NRL CEO Andrew Abdo believes the 2026 season will surpass the remarkable 2025 season.
The 2025 season is widely considered to be one of the best in the game's history, but NRL CEO Andrew Abdo believes the coming season will be bigger.
"2025 was something special, 2026 is going to be even better," Abdo told players, broadcasters, sponsors and media at the NRL's 2026 season launch on Tuesday.
Standing alongside stars from the 17 NRL clubs and the Telstra Premiership Trophy with a glistening Sydney Harbour in the background, Abdo listed a number of facts that had reaffirmed rugby league as the No.1 code in Australia and the Pacific.
"It was an unbelievable season last year, I think we had 70 matches end within six points and obviously we had ebbs and flows, some great comebacks and unbelievable football," Abdo said.