Australian rugby league premiers

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Australian rugby league premiers
Founded
1908
Country
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Editions completed
Number of teams
17
Current premiers
Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers (6th title)
Most titles won
(NSWRL/NRL) South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney
(21 times)

(BRL) Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley
(23 titles)

The Australian rugby league premiers are the winners of the top grade competition in Australian rugby league, which is currently the National Rugby League. From 1908 until 1995, when the ARL Premiership was formed, there were two premiers, one each from Sydney and Brisbane. This occurred again in 1997 during the Super League war.

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History

The 1910 New South Wales team was the "first to come north" StateLibQld 1 135567 New South Wales Rugby League team, first to come north, 1910.jpg
The 1910 New South Wales team was the "first to come north"
Queensland state team, 1931 Queensland state rugby league team (1931, Brisbane).jpg
Queensland state team, 1931

From 1905, the states of Queensland and New South Wales were beginning to create Rugby League competitions, using the rules created in Northern England as a break-away game from Rugby Union. The New South Wales Rugby Football League was formally founded in 1907 with the first club competition starting in 1908; whilst the Queensland Rugby League was founded in 1908 with its first competition running in 1909.

The first season of rugby league in Australia commenced in New South Wales and was held in 1908 and was run by the New South Wales Rugby Football League. Queensland Rugby League was established in 1908 also; they ran their inaugural senior season in 1909. Both states ran parallel state competitions from that time. The game was adopted in both states in order to break away from the amateur rugby union competitions that existed at the time. The players had fallen out of heart with the administration of that game due to increased revenue from the game not being reflected in player allotments. At the end of the 1908 NSW season, South Sydney became the first team to win the New South Wales premiership. The Fortitude Valley Diehards, then known as Valleys, won the inaugural senior Queensland Rugby league season in 1909.

The New South Wales Rugby League and Brisbane Rugby League competitions ran parallel to each other for nearly the entire 20th century, with interstate competitions held annually. However, due to these competitions being mainly between state representative sides, apart from a few NSWRL premier v BRL premier competitions held in the 1920s, there was often no way to determine a national premier.

After 19 years of interstate-era dominance by New South Wales, the advent of State of Origin football in 1980 led to increased nationalisation of rugby league in Australia. After a failed proposal to play the first ever "National Championship" game in 1984 between the highly fancied BRL premier Wynnum-Manly Seagulls and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs of the NSWRL, it was decided that the Queensland Rugby League should form a team in 1986 to enter the NSWRL premiership. While the QRL slowly looked to create their own team, a private bid from the Brisbane Broncos consortium won the licence and the team entered the NSWRL in 1988. As a result, the standard of the Brisbane Rugby League decreased, and no BRL player was picked to represent Queensland or Australia afterwards; at this point most historians agree that the NSWRL became the premier competition nationwide.

Although the BRL was also a first-class competition, similar to Australian Rules Football, where the Australian Football League which evolved from the Victorian Football League keeps VFL statistics back to 1897 as its own history but considers South Australia's SANFL and Western Australia's WAFL as separate competitions, the National Rugby League counts the history of the NSWRL Premiership as its own but considers the Brisbane Rugby League separate. Therefore, BRL champions are considered Australian Rugby League premiers but are not NRL premiers.

Starting from 1995, the New South Wales competition began to call itself the Australian Rugby League. In 1997, an actual national competition was created by News Limited known as Super League, this was formed and run alongside the New South Wales and Queensland state premierships, a number of New South Wales competition teams being promoted to it. Later that year, an agreement was made between Super League and the New South Wales competition, following massive financial loss to both parties, to merge into a new National competition, known as the National Rugby League.

South Sydney, with 20 New South Wales State titles, have been crowned New South Wales premiers more times than any other team. Fortitude Valley Diehards won the Queensland competition 23 times during its period as a first class competition, giving them the most first-class titles in Australian rugby league. They are followed by St. George with 15 premierships, including a record 11 New South Wales premierships in a row between 1956 and 1966. At the opposite end of the spectrum, the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks took nearly 50 years to win their maiden premiership in 2016 - longer than any other club in the history of the game (Parramatta's maiden premiership came in its 35th season in 1981).

There are three clubs currently playing in the National Rugby League that are yet to win a premiership; the Dolphins, New Zealand Warriors and the Gold Coast Titans.

Since 1908, counting the NRL and some of its predecessors (including the 1997 Super League Season), the following sides are among those that have never won a premiership:

All BRL teams except the Ipswich Jets and Logan Scorpions won a premiership during its time as a top-level competition.

List of Premierships

List of NSWRL/ARL/NRL Premiers (1908-present)

SeasonPremiersScoreRunners-upMinor PremiersWooden Spoon
New South Wales Rugby League
1908 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney14 – 12 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs (Disputed)
1909 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (2)No Grand Final Balmain colours.svg Balmain South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (2) Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs (2)
1910 Newtown colours.svg Newtown4 – 4 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Newtown colours.svg Newtown Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs (3)
1911 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs11 – 8 Glebe colours.svg Glebe Glebe colours.svg Glebe Balmain colours.svg Balmain
1912 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs (2)No Grand Final Glebe colours.svg Glebe (2) Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs (4)
1913 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs (3)No Grand Final Newtown colours.svg Newtown Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs (2) Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs (5)
1914 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (3)No Grand Final Newtown colours.svg Newtown (2) South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (3) Annandale colours.svg Annandale
1915 Balmain colours.svg BalmainNo Grand Final Glebe colours.svg Glebe (3) Balmain colours.svg Balmain North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney
1916 Balmain colours.svg Balmain (2)5 – 3 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (2) Balmain colours.svg Balmain (2) Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs (6)
1917 Balmain colours.svg Balmain (3)No Grand Final South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (3) Balmain colours.svg Balmain (3) North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney (2)
1918 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (4)No Grand Final Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (4) Annandale colours.svg Annandale (2)
1919 Balmain colours.svg Balmain (4)No Grand Final Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs (2) Balmain colours.svg Balmain (4) North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney (3)
1920 Balmain colours.svg Balmain (5)No Grand Final South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (4) Balmain colours.svg Balmain (5) Annandale colours.svg Annandale (3)
1921 North Sydney colours.svg North SydneyNo Grand Final Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs (3) North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney University colours.svg Sydney University
1922 North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney (2)35 – 3 Glebe colours.svg Glebe (4) North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney (2) St. George colours.svg St George
1923 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs (4)15 – 12 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (5) Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs (3) University colours.svg Sydney University (2)
1924 Balmain colours.svg Balmain (6)3 – 0 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (6) Balmain colours.svg Balmain (6) Newtown colours.svg Newtown
1925 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (5)No Grand Final Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs (2) South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (5) Newtown colours.svg Newtown (2)
1926 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (6)11 – 5 University colours.svg Sydney University South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (6) St. George colours.svg St George (2)
1927 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (7)20 – 11 St. George colours.svg St. George South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (7) University colours.svg Sydney University (3)
1928 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (8)26 – 5 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs (4) St. George colours.svg St. George Newtown colours.svg Newtown (3)
1929 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (9)30 – 10 Newtown colours.svg Newtown (3) South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (8) University colours.svg Sydney University (4)
1930 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies27 – 2 St. George colours.svg St. George (2) Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies University colours.svg Sydney University (5)
1931 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (10)12 – 7 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs (5) Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs (4) University colours.svg Sydney University (6)
1932 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (11)19 – 12 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies (3) South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (9) North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney (4)
1933 Newtown colours.svg Newtown (2)18 – 5 St. George colours.svg St. George (3) Newtown colours.svg Newtown (2) Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies (7)
1934 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies (2)15 – 12 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs (6) Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs (5) University colours.svg Sydney University (7)
1935 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs (5)19 – 3 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (7) Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs (6) University colours.svg Sydney University (8)
1936 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs (6)32 – 12 Balmain colours.svg Balmain (2) Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs (7) University colours.svg Sydney University (9)
1937 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs (7)No Grand Final South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (8) Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs (8) University colours.svg Sydney University (10)
1938 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown19 – 6 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs (7) Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown St. George colours.svg St George (3)
1939 Balmain colours.svg Balmain (7)33 – 4 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (9) Balmain colours.svg Balmain (7) Newtown colours.svg Newtown (4)
1940 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs (8)24 – 14 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs (9) Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies (8)
1941 St. George colours.svg St. George31 – 14 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs (8) Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs (10) North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney (5)
1942 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown (2)11 – 9 St. George colours.svg St. George (4) Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown (2) Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies (9)
1943 Newtown colours.svg Newtown (3)34 – 7 North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney Newtown colours.svg Newtown (3) Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown
1944 Balmain colours.svg Balmain (8)12 – 8 Newtown colours.svg Newtown (4) Newtown colours.svg Newtown (4) Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown (2)
1945 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs (9)22 – 18 Balmain colours.svg Balmain (3) Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs (11) South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney
1946 Balmain colours.svg Balmain (9)13 – 12 St. George colours.svg St. George (5) St. George colours.svg St. George (2) South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (2)
1947 Balmain colours.svg Balmain (10)13 – 9 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown (2) Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown (3) Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta
1948 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies (3)8 – 5 Balmain colours.svg Balmain (4) Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies (2) North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney (6)
1949 St. George colours.svg St. George (2)19 – 12 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (10) South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (10) Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs
1950 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (12)21 – 15 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies (4) South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (11) North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney (7)
1951 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (13)42 – 14 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (12) North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney (8)
1952 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies (4)22 – 12 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (11) Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies (3) Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta (2)
1953 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (14)31 – 12 St. George colours.svg St. George (6) South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (13) Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies (10)
1954 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (15)23 – 15 Newtown colours.svg Newtown (5) Newtown colours.svg Newtown (5) Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta (3)
1955 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs (16)12 – 11 Newtown colours.svg Newtown (6) Newtown colours.svg Newtown (6) Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies (11)
1956 St. George colours.svg St. George (3)18 – 12 Balmain colours.svg Balmain (5) St. George colours.svg St George (3) Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta (4)
1957 St. George colours.svg St. George (4)31 – 9 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (2) St. George colours.svg St George (4) Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta (5)
1958 St. George colours.svg St. George (5)20 – 9 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies (5) St. George colours.svg St George (5) Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta (6)
1959 St. George colours.svg St. George (6)20 – 0 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (3) St. George colours.svg St George (6) Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta (7)
1960 St. George colours.svg St. George (7)31 – 6 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs (9) St. George colours.svg St George (7) Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta (8)
1961 St. George colours.svg St. George (8)22 – 0 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies (6) Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies (4) Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta (9)
1962 St. George colours.svg St. George (9)9 – 6 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies (7) St. George colours.svg St George (8) South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs (3)
1963 St. George colours.svg St. George (10)8 – 3 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies (8) St. George colours.svg St George (9) Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs (2)
1964 St. George colours.svg St. George (11)11 – 6 Balmain colours.svg Balmain Tigers (6) St. George colours.svg St George (10) Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown (3)
1965 St. George colours.svg St. George (12)12 – 8 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs (12) St. George colours.svg St George (11) Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs (3)
1966 St. George colours.svg St. George (13)23 – 4 Balmain colours.svg Balmain Tigers (7) St. George colours.svg St George (12) Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs (4)
1967 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs (17)12 – 10 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown (3) St. George colours.svg St George (13) Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland
1968 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs (18)13 – 9 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (4) South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs (14) Newtown colours.svg Newtown (5)
1969 Balmain colours.svg Balmain Tigers (11)11 – 2 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs (13) South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs (15) Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (2)
1970 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs (19)23 – 12 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (5) South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs (16) Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta (10)
1971 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs (20)16 – 10 St. George colours.svg St. George (7) Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies (12)
1972 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles19 – 14 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs Roosters (10) Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (2) Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta (11)
1973 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (2)10 – 7 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (3) Penrith colours.svg Penrith Panthers
1974 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs Roosters (10)19 – 4 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown (4) Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs Roosters (12) Balmain colours.svg Balmain Tigers (2)
1975 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs Roosters (11)38 – 0 St. George colours.svg St. George (8) Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs Roosters (13) South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs (4)
1976 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (3)13 – 10 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (4) Newtown colours.svg Newtown Jets (6)
1977 St. George colours.svg St. George9 – 9 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Newtown colours.svg Newtown Jets (7)
St. George colours.svg St. George (14)22 – 0 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta (2)
1978 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles11 – 11 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies (5) Newtown colours.svg Newtown Jets (8)
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (4)16 – 0 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (2)
1979 St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons (15)17 – 13 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (5) St. George colours.svg St George Dragons (14) North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney Bears (9)
1980 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (3)18 – 4 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs Roosters (11) Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs Roosters (14) Penrith colours.svg Penrith Panthers (2)
1981 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels20 – 11 Newtown colours.svg Newtown Jets (7) Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs Roosters (15) Balmain colours.svg Balmain Tigers (2)
1982 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels (2)21 – 8 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (6) Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels (2) Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders
1983 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels (3)18 – 6 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (7) Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (5) Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies (13)
1984 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (4)6 – 4 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels (3) Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (4) Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies (14)
1985 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (5)7 – 6 St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons (9) St. George colours.svg St George Dragons (15) Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers
1986 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels (4)4 – 2 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (6) Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels (3) Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers (2)
1987 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (5)18 – 8 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (6) Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies (15)
1988 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (6)24 – 12 Balmain colours.svg Balmain Tigers (8) Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies (16)
1989 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders19 – 14 Balmain colours.svg Balmain Tigers (9) South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs (17) Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers (3)
1990 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders (2)18 – 14 Penrith colours.svg Penrith Panthers Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs (5)
1991 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers19 – 12 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders (2) Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers Gold Coast Seagulls colours.svg Gold Coast Seagulls
1992 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos28 – 8 St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons (10) Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Gold Coast Seagulls colours.svg Gold Coast Seagulls (2)
1993 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos (2)14 – 6 St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons (11) Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (5) Gold Coast Seagulls colours.svg Gold Coast Seagulls (3)
1994 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders (3)36 – 12 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (7) Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (6) Balmain colours.svg Balmain Tigers (4)
Australian Rugby League
1995 Canterbury colours.svg Sydney Bulldogs (7)17 – 4 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (8) Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (7) North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
1996 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (6)20 – 8 St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons (12) Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (8) South Queensland colours.svg South Queensland Crushers
1997 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights22 – 16 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (9) Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (9) South Queensland colours.svg South Queensland Crushers (2)
Super League
1997 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos (3)26 – 8 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla Sharks (3) Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos (2) North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys (2)
National Rugby League
1998 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos (4)38 – 12 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury Bulldogs (8) Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos (3) Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies (17)
1999 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm20 – 18 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons Cronulla colours.svg Sharks (2) Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies (18)
2000 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos (5)14 – 6 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters (12) Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos (4) North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys (3)
2001 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights (2)30 – 24 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels (4) Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels (4) Panthers colours.svg Penrith Panthers (3)
2002 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters (12)30 – 8 Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors Canterbury colours.svg Bulldogs (4)
2003 Panthers colours.svg Penrith Panthers (2)18 – 6 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters (13) Panthers colours.svg Penrith Panthers (2) South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs (6)
2004 Canterbury colours.svg Bulldogs (8)16 – 13 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters (14) Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters (16) South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs (7)
2005 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers30 – 16 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels (5) Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights
2006 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos (6)15 – 8 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm1 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs (8)
2007 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm134 – 8 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (10) Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm1 Panthers colours.svg Penrith Panthers (4)
2008 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (7)40 – 0 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm (2) Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm1 Canterbury colours.svg Bulldogs (5)
2009 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm123 – 16 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels (5) St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters (5)
2010 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons32 – 8 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters (15) St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons (2) Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm1
2011 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (8)24 – 10 Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors (2) Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans
2012 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm (2)14 – 4 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (9) Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (7) Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels (12)
2013 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters (13)26 – 18 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (11) Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters (17) Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels (13)
2014 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs (21)30 – 6 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (10) Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters (18) Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (3)
2015 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys17 – 16 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters (19) Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights (2)
2016 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks14 – 12 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm (3) Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm (2) Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights (3)
2017 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm (3)34 – 6 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys (2) Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm (3) Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights (4)
2018 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters (14)21 – 6 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm (4) Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters (20) Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels (14)
2019 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters (15)14 – 8 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders (3) Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm (4) Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans (2)
2020 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm (4)26 – 20 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers (2) Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers (3) Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
2021 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers (3)14 – 12 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs (14) Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm (5) Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (6)
2022 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers (4)28 – 12 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels (6) Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers (4) Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers
2023 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers (5)26 – 24 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos (2) Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers (5) Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers (2)
2024 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers (6)14 – 6 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm (5) Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm (6) Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers (3)

1 The Melbourne Storm were stripped of these titles due to long-term salary cap breaches. They also received 0 points in 2010 due to these breaches.

Premiership performances by team

- *Denotes no grand final played

TeamWinnersRunners-upYears wonYears runner-up
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 21 (17)14 (11)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

Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 15 (12)15 (13)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 colours.svg St George Dragons 15121941, 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 colours.svg Balmain Tigers 11 (7)9 (8)1915*, 1916, 1917*, 1919*, 1920*, 1924, 1939, 1944, 1946, 1947,

1969

1909*, 1936, 1945, 1948, 1956, 1964, 1966, 1988, 1989
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 8111972, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1987, 1996, 2008, 20111951, 1957, 1959, 1968, 1970, 1982, 1983, 1995, 1997, 2007,

2013

Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 8101938, 1942, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1995, 20041940, 1947, 1967, 1974, 1979, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2012, 2014
Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 621992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2000, 20062015, 2023
Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 521991, 2003, 2021, 2022, 20231990, 2020
Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies 48 (6)1930, 1934, 1948, 19521918*, 1925*, 1932, 1950, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963
Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 461981, 1982, 1983, 19861976, 1977, 1984, 2001, 2009, 2022
Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 441999, 2012, 2017, 20202006, 2008, 2016, 2018
Newtown colours.svg Newtown Jets 37 (5)1910, 1933, 19431913*, 1914*, 1929, 1944, 1954, 1955, 1981
Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 331989, 1990, 19941987, 1991, 2019
North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney Bears 2 (1)11921*, 19221943
Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 201997, 2001–
Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 1320161973, 1978, 1997
North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 1220152005, 2017
St. George colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 1120101999
Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 102005–
Glebe colours.svg Glebe Dirty Reds 04 (2)–1911, 1912*, 1915*, 1922
Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 02–2002, 2011
University colours.svg Sydney University 01–1926

Regular season team performance

TeamMinor PremiersWooden SpoonYears Minor PremierYears Wooden Spoon
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 2051912, 1913, 1923, 1931, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1941,

1945, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1981, 2004, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018

1949, 1963, 1965, 1966, 2009
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 1781908, 1909, 1914, 1918, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1932, 1949,

1950, 1951, 1953, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1989

1945, 1946, 1962, 1975, 1990, 2003, 2004, 2006
St. George colours.svg St George Dragons 1531928, 1946, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964,

1965, 1966, 1967, 1979, 1985

1922, 1926, 1938
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 901971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1983, 1987, 1995, 1996, 1997–
Balmain colours.svg Balmain Tigers 741915, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1924, 19391911, 1974, 1981, 1994
Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 761938, 1942, 1947, 1984, 1993, 1994, 20121943, 1944, 1964, 2002, 2008, 2021
Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 612006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 20242010
Newtown colours.svg Newtown Jets 681910, 1933, 1943, 1944, 1954, 19551924, 1925, 1928, 1939, 1968, 1976, 1977, 1978
Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 541991, 2003, 2020, 2022, 20231973, 1980, 2001, 2007
Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 5141977, 1982, 1986, 2001, 20051947, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1970,

1972, 2012, 2013, 2018

Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies 5181930, 1948, 1952, 1961, 19781908,* 1909, 1910, 1912, 1913, 1916, 1933, 1940, 1942, 1953, 1955,

1971, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1998, 1999

Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 411992, 1997, 1998, 20002020
St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 202009, 2010–
Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 231988, 19991967, 1969, 2014
North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney Bears 291921, 19221915, 1917, 1919, 1932, 1941, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1979
Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 102002–
Glebe colours.svg Glebe Dirty Reds 101911–
Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 1119901982
Cumberland colours.svg Cumberland 01–1908*
South Queensland colours.svg South Queensland Crushers 02–1996, 1997
Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 02–2011, 2019
Balmain colours.svg Wests Tigers 02–2022, 2023
Annandale colours.svg Annandale Dales 03–1914, 1918, 1920
Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers 03–1985, 1986, 1989
Gold Coast Chargers colours.svg Gold Coast Chargers 03–1991, 1992, 1993
North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 03–1995, 1997, 2000
Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 04–2005, 2015, 2016, 2017
University colours.svg Sydney University 010–1921, 1923, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937

List of QRL/BRL premiers (1909–1994)

SeasonPremiersScoreRunners-upMinor PremiersWooden Spoon
Queensland Rugby League
1909 Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley 22–4South Brisbane Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley Toombul
1910 Ipswich17–2ToombulIpswichSouth Brisbane
1911 Valleys colours.svg Valleys-Toombul 13–2Ipswich B Valleys colours.svg Valleys-Toombul South Brisbane United
1912 South Sydney colours.svg Natives10–0South Brisbane South Sydney colours.svg NativesWoolloongabba
1913 West End5–3 South Sydney colours.svg NativesWest EndRailways
1914 Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley 18–8West End Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley North Brisbane
1915 Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley 10–9 Wests Panthers Colours.svg Western Suburbs WoolloongabbaWest End
1916 Wests Panthers Colours.svg Western Suburbs 4–2 Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley Wests Panthers Colours.svg Western Suburbs Ipswich Starlights
1917 Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley 13–5 Brothers Colours.svg Merthyr Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley Balmain colours.svg Coorparoo
1918 Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley 16–12 Brothers Colours.svg Merthyr Brothers Colours.svg Merthyr Wests Panthers Colours.svg Western Suburbs
(Quit competition after 2-point penalty for fielding ineligible players)
1919 Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley 28–2 Balmain colours.svg Coorparoo Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley West End
1920 Wests Panthers Colours.svg Western Suburbs 16–8 Brothers Colours.svg Christian Brothers Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley Railways
1921 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Carltons 12–10 Balmain colours.svg Coorparoo Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Carltons City colours.svg University
Brisbane Rugby League
1922 Wests Panthers Colours.svg Western Suburbs 20–9 Balmain colours.svg Coorparoo Wests Panthers Colours.svg Western Suburbs Brothers Colours.svg Christian Brothers
1923 Balmain colours.svg Coorparoo 13–2 Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley Wests Panthers Colours.svg Western Suburbs
1924 Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley 11–8 Brothers Colours.svg Christian Brothers Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley City colours.svg University
1925 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Carltons 24–5 Balmain colours.svg Coorparoo Balmain colours.svg Coorparoo City colours.svg University
1926 Brothers Colours.svg Christian Brothers 6–5 Balmain colours.svg Coorparoo Brothers Colours.svg Christian Brothers Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Carltons
1927 Norths Devils colours.svg Past Grammars 13–11 Wests Panthers Colours.svg Western Suburbs Balmain colours.svg Coorparoo City colours.svg University
1928 City colours.svg University 10–7 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Carltons Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Carltons Balmain colours.svg Coorparoo
1929 City colours.svg University 12–11 Balmain colours.svg Coorparoo City colours.svg University Wests Panthers Colours.svg Western Suburbs
1930 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Carltons 19–8 Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Carltons City colours.svg University
1931 Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley 27–9 Norths Devils colours.svg Past Grammars Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley Brothers Colours.svg Past Christian Brothers
1932 Wests Panthers Colours.svg Western Suburbs 8–7 Norths Devils colours.svg Past Grammars Wests Panthers Colours.svg Western Suburbs Wynnum District
1933 Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley 9–3 Wests Panthers Colours.svg Western Suburbs Wests Panthers Colours.svg Western Suburbs Western Suburbs colours.svg Southern Suburbs
1934 Norths Devils colours.svg Northern Suburbs 7–4 Wests Panthers Colours.svg Western Suburbs Wests Panthers Colours.svg Western Suburbs Western Suburbs colours.svg Southern Suburbs
1935 Brothers Colours.svg Past Christian Brothers 11–9 Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley Norths Devils colours.svg Northern Suburbs Western Suburbs colours.svg Southern Suburbs
1936 Wests Panthers Colours.svg Western Suburbs 13–12 Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley Western Suburbs colours.svg Southern Suburbs
1937 Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley 9–7 Wests Panthers Colours.svg Western Suburbs Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley Western Suburbs colours.svg Southern Suburbs
1938 Norths Devils colours.svg Northern Suburbs 16–10 Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley Balmain colours.svg Eastern Suburbs
1939 Brothers Colours.svg Past Christian Brothers 11–9 Norths Devils colours.svg Northern Suburbs Norths Devils colours.svg Northern Suburbs Balmain colours.svg Eastern Suburbs
1940 Norths Devils colours.svg Northern Suburbs 17–11 Brothers Colours.svg Past Christian Brothers Norths Devils colours.svg Northern Suburbs Balmain colours.svg Eastern Suburbs
1941 Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley 13–7 Norths Devils colours.svg Northern Suburbs Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley Western Suburbs colours.svg Southern Suburbs
1942 Brothers Colours.svg Past Brothers 20–11 Western Suburbs colours.svg Southern Suburbs Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley Wests Panthers Colours.svg Western Suburbs
1943 Brothers Colours.svg Past Brothers 13–7 Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley Wests Panthers Colours.svg Western Suburbs
1944 Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley 16–12 Norths Devils colours.svg Northern Suburbs Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley Balmain colours.svg Eastern Suburbs
1945 Western Suburbs colours.svg Southern Suburbs 21–11 Norths Devils colours.svg Northern Suburbs Norths Devils colours.svg Northern Suburbs Balmain colours.svg Eastern Suburbs
1946 Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley 5–2 Balmain colours.svg Eastern Suburbs Balmain colours.svg Eastern Suburbs Wests Panthers Colours.svg Western Suburbs
1947 Balmain colours.svg Eastern Suburbs 15–2 Western Suburbs colours.svg Southern Suburbs Balmain colours.svg Eastern Suburbs Wests Panthers Colours.svg Western Suburbs
1948 Wests Panthers Colours.svg Western Suburbs 14–8 Balmain colours.svg Eastern Suburbs Wests Panthers Colours.svg Western Suburbs Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley
1949 Western Suburbs colours.svg Southern Suburbs 22–8 Balmain colours.svg Eastern Suburbs Western Suburbs colours.svg Southern Suburbs Norths Devils colours.svg Northern Suburbs
1950 Balmain colours.svg Eastern Suburbs 14–10 Wests Panthers Colours.svg Western Suburbs Wests Panthers Colours.svg Western Suburbs Norths Devils colours.svg Northern Suburbs
1951 Western Suburbs colours.svg Southern Suburbs 20–10 Balmain colours.svg Eastern Suburbs Western Suburbs colours.svg Southern Suburbs Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley
1952 Wests Panthers Colours.svg Western Suburbs 15–14 Brothers Colours.svg Past Brothers Wests Panthers Colours.svg Western Suburbs South Coast
1953 Western Suburbs colours.svg Southern Suburbs 21–4 Balmain colours.svg Eastern Suburbs Western Suburbs colours.svg Southern Suburbs Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum-Manly
1954 Wests Panthers Colours.svg Western Suburbs 35–18 Brothers Colours.svg Past Brothers Western Suburbs colours.svg Southern Suburbs Norths Devils colours.svg Northern Suburbs
1955 Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley 17–7 Brothers Colours.svg Past Brothers Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley Balmain colours.svg Eastern Suburbs
1956 Brothers Colours.svg Past Brothers 17–10 Wests Panthers Colours.svg Western Suburbs Brothers Colours.svg Past Brothers Balmain colours.svg Eastern Suburbs
1957 Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley 18–17 Brothers Colours.svg Past Brothers Brothers Colours.svg Past Brothers Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum-Manly
1958 Brothers Colours.svg Past Brothers 22–7 Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley Wests Panthers Colours.svg Western Suburbs Western Suburbs colours.svg Southern Suburbs
1959 Norths Devils colours.svg Northern Suburbs 24–18 Brothers Colours.svg Past Brothers Norths Devils colours.svg Northern Suburbs Western Suburbs colours.svg Southern Suburbs
1960 Norths Devils colours.svg Northern Suburbs 18–5 Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley Western Suburbs colours.svg Southern Suburbs
1961 Norths Devils colours.svg Northern Suburbs 29–5 Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley Norths Devils colours.svg Northern Suburbs Balmain colours.svg Eastern Suburbs
1962 Norths Devils colours.svg Northern Suburbs 22–0 Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley Norths Devils colours.svg Northern Suburbs Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum-Manly
1963 Norths Devils colours.svg Northern Suburbs 18–8 Western Suburbs colours.svg Southern Suburbs Norths Devils colours.svg Northern Suburbs Brothers Colours.svg Past Brothers
1964 Norths Devils colours.svg Northern Suburbs 13–4 Brothers Colours.svg Past Brothers Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum-Manly
1965 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe 15–2 Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley Western Suburbs colours.svg Southern Suburbs
1966 Norths Devils colours.svg Northern Suburbs 9–6 Brothers Colours.svg Past Brothers Norths Devils colours.svg Northern Suburbs Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum-Manly
1967 Brothers Colours.svg Past Brothers 6–2 Norths Devils colours.svg Northern Suburbs Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum-Manly
1968 Brothers Colours.svg Past Brothers 21–4 Balmain colours.svg Eastern Suburbs Brothers Colours.svg Past Brothers Western Suburbs colours.svg Southern Suburbs
1969 Norths Devils colours.svg Northern Suburbs 14–2 Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley Norths Devils colours.svg Northern Suburbs Western Suburbs colours.svg Southern Suburbs
1970 Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley 13–11 Norths Devils colours.svg Northern Suburbs Brothers Colours.svg Past Brothers Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum-Manly
1971 Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley 18–10 Balmain colours.svg Eastern Suburbs Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum-Manly
1972 Balmain colours.svg Eastern Suburbs 16–15 Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley Wests Panthers Colours.svg Western Suburbs Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum-Manly
1973 Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley 15–7 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum-Manly
1974 Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley 9–2 Brothers Colours.svg Past Brothers Norths Devils colours.svg Northern Suburbs Wests Panthers Colours.svg Western Suburbs
1975 Wests Panthers Colours.svg Western Suburbs 26–24 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Wests Panthers Colours.svg Western Suburbs Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley
1976 Wests Panthers Colours.svg Western Suburbs 16–1 Balmain colours.svg Eastern Suburbs Balmain colours.svg Eastern Suburbs Norths Devils colours.svg Northern Suburbs
1977 Balmain colours.svg Eastern Suburbs 17–13 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Western Suburbs colours.svg Southern Suburbs
1978 Balmain colours.svg Eastern Suburbs 14–10 Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Norths Devils colours.svg Northern Suburbs
1979 Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley 26–0 Western Suburbs colours.svg Southern Suburbs Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum-Manly
1980 Norths Devils colours.svg Northern Suburbs 17–15 Western Suburbs colours.svg Southern Suburbs Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley Wests Panthers Colours.svg Western Suburbs
1981 Western Suburbs colours.svg Southern Suburbs 13–9 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Western Suburbs colours.svg Southern Suburbs Brothers Colours.svg Past Brothers
1982 Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum-Manly 17–3 Western Suburbs colours.svg Southern Suburbs Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley Wests Panthers Colours.svg Western Suburbs
1983 Balmain colours.svg Eastern Suburbs 14–6 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Wests Panthers Colours.svg Western Suburbs
1984 Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum-Manly 42–8 Western Suburbs colours.svg Southern Suburbs Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum-Manly Norths Devils colours.svg Northern Suburbs
1985 Western Suburbs colours.svg Southern Suburbs 10–8 Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum-Manly Western Suburbs colours.svg Southern Suburbs Wests Panthers Colours.svg Western Suburbs
1986 Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum-Manly 14–6 Brothers Colours.svg Past Brothers Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum-Manly Wests Panthers Colours.svg Western Suburbs
1987 Brothers Colours.svg Past Brothers 26–8 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Brothers Colours.svg Past Brothers Balmain colours.svg Eastern Suburbs
1988 Valleys colours.svg Seagulls-Diehards 17–14 Ipswich Colours.svg Ipswich Western Suburbs colours.svg Southern Suburbs Hunter colours.svg Logan City
1989 Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley 28–4 Ipswich Colours.svg Ipswich Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley Hunter colours.svg Logan City
1990 Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley 17–16 Norths Devils colours.svg Northern Suburbs Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum-Manly
1991 Balmain colours.svg Eastern Suburbs 25–10 Wests Panthers Colours.svg Western Suburbs Balmain colours.svg Eastern Suburbs Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum-Manly
1992 Wests Panthers Colours.svg Western Suburbs 40–10 Balmain colours.svg Eastern Suburbs Balmain colours.svg Eastern Suburbs Ipswich Colours.svg Ipswich
1993 Wests Panthers Colours.svg Western Suburbs 18–12 Balmain colours.svg Eastern Suburbs Wests Panthers Colours.svg Western Suburbs Hunter colours.svg Logan City
1994 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe 24–18 Wests Panthers Colours.svg Western Suburbs Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Norths Devils colours.svg Northern Suburbs

Note: The BRL maintained first class status until 1994 when the NSWRL became the ARL and a national competition was formed.

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