panthers
Roosters
Panthers
QF 2
Warriors
Dolphins
Warriors
EF 1
Sharks
Cowboys
Sharks
EF 2
Rabbitohs
Knights
Rabbitohs
Week 2
SF 1
Roosters
Sharks
Roosters
SF 2
Dolphins
Rabbitohs
Dolphins
Week 3
PF 1
Panthers
Dolphins
Panthers
PF 2
Warriors
Roosters
Warriors
Week 4
GF
Panthers
Warriors
Panthers
Scott has been Zero Tackle’s editor since 2021, having actively worked in sports media from 2014. Scott is a lifelong Dragons fan, and umpires cricket on the weekends.