The 2022 season of the Knock on Effect New South Wales Cup was the 115th season of the premier state rugby league competition in New South Wales.

Season summary The 2022 season of the Knock-On Effect New South Wales Cup commenced on the weekend of 12–13 March 2022. Teams played 24 regular competition rounds, with the top five teams qualifying for the final series in September.

Penrith Panthers won the 2022 NSW Cup Grand Final, defeating Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 29–22 at CommBank Stadium to take their fourth premiership.

Teams There are 12 teams competing in the 2022 NSW Cup. ColoursClubHome ground(s)Head coachBlacktown Workers Sea Eagles 4 Pines Park; HE Laybutt Field Nathan HoganCanberra RaidersGIO Stadium, Raiders Belconnen Joel CarboneCanterbury-Bankstown BulldogsBelmore Oval, Stadium AustraliaDavid Tangata-ToaMount Pritchard Mounties Aubrey Keech Reserve Brock SheppardNewcastle KnightsMcDonald Jones Stadium Mark O'MeleyNewtown JetsHenson Park Greg MattersonNorth Sydney BearsNorth Sydney OvalJason TaylorParramatta Eels Kellyville Oval; CommBank Stadium Jordan RankinPenrith Panthers BlueBet Stadium Peter WallaceSouth Sydney RabbitohsIronmark High Performance Centre, Stadium Australia Dane DorahySt. George Illawarra DragonsWIN Stadium, Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Russell AitkenWestern Suburbs Magpies Lidcombe Oval Wayne Lambkin

Regular season Ladder The New South Rugby League website maintains a competition ladder and Fixtures List (draw) for the New South Wales Cup. The website, League Unlimited, also maintain a Ladder for the NSW Cup. 2022 NSW Cup Team 1 Newtown Jets2216 2 4 2651 397 +254 382 Penrith Panthers (P)2216 1 5 2655 352 +313 373 North Sydney Bears2214 1 7 2631 447 +184 334 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs2214 1 7 2574 398 +176 335 Parramatta Eels2213 0 9 2538 388 +150 306 Canberra Raiders2212 1 9 2567 513 +54 297 South Sydney Rabbitohs2211 1 10 2513 453 +60 278 St. George Illawarra Dragons229 2 11 2529 621 -92 249 Mount Pritchard Mounties228 0 14 2412 648 -2362010 Newcastle Knights227 0 15 2439 571 -132 1811 Western Suburbs Magpies225 1 16 2417 722 -305 1512 Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles222 0 20 2290 718 -428 8

Finals series HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueReferee(s)QUALIFYING AND ELIMINATION FINAL Penrith Panthers North Sydney Bears Saturday 3 September (3:10 pm) St Mary's Leagues Stadium Cameron Paddy Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Parramatta Eels Saturday 3 September (5:15 pm) St Mary's Leagues Stadium Darian FurnerSEMI-FINALS Newtown Jets Penrith Panthers Saturday 10 September (1:00 pm) Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Darian Furner North Sydney Bears Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Saturday 10 September (5:00 pm) Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Cameron PaddyPRELIMINARY FINAL Newtown Jets Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Saturday 17 September (3:10 pm) Leichhardt Oval Darian FurnerGRAND FINAL Penrith Panthers Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Sunday 25 September (3:00 pm) CommBank Stadium Darian Furner

Grand Final

Team detailsPenrith Panthers FB 1 Isaiah IongiWG 2 Christian CrichtonCE 3 Robert JenningsCE 4 Jack ColeWG 5 Sunia TuruvaFE 6 Kurt FallsHB 7 Sean O'SullivanPR 8 Lindsay SmithHK 9 Soni LukePR 10 Matt EisenhuthSR 11 Preston RikiSR 12 Chris SmithLK 13 J'maine Hopgood (c)Interchange:BE 14 John FaiumuBE 15 Eddie BlackerBE 16 Liam HenryBE 17 Alec SusinoReserve:RE 18 Luke SommertonCoach: Peter WallaceCanterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs FB 1 Creedance ToiaWG 2 Jayden OkunborCE 3 Paul AlamotiCE 4 Declan CaseyWG 5 Isaac LumelumeFE 6 Khaled RajabHB 7 Brandon Wakeham (c)PR 8 Jayden TannerHK 9 Ryan GrayPR 10 Josh StuckeySR 11 Reece HoffmanSR 12 Jackson TopineLK 13 Harrison EdwardsInterchange:BE 14 Bailey HaywoodBE 15 Matt DooreyBE 16 Kurtis MorrinBE 17 Phil MakatoaReserve:RE 22 Lipoi HopoiCoach: David Tangata-Toa

NRL State Championship

As premiers of the NSW Cup, the Penrith Panthers faced Queensland Cup premiers Norths Devils in the NRL State Championship match.

Awards Player of the Year: Kayal Iro ( Newtown Jets)

Team of the Year PositionNatWinnerClubSunia Turuva Penrith PanthersIzaac Thompson South Sydney RabbitohsTom Jenkins Penrith PanthersKayal Iro Newtown JetsTom Carr North Sydney BearsKade Dykes Newtown JetsDean Hawkins South Sydney RabbitohsAta Mariota Canberra RaidersSoni Luke Penrith PanthersLindsay Smith Penrith PanthersJack Gosiewski St. George Illawarra DragonsJackson Topine Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsJ'maine Hopgood Penrith Panthers

See also 2022 New South Wales Rugby League

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