List of players with 100 NRL tries

Last updated December 12, 2024

There have been 84 players who have scored 100 or more tries in the National Rugby League and its predecessors, the NSWRL, ARL and Super League premierships. Active players are listed in bold.

Ranking	Tries	No.	Reached In	Player	Club/Clubs	Career span
1	212	10	1965	Ken Irvine	North Sydney, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	1958–1973
2	195	72	2020	Alex Johnston	South Sydney Rabbitohs	2014–
3	190	48	2009	Billy Slater	Melbourne Storm	2003–2018
4	180	26	1999	Steve Menzies	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, Northern Eagles	1993–2008
5	176	59	2014	Brett Morris	St. George Illawarra Dragons, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Sydney Roosters	2006–2021
6	166	22	1994	Andrew Ettingshausen	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	1983–2000
=7	164	17	1988	Terry Lamb	Western Suburbs Magpies, Canterbury Bulldogs	1980–1996
=7	164	71	2020	Daniel Tupou	Sydney Roosters	2012–
9	163	53	2011	Brett Stewart	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	2003–2016
=10	159	36	2003	Matt Sing	Penrith Panthers, Sydney City Roosters, North Queensland Cowboys	1993–2006
=10	159	38	2004	Hazem El Masri	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	1996–2009
12	158	66	2016	Josh Morris	St. George Illawarra Dragons, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Sydney Roosters	2007–2021
13	157	61	2015	Michael Jennings	Penrith Panthers, Sydney Roosters, Parramatta Eels	2007–2020, 2024
14	154	50	2010	Nathan Merritt	South Sydney Rabbitohs, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	2002–2014
=15	152	2	1920	Harold Horder	South Sydney, North Sydney	1912–1924
=15	152	55	2012	Manu Vatuvei	New Zealand Warriors	2004–2017
17	151	73	2021	Kyle Feldt	North Queensland Cowboys	2013–2024
18	149	56	2013	Greg Inglis	Melbourne Storm, South Sydney Rabbitohs	2005–2019
19	147	12	1975	Bob Fulton	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, Eastern Suburbs Roosters	1966–1979
20	146	1	1919	Frank Burge	Glebe, St. George	1911–1927
21	144	3	1929	Benny Wearing	South Sydney	1921–1933
22	143	11	1967	Johnny King	St. George	1960–1971
23	142	24	1996	Steve Renouf	Brisbane Broncos	1989–1999
=24	140	37	2004	Nigel Vagana	Auckland Warriors, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, South Sydney Rabbitohs	1996–2008
=24	140	74	2021	Josh Addo-Carr	Wests Tigers, Melbourne Storm, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Parramatta Eels	2016–
=26	139	51	2010	Anthony Minichiello	Sydney Roosters	2000–2014
=26	139	63	2015	Shaun Kenny-Dowall	Sydney Roosters, Newcastle Knights	2007–2019
=28	138	18	1990	Phil Blake	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, South Sydney Rabbitohs, North Sydney Bears, Canberra Raiders, St. George Dragons, Auckland Warriors	1982–1997
=28	138	76	2022	James Tedesco	Wests Tigers, Sydney Roosters	2012–
30	137	8	1963	Eddie Lumsden	Manly-Warringah, St. George	1955–1966
31	136	67	2017	Jarrod Croker	Canberra Raiders	2009–2023
32	130	45	2009	Matt Bowen	North Queensland Cowboys	2001–2013
=33	129	41	2006	Rhys Wesser	Penrith Panthers, South Sydney Rabbitohs	1998–2011
=33	129	62	2015	Akuila Uate	Newcastle Knights, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	2008–2018
35	128	4	1944	Sid Goodwin	Balmain, Newtown	1933–1945
=36	127	9	1964	Reg Gasnier	St. George	1959–1967
=36	127	31	2001	Wendell Sailor	Brisbane Broncos, St. George Illawarra Dragons	1993–2001, 2008–2009
38	126	69	2018	Blake Ferguson	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Canberra Raiders, Sydney Roosters, Parramatta Eels	2009–2013, 2015–2021
=39	124	47	2009	Luke Burt	Parramatta Eels	1999–2012
=39	124	52	2010	Matt Cooper	St. George Illawarra Dragons	2000–2013
=41	122	16	1986	Steve Morris	St. George Dragons, Eastern Suburbs Roosters	1979–1990
		27	2000	Brett Mullins	Canberra Raiders, Sydney Roosters	1990–2000, 2002
		34	2002	Brad Fittler	Penrith Panthers, Sydney Roosters	1989–2004
		40	2006	Darren Lockyer	Brisbane Broncos	1995–2011
		58	2013	Jamie Lyon	Parramatta Eels, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	2000–2004, 2007–2016
		64	2015	Luke Lewis	Penrith Panthers, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	2001–2018
=47	121	32	2002	Nathan Blacklock	Sydney City Roosters, St. George Dragons, St. George Illawarra Dragons	1995–2004
		43	2007	Timana Tahu	Newcastle Knights, Parramatta Eels, Penrith Panthers	1999–2007, 2010–2014
		60	2014	Jarryd Hayne	Parramatta Eels, Gold Coast Titans	2006–2014, 2016–2018
		75	2022	Corey Oates	Brisbane Broncos	2013–2024
=51	120	25	1997	Michael Hancock	Brisbane Broncos	1988–2000
=51	120	30	2001	Jason Croker	Canberra Raiders	1991–2006
=53	119	7	1958	Ian Moir	South Sydney, Western Suburbs	1952–1960
=53	119	13	1975	Bob McCarthy	South Sydney, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	1963–1978
55	117	39	2005	David Peachey	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, South Sydney Rabbitohs	1994–2007
56	116	21	1993	Ricky Walford	Eastern Suburbs Roosters, North Sydney Bears, St. George Dragons	1982–1996
=57	115	6	1956	Ray Preston	Newtown, Parramatta	1949–1959
=57	115	29	2000	Darren Smith	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Brisbane Broncos	1990–2002, 2004–2005
59	113	42	2007	Matt Geyer	Perth Reds, Melbourne Storm	1997–2008
60	112	15	1980	Tom Mooney	South Sydney, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	1972–1981
=61	111	23	1995	Greg Alexander	Penrith Panthers, Auckland Warriors	1984–1999
=61	111	78	2023	Jordan Rapana	Gold Coast Titans, Canberra Raiders	2008, 2014–2024
=63	110	5	1947	Jack Lindwall	St. George	1938–1949
		20	1991	Brett Kenny	Parramatta Eels	1980–1993
		68	2017	Jason Nightingale	St. George Illawarra Dragons	2007–2018
=66	109	33	2002	Ryan Girdler	Illawarra Steelers, Penrith Panthers	1991–2004
=66	109	54	2011	Colin Best	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, St. George Illawarra Dragons, Canberra Raiders, South Sydney Rabbitohs	1998–2002, 2005–2012
68	108	80	2024	Valentine Holmes	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, North Queensland Cowboys, St. George Illawarra Dragons	2014–2018, 2020–
69	107	46	2009	Mat Rogers	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Gold Coast Titans	1995–2001, 2007–2011
=70	106	19	1990	John Ferguson	Newtown Jets, Eastern Suburbs Roosters, Canberra Raiders	1980–1990
		44	2008	Amos Roberts	St. George Illawarra Dragons, Penrith Panthers, Sydney Roosters	2000–2008
		79	2024	Latrell Mitchell	Sydney Roosters, South Sydney Rabbitohs	2016–
73	105	81	2024	Tom Trbojevic	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	2015–
=74	104	14	1977	Bill Mullins	Eastern Suburbs Roosters	1968–1978
		77	2023	David Nofoaluma	Wests Tigers, Melbourne Storm	2013–2023
		82	2024	Maika Sivo	Parramatta Eels	2019–2024
77	103	65	2015	David Simmons	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Penrith Panthers	2003–2015
78	102	57	2013	Ashley Graham	Parramatta Eels, North Queensland Cowboys	2002–2013
=79	101	70	2019	Cooper Cronk	Melbourne Storm, Sydney Roosters	2004–2019
=79	101	83	2024	Dallin Watene-Zelezniak	Penrith Panthers, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, New Zealand Warriors	2014–
=81	100	28	2000	Tim Brasher	Balmain Tigers, South Sydney Rabbitohs, North Queensland Cowboys	1989–2002
		35	2002	Allan Langer	Brisbane Broncos	1988–1999, 2002
		49	2010	Luke Patten	Illawarra Steelers, St. George Illawarra Dragons, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	1998–2010
		84	2024	Clinton Gutherson	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, Parramatta Eels, St. George Illawarra Dragons	2013–
Source: Rugby League Tables / Try Scorers . Last updated: As of the conclusion of the 2024 season.

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