Finals Series
See also: 2009 NRL season resultsThe NRL finals series adopts the McIntyre Final Eight System.
Four teams made a return to the 2009 finals from 2008, grand finalists Melbourne Storm, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles along with the Brisbane Broncos and St George Illawarra Dragons. Both the Bulldogs and Parramatta Eels made a return after being absent in 2008. The Newcastle Knights made the finals for the first time since 2006 and their first since the departure of club legend Andrew Johns. The Gold Coast Titans entered their maiden finals series. It was also the first finals series since 2002 that no team was held scoreless.
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referees | Crowd | |||||
| QUALIFYING FINALS | ||||||||
| Melbourne Storm | 40 – 12 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 11 September, 7:45pm | Etihad Stadium | Gavin Badger Shayne Hayne |
21,155 | ||
| Gold Coast Titans | 32 – 40 | Brisbane Broncos | 12 September, 6:30pm | Skilled Park | Ben Cummins Ashley Klein |
27,227 | ||
| Bulldogs | 26 – 12 | Newcastle Knights | 12 September, 8:30pm | ANZ Stadium | Tony Archer Jason Robinson |
21,369 | ||
| St George Illawarra Dragons | 12 – 25 | Parramatta Eels | 13 September, 4:00pm | WIN Jubilee Oval | Jarred Maxwell Matt Cecchin |
18,174 | ||
| SEMI FINALS | ||||||||
| Parramatta Eels | 27 – 2 | Gold Coast Titans | 18 September, 7:45pm | Sydney Football Stadium | Shayne Hayne Jared Maxwell |
28,524 | ||
| Brisbane Broncos | 24 – 10 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 19 September, 7:45pm | Suncorp Stadium | Tony Archer Ben Cummins |
50,225 | ||
| PRELIMINARY FINALS | ||||||||
| Bulldogs | 12 – 22 | Parramatta Eels | 25 September, 7:45pm | ANZ Stadium | Tony Archer Ben Cummins |
74,549 | ||
| Melbourne Storm | 40 – 10 | Brisbane Broncos | 26 September, 7:45pm | Etihad Stadium | Shayne Hayne Jared Maxwell |
27,687 | ||
| GRAND FINAL | ||||||||
| Melbourne Storm | 23 – 16 | Parramatta Eels | 4 October, 5:00pm | ANZ Stadium | Tony Archer Shayne Hayne |
82,538 | ||
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