2021 NRL season

Last updated
2021 National Rugby League
DurationMarch 11 – October 3, 2021
Teams16
Premiers Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers (3rd title)
Minor premiers Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm (5th title)
Matches played201
Points scored9,219
Average attendance10,364 [lower-alpha 1]
Attendance2,083,258 [lower-alpha 2]
Top points scorer(s) Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Reuben Garrick (334)
Player of the year Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Tom Trbojevic (Dally M Medal)
Top try-scorer(s) South Sydney colours.svg Alex Johnston (30)
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The 2021 NRL season was the 114th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 24th season run by the National Rugby League.

Contents

Teams

The lineup of teams remained unchanged for the 15th consecutive year.

ColoursClubSeasonHome ground(s)Head coachCaptain(s)
Brisbane colours.svg
Brisbane Broncos 34th season Suncorp Stadium Kevin Walters [1] Alex Glenn
Canberra colours.svg
Canberra Raiders 40th season GIO Stadium Canberra Ricky Stuart Jarrod Croker & Josh Hodgson
Canterbury colours.svg
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 87th season Stadium Australia & Bankwest Stadium Trent Barrett [2] Josh Jackson
Cronulla colours.svg
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 55th season Netstrata Jubilee Stadium John Morris → Josh Hannay (interim) [3] Wade Graham
Gold Coast Titans colours.svg
Gold Coast Titans 15th season Cbus Super Stadium Justin Holbrook Kevin Proctor & Jamal Fogarty [4]
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 72nd season 4 Pines Park [5] Des Hasler Daly Cherry-Evans
Melbourne colours.svg
Melbourne Storm 24th season AAMI Park Craig Bellamy Jesse Bromwich & Dale Finucane [6]
Newcastle colours.svg
Newcastle Knights 34th season McDonald Jones Stadium Adam O'Brien Daniel Saifiti & Jayden Brailey [7]
Auckland colours.svg
New Zealand Warriors 27th season Central Coast Stadium Nathan Brown [8] Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
North Queensland colours.svg
North Queensland Cowboys 27th season Queensland Country Bank Stadium Todd Payten [9] Michael Morgan → Jason Taumalolo [10]
Parramatta colours.svg
Parramatta Eels 75th season Bankwest Stadium Brad Arthur Clint Gutherson
Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg
Penrith Panthers 55th season BlueBet Stadium [11] Ivan Cleary Isaah Yeo & Nathan Cleary [12]
South Sydney colours.svg
South Sydney Rabbitohs 112th season Stadium Australia Wayne Bennett Adam Reynolds
St. George colours.svg
St. George Illawarra Dragons 23rd season Netstrata Jubilee Stadium & WIN Stadium Anthony Griffin [13] Ben Hunt [14]
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg
Sydney Roosters 114th season Sydney Cricket Ground Trent Robinson Jake Friend → James Tedesco
Wests Tigers colours.svg
Wests Tigers 22nd season Leichhardt Oval, Campbelltown Stadium & Bankwest Stadium Michael Maguire James Tamou [15]

Regular season

Team12345678910111213141516171819202122232425F1F2F3GF
Brisbane Broncos PAR
8		GCT
12		CBY
24		MEL
34		SOU
29		PEN
8		PAR
40		GCT
8		NQL
1		MAN
44		SYD
18		MEL
28		SGI
28		CAN
22		SOU
46		CRO
8		XWTI
18		PEN
6		NQL
19		NEW
8		SYD
1		NZL
2		CRO
8		NEW
13
Canberra Raiders WTI
18		CRO
2		NZL
3		GCT
16		PEN
20		PAR
25		NQL
2		SOU
14		NEW
8		CBY
2		MEL
24		SYD
28		XBRI
22		SGI
2		GCT
38		MAN
14		CRO
16		PAR
2		NEW
10		SGI
8		MEL
10		MAN
1		NZL
12		SYD
24
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs NEW
16		PEN
28		BRI
24		SOU
38		MEL
34		NQL
12		CRO
6		PAR
22		SGI
20		CAN
2		GCT
10		PEN
26		XSGI
22		PAR
26		MAN
66		SYD
6		SOU
8		CRO
20		GCT
28		WTI
12		NZL
14		NEW
6		MAN
18		WTI
38
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks SGI
14		CAN
2		PAR
24		NQL
38		SYD
8		NEW
4		CBY
6		MEL
26		PEN
48		SOU
10		SGI
1*		GCT
28		XPEN
1		NQL
2		BRI
8		NZL
8		CAN
16		CBY
20		MAN
18		NZL
2		NEW
2		WTI
30		BRI
8		MEL
12
Gold Coast Titans NZL
13		BRI
12		NQL
36		CAN
16		NEW
26		MAN
36		SOU
10		BRI
8		WTI
8		PEN
36		CBY
10		CRO
28		MEL
6		SYD
1		MAN
32		CAN
38		XPAR
18		SGI
22		CBY
28		NQL
22		SOU
30		MEL
14		NEW
1		NZL
44		SYD
1
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles SYD
42		SOU
14		SGI
26		PEN
40		NZL
1		GCT
36		WTI
34		PEN
12		NZL
6		BRI
44		PAR
22		NEW
8		XNQL
32		GCT
32		CBY
66		CAN
14		SGI
14		WTI
20		CRO
18		MEL
10		PAR
46		CAN
1		CBY
18		NQL
28		MEL
28		SYD
36		SOU
20
Melbourne Storm SOU
8		PAR
4		PEN
2		BRI
34		CBY
34		SYD
16		NZL
22		CRO
26		SOU
50		SGI
26		CAN
24		BRI
28		GCT
6		NZL
26		WTI
50		SYD
46		XNEW
44		NQL
4		PEN
27		MAN
10		CAN
10		GCT
14		PAR
12		CRO
12		MAN
28		XPEN
4
Newcastle Knights CBY
16		NZL
4		WTI
4		SGI
9		GCT
26		CRO
4		PEN
18		SYD
34		CAN
8		WTI
18		NQL
16		MAN
8		PAR
36		SOU
14		NZL
4		NQL
38		XMEL
44		SYD
20		CAN
10		BRI
8		CRO
2		CBY
6		GCT
1		BRI
13		PAR
8
New Zealand Warriors GCT
13		NEW
4		CAN
3		SYD
20		MAN
1		SGI
6		MEL
22		NQL
4		MAN
6		PAR
16		WTI
4		NQL
1		XMEL
26		NEW
4		SGI
1*		CRO
8		PEN
14		SOU
38		WTI
2		CRO
2		CBY
14		BRI
2		CAN
12		GCT
44
North Queensland Cowboys PEN
24		SGI
7		GCT
36		CRO
38		WTI
4		CBY
12		CAN
2		NZL
4		BRI
1		SYD
14		NEW
16		NZL
1		XMAN
32		CRO
2		NEW
38		SOU
28		SYD
16		MEL
4		BRI
19		GCT
22		WTI
8		PAR
16		SGI
12		MAN
28
Parramatta Eels BRI
8		MEL
4		CRO
24		WTI
14		SGI
14		CAN
25		BRI
40		CBY
22		SYD
13		NZL
16		MAN
22		SOU
18		NEW
36		WTI
28		CBY
26		PEN
1		XGCT
18		CAN
2		SYD
28		SOU
28		MAN
46		NQL
16		MEL
12		PEN
34		NEW
8		PEN
2
Penrith Panthers NQL
24		CBY
28		MEL
2		MAN
40		CAN
20		BRI
8		NEW
18		MAN
12		CRO
48		GCT
36		SOU
44		CBY
26		WTI
20		CRO
1		SYD
26		PAR
1		XNZL
14		BRI
6		MEL
27		SYD
6		SGI
18		SOU
13		WTI
14		PAR
34		SOU
6		PAR
2		MEL
4		SOU
2
South Sydney Rabbitohs MEL
8		MAN
14		SYD
10		CBY
38		BRI
29		WTI
4*		GCT
10		CAN
14		MEL
50		CRO
10		PEN
44		PAR
18		XNEW
14		BRI
46		WTI
16		NQL
28		CBY
8		NZL
38		SGI
36		PAR
28		GCT
30		PEN
13		SYD
42		SGI
4		PEN
6		XMAN
20		PEN
2
St. George Illawarra Dragons CRO
14		NQL
7		MAN
26		NEW
9		PAR
14		NZL
6		SYD
24		WTI
8		CBY
20		MEL
26		CRO
1*		WTI
16		BRI
28		CBY
22		CAN
2		NZL
1*		XMAN
14		GCT
22		SOU
36		CAN
8		PEN
18		SYD
18		NQL
12		SOU
4
Sydney Roosters MAN
42		WTI
34		SOU
10		NZL
20		CRO
8		MEL
16		SGI
24		NEW
34		PAR
13		NQL
14		BRI
18		CAN
28		XGCT
1		PEN
26		MEL
46		CBY
6		NQL
16		NEW
20		PAR
28		PEN
6		BRI
1		SGI
18		SOU
42		CAN
24		GCT
1		MAN
36
Wests Tigers CAN
18		SYD
34		NEW
4		PAR
14		NQL
4		SOU
4*		MAN
34		SGI
8		GCT
8		NEW
18		NZL
4		SGI
16		PEN
20		PAR
28		MEL
50		SOU
16		XBRI
18		MAN
20		NZL
2		CBY
12		NQL
8		CRO
30		PEN
14		CBY
38
Team12345678910111213141516171819202122232425F1F2F3GF

Bold – Home game
X – Bye
* – Golden point game
Opponent for round listed above margin

Ladder

2021 NRL season
PosTeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPts
1 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 2421031815316+49944
2 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers (P)2421031676286+39044
3 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 2420041775453+32242
4 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 2416081744492+25234
5 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 2416081630489+14134
6 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 2415091566457+10932
7 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 24120121428571−14326
8 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 24100141580583−322
9 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24100141520556−3622
10 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 24100141481578−9722
11 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 2480161474616−14218
12 Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 2480161453624−17118
13 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 2480161500714−21418
14 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 2470171446695−24916
15 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 2470171460748−28816
16 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2430211340710−3708

Ladder progression

Team12345678910111213141516171819202122232425
1 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 22246810121416182022242628303234363840424244
2 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers (P)2468101214161820222424242628303234343638404244
3 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 024681012141416161820222426283032343638384042
4 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 00002466810121214161820202224262628303234
5 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 24468810121214141618202020222426282830323234
6 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 246881012141618181820222424262828282828303232
7 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 244446668881010101214161616182022242626
8 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 0244666688101010101012141416182020202022
9 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 22244444446810121414161618181818202222
10 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 24466666688810121212141618182020202222
11 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 024688881010101012121416181818181818181818
12 Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 2244466888101012121212121212141618181818
13 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 00222224466810101010121414141618181818
14 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 0022222444666668101010121212141416
15 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 0000246688101214141414141414141414141616
16 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 0000002222224666666666668

Finals series

Due to the imposition of lockdown measures in New South Wales due to a COVID-19 outbreak, all finals matches were played at neutral venues in Queensland.

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and Time (Local)VenueRefereeCrowd
QUALIFYING & ELIMINATION FINALS
Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 40 – 12 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 10 September 2021, 7:50 pm Sunshine Coast Stadium Grant Atkins9,120
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 25 – 24 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 11 September 2021, 5:40 pm Queensland Country Bank Stadium Adam Gee18,244
Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 10 – 16 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 11 September 2021, 7:50 pmGerard Sutton
Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 28 – 20 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 12 September 2021, 4:05 pm Browne Park Ashley Klein5,087
SEMI FINALS
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 42 – 6 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 17 September 2021, 7:50 pm BB Print Stadium Gerard Sutton5,824
Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 8 – 6 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 18 September 2021, 7:50 pm BB Print Stadium Ashley Klein6,011
PRELIMINARY FINALS
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 36 – 16 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24 September 2021, 8:05 pm Suncorp Stadium Ashley Klein26,249
Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 6 – 10 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 25 September 2021, 4:00 pm Suncorp Stadium Gerard Sutton29,011

Bracket

Qualifying and elimination finalsSemi-finalsPreliminary finalsGrand final
10 September – Sunshine Coast
1 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne 40
4 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah 1217 September – Mackay
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah 42
11 September – Townsville Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney 625 September – Brisbane
5 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney 25 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne 6
8 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast 24 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith 103 October – Brisbane
Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith 14
12 September – Rockhampton 24 September – Brisbane South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney 12
6 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta 28 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney 36
7 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle 2018 September – Mackay Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah 16
Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith 8
11 September – Townsville Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta 6
2 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith 10
3 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney 16

Grand final

Sunday, 3 October
6:35 pm (AEST)
7:35 pm (AEDT)
Penrith Panthers Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg 14 – 12 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
Tries:
Matt Burton (17') 1
Stephen Crichton (67') 1
Goals:
Nathan Cleary 3/3
(19', 33' pen, 69')		 [16]
1st: 8 - 6
2nd: 6 - 6
Tries:
Cody Walker (21') 1
Alex Johnston (75') 1
Goals:
Adam Reynolds 2/3
(23', 45' pen)
Field Goals:
Adam Reynolds 0/1
Suncorp Stadium [17]
Attendance: 39,322
Clive Churchill Medal: Nathan Cleary
Referee: Gerard Sutton

Player statistics and records

The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 25.

2021 Transfers

Players

Source: [18]

Player2020 Club2021 Club
Jack Bird Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Darius Boyd Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Retirement
David Fifita Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans
Jordan Kahu Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Retirement
Issac Luke Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Wynnum Manly Seagulls (Intrust Super Cup)
Joe Ofahengaue Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers
John Bateman Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders Wigancolours.svg Super League: Wigan Warriors
Nick Cotric Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Michael Oldfield Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
Jack Cogger Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Giantscolours.svg Super League: Huddersfield Giants
Kieran Foran Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Kerrod Holland Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Retirement
Tim Lafai Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs N/A
Marcelo Montoya Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors
Reimis Smith Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm
Sauaso Sue Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights
Aiden Tolman Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Bryson Goodwin Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Retirement
Nene Macdonald Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Norths Devils (Intrust Super Cup)
Scott Sorensen Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers
Jai Arrow Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
Shannon Boyd Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans Retirement
Bryce Cartwright Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
Dale Copley Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Keegan Hipgrave Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
Ryan James Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders
Nathan Peats Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans Leigh colours.svg Super League: Leigh Centurions
Tyrone Roberts Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans Norths Devils (Intrust Super Cup)
Young Tonumaipea Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans Melbourne Rebels (Super Rugby)
Brendan Elliot Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Leigh colours.svg Super League: Leigh Centurions
Addin Fonua-Blake Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors
Danny Levi Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Joel Thompson Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Saintscolours.svg Super League: St. Helens
Corey Waddell Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Sandor Earl Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm Retirement
Tino Fa'asuamaleaui Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans
Cameron Smith Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm Retirement
Albert Vete Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm HKRcolours.svg Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers
Suliasi Vunivalu Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm Queensland Reds (Super Rugby)
Herman Ese'ese Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans
Tim Glasby Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Retirement
Aidan Guerra Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Retirement
Mason Lino Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Wcatscolours.svg Super League: Wakefield Trinity
Sione Mata'utia Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Saintscolours.svg Super League: St. Helens
Andrew McCullough Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Tautau Moga Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
Gerard Beale Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Adam Blair Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors Retirement
Lachlan Burr Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Blake Green Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights
Patrick Herbert Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans
Karl Lawton Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Agnatius Paasi Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors Saintscolours.svg Super League: St. Helens
Isaiah Papali'i Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
Leivaha Pulu Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors Norths Devils (Intrust Super Cup)
Nathaniel Roache Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
John Asiata North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Gavin Cooper North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Retirement
Esan Marsters North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans
Josh McGuire North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Tom Opacic North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
Daniel Alvaro Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Kane Evans Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors
David Gower Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Retirement
George Jennings Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm
Michael Jennings Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Suspension [19]
Brad Takairangi Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels HKRcolours.svg Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers
Peni Terepo Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Retirement
Jack Hetherington Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Josh Mansour Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
James Tamou Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers
Zane Tetevano Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers Rhinoscolours.svg Super League: Leeds Rhinos
Dean Whare Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers Catalanscolours.svg Super League: Catalans Dragons
Corey Allan South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Ethan Lowe South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Retirement
James Roberts South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers
Bayley Sironen South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors
Euan Aitken St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors
Tyson Frizell St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights
Jacob Host St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
Korbin Sims St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons HKRcolours.svg Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers
Mitchell Aubusson Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Retirement
Boyd Cordner Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Retirement
Poasa Faamausili Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Kyle Flanagan Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Ryan Hall Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters HKRcolours.svg Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers
Sonny Bill Williams Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Retirement
Josh Aloiai Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Matt Eisenhuth Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers
Robert Jennings Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers
Chris Lawrence Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Retirement
Benji Marshall Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
Chris McQueen Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Giantscolours.svg Super League: Huddersfield Giants
Josh Reynolds Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Hullcolours.svg Super League: Hull F.C.
Elijah Taylor Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Redscolours.svg Super League: Salford Red Devils
David Mead Catalanscolours.svg Super League: Catalans Dragons Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Albert Kelly Hullcolours.svg Super League: Hull F.C. Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Ava Seumanufagai Rhinoscolours.svg Super League: Leeds Rhinos Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Joey Lussick Redscolours.svg Super League: Salford Red Devils Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
Luke Thompson Saintscolours.svg Super League: St. Helens Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Ben Murdoch-Masila Wolvescolours.svg Super League: Warrington Wolves Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors
Javid Bowen Northern Pride (Intrust Super Cup) North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Karmichael Hunt New South Wales Waratahs (Super Rugby) Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Tepai Moeroa New South Wales Waratahs (Super Rugby) Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm
Will Chambers Suntory Sungoliath (Japanese rugby union) Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Jack de Belin Suspension St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons

Loan moves

PlayerHome club→ Loan clubDatesPldRef
Jamayne Taunoa-Brown Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 12 July – 25 July
(Rounds 18 – 19)		2 [20]
Corey Horsburgh Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10 August – 23 August
(Rounds 22 – 23)		1 [21]
Ryan James Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10 August – 23 August
(Rounds 22 – 23)		1 [21]
Freddy Lussick Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters St. George colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 24 August – 6 September
(Rounds 24 – 25)		2 [22]

Coaches

Coach2020 Club2021 Club
Kevin Walters Queensland colours.svg Queensland Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Trent Barrett N/A Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Nathan Brown N/A Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors
Anthony Griffin N/A St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons

Notes

  1. ↑ Some games in Rounds 16, 17, 20 and 21 were played to empty venues as a result of COVID-19 biosecurity protocols.
  2. ↑ Some games in Rounds 16, 17, 20 and 21 were played to empty venues as a result of COVID-19 biosecurity protocols.

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