List of National Rugby League Premiers

Australian rugby league premiers
Founded
1908
Country
 Australia
 New Zealand
Editions completed
117
Number of teams
17
Current premiers
Brisbane Broncos (7th title)
Most titles won
South Sydney Rabbitohs (21 titles)

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

Between 1912 and 1925, and again in 1937, the NSW premiership was decided on a first-past-the-post basis, with a final only played if two teams finished with an equal amount of competition points. This happened in 1916, 1922, 1923 and 1924.

From 1926 until 1953, the second amended Argus System was used, whereby the minor premiers had the right to challenge the winner of the final to a grand final to decide the premiership.

From 1954, the grand final became the only way to determine the premiership.[1]

List

NSWRL/ARL/NRL Premiers (1908–present)

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 Melbourne Storm[a] 34–8 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 81,392
2008 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (7) 40–0 Melbourne Storm 80,388
2009 Melbourne Storm[a] 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 81,947
2024 Penrith Panthers (6) 14–6 Melbourne Storm 80,156[3]
2025 Brisbane Broncos (7) 26–22 Melbourne Storm 80,223

Super League Premiers (1997)*

Season Premiers Score Runners-up Venue Attendance
Super League
1997 Brisbane Broncos (3) 26–8 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (3) Queen Elizabeth II Stadium 58,912

Team Performance

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
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, 1997ARL, 2007, 2013
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10 1938, 1942, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1995, 2004 1940, 1947, 1967, 1974, 1979, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2012, 2014
7 Brisbane Broncos 7 2 1992, 1993, 1997SL, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2025 2015, 2023
8 Penrith Panthers 6 2 1991, 2003, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 1990, 2020
9 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 6 1999,2012, 2017, 2020 2006, 2008, 2016, 2018, 2024, 2025
12 Newtown Jets 3 7 1910, 1933, 1943 1913, 1914, 1929, 1944, 1954, 1955, 1981
Canberra Raiders 3 1989, 1990, 1994 1987, 1991, 2019
14 North Sydney Bears 2 1 1921, 1922 1943
Newcastle Knights 0 1997ARL, 2001 –
16 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 1 3 2016 1973, 1978, 1997SL
North Queensland Cowboys 2 2015 2005, 2017
St. George Illawarra Dragons 1 2010 1999
Wests Tigers 0 2005 –
20 Glebe Dirty Reds 0 4 – 1911, 1912, 1915, 1922
New Zealand Warriors 2 – 2002, 2011

Consecutive premierships

# Team Years
11 St. George 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966
5 South Sydney 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929
4 Penrith 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
3 Eastern Suburbs 1911, 1912, 1913
Balmain 1915, 1916, 1917
Eastern Suburbs 1935, 1936, 1937
South Sydney 1953, 1954, 1955
Parramatta 1981, 1982, 1983
2 South Sydney 1908, 1909
Balmain 1919, 1920
North Sydney 1921, 1922
South Sydney 1931, 1932
Balmain 1946, 1947
South Sydney 1950, 1951
South Sydney 1967, 1968
South Sydney 1970, 1971
Manly Warringah 1972, 1973
Eastern Suburbs 1974, 1975
Canterbury-Bankstown 1984, 1985
Canberra 1989, 1990
Brisbane 1992, 1993
Brisbane 1997 (SL), 1998
Sydney 2018, 2019

Most common match-ups

# Match-up Grand final appearances Results
5 South Sydney vs Sydney 1908, 1923, 1928, 1931, 1935 South Sydney (3), Sydney (2)
Western Suburbs vs St. George 1930, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963 St. George (4), Western Suburbs (1)
South Sydney vs St. George 1927, 1949, 1953, 1965, 1971 South Sydney (3), St. George (2)
Canterbury-Bankstown vs Sydney 1938, 1940, 1974, 1980, 2004 Canterbury-Bankstown (3), Sydney (2)
4 Balmain vs St. George 1946, 1956, 1964, 1966 Balmain (1), St. George (3)
Balmain vs South Sydney 1916, 1924, 1939, 1969 Balmain (4), South Sydney (0)
3 St. George vs Sydney 1941, 1960, 1975 St. George (2), Sydney (1)
South Sydney vs Newtown 1929, 1954, 1955 South Sydney (3), Newtown (0)
South Sydney vs Manly Warringah 1951, 1968, 1970 South Sydney (3), Manly Warringah (0)
Canterbury-Bankstown vs St. George 1942, 1979, 1985 Canterbury-Bankstown (2), St. George (1)
St. George vs Manly Warringah 1957, 1959, 1996 St. George (2), Manly Warringah (1)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Melbourne were stripped of their 2007 and 2009 premierships due to salary cap breaches.[2]

References

  1. ^ Keeble, Brett (5 October 2008). "Sea Eagles return to NRL's top perch". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Melbourne Storm stripped of NRL titles after cheating salary cap". The Guardian. 22 April 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Awesome Foursome: Panthers down Storm to claim place in history". 6 October 2024.
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