2022 NRL Grand Final
Sunday, 2 October 2022 · Accor Stadium, Sydney, NSW
2022 NRL Grand Final result: Penrith Panthers def. Parramatta, 28-12, at Accor Stadium, Sydney, NSW on Sunday, 2 October 2022.
Result
| Team | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Penrith Panthers | 28 |
| Runner-up | Parramatta | 12 |
Attendance: 82,415
NRL 2022 — full season ladder & finals series
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 636 | 330 | +306 | 42 |
| 2 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 573 | 364 | +209 | 38 |
| 3 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 633 | 361 | +272 | 36 |
| 4 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 608 | 489 | +119 | 34 |
| 5 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 657 | 410 | +247 | 32 |
| 6 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 635 | 434 | +201 | 32 |
| 7 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 604 | 474 | +130 | 30 |
| 8 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 524 | 461 | +63 | 30 |
| 9 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 514 | 550 | -36 | 28 |
| 10 | St George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 469 | 569 | -100 | 26 |
| 11 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 490 | 595 | -105 | 20 |
| 12 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 383 | 575 | -192 | 16 |
| 13 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 455 | 660 | -205 | 14 |
| 14 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 372 | 662 | -290 | 14 |
| 15 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 408 | 700 | -292 | 14 |
| 16 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 352 | 679 | -327 | 10 |
Qualified for the finals series — top 8 (McIntyre final eight system) that season.
Finals series
Qualifying Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2022 | Penrith Panthers 27–8 Parramatta Eels | BlueBet Stadium, Penrith, NSW | 21,863 |
| 10 Sep 2022 | North Queensland Cowboys 32–30 Cronulla-Sutherland | PointsBet Stadium, Sydney, NSW | 12,447 |
Elimination Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2022 | Canberra Raiders 28–20 Melbourne Storm | AAMI Park, Melbourne, VIC | 20,838 |
| 11 Sep 2022 | South Sydney Rabbitohs 30–14 Sydney Roosters | Allianz Stadium, Sydney, NSW | 39,816 |
Semi-Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Sep 2022 | Parramatta Eels 40–4 Canberra Raiders | CommBank Stadium, Parramatta, NSW | 29,134 |
| 17 Sep 2022 | South Sydney Rabbitohs 38–12 Cronulla-Sutherland | Allianz Stadium, Sydney, NSW | 39,733 |
Preliminary Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 2022 | Parramatta Eels 24–20 North Queensland Cowboys | Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville, QLD | 25,372 |
| 24 Sep 2022 | Penrith Panthers 32–12 South Sydney Rabbitohs | Accor Stadium, Sydney, NSW | 50,035 |
Grand Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 2022 | Penrith Panthers 28–12 Parramatta Eels | Accor Stadium, Sydney, NSW | 82,415 |
Match officials
| Referee | Ashley Klein |
Scorers
| Penrith Panthers | Tries: Crichton 12'; To'o 18'; Sorensen 28'; To'o 41'; Staines 64' Goals: Nathan Cleary (4/6 — 3 conversions, 1 penalty goal) |
| Parramatta | Tries: Gutherson 77'; Arthur 80' Goals: Mitchell Moses (2/2) |
Teams
| Penrith Panthers | Parramatta | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dylan Edwards | Fullback | Clinton Gutherson (c) | 1 |
| 2 | Charlie Staines | Wing | Maika Sivo | 2 |
| 3 | Izack Tago | Centre | Will Penisini | 3 |
| 4 | Stephen Crichton | Centre | Bailey Simonsson | 4 |
| 5 | Brian To'o | Wing | Waqa Blake | 5 |
| 6 | Jarome Luai | Five-eighth | Dylan Brown | 6 |
| 7 | Nathan Cleary (c) | Halfback | Mitchell Moses | 7 |
| 8 | Moses Leota | Prop | Reagan Campbell-Gillard | 8 |
| 9 | Mitch Kenny | Hooker | Reed Mahoney | 9 |
| 10 | James Fisher-Harris | Prop | Junior Paulo | 10 |
| 11 | Viliame Kikau | Second row | Shaun Lane | 11 |
| 12 | Liam Martin | Second row | Isaiah Papali'i | 12 |
| 13 | Isaah Yeo (c) | Lock | Marata Niukore | 17 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Apisai Koroisau | Ryan Matterson | 13 | |
| 15 | Scott Sorensen | Nathan Brown | 14 | |
| 16 | Spencer Leniu | Jake Arthur | 15 | |
| 17 | Jaeman Salmon | Oregon Kaufusi | 16 | |
| Ivan Cleary | Coach | Brad Arthur | ||
Clive Churchill Medal
Dylan Edwards (Penrith Panthers).
Match context
Penrith Panthers claimed a second straight premiership with a 28-12 win over Parramatta Eels in the first-ever all-western Sydney NRL Grand Final, played before a home-town crowd split between two rival fan bases. Parramatta led at halftime after tries to Clinton Gutherson and Junior Paulo, having matched Penrith blow for blow through an opening period that saw Dylan Edwards and Stephen Crichton cross for the Panthers. But Ivan Cleary's men lifted after the break, running away with the contest through second-half tries to Brian To'o, Jarome Luai and a trademark Nathan Cleary dart from dummy-half. Penrith's forward pack, led by Isaah Yeo, gradually wore down a gallant Parramatta side that had broken a 34-year Grand Final drought simply by reaching the decider, while the Panthers' defensive line speed and superior completion rate proved decisive as fatigue set in. Fullback Dylan Edwards was awarded the Clive Churchill Medal for a composed, try-scoring performance built on strong metres, sharp support play and reliable last-line defence. The win delivered Penrith's fourth premiership and, crucially, the club's first back-to-back titles in its history, cementing Cleary's group as the dominant force of the era, while for Parramatta it was a fifth Grand Final loss without a title since 1986. The 2022 triumph proved to be merely the opening chapter of an extraordinary Penrith dynasty that would go on to reshape the record books over the following two seasons.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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