List of NRL Grand finals

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There have been 21 NRL Premierships and 112 overall, including the competition's predecessors (NSWRL, ARL and Super League). This is a list of all the grand finals that were played to decide those premierships.

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The premierships not decided by a grand final were determined by league ladder position. These years were 1909, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1925 and 1937.

Since 1954 the grand final was officially sanctioned as the only way to determine the premiership, [1] but it had been commonplace for decades before that.

List

SeasonPremiersScoreRunners-upReferee(s)VenueAttendanceDate
New South Wales Rugby League
1908 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney14 – 12 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern SuburbsC. Hutchison RAS Showground

Sydney

4,00029 August 1908
1909 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (2) Balmain colours.svg Balmain
1910 Newtown colours.svg Newtown4 – 4 South Sydney colours.svg South SydneyB. Finegan RAS Showground

Sydney

14,00017 September 1910
1911 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs11 – 8 Glebe colours.svg Glebe Dirty RedsT. McMahon Snr RAS Showground

Sydney

20,00016 September 1911
1912 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs (2) Glebe colours.svg Glebe Dirty Reds
1913 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs (3) Newtown colours.svg Newtown
1914 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (3) Newtown colours.svg Newtown
1915 Balmain colours.svg Balmain Glebe colours.svg Glebe Dirty Reds
1916 Balmain colours.svg Balmain (2)5 – 3 South Sydney colours.svg South SydneyA. Farrow Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

7,00026 July 1916
1917 Balmain colours.svg Balmain (3) South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney
1918 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (4) Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs
1919 Balmain colours.svg Balmain (4) Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs
1920 Balmain colours.svg Balmain (5) South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney
1921 North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs
1922 North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney (2)35 – 3 Glebe colours.svg Glebe Dirty RedsT. McMahon Snr Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

15,0006 September 1922
1923 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs (4)15 – 12 South Sydney colours.svg South SydneyT. McMahon Snr Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

15,00012 September 1923
1924 Balmain colours.svg Balmain (6)3 – 0 South Sydney colours.svg South SydneyW. Neill Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

15,00029 July 1924
1925 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (5) Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs
1926 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (6)11 – 5 University colours.svg Sydney UniversityW. Neill RAS Showground

Sydney

20,00018 September 1926
1927 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (7)20 – 11 St. George colours.svg St. GeorgeW. Neill RAS Showground

Sydney

8,00017 September 1927
1928 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (8)26 – 5 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern SuburbsL. Deane RAS Showground

Sydney

25,00015 September 1928
1929 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (9)30 – 10 Newtown colours.svg NewtownL. Deane Sydney Sports Ground

Sydney

16,36014 September 1929
1930 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs27 – 2 St. George colours.svg St. GeorgeL. Deane Sydney Sports Ground

Sydney

12,1784 October 1930
1931 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (10)12 – 7 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern SuburbsL. Deane Sydney Sports Ground

Sydney

27,10412 September 1931
1932 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (11)19 – 12 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western SuburbsL. Deane Sydney Sports Ground

Sydney

16,92524 September 1932
1933 Newtown colours.svg Newtown (2)18 – 5 St. George colours.svg St. GeorgeB. Fry Sydney Sports Ground

Sydney

18,0809 September 1933
1934 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs (2)15 – 12 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern SuburbsJ. Murphy Sydney Sports Ground

Sydney

25,1748 September 1934
1935 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs (5)19 – 3 South Sydney colours.svg South SydneyT. McMahon Jnr Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

22,10614 September 1935
1936 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs (6)32 – 12 Balmain colours.svg BalmainL. Deane Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

14,39512 September 1936
1937 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs (7) South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney
1938 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown19 – 6 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern SuburbsT. McMahon Jnr Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

20,2873 September 1938
1939 Balmain colours.svg Balmain (7)33 – 4 South Sydney colours.svg South SydneyG. Bishop Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

26,9722 September 1939
1940 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs (8)24 – 14 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-BankstownJ. O'Brien Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

24,16731 August 1940
1941 St. George colours.svg St. George31 – 14 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern SuburbsT. McMahon Jnr Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

39,95730 August 1941
1942 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown (2)11 – 9 St. George colours.svg St. GeorgeJ. O'Brien Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

26,17112 September 1942
1943 Newtown colours.svg Newtown (3)34 – 7 North Sydney colours.svg North SydneyJ. O'Brien Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

60,9224 September 1943
1944 Balmain colours.svg Balmain (8)12 – 8 Newtown colours.svg NewtownJ. O'Brien Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

24,18616 September 1944
1945 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs (9)22 – 18 Balmain colours.svg BalmainT. McMahon Jnr Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

44,5851 September 1945
1946 Balmain colours.svg Balmain (9)13 – 12 St. George colours.svg St. GeorgeG. Bishop Sydney Sports Ground

Sydney

32,29614 September 1946
1947 Balmain colours.svg Balmain (10)13 – 9 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-BankstownJ. O'Brien Sydney Sports Ground

Sydney

29,29220 September 1947
1948 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs (3)8 – 5 Balmain colours.svg BalmainG. Bishop Sydney Sports Ground

Sydney

29,12218 September 1948
1949 St. George colours.svg St. George (2)19 – 12 South Sydney colours.svg South SydneyG. Bishop Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

56,53410 September 1949
1950 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (12)21 – 15 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western SuburbsT. McMahon Jnr Sydney Sports Ground

Sydney

32,37316 September 1950
1951 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (13)42 – 14 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesJ. O'Brien Sydney Sports Ground

Sydney

28,50523 September 1951
1952 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs (4)22 – 12 South Sydney colours.svg South SydneyG. Bishop Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

41,06020 September 1952
1953 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (14)31 – 12 St. George colours.svg St. GeorgeD. Lawler Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

44,58112 September 1953
1954 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (15)23 – 15 Newtown colours.svg NewtownJ. O'Brien Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

45,75918 September 1954
1955 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (16)12 – 11 Newtown colours.svg NewtownC. Pearce Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

42,46617 September 1955
1956 St. George colours.svg St. George (3)18 – 12 Balmain colours.svg BalmainD. Lawler Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

61,9878 September 1956
1957 St. George colours.svg St. George (4)31 – 9 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesD. Lawler Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

54,39921 September 1957
1958 St. George colours.svg St. George (5)20 – 9 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western SuburbsD. Lawler Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

62,28313 September 1958
1959 St. George colours.svg St. George (6)20 – 0 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesD. Lawler Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

49,45715 August 1959
1960 St. George colours.svg St. George (7)31 – 6 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern SuburbsD. Lawler Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

53,1563 September 1960
1961 St. George colours.svg St. George (8)22 – 0 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs MagpiesD. Lawler Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

61,19616 September 1961
1962 St. George colours.svg St. George (9)9 – 6 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs MagpiesJ. Bradley Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

41,18415 September 1962
1963 St. George colours.svg St. George (10)8 – 3 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs MagpiesD. Lawler Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

69,86024 August 1963
1964 St. George colours.svg St. George (11)11 – 6 Balmain colours.svg BalmainC. Pearce Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

61,36919 September 1964
1965 St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons (12)12 – 8 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney RabbitohsC. Pearce Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

78,05618 September 1965
1966 St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons (13)23 – 4 Balmain colours.svg BalmainC. Pearce Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

61,12917 September 1966
1967 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs (17)12 – 10 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown BerriesC. Pearce Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

56,35816 September 1967
1968 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs (18)13 – 9 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesC. Pearce Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

54,25521 September 1968
1969 Balmain colours.svg Balmain (11)11 – 2 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney RabbitohsK. Page Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

58,82520 September 1969
1970 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs (19)23 – 12 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesD. Lancashire Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

53,24121 September 1970
1971 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs (20)16 – 10 St. George colours.svg St. George DragonsK. Holman Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

62,83818 September 1971
1972 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles19 – 14 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs RoostersK. Page Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

54,35716 September 1972
1973 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (2)10 – 7 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland SharksK. Page Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

52,04415 September 1973
1974 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs Roosters (10)19 – 4 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown BerriesL. Bruyeres Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

57,21421 September 1974
1975 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs Roosters (11)38 – 0 St. George colours.svg St. George DragonsL. Bruyeres Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

63,04720 September 1975
1976 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (3)13 – 10 Parramatta colours.svg ParramattaG. Cook Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

57,34318 September 1976
1977 St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons9 – 9 Parramatta colours.svg ParramattaG. Cook Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

65,95917 September 1977
St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons (14)22 – 0 Parramatta colours.svg ParramattaG. Cook Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

47,82824 September 1977
1978 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles11 – 11 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland SharksG. Hartley Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

51,51016 September 1978
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (4)16 – 0 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland SharksG. Hartley Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

33,55219 September 1978
1979 St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons (15)17 – 13 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsG. Hartley Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

50,99122 September 1979
1980 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (3)18 – 4 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs RoostersG. Hartley Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

52,88127 September 1980
1981 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels20 – 11 Newtown colours.svg Newtown JetsG. Hartley Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

57,33327 September 1981
1982 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels (2)21 – 8 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesJ. Gocher Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

52,18626 September 1982
1983 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels (3)18 – 6 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesK. Roberts Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

40,28525 September 1983
1984 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (4)6 – 4 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta EelsK. Roberts Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

47,07623 September 1984
1985 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (5)7 – 6 St. George colours.svg St. George DragonsK. Roberts Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

44,56929 September 1985
1986 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels (4)4 – 2 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsM. Stone Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

45,84328 September 1986
1987 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (5)18 – 8 Canberra colours.svg Canberra RaidersM. Stone Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney

50,20127 September 1987
1988 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (6)24 – 12 Balmain colours.svg Balmain TigersM. Stone Sydney Football Stadium

Sydney

40,00011 September 1988
1989 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders19 – 14 Balmain colours.svg Balmain TigersB. Harrigan Sydney Football Stadium

Sydney

40,50024 September 1989
1990 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders (2)18 – 14 Penrith colours.svg Penrith PanthersB. Harrigan Sydney Football Stadium

Sydney

41,53523 September 1990
1991 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers19 – 12 Canberra colours.svg Canberra RaidersB. Harrigan Sydney Football Stadium

Sydney

41,81522 September 1991
1992 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos28 – 8 St. George colours.svg St. George DragonsG. McCallum Sydney Football Stadium

Sydney

41,56027 September 1992
1993 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos (2)14 – 6 St. George colours.svg St. George DragonsG. McCallum Sydney Football Stadium

Sydney

42,32926 September 1993
1994 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders (3)36 – 12 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsG. McCallum Sydney Football Stadium

Sydney

42,23425 September 1994
Australian Rugby League
1995 Canterbury colours.svg Sydney Bulldogs (7)17 – 4 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesE. Ward Sydney Football Stadium

Sydney

41,12724 September 1995
1996 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (6)20 – 8 St. George colours.svg St. George DragonsD. Manson Sydney Football Stadium

Sydney

40,98529 September 1996
1997 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights22 – 16 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesD. Manson Sydney Football Stadium

Sydney

42,48228 September 1997
Super League
1997 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos (3)26 – 8 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland SharksB. Harrigan QEII Stadium

Brisbane

58,91220 September 1997
National Rugby League
1998 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos (4)38 – 12 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsB. Harrigan Sydney Football Stadium

Sydney

40,85727 September 1998
1999 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm20 – 18 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra DragonsB. Harrigan Stadium Australia

Sydney

107,99926 September 1999
2000 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos (5)14 – 6 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney RoostersB. Harrigan Stadium Australia

Sydney

94,27727 August 2000
2001 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights (2)30 – 24 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta EelsB. Harrigan Stadium Australia

Sydney

90,41430 September 2001
2002 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters (12)30 – 8 New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand WarriorsB. Harrigan Telstra Stadium

Sydney

80,1306 October 2002
2003 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers (2)18 – 6 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney RoostersB. Harrigan Telstra Stadium

Sydney

81,1665 October 2003
2004 Canterbury colours.svg Bulldogs (8)16 – 13 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney RoostersT. Mander Telstra Stadium

Sydney

82,1273 October 2004
2005 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers30 – 16 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland CowboysT. Mander Telstra Stadium

Sydney

82,4532 October 2005
2006 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos (6)15 – 8 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne StormP. Simpkins Telstra Stadium

Sydney

79,6091 October 2006
2007 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm34 – 8 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesT. Archer Telstra Stadium

Sydney

81,39230 September 2007
2008 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (7)40 – 0 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne StormT. Archer ANZ Stadium

Sydney

80,3885 October 2008
2009 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm23 – 16 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta EelsT. Archer

S. Hayne

ANZ Stadium

Sydney

82,5384 October 2009
2010 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons32 – 8 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney RoostersT. Archer

S. Hayne

ANZ Stadium

Sydney

82,3343 October 2010
2011 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (8)24 – 10 New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand WarriorsM Cecchin

T Archer

ANZ Stadium

Sydney

81,9882 October 2011
2012 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm (2)14 – 4 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsT. Archer

B. Cummins

ANZ Stadium

Sydney

82,97630 September 2012
2013 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters (13)26 – 18 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesS. Hayne

B. Cummins

ANZ Stadium

Sydney

81,4916 October 2013
2014 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs (21)34 – 6 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsS. Hayne

G. Sutton

ANZ Stadium

Sydney

83,8335 October 2014
2015 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys17 – 16 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane BroncosG. Sutton

B. Cummins

ANZ Stadium

Sydney

82,7584 October 2015
2016 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks14 – 12 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne StormM. Cecchin

B. Cummins

ANZ Stadium

Sydney

83,6252 October 2016
2017 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm (3)34 – 6 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland CowboysM. Cecchin

G. Sutton

ANZ Stadium

Sydney

79,7221 October 2017
2018 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters (14)21 – 6 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne StormG. Sutton

A. Klein

ANZ Stadium

Sydney

82,68830 September 2018
2019 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters (15)14 – 8 Canberra colours.svg Canberra RaidersB. Cummins

G. Sutton

ANZ Stadium

Sydney

82,9226 October 2019
2020 TBA25 October 2020

Team Performance

TeamWinnersRunners-upYears wonYears runner-up
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 21131908, 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

Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 15151911, 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 1191915, 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 611992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2000, 20062015
Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies 481930, 1934, 1948, 19521918, 1925, 1932, 1950, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963
Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 451981, 1982, 1983, 19861976, 1977, 1984, 2001, 2009
Newtown colours.svg Newtown Jets 371910, 1933, 19431913, 1914, 1929, 1944, 1954, 1955, 1981
Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 341999, 2007, 2009, 2012, 20172006, 2008, 2016, 2018
Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 331989, 1990, 19941987, 1991, 2019
North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney Bears 211921, 19221943
Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 211991, 20031990
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 041911, 1912, 1915, 1922
Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 022002, 2011
University colours.svg Sydney University 011926

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The NRL Women's Premiership (NRLW) is Australia's national rugby league competition for female players. The first season of the league began in September 2018 with four teams. The league is run by the National Rugby League (NRL) and is contested by a subset of clubs from that competition. The current premiers are the Brisbane Broncos.

2018 NRL Grand Final

The 2018 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 2018 National Rugby League season and was played on Sunday September 30 at Sydney's ANZ Stadium. The match was contested between minor premiers the Sydney Roosters and defending premiers the Melbourne Storm. In front of a crowd of 82,688, Sydney won the match 21–6 to claim their 14th premiership title and their first since 2013. Roosters five-eighth Luke Keary was awarded the Clive Churchill Medal as the game's official man of the match.

References

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