2022 NRL season

The lineup of teams remained unchanged for the 16th consecutive year. This became the second longest stretch of time (after 1947–1966, a span of 20 seasons) of a continuous line-up of teams in competition history (overtaking 15 seasons from 1967–1981). ==Pre-season==

The 2022 pre-season for NRL teams featured nineteen matches across three weekends, including the 2022 All Stars match and the annual Charity Shield match between the South Sydney Rabbitohs and St George Illawarra Dragons. The pre-season also saw the first ever rugby league match to be played in the western Victorian city of Ballarat when Melbourne Storm played the Newcastle Knights at Eureka Stadium in front of 5,127 people. The Charity Shield match also drew the highest attendance for the fixture since 2017, and aside from the All Stars match, was the largest attended match of the pre-season with 9,257 fans. All Stars match Trials Italics indicates a non-NRL club. a The match was initially scheduled to be played on 26 February at Moreton Daily Stadium, but was rescheduled due to the 2022 South East Queensland flood. ==Regular season==

Bold – Home game X – Bye •  – Golden point game Opponent for round listed above margin ==Ladder==

Ladder progression • Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top eight. • Numbers highlighted in blue indicate the team finished first on the ladder in that round. • Numbers highlighted in red indicate the team finished last place on the ladder in that round. • Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round. ==Finals series==

• Match decided in golden point extra time. Chart ==Grand final==

==Player statistics and records==

The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 25. Top 5 point scorers Top 5 try scorers Top 5 goal scorers Top 5 tacklers ==Attendances==

Club attendances Top regular season crowds Magic Round Finals ==Match officials==

• Includes finals matches ==2022 transfers==

Players Source: Mid-season transfers Loan moves == See also ==