NRL and NRLW finals dates and times announced for next week

In short:

The Roosters host the Sharks and the Warriors face the Knights this week, the second week of the NRL finals.

In the first week of the NRLW finals, Wests Tigers face Canberra and Brisbane hosts Newcastle.

What's next?

Across both leagues, there will be matches on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. 

Dates and times for the second week of the NRL finals, and the opening week of the NRLW finals series, have been released. 

The Sydney Roosters and New Zealand Warriors, losers in week one's qualifying finals, will host the NRL semifinals this weekend, September 18-20.

The Roosters will face the Cronulla Sharks at the Sydney Football Stadium on Saturday night, with kick-off at 7:50pm AEST. The winner of that match will face the Dolphins in a preliminary final the following week.

The other semifinal between the New Zealand Warriors and Newcastle Knights will be on Sunday, kicking off at 4:05pm AEST. The winner of that match will face the Penrith Panthers in a preliminary final.

It was confirmed on Sunday that the Warriors-Knights semifinal will be moved to Eden Park in Auckland, away from the Warriors' usual home ground at Mt Smart Stadium.

In the NRLW, the Wests Tigers and Canberra Raiders face off on Friday night, in each club's maiden finals appearance.

On Saturday, the Brisbane Broncos and Newcastle Knights battle in a knock-out final.

The Sydney Roosters and Gold Coast Titans have the week off after finishing in the top two on the NRLW ladder.

NRL finals week two

Semifinal: Saturday, September 19, 7:50pm (AEST), Sydney Football Stadium

• Sydney Roosters vs Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

Semifinal: Sunday, September 20, 4:05pm AEST (6:05pm NZST), Eden Park

• New Zealand Warriors vs Newcastle Knights

NRLW finals week one

Elimination Final 1: Friday, September 18, 7:50pm (AEST), Campbelltown Stadium

• Wests Tigers vs Canberra Raiders

Elimination Final 2: Saturday, September 19, 4:05pm (AEST), Totally Workwear Stadium