NRLMatchPaths

With tonight's result, the 2025 NRL Circle of Parity is officially complete

Longest cycle = Storm → Warriors → Manly → Cowboys → Raiders → Broncos → Roosters → Panthers → Sharks → Rabbitohs → Dolphins → Titans → Knights → Tigers → Eels → Dragons → Storm (16 steps)

Match network visualisation after Round 6, longest cycle highlighted

The longest path in the 2025 NRL now involves all 17 teams:
Bulldogs → Titans → Knights → Tigers → Eels → Dragons → Storm → Warriors → Manly → Raiders → Sharks → Cowboys → Souths → Roosters → Broncos → Dolphins → Panthers (16 steps)

Dogs having the bye this week means no Circle of Parity until Good Friday at the earliest

Longest cycle = Cowboys → Raiders → Warriors → Roosters → Panthers → Sharks → Rabbitohs → Dolphins → Titans → Knights → Tigers → Eels → Dragons → Storm → Sea Eagles → Cowboys (15 steps)

Longest path = Warriors → Roosters → Panthers → Sharks → Rabbitohs → Dolphins → Titans → Knights → Tigers → Eels → Dragons → Storm → Sea Eagles → Raiders → Broncos → Cowboys (15 steps)

NRL match network after Round 5
Longest path: 15 steps
Longest cycle: 15 steps (in red)

Tomorrow, I'll try to figure out the earliest we could expect one

📢 NRL Circle of Parity update:

If Knights win #NRLBulldogsKnights, all teams would have won and lost a match. However, a Circle of Parity will NOT be possible

Longest path = Warriors → Sea Eagles → Cowboys → Raiders → Broncos → Roosters → Panthers → Sharks → Rabbitohs → Dragons → Storm → Eels (11 steps)

Longest cycle = Cowboys → Raiders → Warriors → Roosters → Panthers → Sharks → Cowboys (6 steps, highlighted)

Match network after Round 4

🚨 NEW LONGEST NRL MATCH CYCLE (5 steps) 🚨

Transitive path from Rabbitohs to Panthers: Does not exist

Transitive path from Panthers to Rabbitohs:
Panthers → Sharks → Rabbitohs (2 steps)

#NRLSouthsPanthers

Longest Cycle = Raiders → Warriors → Sea Eagles → Raiders (3 steps)

Longest Path = Warriors → Sea Eagles → Raiders → Broncos → Roosters → Panthers → Sharks → Souths → Dragons/Dolphins (8 steps)

Match network after Round 3

the longest path begins from Raiders and flows to the Cowboys (5 steps)

2025 NRL match network (so far), arrows show wins