NRL and NRLW Finals Week Two Schedule Released: Roosters vs Sharks, Warriors vs Knights
Quick Look
- The NRL and NRLW finals schedules for week two have been announced, with the Sydney Roosters hosting the Cronulla Sharks at Sydney Football Stadium on Saturday night and the New Zealand Warriors facing the Newcastle Knights at Eden Park in Auckland on Sunday afternoon.
- In the NRLW, the Wests Tigers play the Canberra Raiders on Friday night and the Brisbane Broncos meet the Newcastle Knights on Saturday.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
The NRL and NRLW finals series are underway, with week one matches completed. The Roosters and Warriors lost their qualifying finals and now host semifinals, while the Sharks and Knights advanced. In the NRLW, the Tigers and Raiders are making their maiden finals appearances.
In short:
The Roosters host the Sharks and the Warriors face the Knights this week, the second week of the NRL finals.
In the first week of the NRLW finals, Wests Tigers face Canberra and Brisbane hosts Newcastle.
What's next?
Across both leagues, there will be matches on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Dates and times for the second week of the NRL finals, and the opening week of the NRLW finals series, have been released.
The Sydney Roosters and New Zealand Warriors, losers in week one's qualifying finals, will host the NRL semifinals this weekend, September 18-20.
The Roosters will face the Cronulla Sharks at the Sydney Football Stadium on Saturday night, with kick-off at 7:50pm AEST. The winner of that match will face the Dolphins in a preliminary final the following week.
The other semifinal between the New Zealand Warriors and Newcastle Knights will be on Sunday, kicking off at 4:05pm AEST. The winner of that match will face the Penrith Panthers in a preliminary final.
It was confirmed on Sunday that the Warriors-Knights semifinal will be moved to Eden Park in Auckland, away from the Warriors' usual home ground at Mt Smart Stadium.
In the NRLW, the Wests Tigers and Canberra Raiders face off on Friday night, in each club's maiden finals appearance.
On Saturday, the Brisbane Broncos and Newcastle Knights battle in a knock-out final.
The Sydney Roosters and Gold Coast Titans have the week off after finishing in the top two on the NRLW ladder.
NRL finals week two
Semifinal: Saturday, September 19, 7:50pm (AEST), Sydney Football Stadium
Sydney Roosters vs Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Semifinal: Sunday, September 20, 4:05pm AEST (6:05pm NZST), Eden Park
New Zealand Warriors vs Newcastle Knights
NRLW finals week one
Elimination Final 1: Friday, September 18, 7:50pm (AEST), Campbelltown Stadium
Wests Tigers vs Canberra Raiders
Elimination Final 2: Saturday, September 19, 4:05pm (AEST), Totally Workwear Stadium
Brisbane Broncos vs Newcastle Knights
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What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The winner of the Roosters vs Sharks semifinal will face the Dolphins in the NRL preliminary final.
Very likely · Within weeks
The winner of the Warriors vs Knights semifinal will face the Penrith Panthers in the NRL preliminary final.
Very likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- Will the venue change for the Warriors-Knights match affect attendance or team performance?
- How will the short turnaround between matches impact player recovery?
- What are the implications for the Broncos and Knights if they win their NRLW elimination final?