List of National Rugby League Premiers
There have been 21 NRL Premierships and 112 overall, including the competition's predecessors (NSWRL, ARL and Super League). This is a list of all the grand finals that were played to decide those premierships.
The premierships not decided by a grand final were determined by league ladder position. These years were 1909, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1925 and 1937.
Since 1954 the grand final was officially sanctioned as the only way to determine the premiership,[1] but it had been commonplace for decades before that.
List
Season | Premiers | Score | Runners-up | Referee(s) | Venue | Attendance | Date |
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New South Wales Rugby League | |||||||
1908 | South Sydney | 14 – 12 | Eastern Suburbs | C. Hutchison | RAS Showground | 4,000 | 29 August 1908 |
1909 | South Sydney (2) | Balmain | |||||
1910 | Newtown | 4 – 4 | South Sydney | B. Finegan | RAS Showground | 14,000 | 17 September 1910 |
1911 | Eastern Suburbs | 11 – 8 | Glebe Dirty Reds | T. McMahon Snr | RAS Showground | 20,000 | 16 September 1911 |
1912 | Eastern Suburbs (2) | Glebe Dirty Reds | |||||
1913 | Eastern Suburbs (3) | Newtown | |||||
1914 | South Sydney (3) | Newtown | |||||
1915 | Balmain | Glebe Dirty Reds | |||||
1916 | Balmain (2) | 5 – 3 | South Sydney | A. Farrow | Sydney Cricket Ground | 7,000 | 26 July 1916 |
1917 | Balmain (3) | South Sydney | |||||
1918 | South Sydney (4) | Western Suburbs | |||||
1919 | Balmain (4) | Eastern Suburbs | |||||
1920 | Balmain (5) | South Sydney | |||||
1921 | North Sydney | Eastern Suburbs | |||||
1922 | North Sydney (2) | 35 – 3 | Glebe Dirty Reds | T. McMahon Snr | Sydney Cricket Ground | 15,000 | 6 September 1922 |
1923 | Eastern Suburbs (4) | 15 – 12 | South Sydney | T. McMahon Snr | Sydney Cricket Ground | 15,000 | 12 September 1923 |
1924 | Balmain (6) | 3 – 0 | South Sydney | W. Neill | Sydney Cricket Ground | 15,000 | 29 July 1924 |
1925 | South Sydney (5) | Western Suburbs | |||||
1926 | South Sydney (6) | 11 – 5 | Sydney University | W. Neill | RAS Showground | 20,000 | 18 September 1926 |
1927 | South Sydney (7) | 20 – 11 | St. George | W. Neill | RAS Showground | 8,000 | 17 September 1927 |
1928 | South Sydney (8) | 26 – 5 | Eastern Suburbs | L. Deane | RAS Showground | 25,000 | 15 September 1928 |
1929 | South Sydney (9) | 30 – 10 | Newtown | L. Deane | Sydney Sports Ground | 16,360 | 14 September 1929 |
1930 | Western Suburbs | 27 – 2 | St. George | L. Deane | Sydney Sports Ground | 12,178 | 4 October 1930 |
1931 | South Sydney (10) | 12 – 7 | Eastern Suburbs | L. Deane | Sydney Sports Ground | 27,104 | 12 September 1931 |
1932 | South Sydney (11) | 19 – 12 | Western Suburbs | L. Deane | Sydney Sports Ground | 16,925 | 24 September 1932 |
1933 | Newtown (2) | 18 – 5 | St. George | B. Fry | Sydney Sports Ground | 18,080 | 9 September 1933 |
1934 | Western Suburbs (2) | 15 – 12 | Eastern Suburbs | J. Murphy | Sydney Sports Ground | 25,174 | 8 September 1934 |
1935 | Eastern Suburbs (5) | 19 – 3 | South Sydney | T. McMahon Jnr | Sydney Cricket Ground | 22,106 | 14 September 1935 |
1936 | Eastern Suburbs (6) | 32 – 12 | Balmain | L. Deane | Sydney Cricket Ground | 14,395 | 12 September 1936 |
1937 | Eastern Suburbs (7) | South Sydney | |||||
1938 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 19 – 6 | Eastern Suburbs | T. McMahon Jnr | Sydney Cricket Ground | 20,287 | 3 September 1938 |
1939 | Balmain (7) | 33 – 4 | South Sydney | G. Bishop | Sydney Cricket Ground | 26,972 | 2 September 1939 |
1940 | Eastern Suburbs (8) | 24 – 14 | Canterbury-Bankstown | J. O'Brien | Sydney Cricket Ground | 24,167 | 31 August 1940 |
1941 | St. George | 31 – 14 | Eastern Suburbs | T. McMahon Jnr | Sydney Cricket Ground | 39,957 | 30 August 1941 |
1942 | Canterbury-Bankstown (2) | 11 – 9 | St. George | J. O'Brien | Sydney Cricket Ground | 26,171 | 12 September 1942 |
1943 | Newtown (3) | 34 – 7 | North Sydney | J. O'Brien | Sydney Cricket Ground | 60,922 | 4 September 1943 |
1944 | Balmain (8) | 12 – 8 | Newtown | J. O'Brien | Sydney Cricket Ground | 24,186 | 16 September 1944 |
1945 | Eastern Suburbs (9) | 22 – 18 | Balmain | T. McMahon Jnr | Sydney Cricket Ground | 44,585 | 1 September 1945 |
1946 | Balmain (9) | 13 – 12 | St. George | G. Bishop | Sydney Sports Ground | 32,296 | 14 September 1946 |
1947 | Balmain (10) | 13 – 9 | Canterbury-Bankstown | J. O'Brien | Sydney Sports Ground | 29,292 | 20 September 1947 |
1948 | Western Suburbs (3) | 8 – 5 | Balmain | G. Bishop | Sydney Sports Ground | 29,122 | 18 September 1948 |
1949 | St. George (2) | 19 – 12 | South Sydney | G. Bishop | Sydney Cricket Ground | 56,534 | 10 September 1949 |
1950 | South Sydney (12) | 21 – 15 | Western Suburbs | T. McMahon Jnr | Sydney Sports Ground | 32,373 | 16 September 1950 |
1951 | South Sydney (13) | 42 – 14 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | J. O'Brien | Sydney Sports Ground | 28,505 | 23 September 1951 |
1952 | Western Suburbs (4) | 22 – 12 | South Sydney | G. Bishop | Sydney Cricket Ground | 41,060 | 20 September 1952 |
1953 | South Sydney (14) | 31 – 12 | St. George | D. Lawler | Sydney Cricket Ground | 44,581 | 12 September 1953 |
1954 | South Sydney (15) | 23 – 15 | Newtown | J. O'Brien | Sydney Cricket Ground | 45,759 | 18 September 1954 |
1955 | South Sydney (16) | 12 – 11 | Newtown | C. Pearce | Sydney Cricket Ground | 42,466 | 17 September 1955 |
1956 | St. George (3) | 18 – 12 | Balmain | D. Lawler | Sydney Cricket Ground | 61,987 | 8 September 1956 |
1957 | St. George (4) | 31 – 9 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | D. Lawler | Sydney Cricket Ground | 54,399 | 21 September 1957 |
1958 | St. George (5) | 20 – 9 | Western Suburbs | D. Lawler | Sydney Cricket Ground | 62,283 | 13 September 1958 |
1959 | St. George (6) | 20 – 0 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | D. Lawler | Sydney Cricket Ground | 49,457 | 15 August 1959 |
1960 | St. George (7) | 31 – 6 | Eastern Suburbs | D. Lawler | Sydney Cricket Ground | 53,156 | 3 September 1960 |
1961 | St. George (8) | 22 – 0 | Western Suburbs Magpies | D. Lawler | Sydney Cricket Ground | 61,196 | 16 September 1961 |
1962 | St. George (9) | 9 – 6 | Western Suburbs Magpies | J. Bradley | Sydney Cricket Ground | 41,184 | 15 September 1962 |
1963 | St. George (10) | 8 – 3 | Western Suburbs Magpies | D. Lawler | Sydney Cricket Ground | 69,860 | 24 August 1963 |
1964 | St. George (11) | 11 – 6 | Balmain | C. Pearce | Sydney Cricket Ground | 61,369 | 19 September 1964 |
1965 | St. George Dragons (12) | 12 – 8 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | C. Pearce | Sydney Cricket Ground | 78,056 | 18 September 1965 |
1966 | St. George Dragons (13) | 23 – 4 | Balmain | C. Pearce | Sydney Cricket Ground | 61,129 | 17 September 1966 |
1967 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (17) | 12 – 10 | Canterbury-Bankstown Berries | C. Pearce | Sydney Cricket Ground | 56,358 | 16 September 1967 |
1968 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (18) | 13 – 9 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | C. Pearce | Sydney Cricket Ground | 54,255 | 21 September 1968 |
1969 | Balmain (11) | 11 – 2 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | K. Page | Sydney Cricket Ground | 58,825 | 20 September 1969 |
1970 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (19) | 23 – 12 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | D. Lancashire | Sydney Cricket Ground | 53,241 | 21 September 1970 |
1971 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (20) | 16 – 10 | St. George Dragons | K. Holman | Sydney Cricket Ground | 62,838 | 18 September 1971 |
1972 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 19 – 14 | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | K. Page | Sydney Cricket Ground | 54,357 | 16 September 1972 |
1973 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (2) | 10 – 7 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | K. Page | Sydney Cricket Ground | 52,044 | 15 September 1973 |
1974 | Eastern Suburbs Roosters (10) | 19 – 4 | Canterbury-Bankstown Berries | L. Bruyeres | Sydney Cricket Ground | 57,214 | 21 September 1974 |
1975 | Eastern Suburbs Roosters (11) | 38 – 0 | St. George Dragons | L. Bruyeres | Sydney Cricket Ground | 63,047 | 20 September 1975 |
1976 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (3) | 13 – 10 | Parramatta | G. Cook | Sydney Cricket Ground | 57,343 | 18 September 1976 |
1977 | St. George Dragons | 9 – 9 | Parramatta | G. Cook | Sydney Cricket Ground | 65,959 | 17 September 1977 |
St. George Dragons (14) | 22 – 0 | Parramatta | G. Cook | Sydney Cricket Ground | 47,828 | 24 September 1977 | |
1978 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 11 – 11 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | G. Hartley | Sydney Cricket Ground | 51,510 | 16 September 1978 |
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (4) | 16 – 0 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | G. Hartley | Sydney Cricket Ground | 33,552 | 19 September 1978 | |
1979 | St. George Dragons (15) | 17 – 13 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | G. Hartley | Sydney Cricket Ground | 50,991 | 22 September 1979 |
1980 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (3) | 18 – 4 | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | G. Hartley | Sydney Cricket Ground | 52,881 | 27 September 1980 |
1981 | Parramatta Eels | 20 – 11 | Newtown Jets | G. Hartley | Sydney Cricket Ground | 57,333 | 27 September 1981 |
1982 | Parramatta Eels (2) | 21 – 8 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | J. Gocher | Sydney Cricket Ground | 52,186 | 26 September 1982 |
1983 | Parramatta Eels (3) | 18 – 6 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | K. Roberts | Sydney Cricket Ground | 40,285 | 25 September 1983 |
1984 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (4) | 6 – 4 | Parramatta Eels | K. Roberts | Sydney Cricket Ground | 47,076 | 23 September 1984 |
1985 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (5) | 7 – 6 | St. George Dragons | K. Roberts | Sydney Cricket Ground | 44,569 | 29 September 1985 |
1986 | Parramatta Eels (4) | 4 – 2 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | M. Stone | Sydney Cricket Ground | 45,843 | 28 September 1986 |
1987 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (5) | 18 – 8 | Canberra Raiders | M. Stone | Sydney Cricket Ground | 50,201 | 27 September 1987 |
1988 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (6) | 24 – 12 | Balmain Tigers | M. Stone | Sydney Football Stadium | 40,000 | 11 September 1988 |
1989 | Canberra Raiders | 19 – 14 | Balmain Tigers | B. Harrigan | Sydney Football Stadium | 40,500 | 24 September 1989 |
1990 | Canberra Raiders (2) | 18 – 14 | Penrith Panthers | B. Harrigan | Sydney Football Stadium | 41,535 | 23 September 1990 |
1991 | Penrith Panthers | 19 – 12 | Canberra Raiders | B. Harrigan | Sydney Football Stadium | 41,815 | 22 September 1991 |
1992 | Brisbane Broncos | 28 – 8 | St. George Dragons | G. McCallum | Sydney Football Stadium | 41,560 | 27 September 1992 |
1993 | Brisbane Broncos (2) | 14 – 6 | St. George Dragons | G. McCallum | Sydney Football Stadium | 42,329 | 26 September 1993 |
1994 | Canberra Raiders (3) | 36 – 12 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | G. McCallum | Sydney Football Stadium | 42,234 | 25 September 1994 |
Australian Rugby League | |||||||
1995 | Sydney Bulldogs (7) | 17 – 4 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | E. Ward | Sydney Football Stadium | 41,127 | 24 September 1995 |
1996 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (6) | 20 – 8 | St. George Dragons | D. Manson | Sydney Football Stadium | 40,985 | 29 September 1996 |
1997 | Newcastle Knights | 22 – 16 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | D. Manson | Sydney Football Stadium | 42,482 | 28 September 1997 |
Super League | |||||||
1997 | Brisbane Broncos (3) | 26 – 8 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | B. Harrigan | QEII Stadium | 58,912 | 20 September 1997 |
National Rugby League | |||||||
1998 | Brisbane Broncos (4) | 38 – 12 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | B. Harrigan | Sydney Football Stadium | 40,857 | 27 September 1998 |
1999 | Melbourne Storm | 20 – 18 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | B. Harrigan | Stadium Australia | 107,999 | 26 September 1999 |
2000 | Brisbane Broncos (5) | 14 – 6 | Sydney Roosters | B. Harrigan | Stadium Australia | 94,277 | 27 August 2000 |
2001 | Newcastle Knights (2) | 30 – 24 | Parramatta Eels | B. Harrigan | Stadium Australia | 90,414 | 30 September 2001 |
2002 | Sydney Roosters (12) | 30 – 8 | New Zealand Warriors | B. Harrigan | Telstra Stadium | 80,130 | 6 October 2002 |
2003 | Penrith Panthers (2) | 18 – 6 | Sydney Roosters | B. Harrigan | Telstra Stadium | 81,166 | 5 October 2003 |
2004 | Bulldogs (8) | 16 – 13 | Sydney Roosters | T. Mander | Telstra Stadium | 82,127 | 3 October 2004 |
2005 | Wests Tigers | 30 – 16 | North Queensland Cowboys | T. Mander | Telstra Stadium | 82,453 | 2 October 2005 |
2006 | Brisbane Broncos (6) | 15 – 8 | Melbourne Storm | P. Simpkins | Telstra Stadium | 79,609 | 1 October 2006 |
2007 | 34 – 8 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | T. Archer | Telstra Stadium | 81,392 | 30 September 2007 | |
2008 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (7) | 40 – 0 | Melbourne Storm | T. Archer | ANZ Stadium | 80,388 | 5 October 2008 |
2009 | 23 – 16 | Parramatta Eels | T. Archer
S. Hayne |
ANZ Stadium | 82,538 | 4 October 2009 | |
2010 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 32 – 8 | Sydney Roosters | T. Archer
S. Hayne |
ANZ Stadium | 82,334 | 3 October 2010 |
2011 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (8) | 24 – 10 | New Zealand Warriors | M Cecchin
T Archer |
ANZ Stadium | 81,988 | 2 October 2011 |
2012 | Melbourne Storm (2) | 14 – 4 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | T. Archer
B. Cummins |
ANZ Stadium | 82,976 | 30 September 2012 |
2013 | Sydney Roosters (13) | 26 – 18 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | S. Hayne
B. Cummins |
ANZ Stadium | 81,491 | 6 October 2013 |
2014 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (21) | 34 – 6 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | S. Hayne
G. Sutton |
ANZ Stadium | 83,833 | 5 October 2014 |
2015 | North Queensland Cowboys | 17 – 16 | Brisbane Broncos | G. Sutton
B. Cummins |
ANZ Stadium | 82,758 | 4 October 2015 |
2016 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 14 – 12 | Melbourne Storm | M. Cecchin
B. Cummins |
ANZ Stadium | 83,625 | 2 October 2016 |
2017 | Melbourne Storm (3) | 34 – 6 | North Queensland Cowboys | M. Cecchin
G. Sutton |
ANZ Stadium | 79,722 | 1 October 2017 |
2018 | Sydney Roosters (14) | 21 – 6 | Melbourne Storm | G. Sutton
A. Klein |
ANZ Stadium | 82,688 | 30 September 2018 |
2019 | Sydney Roosters (15) | 14 – 8 | Canberra Raiders | B. Cummins
G. Sutton |
ANZ Stadium | 82,922 | 6 October 2019 |
2020 | TBA | 25 October 2020 |
- 2007 and 2009 premierships were subsequently stripped from Melbourne as a penalty for breaching the salary cap.
Team Performance
Team | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|
South Sydney Rabbitohs | 21 | 13 | 1908, 1909, 1914, 1918, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931,
1932, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 2014 |
1910, 1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1949,
1952, 1965, 1969 |
Sydney Roosters | 15 | 15 | 1911, 1912, 1913, 1923, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1945, 1974,
1975, 2002, 2013, 2018, 2019 |
1908, 1919, 1921, 1928, 1931, 1934, 1938, 1941, 1960, 1972,
1980, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2010 |
St George Dragons | 15 | 12 | 1941, 1949, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963,
1964, 1965, 1966, 1977, 1979 |
1927, 1930, 1933, 1942, 1946, 1953, 1971, 1975, 1985, 1992,
1993, 1996 |
Balmain Tigers | 11 | 9 | 1915, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1924, 1939, 1944, 1946, 1947,
1969 |
1909, 1936, 1945, 1948, 1956, 1964, 1966, 1988, 1989 |
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 8 | 11 | 1972, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1987, 1996, 2008, 2011 | 1951, 1957, 1959, 1968, 1970, 1982, 1983, 1995, 1997, 2007,
2013 |
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 8 | 10 | 1938, 1942, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1995, 2004 | 1940, 1947, 1967, 1974, 1979, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2012, 2014 |
Brisbane Broncos | 6 | 1 | 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2006 | 2015 |
Western Suburbs Magpies | 4 | 8 | 1930, 1934, 1948, 1952 | 1918, 1925, 1932, 1950, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963 |
Parramatta Eels | 4 | 5 | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986 | 1976, 1977, 1984, 2001, 2009 |
Newtown Jets | 3 | 7 | 1910, 1933, 1943 | 1913, 1914, 1929, 1944, 1954, 1955, 1981 |
Melbourne Storm | 3 | 4 | 1999, |
2006, 2008, 2016, 2018 |
Canberra Raiders | 3 | 3 | 1989, 1990, 1994 | 1987, 1991, 2019 |
North Sydney Bears | 2 | 1 | 1921, 1922 | 1943 |
Penrith Panthers | 2 | 1 | 1991, 2003 | 1990 |
Newcastle Knights | 2 | 0 | 1997, 2001 | – |
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 1 | 3 | 2016 | 1973, 1978, 1997 |
North Queensland Cowboys | 1 | 2 | 2015 | 2005, 2017 |
St George Illawarra Dragons | 1 | 1 | 2010 | 1999 |
Wests Tigers | 1 | 0 | 2005 | – |
Glebe Dirty Reds | 0 | 4 | – | 1911, 1912, 1915, 1922 |
New Zealand Warriors | 0 | 2 | – | 2002, 2011 |
Sydney University | 0 | 1 | – | 1926 |
See also
References
- ^ Keeble, Brett (5 October 2008). "Sea Eagles return to NRL's top perch". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 4 November 2012.