The pressure on clubs to take matches away from suburban grounds has eased with the NRL to include State of Origin and finals matches as part of a 65-game commitment at major stadiums.

Fairfax Media understands the grand final, which the NSW government is demanding remains in Sydney beyond 2019 despite ARLC chairman John Grant's push to play a decider in Brisbane once every 10 years, will be one of at least five matches in the nine-game finals series the NRL will budget for in its pledge to the NSW government on April 1.

There will also be at least one State of Origin match in Sydney each year, giving the NRL between six and eight games of premium content to include in its commitment, which will mean less reliance on Manly, Cronulla, Wests Tigers and the Dragons making up the numbers.