NRL · 2027 SEASON
NRL
The 2027 season opens in Las Vegas on 28 February. Every matchup rated from kick-off.
THE NEW CARDS
Every board is built on these.
A real card from Finals Week 1, the free game of a 2026 round. Step through its players to see how a rating, a try chance and the matchup behind them sit together.
FINALS WEEK 1 · THE FREE GAME
- The rating
- A score out of 10 for the matchup in front of a player. It isn’t a percentage chance of scoring.
- Try chance
- The estimated likelihood of a try, shown separately, with a fair price against the market.
- The matchup
- Where his side scores and where the opponent concedes, by position, edge and team.
- The medals
- Gold, silver and bronze mark the strongest combinations of attack and defence. Sapphire marks the leading rating in a position group.
How to read the card
- The rating
- A score out of 10 for the matchup in front of a player. It isn’t a percentage chance of scoring.
- Try chance
- The estimated likelihood of a try, shown separately, with a fair price against the market.
- The matchup
- Where his side scores and where the opponent concedes, by position, edge and team.
- The medals
- Gold, silver and bronze mark the strongest combinations of attack and defence. Sapphire marks the leading rating in a position group.
2027 AT A GLANCE
What’s coming.
The new season, the new club and how access works, ahead of Round 1.
- Round 1Sunday 28 February 2027 · the season opens in Las Vegas
- 18 clubsThe Perth Bears join the competition
- Round PassesA free game in most rounds, and a pass opens the rest
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ACCESS
How passes work.
Round 1 passes open with the Round 1 boards, in the week of 28 February. Every finished round is free with an account.
- Free gameMost rounds have one game open to everyone, no account needed.
- Round PassOpens the rest of that round: every board, the Try Matrix and the medal pack.
- Round by roundPay only for the rounds you want, one payment each.
2026 SEASON
Every published round.
Finished rounds are free with an account. Finals in navy.
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