{"id":886556,"date":"2026-09-10T05:48:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T05:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/886556\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T05:48:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T05:48:25","slug":"nrl-finals-full-bracket-prediction-zero-tackles-team-tips-every-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/886556\/","title":{"rendered":"NRL Finals: Full bracket prediction, Zero Tackle’s team tips every match"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The NRL<\/a> finals have arrived, with eight teams to square off for the right to be crowned premiers in 2026.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Here are the answers.<\/p>\n

Lee Addison (Rugby League coach, Loose Carry panelist)<\/p>\n

Match
\nHome
\nAway
\nWinner<\/p>\n

Week 1<\/p>\n

QF 1
\nPanthers
\nRoosters
\nRoosters<\/p>\n

QF 2
\nWarriors
\nDolphins<\/a>
\nWarriors<\/p>\n

EF 1
\nSharks
\nCowboys
\nSharks<\/p>\n

EF 2
\nRabbitohs
\nKnights
\nRabbitohs<\/p>\n

Week 2<\/p>\n

SF 1
\nPanthers
\nSharks
\nPanthers<\/p>\n

SF 2
\nDolphins<\/a>
\nRabbitohs
\nDolphins<\/a><\/p>\n

Week 3<\/p>\n

PF 1
\nRoosters
\nPanthers
\nPanthers<\/p>\n

PF 2
\nWarriors
\nDolphins<\/a>
\nWarriors<\/p>\n

Week 4<\/p>\n

GF
\nPanthers
\nWarriors
\nPanthers<\/p>\n

Matt Clements (Zero Tackle founder)<\/p>\n

Match
\nHome
\nAway
\nWinner<\/p>\n

Week 1<\/p>\n

QF 1
\nPanthers
\nRoosters
\nPanthers<\/p>\n

QF 2
\nWarriors
\nDolphins<\/a>
\nWarriors<\/p>\n

EF 1
\nSharks
\nCowboys
\nSharks<\/p>\n

EF 2
\nRabbitohs
\nKnights
\nRabbitohs<\/p>\n

Week 2<\/p>\n

SF 1
\nRoosters
\nSharks
\nRoosters<\/p>\n

SF 2
\nDolphins<\/a>
\nRabbitohs
\nDolphins<\/a><\/p>\n

Week 3<\/p>\n

PF 1
\nPanthers
\nDolphins<\/a>
\nDolphins<\/a><\/p>\n

PF 2
\nWarriors
\nRoosters
\nWarriors<\/p>\n

Week 4<\/p>\n

GF
\nDolphins<\/a>
\nWarriors
\nWarriors<\/p>\n

Kye Ferreira (Zero Tackle journalist)<\/p>\n

Match
\nHome
\nAway
\nWinner<\/p>\n

Week 1<\/p>\n

QF 1
\nPanthers
\nRoosters
\nPanthers<\/p>\n

QF 2
\nWarriors
\nDolphins<\/a>
\nWarriors<\/p>\n

EF 1
\nSharks
\nCowboys
\nCowboys<\/p>\n

EF 2
\nRabbitohs
\nKnights
\nRabbitohs<\/p>\n

Week 2<\/p>\n

SF 1
\nRoosters
\nCowboys
\nRoosters<\/p>\n

SF 2
\nDolphins<\/a>
\nRabbitohs
\nDolphins<\/a><\/p>\n

Week 3<\/p>\n

PF 1
\nPanthers
\nDolphins<\/a>
\nPanthers<\/p>\n

PF 2
\nWarriors
\nRoosters
\nWarriors<\/p>\n

Week 4<\/p>\n

GF
\nPanthers
\nWarriors
\nPanthers<\/p>\n

Bella Gillespie (Zero Tackle journalist)<\/p>\n

Match
\nHome
\nAway
\nWinner<\/p>\n

Week 1<\/p>\n

QF 1
\nPanthers
\nRoosters
\nPanthers<\/p>\n

QF 2
\nWarriors
\nDolphins<\/a>
\nWarriors<\/p>\n

EF 1
\nSharks
\nCowboys
\nCowboys<\/p>\n

EF 2
\nRabbitohs
\nKnights
\nRabbitohs<\/p>\n

Week 2<\/p>\n

SF 1
\nRoosters
\nCowboys
\nRoosters<\/p>\n

SF 2
\nDolphins<\/a>
\nRabbitohs
\nDolphins<\/a><\/p>\n

Week 3<\/p>\n

PF 1
\nPanthers
\nDolphins<\/a>
\nPanthers<\/p>\n

PF 2
\nWarriors
\nRoosters
\nWarriors<\/p>\n

Week 4<\/p>\n

GF
\nPanthers
\nWarriors
\nWarriors<\/p>\n

Magdalena Murdoch (Zero Tackle journalist)<\/p>\n

Match
\nHome
\nAway
\nWinner<\/p>\n

Week 1<\/p>\n

QF 1
\nPanthers
\nRoosters
\nPanthers<\/p>\n

QF 2
\nWarriors
\nDolphins<\/a>
\nDolphins<\/a><\/p>\n

EF 1
\nSharks
\nCowboys
\nSharks<\/p>\n

EF 2
\nRabbitohs
\nKnights
\nKnights<\/p>\n

Week 2<\/p>\n

SF 1
\nRoosters
\nSharks
\nRoosters<\/p>\n

SF 2
\nWarriors
\nKnights
\nWarriors<\/p>\n

Week 3<\/p>\n

PF 1
\nPanthers
\nWarriors
\nPanthers <\/p>\n

PF 2
\nDolphins<\/a>
\nRoosters
\nDolphins<\/a><\/p>\n

Week 4<\/p>\n

GF
\nPanthers
\nDolphins<\/a>
\nDolphins<\/a><\/p>\n

Daniel Nichols (Zero Tackle journalist)<\/p>\n

Match
\nHome
\nAway
\nWinner<\/p>\n

Week 1<\/p>\n

QF 1
\nPanthers
\nRoosters
\nPanthers<\/p>\n

QF 2
\nWarriors
\nDolphins<\/a>
\nWarriors<\/p>\n

EF 1
\nSharks
\nCowboys
\nSharks<\/p>\n

EF 2
\nRabbitohs
\nKnights
\nRabbitohs<\/p>\n

Week 2<\/p>\n

SF 1
\nRoosters
\nSharks
\nRoosters<\/p>\n

SF 2
\nDolphins<\/a>
\nRabbitohs
\nDolphins<\/a><\/p>\n

Week 3<\/p>\n

PF 1
\nPanthers
\nDolphins<\/a>
\nDolphins<\/a><\/p>\n

PF 2
\nWarriors
\nRoosters
\nWarriors<\/p>\n

Week 4<\/p>\n

GF
\nDolphins<\/a>
\nWarriors
\nDolphins<\/a><\/p>\n

Scott Pryde (Zero Tackle editor)<\/p>\n

Match
\nHome
\nAway
\nWinner<\/p>\n

Week 1<\/p>\n

QF 1
\nPanthers
\nRoosters
\nPanthers<\/p>\n

QF 2
\nWarriors
\nDolphins<\/a>
\nDolphins<\/a><\/p>\n

EF 1
\nSharks
\nCowboys
\nSharks<\/p>\n

EF 2
\nRabbitohs
\nKnights
\nRabbitohs<\/p>\n

Week 2<\/p>\n

SF 1
\nRoosters
\nSharks
\nRoosters<\/p>\n

SF 2
\nWarriors
\nRabbitohs
\nWarriors<\/p>\n

Week 3<\/p>\n

PF 1
\nPanthers
\nWarriors
\nPanthers<\/p>\n

PF 2
\nDolphins<\/a>
\nRoosters
\nDolphins<\/a><\/p>\n

Week 4<\/p>\n

GF
\nPanthers
\nDolphins<\/a>
\nPanthers<\/p>\n

Samuel Sartori (Zero Tackle journalist)<\/p>\n

Match
\nHome
\nAway
\nWinner<\/p>\n

Week 1<\/p>\n

QF 1
\nPanthers
\nRoosters
\nPanthers<\/p>\n

QF 2
\nWarriors
\nDolphins<\/a>
\nDolphins<\/a><\/p>\n

EF 1
\nSharks
\nCowboys
\nSharks<\/p>\n

EF 2
\nRabbitohs
\nKnights
\nRabbitohs<\/p>\n

Week 2<\/p>\n

SF 1
\nRoosters
\nSharks
\nRoosters<\/p>\n

SF 2
\nWarriors
\nRabbitohs
\nWarriors<\/p>\n

Week 3<\/p>\n

PF 1
\nPanthers
\nWarriors
\nPanthers<\/p>\n

PF 2
\nDolphins<\/a>
\nRoosters
\nDolphins<\/a><\/p>\n

Week 4<\/p>\n

GF
\nPanthers
\nDolphins<\/a>
\nDolphins<\/a><\/p>\n

Leo Twemlow (Zero Tackle journalist)<\/p>\n

Match
\nHome
\nAway
\nWinner<\/p>\n

Week 1<\/p>\n

QF 1
\nPanthers
\nRoosters
\nPanthers<\/p>\n

QF 2
\nWarriors
\nDolphins<\/a>
\nWarriors<\/p>\n

EF 1
\nSharks
\nCowboys
\nSharks<\/p>\n

EF 2
\nRabbitohs
\nKnights
\nRabbitohs<\/p>\n

Week 2<\/p>\n

SF 1
\nRoosters
\nSharks
\nRoosters<\/p>\n

SF 2
\nDolphins<\/a>
\nRabbitohs
\nDolphins<\/a><\/p>\n

Week 3<\/p>\n

PF 1
\nPanthers
\nDolphins<\/a>
\nPanthers<\/p>\n

PF 2
\nWarriors
\nRoosters
\nWarriors<\/p>\n

Week 4<\/p>\n

GF
\nPanthers
\nWarriors
\nPanthers<\/p>\n


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\n \"Scott<\/a><\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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