2026 NRL season preview

By Kris Flanders

Round One begins with the now traditional Las Vegas start featuring Canterbury versus St George/Illawarra and North Queensland Cowboys taking on Newcastle Knights on March 1. The remainder of the first round continues the following week. At this stage of 2026, every team has the chance to claim the title and every fan is thinking: can this be our year? Kris Flanders takes a look at the deadly brothers from across the 17 clubs who’ve made each club’s Top 30 list.