NRL grand final 2025 LIVE updates: Broncos fight to end almost two-decade premiership drought against Storm; Roosters v Broncos in NRLW decider

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Welcome

Rugby league fans, grand final day has finally arrived.

It’s been a long season, a dramatic season, but by 10pm tonight it will all be run, done and won.

Billie Eder here to take you through today’s action, and there will be plenty of action across the nine hours.

Here’s a quick rundown of the day.

1pm: Gates open at Accor Stadium
1.20pm: State championships kick-off
4pm: NRLW grand final Roosters v Broncos
6.30pm: Pre-game entertainment
7.30pm: NRL grand final Storm v Broncos

1.25pm

Young fan believes Roosters can go back-to-back

By Frances Howe

Jayde Bruce, 11, loves the Rooster’s NRLW team so much that she started playing league because of them.

Roosters fan Jayde Bruce is backing her team to go back-to-back in the NRLW.

Proudly walking into Accor stadium with a cut-out of her favourite player Isabelle Kelly’s head, she thinks her team can go undefeated all season to win the premiership.

“It’s been a really great season, I think today’s going to be a tough game,” she said, adding that she’s not worried about it being close.

“They have a really strong side and they’re coming off a one point win so I think maybe they can pull off something today.”

1.22pm

State championship gets grand final day under way

Here we go footy fans, with the first match of the day.

We’ll be bringing you news from around the ground for the next few hours too, but for now, it’s the New Zealand Warriors who have the first go with the ball today.

1.19pm

Burleigh Bears team list

1. Nicholas O’Meley, 2. Tory Leo, 3. Sami Sauiluma, 4. Kea Pere, 5. Mitch Watson, 6. Josh Rogers, 7. Guy Hamilton, 8. Fletcher Baker, 9. Paul Roache, 10. Matthew Koellner, 11. Adam Christensen, 12. Ewan Moore, 13. Sam Coster

Interchange: 14. Cole Geyer, 15. Lorenzo Mulitalo, 16. Takitau Mapapalangi, 17. Lochlyn Sheldon

1.16pm

New Zealand Warriors team list

There are a few familiar names in the Warriors team list. Here’s how they line up this afternoon.

1. Taine Tuaupiki, 2. Setu Tu, 3. Ali Leiataua, 4. Moala Graham-Taufa, 5. Edward Kosi, 6. Luke Hanson, 7. Tanah Boyd. 8. Bunty Afoa, 9. Samuel Healey, 10. Tanner Stowers-Smith, 11. Kayliss Fatialofa, 12. Eddie Ieremia-Toeava, 13. Kalani Going

Interchange: 14. Jett Cleary, 15. Jason Seu Salalilo, 16. Tom Ale, 17. Freddy Lussick

1.11pm

Track issues at Olympic Park station this morning

Let’s face it, Olympic Park is famous for it’s annoying public transport.

So of course there had to be track issues at the station this morning...it wouldn’t be a massive Sydney sporting event without one.

Trains weren’t running between Lidcombe and Olympic Park earlier due to “urgent track repairs”...yikes.

But fear not, it seems to be business as usual now and hopefully smooth sailing for the rest of the day.

1.05pm

Fans begin arriving at Accor Stadium for grand final day

By Frances Howe

Couple Val Waru (63) and Glenn Harold (57) don’t agree on much outside Accor stadium. The couple arrived from Auckland earlier in the week having bought tickets to see the Warriors before they failed to make the final, and are now split over who they are supporting tonight.

Val Waru and Glenn Harold at Accor Stadium on grand final day.

While Waru is going for Melbourne Storm (“my next favourite team”), Harold is supporting the Brisbane Broncos (“I’m a typical Kiwi s--t-stirrer”).

In State of Origin, he supports Queensland, but she goes for NSW. Harold jokes that they’ve been “arguing all year”.

“One of us is going to be sleeping on the couch in the hotel room after tonight,” he jokes.

The couple can at least agree on supporting the Warriors reserve grade in Sunday’s first match, the State Championship, before going back to arguing over the pre-game entertainment, Teddy Swims.

“I don’t know who he is,” Harold laughs.

12.56pm