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.
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.
Season | Premiers | Score | Runners-up | Referee(s) | Venue | Attendance | Date |
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New South Wales Rugby League | |||||||
1908 | 14 – 12 | C. Hutchison | RAS Showground | 4,000 | 29 August 1908 | ||
1909 | |||||||
1910 | 4 – 4 | B. Finegan | RAS Showground | 14,000 | 17 September 1910 | ||
1911 | 11 – 8 | T. McMahon Snr | RAS Showground | 20,000 | 16 September 1911 | ||
1912 | |||||||
1913 | |||||||
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1915 | |||||||
1916 | 5 – 3 | A. Farrow | Sydney Cricket Ground | 7,000 | 26 July 1916 | ||
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1918 | |||||||
1919 | |||||||
1920 | |||||||
1921 | |||||||
1922 | 35 – 3 | T. McMahon Snr | Sydney Cricket Ground | 15,000 | 6 September 1922 | ||
1923 | 15 – 12 | T. McMahon Snr | Sydney Cricket Ground | 15,000 | 12 September 1923 | ||
1924 | 3 – 0 | W. Neill | Sydney Cricket Ground | 15,000 | 29 July 1924 | ||
1925 | |||||||
1926 | 11 – 5 | W. Neill | RAS Showground | 20,000 | 18 September 1926 | ||
1927 | 20 – 11 | W. Neill | RAS Showground | 8,000 | 17 September 1927 | ||
1928 | 26 – 5 | L. Deane | RAS Showground | 25,000 | 15 September 1928 | ||
1929 | 30 – 10 | L. Deane | Sydney Sports Ground | 16,360 | 14 September 1929 | ||
1930 | 27 – 2 | L. Deane | Sydney Sports Ground | 12,178 | 4 October 1930 | ||
1931 | 12 – 7 | L. Deane | Sydney Sports Ground | 27,104 | 12 September 1931 | ||
1932 | 19 – 12 | L. Deane | Sydney Sports Ground | 16,925 | 24 September 1932 | ||
1933 | 18 – 5 | B. Fry | Sydney Sports Ground | 18,080 | 9 September 1933 | ||
1934 | 15 – 12 | J. Murphy | Sydney Sports Ground | 25,174 | 8 September 1934 | ||
1935 | 19 – 3 | T. McMahon Jnr | Sydney Cricket Ground | 22,106 | 14 September 1935 | ||
1936 | 32 – 12 | L. Deane | Sydney Cricket Ground | 14,395 | 12 September 1936 | ||
1937 | |||||||
1938 | 19 – 6 | T. McMahon Jnr | Sydney Cricket Ground | 20,287 | 3 September 1938 | ||
1939 | 33 – 4 | G. Bishop | Sydney Cricket Ground | 26,972 | 2 September 1939 | ||
1940 | 24 – 14 | J. O'Brien | Sydney Cricket Ground | 24,167 | 31 August 1940 | ||
1941 | 31 – 14 | T. McMahon Jnr | Sydney Cricket Ground | 39,957 | 30 August 1941 | ||
1942 | 11 – 9 | J. O'Brien | Sydney Cricket Ground | 26,171 | 12 September 1942 | ||
1943 | 34 – 7 | J. O'Brien | Sydney Cricket Ground | 60,922 | 4 September 1943 | ||
1944 | 12 – 8 | J. O'Brien | Sydney Cricket Ground | 24,186 | 16 September 1944 | ||
1945 | 22 – 18 | T. McMahon Jnr | Sydney Cricket Ground | 44,585 | 1 September 1945 | ||
1946 | 13 – 12 | G. Bishop | Sydney Sports Ground | 32,296 | 14 September 1946 | ||
1947 | 13 – 9 | J. O'Brien | Sydney Sports Ground | 29,292 | 20 September 1947 | ||
1948 | 8 – 5 | G. Bishop | Sydney Sports Ground | 29,122 | 18 September 1948 | ||
1949 | 19 – 12 | G. Bishop | Sydney Cricket Ground | 56,534 | 10 September 1949 | ||
1950 | 21 – 15 | T. McMahon Jnr | Sydney Sports Ground | 32,373 | 16 September 1950 | ||
1951 | 42 – 14 | J. O'Brien | Sydney Sports Ground | 28,505 | 23 September 1951 | ||
1952 | 22 – 12 | G. Bishop | Sydney Cricket Ground | 41,060 | 20 September 1952 | ||
1953 | 31 – 12 | D. Lawler | Sydney Cricket Ground | 44,581 | 12 September 1953 | ||
1954 | 23 – 15 | J. O'Brien | Sydney Cricket Ground | 45,759 | 18 September 1954 | ||
1955 | 12 – 11 | C. Pearce | Sydney Cricket Ground | 42,466 | 17 September 1955 | ||
1956 | 18 – 12 | D. Lawler | Sydney Cricket Ground | 61,987 | 8 September 1956 | ||
1957 | 31 – 9 | D. Lawler | Sydney Cricket Ground | 54,399 | 21 September 1957 | ||
1958 | 20 – 9 | D. Lawler | Sydney Cricket Ground | 62,283 | 13 September 1958 | ||
1959 | 20 – 0 | D. Lawler | Sydney Cricket Ground | 49,457 | 15 August 1959 | ||
1960 | 31 – 6 | D. Lawler | Sydney Cricket Ground | 53,156 | 3 September 1960 | ||
1961 | 22 – 0 | D. Lawler | Sydney Cricket Ground | 61,196 | 16 September 1961 | ||
1962 | 9 – 6 | J. Bradley | Sydney Cricket Ground | 41,184 | 15 September 1962 | ||
1963 | 8 – 3 | D. Lawler | Sydney Cricket Ground | 69,860 | 24 August 1963 | ||
1964 | 11 – 6 | C. Pearce | Sydney Cricket Ground | 61,369 | 19 September 1964 | ||
1965 | 12 – 8 | C. Pearce | Sydney Cricket Ground | 78,056 | 18 September 1965 | ||
1966 | 23 – 4 | C. Pearce | Sydney Cricket Ground | 61,129 | 17 September 1966 | ||
1967 | 12 – 10 | C. Pearce | Sydney Cricket Ground | 56,358 | 16 September 1967 | ||
1968 | 13 – 9 | C. Pearce | Sydney Cricket Ground | 54,255 | 21 September 1968 | ||
1969 | 11 – 2 | K. Page | Sydney Cricket Ground | 58,825 | 20 September 1969 | ||
1970 | 23 – 12 | D. Lancashire | Sydney Cricket Ground | 53,241 | 21 September 1970 | ||
1971 | 16 – 10 | K. Holman | Sydney Cricket Ground | 62,838 | 18 September 1971 | ||
1972 | 19 – 14 | K. Page | Sydney Cricket Ground | 54,357 | 16 September 1972 | ||
1973 | 10 – 7 | K. Page | Sydney Cricket Ground | 52,044 | 15 September 1973 | ||
1974 | 19 – 4 | L. Bruyeres | Sydney Cricket Ground | 57,214 | 21 September 1974 | ||
1975 | 38 – 0 | L. Bruyeres | Sydney Cricket Ground | 63,047 | 20 September 1975 | ||
1976 | 13 – 10 | G. Cook | Sydney Cricket Ground | 57,343 | 18 September 1976 | ||
1977 | 9 – 9 | G. Cook | Sydney Cricket Ground | 65,959 | 17 September 1977 | ||
22 – 0 | G. Cook | Sydney Cricket Ground | 47,828 | 24 September 1977 | |||
1978 | 11 – 11 | G. Hartley | Sydney Cricket Ground | 51,510 | 16 September 1978 | ||
16 – 0 | G. Hartley | Sydney Cricket Ground | 33,552 | 19 September 1978 | |||
1979 | 17 – 13 | G. Hartley | Sydney Cricket Ground | 50,991 | 22 September 1979 | ||
1980 | 18 – 4 | G. Hartley | Sydney Cricket Ground | 52,881 | 27 September 1980 | ||
1981 | 20 – 11 | G. Hartley | Sydney Cricket Ground | 57,333 | 27 September 1981 | ||
1982 | 21 – 8 | J. Gocher | Sydney Cricket Ground | 52,186 | 26 September 1982 | ||
1983 | 18 – 6 | K. Roberts | Sydney Cricket Ground | 40,285 | 25 September 1983 | ||
1984 | 6 – 4 | K. Roberts | Sydney Cricket Ground | 47,076 | 23 September 1984 | ||
1985 | 7 – 6 | K. Roberts | Sydney Cricket Ground | 44,569 | 29 September 1985 | ||
1986 | 4 – 2 | M. Stone | Sydney Cricket Ground | 45,843 | 28 September 1986 | ||
1987 | 18 – 8 | M. Stone | Sydney Cricket Ground | 50,201 | 27 September 1987 | ||
1988 | 24 – 12 | M. Stone | Sydney Football Stadium | 40,000 | 11 September 1988 | ||
1989 | 19 – 14 | B. Harrigan | Sydney Football Stadium | 40,500 | 24 September 1989 | ||
1990 | 18 – 14 | B. Harrigan | Sydney Football Stadium | 41,535 | 23 September 1990 | ||
1991 | 19 – 12 | B. Harrigan | Sydney Football Stadium | 41,815 | 22 September 1991 | ||
1992 | 28 – 8 | G. McCallum | Sydney Football Stadium | 41,560 | 27 September 1992 | ||
1993 | 14 – 6 | G. McCallum | Sydney Football Stadium | 42,329 | 26 September 1993 | ||
1994 | 36 – 12 | G. McCallum | Sydney Football Stadium | 42,234 | 25 September 1994 | ||
Australian Rugby League | |||||||
1995 | 17 – 4 | E. Ward | Sydney Football Stadium | 41,127 | 24 September 1995 | ||
1996 | 20 – 8 | D. Manson | Sydney Football Stadium | 40,985 | 29 September 1996 | ||
1997 | 22 – 16 | D. Manson | Sydney Football Stadium | 42,482 | 28 September 1997 | ||
Super League | |||||||
1997 | 26 – 8 | B. Harrigan | QEII Stadium | 58,912 | 20 September 1997 | ||
National Rugby League | |||||||
1998 | 38 – 12 | B. Harrigan | Sydney Football Stadium | 40,857 | 27 September 1998 | ||
1999 | 20 – 18 | B. Harrigan | Stadium Australia | 107,999 | 26 September 1999 | ||
2000 | 14 – 6 | B. Harrigan | Stadium Australia | 94,277 | 27 August 2000 | ||
2001 | 30 – 24 | B. Harrigan | Stadium Australia | 90,414 | 30 September 2001 | ||
2002 | 30 – 8 | B. Harrigan | Telstra Stadium | 80,130 | 6 October 2002 | ||
2003 | 18 – 6 | B. Harrigan | Telstra Stadium | 81,166 | 5 October 2003 | ||
2004 | 16 – 13 | T. Mander | Telstra Stadium | 82,127 | 3 October 2004 | ||
2005 | 30 – 16 | T. Mander | Telstra Stadium | 82,453 | 2 October 2005 | ||
2006 | 15 – 8 | P. Simpkins | Telstra Stadium | 79,609 | 1 October 2006 | ||
2007 | 34 – 8 | T. Archer | Telstra Stadium | 81,392 | 30 September 2007 | ||
2008 | 40 – 0 | T. Archer | ANZ Stadium | 80,388 | 5 October 2008 | ||
2009 | 23 – 16 | T. Archer S. Hayne | ANZ Stadium | 82,538 | 4 October 2009 | ||
2010 | 32 – 8 | T. Archer S. Hayne | ANZ Stadium | 82,334 | 3 October 2010 | ||
2011 | 24 – 10 | M Cecchin T Archer | ANZ Stadium | 81,988 | 2 October 2011 | ||
2012 | 14 – 4 | T. Archer B. Cummins | ANZ Stadium | 82,976 | 30 September 2012 | ||
2013 | 26 – 18 | S. Hayne B. Cummins | ANZ Stadium | 81,491 | 6 October 2013 | ||
2014 | 34 – 6 | S. Hayne G. Sutton | ANZ Stadium | 83,833 | 5 October 2014 | ||
2015 | 17 – 16 | G. Sutton B. Cummins | ANZ Stadium | 82,758 | 4 October 2015 | ||
2016 | 14 – 12 | M. Cecchin B. Cummins | ANZ Stadium | 83,625 | 2 October 2016 | ||
2017 | 34 – 6 | M. Cecchin G. Sutton | ANZ Stadium | 79,722 | 1 October 2017 | ||
2018 | 21 – 6 | G. Sutton A. Klein | ANZ Stadium | 82,688 | 30 September 2018 | ||
2019 | 14 – 8 | B. Cummins G. Sutton | ANZ Stadium | 82,922 | 6 October 2019 | ||
2020 | TBA | 25 October 2020 |
Team | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
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21 | 13 | 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 | |
15 | 15 | 1911, 1912, 1913, 1923, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1945, 1974, 1975, 2002, 2013, 2018, 2019 | 1908, 1919, 1921, 1928, 1931, 1934, 1938, 1941, 1960, 1972, 1980, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2010 | |
15 | 12 | 1941, 1949, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1977, 1979 | 1927, 1930, 1933, 1942, 1946, 1953, 1971, 1975, 1985, 1992, 1993, 1996 | |
11 | 9 | 1915, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1924, 1939, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1969 | 1909, 1936, 1945, 1948, 1956, 1964, 1966, 1988, 1989 | |
8 | 11 | 1972, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1987, 1996, 2008, 2011 | 1951, 1957, 1959, 1968, 1970, 1982, 1983, 1995, 1997, 2007, 2013 | |
8 | 10 | 1938, 1942, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1995, 2004 | 1940, 1947, 1967, 1974, 1979, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2012, 2014 | |
6 | 1 | 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2006 | 2015 | |
4 | 8 | 1930, 1934, 1948, 1952 | 1918, 1925, 1932, 1950, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963 | |
4 | 5 | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986 | 1976, 1977, 1984, 2001, 2009 | |
3 | 7 | 1910, 1933, 1943 | 1913, 1914, 1929, 1944, 1954, 1955, 1981 | |
3 | 4 | 1999, | 2006, 2008, 2016, 2018 | |
3 | 3 | 1989, 1990, 1994 | 1987, 1991, 2019 | |
2 | 1 | 1921, 1922 | 1943 | |
2 | 1 | 1991, 2003 | 1990 | |
2 | 0 | 1997, 2001 | – | |
1 | 3 | 2016 | 1973, 1978, 1997 | |
1 | 2 | 2015 | 2005, 2017 | |
1 | 1 | 2010 | 1999 | |
1 | 0 | 2005 | – | |
0 | 4 | – | 1911, 1912, 1915, 1922 | |
0 | 2 | – | 2002, 2011 | |
0 | 1 | – | 1926 |
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