Tallon Smith

The 2025 Goulburn Murray Premiership season will begin the weekend after Anzac Day after NRL Victoria decided not to schedule any matches prior to a late Easter this year.

The competition draw, released on Thursday, features a bumper opening round on April 27, with Wolfpack to face last year’s runners-up Tumbarumba before a Wodonga derby between the Wombats and Border Bears at Baranduda, while defending premiers Shepparton will take on the CSU Mud Dogs prior to Corowa’s traditional Anzac Round match against Wangaratta. 

The highly anticipated Grand Final rematch between Tumbarumba and Shepparton will take place as the first men’s match of the day in round 5 at Eldorado’s Centennial Park, with the return clash set to take place in round 10 at Baranduda.

Meanwhile, the rematch of last year’s women’s league tag decider between Wangaratta and Corowa will take place in the opening round at Corowa, before the return bout at Glenrowan in round 11 on July 20.

Round 11 will see a triple-header staged at Glenrowan, with the Wombats taking on the Bears, Shepparton facing CSU Albury, and Wangaratta hosting Corowa, with the Tumbarumba v Wolfpack clash being staged at Tumbarumba.

The final round, to be held on August 10, will see Wangaratta play Shepparton before Wodonga Wombats host Tumbarumba at Baranduda, while Corowa will tackle Border Bears before the Mud Dogs and Wolfpack round out the regular season.

Finals will follow on from there, with the top four battling it out over a three-week series.

The Preliminary Final and Grand Final will both be staged on Saturdays, with the Grand Final to be held at Glenrowan Recreation Reserve on August 30.

With the exception of round 11, all rounds will feature the four matches taking place in the form of two double headers, allowing the competition’s widespread array of teams to meet on the undercard at neutral venues to reduce travel.

2025 Goulburn Murray Rugby League Draw

Note: Where both double headers are on Sunday, game one is at the venue of the host club of game three, and game two is at the host club of game four.

Round 1 (Anzac Round)

Sunday, April 27

Wolfpack v Tumbarumba

Shepparton v CSU Albury

Wodonga Wombats v Border Bears

Corowa v Wangaratta

Round 2

Sunday, May 4

Shepparton v Corowa

Border Bears v Tumbarumba

Wolfpack v Wangaratta

CSU Albury v Wodonga Wombats

Round 3

Sunday, May 11

CSU Albury v Wolfpack

Border Bears v Corowa

Wangaratta v Shepparton

Tumbarumba v Wodonga Wombats

Round 4

Saturday, May 17

Wangaratta v Wodonga Wombats

Shepparton v Border Bears

Sunday, May 18

Tumbarumba v CSU Albury

Corowa v Wolfpack

Round 5

Sunday, May 25

Tumbarumba v Shepparton

CSU Albury v Corowa

Wodonga Wombats v Wolfpack

Wangaratta v Border Bears

Round 6

Sunday, June 1

Corowa v Tumbarumba

Wangaratta v CSU Albury

Wolfpack v Border Bears

Shepparton v Wodonga Wombats

Round 7

Sunday, June 15

Border Bears v CSU Albury

Wolfpack v Shepparton

Wodonga Wombats v Corowa

Wangaratta v Tumbarumba

Round 8

Sunday, June 22

Wodonga Wombats v Wangaratta

Border Bears v Shepparton

Corowa v Wolfpack

CSU Albury v Tumbarumba

Round 9

Saturday, June 28

Wolfpack v Wangaratta

Shepparton v Corowa

Sunday, June 29

Wodonga Wombats v CSU Albury

Tumbarumba v Border Bears

Round 10

Sunday, July 6

Tumbarumba v Shepparton

Border Bears v Wangaratta

Wolfpack v Wodonga Wombats

CSU Albury v Corowa

Round 11

Sunday, July 20

Wodonga Wombats v Border Bears

Shepparton v CSU Albury

Tumbarumba v Wolfpack

Wangaratta v Corowa

Round 12

Sunday, July 27

Border Bears v Wolfpack

CSU Albury v Wangaratta

Corowa v Tumbarumba

Shepparton v Wodonga Wombats

Round 13

Sunday, August 3

Corowa v Wodonga Wombats

Border Bears v CSU Albury

Wolfpack v Shepparton

Tumbarumba v Wangaratta

Round 14

Sunday, August 10

Wangaratta v Shepparton

Corowa v Border Bears

Wodonga Wombats v Tumbarumba

CSU Albury v Wolfpack