2021 NRL season

The 2021 NRL season will be the 114th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 24th season run by the National Rugby League.

2021 National Rugby League
DurationMarch 11 – October 3, 2021
Teams16

Teams

The lineup of teams will remain unchanged for the 15th consecutive year.

Colours Club Season Home ground(s) Head coach Captain(s)
 Brisbane Broncos 34th season Suncorp Stadium Kevin Walters[1] Alex Glenn
 Canberra Raiders 40th season GIO Stadium Canberra Ricky Stuart Jarrod Croker & Josh Hodgson
 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 87th season Stadium Australia, Belmore Sports Ground & Bankwest Stadium Trent Barrett[2] Josh Jackson
 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 55th season Netstrata Jubilee Stadium John Morris Wade Graham
 Gold Coast Titans 15th season Cbus Super Stadium Justin Holbrook Kevin Proctor
 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 72nd season Lottoland Des Hasler Daly Cherry-Evans
 Melbourne Storm 24th season AAMI Park Craig Bellamy Cameron Smith
 Newcastle Knights 34th season McDonald Jones Stadium Adam O'Brien TBA
 New Zealand Warriors 27th season Mt. Smart Stadium Nathan Brown[3] Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
 North Queensland Cowboys 27th season Queensland Country Bank Stadium Todd Payten[4] Michael Morgan & Jason Taumalolo[5]
 Parramatta Eels 75th season Bankwest Stadium Brad Arthur Clint Gutherson
 Penrith Panthers 55th season Panthers Stadium Ivan Cleary TBA
 South Sydney Rabbitohs 112th season Stadium Australia Wayne Bennett Adam Reynolds
 St. George Illawarra Dragons 23rd season Netstrata Jubilee Stadium & WIN Stadium Anthony Griffin[6] Cameron McInnes
 Sydney Roosters 114th season Sydney Cricket Ground Trent Robinson Jake Friend & Boyd Cordner
 Wests Tigers 22nd season Leichhardt Oval, Campbelltown Stadium & Bankwest Stadium Michael Maguire TBA

Regular season
See also: 2021 NRL season results
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 F1 F2 F3 GF
Brisbane Broncos PAR GCT CBY MEL SOU PEN PAR GCT NQL MAN SYD MEL SGI CAN SOU CRO X WTI PEN NQL NEW SYD NZL CRO NEW
Canberra Raiders WTI CRO NZL GCT PEN PAR NQL SOU NEW CBY MEL SYD X BRI SGI GCT MAN CRO PAR NEW SGI MEL MAN NZL SYD
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs NEW PEN BRI SOU MEL NQL CRO PAR SGI CAN GCT PEN X SGI PAR MAN SYD SOU CRO GCT WTI NZL NEW MAN WTI
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks SGI CAN PAR NQL SYD NEW CBY MEL PEN SOU SGI GCT X PEN NQL BRI NZL CAN CBY MAN NZL NEW WTI BRI MEL
Gold Coast Titans NZL BRI NQL CAN NEW MAN SOU BRI WTI PEN CBY CRO MEL SYD MAN CAN X PAR SGI CBY NQL SOU MEL NEW NZL
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles SYD SOU SGI PEN NZL GCT WTI PEN NZL BRI PAR NEW X NQL GCT CBY CAN SGI WTI CRO MEL PAR CAN CBY NQL
Melbourne Storm SOU PAR PEN BRI CBY SYD NZL CRO SOU SGI CAN BRI GCT NZL WTI SYD X NEW NQL PEN MAN CAN GCT PAR CRO
Newcastle Knights CBY NZL WTI SGI GCT CRO PEN SYD CAN WTI NQL MAN PAR SOU NZL NQL X MEL SYD CAN BRI CRO CBY GCT BRI
New Zealand Warriors GCT NEW CAN SYD MAN SGI MEL NQL MAN PAR WTI NQL X MEL NEW SGI CRO PEN SOU WTI CRO CBY BRI CAN GCT
North Queensland Cowboys PEN SGI GCT CRO WTI CBY CAN NZL BRI SYD NEW NZL X MAN CRO NEW SOU SYD MEL BRI GCT WTI PAR SGI MAN
Parramatta Eels BRI MEL CRO WTI SGI CAN BRI CBY SYD NZL MAN SOU NEW WTI CBY PEN X GCT CAN SYD SOU MAN NQL MEL PEN
Penrith Panthers NQL CBY MEL MAN CAN BRI NEW MAN CRO GCT SOU CBY WTI CRO SYD PAR X NZL BRI MEL SYD SGI SOU WTI PAR
South Sydney Rabbitohs MEL MAN SYD CBY BRI WTI GCT CAN MEL CRO PEN PAR X NEW BRI WTI NQL CBY NZL SGI PAR GCT PEN SYD SGI
St. George Illawarra Dragons CRO NQL MAN NEW PAR NZL SYD WTI CBY MEL CRO WTI BRI CBY CAN NZL X MAN GCT SOU CAN PEN SYD NQL SOU
Sydney Roosters MAN WTI SOU NZL CRO MEL SGI NEW PAR NQL BRI CAN X GCT PEN MEL CBY NQL NEW PAR PEN BRI SGI SOU CAN
Wests Tigers CAN SYD NEW PAR NQL SOU MAN SGI GCT NEW NZL SGI PEN PAR MEL SOU X BRI MAN NZL CBY NQL CRO PEN CBY
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 F1 F2 F3 GF

Bold – Home game
X – Bye
* – Golden point game
Opponent for round listed above margin

2021 Transfers

Players

Source:[7]

Player 2020 Club 2021 Club
Jack Bird Brisbane Broncos St. George Illawarra Dragons
Darius Boyd Brisbane Broncos Retirement
David Fifita Brisbane Broncos Gold Coast Titans
Joe Ofahengaue Brisbane Broncos Wests Tigers
John Bateman Canberra Raiders Super League: Wigan Warriors
Nick Cotric Canberra Raiders Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Michael Oldfield Canberra Raiders Parramatta Eels
Jack Cogger Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Super League: Huddersfield Giants
Kieran Foran Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Kerrod Holland Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Retirement
Tim Lafai Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs TBA
Marcelo Montoya Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs New Zealand Warriors
Reimis Smith Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Melbourne Storm
Sauaso Sue Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Newcastle Knights
Aiden Tolman Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Scott Sorensen Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Penrith Panthers
Jai Arrow Gold Coast Titans South Sydney Rabbitohs
Shannon Boyd Gold Coast Titans Retirement
Bryce Cartwright Gold Coast Titans Parramatta Eels
Dale Copley Gold Coast Titans Brisbane Broncos
Keegan Hipgrave Gold Coast Titans Parramatta Eels
Ryan James Gold Coast Titans Canberra Raiders
Nathan Peats Gold Coast Titans TBA
Tyrone Roberts Gold Coast Titans TBA
Young Tonumaipea Gold Coast Titans Melbourne Rebels (Super Rugby)
Brendan Elliot Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles TBA
Addin Fonua-Blake Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles New Zealand Warriors
Danny Levi Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Norths Devils (Intrust Super Cup)
Joel Thompson Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Super League: St. Helens
Corey Waddell Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Sandor Earl Melbourne Storm Retirement
Tino Fa'asuamaleaui Melbourne Storm Gold Coast Titans
Albert Vete Melbourne Storm Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers
Suliasi Vunivalu Melbourne Storm Queensland Reds (Super Rugby)
Herman Ese'ese Newcastle Knights Gold Coast Titans
Tim Glasby Newcastle Knights Retirement
Aidan Guerra Newcastle Knights Retirement
Mason Lino Newcastle Knights Super League: Wakefield Trinity
Sione Mata'utia Newcastle Knights Super League: St. Helens
Andrew McCullough Newcastle Knights Brisbane Broncos
Tautau Moga Newcastle Knights South Sydney Rabbitohs
Gerard Beale New Zealand Warriors Brisbane Tigers (Intrust Super Cup)
Adam Blair New Zealand Warriors Retirement
Lachlan Burr New Zealand Warriors North Queensland Cowboys
Blake Green New Zealand Warriors Newcastle Knights
Patrick Herbert New Zealand Warriors Gold Coast Titans
Agnatius Paasi New Zealand Warriors Super League: St. Helens
Isaiah Papali'i New Zealand Warriors Parramatta Eels
Leivaha Pulu New Zealand Warriors Norths Devils (Intrust Super Cup)
Nathaniel Roache New Zealand Warriors Parramatta Eels
John Asiata North Queensland Cowboys Brisbane Broncos
Gavin Cooper North Queensland Cowboys Retirement
Tom Opacic North Queensland Cowboys Parramatta Eels
Daniel Alvaro Parramatta Eels St. George Illawarra Dragons
Kane Evans Parramatta Eels New Zealand Warriors
David Gower Parramatta Eels Retirement
George Jennings Parramatta Eels Melbourne Storm
Brad Takairangi Parramatta Eels Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers
Peni Terepo Parramatta Eels Retirement
Jack Hetherington Penrith Panthers Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Josh Mansour Penrith Panthers South Sydney Rabbitohs
James Tamou Penrith Panthers Wests Tigers
Zane Tetevano Penrith Panthers Super League: Leeds Rhinos
Corey Allan South Sydney Rabbitohs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Ethan Lowe South Sydney Rabbitohs Retirement
James Roberts South Sydney Rabbitohs Wests Tigers
Bayley Sironen South Sydney Rabbitohs New Zealand Warriors
Euan Aitken St. George Illawarra Dragons New Zealand Warriors
Tyson Frizell St. George Illawarra Dragons Newcastle Knights
Jacob Host St. George Illawarra Dragons South Sydney Rabbitohs
Issac Luke St. George Illawarra Dragons Brisbane Broncos
Korbin Sims St. George Illawarra Dragons Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers
Mitchell Aubusson Sydney Roosters Retirement
Poasa Faamausili Sydney Roosters St. George Illawarra Dragons
Kyle Flanagan Sydney Roosters Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Ryan Hall Sydney Roosters Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers
Sonny Bill Williams Sydney Roosters TBA
Josh Aloiai Wests Tigers Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Matt Eisenhuth Wests Tigers Penrith Panthers
Robert Jennings Wests Tigers Penrith Panthers
Chris Lawrence Wests Tigers Retirement
Benji Marshall Wests Tigers South Sydney Rabbitohs
Chris McQueen Wests Tigers Super League: Huddersfield Giants
Josh Reynolds Wests Tigers Super League: Hull F.C.
Elijah Taylor Wests Tigers Super League: Salford Red Devils
Jordan Rankin Super League: Castleford Tigers Parramatta Eels
David Mead Super League: Catalans Dragons Brisbane Broncos
Joey Lussick Super League: Salford Red Devils Parramatta Eels
Luke Thompson Super League: St. Helens Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Ben Murdoch-Masila Super League: Warrington Wolves New Zealand Warriors
Javid Bowen Northern Pride (Intrust Super Cup) North Queensland Cowboys

Coaches
Coach 2020 Club 2021 Club
Kevin Walters Queensland Brisbane Broncos
Trent Barrett N/A Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Nathan Brown N/A New Zealand Warriors
Anthony Griffin N/A St. George Illawarra Dragons

References
  1. "Kevin Walters Appointed Brisbane Broncos Coach". Broncos.com.au. 30 September 2020.
  2. "Barrett the Bulldog: Trent signs on to coach until end of 2023". NRL.com. 22 July 2020.
  3. "Brown: You need to have sustained success". Warriors.kiwi. 8 August 2020.
  4. "Cowboys name Payten Head Coach". Cowboys.com.au. 4 September 2020.
  5. "Taumalolo named Cowboys co-captain". Cowboys.com.au. 16 December 2020.
  6. "Dragons appoint Anthony Griffin as head coach". Dragons.com.au. 7 September 2020.
  7. "2021 Signings Tracker: Official rosters and contracts for all 16 clubs". NRL.com.
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