The NRL finals have arrived, with eight teams to square off for the right to be crowned premiers in 2026.

With the Week 1 fixtures locked in, we asked our team at Zero Tackle to look in to their crystal ball to determine who was winning all nine matches across the finals.

Here are the answers.

Lee Addison (Rugby League coach, Loose Carry panelist)

Match Home Away Winner

Week 1
QF 1 Panthers Roosters Roosters
QF 2 Warriors Dolphins Warriors
EF 1 Sharks Cowboys Sharks
EF 2 Rabbitohs Knights Rabbitohs

Week 2
SF 1 Panthers Sharks Panthers
SF 2 Dolphins Rabbitohs Dolphins

Week 3
PF 1 Roosters Panthers Panthers
PF 2 Warriors Dolphins Warriors

Week 4
GF Panthers Warriors Panthers

Matt Clements (Zero Tackle founder)

Match Home Away Winner

Week 1
QF 1 Panthers Roosters Panthers
QF 2 Warriors Dolphins Warriors
EF 1 Sharks Cowboys Sharks
EF 2 Rabbitohs Knights Rabbitohs

Week 2
SF 1 Roosters Sharks Roosters
SF 2 Dolphins Rabbitohs Dolphins

Week 3
PF 1 Panthers Dolphins Dolphins
PF 2 Warriors Roosters Warriors

Week 4
GF Dolphins Warriors Warriors

Kye Ferreira (Zero Tackle journalist)

Match Home Away Winner

Week 1
QF 1 Panthers Roosters Panthers
QF 2 Warriors Dolphins Warriors
EF 1 Sharks Cowboys Cowboys
EF 2 Rabbitohs Knights Rabbitohs

Week 2
SF 1 Roosters Cowboys Roosters
SF 2 Dolphins Rabbitohs Dolphins

Week 3
PF 1 Panthers Dolphins Panthers
PF 2 Warriors Roosters Warriors

Week 4
GF Panthers Warriors Panthers

Bella Gillespie (Zero Tackle journalist)

Match Home Away Winner

Week 1
QF 1 Panthers Roosters Panthers
QF 2 Warriors Dolphins Warriors
EF 1 Sharks Cowboys Cowboys
EF 2 Rabbitohs Knights Rabbitohs

Week 2
SF 1 Roosters Cowboys Roosters
SF 2 Dolphins Rabbitohs Dolphins

Week 3
PF 1 Panthers Dolphins Panthers
PF 2 Warriors Roosters Warriors

Week 4
GF Panthers Warriors Warriors

Magdalena Murdoch (Zero Tackle journalist)

Match Home Away Winner

Week 1
QF 1 Panthers Roosters Panthers
QF 2 Warriors Dolphins Dolphins
EF 1 Sharks Cowboys Sharks
EF 2 Rabbitohs Knights Knights

Week 2
SF 1 Roosters Sharks Roosters
SF 2 Warriors Knights Warriors

Week 3
PF 1 Panthers Warriors Panthers
PF 2 Dolphins Roosters Dolphins

Week 4
GF Panthers Dolphins Dolphins

Daniel Nichols (Zero Tackle journalist)

Match Home Away Winner

Week 1
QF 1 Panthers Roosters Panthers
QF 2 Warriors Dolphins Warriors
EF 1 Sharks Cowboys Sharks
EF 2 Rabbitohs Knights Rabbitohs

Week 2
SF 1 Roosters Sharks Roosters
SF 2 Dolphins Rabbitohs Dolphins

Week 3
PF 1 Panthers Dolphins Dolphins
PF 2 Warriors Roosters Warriors

Week 4
GF Dolphins Warriors Dolphins

Scott Pryde (Zero Tackle editor)

Match Home Away Winner

Week 1
QF 1 Panthers Roosters Panthers
QF 2 Warriors Dolphins Dolphins
EF 1 Sharks Cowboys Sharks
EF 2 Rabbitohs Knights Rabbitohs

Week 2
SF 1 Roosters Sharks Roosters
SF 2 Warriors Rabbitohs Warriors

Week 3
PF 1 Panthers Warriors Panthers
PF 2 Dolphins Roosters Dolphins

Week 4
GF Panthers Dolphins Panthers

Samuel Sartori (Zero Tackle journalist)

Match Home Away Winner

Week 1
QF 1 Panthers Roosters Panthers
QF 2 Warriors Dolphins Dolphins
EF 1 Sharks Cowboys Sharks
EF 2 Rabbitohs Knights Rabbitohs

Week 2
SF 1 Roosters Sharks Roosters
SF 2 Warriors Rabbitohs Warriors

Week 3
PF 1 Panthers Warriors Panthers
PF 2 Dolphins Roosters Dolphins

Week 4
GF Panthers Dolphins Dolphins

Leo Twemlow (Zero Tackle journalist)

Match Home Away Winner

Week 1
QF 1 Panthers Roosters Panthers
QF 2 Warriors Dolphins Warriors
EF 1 Sharks Cowboys Sharks
EF 2 Rabbitohs Knights Rabbitohs

Week 2
SF 1 Roosters Sharks Roosters
SF 2 Dolphins Rabbitohs Dolphins

Week 3
PF 1 Panthers Dolphins Panthers
PF 2 Warriors Roosters Warriors

Week 4
GF Panthers Warriors Panthers

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