2021 NRL season results#Round 12
{{main|2021 NRL season}}
The 2021 NRL season was the 114th of professional rugby league in Australia and the 24th season run by the National Rugby League.
Regular season
= Round 1 =
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Melbourne|12px}} Melbourne Storm |26 – 18 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|South Sydney|12px}} South Sydney Rabbitohs |Thursday, 11 March, 8:05{{nbsp}}pm |Grant Atkins |11,812 |
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Newcastle|12px}} Newcastle Knights |32 – 16 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Canterbury|12px}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |Friday, 12 March, 6:00{{nbsp}}pm |19,555 |
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Brisbane|12px}} Brisbane Broncos |16 – 24 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Parramatta|12px}} Parramatta Eels |Friday, 12 March, 8:05{{nbsp}}pm |28,313 |
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Auckland|12px}} New Zealand Warriors |19 – 6 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans|12px}} Gold Coast Titans |Saturday, 13 March, 3:00{{nbsp}}pm |3,711 |
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Sydney|12px}} Sydney Roosters |46 – 4 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Manly|12px}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |Saturday, 13 March, 5:30{{nbsp}}pm |Chris Sutton |15,097 |
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Penrith|12px}} Penrith Panthers |24 – 0 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|North Queensland|12px}} North Queensland Cowboys |Saturday, 13 March, 7:35{{nbsp}}pm |14,077 |
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Canberra|12px}} Canberra Raiders |30 – 12 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|12px}} Wests Tigers |Sunday, 14 March, 4:05{{nbsp}}pm |15,680 |
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|St George Illawarra|12px}} St. George Illawarra Dragons |18 – 32 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Cronulla|12px}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |Sunday, 14 March, 6:15{{nbsp}}pm |Peter Gough |7,636 |
| colspan="7" |Source:{{Cite web|title=Draw|url=https://www.nrl.com/draw/?competition=111&season=2021&round=1|access-date=2021-01-22|website=National Rugby League|language=en}} |
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- Cronulla won their first Round 1 game since 2013.
- The Roosters winning margin is the biggest win in a Round 1 game since 2002.
= Round 2=
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Parramatta|12px}} Parramatta Eels |16 – 12 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Melbourne|12px}} Melbourne Storm |Thursday, 18 March, 8:05{{nbsp}}pm |10,416 |
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Auckland|12px}} New Zealand Warriors |16 – 20 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Newcastle|12px}} Newcastle Knights |Friday, 19 March, 6:00{{nbsp}}pm |Grant Atkins |4,551 |
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans|12px}} Gold Coast Titans |28 – 16 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Brisbane|12px}} Brisbane Broncos |Friday, 19 March, 8:05{{nbsp}}pm |17,822 |
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Canterbury|12px}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |0 – 28 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Penrith|12px}} Penrith Panthers |Saturday, 20 March, 3:00{{nbsp}}pm |Peter Gough |5,062 |
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Manly|12px}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |12 – 26 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|South Sydney|12px}} South Sydney Rabbitohs |Saturday, 20 March, 5:30{{nbsp}}pm |3,218 |
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|North Queensland|12px}} North Queensland Cowboys |18 – 25 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|St George Illawarra|12px}} St. George Illawarra Dragons |Saturday, 20 March, 7:35{{nbsp}}pm |Queensland Country Bank Stadium |15,120 |
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|12px}} Wests Tigers |6 – 40 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Sydney|12px}} Sydney Roosters |Sunday, 21 March, 4:05{{nbsp}}pm |6,107 |
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Cronulla|12px}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |10 – 12 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Canberra|12px}} Canberra Raiders |Sunday, 21 March, 6:15{{nbsp}}pm |Chris Sutton |3,145 |
| colspan="7" |Source:{{Cite web|title=Draw|url=https://www.nrl.com/draw/?competition=111&season=2021&round=2|access-date=2021-01-22|website=National Rugby League|language=en}} |
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- Penrith became the first NRL side ever to hold teams to 0 points in the first 2 rounds in a season.{{Cite web|title=Cleary doubtful for grand final rematch after DWZ high shot|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/03/20/kikau-reigns-in-the-rain-as-panthers-outgun-bulldogs/|access-date=2021-03-22|website=National Rugby League|date=20 March 2021|language=en}}
- Heavy rain and flooding impacted attendances at games held in Sydney and Gosford.
= Round 3 =
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Penrith|12px}} Penrith Panthers |12 – 10 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Melbourne|12px}} Melbourne Storm |Thursday, 25 March, 8:05{{nbsp}}pm |Grant Atkins |14,077 |
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|St George Illawarra|12px}} St. George Illawarra Dragons |38 – 12 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Manly|12px}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |Friday, 26 March, 6:00{{nbsp}}pm |Chris Sutton |9,253 |
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|South Sydney|12px}} South Sydney Rabbitohs |26 – 16 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Sydney|12px}} Sydney Roosters |Friday, 26 March, 8:05{{nbsp}}pm |22,838 |
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Canberra|12px}} Canberra Raiders |31 – 34 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Auckland|12px}} New Zealand Warriors |Saturday, 27 March, 3:00{{nbsp}}pm |13,456 |
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Brisbane|12px}} Brisbane Broncos |24 – 0 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Canterbury|12px}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |Saturday, 27 March, 5:30{{nbsp}}pm |22,509 |
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Parramatta|12px}} Parramatta Eels |28 – 4 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Cronulla|12px}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |Saturday, 27 March, 7:35{{nbsp}}pm |19,236 |
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Newcastle|12px}} Newcastle Knights |20 – 24 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|12px}} Wests Tigers |Sunday, 28 March, 4:05{{nbsp}}pm |20,239 |
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|North Queensland|12px}} North Queensland Cowboys |8 – 44 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans|12px}} Gold Coast Titans |Sunday, 28 March, 6:15{{nbsp}}pm |Queensland Country Bank Stadium |Peter Gough |12,627 |
| colspan="7" |Source:{{Cite web|title=Draw|url=https://www.nrl.com/draw/?competition=111&season=2021&round=3|access-date=2021-01-23|website=National Rugby League|language=en}} |
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- The Brisbane Broncos ended their 13-game losing streak in their win against Canterbury.
- The Gold Coast Titans recorded their largest ever score. In the same game, North Queensland suffered their biggest home defeat since Round 14, 2007.
- New Zealand recorded their biggest ever comeback after trailing Canberra 31–10 at the 48 minute mark.{{Cite web|title=Vodafone Warriors produce record 21-point comeback|url=https://www.warriors.kiwi/news/2021/03/27/epic-comeback-in-canberra/|access-date=2021-03-31|website=New Zealand Warriors|date=27 March 2021|language=en}}
= Round 4 =
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Manly|12px}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |6 – 46 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Penrith|12px}} Penrith Panthers |Thursday, 1 April, 8:05{{nbsp}}pm |6,017 |
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Canterbury|12px}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |0 – 38 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|South Sydney|12px}} South Sydney Rabbitohs |Friday, 2 April, 4:05{{nbsp}}pm |Grant Atkins |23,340 |
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Melbourne|12px}} Melbourne Storm |40 – 6 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Brisbane|12px}} Brisbane Broncos |Friday, 2 April, 8:05{{nbsp}}pm | 14,135 |
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Cronulla|12px}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |48 – 10 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|North Queensland|12px}} North Queensland Cowboys |Saturday, 3 April, 5:15{{nbsp}}pm | rowspan="2" |Netstrata Jubilee Stadium |Chris Sutton |5,119 |
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans|12px}} Gold Coast Titans |4 – 20 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Canberra|12px}} Canberra Raiders |Saturday, 3 April, 7:45{{nbsp}}pm |5,117 |
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Newcastle|12px}} Newcastle Knights |13 – 22 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|St George Illawarra|12px}} St. George Illawarra Dragons |Sunday, 4 April, 4:05{{nbsp}}pm |Peter Gough | 21,770 |
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Sydney|12px}} Sydney Roosters |32 – 12 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Auckland|12px}} New Zealand Warriors |Sunday, 4 April, 6:15{{nbsp}}pm |12,210 |
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|12px}} Wests Tigers |22 – 36 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Parramatta|12px}} Parramatta Eels |Monday, 5 April, 4:00{{nbsp}}pm |29,056 |
| colspan="7" |Source:{{Cite web|title=Draw|url=https://www.nrl.com/draw/?competition=111&season=2021&round=4|access-date=2021-01-23|website=National Rugby League|language=en}} |
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- Penrith tied the NRL record for the longest away winning streak.
- Manly suffered their biggest ever loss at Brookvale Oval, surpassing a 39–0 loss to St George in Round 6, 1963.
- Canterbury became just the second side in NRL history (alongside Cronulla in 2014) to fail to score a point in three consecutive matches. They also lost their first four games to start the season for the first time since 1971.{{Cite web|title='Pedestrian' Dogs slump to record lows in Souths smash-up|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/04/02/cook-and-walker-star-as-bulldogs-drought-continues/|access-date=2021-04-02|website=National Rugby League|date=2 April 2021|language=en}}
- The Cronulla vs North Queensland and Gold Coast vs Canberra games were both moved to Netstrata Jubilee Stadium from the Sunshine Coast Stadium and Cbus Super Stadium respectively, due to COVID concerns in South East Queensland.{{Cite web|title=Queensland games switched to Kogarah double-header; AAMI Park gets green light|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/03/30/bulldogs-return-to-bubble-after-brisbane-trip/|access-date=2021-03-31|website=National Rugby League|date=31 March 2021|language=en}} In addition, the starting times of both games were altered.
- Cronulla's 48 Points against the Cowboys was their most of all time against the Cowboys.
= Round 5 =
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|South Sydney|12px}} South Sydney Rabbitohs |35 – 6 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Brisbane|12px}} Brisbane Broncos |Thursday, 8 April, 7:50{{nbsp}}pm |9,142 | |
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Auckland|12px}} New Zealand Warriors |12 – 13 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Manly|12px}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |Friday, 9 April, 6:00{{nbsp}}pm |Chris Butler |4,982 | |
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Penrith|12px}} Penrith Panthers |30 – 10 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Canberra|12px}} Canberra Raiders |Friday, 9 April, 7:55{{nbsp}}pm |20,890 | |
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans|12px}} Gold Coast Titans |42 – 16 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Newcastle|12px}} Newcastle Knights |Saturday, 10 April, 3:00{{nbsp}}pm |12,492 | |
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Canterbury|12px}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |18 – 52 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Melbourne|12px}} Melbourne Storm |Saturday, 10 April, 5:30{{nbsp}}pm |Chris Sutton |5,104 | |
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Sydney|12px}} Sydney Roosters |26 – 18 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Cronulla|12px}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |Saturday, 10 April, 7:35{{nbsp}}pm |Adam Gee |10,739 | |
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|12px}} Wests Tigers |30 – 34 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|North Queensland|12px}} North Queensland Cowboys |Sunday, 11 April, 4:05{{nbsp}}pm |9,433 | |
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Parramatta|12px}} Parramatta Eels |12 – 26 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|St George Illawarra|12px}} St. George Illawarra Dragons |Sunday, 11 April, 6:15{{nbsp}}pm | Bankwest Stadium
|Grant Atkins |24,384 |
| colspan="7" |Source:{{Cite web|title=Draw|url=https://www.nrl.com/draw/?competition=111&season=2021&round=5|access-date=2021-01-23|website=National Rugby League|language=en}} |
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- A moments silence was held prior to all matches in this round as a tribute to Tommy Raudonikis, who died a day before the first game of the round.
- South Sydney's 143 points scored in the first 5 rounds is their most all-time.
- Penrith's 5 wins from 5 is the best start to a season in club history.
- Penrith became the first team in NRL history to win 20 straight regular season games.
- Canterbury recorded their worst start to a season since 1964.
- John Morris coached his last game for the Cronulla Sharks after not being offered an extended contract.{{Cite web|title=Morris exits immediately after Sharks sign Fitzgibbon for 2022|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/04/13/sharks-to-fast-track-call-on-morris-as-graham-wants-decision/|access-date=2021-04-13|website=National Rugby League|date=13 April 2021|language=en}}
= Round 6 =
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Brisbane|12px}} Brisbane Broncos |12 – 20 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Penrith|12px}} Penrith Panthers |Thursday, 15 April, 7:50{{nbsp}}pm |Grant Atkins |21,224 |
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Newcastle|12px}} Newcastle Knights |26 – 22 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Cronulla|12px}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |Friday, 16 April, 6:00{{nbsp}}pm |17,039 |
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Melbourne|12px}} Melbourne Storm |20 – 4 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Sydney|12px}} Sydney Roosters |Friday, 16 April, 7:55{{nbsp}}pm |Adam Gee |15,087 |
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Manly|12px}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |36 – 0 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans|12px}} Gold Coast Titans |Saturday, 17 April, 3:00{{nbsp}}pm |Glen Willow Regional Sports Stadium |Chris Butler |6,380 |
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|South Sydney|12px}} South Sydney Rabbitohs |18 – 14 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|12px}} Wests Tigers |Saturday, 17 April, 5:30{{nbsp}}pm |16,134 |
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Canberra|12px}} Canberra Raiders |10 – 35 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Parramatta|12px}} Parramatta Eels |Saturday, 17 April, 7:35{{nbsp}}pm |20,089 |
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|St George Illawarra|12px}} St. George Illawarra Dragons |14 – 20 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Auckland|12px}} New Zealand Warriors |Sunday, 18 April, 2:00{{nbsp}}pm |Chris Sutton |11,222 |
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|North Queensland|12px}} North Queensland Cowboys |30–18 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Canterbury|12px}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |Sunday, 18 April, 4:05{{nbsp}}pm |Queensland Country Bank Stadium |11,965 |
| colspan="7" |Source:{{Cite web|title=Draw|url=https://www.nrl.com/draw/?competition=111&season=2021&round=6|access-date=2021-01-23|website=National Rugby League|language=en}} |
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- Penrith became the first team to win 21 straight regular season games.
- Penrith won 11 straight away games, the most in NRL history.
- Jack Hetherington of Canterbury was sent off at the 55th minute mark in the Bulldogs game against North Queensland.
- The Eels won in Canberra for the first time since 2006.
= Round 7 (ANZAC Round) =
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Penrith|12px}} Penrith Panthers |24 – 6 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Newcastle|12px}} Newcastle Knights |Thursday, 22 April, 7:50{{nbsp}}pm |16,110 |
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans|12px}} Gold Coast Titans |30 – 40 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|South Sydney|12px}} South Sydney Rabbitohs |Friday, 23 April, 6:00{{nbsp}}pm |Chris Sutton |17,383 |
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Parramatta|12px}} Parramatta Eels |46 – 6 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Brisbane|12px}} Brisbane Broncos |Friday, 23 April, 7:55{{nbsp}}pm |Grant Atkins |12,056 |
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Cronulla|12px}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |12 – 18 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Canterbury|12px}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |Saturday, 24 April, 5:30{{nbsp}}pm |Chris Butler |7,420 |
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|North Queensland|12px}} North Queensland Cowboys |26 – 24 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Canberra|12px}} Canberra Raiders |Saturday, 24 April, 7:35{{nbsp}}pm |Queensland Country Bank Stadium |Peter Gough |13,791 |
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|12px}} Wests Tigers |6 – 40 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Manly|12px}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |Sunday, 25 April, 1:45{{nbsp}}pm |14,095 |
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Sydney|12px}} Sydney Roosters |34 – 10 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|St George Illawarra|12px}} St. George Illawarra Dragons |Sunday, 25 April, 4:05{{nbsp}}pm |37,620 |
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Melbourne|12px}} Melbourne Storm |42 – 20 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Auckland|12px}} New Zealand Warriors |Sunday, 25 April, 6:15{{nbsp}}pm |20,320 |
| colspan="7" |Source:{{Cite web|title=Draw|url=https://www.nrl.com/draw/?competition=111&season=2021&round=7|access-date=2021-01-23|website=National Rugby League|language=en}} |
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- The crowd of 12,056 for the Parramatta vs Brisbane match at TIO Stadium is the highest club rugby league match attendance in Darwin's history.{{Cite web|title=Sivo, Cartwright star as Parra pummel tackle-shy Broncos|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/04/23/sivo-cartwright-star-as-parra-pummel-tackle-shy-broncos/|access-date=2021-04-24|website=National Rugby League|date=23 April 2021|language=en}}
- Canterbury became the first team to use the 18th man since it was introduced several weeks earlier, after having two players ruled out with concussion during their game against Cronulla.{{Cite web|title=Crying game: Emotional Barrett hails Dogs' win 'best of my career'|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/04/24/bulldogs-put-bite-on-sharks-to-snare-first-win-of-2021/|access-date=2021-04-24|website=National Rugby League|date=24 April 2021|language=en}}
- The crowd of 37,620 is the highest crowd for an NRL game during the pandemic and the highest since the 2019 NRL Grand Final.
- Penrith became the first team to win 22 straight regular season games.
= Round 8 =
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| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Canberra|12px}} Canberra Raiders |20 – 34 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|South Sydney|12px}} South Sydney Rabbitohs |Thursday, 29 April, 7:50{{nbsp}}pm |14,260 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Melbourne|12px}} Melbourne Storm |40 – 14 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Cronulla|12px}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |Friday, 30 April, 6:00{{nbsp}}pm |10,069 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Brisbane|12px}} Brisbane Broncos |36 – 28 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans|12px}} Gold Coast Titans |Friday, 30 April, 7:55{{nbsp}}pm |21,322 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Penrith|12px}} Penrith Panthers |28 – 16 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Manly|12px}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |Saturday, 1 May, 3:00{{nbsp}}pm |5,798 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Canterbury|12px}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |10 – 32 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Parramatta|12px}} Parramatta Eels |Saturday, 1 May, 5:30{{nbsp}}pm |Peter Gough |13,273 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Newcastle|12px}} Newcastle Knights |4 – 38 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Sydney|12px}} Sydney Roosters |Saturday, 1 May, 7:35{{nbsp}}pm |22,172 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Auckland|12px}} New Zealand Warriors |24 – 20 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|North Queensland|12px}} North Queensland Cowboys |Sunday, 2 May, 2:00{{nbsp}}pm |Chris Butler |3,692 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|St George Illawarra|12px}} St. George Illawarra Dragons |8 – 16 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|12px}} Wests Tigers |Sunday, 2 May, 4:05{{nbsp}}pm |Chris Sutton |12,323 |
| colspan="7" |Source:{{Cite web|title=Draw|url=https://www.nrl.com/draw/?competition=111&season=2021&round=8|access-date=2021-01-28|website=National Rugby League|language=en}} |
|---|
- Brisbane recorded their biggest ever comeback after being down 22–0 during the 1st half of their game against the Gold Coast Titans.
- Penrith became the 4th ever NRL team since the NRL era (1998) to be undefeated after the first 8 games in the season.
= Round 9 =
| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center; width:100%;" |
| style="background:#c1d8ff;"
! rowspan="2" style="width:19%;" |Home ! rowspan="2" style="width:10%;" |Score ! rowspan="2" style="width:19%;" |Away ! colspan="6" |Match information |
| style="background:#efefef;"
! width="17%" |Date and time ! width="17%" |Venue ! width="17%" |Referees ! width="5%" |Attendance |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|South Sydney|12px}} South Sydney Rabbitohs |0 – 50 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Melbourne|12px}} Melbourne Storm |Thursday, 6 May, 7:50{{nbsp}}pm |Grant Atkins |7,501 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Penrith|12px}} Penrith Panthers |48 – 0 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Cronulla|12px}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |Friday, 7 May, 6:00{{nbsp}}pm |Chris Butler |16,110 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Parramatta|12px}} Parramatta Eels |31 – 18 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Sydney|12px}} Sydney Roosters |Friday, 7 May, 7:55{{nbsp}}pm |25,118 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Canberra|12px}} Canberra Raiders |16 – 24 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Newcastle|12px}} Newcastle Knights |Saturday, 8 May, 3:00{{nbsp}}pm |6,642 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|12px}} Wests Tigers |28 – 36 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans|12px}} Gold Coast Titans |Saturday, 8 May, 5:30{{nbsp}}pm |8,411 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|North Queensland|12px}} North Queensland Cowboys |19 – 18 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Brisbane|12px}} Brisbane Broncos |Saturday, 8 May, 7:35{{nbsp}}pm |Queensland Country Bank Stadium |Chris Sutton |22,222 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Manly|12px}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |38 – 32 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Auckland|12px}} New Zealand Warriors |Sunday, 9 May, 2:00{{nbsp}}pm |Peter Gough |6,726 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|St George Illawarra|12px}} St. George Illawarra Dragons |32 – 12 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Canterbury|12px}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |Sunday, 9 May, 4:05{{nbsp}}pm |7,253 |
| colspan="7" |Source:{{Cite web|title=Draw|url=https://www.nrl.com/draw/?competition=111&season=2021&round=9|access-date=2021-01-28|website=National Rugby League|language=en}} |
|---|
- South Sydney recorded their worst loss since Round 16, 2006.
= Round 10 (Magic Round) =
| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center; width:100%;" |
| style="background:#c1d8ff;"
! rowspan="2" style="width:19%;" |Home ! rowspan="2" style="width:10%;" |Score ! rowspan="2" style="width:19%;" |Away ! colspan="6" |Match information |
| style="background:#efefef;"
! width="17%" |Date and time ! width="17%" |Venue ! width="17%" |Referees ! width="5%" |Attendance |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|12px}} Wests Tigers |36 – 18 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Newcastle|12px}} Newcastle Knights |Friday, 14 May, 6:00{{nbsp}}pm | rowspan="8" |Suncorp Stadium |Grant Atkins |31,532 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Manly|12px}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |50 – 6 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Brisbane|12px}} Brisbane Broncos |Friday, 14 May, 8:05{{nbsp}}pm |41,367 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Canterbury|12px}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |18 – 20 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Canberra|12px}} Canberra Raiders |Saturday, 15 May, 3:00{{nbsp}}pm | Chris Butler | 30,214 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Cronulla|12px}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |22 – 32 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|South Sydney|12px}} South Sydney Rabbitohs |Saturday, 15 May, 5:30{{nbsp}}pm | Chris Sutton | 42,821 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Sydney|12px}} Sydney Roosters | 30 – 16 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|North Queensland|12px}} North Queensland Cowboys |Saturday, 15 May, 7:45{{nbsp}}pm | 45,115 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Auckland|12px}} New Zealand Warriors |18 – 34 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Parramatta|12px}} Parramatta Eels |Sunday, 16 May, 1:50{{nbsp}}pm | 33,175 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Melbourne|12px}} Melbourne Storm |44 – 18 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|St George Illawarra|12px}} St. George Illawarra Dragons |Sunday, 16 May, 4:05{{nbsp}}pm | Peter Gough | 41,983 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans|12px}} Gold Coast Titans |12 – 48 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Penrith|12px}} Penrith Panthers |Sunday, 16 May, 6:25{{nbsp}}pm | Adam Gee |43,537 |
| colspan="7" |Source:{{Cite web|title=Draw|url=https://www.nrl.com/draw/?competition=111&season=2021&round=10|access-date=2021-01-28|website=National Rugby League|language=en}} |
|---|
= Round 11 =
| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center; width:100%;" |
| style="background:#c1d8ff;"
! rowspan="2" style="width:19%;" |Home ! rowspan="2" style="width:10%;" |Score ! rowspan="2" style="width:19%;" |Away ! colspan="6" |Match information |
| style="background:#efefef;"
! width="17%" |Date and time ! width="17%" |Venue ! width="17%" |Referees ! width="5%" |Attendance |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|North Queensland|12px}} North Queensland Cowboys |36 – 20 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Newcastle|12px}} Newcastle Knights |Thursday, 20 May, 7:50{{nbsp}}pm |Queensland Country Bank Stadium |11,208 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Auckland|12px}} New Zealand Warriors |30 – 26 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|12px}} Wests Tigers |Friday, 21 May, 6:00{{nbsp}}pm |Matt Noyen |7,009 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Cronulla|12px}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |13 – 12 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|St George Illawarra|12px}} St. George Illawarra Dragons |Friday, 21 May, 7:55{{nbsp}}pm |8,947 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans|12px}} Gold Coast Titans |30 – 20 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Canterbury|12px}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |Saturday, 22 May, 3:00{{nbsp}}pm |11,315 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Sydney|12px}} Sydney Roosters |16 – 34 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Brisbane|12px}} Brisbane Broncos |Saturday, 22 May, 5:30{{nbsp}}pm |Peter Gough |13,186 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Canberra|12px}} Canberra Raiders |10 – 34 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Melbourne|12px}} Melbourne Storm |Saturday, 22 May, 7:35{{nbsp}}pm |14,120 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|South Sydney|12px}} South Sydney Rabbitohs |12 – 56 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Penrith|12px}} Penrith Panthers |Sunday, 23 May, 2:00{{nbsp}}pm |Grant Atkins |10,824 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Parramatta|12px}} Parramatta Eels |6 – 28 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Manly|12px}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |Sunday, 23 May, 4:05{{nbsp}}pm |24,411 |
| colspan="7" |Source:{{Cite web|title=Draw|url=https://www.nrl.com/draw/?competition=111&season=2021&round=11|access-date=2021-01-29|website=National Rugby League|language=en}} |
|---|
- Brisbane won their first game outside of Queensland since Round 16, 2019, ending a 13-game losing streak.
- Penrith became just the 4th side in NSWRL/ARL/NRL history to start a season with 11 wins and no losses. They were also the first side to accomplish this feat since Manly-Warringah in 1995.
= Round 12 =
| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center; width:100%;" |
| style="background:#c1d8ff;"
! rowspan="2" style="width:19%;" |Home ! rowspan="2" style="width:10%;" |Score ! rowspan="2" style="width:19%;" |Away ! colspan="6" |Match information |
| style="background:#efefef;"
! width="17%" |Date and time ! width="17%" |Venue ! width="17%" |Referees ! width="5%" |Attendance |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Brisbane Broncos|12px}} Brisbane Broncos |12 – 40 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Melbourne|12px}} Melbourne Storm |Thursday, 27 May, 7:50{{nbsp}}pm |23,600 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|North Queensland|12px}} North Queensland Cowboys |29 – 28 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Auckland|12px}} New Zealand Warriors |Friday, 28 May, 6:00{{nbsp}}pm |Queensland Country Bank Stadium |14,951 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|12px}} Wests Tigers |34 – 18 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|St George Illawarra|12px}} St. George Illawarra Dragons |Friday, 28 May, 7:55{{nbsp}}pm |9,982 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Penrith Panthers|12px}} Penrith Panthers |30 – 4 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Canterbury|12px}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |Saturday, 29 May, 3:00{{nbsp}}pm |Matt Noyen |16,110 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|South Sydney|12px}} South Sydney Rabbitohs |38 – 20 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Parramatta|12px}} Parramatta Eels |Saturday, 29 May, 5:30{{nbsp}}pm |20,743 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Sydney|12px}} Sydney Roosters |44 – 16 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Canberra|12px}} Canberra Raiders |Saturday, 29 May, 7:35{{nbsp}}pm |Grant Atkins |10,113 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Cronulla|12px}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |38 – 10 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans|12px}} Gold Coast Titans |Sunday, 30 May, 2:00{{nbsp}}pm |C.ex Coffs International Stadium |Chris Sutton |7,362 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Newcastle|12px}} Newcastle Knights |18 – 10 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Manly|12px}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |Sunday, 30 May, 4:05{{nbsp}}pm |17,348 |
| colspan="7" |Source:{{Cite web|title=Draw|url=https://www.nrl.com/draw/?competition=111&season=2021&round=12|access-date=2021-04-04|website=National Rugby League|language=en}} |
|---|
= Round 13 =
| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center; width:100%;" |
| style="background:#c1d8ff;"
! rowspan="2" style="width:19%;" |Home ! rowspan="2" style="width:10%;" |Score ! rowspan="2" style="width:19%;" |Away ! colspan="6" |Match information |
| style="background:#efefef;"
! width="17%" |Date and time ! width="17%" |Venue ! width="17%" |Referees ! width="5%" |Attendance |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|St George Illawarra|12px}} St George Illawarra Dragons |52 – 24 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Brisbane|12px}} Brisbane Broncos |Thursday, 3 June, 7:50{{nbsp}}pm |5,107 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|12px}} Wests Tigers |26 – 6 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Penrith Panthers|12px}} Penrith Panthers |Friday, 4 June, 7:55{{nbsp}}pm |Grant Atkins |9,127 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Melbourne|12px}} Melbourne Storm |20 – 14 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans|12px}} Gold Coast Titans |Saturday, 5 June, 7:35{{nbsp}}pm |Chris Butler |7,630 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Newcastle|12px}} Newcastle Knights |4 – 40 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Parramatta|12px}} Parramatta Eels |Sunday, 6 June, 4:05{{nbsp}}pm |23,015 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"
|colspan="7" align="left"| Bye: Canberra Raiders, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, New Zealand Warriors, North Queensland Cowboys, South Sydney Rabbitohs, & Sydney Roosters. |
| colspan="7" |Source:{{Cite web|title=Draw|url=https://www.nrl.com/draw/?competition=111&season=2021&round=13|access-date=2021-05-10|website=National Rugby League|language=en}} |
|---|
- Due to a COVID-19 lockdown in Victoria, the Melbourne vs Gold Coast match was moved from AAMI Park to the Sunshine Coast Stadium.
- Penrith's loss against the Tigers was their first regular season loss since June 12, 2020.
= Round 14 =
| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center; width:100%;" |
| style="background:#c1d8ff;"
! rowspan="2" style="width:19%;" |Home ! rowspan="2" style="width:10%;" |Score ! rowspan="2" style="width:19%;" |Away ! colspan="6" |Match information |
| style="background:#efefef;"
! width="17%" |Date and time ! width="17%" |Venue ! width="17%" |Referees ! width="5%" |Attendance |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Manly|12px}} Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |50–18 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|North Queensland|12px}} North Queensland Cowboys |Friday, 11 June, 6:00{{nbsp}}pm |6,801 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Cronulla|12px}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |19–18 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Penrith Panthers|12px}} Penrith Panthers |Friday, 11 June, 7:55{{nbsp}}pm |5,217 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans|12px}} Gold Coast Titans |34–35 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Sydney Roosters|12px}} Sydney Roosters |Saturday, 12 June, 3:00{{nbsp}}pm |15,111 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|South Sydney|12px}} South Sydney Rabbitohs |24–10 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Newcastle|12px}} Newcastle Knights |Saturday, 12 June, 5:30{{nbsp}}pm |Chris Butler |12,156 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Canberra|12px}} Canberra Raiders |38–16 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Brisbane|12px}} Brisbane Broncos |Saturday, 12 June, 7:35{{nbsp}}pm |Chris Sutton |9,608 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Auckland|12px}} New Zealand Warriors |16–42 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Melbourne|12px}} Melbourne Storm |Sunday, 13 June, 2:00{{nbsp}}pm |8,105 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Parramatta|12px}} Parramatta Eels |40–12 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|12px}} Wests Tigers |Sunday, 13 June, 4:05{{nbsp}}pm |Grant Atkins |23,417 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Canterbury|12px}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |28-6 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|St George Illawarra|12px}} St George Illawarra Dragons |Monday, 14 June, 4:05{{nbsp}}pm |17,382 |
| colspan="7" |Source:{{Cite web|title=Draw|url=https://www.nrl.com/draw/?competition=111&season=2021&round=14|access-date=2021-05-10|website=National Rugby League|language=en}} |
|---|
- Penrith's loss to the Sharks marked their first back to back losses since August 23, 2019.
= Round 15 =
| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center; width:100%;" |
| style="background:#c1d8ff;"
! rowspan="2" style="width:19%;" |Home ! rowspan="2" style="width:10%;" |Score ! rowspan="2" style="width:19%;" |Away ! colspan="6" |Match information |
| style="background:#efefef;"
! width="17%" |Date and time ! width="17%" |Venue ! width="17%" |Referees ! width="5%" |Attendance |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Brisbane|12px}} Brisbane Broncos |0 – 46 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|South Sydney|12px}} South Sydney Rabbitohs |Thursday, 17 June, 7:50{{nbsp}}pm |19,713 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|North Queensland|12px}} North Queensland Cowboys |24 – 26 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Cronulla|12px}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |Friday, 18 June, 6:00{{nbsp}}pm |Queensland Country Bank Stadium |Peter Gough |13,926 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Penrith|12px}} Penrith Panthers |38 – 12 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Sydney Roosters|12px}} Sydney Roosters |Friday, 18 June, 7:55{{nbsp}}pm |14,406 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Newcastle|12px}} Newcastle Knights |10 – 6 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Auckland|12px}} New Zealand Warriors |Saturday, 19 June, 3:00{{nbsp}}pm |Chris Butler |9,975 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|St George Illawarra|12px}} St George Illawarra Dragons |22 – 20 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Canberra|12px}} Canberra Raiders |Saturday, 19 June, 5:30{{nbsp}}pm |Chris Sutton |9,239 |
| style[="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Melbourne|12px}} Melbourne Storm |66 – 16 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|12px}} Wests Tigers |Saturday, 19 June, 7:35{{nbsp}}pm |5,328 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Parramatta|12px}} Parramatta Eels |36 – 10 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Canterbury|12px}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |Sunday, 20 June, 2:00{{nbsp}}pm |17,276 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans|12px}} Gold Coast Titans |24 – 56 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Manly|12px}} Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |Sunday, 20 June, 4:05{{nbsp}}pm |Grant Atkins |14,408 |
| colspan="7" |Source:{{Cite web|title=Draw|url=https://www.nrl.com/draw/?competition=111&season=2021&round=15|access-date=2021-05-26|website=National Rugby League|language=en}} |
|---|
- The Melbourne vs Wests Tigers game was moved from AAMI Park to the Sunshine Coast Stadium due to uncertainty regarding the aftermath of the lockdown in Victoria.{{Cite web|title=Storm moves round 15 NRL match|url=https://www.melbournestorm.com.au/news/2021/06/08/storm-moves-round-15-nrl-match/|access-date=2021-05-26|website=Melbourne Storm|language=en}}
= Round 16 =
| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center; width:100%;" |
| style="background:#c1d8ff;"
! rowspan="2" style="width:19%;" |Home ! rowspan="2" style="width:10%;" |Score ! rowspan="2" style="width:19%;" |Away ! colspan="6" |Match information |
| style="background:#efefef;"
! width="17%" |Date and time ! width="17%" |Venue ! width="17%" |Referees ! width="5%" |Attendance |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Sydney Roosters|12px}} Sydney Roosters |0 – 46 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Melbourne|12px}} Melbourne Storm |Thursday, 1 July, 7:50{{nbsp}}pm |4,289 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Auckland|12px}} New Zealand Warriors |18 – 19 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|St George Illawarra|12px}} St George Illawarra Dragons |Friday, 2 July, 6:00{{nbsp}}pm |Peter Gough |0 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Penrith|12px}} Penrith Panthers |13 – 12 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Parramatta|12px}} Parramatta Eels |Friday, 2 July, 7:55{{nbsp}}pm |0 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Canterbury|12px}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |0 – 66 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Manly|12px}} Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |Saturday, 3 July, 3:00{{nbsp}}pm |0 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Canberra|12px}} Canberra Raiders |6 – 44 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans|12px}} Gold Coast Titans |Saturday, 3 July, 5:30{{nbsp}}pm |7,646 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Newcastle|12px}} Newcastle Knights |38 – 0 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|North Queensland|12px}} North Queensland Cowboys |Saturday, 3 July, 7:35{{nbsp}}pm |Chris Sutton |7,610 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Brisbane|12px}} Brisbane Broncos |26 – 18 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Cronulla|12px}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |Sunday, 4 July, 2:00{{nbsp}}pm |13,840 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|12px}} Wests Tigers |22 – 38 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|South Sydney|12px}} South Sydney Rabbitohs |Sunday, 4 July, 4:05{{nbsp}}pm |Grant Atkins |0 |
| colspan="7" |Source:{{Cite web|title=Draw|url=https://www.nrl.com/draw/?competition=111&season=2021&round=16|access-date=2021-05-26|website=National Rugby League|language=en}} |
|---|
- Manly's win against Canterbury was their biggest ever.{{cite web |url=https://www.msn.com/en-au/sport/rugby-league/manly-demolish-dogs-and-nrl-record-books/ar-AALIYqu |title=Manly demolish Dogs and NRL record books |website=www.msn.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703102724/http://www.msn.com/en-au/sport/rugby-league/manly-demolish-dogs-and-nrl-record-books/ar-AALIYqu |archive-date=2021-07-03}}
- All games in Sydney and the Central Coast were played in front of empty stadiums due to the COVID-19 lockdown in Greater Sydney, the Central Coast, the Blue Mountains and Wollongong regions. In addition, the Sydney Roosters vs Melbourne Storm game was moved from the Sydney Cricket Ground to McDonald Jones Stadium.{{Cite web|title=Empty stadiums, player bubbles return as Sydney enters lockdown|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/06/26/empty-stadiums-player-bubbles-return-as-sydney-enters-lockdown/|access-date=2021-06-26|website=National Rugby League|date=26 June 2021|language=en}}
= Round 17 =
| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center; width:100%;" |
| style="background:#c1d8ff;"
! rowspan="2" style="width:19%;" |Home ! rowspan="2" style="width:10%;" |Score ! rowspan="2" style="width:19%;" |Away ! colspan="6" |Match information |
| style="background:#efefef;"
! width="17%" |Date and time ! width="17%" |Venue ! width="17%" |Referees ! width="5%" |Attendance |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Manly|12px}} Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |16 – 30 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Canberra|12px}} Canberra Raiders |Thursday, 8 July, 7:50{{nbsp}}pm |0 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|South Sydney|12px}} South Sydney Rabbitohs |46 – 18 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|North Queensland|12px}} North Queensland Cowboys |Friday, 9 July, 7:55{{nbsp}}pm |3,127 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Canterbury|12px}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |16 – 22 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Sydney Roosters|12px}} Sydney Roosters |Saturday, 10 July, 7:35{{nbsp}}pm |0 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Cronulla|12px}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |20 – 12 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Auckland|12px}} New Zealand Warriors |Sunday, 11 June, 4:05{{nbsp}}pm |Chris Sutton |0 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"
|colspan="7" align="left"| Bye: Brisbane Broncos, Gold Coast Titans, Melbourne Storm, Newcastle Knights, Parramatta Eels, Penrith Panthers, St George Illawarra Dragons & Wests Tigers. |
| colspan="7" |Source:{{Cite web|title=Draw|url=https://www.nrl.com/draw/?competition=111&season=2021&round=17|access-date=2021-05-26|website=National Rugby League|language=en}} |
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= Round 18 =
| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center; width:100%;" |
| style="background:#c1d8ff;"
! rowspan="2" style="width:19%;" |Home ! rowspan="2" style="width:10%;" |Score ! rowspan="2" style="width:19%;" |Away ! colspan="6" |Match information |
| style="background:#efefef;"
! width="17%" |Date and time ! width="17%" |Venue ! width="17%" |Referees ! width="5%" |Attendance |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans|12px}} Gold Coast Titans |8 – 26 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Parramatta|12px}} Parramatta Eels |Friday, 16 July, 6:00{{nbsp}}pm | rowspan="2" |Cbus Super Stadium | rowspan="2" |15,038 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Manly|12px}} Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |32 – 18 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|St George Illawarra|12px}} St George Illawarra Dragons |Friday, 16 July, 8:05{{nbsp}}pm |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|North Queensland|12px}} North Queensland Cowboys |18 – 34 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Sydney|12px}} Sydney Roosters |Saturday, 17 July, 3:00{{nbsp}}pm |Queensland Country Bank Stadium |15,933 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Canberra|12px}} Canberra Raiders |34 – 18 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Cronulla|12px}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |Saturday, 17 July, 5:30{{nbsp}}pm | rowspan="2" |Cbus Super Stadium |Grant Atkins | rowspan="2" |3,874 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Melbourne|12px}} Melbourne Storm |48 – 4 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Newcastle|12px}} Newcastle Knights |Saturday, 17 July, 7:35{{nbsp}}pm |Chris Sutton |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Auckland|12px}} New Zealand Warriors |16 – 30 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Penrith|12px}} Penrith Panthers |Sunday, 18 July, 1:55{{nbsp}}pm | rowspan="2" |Suncorp Stadium |Chris Butler | rowspan="2" |24,894 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Brisbane|12px}} Brisbane Broncos |24 – 42 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|12px}} Wests Tigers |Sunday, 18 July, 4:05{{nbsp}}pm |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|South Sydney|12px}} South Sydney Rabbitohs |32 – 24 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Canterbury|12px}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |Sunday, 18 July, 6:15{{nbsp}}pm |2,979 |
| colspan="7" |Source:{{Cite web|title=Draw|url=https://www.nrl.com/draw/?competition=111&season=2021&round=18|access-date=2021-06-22|website=National Rugby League|language=en}} |
|---|
- From round 18, all nine Sydney-based clubs, plus the Canberra Raiders, Newcastle Knights and New Zealand Warriors were based in Queensland due to the COVID-19 lockdown in Greater Sydney, with the Melbourne Storm also basing themselves on the Sunshine Coast due to a COVID-19 lockdown in Melbourne linked to the Sydney cluster.
= Round 19 =
| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center; width:100%;" |
| style="background:#c1d8ff;"
! rowspan="2" style="width:19%;" |Home ! rowspan="2" style="width:10%;" |Score ! rowspan="2" style="width:19%;" |Away ! colspan="6" |Match information |
| style="background:#efefef;"
! width="17%" |Date and time ! width="17%" |Venue ! width="17%" |Referees ! width="5%" |Attendance |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Parramatta|12px}} Parramatta Eels |10 – 12 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Canberra|12px}} Canberra Raiders |Thursday, 22 July, 7:50{{nbsp}}pm |2,566 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Sydney|12px}} Sydney Roosters |28 – 8 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Newcastle|12px}} Newcastle Knights |Friday, 23 July, 6:00{{nbsp}}pm |2,868 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|North Queensland|12px}} North Queensland Cowboys |16 – 20 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Melbourne|12px}} Melbourne Storm |Friday, 23 July, 7:55{{nbsp}}pm |Queensland Country Bank Stadium |14,924 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|South Sydney|12px}} South Sydney Rabbitohs |60 – 22 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Auckland|12px}} New Zealand Warriors |Saturday, 24 July, 3:00{{nbsp}}pm |Chris Butler |7,569 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Manly|12px}} Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |44 – 24 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|12px}} Wests Tigers |Saturday, 24 July, 5:30{{nbsp}}pm | rowspan="2" |Suncorp Stadium |5,761 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Penrith|12px}} Penrith Panthers |18 – 12 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Brisbane|12px}} Brisbane Broncos |Saturday, 24 July, 7:35{{nbsp}}pm |8,019 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|St George|12px}} St George Illawarra Dragons |10 – 32 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans|12px}} Gold Coast Titans |Sunday, 25 July, 1:50{{nbsp}}pm | rowspan="2" |Cbus Super Stadium |Grant Atkins | rowspan="2" |4,424 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Canterbury|12px}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |24 – 44 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Cronulla|12px}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |Sunday, 25 July, 4:05{{nbsp}}pm |Chris Sutton |
| colspan="7" |Source:{{Cite web|title=Draw|url=https://www.nrl.com/draw/?competition=111&season=2021&round=19|access-date=2021-06-22|website=National Rugby League|language=en}} |
|---|
- Both teams were scoreless for the first half in the Eels vs Raiders game. This was the first occurrence of this in an NRL game in two years, with the previous being the Knights vs Sharks game in Round 1, 2019.{{Cite web|title=NRL 2021: Canberra Raiders edge Parramatta Eels in controversial fashion to keep finals charge on course after scoreless first half|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/blank-canvas-the-perfect-platform-for-colourful-finish-as-raiders-edge-eels-in-thriller-20210722-p58c6m.html|access-date=2021-07-22|website=Sydney Morning Herald|date=22 July 2021|language=en}}
- In the Cowboys vs Storm game, Kyle Feldt and Josh Addo-Carr both scored their 100th tries in their NRL careers for their respective teams, occurring in the 51st and 71st minutes, respectively.{{Cite web|title=NRL live: North Queensland Cowboys vs Melbourne Storm score, TV, stream, teams, stats, video, SuperCoach, blog|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-live-north-queensland-cowboys-vs-melbourne-storm-score-tv-stream-teams-stats-video-supercoach-blog/news-story/1fd87450c987f9624027f48fc7430e4f|access-date=2021-07-23|website=Fox Sports Australia|date=23 July 2021|language=en}}
= Round 20 =
| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center; width:100%;" |
| style="background:#c1d8ff;"
! rowspan="2" style="width:19%;" |Home ! rowspan="2" style="width:10%;" |Score ! rowspan="2" style="width:19%;" |Away ! colspan="6" |Match information |
| style="background:#efefef;"
! width="17%" |Date and time ! width="17%" |Venue ! width="17%" |Referees ! width="5%" |Attendance |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Sydney Roosters|12px}} Sydney Roosters |28 – 0 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Parramatta|12px}} Parramatta Eels |Thursday, 29 July, 7:50{{nbsp}}pm |Grant Atkins |4,926 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|12px}} Wests Tigers |16 – 18 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Auckland|12px}} New Zealand Warriors |Friday, 30 July, 6:00{{nbsp}}pm | rowspan="2" |Suncorp Stadium |12,443 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Brisbane|12px}} Brisbane Broncos |37 – 18 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|North Queensland|12px}} North Queensland Cowboys |Friday, 30 July, 8:05{{nbsp}}pm |Chris Sutton |29,136 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Newcastle|12px}} Newcastle Knights |34 – 24 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Canberra|12px}} Canberra Raiders |Sunday, 1 August, 1:50{{nbsp}}pm | rowspan="3" |Suncorp Stadium | rowspan="3" |0 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Melbourne|12px}} Melbourne Storm |37 – 10 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Penrith|12px}} Penrith Panthers |Sunday, 1 August, 4:05{{nbsp}}pm |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|St George Illawarra|12px}} St George Illawarra Dragons |14 – 50 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|South Sydney|12px}} South Sydney Rabbitohs |Sunday, 1 August, 6:25{{nbsp}}pm |Chris Butler |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Canterbury|12px}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |6 – 34 | align="left" | {{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans|12px}} Gold Coast Titans |Monday, 2 August, 6:00{{nbsp}}pm | rowspan="2" |Suncorp Stadium | rowspan="2" |0 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Cronulla|12px}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |22 – 40 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Manly|12px}} Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |Monday, 2 August, 8:05{{nbsp}}pm |
| colspan="7" |Source:{{Cite web|title=Draw|url=https://www.nrl.com/draw/?competition=111&season=2021&round=20|access-date=2021-06-22|website=National Rugby League|language=en}} |
|---|
- BB Print Stadium in Mackay hosted their third ever NRL game, and their first in 8 years, since their last in 2013.{{Cite web|title=Sydney Roosters vs. Parramatta Eels live score: NRL fans savage 'awful' game in Mackay|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/fans-let-loose-on-awful-nrl-clash-between-sydney-roosters-and-parramatta-eels/news-story/5ec7a1845fa7138f7b0f8cadf06ae74e|access-date=2021-07-31|website=Nationwide News Pty Limited|language=en}}
- Browne Park in Rockhampton and Moreton Daily Stadium in Redcliffe were originally scheduled to host their first ever NRL games for premiership points.{{cite news |last=McKay|first=Pam|date=23 July 2021|title=Dragons, Rabbitohs will play at Browne Park on July 31|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/rockhampton/dragons-rabbitohs-will-play-at-browne-park-on-july-31/news-story/47ec2bd0481cb32382e1728dae6dfbd4|url-access=subscription|work=The Morning Bulletin|publisher=News Corp Australia|location= |access-date=23 July 2021}}{{cite web|title=Mackay, Rockhampton, Redcliffe hosting games in revised NRL draw|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/07/23/mackay-rockhampton-redcliffe-hosting-games-in-revised-nrl-draw/|access-date=2021-07-23|website=National Rugby League|date=22 July 2021|language=en}} However, following a lockdown announced on 31 July in South East Queensland due to a COVID-19 outbreak, these games, along with the Bulldogs vs Titans game, were moved to Suncorp Stadium. They were played in front of an empty stadium, with 31 July games moved to 1 August, and 1 August games moved to 2 August.{{Cite web|title=NRL to complete revised round 20 on Sunday and Monday|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/07/31/vlandys-hopeful-of-completing-round-on-sunday-and-monday/|website=National Rugby League|date=31 July 2021|language=en|access-date=31 July 2021}}
= Round 21 =
| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center; width:100%;" |
| style="background:#c1d8ff;"
! rowspan="2" style="width:19%;" |Home ! rowspan="2" style="width:10%;" |Score ! rowspan="2" style="width:19%;" |Away ! colspan="6" |Match information |
| style="background:#efefef;"
! width="17%" |Date and time ! width="17%" |Venue ! width="17%" |Referees ! width="5%" |Attendance |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Newcastle|12px}} Newcastle Knights |28 – 20 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Brisbane|12px}} Brisbane Broncos |Thursday, 5 August, 7:50{{nbsp}}pm |Grant Atkins |0 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Canberra|12px}} Canberra Raiders |20 – 12 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|St George Illawarra|12px}} St George Illawarra Dragons |Friday, 6 August, 6:00{{nbsp}}pm | rowspan="2" |Cbus Super Stadium |Chris Sutton | rowspan="2" |0 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Parramatta|12px}} Parramatta Eels |12 – 40 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|South Sydney|12px}} South Sydney Rabbitohs |Friday, 6 August, 8:05{{nbsp}}pm |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Auckland|12px}} New Zealand Warriors |18 – 16 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Cronulla|12px}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |Saturday, 7 August, 3:00{{nbsp}}pm |0 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Sydney Roosters|12px}} Sydney Roosters |14 – 20 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Penrith|12px}} Penrith Panthers |Saturday, 7 August, 5:30{{nbsp}}pm | rowspan="2" |Suncorp Stadium | rowspan="2" |0 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Manly|12px}} Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |18 – 28 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Melbourne|12px}} Melbourne Storm |Saturday, 7 August, 7:35{{nbsp}}pm |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Canterbury|12px}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |16 – 28 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|12px}} Wests Tigers |Sunday, 8 August, 1:50{{nbsp}}pm | rowspan="2" |Cbus Super Stadium |Chris Butler | rowspan="2" |0 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans|12px}} Gold Coast Titans |36 – 14 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|North Queensland|12px}} North Queensland Cowboys |Sunday, 8 August, 4:05{{nbsp}}pm |
| colspan="7" |Source:{{Cite web|title=Draw|url=https://www.nrl.com/draw/?competition=111&season=2021&round=21|access-date=2021-07-21|website=National Rugby League|language=en}} |
|---|
- All games were played in front of empty stadiums due to the COVID-19 outbreak and lockdown in South East Queensland. In addition, the Knights vs Broncos and the Bulldogs vs Tigers games were moved from Sunshine Coast Stadium and Moreton Daily Stadium to Suncorp Stadium and Cbus Super Stadium, respectively.{{cite web|title=NRL 2021: Round 21 schedule announced, Suncorp Stadium, Cbus Super Stadium - NRL|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/08/04/revised-round-21-schedule-announced/|access-date=2021-08-06|website=National Rugby League|date=3 August 2021|language=en}}
- In the Eels vs Rabbitohs game, Adam Reynolds surpassed the Rabbitohs' individual player points record of all time, previously held by Eric Simms at 1841 points.{{cite web|title=NRL 2021: Adam Reynolds breaks South Sydney Rabbitohs record in rout of Parramatta Eels|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/reynolds-bags-record-as-souths-pile-more-pressure-on-sorry-eels-20210806-p58gnc.html|access-date=2021-08-06|website=Sydney Morning Herald|date=6 August 2021|language=en}}
= Round 22 =
| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center; width:100%;" |
| style="background:#c1d8ff;"
! rowspan="2" style="width:19%;" |Home ! rowspan="2" style="width:10%;" |Score ! rowspan="2" style="width:19%;" |Away ! colspan="6" |Match information |
| style="background:#efefef;"
! width="17%" |Date and time ! width="17%" |Venue ! width="17%" |Referees ! width="5%" |Attendance |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Melbourne|12px}} Melbourne Storm |26 – 16 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Canberra|12px}} Canberra Raiders |Thursday, 12 August, 7:50{{nbsp}}pm |2,523 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|St George Illawarra|12px}} St George Illawarra Dragons |16 – 34 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Penrith|12px}} Penrith Panthers |Friday, 13 August, 6:00{{nbsp}}pm |6,653 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Brisbane|12px}} Brisbane Broncos |20 – 21 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Sydney Roosters|12px}} Sydney Roosters |Friday, 13 August, 8:05{{nbsp}}pm |14,314 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|South Sydney|12px}} South Sydney Rabbitohs |36 – 6 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans|12px}} Gold Coast Titans |Saturday, 14 August, 3:00{{nbsp}}pm |4,117 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|North Queensland|12px}} North Queensland Cowboys |16 – 24 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|12px}} Wests Tigers |Saturday, 14 August, 5:30{{nbsp}}pm |Queensland Country Bank Stadium |Chris Sutton |12,663 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Manly|12px}} Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |56 – 10 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Parramatta|12px}} Parramatta Eels |Saturday, 14 August, 7:35{{nbsp}}pm |Grant Atkins |3,613 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Auckland|12px}} New Zealand Warriors |24 – 10 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Canterbury|12px}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |Sunday, 15 August, 1:50{{nbsp}}pm |Peter Gough |3,332 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Cronulla|12px}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |14 – 16 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Newcastle|12px}} Newcastle Knights |Sunday, 15 August, 4:00{{nbsp}}pm |3,954 |
| colspan="7" |Source:{{Cite web|title=Draw|url=https://www.nrl.com/draw/?competition=111&season=2021&round=22|access-date=2021-07-21|website=National Rugby League|language=en}} |
|---|
- Moreton Daily Stadium hosted their first ever NRL games for premiership points. It was previously scheduled to host a match in Round 20, however this was cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak and lockdown in South East Queensland earlier in the month.
- In the Storm vs Raiders game, the Storm reached a new club record for the highest number of points in a single season.{{Cite web|title=NRL 2021, Corey Harawira-Naera sent off as Storm make it 18 straight - NRL|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/08/12/raiders-lift-but-storm-hold-on-for-18th-straight-win/|access-date=2021-08-14|website=National Rugby League|date=12 August 2021|language=en}}
- South Sydney won 10 matches in a row for the first time since 1989.{{Cite web|title='Time to create something special': Souths march to 10th straight win|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/time-to-create-something-special-souths-march-to-tenth-straight-win-20210814-p58ir0.html|access-date=2021-08-14|website=Sydney Morning Herald|date=14 August 2021|language=en}}
- In the Sea Eagles vs Eels game, Reuben Garrick surpassed the Sea Eagles' individual player points record for a single season, previously held by Matthew Ridge at 257 points.{{Cite web|title=NRL 2021: Blowtorch to be applied to Parramatta Eels after meek capitulation to Manly Sea Eagles|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/blowtorch-to-be-applied-to-eels-after-meek-capitulation-to-manly-20210814-p58iru.html|access-date=2021-08-14|website=Sydney Morning Herald|date=14 August 2021|language=en}}
= Round 23 =
| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center; width:100%;" |
| style="background:#c1d8ff;"
! rowspan="2" style="width:19%;" |Home ! rowspan="2" style="width:10%;" |Score ! rowspan="2" style="width:19%;" |Away ! colspan="6" |Match information |
| style="background:#efefef;"
! width="17%" |Date and time ! width="17%" |Venue ! width="17%" |Referees ! width="5%" |Attendance |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans|12px}} Gold Coast Titans |20 – 34 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Melbourne|12px}} Melbourne Storm |Thursday, 19 August, 7:50{{nbsp}}pm |8,288 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Canberra|12px}} Canberra Raiders |18 – 19 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Manly|12px}} Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |Friday, 20 August, 6:00{{nbsp}}pm | rowspan="2" |Suncorp Stadium |6,181 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Penrith|12px}} Penrith Panthers |25 – 12 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|South Sydney|12px}} South Sydney Rabbitohs |Friday, 20 August, 8:05{{nbsp}}pm |Grant Atkins |8,848 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|12px}} Wests Tigers |20 – 50 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Cronulla|12px}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |Saturday, 21 August, 3:00{{nbsp}}pm |2,863 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Canterbury|12px}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |16 – 22 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Newcastle|12px}} Newcastle Knights |Saturday, 21 August, 5:30{{nbsp}}pm | rowspan="2" |Cbus Super Stadium |Peter Gough |2,343 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Parramatta|12px}} Parramatta Eels |32 – 16 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|North Queensland|12px}} North Queensland Cowboys |Saturday, 21 August, 7:35{{nbsp}}pm |3,013 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|St George Illawarra|12px}} St George Illawarra Dragons |22 – 40 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Sydney Roosters|12px}} Sydney Roosters |Sunday, 22 August, 2:00{{nbsp}}pm |Chris Sutton |7,822 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Brisbane|12px}} Brisbane Broncos |24 – 22 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Auckland|12px}} New Zealand Warriors |Sunday, 22 August, 4:05{{nbsp}}pm |18,252 |
| colspan="7" |Source:{{Cite web|title=Draw|url=https://www.nrl.com/draw/?competition=111&season=2021&round=23|access-date=2021-07-21|website=National Rugby League|language=en}} |
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- Browne Park hosted their first ever NRL game for premiership points. It was previously scheduled to host a match in Round 20, however this was cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak and lockdown in South East Queensland earlier in the month.{{Cite web|title=Two NRL games in round 23 and 24 to be played in Rockhampton|url=https://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/story/7385005/two-nrl-games-announced-for-the-beef-capital/|access-date=2021-08-15|website=Queensland Country Life|date=15 August 2021|language=en}}
- The Storm tied the record for the most consecutive match wins in a single season, equalling the Eastern Suburbs Roosters record of 19 in 1975.{{Cite web|title=NRL 2021: Melbourne Storm equal Roosters' record of 19 consecutive wins with 34-20 victory over Gold Coast Titans|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/imperfect-storm-topple-titans-to-equal-roosters-record-of-19-consecutive-wins-20210819-p58kar.html|access-date=2021-08-20|website=Sydney Morning Herald|date=19 August 2021|language=en}}
= Round 24 =
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! rowspan="2" style="width:19%;" |Home ! rowspan="2" style="width:10%;" |Score ! rowspan="2" style="width:19%;" |Away ! colspan="6" |Match information |
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! width="17%" |Date and time ! width="17%" |Venue ! width="17%" |Referees ! width="5%" |Attendance |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Newcastle|12px}} Newcastle Knights |15 – 14 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans|12px}} Gold Coast Titans |Thursday, 26 August, 7:50{{nbsp}}pm |Grant Atkins |2,107 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Auckland|12px}} New Zealand Warriors |16 – 28 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Canberra|12px}} Canberra Raiders |Friday, 27 August, 6:00{{nbsp}}pm |4,079 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Sydney Roosters|12px}} Sydney Roosters |12 – 54 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|South Sydney|12px}} South Sydney Rabbitohs |Friday, 27 August, 7:55{{nbsp}}pm |5,136 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|St George Illawarra|12px}} St George Illawarra Dragons |26 – 38 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|North Queensland|12px}} North Queensland Cowboys |Saturday, 28 August, 3:00{{nbsp}}pm |Peter Gough |4,487 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Cronulla|12px}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |24 – 16 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Brisbane|12px}} Brisbane Broncos |Saturday, 28 August, 5:30{{nbsp}}pm | rowspan="2" |Suncorp Stadium |8,618 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Melbourne|12px}} Melbourne Storm |10 – 22 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Parramatta|12px}} Parramatta Eels |Saturday, 28 August, 7:35{{nbsp}}pm |10,246 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Manly|12px}} Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |36 – 18 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Canterbury|12px}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |Sunday, 29 August, 1:50{{nbsp}}pm | rowspan="2"|Moreton Daily Stadium |Chris Sutton |4,910 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Penrith|12px}} Penrith Panthers |30 – 16 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|12px}} Wests Tigers |Sunday, 29 August, 4:05{{nbsp}}pm |5,351 |
| colspan="7" |Source:{{Cite web|title=Draw|url=https://www.nrl.com/draw/?competition=111&season=2021&round=24|access-date=2021-07-21|website=National Rugby League|language=en}} |
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= Round 25 =
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! rowspan="2" style="width:19%;" |Home ! rowspan="2" style="width:10%;" |Score ! rowspan="2" style="width:19%;" |Away ! colspan="6" |Match information |
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! width="17%" |Date and time ! width="17%" |Venue ! width="17%" |Referees ! width="5%" |Attendance |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Canberra|12px}} Canberra Raiders |16 – 40 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Sydney Roosters|12px}} Sydney Roosters |Thursday, 2 September, 7:50{{nbsp}}pm |3,473 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Cronulla|12px}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |16 – 28 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Melbourne|12px}} Melbourne Storm |Friday, 3 September, 6:00{{nbsp}}pm | rowspan="2" |Cbus Super Stadium |Grant Atkins | rowspan="2" |8,580 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Parramatta|12px}} Parramatta Eels |6 – 40 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Penrith|12px}} Penrith Panthers |Friday, 3 September, 8:05{{nbsp}}pm |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Brisbane|12px}} Brisbane Broncos |35 – 22 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Newcastle|12px}} Newcastle Knights |Saturday, 4 September, 3:00{{nbsp}}pm |Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski |20,747 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|North Queensland|12px}} North Queensland Cowboys |18 – 46 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Manly|12px}} Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |Saturday, 4 September, 5:30{{nbsp}}pm |Queensland Country Bank Stadium |14,336 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|South Sydney|12px}} South Sydney Rabbitohs |20 – 16 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|St George Illawarra|12px}} St George Illawarra Dragons |Saturday, 4 September, 7:35{{nbsp}}pm |3,295 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans|12px}} Gold Coast Titans |44 – 0 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Auckland|12px}} New Zealand Warriors |Sunday, 5 September, 2:00{{nbsp}}pm |12,532 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align="left" |{{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|12px}} Wests Tigers |0 – 38 | align="left" |{{leagueicon|Canterbury|12px}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |Sunday, 5 September, 4:05{{nbsp}}pm |Chris Sutton |3,104 |
| colspan="7" |Source:{{Cite web|title=Draw|url=https://www.nrl.com/draw/?competition=111&season=2021&round=25|access-date=2021-07-21|website=National Rugby League|language=en}} |
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- In the Cowboys vs Sea Eagles game, Reuben Garrick surpassed the NRL record for the highest number of points in a regular season at 304 points, previously held by Hazem El Masri at 288 points.{{Cite web|title=NRL 2021: 3 Big Hits, Tom Trbojevic, North Queensland Cowboys v Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, live blog, live stream, videos, SuperCoach scores, Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/north-queensland-cowboys-v-manly-warringah-sea-eagles-nrl-live-stream-live-scores-updates-round-25-live-blog-supercoach-scores/news-story/8317c754321e48d5c1ad08b0e3365239|access-date=2021-09-04|website=Fox Sports Australia|date=4 September 2021|language=en}}
- Matt Cecchin controlled his last NRL game as a referee, after announcing his second NRL retirement earlier in the week.{{Cite web|title=NRL 2021: Matt Cecchin to retire from refereeing|url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/nrl/i-was-too-scared-to-leave-my-hotel-room-why-cecchin-is-retiring-from-nrl-20210830-p58n99.html|access-date=2021-09-04|website=Brisbane Times|date=30 August 2021|language=en}}{{Cite web|title='A done deal': Beloved NRL referee Matt Cecchin hangs up his whistle after Cronulla call - 2GB|url=https://www.2gb.com/a-done-deal-beloved-nrl-referee-matt-cecchin-hangs-up-his-whistle-after-cronulla-call/|access-date=2021-09-04|website=2GB|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Matt Cecchin fights back the tears as he blows full time on his NRL refereeing career|url=https://www.theroar.com.au/rugby-league/video/matt-cecchin-fights-back-the-tears-as-he-blows-full-time-on-his-nrl-refereeing-career-1149567/|access-date=2021-09-04|website=The Roar|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=A guard of honour is given to veteran referee Matt Cecchin in his final game|url=https://wwos.nine.com.au/videos/nrl/a-guard-of-honour-is-given-to-veteran-referee-matt-cecchin-in-his-final-game/ckt5qe5hh00630hqhrd190xb7|access-date=2021-09-04|website=Nine Digital Pty Ltd|language=en}}
- The Gold Coast Titans recorded their biggest ever win and the biggest win by any Gold Coast side since Round 16, 1996.{{Cite web|title=Game Records - Gold Coast Titans|url=https://afltables.com/rl/teams/titans/titans_gr.html|access-date=2020-09-05|website=afltables.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Game Records - Gold Coast|url=https://afltables.com/rl/teams/gold_coast/gold_coast_gr.html|access-date=2020-09-05|website=afltables.com|language=en}}
Finals series
{{Main|2021 NRL Finals Series}}
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!width=17%|Date and Time (Local) !width=17%|Venue !width=11%|Referees !width=7%|Crowd |
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| colspan=7 | QUALIFYING & ELIMINATION FINALS |
| style="background:#f5faff;"
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Melbourne}} Melbourne Storm | 40 – 12 |align=left | {{leagueicon|Manly}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 10 September 2021, 7:50{{nbsp}}pm | Grant Atkins |9,120 |
| style="background:#f5faff;"
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Eastern Suburbs}} Sydney Roosters | 25 – 24 |align=left | {{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans}} Gold Coast Titans | 11 September 2021, 5:40{{nbsp}}pm | rowspan="2" | Queensland Country Bank Stadium | Adam Gee | 15,237 |
| style="background:#f5faff;"
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Penrith}} Penrith Panthers | 10 – 16 |align=left | {{leagueicon|South Sydney}} South Sydney Rabbitohs | 11 September 2021, 7:50{{nbsp}}pm | 18,244 |
| style="background:#f5faff;"
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Parramatta}} Parramatta Eels | 28 – 20 |align=left | {{leagueicon|Newcastle}} Newcastle Knights | 12 September 2021, 4:05{{nbsp}}pm | 5,087 |
| style="background:#d0e7ff;"
| colspan=7 | SEMI FINALS |
| style="background:#f5faff;"
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Manly}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 42 – 6 |align=left | {{leagueicon|Eastern Suburbs}} Sydney Roosters | 17 September 2021, 7:50{{nbsp}}pm | 5,824 |
| style="background:#f5faff;"
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Penrith}} Penrith Panthers | 8 – 6 |align=left | {{leagueicon|Parramatta}} Parramatta Eels | 18 September 2021, 7:50{{nbsp}}pm | 6,011 |
| style="background:#d0e7ff;"
| colspan=7 | PRELIMINARY FINALS |
| style="background:#f5faff;"
|align=left | {{leagueicon|South Sydney}} South Sydney Rabbitohs | 36 – 16 |align=left | {{leagueicon|Manly}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 September 2021, 8:05{{nbsp}}pm | 26,249 |
| style="background:#f5faff;"
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Melbourne}} Melbourne Storm | 6 – 10 |align=left | {{leagueicon|Penrith}} Penrith Panthers | 25 September 2021, 4:00{{nbsp}}pm | 29,011 |
| style="background:#d0e7ff;"
| colspan=7 | GRAND FINAL |
| style="background:#f5faff;"
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Penrith}} Penrith Panthers | 14 – 12 |align=left | {{leagueicon|South Sydney}} South Sydney Rabbitohs | Sunday, 3 October 6:30pm (AEST), 7:30pm (AEDT) |39,322 |
- Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Sunshine Coast Stadium, Browne Park and BB Print Stadium all hosted their first ever NRL finals matches.
- Both preliminary finals had altered starting times. The South Sydney vs Manly final was delayed by 15 minutes after Manly were caught in heavy traffic en route to the game,{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/09/19/rabbitohs-v-sea-eagles-old-foes-square-off/|title=Rabbitohs v Sea Eagles: Kick-off delayed; Keppie to start|date= 24 September 2021|website=NRL.com|access-date=25 September 2021}} while the Melbourne vs Penrith final was moved from 7:50pm to 4:00pm to avoid a clash with the 2021 AFL Grand Final.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/09/13/storm-preliminary-final-switched-to-afternoon-kick-off/|title=Storm preliminary final switched to afternoon kick-off|date= 13 September 2021|website=NRL.com|access-date=13 September 2021}}