Australian rugby league wooden spooners
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The Australian rugby league wooden spooners are the teams which finished last in the First Grade competition in Australian rugby league, which is currently the National Rugby League, and was previously the New South Wales Rugby Football League (1908-1994), the Australian Rugby League (1995-1997), and Super League (1997). Each of these seasons is considered to represent one continuous line of competition dating back from the first season in 1908. The wooden spoon is an unofficial award.
| Team | No. | Years | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Suburbs Magpies | 17 | 1909, 1910, 1912, 1913, 1916, 1933, 1940, 1942, 1953, 1955, 1971, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1998, 1999 |
| 2 | Parramatta Eels | 11 | 1947, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1970, 1972 |
| 3 | University | 10 | 1921, 1923, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937 |
| 4 | North Sydney Bears | 9 | 1915, 1917, 1919, 1932, 1941, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1979 |
| 5 | Newtown Jets | 8 | 1924, 1925, 1928, 1939, 1968, 1976, 1977, 1978 |
| 6 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 8 | 1945, 1946, 1962, 1975, 1990, 2003, 2004, 2006 |
| 7 | Bulldogs | 4 | 1943, 1944, 1964, 2002* |
| 7 | Balmain Tigers | 4 | 1911, 1974, 1981, 1994 |
| 7 | Sydney Roosters | 4 | 1949, 1963, 1965, 1966 |
| 7 | Penrith Panthers | 4 | 1973, 1980, 2001, 2007 |
| 11 | Annandale | 3 | 1914, 1918, 1920 |
| 11 | Gold Coast Chargers | 3 | 1991, 1992, 1993 |
| 11 | North Queensland Cowboys | 3 | 1995, 1997 (SL), 2000 |
| 11 | Illawarra Steelers | 3 | 1985, 1986, 1989 |
| 11 | St. George Dragons | 3 | 1922, 1926, 1938 |
| 16 | South Queensland Crushers | 2 | 1996, 1997 |
| 16 | Cronulla Sharks | 2 | 1967, 1969 |
| 18 | Cumberland | 1 | 1908 |
| 18 | Newcastle Knights | 1 | 2005 |
| 18 | Canberra Raiders | 1 | 1982 |
| 21 | Gold Coast Titans | 0 | |
| 21 | Wests Tigers | 0 | |
| 21 | St George Illawarra Dragons | 0 | |
| 21 | Melbourne Storm | 0 | |
| 21 | New Zealand Warriors | 0 | |
| 21 | Brisbane Broncos | 0 | |
| 21 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 0 |
- The Bulldogs finished last in 2002 because the NRL stripped them of their competition points for salary-cap breaches, sending them to last place; South Sydney would have received the wooden spoon if not for the breaches. Note that the Dogs hadn't finished last for winning the least number of matches in a season since 1964.
