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A look at each NRL club's draw for 2025, including difficulty level, top-four and top-eight opponents, free-to-air game and distance asked to travel.
RANKING THE 2025 NRL DRAW FROM HARDEST TO EASIEST
SOUTH SYDNEY
Aggregate 2024 finishing position of 2025 opponents: 187
Top-four opponents, 8; top-eight opponents, 13; five-day turnarounds, 2; free-to-air matches, 13; teams off the bye, 2; kilometres to travel, 14,659
PARRAMATTA
Aggregate 2024 finishing position of 2025 opponents: 199
Top-four opponents, 6; top-eight opponents, 13; five-day turnarounds, 0; free-to-air matches, 14; teams off the bye, 4; kilometres to travel, 15,919
CRONULLA
Aggregate 2024 finishing position of 2025 opponents: 207
Top-four opponents, 5; top-eight opponents, 13; five-day turnarounds, 3; free-to-air matches, 9; teams off the bye, 3; kilometres to travel, 32,711
BRISBANE
Aggregate 2024 finishing position of 2025 opponents: 211
Top-four opponents, 6; top-eight opponents, 11; five-day turnarounds, 3; free-to-air matches, 13; teams off the bye, 1; kilometres to travel, 18,681
SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Aggregate 2024 finishing position of 2025 opponents: 213
Top-four opponents, 6; top-eight opponents, 11; five-day turnarounds, 0; free-to-air matches, 13; teams off the bye, 1; kilometres to travel, 10,268
MELBOURNE
Aggregate 2024 finishing position of 2025 opponents: 213
Top-four opponents, 6; top-eight opponents, 12; five-day turnarounds, 2; free-to-air matches, 12; teams off the bye, 4; kilometres to travel, 25,568
NORTH QUEENSLAND
Aggregate 2024 finishing position of 2025 opponents: 214
Top-four opponents, 7; top-eight opponents, 11; five-day turnarounds, 1; free-to-air matches, 9; teams off the bye, 0; kilometres to travel, 40,028
ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA
Aggregate 2024 finishing position of 2025 opponents: 215
Top-four opponents, 6; top-eight opponents, 12; five-day turnarounds, 0; free-to-air matches, 6; teams off the bye, 1; kilometres to travel, 13,499
WESTS TIGERS
Aggregate 2024 finishing position of 2025 opponents: 217
Top-four opponents, 5; top-eight opponents, 12; five-day turnarounds, 0; free-to-air matches, 7; teams off the bye, 3; kilometres to travel, 16,644
GOLD COAST
Aggregate 2024 finishing position of 2025 opponents: 220
Top-four opponents, 4; top-eight opponents, 11; five-day turnarounds, 1; free-to-air matches, 4; teams off the bye, 2; kilometres to travel, 18,534
DOLPHINS
Aggregate 2024 finishing position of 2025 opponents: 223
Top-four opponents, 5; top-eight opponents, 11; five-day turnarounds, 3; free-to-air matches, 13; teams off the bye, 0; kilometres to travel, 18,534
MANLY
Aggregate 2024 finishing position of 2025 opponents: 223
Top-four opponents, 6; top-eight opponents, 10; five-day turnarounds, 2; free-to-air matches, 10; teams off the bye, 2; kilometres to travel, 17,957
PENRITH
Aggregate 2024 finishing position of 2025 opponents: 225
Top-four opponents, 5; top-eight opponents, 12; five-day turnarounds, 2; free-to-air matches, 13; teams off the bye, 5; kilometres to travel, 32,399
WARRIORS
Aggregate 2024 finishing position of 2025 opponents: 227
Top-four opponents, 4; top-eight opponents, 10; five-day turnarounds, 0; free-to-air matches, 3; teams off the bye, 3; kilometres to travel, 75,729
NEWCASTLE
Aggregate 2024 finishing position of 2025 opponents: 228
Top-four opponents, 6; top-eight opponents, 9; five-day turnarounds, 1; free-to-air matches, 9; teams off the bye, 4; kilometres to travel, 19,017
CANBERRA
Aggregate 2024 finishing position of 2025 opponents: 238
Top-four opponents, 4; top-eight opponents, 10; five-day turnarounds, 1; free-to-air matches, 6; teams off the bye, 0; kilometres to travel, 40,258
CANTERBURY
Aggregate 2024 finishing position of 2025 opponents: 240
Top-four opponents, 7; top-eight opponents, 10; five-day turnarounds, 0; free-to-air matches, 14; teams off the bye, 3; kilometres to travel, 8361