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AFL and NRL, live
Both codes on one scale, the Line: each club against the average of its own code.
Going into 2027. These are the final 2026 ratings, through games played to 4 Oct 2026.
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| 11 |  Cronulla-Sutherland | NRL | 1551 |
| 12 |  Carlton | AFL | 1550 |
| 13 |  Newcastle Knights | NRL | 1544 |
| 14 |  Collingwood | AFL | 1535 |
| 15 |  South Sydney | NRL | 1532 |
| 16 |  Melbourne Storm | NRL | 1532 |
| 17 |  Western Bulldogs | AFL | 1521 |
| 18 |  Melbourne | AFL | 1520 |
| 19 |  Canberra Raiders | NRL | 1510 |
| 20 |  Manly Warringah | NRL | 1505 |
| 21 |  Greater Western Sydney | AFL | 1504 |
| 22 |  Gold Coast | AFL | 1475 |
| 23 |  Canterbury-Bankstown | NRL | 1463 |
| 24 |  North Queensland | NRL | 1457 |
| 25 |  St Kilda | AFL | 1452 |
| 26 |  Parramatta | NRL | 1437 |
| 27 |  Port Adelaide | AFL | 1428 |
| 28 |  North Melbourne | AFL | 1427 |
| 29 |  Brisbane Broncos | NRL | 1417 |
| 30 |  Wests Tigers | NRL | 1353 |
| 31 |  Gold Coast Titans | NRL | 1338 |
| 32 |  St George Illawarra | NRL | 1327 |
| 33 |  Richmond | AFL | 1324 |
| 34 |  Essendon | AFL | 1322 |
| 35 |  West Coast | AFL | 1321 |
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2026 in Australian and New Zealand sport
Played: 17. Still to come: NPC (October), Rugby League World Cup (15 Nov), AFLW (27 Nov), Boxing Day Test (26 Dec).
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AFLAFL
Brisbane Lions
def. Fremantle, 96-89
NRLNRL
Sydney Roosters
def. Newcastle Knights, 19-18
NRLState of Origin
New South Wales
def. Queensland, 2-1
CricketThe Ashes
Australia
def. England, 4-1
The sporting year
On now
- Rugby League World Cupuntil 15 Novtournament
- Australia men's cricketuntil 31 Octv South Africa (Test, ODI)
- A-League Menapprox. until 6 Jun 2027regular season
- NBLuntil 14 Feb 2027regular season
- AFLWapprox. until 1 Novregular season
Just finished
- All Blacks and Wallabies17 OctBledisloe Cup: New Zealand won 2-0
- Bathurst 1000Held 8-11 Oct
- Matildas9 OctLost to Germany
- All Whites5 OctWon 1, drew 2, lost 1
- NRL4 OctSydney Roosters beat Newcastle Knights 19-18
Coming up
- Black Caps22 Octv India (Test, ODI, T20I)
- NPCapprox. 24 Octfinals
- AFLWapprox. 2 Novfinals
- Melbourne Cup3 Novevent
- All Blacks and Wallabies8 NovNations Championship 2026 November
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Light bars are regular seasons; solid bars are finals, events and national-team windows. A dashed edge means approximate dates, and the diamond is the final, filled once played and outlined while still to come. The thin line is today.
The year, month by month
January
- CricketThe AshesAustralia def. England, 4-1
- Runner-up
- England
- Date
- 4 Jan
- Note
- Series in Australia; date is the start of the last Test
- CricketBig Bash LeaguePerth Scorchers
- Season
- 2025-26
- Date
- 25 Jan
- Note
- Season 2025-26
- TennisAustralian Open women'sElena Rybakina
- Date
- 31 Jan
- CricketSuper SmashNorthern Brave
- Season
- 2025-26
- Date
- 31 Jan
February
- TennisAustralian Open men'sCarlos Alcaraz
- Date
- 1 Feb
March
- F1Australian Grand PrixGeorge Russell (Mercedes)
- Venue
- Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit
- Date
- 8 Mar
- Note
- Formula One World Championship round 1, Melbourne
- BasketballNBLSydney Kings def. Adelaide 36ers
- Season
- 2025-26
- Runner-up
- Adelaide 36ers
- CricketSheffield ShieldSouth Australia
- Season
- 2025-26
April
- ALWA-League WomenMelbourne City
- Season
- 2025-26
- Minor premier
- Melbourne City
- Note
- Grand Final date not in our data
May
- FootballA-League MenAuckland FC def. Sydney FC, 1-0
- Season
- 2025-26
- Runner-up
- Sydney FC
- Minor premier
- Newcastle United Jets
- Venue
- Go Media Stadium, Auckland
- Date
- 23 May
June
- Rugby unionSuper RugbyHurricanes def. Chiefs
- Runner-up
- Chiefs
- Date
- 20 Jun
July
- NRLState of OriginNew South Wales def. Queensland, 2-1
- Runner-up
- Queensland
- Venue
- Lang Park
- Date
- 8 Jul
- Note
- Series decider, game 3: New South Wales 30, Queensland 12
- NetballSuper NetballAdelaide Thunderbirds def. Melbourne Vixens, 61-40
- Runner-up
- Melbourne Vixens
- Minor premier
- Adelaide Thunderbirds
- Venue
- John Cain Arena
- Note
- Month from the match report dates cited on Wikipedia
August: nothing in this view
September
- AFLAFLBrisbane Lions def. Fremantle, 96-89
- Runner-up
- Fremantle
- Venue
- M.C.G.
- Date
- 26 Sep
October
- NRLNRLSydney Roosters def. Newcastle Knights, 19-18
- Runner-up
- Newcastle Knights
- Venue
- Stadium Australia
- Date
- 4 Oct
- NRLNRLWSydney Roosters def. Brisbane Broncos, 30-6
- Season
- 2026
- Runner-up
- Brisbane Broncos
- Minor premier
- Sydney Roosters
- Venue
- Accor Stadium, Sydney
- Date
- 4 Oct
- Rugby unionBledisloe CupNew Zealand def. Australia, 2-0 in Tests; second Test 43-21 at Accor Stadium, Sydney (crowd 73,399)
- Runner-up
- Australia
- Date
- 17 Oct
- Note
- Series window 2026-10-10 to 2026-10-17 from rugby/calendar.json; First Test at Eden Park 10 Oct won by New Zealand; score not sourced (source: https://www.rugby.com.au/news/all-blacks-complete-bledisloe-cup-sweep-with-sydney-victory-over-wallabies-20261017)
- Rugby unionNPCTo come, October
- Note
- Final not yet played; month is the usual one
November
- Rugby leagueRugby League World CupTo come, 15 Nov
- Venue
- Suncorp Stadium
- Date
- 15 Nov
- Note
- Final; teams to be decided
- AFLAFLWTo come, 27 Nov
- Date
- 27 Nov
- Note
- Grand Final date from AFL.com.au
December
- CricketBoxing Day TestTo come, 26 Dec
- Date
- 26 Dec
- Note
- The Test starts on 26 December by definition; opponent not yet confirmed here
Events without a day are listed under the month they usually fall in.
Year in perspective
The Line
Penrith NRL
Top club on the Line, 1643
City of the year
- Sydney3
- Adelaide2
- Auckland1
Titles by metro
- Sydney: NBL, NRL, NRLW
- Adelaide: Sheffield Shield, Super Netball
- Auckland: A-League Men
- Brisbane: AFL
- Hamilton (NZ): Super Smash
- Melbourne: A-League Women
- Perth: Big Bash League
- Wellington: Super Rugby
All-time since 1897: Sydney 178, Melbourne 174
Trans-Tasman
Australia 1, New Zealand 0
By sport
- Rugby League World Cup: Australia 1, New Zealand 0
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