'Try July' tracker: The best NRL, NRLW celebrations for 2025

Joshua Mayne

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'Try July' has arrived, with NRL and NRLW players showing us their best celebrations.

Corporate partner Sportsbet will donate $5,000 to the Australian Skin Cancer Foundation and Player Hardship Fund for every try celebration this month.

With 53 matches scheduled, plenty of money is set to be raised.

The Sporting News will track the most memorable celebrations.

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'Try July' 2025: The best celebrations so far

1. Nick Meaney vs. Cowboys – Indonesian boat racing

Meaney crossed for his second try of the night courtesy of a Shawn Blore offload.

He then proceeded to do the Indonesian boat racing dance that has gone viral on social media over the past week ... and nailed it.

2. Madison Bartlett vs. Dragons – Milking the cow

This one certainly raised a few eyebrows...

But for creativity, the Raiders' udder-ly bizarre celebration puts them high on our list.

3. Daly Cherry-Evans vs. Rabbitohs – Old man

DCE poked fun at himself in this celebration, using a corner post as a walking stick.

The 36-year-old hobbled across the in-goal as his teammates watched on with smiles.

4. Georgia Grey vs. Cowboys – Remember the Titans dance

Gold Coast brought out the 'Remember the Titans' dance in a fitting celebration.

It was the only try of their 20-6 defeat, so we're giving them props for going ahead with it despite the score.

5. Raiders disallowed try – Duck, duck, goose

Canberra's NRLW side brought back a schoolyard classic, with a rendition of 'duck, duck, goose'.

Unfortunately, the try didn't count, but we still got to enjoy the celebration.

Joshua Mayne

Joshua Mayne is a content producer for The Sporting News currently based in Sydney, Australia. He has previously worked as a newsreader at 2SER and a journalist at Ministry of Sport. Joshua specialises in rugby league, motorsport and tennis. He is still waiting for Arsenal to win the Premier League again.