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List of National Rugby League Premiers

As of the end of 2023, there have been 26 NRL Premierships and 116 overall, including the competition's predecessors (NSWRL and ARL). This is a list of all the grand finals that were played to decide those premierships.

Australian rugby league premiers
Founded
1908
Country
 Australia
 New Zealand
Editions completed
117
Number of teams
17
Current premiers
Penrith Panthers (5th title)
Most titles won
South Sydney
(21 titles)

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.

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NSWRL/ARL/NRL Premiers (1908-present) edit

Season Premiers Score Runners-up Venue Attendance
New South Wales Rugby League
1908   South Sydney Rabbitohs 14–12   Eastern Suburbs RAS Showground 4,000
1909   South Sydney Rabbitohs (2) N/A   Balmain Tigers N/A N/A
1910   Newtown Jets 4–4   South Sydney Rabbitohs RAS Showground 14,000
1911   Eastern Suburbs 11–8   Glebe Dirty Reds 20,000
1912   Eastern Suburbs (2) N/A   Glebe Dirty Reds N/A N/A
1913   Eastern Suburbs (3)   Newtown Jets
1914   South Sydney Rabbitohs (3)   Newtown Jets
1915   Balmain Tigers   Glebe Dirty Reds
1916   Balmain Tigers (2) 5–3   South Sydney Rabbitohs Sydney Cricket Ground 7,000
1917   Balmain Tigers (3) N/A   South Sydney Rabbitohs N/A N/A
1918   South Sydney Rabbitohs (4)   Western Suburbs Magpies
1919   Balmain Tigers (4)   Eastern Suburbs
1920   Balmain Tigers (5)   South Sydney Rabbitohs
1921   North Sydney Bears   Eastern Suburbs
1922   North Sydney Bears (2) 35–3   Glebe Dirty Reds Sydney Cricket Ground 15,000
1923   Eastern Suburbs (4) 15–12   South Sydney Rabbitohs 15,000
1924   Balmain Tigers (6) 3–0   South Sydney Rabbitohs 15,000
1925   South Sydney Rabbitohs (5) N/A   Western Suburbs Magpies N/A N/A
1926   South Sydney Rabbitohs (6) 11–5   Sydney University RAS Showground 20,000
1927   South Sydney Rabbitohs (7) 20–11   St. George Dragons 8,000
1928   South Sydney Rabbitohs (8) 26–5   Eastern Suburbs 25,000
1929   South Sydney Rabbitohs (9) 30–10   Newtown Jets Sydney Sports Ground 16,360
1930   Western Suburbs Magpies 27–2   St. George Dragons 12,178
1931   South Sydney Rabbitohs (10) 12–7   Eastern Suburbs 27,104
1932   South Sydney Rabbitohs (11) 19–12   Western Suburbs Magpies 16,925
1933   Newtown Jets (2) 18–5   St. George Dragons 18,080
1934   Western Suburbs Magpies (2) 15–12   Eastern Suburbs 25,174
1935   Eastern Suburbs (5) 19–3   South Sydney Rabbitohs Sydney Cricket Ground 22,106
1936   Eastern Suburbs (6) 32–12   Balmain Tigers 14,395
1937   Eastern Suburbs (7) N/A   South Sydney Rabbitohs N/A N/A
1938   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 19–6   Eastern Suburbs Sydney Cricket Ground 20,287
1939   Balmain Tigers (7) 33–4   South Sydney Rabbitohs 26,972
1940   Eastern Suburbs (8) 24–14   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24,167
1941   St. George Dragons 31–14   Eastern Suburbs 39,957
1942   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (2) 11–9   St. George Dragons 26,171
1943   Newtown Jets (3) 34–7   North Sydney Bears 60,922
1944   Balmain Tigers (8) 12–8   Newtown Jets 24,186
1945   Eastern Suburbs (9) 22–18   Balmain Tigers 44,585
1946   Balmain Tigers (9) 13–12   St. George Dragons Sydney Sports Ground 32,296
1947   Balmain Tigers (10) 13–9   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 29,292
1948   Western Suburbs Magpies (3) 8–5   Balmain Tigers 29,122
1949   St. George Dragons (2) 19–12   South Sydney Rabbitohs Sydney Cricket Ground 56,534
1950   South Sydney Rabbitohs (12) 21–15   Western Suburbs Magpies Sydney Sports Ground 32,373
1951   South Sydney Rabbitohs (13) 42–14   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 28,505
1952   Western Suburbs Magpies (4) 22–12   South Sydney Rabbitohs Sydney Cricket Ground 41,060
1953   South Sydney Rabbitohs (14) 31–12   St. George Dragons 44,581
1954   South Sydney Rabbitohs (15) 23–15   Newtown Jets 45,759
1955   South Sydney Rabbitohs (16) 12–11   Newtown Jets 42,466
1956   St. George Dragons (3) 18–12   Balmain Tigers 61,987
1957   St. George Dragons (4) 31–9   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 54,399
1958   St. George Dragons (5) 20–9   Western Suburbs Magpies 62,283
1959   St. George Dragons (6) 20–0   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 49,457
1960   St. George Dragons (7) 31–6   Eastern Suburbs 53,156
1961   St. George Dragons (8) 22–0   Western Suburbs Magpies 61,196
1962   St. George Dragons (9) 9–6   Western Suburbs Magpies 41,184
1963   St. George Dragons (10) 8–3   Western Suburbs Magpies 69,860
1964   St. George Dragons (11) 11–6   Balmain Tigers 61,369
1965   St. George Dragons (12) 12–8   South Sydney Rabbitohs 78,056
1966   St. George Dragons (13) 23–4   Balmain Tigers 61,129
1967   South Sydney Rabbitohs (17) 12–10   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 56,358
1968   South Sydney Rabbitohs (18) 13–9   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 54,255
1969   Balmain Tigers (11) 11–2   South Sydney Rabbitohs 58,825
1970   South Sydney Rabbitohs (19) 23–12   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 53,241
1971   South Sydney Rabbitohs (20) 16–10   St. George Dragons 62,838
1972   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 19–14   Eastern Suburbs Roosters 54,357
1973   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (2) 10–7   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 52,044
1974   Eastern Suburbs Roosters (10) 19–4   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 57,214
1975   Eastern Suburbs Roosters (11) 38–0   St. George Dragons 63,047
1976   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (3) 13–10   Parramatta Eels 57,343
1977   St. George Dragons 9–9   Parramatta Eels 65,959
  St. George Dragons (14) 22–0   Parramatta Eels 47,828
1978   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 11–11   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 51,510
  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (4) 16–0   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 33,552
1979   St. George Dragons (15) 17–13   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 50,991
1980   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (3) 18–4   Eastern Suburbs Roosters 52,881
1981   Parramatta Eels 20–11   Newtown Jets 57,333
1982   Parramatta Eels (2) 21–8   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 52,186
1983   Parramatta Eels (3) 18–6   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 40,285
1984   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (4) 6–4   Parramatta Eels 47,076
1985   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (5) 7–6   St. George Dragons 44,569
1986   Parramatta Eels (4) 4–2   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 45,843
1987   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (5) 18–8   Canberra Raiders 50,201
1988   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (6) 24–12   Balmain Tigers Sydney Football Stadium (1988) 40,000
1989   Canberra Raiders 19–14   Balmain Tigers 40,500
1990   Canberra Raiders (2) 18–14   Penrith Panthers 41,535
1991   Penrith Panthers 19–12   Canberra Raiders 41,815
1992   Brisbane Broncos 28–8   St. George Dragons 41,560
1993   Brisbane Broncos (2) 14–6   St. George Dragons 42,329
1994   Canberra Raiders (3) 36–12   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 42,234
Australian Rugby League
1995   Sydney Bulldogs (7) 17–4   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Sydney Football Stadium (1988) 41,127
1996   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (6) 20–8   St. George Dragons 40,985
1997   Newcastle Knights 22–16   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 42,482
National Rugby League
1998   Brisbane Broncos (4) 38–12   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Sydney Football Stadium (1988) 40,857
1999   Melbourne Storm 20–18   St. George Illawarra Dragons Stadium Australia 107,999
2000   Brisbane Broncos (5) 14–6   Sydney Roosters 94,277
2001   Newcastle Knights (2) 30–24   Parramatta Eels 90,414
2002   Sydney Roosters (12) 30–8   New Zealand Warriors 80,130
2003   Penrith Panthers (2) 18–6   Sydney Roosters 81,166
2004   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (8) 16–13   Sydney Roosters 82,127
2005   Wests Tigers 30–16   North Queensland Cowboys 82,453
2006   Brisbane Broncos (6) 15–8   Melbourne Storm 79,609
2007   M̶e̶l̶b̶o̶u̶r̶n̶e̶ ̶S̶t̶o̶r̶m̶ 34–8   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 81,392
2008   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (7) 40–0   Melbourne Storm 80,388
2009   M̶e̶l̶b̶o̶u̶r̶n̶e̶ ̶S̶t̶o̶r̶m̶ 23–16   Parramatta Eels 82,538
2010   St. George Illawarra Dragons 32–8   Sydney Roosters 82,334
2011   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (8) 24–10   New Zealand Warriors 81,988
2012   Melbourne Storm (2) 14–4   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 82,976
2013   Sydney Roosters (13) 26–18   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 81,491
2014   South Sydney Rabbitohs (21) 30–6   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 83,833
2015   North Queensland Cowboys 17–16   Brisbane Broncos 82,758
2016   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 14–12   Melbourne Storm 83,625
2017   Melbourne Storm (3) 34–6   North Queensland Cowboys 79,722
2018   Sydney Roosters (14) 21–6   Melbourne Storm 82,688
2019   Sydney Roosters (15) 14–8   Canberra Raiders 82,922
2020   Melbourne Storm (4) 26–20   Penrith Panthers 37,303
2021   Penrith Panthers (3) 14–12   South Sydney Rabbitohs Lang Park 39,322
2022   Penrith Panthers (4) 28–12   Parramatta Eels Stadium Australia 82,415
2023   Penrith Panthers (5) 26–24   Brisbane Broncos Stadium Australia 81,947

Super League Premiers (1997)* edit

Season Premiers Score Runners-up Minor Premiers Wooden Spoon
Super League
1997   Brisbane Broncos (*) 26 – 8   Cronulla Sharks (*)   Brisbane Broncos (*)   North Queensland Cowboys (*)

Team Performance edit

Team Winners Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
1   South Sydney Rabbitohs 21 14 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, 2021
2   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
3   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
4   Balmain Tigers 11 9 1915, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1924, 1939, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1969 1909, 1936, 1945, 1948, 1956, 1964, 1966, 1988, 1989
5   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 10 1938, 1942, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1995, 2004 1940, 1947, 1967, 1974, 1979, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2012, 2014
6   Brisbane Broncos 6 2 1992, 1993, 1997*, 1998, 2000, 2006 2015, 2023
7   Penrith Panthers 5 2 1991, 2003, 2021, 2022, 2023 1990, 2020
8   Western Suburbs Magpies 4 8 1930, 1934, 1948, 1952 1918, 1925, 1932, 1950, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963
  Parramatta Eels 6 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986 1976, 1977, 1984, 2001, 2009, 2022
  Melbourne Storm 4 1999, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2017, 2020 2006, 2008, 2016, 2018
9   Newtown Jets 3 7 1910, 1933, 1943 1913, 1914, 1929, 1944, 1954, 1955, 1981
  Canberra Raiders 3 1989, 1990, 1994 1987, 1991, 2019
10   North Sydney Bears 2 1 1921, 1922 1943
  Newcastle Knights 0 1997, 2001 –
11   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 1 3 2016 1973, 1978, 1997
  North Queensland Cowboys 2 2015 2005, 2017
  St. George Illawarra Dragons 1 2010 1999
  Wests Tigers 0 2005 –
12   Glebe Dirty Reds 0 4 – 1911, 1912, 1915, 1922
  New Zealand Warriors 2 – 2002, 2011
  Sydney University 1 – 1926

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Keeble, Brett (5 October 2008). "Sea Eagles return to NRL's top perch". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
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