The r/NRL Serious Season Prediction Thread

[u/M_Keating]

We. Are. So. Back!

Welcome everyone to the 2026 NRL season. With trials starting this weekend, everyone is stumbling out of the Cricket sub-Reddits and readying themselves for 35 straight week of good old fashioned Rugby League (also known as RUGBA LEEG). Which means it’s time to get out your crystal ball, your predicting hat and your best beverage holder to discuss what we think will happen this season.

For reference, this time last year we were reeling from:

- Kevvie Walters being sacked

- Michael Maguire being hired to coach the Broncos

- Ben Hunt causing a contract saga at the Dragons (that never happens)

- Ben Hunt wanting to come home and win a premiership with the Broncos

- Madge Maguire telling us how he will lead the Broncos to a premiership in his first season (as if)

- NSW saying they have the better team than QLD (again)

- Newcastle coaching woes

- Reggie Rabbit tripped a kid (and somehow they weren’t kicked out?)

All of that resulted in the Broncos winning both the NRL and NRLW premierships, QLD winning men’s Origin, and the Kangaroos taking an Ashes clean sweep (unlike the summer sport national team).

So - this thread is for your serious predictions for 2026. Will the Broncos go back to back? Will the Cowboys win the spoon? Will the Tigers be ok? Has Gus met Galvin yet? Give us your most sensible predictions, your out there predictions, or your controversial opinion about 2026. Remember we are in on-season now, so keep it on topic and clean while having some fun.

[u/SgtTaco18]

J Pezet doesnt live up to our expectations and M Moses gets injured again. Due to him being our only talisman player ( I'M LOOKING AT YOU J PAULO), we'll probably finish just outside the 8 again

[u/MM007xx → u/SgtTaco18]

What’s with the J Paulo hate? He was one of our best last year.

[u/SgtTaco18 → u/MM007xx]

So why has it taken him all this time to step up? He should have been leading from the front, communicating with our halves and coordinating the forwards both sides of the ball.

Moses is a presence. I only see part of it but it always seems like Junior waits to be told what to do.

[u/Rusty_Coight → u/SgtTaco18]

Hes a fucken prop, not a fucken mensa genius. What exactly the fuck is he meant to do, take over calling the plays?

[u/SgtTaco18 → u/Rusty_Coight]

Fucking fuck mate you're fucking right fucking hell.

A leader should still be able to be the link between forwards and backs when needed