Round 10 will be only played at 2 grounds as part of magic round that being North Sydney Oval and HE Laybutt Field[1] There are 13 teams competing in the competition in 2023, with eleven based in New South Wales itself, as well as one in the Australian Capital Territory and one from New Zealand.

Source:[3] The top five teams qualified for the finals series, with these being Norths, Souths, New Zealand, Canberra and Blacktown.

Both Souths and Norths went into the Grand Final with lengthy droughts, at 40 and 30 years respectively.

The two sides also met in a NSW Cup Grand Final for the first time in 97 years (1926).

As premiers of the NSW Cup, the South Sydney Rabbitohs will face Queensland Cup premiers Brisbane Tigers in the NRL State Championship match.