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The NRL match officials are a select group of trained professional and semi-professional rugby league match officials who officiate in the National Rugby League (NRL) and lower tier rugby league competitions, including the Holden Cup, the Intrust Super Premiership NSW and the Intrust Super Cup. [1]
| Name | NRL Matches | State Of Origin Matches | International Matches | NRL Grand Finals | First NRL Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Cummins | 428 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 2006 |
| Ashley Klein | 348 | 11 | 26 | 2 | 2009 |
| Gerard Sutton | 343 | 22 | 20 | 7 | 2009 |
| Grant Atkins | 210 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2011 |
| Adam Gee | 207 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2011 |
| Chris Sutton | 175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2012 |
| Chris Butler | 112 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2014 |
| Peter Gough | 103 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2016 |
| Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2017 |
| Todd Smith | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2022 |
| Liam Kennedy | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2019 |
| Name | Refereed An NRL Match |
|---|---|
| Nick Beashel | No |
| Steve Carrall | Yes |
| Anthony Eliott | No |
| Rick MacFarlane | No |
| Adam Reid | No |
| David Ryan | No |
| Brett Suttor | Yes |
| Russell Turner | No |
| Jeff Younis | No |
| Jason Walsh | No |
| Michael Wise | Yes |
| Name | Refereed An NRL Match |
|---|---|
| Adam Cassidy | Yes |
| Jarrod Cole | No |
| Michael Gordon | No |
| Phil Henderson | Yes |
| Liam Kennedy | Yes |
| Lawrie McDonnell | No |
| Nick Morel | No |
| Ziggy Przeklaski-Adamski | Yes |
| Shane Rehm | No |
| Tim Roby | Yes |
| Tim Rutherford | No |
| Clayton Sharpe | No |
| Jon Stone | Yes |
| Chris Treneman | No |
| Name | Refereed An NRL Match |
|---|---|
| Kasey Badger | Yes |
| Belinda Sharpe | Yes |
| Rochelle Tamarua | No |
| Name | Refereed An NRL Match |
|---|---|
| Tony Archer | Yes |
| Steve Chiddy | Yes |
| Andrew Dunemann | No |
| Shayne Hayne | Yes |
| Russell Smith | Yes |
| Bernard Sutton | Yes |
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