New South Wales Rugby League premiership

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NSWRL Premiership
Sport Rugby league
Inaugural season 1908
Ceased1994
Replaced by ARL Premiership
Holders Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders (3rd title)
Most titles South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs (20 titles)
Related competition Winfield Cup

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The New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the first rugby league football club competition established in Australia and contributor to today's National Rugby League. Run by the New South Wales Rugby League (initially named the New South Wales Rugby Football League) from 1908 until 1994, the premiership was the state's elite rugby league competition, parallel to Queensland's first-class league, the Brisbane Rugby League.

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For most of the premiership's history it was contested by clubs from the state of New South Wales only, but later attempted to grow into a nationwide competition, eventually leading to the competition being played under the auspices of the Australian Rugby League in 1995. Despite this name, the 1995 and 1996 Australian Rugby League Premierships competitions were still administered by the Board and staff of the New South Wales Rugby League.

History

1908: Rugby league premiership in Sydney

The inaugural New South Wales Rugby Football League (NSWRFL) premiership began in 1908, and was made up of eight Sydney-based teams and one team from Newcastle. Cumberland joined the competition after the first round, meaning that they played one game fewer than the rest of the field for the season. Still known as the "foundation clubs" today, these nine teams battled against one another during the 1908 season, with Souths taking the first premiership honours after beating Easts in the Final.

ClubNicknameYears ContestedMatches [1] Seasons
PlayedWonDrewLostWin–lossPlayedPremiersMinor PremiersRunners-up
Balmain colours.svg Balmain Tigers 1908–199417058716876653.08%921179
Cumberland colours.svg Cumberland Fruitpickers 1908-1908810712.50%1000
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts Roosters 1908–199418809956781854.71%92111511
Glebe colours.svg Glebe Dirty Reds 1908–1929297163612855.89%22014
Newcastle foundation colours.svg Newcastle Rebels 1908–190920901145.00%2000
Newtown colours.svg Newtown Jets 1908–198313055835966346.93%76367
North Sydney colours.svg Norths Bears 1908–199416656787191642.85%92221
South Sydney colours.svg Souths Rabbitohs 1908–199418139404582853.09%92201713
Western Suburbs colours.svg Wests Magpies 1908–199416917344990844.86%92458

1909–1994: Expansion of the premiership

Between 1912 and 1925 the premiers were decided by first past the post. As a result of South Sydney's dominant 1925 season, the NSWRFL introduced a finals system in order to maintain interest in the competition. [2]

Over the decades since the NSWRFL competition started, Sydney suburban teams came and went throughout its history but it was not until 1982 that the competition saw significant expansion outside of the Sydney area. The two new inclusions were from the Australian Capital Territory – the Canberra Raiders – as well as a team from the southern New South Wales region – the Illawarra Steelers. This corresponded with the adoption of commercial sponsorship of the competition for the first time, seeing it become the Winfield Cup (named after the popular cigarette brand).

The NSWRFL had also commenced a very popular and successful mid-week competition in 1973, originally known as the Amco Cup, but also as the Tooth Cup and the National Panasonic Cup. The success of this competition, which included teams from both Brisbane and New Zealand ultimately created pressure for further expansion of the NSWRL competition. In 1984, the New South Wales Rugby Football League changed its name to New South Wales Rugby League.

In 1988, for the very first time, two Queensland teams joined the competition, with the inclusions of the Brisbane Broncos and the Gold Coast-Tweed Giants. This saw the premiership competition move beyond the outer borders of New South Wales. At the same time, as a result of mounting pressure from the central coast of New South Wales, Newcastle returned to the competition with a new franchise. Their return saw the end of an 86-year wait in the wilderness and this time around the team was badged the Newcastle Knights.

ClubTraditional coloursYears contestedMatches [1] Seasons
PlayedWonDrewLostWin–lossPlayedPremiersMinor premiersRunners-up
Annandale Annandale colours.svg 1910–192015325612218.30%11000
University University colours.svg 1920–193724247519020.45%18001
St. George St. George colours.svg 1921–199815459105657960.71%78151512
Canterbury-Bankstown Canterbury colours.svg 1935–199415027785367153.56%71868
Manly-Warringah Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg 1947–1999
2003–current
12617193550758.41%567910
Parramatta Parramatta colours.svg 1947–199413216083867547.46%59454
Cronulla-Sutherland Cronulla colours.svg 1967–19949324562245450.11%39023
Penrith Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg 1967–19949173792651242.75%39221
Illawarra Illawarra colours.svg 1982–19983961531323040.28%17000
Canberra Canberra colours.svg 1982–1994606323927454.04%24312
Brisbane Brisbane colours.svg 1988–19944572991114766.63%18540
Newcastle Newcastle colours.svg 1988–19944462341419854.04%18200
Gold Coast Gold Coast Chargers colours.svg 1988–199824653918423.37%11000

After mostly solid results were obtained by the expansion teams in 1988, there was increasing pressure for new inclusions into the competition. Having decided in May 1992 that a team from Auckland would join the premiership in 1995, the League announced in November that three more new clubs — a second team from Brisbane, and also a team each from Perth and Townsville — will also be invited.

In 1995, some seven years later, the competition expanded further into Queensland, with the inception of the South Queensland Crushers and the North Queensland Cowboys. 1995 also saw a new team in Western Australia, the 'Western Reds', later called the Perth Reds, as well as a New Zealand-based team – the Auckland Warriors. The total number of teams in the competition was now twenty – the largest-scale rugby league competition ever in Australia. The premiership's new national outlook was further reflected in the governing body's name, with the New South Wales Rugby League transferring control of the competition to the Australian Rugby League (ARL).

Senior grade premiers

Between 1912 and 1925 there was no semi-final system and a final was only played if two clubs finished level at the conclusion of the minor premiership. Souths won the 1909 premiership when Balmain forfeited in protest against the final being played as a preliminary match before a promotional game between the national Rugby League and Rugby Union sides. The 1937 season also featured no finals as the year was disrupted by the Kangaroos tour. Between 1926 and 1953 first played third and second played fourth and winners played off. If the minor premiers were defeated they had a right of challenge, but if they were not defeated there was no true "grand final."

From 1954 a mandatory grand final was introduced in which there was a knockout minor semi-final between third and fourth and a second-chance major semi between first and second. The winner of the major semi went to the grand final and a preliminary final was played between the winner of the minor semi and the loser of the major semi to decide who would meet the winner of the major semi.

In 1973 a final five was devised with the top team going straight into the major semi, the second and third teams playing a major preliminary semi, and the fourth and fifth playing a sudden-death minor preliminary semi. The top team played the winner of the major preliminary semi-final, whilst the winner of the minor preliminary semi played the loser of the major preliminary semi in the minor semi-final (which was played as before under the final four system.

SeasonGrand finalsMinor premiers
PremiersScoreRunners-up
1908 South Sydney colours.svg Souths
14–12
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts South Sydney colours.svg Souths
1909 South Sydney colours.svg Souths forfeit Balmain colours.svg Balmain South Sydney colours.svg Souths
1910 Newtown colours.svg Newtown 4–4 South Sydney colours.svg Souths Newtown colours.svg Newtown
1911 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts 11–8 Glebe colours.svg Glebe Glebe colours.svg Glebe
1912 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts N/A Glebe colours.svg Glebe N/A
1913 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts Newtown colours.svg Newtown
1914 South Sydney colours.svg Souths Newtown colours.svg Newtown
1915 Balmain colours.svg Balmain Glebe colours.svg Glebe
1916 Balmain colours.svg Balmain 5–3 South Sydney colours.svg Souths Balmain colours.svg Balmain
1917 Balmain colours.svg Balmain N/A South Sydney colours.svg Souths N/A
1918 South Sydney colours.svg Souths Western Suburbs colours.svg Wests
1919 Balmain colours.svg Balmain Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts
1920 Balmain colours.svg Balmain South Sydney colours.svg Souths
1921 North Sydney colours.svg Norths Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts
1922 North Sydney colours.svg Norths 35–3 Glebe colours.svg Glebe North Sydney colours.svg Norths
1923 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts 15–12 South Sydney colours.svg Souths Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts
1924 Balmain colours.svg Balmain 3–0 South Sydney colours.svg Souths Balmain colours.svg Balmain
1925 South Sydney colours.svg Souths N/A Western Suburbs colours.svg Wests N/A
1926 South Sydney colours.svg Souths 11–5 University colours.svg University South Sydney colours.svg Souths
1927 South Sydney colours.svg Souths 20–11 St. George colours.svg St. George South Sydney colours.svg Souths
1928 South Sydney colours.svg Souths 26–5 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts St. George colours.svg St. George
1929 South Sydney colours.svg Souths 30–10 Newtown colours.svg Newtown South Sydney colours.svg Souths
1930 Western Suburbs colours.svg Wests 27–2 St. George colours.svg St. George Western Suburbs colours.svg Wests
1931 South Sydney colours.svg Souths 12–7 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts
1932 South Sydney colours.svg Souths 19–12 Western Suburbs colours.svg Wests South Sydney colours.svg Souths
1933 Newtown colours.svg Newtown 18–5 St. George colours.svg St. George Newtown colours.svg Newtown
1934 Western Suburbs colours.svg Wests 15–2 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts
1935 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts 19–3 South Sydney colours.svg Souths Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts
1936 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts 32–12 Balmain colours.svg Balmain Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts
1937 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts N/A South Sydney colours.svg Souths N/A
1938 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury 19–6 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury
1939 Balmain colours.svg Balmain 33–4 South Sydney colours.svg Souths Balmain colours.svg Balmain
1940 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts 24–14 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts
1941 St. George colours.svg St. George 31–14 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts
1942 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury 11–9 St. George colours.svg St. George Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury
1943 Newtown colours.svg Newtown 34–7 North Sydney colours.svg Norths Newtown colours.svg Newtown
1944 Balmain colours.svg Balmain 12–8 Newtown colours.svg Newtown Newtown colours.svg Newtown
1945 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts 22–18 Balmain colours.svg Balmain Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts
1946 Balmain colours.svg Balmain 13–12 St. George colours.svg St. George St. George colours.svg St. George
1947 Balmain colours.svg Balmain 13–9 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury
1948 Western Suburbs colours.svg Wests 8–5 Balmain colours.svg Balmain Western Suburbs colours.svg Wests
1949 St. George colours.svg St. George 19–12 South Sydney colours.svg Souths South Sydney colours.svg Souths
1950 South Sydney colours.svg Souths 21–15 Western Suburbs colours.svg Wests South Sydney colours.svg Souths
1951 South Sydney colours.svg Souths 42–14 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly South Sydney colours.svg Souths
1952 Western Suburbs colours.svg Wests 22–12 South Sydney colours.svg Souths Western Suburbs colours.svg Wests
1953 South Sydney colours.svg Souths 31–12 St. George colours.svg St. George South Sydney colours.svg Souths
1954 South Sydney colours.svg Souths 23–15 Newtown colours.svg Newtown Newtown colours.svg Newtown
1955 South Sydney colours.svg Souths 12–11 Newtown colours.svg Newtown Newtown colours.svg Newtown
1956 St. George colours.svg St. George 18–12 Balmain colours.svg Balmain St. George colours.svg St. George
1957 St. George colours.svg St. George 31–9 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly St. George colours.svg St. George
1958 St. George colours.svg St. George 20–9 Western Suburbs colours.svg Wests St. George colours.svg St. George
1959 St. George colours.svg St. George 20–0 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly St. George colours.svg St. George
1960 St. George colours.svg St. George 31–6 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts St. George colours.svg St. George
1961 St. George colours.svg St. George 22–0 Western Suburbs colours.svg Wests Western Suburbs colours.svg Wests
1962 St. George colours.svg St. George 9–6 Western Suburbs colours.svg Wests St. George colours.svg St. George
1963 St. George colours.svg St. George 8–3 Western Suburbs colours.svg Wests St. George colours.svg St. George
1964 St. George colours.svg St. George 11–6 Balmain colours.svg Balmain Tigers St. George colours.svg St. George
1965 St. George colours.svg St. George 12–8 South Sydney colours.svg Souths St. George colours.svg St. George
1966 St. George colours.svg St. George 23–4 Balmain colours.svg Balmain Tigers St. George colours.svg St. George
1967 South Sydney colours.svg Souths 12–10 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury St. George colours.svg St. George
1968 South Sydney colours.svg Souths 13–9 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly South Sydney colours.svg Souths
1969 Balmain colours.svg Balmain Tigers 11–2 South Sydney colours.svg Souths South Sydney colours.svg Souths
1970 South Sydney colours.svg Souths 23–12 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly South Sydney colours.svg Souths
1971 South Sydney colours.svg Souths 16–10 St. George colours.svg St. George Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly
1972 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly 19–14 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly
1973 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly 10–7 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly
1974 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts 19–4 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts
1975 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts 38–0 St. George colours.svg St. George Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts
1976 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly 13–10 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly
1977 St. George colours.svg St. George 9–9
22–0
Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta
1978 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly 11–11
16–0
Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla Western Suburbs colours.svg Wests
1979 St. George colours.svg St. George 17–13 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury St. George colours.svg St. George
1980 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury 18–4 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts
1981 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta 20–11 Newtown colours.svg Newtown Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts
1982 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta 21–8 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta
1983 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta 18–6 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly
1984 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury 6–4 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury
1985 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury 7–6 St. George colours.svg St George St. George colours.svg St George
1986 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta 4–2 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta
1987 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly 18–8 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly
1988 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury 24–12 Balmain colours.svg Balmain Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla
1989 Canberra colours.svg Canberra 19–14 Balmain colours.svg Balmain South Sydney colours.svg Souths
1990 Canberra colours.svg Canberra 18–14 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Canberra colours.svg Canberra
1991 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith 19–12 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith
1992 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane 28–8 St. George colours.svg St George Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane
1993 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane 14–6 St. George colours.svg St George Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury
1994 Canberra colours.svg Canberra 36–12 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury

Results (senior grade)

TeamWinsLossesYears wonYears lost
South Sydney colours.svg Souths 20131908, 1909, 1914, 1918, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931,

1932, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971

1910, 1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924,

1935, 1937, 1939, 1949, 1952, 1965, 1969

St. George colours.svg St George 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

Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts 11111911, 1912, 1913, 1923, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1945, 1974, 19751908, 1919, 1921, 1928, 1931, 1934, 1938, 1941, 1960, 1972, 1980
Balmain colours.svg Balmain 1191915, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1924, 1939, 1944, 1946, 1947, 19691909, 1936, 1945, 1948, 1956, 1964, 1966, 1988, 1989
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly 571972, 1973, 1976, 1978, 19871951, 1957, 1959, 1968, 1970, 1982, 1983
Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury 671938, 1942, 1980, 1984, 1985, 19881940, 1947, 1967, 1974, 1979, 1986, 1994
Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane 201992, 1993
Western Suburbs colours.svg Wests 481930, 1934, 1948, 19521918, 1925, 1932, 1950, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963
Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta 431981, 1982, 1983, 19861976, 1977, 1984
Newtown colours.svg Newtown 371910, 1933, 19431913, 1914, 1929, 1944, 1954, 1955, 1981
Canberra colours.svg Canberra 321989, 1990, 19941987, 1991
North Sydney colours.svg Norths 211921, 19221943
Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith 1119911990
Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla 021973, 1978
Glebe colours.svg Glebe 041911, 1912, 1915, 1922
University colours.svg Sydney Uni. 011926

Reserve grade premiers

YearPremiersScoreRunners-upDeciderReportWinning captain(s)Winning coachReferee
1908 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts South Sydney colours.svg Souths No
1909 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts 11–7 Glebe colours.svg Glebe FinalTSS [3] W.P. Finegan
1910 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts 5–2 Newtown colours.svg Newtown FinalEN [4] L. Kearney
1911 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts 12–0 Glebe colours.svg Glebe FinalST [5] A. Ballerum
1912 Glebe colours.svg Glebe 30–0Redfern UnitedFinalSMH [6] A. Finegan
1913 South Sydney colours.svg Souths 10–3GrosvenorFinalSun [7] T. McMahon
1914 South Sydney colours.svg Souths 6–5 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts FinalSun [8] J. Buchanan
1915 Balmain colours.svg Balmain 9–3 Glebe colours.svg Glebe FinalSun [9]
1916 Balmain colours.svg Balmain 6–4 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts FinalSun [10]
1917 South Sydney colours.svg Souths Balmain colours.svg Balmain No
1918 Glebe colours.svg Glebe South Sydney colours.svg Souths No
1919 Glebe colours.svg Glebe Western Suburbs colours.svg Wests No
1920 Glebe colours.svg Glebe South Sydney colours.svg Souths NoSMH [11]
1921 Glebe colours.svg Glebe North Sydney colours.svg Norths No
1922 Newtown colours.svg Newtown 10–2 Glebe colours.svg Glebe FinalSun [12] E. GallagherW. Neill
1923 South Sydney colours.svg Souths 13–6 Balmain colours.svg Balmain FinalSMH [13] A. Thornton
1924 South Sydney colours.svg Souths Western Suburbs colours.svg Wests No
1925 South Sydney colours.svg Souths 14–2 Balmain colours.svg Balmain FinalTR [14] E. Kerr
1926 South Sydney colours.svg Souths 25–13 North Sydney colours.svg Norths FinalSun [15] L. Dolan
1927 South Sydney colours.svg Souths 16–5 St. George colours.svg St. George FinalSGC [16] James BreenLal Deane
1928 Balmain colours.svg Balmain 7–5 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts FinalSun [17] Arthur TennantB. Wales
1929 South Sydney colours.svg Souths 26–3 Western Suburbs colours.svg Wests FinalSun [18] Tom CraigieW. Fry
1930 Balmain colours.svg Balmain 5–0 South Sydney colours.svg Souths GFTruth [19] S. LeverW. Fry
1931 South Sydney colours.svg Souths 24–5 St. George colours.svg St. George FinalSun [20] W. Neill
1932 South Sydney colours.svg Souths 5–2 Newtown colours.svg Newtown GFSun [21] Jackie JonesW. Fry
1933 Balmain colours.svg Balmain 15–12 South Sydney colours.svg Souths GFSun [22] George FranklandW. Fry
1934 South Sydney colours.svg Souths 13–10 Balmain colours.svg Balmain GFSun [23] Jim TaitJ. Murphy
1935 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts 16–2 Balmain colours.svg Balmain GFSun [24] T. McMahon
1936 Western Suburbs colours.svg Wests 15–5 North Sydney colours.svg Norths FinalTruth [25] Jim ParsonsJerry BrienT. McMahon
1937 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts Newtown colours.svg Newtown No
1938 St. George colours.svg St. George 9–4 Balmain colours.svg Balmain GFSun [26] Jack KenyonA. Davis
1939 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury 13–0 North Sydney colours.svg Norths GFSun [27] Jim DuncombeJ. McGaulay
1940 North Sydney colours.svg Norths 10–5 St. George colours.svg St. George GFSGC [28] Jack O'Brien
1941 Balmain colours.svg Balmain 13–4 St. George colours.svg St. George GFSun [29] John ReesP. Lee
1942 North Sydney colours.svg Norths 15–5 St. George colours.svg St. George GFSun [30] Aub Oxford
1943 South Sydney colours.svg Souths 15–9 Balmain colours.svg Balmain GFSun [31] George KilhamG. Bishop
1944 Balmain colours.svg Balmain 11–9 North Sydney colours.svg Norths FinalSun [32] (Jack Danzey Snr)Jack O'Brien
1945 South Sydney colours.svg Souths 11–7 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury GFSun [33] Ken BroganAub Oxford
1946 Balmain colours.svg Balmain 8–5 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts GFSun [34] Gil BoXJack O'Brien
1947 Newtown colours.svg Newtown 6–2 Balmain colours.svg Balmain GFSun [35] Fred FayersKeith EllisL. Williams
1948 Newtown colours.svg Newtown 7–4 Western Suburbs colours.svg Wests GFSun [36] Keith EllisCol Pearce
1949 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts 30–7 Newtown colours.svg Newtown GFDT [37] Jim HuntAub Oxford
1950 Balmain colours.svg Balmain 10–6 St. George colours.svg St. George FinalDT [38] George WilliamsG. Bishop
1951 Newtown colours.svg Newtown 10–6 St. George colours.svg St. George GFSMH [39] George DebnamAub Oxford
1952 South Sydney colours.svg Souths 19–0 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury GFSun [40] Ray MasonJack O'Brien
1953 South Sydney colours.svg Souths 17–11 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly GFSun [41] Norm NilsonAub Oxford
1954 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly 9–4 South Sydney colours.svg Souths GFSH [42] Darcy Lawler
1955 North Sydney colours.svg Norths 9–2 St. George colours.svg St. George GFRobert GormanJack O'Brien
1956 South Sydney colours.svg Souths 10–6 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly GFRay MasonCol Pearce
1957 Balmain colours.svg Balmain 16–7 North Sydney colours.svg Norths GFRon CliffordCol Pearce
1958 Balmain colours.svg Balmain 20–10 St. George colours.svg St. George GFRLN [43] Ron ProudfootCol Pearce
1959 North Sydney colours.svg Norths 19–10 St. George colours.svg St. George GFRLN [44] Robert SullivanRobert SullivanCol Pearce
1960 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly 17–6 Balmain colours.svg Balmain GFRLN [45] Robert LenonNeville PierceCol Pearce
1961 Western Suburbs colours.svg Wests 9–3 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly GFRLN [46] Roger ButtenshawDudley BegerDarcy Lawler
1962 St. George colours.svg St. George 19–0 Western Suburbs colours.svg Wests GFRLN [47] Peter ArmstrongSid RyanArthur Neville
1963 St. George colours.svg St. George 5–4 South Sydney colours.svg Souths GFPeter ArmstrongSid RyanCol Pearce
1964 St. George colours.svg St. George 7–2 South Sydney colours.svg Souths GFRLN [48] Johnny RileySid RyanF. Erickson
1965 Balmain colours.svg Balmain 9–7 St. George colours.svg St. George GFRLN [49] Jack DanzeyLeo NosworthyJ. Harris
1966 South Sydney colours.svg Souths 12–4 Balmain colours.svg Balmain GFRLN [50] Colin Dunn"Chick" CowieJ. Bradley
1967 Balmain colours.svg Balmain 11–7 South Sydney colours.svg Souths GFRobert BolandLeo NosworthyLaurie Bruyeres
1968 South Sydney colours.svg Souths 17–7 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly GFDennis LeeFred NelsonLes Samuelson
1969 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly 10–6 Balmain colours.svg Balmain GFGeorge McTaggartRon WilleyKeith Holman
1970 Newtown colours.svg Newtown 6–0 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts GFRobert GreenClarrie JeffreysKeith Holman
1971 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury 11–5 St. George colours.svg St. George GFBarry PhillisMalcolm CliftKeith Page
1972 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury 14–3 St. George colours.svg St. George GFBarry PhillisMalcolm CliftLaurie Bruyeres
1973 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly 22–14 St. George colours.svg St. George GFMax KrilichFrank StantonLaurie Bruyeres
1974 Newtown colours.svg Newtown 6–5 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts GFDes O'ConnorCharlie RenilsonKeith Page
1975 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta 21–13 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla GFJohn BakerTerry FearnleyKeith Page
1976 St. George colours.svg St. George 17–12 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla GFBilly SmithPeter DickersonGreg Hartley
1977 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta 11–9 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly GFGraham MurrayLen StackerJack Danzey
1978 Balmain colours.svg Balmain 10–5 St. George colours.svg St. George GFWilliam HillardDennis TuttyJack Danzey
1979 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta 22–2 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury GFJohn KolcMick AlchinJack Danzey
1980 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury 18–16 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta GFMal CreaveyGeoff ConnellJack Danzey
1981 Western Suburbs colours.svg Wests 19–2 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta GFCT [51] Ian SchubertLaurie Freier
1982 Balmain colours.svg Balmain 17–12 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts GFCT [52] Bill HilliardLaurie Freier
1983 South Sydney colours.svg Souths 12–6 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly GFCT [53] Nathan GibbsWally WatsfordB. Barnes
1984 Balmain colours.svg Balmain 10–8 St. George colours.svg St. George GFMike MarketoPeter DuffyC. Ward
1985 St. George colours.svg St. George 22–16 Canberra colours.svg Canberra GFCT [54] George MorokoJohn BaileyMick Stone
1986 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts 10–2 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta GFDave BrownJim MorganKevin Roberts
1987 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith 11–0 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly GFCraig IzzardGraham MurrayGreg McCallum
1988 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly 22–2 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts GFPeter CullumAlan ThompsonGraham Annesley
1989 North Sydney colours.svg Norths 11–6 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta GFCT [55] Gary MaguireSteve MartinMick Stone
1990 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane 14–6 Canberra colours.svg Canberra GFCT, [56] VH [57] Ray HerringBill GardnerGreg McCallum
1991 North Sydney colours.svg Norths 12–6 Canberra colours.svg Canberra GFCT [58] Gary SmithPeter LouisEddie Ward
1992 North Sydney colours.svg Norths 28–14 Balmain colours.svg Balmain GFCT [59] Gary SmithPeter LouisGraham Annesley
1993 North Sydney colours.svg Norths 5–4 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle GFCT [60] Alan WilsonPeter MulhollandBill Harrigan
1994 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla 14–4 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle GFAlan WilsonJohn DykesBill Harrigan

Third Grade

In addition to Reserve Grade, there was a Third Grade competition contested from 1908 until the 1980s.

Third Grade
SeasonPremiers
1908Sydney
1909South Sydney Federal
1910Sydney
1911Leichhardt
1912 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney
1913South Sydney Federal
1914 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs
1915 Balmain colours.svg Balmain
1916 Balmain colours.svg Balmain
1917
1918 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney
1926
1927 Glebe colours.svg Glebe
1928 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney
1934
1935
1936 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs
1937 North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney
1938 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs
1939 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs
1945 North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney
1946 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah
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1958 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs
1959 North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney
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1962 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney
1963 St. George colours.svg St. George
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1967 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs
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1969 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney
1970 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah
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1978 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith
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1981 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney
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1985 St. George colours.svg St George
1986 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney
1987 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs
Merged with Presidents Cup in 1988

See also

New South Wales Rugby League premiership
Past winners of the NSWRL Premiership

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