Player ratings for the Roosters team for the NRL grand final against the Raiders. • NRL Grand Final Pre Game LIVE: 6.30 pm Nine • NRL Grand Final Raiders v Roosters LIVE: 7.30 pm Nine • NRL Grand Final Replay 10pm – 12am Foxtel / Kayo Sports NRL Finals TV Ratings. The NRL grand final between the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Canterbury Bulldogs had the fairytale result; the ultimate triumph of an underdog, coupled with a ratings victory for the Nine Network. The NRL Grand Final, which determines the Australian rugby league football season's premiers, is one of Australia's major sporting events and one of the largest attended club championship events in the world. [citation needed] Since 1999 it has been contested at Sydney's Stadium Australia, which was the primary athletics venue for the 2000 Olympic Games. 1. NRL grand final BEATS the AFL in TV ratings with a peak audience of over four million tuning in to see Cowboys' historic win Channel 9 NRL Grand Final broadcast rated higher than AFL on Channel 7 The NRL grand final had many things the AFL grand final didn't: Jimmy Barnes, nationwide appeal, and in the end, way more viewers.