The biggest games of the NRL and NRLW seasons are fast approaching, with tens of thousands of fans expected to attend the grand finals this weekend.<\/p>\n
Here’s a quick rundown of what you need to know before the kick-off.<\/p>\n
When are the NRL and NRLW grand finals?<\/p>\n
Both games will be played on Sunday, October 5.<\/p>\n
Who is playing in the NRL grand final?<\/p>\n
Reece Walsh of the Broncos reacts during the NRL Round 27 match between the Brisbane Broncos and the Melbourne Storm at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Thursday, September 4, 2025. (AAP: Jason O’Brien\u00a0)<\/p>\n
The Brisbane Broncos and the Melbourne Storm.<\/p>\n
The last time these two teams faced each other in a grand final was 2006, with the Broncos taking the premiership 15-8.<\/p>\n
That was also the last time the Broncos won a grand final.<\/p>\n
The Storm and the Broncos have played each other twice this season, winning one game each.<\/p>\n
Who is playing in the NRLW grand final?<\/p>\n
Ali Brigginshaw (left) of the Broncos and Isabelle Kelly of the Roosters during the launch of the 2025 NRLW finals series.\u00a0 (AAP: Bianca De Marchi)<\/p>\n
The Brisbane Broncos are also in the NRLW grand final, facing the Sydney Roosters.<\/p>\n
The Roosters and Broncos finished first and second on the ladder this season, with the Roosters unbeaten and handing the Broncos their only loss.<\/p>\n
Brisbane will be hunting its fourth premiership, and Sydney its third when they face off on October 5.<\/p>\n
Where is the NRL grand final played?<\/p>\n
The grand finals for the NRL and NRLW will be played at Stadium Australia in Sydney.<\/p>\n
What time is the NRL grand final?<\/p>\n
Daylight savings starts on Sunday, so here are the kick-off times according to what state or territory you are in:<\/p>\n
7:30pm AEDT: New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory6:30pm AEST: Queensland7pm ACDT: South Australia6pm ACST: Northern Territory4:30pm AWST: Western AustraliaWhat time is the NRLW grand final?3:55pm AEDT: New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory2:55pm AEST: Queensland3:25pm ACDT: South Australia2:25pm ACST: Northern Territory2:55pm AWST: Western AustraliaWhere can I watch the NRL grand final?<\/p>\n
You will be able to watch the game free-to-air on Channel Nine and its streaming services.<\/p>\n
The ABC will also be live blogging the match.<\/p>\n
And you can listen to the match on ABC Sport via the website, local radio, and the Listen app.<\/p>\n
Who will perform at the NRL grand final?<\/p>\n
Teddy Swims performs during the Grammy awards in February of this year.\u00a0 (Reuters: Mario Anzuoni)<\/p>\n
Grammy award-winning artist Teddy Swims will headline the NRL and NRLW grand final entertainment.<\/p>\n
The pre-game entertainment will begin an hour before kick-off at 6:30pm AEDT.<\/p>\n
What is the weather like for the grand final?<\/p>\n
It will be a warm, mostly sunny day on Sunday with a maximum temperature of 28 degrees Celsius.<\/p>\n
There will be light winds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The biggest games of the NRL and NRLW seasons are fast approaching, with tens of thousands of fans…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":176674,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,4428,11288,4466,761,762,158,25993,85,1080],"class_list":{"0":"post-176673","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nrl","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-brisbane-broncos","11":"tag-grand-final","12":"tag-melbourne-storm","13":"tag-national-rugby-league","14":"tag-nationalrugbyleague","15":"tag-nrl","16":"tag-nrlw","17":"tag-sports","18":"tag-sydney-roosters"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=176673"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176673\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/176674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=176673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=176673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=176673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}