The NRL season is only six weeks from kick-off – and we can\u2019t wait for the action to start.<\/p>\n
Of course, most clubs will be sporting fancy new jerseys, and supporters will be asked to part with their hard-earned to wear their team\u2019s colours.<\/p>\n
We\u2019ve run the rule over every franchise\u2019s home and away jumper – from the garish and grim, to the retro and sharp, so you can get a better idea of what you\u2019ll be forking out for.<\/p>\n
Wests Tigers nut Tyson Jackson and diehard Cronulla fan Jack Rothfield have put aside their biases to come up with the definitive list of the best and worst jerseys of 2026.<\/p>\n
See where your club\u2019s jumpers rank. <\/p>\n
35. Dolphins away <\/p>\n
What we would do to get the vanilla Coke design back! Alas, we have this mess instead. The gold is a sickly shade and the murky shadow chevrons only add to the unsightliness. <\/p>\n
34 and 33. North Queensland Cowboys home and away<\/p>\n
Barring perfect sponsor integration, these jerseys are practically the same, which defeats the whole purpose of having different jumpers that won\u2019t clash with opposition teams.<\/p>\n
32. Melbourne Storm home <\/p>\n
More like a supporters\u2019 T-shirt than a bonafide footy jersey the likes of Cameron Munster and Jahrome Hughes will steam about in.<\/p>\n
31. Gold Coast Titans home <\/p>\n
The traditional Gold Coast yellow takes a back seat, as every shade of blue known to mankind takes over. Inspired by the 2010 jersey, the prominent gambling logo once again sends out a message that the Titans will be a lottery on the field.<\/p>\n
30. Parramatta Eels away <\/p>\n
With the four royal blue bands and James Hardie logo, this all-gold kit harkens back to the Eels\u2019 glory days of the 1980s, but retreating into their storied past is a favourite Parramatta pastime and this jumper won\u2019t do them any favours. <\/p>\n
29. Penrith Panthers home <\/p>\n
The 60th anniversary logo is a brilliant design but the rest of the jumper offers nothing we haven\u2019t really seen before.<\/p>\n
28. Canberra Raiders away<\/p>\n
Looks like it was designed using crayons – it\u2019s that plain and uninventive – but its simplicity has a childlike quality young fans will appreciate.<\/p>\n
27. Newcastle Knights away <\/p>\n
We\u2019re getting severe AFL vertical stripe vibes, but this jersey is a homage to the Knights\u2019 2001 premiership winning jumper, which will make all Novocastrians happy.<\/p>\n
26. Gold Coast Titans away<\/p>\n
Sun, sand and water are what we think of when we imagine the Gold Coast and this jersey delivers in spades.<\/p>\n
25. St George Illwarra Dragons away <\/p>\n
Very Illawarra Steelers, this jersey will have fans wishing Rod Wishart and Paul McGregor were still tearing up at the \u2018Gong. <\/p>\n
24. Cronulla Sharks away <\/p>\n
Same as their away jersey last year, it has echoes of their 1997 Super League kit, which got them all the way to the gf.<\/p>\n
23. Parramatta Eels home <\/p>\n
A throwback to 1986 and the triumphant era of Cronin, Sterling and Kenny, Parra fans will be hoping this classic design heralds a new premiership-winning epoch.<\/p>\n
22. St George Illawarra Dragons home <\/p>\n
You can\u2019t go wrong with the traditional red V, but nor can you do much with it, which pretty much means it\u2019s the same year after year. <\/p>\n
21. Dolphins home<\/p>\n
The gold isn\u2019t exactly glistening and the sponsor\u2019s name on the sleeves and chest really is overpowering, but all up this isn\u2019t too bad.<\/p>\n
20. Newcastle Knights home <\/p>\n
Did we say the Knights\u2019 jersey designers are riffing on the 2001 premiership winning side?Here\u2019s more proof. But can Dylan Brown be the new Andrew Johns?<\/p>\n
19. South Sydney Rabbitohs home <\/p>\n
The MG branding catches the eye, and the classic myrtle and cardinal hoops work as only they can, but is it time to revert to the easier-on-the-eye white rabbit?<\/p>\n
18. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs home <\/p>\n
Pretty much the same as last season\u2019s effort, there\u2019s not much here to offend the Bulldogs faithful, although the sponsor\u2019s name really does a hatchet job on the famous double V.<\/p>\n
17. Canberra Raiders home <\/p>\n
This is international sporting brand UnderAmour\u2019s first NRL jersey, and it\u2019s a cracker. If it carried the famous Milk logo it would be deadset number one on our list.<\/p>\n
16. Manly Warringah Sea Eagles home <\/p>\n
It\u2019s the mid-1990s all over again! The famous Pepsi Manly jumper, minus the Pepsi and (sadly) Toovs, Cliffy et al. The 80-year anniversary logo is a gem.<\/p>\n
15. Penrith Panthers away <\/p>\n
The Pink Panther theme has been done to death, but Penrith are still banking on this neat design to get them through difficult away assignments.<\/p>\n
14. Cronulla Sharks home<\/p>\n
Celebrating their 2016 premiership, this Sharks jersey conjures up images of the unbreakable Paul Gallen charging at quivering defensive lines.<\/p>\n
13. South Sydney Rabbitohs away <\/p>\n
Nostalgia rules with the return of the legendary Minty-inspired jersey from the 1980s. Ziggy Niszczot eat your heart out! <\/p>\n
12. Wests Tigers home <\/p>\n
Retina-burning orange with claw marks on the chest. Hopefully their on-field play will pack just as much punch.<\/p>\n
11. New Zealand Warriors home <\/p>\n
Someone once said \u201cblue and green should never be seen\u201d, but add a dash of red and wow!This iconic design will have the Warriors dazzling on the paddock.<\/p>\n
10. Brisbane Broncos home<\/p>\n
Same as their 2025 strip but with a new logo that controversially omits the word \u201cBroncos\u201d. It won them a premiership last year, so we can\u2019t hate on it too much.<\/p>\n
9. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs away<\/p>\n
The inverse of the home jersey, we can see Burto and Critta running amok in it on away trips.<\/p>\n
8. Manly Warringah Sea Eagles away <\/p>\n
This retro classic evokes the late \u201970s \u201cSilvertails\u201d era, when the Sea Eagles and Western Suburbs \u201cFibros\u201d would tear strips off each other.<\/p>\n
7. Melbourne Storm away<\/p>\n
Better than their home kit, it has a subtle underlying pattern that represents Melbourne\u2019s landscape, which is a nifty touch. Sponsors are integrated perfectly.<\/p>\n
6. North Queensland Cowboys alternate<\/p>\n
Their home and away kits were average, but the club\u2019s alternate, a throwback to the 1995 Sevens has a summery, tropical feel fans will love.<\/p>\n
5. New Zealand Warriors away <\/p>\n
A veritable work of art, except the sponsor\u2019s target in the middle of the chest will give eager opposition tacklers something to aim at.<\/p>\n
4. Wests Tigers away<\/p>\n
With all their warring factions, any new Tigers jersey invites controversy, but the addition of grey to their colour palette is a nice neutral touch.<\/p>\n
3. Brisbane Broncos away<\/p>\n
It\u2019s seen as controversial but Brisbane\u2019s away jersey is super sharp. Sure, it doesn\u2019t scream \u201cBroncos!\u201d like the home jersey, but this all-navy affair will add extra gravitas to their back-to-back premiership pursuit.<\/p>\n
2. Penrith Panthers alternate<\/p>\n
A late entry, but everything about this jersey is perfect. The collar gives a retro vibe and the rest blends magnificently.<\/p>\n
1. Sydney Roosters home <\/p>\n
With Adidas on board and the addition of three stripes down the torso, the Tricolours are on a winner. The likes of Teddy and DCE will look extra smart and tapered as they probe opposition defences next year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The NRL season is only six weeks from kick-off – and we can\u2019t wait for the action to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":421123,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":["post-421122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nrl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-national-rugby-league","tag-nationalrugbyleague","tag-nrl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421122","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=421122"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421122\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/421123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=421122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=421122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=421122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}