The 2024 NRL Finals are here and looking through the remaining teams it is anyone’s trophy for the taking. Talking of taking, our 2024 NRL Finals Week 1 Tips Predictions & Stats Preview are ready to be plucked from the nearest tree.
Each week we offer up a quick preview glance for each match, throw in a bunch of barely interesting stats, and mix in a pinch of opinion, some spicy tips and you have a rugby league soup with probably more flavour than one could ever need or want. It’s all you can eat NRL stats.
2024 NRL Finals Week 1 Matches
Fri 8:00 pm – Penrith v Roosters
Sat 4:05 pm – Melbourne v Cronulla
Sat 7:35 pm – North Queensland v Newcastle
Sun 4:05 pm – Bulldogs v Manly Warringah
2024 NRL Finals Week 1 Tips
Here are our tips for the week ahead. How did we get to here? By going through all the visuals and stats below.
SEASON PROGRESS: 129/204 (63%)
READ MORE: Our 2024 Match Centre Home
2024 NRL Finals Week 1 Weekly H2H Stats
Looking for a cheat sheet for the weekend’s upcoming games?
Here’s as much information that we could cram into one size fits all visual.
Plus our famed barely interesting stats all in the one place for this week of fewer games.
2024 NRL Finals Week 1 Weekly Barely Interesting Stats
Our famed barely interesting stats all in the one place for this week of fewer games.
PENRITH v ROOSTERS
Penrith have won nine in a row v Roosters. They haven’t been beaten since Covid.
It’s four in a row on a Friday too for Penrith.
And overall it’s 4/5 wins for Penrith at Penrith on a Friday.
Penrith also hold a 3-1 H2H lead for finals games v Roosters too.
Penrith have also won 24/26 home games on a Friday since 2020.
Roosters have won 5/6 on a Friday this season.
Penrith have won nine finals games in a row. Their last loss was in 2021 to Souths in North Qld.
Since 2020, the Roosters Finals record is W2 L5.
Penrith’s Friday finals record is W4 L2. Roosters’ record is W6 L9 and have lost their last three Friday finals games.
MELBOURNE v CRONULLA
Cronulla have won two of the last three games v Melbourne. The game in the middle was a 54-10 loss.
Melbourne lead the H2H on a Saturday by 13-7. Cronulla won the last Saturday game v Melbourne but lost nine in a row before that.
Melbourne have only won five of their last 11 at AAMI Park on a Saturday v Sydney teams.
Cronulla’s Saturday away record this season is W3 L2.
Cronulla have lost six straight finals games on a Saturday.
Cronulla have won only one of the nine finals games they’ve played since their 2016 premiership.
Melbourne have won only one of their last five finals games.
Melbourne’s finals record at AAMI Park is W11 L6. On a Saturday there it is W5 L5.
NORTH QUEENSLAND v NEWCASTLE
North Queensland have won eight in a row at home v Newcastle. The Knights last win in Townsville was in 2015. And six in a row on a Saturday.
Newcastle have won their last three away games on a Saturday.
And their last two on trips to Queensland.
North Queensland have won 7/8 home finals games, but their only loss is their only game at the new QCB Stadium.
Cowboys have won their last four games in finals on a Saturday v Sydney clubs.
Newcastle have lost four of their last five finals games.
Newcastle have lost their only finals game v Qld opposition in 2006 v Broncos.
Newcastle have lost their last four away finals games and lost 11/13 overall away since 1998.
BULLDOGS v MANLY
Manly have won 10 of the last 11 games v Bulldogs. And four of the last five away games.
Manly have won the last five games on a Saturday v Bulldogs also.
Bulldogs are W6 L3 on a Saturday this season. Manly are W4 D1 L3,
Bulldogs have won their last five finals games on a Saturday. And four in a row at the Olympic Stadium on a Saturday.
Manly have won two of their last nine finals games.
Manly have won just one of their 14 away finals games since 1998.
2024 NRL Finals Week 1 Helpful Betting Stuff
Here’s a few betting things to enhance your tipping.
BETTING SUMMARY FOR THIS WEEKEND
2024 NRL Finals Week 1 – Finals Series Stats
Heading into the 2024 NRL Finals Series, it’s time to check a few stats for each of the finals team’s records this season against the other top teams, across other seasons and their finals record in general. In case you needed more stats.
FINALS RECORDS SINCE 1998 / LAST TEN SEASONS
WEEK 1 FINALS GAMES – FINALS H2H RECORDS
2024 SEASON STATS – TEAMS RECORDS V OTHER FINALS TEAMS
TOP EIGHT WIN % AVERAGE BY SEASON SINCE 2010
2024 NRL Season Stats Summary
