Season Simulation

Simulation Details

Competition:: Telstra Premiership
Season:: 2026
Run Date:: Jun 21, 2026 06:45
Current Round:: Round 16
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	20.1	3.9	48.3	708.4	389.0	319.4	97%	57%	0%
2	Warriors	16.2	7.8	40.5	665.3	477.4	187.9	1%	12%	0%
3	Dolphins	15.8	8.2	39.6	653.1	496.2	156.9	0%	13%	0%
4	Sharks	14.8	9.2	37.5	618.4	534.9	83.5	0%	4%	0%
5	Sea Eagles	14.5	9.5	37.1	620.8	481.7	139.1	0%	6%	0%
6	Roosters	14.5	9.5	37.0	582.7	531.5	51.2	0%	3%	0%
7	Knights	14.3	9.7	36.6	626.5	587.4	39.1	0%	1%	0%
8	Rabbitohs	12.7	11.3	33.4	649.2	560.2	89.0	0%	0%	0%
9	Cowboys	12.5	11.5	33.0	545.6	576.6	-31.0	0%	0%	0%
10	Storm	11.3	12.7	30.5	559.9	557.9	2.0	0%	0%	0%
11	Wests Tigers	10.8	13.2	29.5	510.4	613.2	-102.9	0%	0%	0%
12	Bulldogs	10.4	13.6	28.7	408.3	513.9	-105.5	0%	0%	0%
13	Raiders	8.9	15.1	25.8	420.4	537.4	-117.0	0%	0%	0%
14	Broncos	8.1	15.9	24.1	452.3	590.5	-138.2	0%	0%	0%
15	Eels	7.9	16.1	23.7	447.7	629.3	-181.6	0%	0%	0%
16	Titans	7.4	16.6	22.8	434.8	550.2	-115.4	0%	0%	2%
17	Dragons	3.9	20.1	15.8	319.0	595.4	-276.4	0%	0%	96%

Finals Bracket Preview

Based on current average ladder positions

Week 1 - Qualifying & Elimination Finals

1st Qualifying Final

Panthers (1st) vs Sharks (4th)

Home: Panthers

Panthers: 57% to win championship
Sharks: 4% to win championship

2nd Qualifying Final

Warriors (2nd) vs Dolphins (3rd)

Home: Warriors

Warriors: 12% to win championship
Dolphins: 13% to win championship

1st Elimination Final

Sea Eagles (5th) vs Rabbitohs (8th)

Home: Sea Eagles

Sea Eagles: 6% to win championship
Rabbitohs: 0% to win championship

2nd Elimination Final

Roosters (6th) vs Knights (7th)

Home: Roosters

Roosters: 3% to win championship
Knights: 1% to win championship

Week 2 - Semi Finals

1st Semi Final

Sharks vs Sea Eagles

Home: Sharks

Most likely based on championship odds

2nd Semi Final

Dolphins vs Roosters

Home: Dolphins

Most likely based on championship odds

Week 3 - Preliminary Finals

1st Preliminary Final

Panthers vs Dolphins

Home: Panthers

Most likely progression

2nd Preliminary Final

Warriors vs Sharks

Home: Warriors

Most likely progression

Week 4 - Grand Final

🏆 GRAND FINAL 🏆

Most Likely Grand Final

Panthers vs Warriors

57% to win 12% to win

Neutral Venue

All Championship Contenders

Panthers 57%

Warriors 12%

Dolphins 13%

Sharks 4%

Sea Eagles 6%

Roosters 3%

Knights 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	97%	2%	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Warriors	1%	49%	22%	11%	7%	4%	2%	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dolphins	0%	25%	29%	19%	10%	7%	4%	1%	0%	0%	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sharks	0%	5%	13%	19%	20%	15%	12%	6%	3%	1%	0%	0%	0%	-	-	-	-
Sea Eagles	0%	7%	14%	20%	19%	16%	11%	4%	3%	1%	0%	0%	-	-	-	-	-
Roosters	0%	4%	10%	12%	18%	17%	15%	11%	6%	2%	0%	0%	-	-	-	-	-
Knights	0%	4%	7%	11%	14%	18%	18%	14%	6%	4%	0%	0%	0%	-	-	-	-
Rabbitohs	-	0%	1%	4%	6%	12%	17%	21%	17%	8%	6%	2%	1%	0%	-	-	-
Cowboys	-	0%	0%	0%	2%	5%	11%	19%	28%	19%	10%	1%	0%	0%	0%	0%	-
Storm	-	-	-	0%	1%	2%	4%	11%	18%	25%	17%	12%	3%	2%	0%	0%	-
Wests Tigers	-	-	-	0%	0%	0%	1%	4%	7%	16%	24%	21%	13%	5%	2%	0%	-
Bulldogs	-	0%	-	-	0%	0%	1%	2%	7%	12%	21%	23%	15%	8%	4%	2%	-
Raiders	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0%	0%	4%	9%	18%	27%	19%	12%	7%	0%
Broncos	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0%	0%	1%	4%	8%	15%	25%	23%	21%	0%
Eels	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0%	0%	1%	4%	8%	19%	28%	36%	0%
Titans	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0%	-	0%	3%	6%	12%	18%	28%	27%	2%
Dragons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0%	0%	3%	96%

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
17	Cowboys	Away	80%	Easy
18	Rabbitohs	Home	85%	Easy
20	Broncos	Home	85%	Easy
21	Eels	Away	85%	Easy
22	Raiders	Home	85%	Easy
23	Warriors	Away	67%	Moderate
24	Roosters	Home	82%	Easy
25	Storm	Away	75%	Easy
26	Bulldogs	Home	85%	Easy
27	Wests Tigers	Home	85%	Easy

Round	Opponent	Venue	Win %	Difficulty
17	Dolphins	Away	38%	Very Hard
19	Wests Tigers	Away	72%	Easy
20	Dragons	Home	85%	Easy
21	Bulldogs	Away	67%	Moderate
22	Titans	Away	73%	Easy
23	Panthers	Home	32%	Very Hard
24	Broncos	Away	71%	Easy
25	Rabbitohs	Away	54%	Hard
26	Knights	Home	68%	Moderate
27	Sea Eagles	Home	57%	Hard

Round	Opponent	Venue	Win %	Difficulty
17	Warriors	Home	61%	Moderate
18	Knights	Away	56%	Hard
19	Sharks	Home	65%	Moderate
20	Cowboys	Home	75%	Easy
22	Dragons	Away	84%	Easy
23	Broncos	Home	84%	Easy
24	Sea Eagles	Away	44%	Hard
25	Eels	Home	85%	Easy
26	Roosters	Away	49%	Hard
27	Titans	Away	75%	Easy

Round	Opponent	Venue	Win %	Difficulty
16	Roosters	Away	41%	Hard
18	Broncos	Away	67%	Moderate
19	Dolphins	Away	34%	Very Hard
20	Knights	Home	64%	Moderate
21	Sea Eagles	Away	36%	Very Hard
22	Rabbitohs	Home	66%	Moderate
23	Dragons	Away	80%	Easy
24	Raiders	Home	80%	Easy
25	Titans	Away	69%	Moderate
26	Eels	Away	72%	Easy
27	Storm	Home	63%	Moderate

Round	Opponent	Venue	Win %	Difficulty
17	Storm	Home	67%	Moderate
18	Eels	Away	76%	Easy
19	Cowboys	Home	73%	Easy
20	Titans	Away	74%	Easy
21	Sharks	Home	63%	Moderate
23	Storm	Away	52%	Hard
24	Dolphins	Home	55%	Hard
25	Knights	Away	54%	Hard
26	Dragons	Home	85%	Easy
27	Warriors	Away	42%	Hard

Round	Opponent	Venue	Win %	Difficulty
16	Sharks	Home	58%	Hard
17	Broncos	Away	68%	Moderate
19	Eels	Home	83%	Easy
20	Storm	Home	63%	Moderate
21	Knights	Away	49%	Hard
22	Cowboys	Away	54%	Hard
23	Bulldogs	Home	77%	Easy
24	Panthers	Away	17%	Very Hard
25	Wests Tigers	Home	81%	Easy
26	Dolphins	Home	50%	Hard
27	Rabbitohs	Away	50%	Hard

Round	Opponent	Venue	Win %	Difficulty
17	Wests Tigers	Home	76%	Easy
18	Dolphins	Home	43%	Hard
19	Rabbitohs	Away	43%	Hard
20	Sharks	Away	35%	Very Hard
21	Roosters	Home	50%	Hard
22	Broncos	Away	61%	Moderate
23	Raiders	Away	61%	Moderate
24	Titans	Home	77%	Easy
25	Sea Eagles	Home	45%	Hard
26	Warriors	Away	31%	Very Hard

Round	Opponent	Venue	Win %	Difficulty
17	Eels	Away	64%	Moderate
18	Panthers	Away	15%	Very Hard
19	Knights	Home	56%	Hard
20	Raiders	Away	59%	Hard
21	Storm	Home	54%	Hard
22	Sharks	Away	33%	Very Hard
23	Eels	Home	78%	Easy
24	Bulldogs	Away	55%	Hard
25	Warriors	Home	45%	Hard
26	Titans	Away	62%	Moderate
27	Roosters	Home	49%	Hard

Round	Opponent	Venue	Win %	Difficulty
17	Panthers	Home	19%	Very Hard
19	Sea Eagles	Away	26%	Very Hard
20	Dolphins	Away	24%	Very Hard
21	Broncos	Home	70%	Easy
22	Roosters	Home	45%	Hard
23	Titans	Away	58%	Hard
24	Eels	Away	61%	Moderate
26	Wests Tigers	Home	72%	Easy
27	Raiders	Home	70%	Easy

Round	Opponent	Venue	Win %	Difficulty
16	Raiders	Home	76%	Easy
17	Sea Eagles	Away	32%	Very Hard
19	Titans	Home	78%	Easy
20	Roosters	Away	36%	Very Hard
21	Rabbitohs	Away	45%	Hard
22	Bulldogs	Home	73%	Easy
23	Sea Eagles	Home	47%	Hard
25	Panthers	Home	24%	Very Hard
26	Broncos	Away	63%	Moderate
27	Sharks	Away	36%	Very Hard

Round	Opponent	Venue	Win %	Difficulty
17	Knights	Away	23%	Very Hard
18	Dragons	Away	56%	Hard
19	Warriors	Home	27%	Very Hard
20	Bulldogs	Away	35%	Very Hard
21	Raiders	Away	39%	Very Hard
22	Eels	Home	61%	Moderate
24	Dragons	Home	71%	Easy
25	Roosters	Away	18%	Very Hard
26	Cowboys	Away	27%	Very Hard
27	Panthers	Away	15%	Very Hard

Round	Opponent	Venue	Win %	Difficulty
17	Titans	Away	48%	Hard
19	Raiders	Home	62%	Moderate
20	Wests Tigers	Home	64%	Moderate
21	Warriors	Home	32%	Very Hard
22	Storm	Away	26%	Very Hard
23	Roosters	Away	22%	Very Hard
24	Rabbitohs	Home	44%	Hard
25	Dragons	Away	62%	Moderate
26	Panthers	Away	15%	Very Hard
27	Broncos	Home	62%	Moderate

Round	Opponent	Venue	Win %	Difficulty
16	Storm	Away	23%	Very Hard
17	Dragons	Home	73%	Easy
19	Bulldogs	Away	37%	Very Hard
20	Rabbitohs	Home	40%	Hard
21	Wests Tigers	Home	60%	Moderate
22	Panthers	Away	15%	Very Hard
23	Knights	Home	38%	Very Hard
24	Sharks	Away	19%	Very Hard
25	Broncos	Home	58%	Hard
27	Cowboys	Away	29%	Very Hard

Round	Opponent	Venue	Win %	Difficulty
17	Roosters	Home	31%	Very Hard
18	Sharks	Home	32%	Very Hard
20	Panthers	Away	15%	Very Hard
21	Cowboys	Away	29%	Very Hard
22	Knights	Home	38%	Very Hard
23	Dolphins	Away	15%	Very Hard
24	Warriors	Home	28%	Very Hard
25	Raiders	Away	41%	Hard
26	Storm	Home	36%	Very Hard
27	Bulldogs	Away	37%	Very Hard

Round	Opponent	Venue	Win %	Difficulty
17	Rabbitohs	Home	35%	Very Hard
18	Sea Eagles	Home	23%	Very Hard
19	Roosters	Away	16%	Very Hard
21	Panthers	Home	15%	Very Hard
22	Wests Tigers	Away	38%	Very Hard
23	Rabbitohs	Away	21%	Very Hard
24	Cowboys	Home	38%	Very Hard
25	Dolphins	Away	15%	Very Hard
26	Sharks	Home	27%	Very Hard
27	Dragons	Away	53%	Hard

Round	Opponent	Venue	Win %	Difficulty
17	Bulldogs	Home	51%	Hard
19	Storm	Away	21%	Very Hard
20	Sea Eagles	Home	25%	Very Hard
21	Dragons	Away	56%	Hard
22	Warriors	Home	26%	Very Hard
23	Cowboys	Home	41%	Hard
24	Knights	Away	22%	Very Hard
25	Sharks	Home	30%	Very Hard
26	Rabbitohs	Home	37%	Very Hard
27	Dolphins	Home	24%	Very Hard

Round	Opponent	Venue	Win %	Difficulty
17	Raiders	Away	26%	Very Hard
18	Wests Tigers	Home	43%	Hard
20	Warriors	Away	15%	Very Hard
21	Titans	Home	43%	Hard
22	Dolphins	Home	15%	Very Hard
23	Sharks	Home	19%	Very Hard
24	Wests Tigers	Away	28%	Very Hard
25	Bulldogs	Home	37%	Very Hard
26	Sea Eagles	Away	15%	Very Hard
27	Eels	Home	46%	Hard

Round 20 Predictions (86 total matches across 12 rounds)

Home Team	Home Elo	Away Team	Away Elo	Home Win %
Panthers	1797	Broncos	1394	85%
Sharks	1580	Knights	1530	64%
Roosters	1582	Storm	1543	63%
Raiders	1394	Rabbitohs	1520	40%
Warriors	1609	Dragons	1275	85%
Bulldogs	1423	Wests Tigers	1380	64%
Titans	1376	Sea Eagles	1616	25%
Dolphins	1633	Cowboys	1492	75%

Round 5 of 12 (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 10 games remaining Expected: 8.2 wins 82% win rate

Warriors 10 games remaining Expected: 6.2 wins 62% win rate

Dolphins 10 games remaining Expected: 6.8 wins 68% win rate

Sharks 11 games remaining Expected: 6.8 wins 62% win rate

Sea Eagles 10 games remaining Expected: 6.5 wins 65% win rate

Roosters 11 games remaining Expected: 6.6 wins 60% win rate

Knights 10 games remaining Expected: 5.3 wins 53% win rate

Rabbitohs 11 games remaining Expected: 5.8 wins 52% win rate

Cowboys 9 games remaining Expected: 4.5 wins 50% win rate

Storm 10 games remaining Expected: 5.1 wins 51% win rate

Wests Tigers 10 games remaining Expected: 3.8 wins 38% win rate

Bulldogs 10 games remaining Expected: 4.4 wins 44% win rate

Raiders 10 games remaining Expected: 4.0 wins 40% win rate

Broncos 10 games remaining Expected: 3.1 wins 31% win rate

Eels 10 games remaining Expected: 2.9 wins 29% win rate

Titans 10 games remaining Expected: 3.4 wins 34% win rate

Dragons 10 games remaining Expected: 2.9 wins 29% win rate

Round 20 Predictions (86 total matches across 12 rounds)