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2026 NRL season race

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The 2026 NRL minor premiership race has concluded with the Penrith Panthers claiming the top spot. Following the New Zealand Warriors’ narrow 31-30 victory over Manly, which extended their winning streak to six games, the Panthers were positioned to leapfrog the Warriors with a two-point win in the final round. On September 6, the Panthers secured the JJ Giltinan Shield by defeating the Wests Tigers 38-10 at CommBank Stadium. The victory marked Penrith’s fourth minor premiership since 2020. The match featured the return of co-captain Isaah Yeo from a pectoral injury and hooker Mitch Kenny from a broken foot. Winger Thomas Jenkins scored twice during the match, bringing his season total to 30 tries and tying him with South Sydney’s Alex Johnston as the league's top try-scorer. With the ~~minor premiership secured,~~ regular season concluded, the ~~Panthers have booked a home qualifying~~ NRL finals series is set to begin. The Week One matchups include an elimination final ~~against~~ between the sixth-placed South Sydney ~~Roosters for the following Sunday. Earlier~~ Rabbitohs and seventh-placed Newcastle Knights, and a clash between fifth-placed Cronulla Sharks and eighth-placed North Queensland Cowboys. The second-placed Warriors will host third-placed Dolphins in a qualifying final, while minor premiers Penrith will face the ~~season,~~ fourth-placed Sydney Roosters. In viewership news, streaming service Kayo reported that the ~~Roosters' top-four prospects were jeopardized by a one-point loss to~~ Round 7 match between the Wests ~~Tigers, while the Cronulla Sharks faced significant injury challenges to players like Nicho Hynes, KL Iro,~~ Tigers and ~~Mawene Hiroti, necessitating debuts for Riley Jones, Michael Gabrael,~~ Brisbane Broncos was the most-watched NRL match of the 2026 season and ~~Riley Pollard.~~ the highest-rated NRL match in the platform's history.

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