NRL strength of schedule: Which teams have the easiest and hardest finals run-ins?

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Joshua Mayne
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We're entering the business end of the NRL season.

Just seven rounds of footy remain, and the ladder is far from settled.

Whether it's bye rounds, home games or matches against lower-ranked opposition, some teams have easier run-ins than others.

The Sporting News compiles every side's remaining schedule.

NRL 2025 finals run in: Every team's schedule, graded

1 = easiest, 10 = hardest

Canberra Raiders - 4

  • Knights (H)
  • Dragons (A)
  • Sea Eagles (H)
  • BYE
  • Panthers (A)
  • Tigers (H)
  • Dolphins (A)

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs - 8

  • Sea Eagles (H)
  • Tigers (A)
  • Warriors (H)
  • Roosters (A)
  • Storm (A)
  • Panthers (H)
  • Sharks (H)

Melbourne Storm - 7.5

  • Roosters (A)
  • Eels (A)
  • Broncos (H)
  • Panthers (A)
  • Bulldogs (H)
  • Roosters (H)
  • Broncos (A)

New Zealand Warriors - 5

  • Titans (H)
  • Dolphins (H)
  • Bulldogs (A)
  • Dragons (H)
  • Titans (A)
  • Eels (H)
  • Sea Eagles (A)

Brisbane Broncos - 6

  • Eels (H)
  • Rabbitohs (H)
  • Storm (A)
  • Dolphins (H)
  • Knights (A)
  • Cowboys (A)
  • Storm (H)

Penrith Panthers - 7.5

  • Tigers (H)
  • Titans (A)
  • Knights (A)
  • Storm (H)
  • Raiders (H)
  • Bulldogs (A)
  • Dragons (A)

Manly Sea Eagles - 7

  • Bulldogs (A)
  • Roosters (H)
  • Raiders (A)
  • Tigers (A)
  • Dolphins (H)
  • Dragons (A)
  • Warriors (H)

Cronulla Sharks - 3

  • Rabbitohs (A)
  • Cowboys (H)
  • Dragons (A)
  • Titans (H)
  • BYE
  • Knights (H)
  • Bulldogs (A)

Dolphins - 6

  • BYE
  • Warriors (A)
  • Roosters (H)
  • Broncos (A)
  • Sea Eagles (A)
  • Titans (H)
  • Raiders (H)

Sydney Roosters - 7

  • Storm (H)
  • Sea Eagles (A)
  • Dolphins (A)
  • Bulldogs (H)
  • Eels (A)
  • Storm (A)
  • Rabbitohs (H)

St George Illawarra Dragons - 7.5

  • Cowboys (A)
  • Raiders (H)
  • Sharks (H)
  • Warriors (A)
  • Rabbitohs (A)
  • Sea Eagles (H)
  • Panthers (H)

Wests Tigers - 6

  • Panthers (A)
  • Bulldogs (H)
  • BYE
  • Sea Eagles (H)
  • Cowboys (H)
  • Raiders (A)
  • Titans (A)

North Queensland Cowboys - 5

  • Dragons (H)
  • Sharks (A)
  • Eels (A)
  • Knights (H)
  • Tigers (A)
  • Broncos (H)
  • BYE

Newcastle Knights - 6

  • Raiders (A)
  • BYE
  • Panthers (H)
  • Cowboys (A)
  • Broncos (H)
  • Sharks (A)
  • Eels (A)

South Sydney Rabbitohs - 6.5

  • Sharks (H)
  • Broncos (A)
  • Titans (A)
  • Eels (H)
  • Dragons (H)
  • BYE
  • Roosters (A)

Parramatta Eels - 8

  • Broncos (A)
  • Storm (H)
  • Cowboys (H)
  • Rabbitohs (A)
  • Roosters (H)
  • Warriors (A)
  • Knights (H)

Gold Coast Titans - 7.5

  • Warriors (A)
  • Panthers (H)
  • Rabbitohs (H)
  • Sharks (A)
  • Warriors (H)
  • Dolphins (A)
  • Tigers (H)