Aside from cricket, an Aussie's favourite sporting finales are the AFL and the NRL grand finals. And now that the Brisbane Lions have lifted the AFL trophy for 2025 and the cricket has only just gotten underway, this weekend is all about the NRLW Sydney Roosters vs. Brisbane Broncos and the NRL Men's teams, the Melbourne Storm vs. Brisbane Broncos (yes, they're both in it this year)!
If you're keen to see all four teams fight it out for their respective 2025 titles, here's how:
How to watch the Men's NRL Grand Final live
Kayo Sports is known as the home of Rugby League in Australia. With a Kayo subscription, you'll get live coverage for every round of the men's NRL Premiership season, including every match in the Finals Series.
Unfortunately there are two exceptions: the State of Origin series and the Grand Final.
On-demand replays will be available, however, for all NRL matches, including the State of Origin and Grand Final games.
Now while subscribing to Foxtel Now will mean more non-sports content, there is a huge price discrepancy between Kayo Sports and Foxtel Now. So if you're not a movie or TV buff, it may not be worth it. For example, currently you can get Foxtel Now Sports + Movies for a limited time only at $58 for 12 months for (normally $84 per month) or $104 per month for Foxtel Now's Ultimate Bundle. Either subscription will give you two streams in Full HD quality.
Here's an idea of how these two Foxtel Now Sports Packs compare:
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How to watch the Men's NRL Grand Final live and free
To watch the NRL Grand Final, we recommend tuning into Channel 9HD or sign up for a free 9Now account. Both options will get you free and live streaming of the men's NRL Grand Final. The 2025 NRL Grand Final is set for October 5 2025, 7:30PM AEST.
How to watch NRLW Grand Final live
The NRL Women's Premiership (NRLW) is also part of Kayo's subscription offering. However, unlike the men's league, every NRLW match is available live on Kayo, from the first game right through to the Grand Final. The 2025 NRLW Grand Final is set for October 5 2025, 4:00PM AEST.
There are a couple of subscription options for Kayo. The cheapest is Kayo Standard, which costs $30 per month for one stream in up to HD quality. Alternatively, pay $40 a month for Kayo Premium, which has two simultaneous streams in up to 4K quality. NRL matches on Kayo are broadcast in 4K resolution, so if you've got a 4K TV and want the best resolution, consider Kayo Premium.
On a scale from Benchwarmer to Ultimate Jock, take a look below to see where your sports viewing needs sit and which Kayo subscription tier would suit you best:
Like many other streaming services, Kayo has unfortunately joined them in dishing out its share of price hikes over the last few years. At the time of writing, its Standard plan sits at $30 per month. But if you opt for its Premium tier at $40 per month, you'll be upgraded to two screens, and they don't have to be in the same household. So if you share an account with a mate, you'll both pay just $20 per month for a shared subscription, saving each of you $10 per month. Plus, you'll get 4K access!
Otherwise, you can hang out for one of Kayo's subscription deals.
What is Kayo Sports?
Kayo Sports is a standalone version of the Sports add-on for Foxtel Now. With a Kayo Sport subscription, you'll get access to the greatest number of sports in Australia, including AFL, NRL, cricket, tennis, and American sports like NFL, basketball, and baseball. The big disclaimer is that DAZN is now the owner of Foxtel, so it's anticipated that Kayo content will eventually shift to DAZN.
How does Kayo Sports compare?
Kayo is still the best sports streaming service in Australia if you're after a quantity of popular sports. While the price keeps creeping up, Kayo is the only place to watch the vast majority of AFL, NRL, and cricket matches in Australia.
It's improved since launch, offering a mix of live channels – including dedicated options for popular sports – individually highlighted live matches and replays. For popular sports, the replays are typically available as full matches or shorter 'Minis' (highlights packages). If you miss a live match that you're keen to experience fresh, Kayo has a no-spoilers toggle that's well worth enabling. Alternatively, skip to key match moments on longer replays.
Most Kayo content streams at Full HD resolution, but more 4K content is appearing for Kayo Premium subscribers, most notably for AFL and NRL matches. Like Netflix and other entertainment streaming services, Kayo also offers user profiles, which helps personalise the sports you're being fed on the homepage. And if you've got a compatible device, Kayo also offers SplitView so you can stream multiple sports at the same time on the one screen.
Compare Kayo Sports to other popular sport streaming services.
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To get the most out of Kayo Sports, we advise considering an NBN 100 plan to stream at home. If you're a Kayo Premium subscriber, 4K streams use 25Mbps, which becomes 50Mbps of required download speed if you're streaming at 4K resolution on two devices. Note that whenever you add a SplitView stream, additional download speed is required.
That's why we advise NBN 100 instead of one of the slower, cheaper speed tiers, as it means you can happily stream Kayo content and still have download bandwidth leftover for other online tasks. Here's a look at popular NBN 100 plans from our database that can comfortably tackle a Kayo Premium subscription.
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Superloop
FTTN, FTTB, FTTC
Family nbn100/20
$74/mth
Min. cost $74
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iiNet
FTTN, FTTB, FTTC
nbn Home Fast Liimitless
$69.99/mth
+ $10 Upfront
Min. cost $79.99
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TPG
FTTN, FTTB, FTTC
nbn Home Fast Unlimited Plan
$74.99/mth
Min. cost $74.99
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Aussie Broadband
FTTN, FTTB, FTTC
Fast nbn - Unlimited
$79/mth
Min. cost $79
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Optus
FTTN, FTTB, FTTC
Optus Fast nbn®
$84/mth
Min. cost $84
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Christie Graham
Digital Content Editor
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