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The Witzer Pre-Season Challenge kicks off on February 7 and will feature 17 matches across three weeks including three double-header matchdays.
From Mudgee and Gosford in NSW to Toowoomba and Cairns in Queensland, Cranbourne East in Victoria and Hamilton in New Zealand, the Pre-Season Challenge offers fans in regional centres an early glimpse at the NRL stars in action as teams put the finishing touches on their Premiership preparations.
This year's competition will feature all 17 NRL teams, with the four Las Vegas teams - Sharks, Warriors, Raiders, Panthers - featuring in Round 1 at Sharks Stadium.
In Round 2, great rivals the Warriors and Storm clash in Hamiton while Netstrata Jubilee Stadium plays host to a Sunday double-header featuring the Bulldogs-Wests Tigers clash and Shane Flanagan's Red V taking on the Roosters.
In Round 3, the time-honoured Charity Shield between the Dragons and Rabbitohs will light up the picturesque Glen Willow Oval in Mudgee on Saturday afternoon before a double dose of action at Redcliffe's Kayo Stadium with the Broncos, Bulldogs, Dolphins and Titans all strutting their stuff.
The winning team will take home $100,000 and a huge shot of confidence to take into the 2025 NRL Telstra Premiership.
- Watch every game of the Witzer Pre-Season Challenge exclusive to Fox League, available on Kayo Sports.
The rules

Team Lists
A 28-player list to be submitted by 3pm Tuesday, prior to the match. Final lists to be submitted 1 hour prior to kick-off. See Round 2 team lists here.
Interchange
Unlimited interchange will apply. Up to 28 players may be used in each game.
Bonus points
The addition of bonus points to go alongside points earned by winning or drawing a match ensures teams have something to play for in every contest, no matter what's happening on the scoreboard.

Alongside points accumulated through results, the number of bonus points a team can snare each game could make all the difference on what is sure to be a congested ladder.
The club with the most points at the conclusion of the two rounds will be declared the winner of the Witzer Pre-Season Challenge and claim the $100,000 in prizemoney.
Tiebreaker process
Given the short duration of the Witzer Pre-Season Challenge, there is a good chance the winner will have to be decided via a countback, and the NRL has devised a system to find a winner should teams finish tied on points at the top of the ladder.

Defending champs
The Broncos downed the Cowboys and Sea Eagles in last year's Pre-Season Challenge and took the title on points differential from the Roosters, who also won both their matches. The Broncos' differential of +52 was enough to sneak past the Roosters +50, both sides collecting four bonus points across the two rounds.
The Schedule
Round 1
Match: Sharks v Warriors
Round 1 -
home Team
Sharks
2nd Position
away Team
Warriors
3rd Position
Venue: Sharks Stadium, Sydney
Match: Panthers v Raiders
Round 1 -
home Team
Panthers
4th Position
away Team
Raiders
1st Position
Venue: Sharks Stadium, Sydney
Round 2
Match: Raiders v Sharks
Round 2 -
home Team
Raiders
9th Position
away Team
Sharks
1st Position
Venue: GIO Stadium, Canberra
Match: Knights v Eels
Round 2 -
home Team
Knights
14th Position
away Team
Eels
5th Position
Venue: McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle
Match: Cowboys v Dolphins
Round 2 -
home Team
Cowboys
17th Position
away Team
Dolphins
3rd Position
Venue: Barlow Park, Cairns
Match: Warriors v Storm
Round 2 -
home Team
Warriors
2nd Position
away Team
Storm
15th Position
Venue: FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
Match: Rabbitohs v Sea Eagles
Round 2 -
home Team
Rabbitohs
12th Position
away Team
Sea Eagles
7th Position
Venue: Industree Group Stadium, Gosford
Match: Broncos v Titans
Round 2 -
home Team
Broncos
4th Position
away Team
Titans
16th Position
Venue: Toowoomba Sports Ground, Toowoomba
Match: Bulldogs v Wests Tigers
Round 2 -
home Team
Bulldogs
8th Position
away Team
Wests Tigers
11th Position
Venue: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney
Match: Dragons v Roosters
Round 2 -
home Team
Dragons
6th Position
away Team
Roosters
13th Position
Venue: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney
Round 3
Match: Sea Eagles v Panthers
Round 3 -
home Team
Sea Eagles
10th Position
away Team
Panthers
8th Position
Venue: Leichhardt Oval, Sydney
Match: Wests Tigers v Eels
Round 3 -
home Team
Wests Tigers
9th Position
away Team
Eels
6th Position
Venue: Leichhardt Oval, Sydney
Match: Dragons v Rabbitohs
Round 3 -
home Team
Dragons
2nd Position
away Team
Rabbitohs
15th Position
Venue: Glen Willow Oval, Mudgee
Match: Broncos v Bulldogs
Round 3 -
home Team
Broncos
1st Position
away Team
Bulldogs
11th Position
Venue: Kayo Stadium, Redcliffe
Match: Dolphins v Titans
Round 3 -
home Team
Dolphins
5th Position
away Team
Titans
14th Position
Venue: Kayo Stadium, Redcliffe
Match: Roosters v Knights
Round 3 -
home Team
Roosters
17th Position
away Team
Knights
7th Position
Venue: Industree Group Stadium, Gosford
Match: Storm v Cowboys
Round 3 -
home Team
Storm
16th Position
away Team
Cowboys
13th Position
Venue: Casey Fields, Melbourne