NRL ladder explained The NRL has a simple points system: victorious teams earn two points for a victory, while losing teams earn zero for a loss. There are two points for a bye. If a match is tied at the end of 80 minutes of regulation time, there are two five-minute halves of golden point, where any score will be the match-deciding one, be it a field goal, try, or penalty goal. The match immediately ends at that stage. If the two teams play out a scoreless golden point period, the match will be declared a draw, with both teams earning one point.
There have been 12 draws since the introduction at the start of , averaging to one draw a year. Teams who finish on equal on competition points after 26 rounds will have their fate decided by for and against, which is calculated by subtracting the number of points scored against the team from the points the team scores over the course of the season.
Under the current finals system, which is the same as the one used in the AFL finals series, the team that has finished in first has only won the premiership three times, the Sydney Roosters in and , and the Melbourne Storm in The current system sees the first week have top four sides face each other, and the second four bottom half of the top eight play each other.
The winners in the top four clashes go straight to the third week of the finals, while the losers face the winner of the second four. The losers in the matches between the second four sides are eliminated, while the winners face the losers from the top four.
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