NRL Ladder 2023 - Final

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NRL ladder explained
The NRL has a simple points system: victorious teams earn two points for a victory, while losing teams earn zero for a loss. There are two points for a bye.

If a match is tied at the end of 80 minutes of regulation time, there are two five-minute halves of golden point, where any score will be the match-deciding one, be it a field goal, try, or penalty goal. The match immediately ends at that stage.

If the two teams play out a scoreless golden point period, the match will be declared a draw, with both teams earning one point. There have been 12 draws since the introduction at the start of 2003, averaging to one draw a year.

The teams with the most points will finish higher on the NRL ladder.

NRL Ladder After Round 1

Edited August 13, 2023 by Graham

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NRL Ladder After Round 2

Dolphins in second spot!

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NRL Ladder After Round 3

[hw88]

Anyone know why they get 2 points for a bye? Surely 0 points would be more logical.

[Graham]

38 minutes ago, hw88 said:

Anyone know why they get 2 points for a bye? Surely 0 points would be more logical.

Yes it’s a question a few of us have asked over the years.

It seems like something for nothing.

[Graham]

2 points for a bye.

I have found this on the internet suggesting it has historic reasons:

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Because in the early years of the competition, some years when there was uneven amount of teams causing a bye also meant that some years had uneven amount of games played, so some teams would play more games then others. To compensate the sides who played less games, when they had a bye they received two points.

A bit of a clunky way of explaining. Does that stack up anyone?

 

[hw88]

3 hours ago, Graham said:

2 points for a bye.

I have found this on the internet suggesting it has historic reasons:

A bit of a clunky way of explaining. Does that stack up anyone?

 

That's even stranger! If you don't play everyone twice or play the same number of games then just go on percentages like they did over here.

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NRL Ladder After Round 4

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NRL Ladder After Round 5

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NRL Ladder After Round 6

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NRL Ladder After Round 7

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NRL Ladder After Round 8

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[R L Winger]

Very seldom do you see a team crash to the bottom of the table with a win.....Bad luck for me it happens to be the Dragons.

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[Anita Bath]

I wish they would simply add the bye points in …broncos souths and cowboys with all three byes ( the equivalent of certain wins) are probably in false positions.

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NRL LADDER AFTER ROUND 17

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NRL LADDER AFTER ROUND 18

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