Season Simulation

Simulation Details

Competition:: Telstra Premiership
Season:: 2026
Run Date:: May 23, 2026 12:45
Current Round:: Round 12
Iterations:: 1000

Parameters

Elo Ratings:: Enabled
Home Advantage:: 0.57

Predicted Final Ladder

Average outcome across 1000 simulations (includes bye rounds with 2 points and finals simulation)

This simulation uses Elo ratings to predict match outcomes, final ladder positions, and finals outcomes:

Historical baseline: Each team starts with an Elo rating based on their performance from 2020-2024, with a 2/3 carry-over from the previous season (following FiveThirtyEight's NFL methodology)
Current season updates: Ratings are adjusted after each completed match based on results and margin of victory
Match predictions: Higher Elo ratings indicate stronger teams, with home advantage factored in (0.57 points)
Finals simulation: The complete NRL finals series (weeks 1-4) is simulated for each iteration, with the Grand Final played at a neutral venue
Monte Carlo simulation: The remaining season is simulated 1000 times to calculate probability distributions

The 🥇% shows minor premiership (1st place) probability, 🏆% shows Grand Final winner probability, and Finals% shows chance of making the top 8. For example, a 65% finals chance means that team made finals in 65% of the 1000 simulated seasons.

Pos	Team	W	L	Pts	PF	PA	Diff	🥇 %	🏆 %	🥄 %
1	Panthers	20.6	3.4	49.1	696.3	430.7	265.6	94%	54%	0%
2	Warriors	16.8	7.2	41.7	695.2	519.4	175.8	3%	13%	0%
3	Roosters	15.9	8.1	39.9	637.4	547.5	90.0	1%	9%	0%
4	Sea Eagles	15.8	8.2	39.6	644.0	500.3	143.7	0%	12%	0%
5	Cowboys	14.4	9.6	36.8	585.3	556.8	28.4	0%	2%	0%
6	Knights	14.4	9.6	36.7	612.0	570.4	41.6	0%	2%	0%
7	Dolphins	13.2	10.8	34.3	591.2	529.8	61.4	0%	1%	0%
8	Sharks	13.0	11.0	34.0	617.4	567.7	49.7	0%	1%	0%
9	Rabbitohs	13.0	11.0	34.0	650.8	581.2	69.5	0%	1%	0%
10	Broncos	10.7	13.3	29.4	467.0	536.1	-69.1	0%	0%	0%
11	Wests Tigers	10.3	13.7	28.7	522.4	563.9	-41.4	0%	0%	0%
12	Bulldogs	9.7	14.3	27.3	422.6	527.9	-105.3	0%	0%	0%
13	Storm	9.6	14.4	27.3	554.3	577.9	-23.6	0%	0%	0%
14	Raiders	9.0	15.0	26.0	445.8	555.1	-109.3	0%	0%	0%
15	Eels	8.0	16.0	23.9	453.9	636.2	-182.2	0%	0%	1%
16	Titans	6.2	17.8	20.4	396.4	520.2	-123.8	0%	0%	7%
17	Dragons	3.5	20.6	14.9	283.1	554.1	-271.0	0%	0%	90%

Finals Bracket Preview

Based on current average ladder positions

Week 1 - Qualifying & Elimination Finals

1st Qualifying Final

Panthers (1st) vs Sea Eagles (4th)

Home: Panthers

Panthers: 54% to win championship
Sea Eagles: 12% to win championship

2nd Qualifying Final

Warriors (2nd) vs Roosters (3rd)

Home: Warriors

Warriors: 13% to win championship
Roosters: 9% to win championship

1st Elimination Final

Cowboys (5th) vs Sharks (8th)

Home: Cowboys

Cowboys: 2% to win championship
Sharks: 1% to win championship

2nd Elimination Final

Knights (6th) vs Dolphins (7th)

Home: Knights

Knights: 2% to win championship
Dolphins: 1% to win championship

Week 2 - Semi Finals

1st Semi Final

Sea Eagles vs Cowboys

Home: Sea Eagles

Most likely based on championship odds

2nd Semi Final

Roosters vs Knights

Home: Roosters

Most likely based on championship odds

Week 3 - Preliminary Finals

1st Preliminary Final

Panthers vs Roosters

Home: Panthers

Most likely progression

2nd Preliminary Final

Warriors vs Sea Eagles

Home: Warriors

Most likely progression

Week 4 - Grand Final

🏆 GRAND FINAL 🏆

Most Likely Grand Final

Panthers vs Warriors

54% to win 13% to win

Neutral Venue

All Championship Contenders

Panthers 54%

Warriors 13%

Roosters 9%

Sea Eagles 12%

Cowboys 2%

Knights 2%

Dolphins 1%

How to read this: The "Most Likely" progression shows which teams would advance if the stronger team (higher championship probability) wins each match. The championship percentages show how often each team actually won the Grand Final across all 1000 simulated finals series.

Note: The NRL finals format means the two strongest teams don't always meet in the Grand Final - lower seeds face tougher paths through elimination and semi-finals.

Ladder Position Distribution

Probability of each team finishing in each position across 1000 simulations

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th
Panthers	94%	4%	0%	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Warriors	3%	48%	22%	14%	6%	3%	1%	0%	0%	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Roosters	1%	15%	25%	21%	16%	8%	5%	2%	2%	0%	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sea Eagles	0%	20%	27%	22%	11%	9%	4%	2%	1%	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cowboys	-	4%	6%	10%	17%	15%	17%	15%	8%	3%	0%	0%	0%	0%	-	-	-
Knights	0%	3%	8%	11%	15%	17%	16%	12%	9%	4%	1%	0%	0%	-	-	-	-
Dolphins	-	0%	3%	6%	11%	13%	17%	17%	14%	7%	4%	0%	1%	0%	-	0%	-
Sharks	-	0%	2%	5%	10%	12%	17%	15%	16%	8%	5%	2%	0%	0%	0%	-	-
Rabbitohs	-	1%	3%	6%	9%	16%	14%	17%	14%	8%	4%	1%	1%	0%	-	-	-
Broncos	-	-	-	0%	0%	1%	2%	5%	9%	17%	19%	17%	12%	9%	2%	0%	-
Wests Tigers	-	-	-	-	0%	0%	2%	5%	7%	18%	21%	18%	13%	7%	3%	0%	0%
Bulldogs	-	-	-	-	0%	0%	0%	1%	6%	10%	12%	16%	18%	17%	10%	5%	-
Storm	-	-	-	-	0%	0%	1%	2%	6%	13%	19%	19%	14%	12%	7%	2%	-
Raiders	-	-	-	-	0%	0%	0%	1%	2%	5%	7%	16%	20%	22%	16%	8%	-
Eels	-	-	-	0%	-	0%	0%	0%	0%	1%	2%	4%	11%	20%	35%	22%	1%
Titans	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0%	0%	1%	1%	4%	9%	22%	52%	7%
Dragons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0%	0%	8%	90%

Reading the table: Each row shows the probability of that team finishing in each position. For example, if a team has 25% in the "1st" column, they finished first in 25% of the 1000 simulated seasons. Each row should sum to approximately 100%.

Remaining Fixtures by Team

Shows each team's remaining matches with win probabilities

Round	Opponent	Venue	Win %	Difficulty
13	Warriors	Home	79%	Easy
14	Wests Tigers	Away	85%	Easy
16	Titans	Away	85%	Easy
17	Cowboys	Away	73%	Easy
18	Rabbitohs	Home	85%	Easy
20	Broncos	Home	85%	Easy
21	Eels	Away	85%	Easy
22	Raiders	Home	85%	Easy
23	Warriors	Away	66%	Moderate
24	Roosters	Home	77%	Easy
25	Storm	Away	77%	Easy
26	Bulldogs	Home	85%	Easy
27	Wests Tigers	Home	85%	Easy

Round	Opponent	Venue	Win %	Difficulty
13	Panthers	Away	20%	Very Hard
15	Sharks	Home	66%	Moderate
16	Cowboys	Home	65%	Moderate
17	Dolphins	Away	51%	Hard
19	Wests Tigers	Away	72%	Easy
20	Dragons	Home	85%	Easy
21	Bulldogs	Away	68%	Moderate
22	Titans	Away	75%	Easy
23	Panthers	Home	33%	Very Hard
24	Broncos	Away	63%	Moderate
25	Rabbitohs	Away	55%	Hard
26	Knights	Home	68%	Moderate
27	Sea Eagles	Home	55%	Hard

Round	Opponent	Venue	Win %	Difficulty
13	Storm	Away	57%	Hard
14	Raiders	Away	72%	Easy
15	Dolphins	Away	53%	Hard
16	Sharks	Home	68%	Moderate
17	Broncos	Away	65%	Moderate
19	Eels	Home	85%	Easy
20	Storm	Home	72%	Easy
21	Knights	Away	55%	Hard
22	Cowboys	Away	51%	Hard
23	Bulldogs	Home	82%	Easy
24	Panthers	Away	22%	Very Hard
25	Wests Tigers	Home	84%	Easy
26	Dolphins	Home	69%	Moderate
27	Rabbitohs	Away	58%	Hard

Round	Opponent	Venue	Win %	Difficulty
13	Sharks	Away	53%	Hard
14	Rabbitohs	Home	73%	Easy
16	Bulldogs	Away	70%	Easy
17	Storm	Home	72%	Easy
18	Eels	Away	77%	Easy
19	Cowboys	Home	67%	Moderate
20	Titans	Away	77%	Easy
21	Sharks	Home	68%	Moderate
23	Storm	Away	58%	Hard
24	Dolphins	Home	69%	Moderate
25	Knights	Away	56%	Hard
26	Dragons	Home	85%	Easy
27	Warriors	Away	44%	Hard

Round	Opponent	Venue	Win %	Difficulty
12	Rabbitohs	Home	64%	Moderate
13	Raiders	Away	64%	Moderate
14	Dolphins	Home	60%	Moderate
16	Warriors	Away	34%	Very Hard
17	Panthers	Home	26%	Very Hard
19	Sea Eagles	Away	32%	Very Hard
20	Dolphins	Away	43%	Hard
21	Broncos	Home	71%	Easy
22	Roosters	Home	48%	Hard
23	Titans	Away	69%	Moderate
24	Eels	Away	69%	Moderate
26	Wests Tigers	Home	78%	Easy
27	Raiders	Home	77%	Easy

Round	Opponent	Venue	Win %	Difficulty
13	Eels	Home	78%	Easy
14	Storm	Away	44%	Hard
16	Dragons	Home	85%	Easy
17	Wests Tigers	Home	75%	Easy
18	Dolphins	Home	56%	Hard
19	Rabbitohs	Away	44%	Hard
20	Sharks	Away	38%	Very Hard
21	Roosters	Home	44%	Hard
22	Broncos	Away	52%	Hard
23	Raiders	Away	60%	Moderate
24	Titans	Home	78%	Easy
25	Sea Eagles	Home	43%	Hard
26	Warriors	Away	31%	Very Hard

Round	Opponent	Venue	Win %	Difficulty
14	Cowboys	Away	39%	Very Hard
15	Roosters	Home	46%	Hard
16	Wests Tigers	Away	63%	Moderate
17	Warriors	Home	48%	Hard
18	Knights	Away	43%	Hard
19	Sharks	Home	57%	Hard
20	Cowboys	Home	56%	Hard
22	Dragons	Away	77%	Easy
23	Broncos	Home	69%	Moderate
24	Sea Eagles	Away	30%	Very Hard
25	Eels	Home	80%	Easy
26	Roosters	Away	30%	Very Hard
27	Titans	Away	67%	Moderate

Round	Opponent	Venue	Win %	Difficulty
13	Sea Eagles	Home	46%	Hard
14	Dragons	Home	85%	Easy
15	Warriors	Away	33%	Very Hard
16	Roosters	Away	31%	Very Hard
18	Broncos	Away	55%	Hard
19	Dolphins	Away	42%	Hard
20	Knights	Home	61%	Moderate
21	Sea Eagles	Away	31%	Very Hard
22	Rabbitohs	Home	63%	Moderate
23	Dragons	Away	78%	Easy
24	Raiders	Home	76%	Easy
25	Titans	Away	68%	Moderate
26	Eels	Away	68%	Moderate
27	Storm	Home	63%	Moderate

Round	Opponent	Venue	Win %	Difficulty
12	Cowboys	Away	35%	Very Hard
14	Sea Eagles	Away	26%	Very Hard
15	Broncos	Home	65%	Moderate
17	Eels	Away	63%	Moderate
18	Panthers	Away	15%	Very Hard
19	Knights	Home	55%	Hard
20	Raiders	Away	58%	Hard
21	Storm	Home	57%	Hard
22	Sharks	Away	36%	Very Hard
23	Eels	Home	77%	Easy
24	Bulldogs	Away	55%	Hard
25	Warriors	Home	44%	Hard
26	Titans	Away	63%	Moderate
27	Roosters	Home	41%	Hard

Round	Opponent	Venue	Win %	Difficulty
13	Dragons	Home	80%	Easy
14	Titans	Home	70%	Easy
15	Rabbitohs	Away	34%	Very Hard
17	Roosters	Home	34%	Very Hard
18	Sharks	Home	44%	Hard
20	Panthers	Away	15%	Very Hard
21	Cowboys	Away	28%	Very Hard
22	Knights	Home	47%	Hard
23	Dolphins	Away	30%	Very Hard
24	Warriors	Home	36%	Very Hard
25	Raiders	Away	50%	Hard
26	Storm	Home	50%	Hard
27	Bulldogs	Away	47%	Hard

Round	Opponent	Venue	Win %	Difficulty
13	Bulldogs	Home	53%	Hard
14	Panthers	Home	15%	Very Hard
15	Titans	Home	61%	Moderate
16	Dolphins	Home	36%	Very Hard
17	Knights	Away	24%	Very Hard
18	Dragons	Away	58%	Hard
19	Warriors	Home	27%	Very Hard
20	Bulldogs	Away	37%	Very Hard
21	Raiders	Away	40%	Hard
22	Eels	Home	62%	Moderate
24	Dragons	Home	73%	Easy
25	Roosters	Away	15%	Very Hard
26	Cowboys	Away	21%	Very Hard
27	Panthers	Away	15%	Very Hard

Round	Opponent	Venue	Win %	Difficulty
13	Wests Tigers	Away	46%	Hard
14	Eels	Home	66%	Moderate
16	Sea Eagles	Home	29%	Very Hard
17	Titans	Away	50%	Hard
19	Raiders	Home	60%	Moderate
20	Wests Tigers	Home	62%	Moderate
21	Warriors	Home	31%	Very Hard
22	Storm	Away	29%	Very Hard
23	Roosters	Away	17%	Very Hard
24	Rabbitohs	Home	44%	Hard
25	Dragons	Away	63%	Moderate
26	Panthers	Away	15%	Very Hard
27	Broncos	Home	52%	Hard

Round	Opponent	Venue	Win %	Difficulty
13	Roosters	Home	42%	Hard
14	Knights	Home	55%	Hard
16	Raiders	Home	72%	Easy
17	Sea Eagles	Away	27%	Very Hard
19	Titans	Home	77%	Easy
20	Roosters	Away	27%	Very Hard
21	Rabbitohs	Away	42%	Hard
22	Bulldogs	Home	70%	Easy
23	Sea Eagles	Home	41%	Hard
25	Panthers	Home	22%	Very Hard
26	Broncos	Away	49%	Hard
27	Sharks	Away	36%	Very Hard

Round	Opponent	Venue	Win %	Difficulty
13	Cowboys	Home	35%	Very Hard
14	Roosters	Home	27%	Very Hard
15	Eels	Away	47%	Hard
16	Storm	Away	27%	Very Hard
17	Dragons	Home	74%	Easy
19	Bulldogs	Away	39%	Very Hard
20	Rabbitohs	Home	41%	Hard
21	Wests Tigers	Home	59%	Hard
22	Panthers	Away	15%	Very Hard
23	Knights	Home	39%	Very Hard
24	Sharks	Away	23%	Very Hard
25	Broncos	Home	49%	Hard
27	Cowboys	Away	22%	Very Hard

Round	Opponent	Venue	Win %	Difficulty
13	Knights	Away	21%	Very Hard
14	Bulldogs	Away	33%	Very Hard
15	Raiders	Home	52%	Hard
17	Rabbitohs	Home	36%	Very Hard
18	Sea Eagles	Home	22%	Very Hard
19	Roosters	Away	15%	Very Hard
21	Panthers	Home	15%	Very Hard
22	Wests Tigers	Away	37%	Very Hard
23	Rabbitohs	Away	22%	Very Hard
24	Cowboys	Home	30%	Very Hard
25	Dolphins	Away	19%	Very Hard
26	Sharks	Home	31%	Very Hard
27	Dragons	Away	54%	Hard

Round	Opponent	Venue	Win %	Difficulty
14	Broncos	Away	29%	Very Hard
15	Wests Tigers	Away	38%	Very Hard
16	Panthers	Home	15%	Very Hard
17	Bulldogs	Home	49%	Hard
19	Storm	Away	22%	Very Hard
20	Sea Eagles	Home	22%	Very Hard
21	Dragons	Away	54%	Hard
22	Warriors	Home	24%	Very Hard
23	Cowboys	Home	30%	Very Hard
24	Knights	Away	21%	Very Hard
25	Sharks	Home	31%	Very Hard
26	Rabbitohs	Home	36%	Very Hard
27	Dolphins	Home	32%	Very Hard

Round	Opponent	Venue	Win %	Difficulty
13	Broncos	Away	19%	Very Hard
14	Sharks	Away	15%	Very Hard
16	Knights	Away	15%	Very Hard
17	Raiders	Away	25%	Very Hard
18	Wests Tigers	Home	41%	Hard
20	Warriors	Away	15%	Very Hard
21	Titans	Home	45%	Hard
22	Dolphins	Home	22%	Very Hard
23	Sharks	Home	21%	Very Hard
24	Wests Tigers	Away	26%	Very Hard
25	Bulldogs	Home	36%	Very Hard
26	Sea Eagles	Away	15%	Very Hard
27	Eels	Home	45%	Hard

Round 17 Predictions (112 total matches across 16 rounds)

Home Team	Home Elo	Away Team	Away Elo	Home Win %
Eels	1358	Rabbitohs	1512	36%
Titans	1360	Bulldogs	1419	49%
Broncos	1457	Roosters	1626	34%
Dolphins	1542	Warriors	1608	48%
Cowboys	1557	Panthers	1788	26%
Sea Eagles	1628	Storm	1513	72%
Raiders	1398	Dragons	1268	74%
Knights	1529	Wests Tigers	1387	75%

Round 6 of 16 (8 matches this round)

Season Simulation

Simulation Details

Parameters

Predicted Final Ladder

Finals Bracket Preview

Week 1 - Qualifying & Elimination Finals

Week 2 - Semi Finals

Week 3 - Preliminary Finals

Week 4 - Grand Final

Most Likely Grand Final

All Championship Contenders

Ladder Position Distribution

Remaining Fixtures by Team

Panthers 13 games remaining Expected: 10.6 wins 81% win rate

Warriors 13 games remaining Expected: 7.8 wins 60% win rate

Roosters 14 games remaining Expected: 9.0 wins 64% win rate

Sea Eagles 13 games remaining Expected: 8.7 wins 67% win rate

Cowboys 13 games remaining Expected: 7.4 wins 57% win rate

Knights 13 games remaining Expected: 7.3 wins 56% win rate

Dolphins 13 games remaining Expected: 7.1 wins 55% win rate

Sharks 14 games remaining Expected: 8.1 wins 58% win rate

Rabbitohs 14 games remaining Expected: 7.0 wins 50% win rate

Broncos 13 games remaining Expected: 5.7 wins 44% win rate

Wests Tigers 14 games remaining Expected: 5.4 wins 39% win rate

Bulldogs 13 games remaining Expected: 5.7 wins 44% win rate

Storm 12 games remaining Expected: 5.7 wins 47% win rate

Raiders 13 games remaining Expected: 5.0 wins 39% win rate

Eels 13 games remaining Expected: 3.9 wins 30% win rate

Titans 13 games remaining Expected: 4.1 wins 32% win rate

Dragons 13 games remaining Expected: 3.4 wins 26% win rate

Round 17 Predictions (112 total matches across 16 rounds)