List of NRL records

NRL premiership records have been maintained continuously since the first New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership season of 1908, and comprise records from all of the premiership's interceding administrations, the Australian Rugby League, Super League and National Rugby League. First-grade games played between premiership teams are included, but not pre-season warm-up games or Auckland Nines games.

Team records

Premierships

For a full list of NSWRL/ARL/SL/NRL premiers, see Australian rugby league premiers.
Titles Club Seasons
21 South Sydney Rabbitohs 1908, 1909, 1914, 1918, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 2014
15 St George Dragons 1941, 1949, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1977, 1979
13 Eastern Suburbs / Sydney Roosters 1911, 1912, 1913, 1923, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1945, 1974, 1975, 2002, 2013
11 Balmain Tigers 1915, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1924, 1939, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1969
8 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 1938, 1942, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1995, 2004
8 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 1972, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1987, 1996, 2008, 2011
6 Brisbane Broncos 1992, 1993, 1997SL, 1998, 2000, 2006
4 Western Suburbs Magpies 1930, 1934, 1948, 1952
4 Parramatta Eels 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986
3 Newtown Jets 1910, 1933, 1943
3 Canberra Raiders 1989, 1990, 1994
2 Melbourne Storm 1999, 2007*, 2009*, 2012
2 North Sydney Bears 1921, 1922
2 Newcastle Knights 1997ARL, 2001
2 Penrith Panthers 1991, 2003
1 Wests Tigers 2005
1 St George Illawarra Dragons 2010

Most consecutive

Runners Up

Tally Club Seasons
15 Eastern Suburbs / Sydney Roosters 1908, 1919, 1921, 1928, 1931, 1934, 1938, 1941, 1960, 1972, 1980, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2010
13 South Sydney Rabbitohs 1910, 1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1949, 1952, 1965, 1969
12 St George Dragons 1927, 1930, 1933, 1942, 1946, 1953, 1971, 1975, 1985, 1992, 1993, 1996
11 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 1951, 1957, 1959, 1968, 1970, 1982, 1983, 1995, 1997ARL, 2007, 2013
10 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 1940, 1947, 1967, 1974, 1979, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2012, 2014
9 Balmain Tigers 1909, 1936, 1945, 1948, 1956, 1964, 1966, 1988, 1989
8 Western Suburbs Magpies 1918, 1925, 1932, 1950, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963
7 Newtown Jets 1913, 1914, 1929, 1944, 1954, 1955, 1981
5 Parramatta Eels 1976, 1977, 1984, 2001, 2009
4 Glebe 1911, 1912, 1915, 1922
3 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 1973, 1978, 1997SL
2 Canberra Raiders 1987, 1991
2 Melbourne Storm 2006, 2008
2 New Zealand Warriors 2002, 2011
1 University 1926
1 North Sydney Bears 1943
1 Penrith Panthers 1990
1 St George Illawarra Dragons 1999
1 North Queensland Cowboys 2005

Minor Premierships

Tally Club Seasons
18 Sydney Roosters 1912, 1913, 1923, 1931, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1945, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1981, 2004, 2013, 2014
17 South Sydney Rabbitohs 1908, 1909, 1914, 1918, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1932, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1989
15 St George Dragons 1928, 1946, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1979, 1985
9 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1983, 1987, 1995, 1996, 1997ARL
7 Balmain Tigers 1915, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1924, 1939
7 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 1938, 1942, 1947, 1984, 1993, 1994, 2012
6 Newtown Jets 1910, 1933, 1943, 1944, 1954, 1955
5 Western Suburbs Magpies 1930, 1948, 1951, 1961, 1978
5 Parramatta Eels 1977, 1982, 1986, 2001, 2005
4 Brisbane Broncos 1992, 1997SL, 1998, 2000,
2 North Sydney Bears 1921, 1922
2 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 1988, 1999
2 Penrith Panthers 1991, 2003
2 St George Illawarra Dragons 2009, 2010
1 Melbourne Storm 2006*, 2007*, 2008*, 2011
1 Glebe 1911
1 Canberra Raiders 1990
1 New Zealand Warriors 2002

Wooden spoons

Tally Club Seasons
17 Western Suburbs Magpies 1909, 1910, 1912, 1913, 1916, 1933, 1940, 1942, 1953, 1955, 1971, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1998, 1999
13 Parramatta Eels 1947, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1970, 1972, 2012, 2013
10 University 1921, 1923, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937
9 North Sydney Bears 1915, 1917, 1919, 1932, 1941, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1979
8 Newtown Jets 1924, 1925, 1928, 1939, 1968, 1976, 1977, 1978
8 South Sydney Rabbitohs 1945, 1946, 1962, 1975, 1990, 2003, 2004, 2006
5 Canterbury Bulldogs 1943, 1944, 1964, 2002, 2008
5 Sydney Roosters 1949, 1963, 1965, 1966, 2009
4 Balmain Tigers 1911, 1974, 1981, 1994
4 Penrith Panthers 1973, 1980, 2001, 2007
3 Annandale 1914, 1918, 1920
3 St. George Dragons 1922, 1926, 1938
3 Illawarra Steelers 1985, 1986, 1989
3 Gold Coast Seagulls 1991, 1992, 1993
3 North Queensland Cowboys 1995, 1997SL, 2000
3 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 1967, 1969, 2014
2 South Queensland Crushers 1996, 1997ARL
1 Cumberland 1908
1 Canberra Raiders 1982
1 Newcastle Knights 2005
1 Melbourne Storm 2010* (Melbourne played 2010 season for zero points as penalty for salary cap breaches)
1 Gold Coast Titans 2011

Most consecutive

6 - Parramatta (1956 - 1961)

Team wins, losses and draws

Matches played

Rank Team 1st Match Matches Won Drawn Lost PF PA % Won
1 Melbourne Storm 14 March 1998 396 251 5 140 9,578 6,954 64.02
2 Brisbane Broncos 6 March 1988 629 394 12 223 14,618 10,775 63.59
3 St. George Dragons 23 April 1921 1,545 910 56 579 27,452 21,729 60.71
4 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 12 April 1947 1,435 832 35 568 27,765 22,551 59.20
5 Glebe Dirty Reds 20 April 1908 297 163 6 128 3,966 3,365 55.89
6 St George Illawarra Dragons 6 March 1999 362 195 6 161 8,135 6,910 54.70
7 Sydney Roosters 20 April 1908 2,045 1,064 69 912 35,371 32,129 53.72
8 Canterbury Bulldogs 25 April 1935 1,670 866 53 751 28,751 28,258 53.44
9 Balmain Tigers 20 April 1908 1,705 871 68 766 26,688 25,609 53.08
10 South Sydney Rabbitohs 20 April 1908 1,976 1,013 46 917 33,100 33,615 52.43
11 Canberra Raiders 27 February 1982 771 397 9 365 16,660 15,404 52.08
12 Newcastle Knights 5 March 1988 670 332 14 324 12,653 12,366 51.81
13 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2 April 1967 1,094 519 23 552 19,585 19,742 48.49
14 New Zealand Warriors 10 March 1995 442 700 7 2 9,357 9,762 47.40
15 Parramatta Eels 12 April 1947 1,488 681 40 767 25,550 26,663 47.11
16 Newtown Jets 20 April 1908 1,305 583 59 663 18,836 20,231 46.93
17 Wests Tigers 6 February 2000 325 149 3 173 7,053 7,520 46.31
18 Gold Coast Titans 18 March 2007 148 68 0 80 2,799 3,331 45.95
19 Newcastle Rebels (1908–1909) 20 April 1908 20 9 0 11 295 229 45.00
20 Western Suburbs Magpies 20 April 1908 1,691 734 49 908 25,244 28,961 44.86
21 North Sydney Bears 20 April 1908 1,665 678 71 916 25,133 27,837 42.85
22 Penrith Panthers 2 April 1967 1,078 446 28 604 19,285 21,846 42.67
23 Illawarra Steelers 28 February 1982 396 153 13 230 6,614 7,313 40.28
24 Perth Reds 12 March 1995 61 24 1 36 995 1,425 40.16
25 Northern Eagles 6 February 2000 76 30 1 45 1,582 2,118 40.13
26 Hunter Mariners 2 March 1997 18 7 0 11 350 363 38.89
27 North Queensland Cowboys 11 March 1995 438 166 6 266 8,703 10,851 38.58
28 Adelaide Rams 1 March 1997 42 13 1 28 696 1,017 32.15
29 Gold Coast Chargers 5 March 1988 246 53 9 184 3,285 5,854 23.37
30 South Queensland Crushers 11 March 1995 65 13 1 51 844 1,628 20.77
31 University 8 May 1920 242 47 5 190 2,392 5,308 20.45
32 Annandale Dales 30 April 1910 153 25 6 122 1,065 2,583 18.30
33 Cumberland 9 May 1908 8 1 0 7 38 191 12.50

Source: Rugby League Tables & Statistics. Last updated: 19 January 2013.

Most consecutive wins

Rank Wins Team Period
1 19 matches Eastern Suburbs from Manly-Warringah, 13 April 1975 to Newtown, 23 August 1975
2 17 matches Canterbury Bulldogs* from St. George Illawarra, 31 March 2002 to North Queensland, 3 August 2002
=3 16 matches South Sydney from Newtown, 30 May 1908 to Glebe, 17 July 1909
=3 16 matches Eastern Suburbs from North Sydney, 15 June 1912 to Glebe, 28 June 1913
=5 15 matches South Sydney from Balmain, 2 May 1925 to North Sydney, 8 May 1926
=5 15 matches Manly-Warringah from South Sydney, 12 March 1995 to Parramatta, 9 July 1995
=5 15 matches Melbourne Storm From Penrith Panthers, 4 August 2012 to New Zealand Warriors, 25 April 2013
Source: Rugby League Tables & Statistics. Last updated: 30 September 2012.

Most consecutive losses

Rank Losses Team Period
1 42 matches University from Balmain, 28 April 1934 to Eastern Suburbs, 22 August 1936
2 25 matches Eastern Suburbs from North Sydney, 25 July 1965 to Canterbury-Bankstown, 9 April 1967
=3 22 matches South Sydney from St. George, 23 June 1945 to St. George, 12 April 1946
=3 22 matches Western Suburbs from Eastern Suburbs Roosters, 25 April 1984 to St. George Dragons, 14 April 1985
5 20 matches Newtown from Penrith Panthers, 27 March 1977 to Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, 14 August 1977
Source: Rugby League Tables & Statistics. Last updated: 27 January 2007.

Result records

Greatest win margins

Rank Margin Winning Team Defeated Team Score Venue Date
1 85 St. George Dragons Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 91–6 Earl Park 11 May 1935
2 80 Eastern Suburbs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 87–7 Sydney Sports Ground 18 May 1935
3 70 Parramatta Eels Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 74–4 Parramatta Stadium 23 August 2003
4 68 Canberra Raiders Parramatta Eels 68–0 Bruce Stadium 22 August 1993
5 67 South Sydney Rabbitohs Western Suburbs Magpies 67–0 Royal Agricultural Society Grounds 21 July 1910
6 66 New Zealand Warriors South Sydney Rabbitohs 66–0 Stadium Australia 25 June 2006
Source: Rugby League Tables & Statistics. Last updated: 28 May 2007.

Most points in a game

Rank Points Winning Team Defeated Team Score Venue Date
1 102 Newcastle Knights Canberra Raiders 70–32 Canberra Stadium 18 March 2006
2 97 St George Dragons Canterbury Bulldogs 91–6 Earl Park 11 May 1935
3 96 Penrith Panthers Northern Eagles 68–28 Brookvale Oval 8 September 2002
=4 94 Eastern Suburbs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 87–7 Sydney Sports Ground 18 May 1935
=4 94 Sydney Roosters North Queensland Cowboys 64–30 Sydney Football Stadium 9 June 2007
6 90 Parramatta Eels Brisbane Broncos 68–22 Parramatta Stadium 2 September 2007
Source: Rugby League Tables & Statistics. Last updated: 28 May 2007.

Fewest points in a game

Rank Points Winning Team Defeated Team Score Venue Date
1 0 Newtown Jets drew with Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs – 0–0 Henson Park 28 May 1982
2 1 Newtown Jets St. George Dragons 1–0 Sydney Cricket Ground 12 May 1973
=3 2 Newtown Eastern Suburbs 2–0 Sydney Cricket Ground 16 May 1914
=3 2 Balmain Tigers North Sydney Bears 2–0 North Sydney Oval 25 April 1931
=3 2 South Sydney Rabbitohs Parramatta Eels 2–0 Sydney Sports Ground 18 July 1965
Source: Rugby League Tables & Statistics. Last updated: 8 February 2007.

Most Points Scored by One Team in a Game

Rank Points Winning Team Defeated Team Score Venue Date
1 91 St. George Dragons Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 91–6 Earl Park 11 May 1935
2 87 Eastern Suburbs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 87–7 Sydney Sports Ground 18 May 1935
=3 74 Parramatta Eels Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 74–4 Parramatta Stadium 23 August 2003
=3 74 Canberra Raiders Penrith Panthers 74–12 Canberra Stadium 10 August 2008
5 72 Penrith Panthers Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 72–12 Penrith Stadium 7 August 2004
Source: Rugby League Tables & Statistics. Last updated: 8 February 2007.

Highest Scores by a Losing Side

Points Winning Team Defeated Team Score Venue Date
36 Canterbury Bulldogs Hunter Mariners 48–36 Belmore Sports Ground 12 May 1997
36 Wests Tigers Canterbury Bulldogs 37–36 Telstra Stadium 27 March 2005
36 Gold Coast Titans Newcastle Knights 38–36 Energy Australia Stadium 9 May 2010

Highest Drawn Games

Score Teams Venue Date
34-34 Parramatta Eels vs. North Sydney Bears Parramatta Oval 25 June 1949
34–34 Illawarra Steelers vs. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles WIN Stadium 4 May 1997
34–34 South Sydney Rabbitohs vs. Brisbane Broncos Aussie Stadium 28 August 2004
32–32 Penrith Panthers vs. New Zealand Warriors CUA Stadium 1 August 2009
31–31 Sydney Roosters vs. New Zealand Warriors Sydney Football Stadium 5 August 2007
Source: Rugby League Tables & Statistics. Last updated: 8 February 2007.

Best Start to a season

Wins Team Season
15 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 1995 ARL season
12 South Sydney Rabbitohs 1925 NSWRFL season
11 Western Suburbs Magpies 1934 NSWRFL season
11 Balmain Tigers 1966 NSWRFL season
10 St. George Dragons 1959 NSWRFL season
10 Sydney City Roosters 1996 ARL season

Undefeated in a season

Year Team
1915 Balmain Tigers
1921 North Sydney Bears
1925 South Sydney Rabbitohs
1936 Eastern Suburbs
1937 Eastern Suburbs
1959 St. George Dragons

Failed To Win A Match in a season

Year Team
1918 Annandale
1920 Annandale
1921 University
1935 University
1937 University
1946 South Sydney Rabbitohs
1966 Eastern Suburbs

Most Points Scored by a Team in a season

Least Points Scored by a Team in a season

Most Points Conceded by a Team in a season

Least points conceded by a team in a season

Biggest comebacks

Individual records

Note: Figures in boldface are currently playing in the NRL.

Most games (NRL's 300 'Club')

Games Player Clubs Years
355 Darren Lockyer Brisbane 1995–2011
350 Terry Lamb Western Suburbs, Canterbury-Bankstown 1980–1996
349 Steve Menzies Manly-Warringah, Northern Eagles 1993–2008
336 Brad Fittler Penrith, Sydney Roosters 1989–2004
332 Cliff Lyons North Sydney, Manly-Warringah 1985–1999
330 Nathan Hindmarsh Parramatta 1998–2012
328 Andrew Ettingshausen Cronulla-Sutherland 1983–2000
325 Geoff Gerard Parramatta, Manly-Warringah, Penrith 1974–1989
318 Jason Croker Canberra 1991–2006
316 Hazem El Masri Canterbury-Bankstown 1996–2009
315 Paul Langmack Canterbury-Bankstown, Western Suburbs, Sydney Roosters 1983–1999
315 Luke Priddis Canberra, Brisbane, Penrith, St George-Illawarra 1997–2010
313 Steve Price Canterbury-Bankstown, New Zealand Warriors 1994–2009
312 Ruben Wiki Canberra, New Zealand Warriors 1993–2008
310 Brent Kite St George-Illawarra, Manly-Warringah, Penrith 2002–
309 Petero Civoniceva Brisbane, Penrith 1998–2012
307 Brett Kimmorley Newcastle, Hunter, Melbourne, Northern Eagles, Cronulla, Canterbury 1995–2010
302 Corey Parker Brisbane 2001–
302 Anthony Minichiello Sydney Roosters 2000–2014
301 Luke Ricketson Sydney Roosters 1991–2005
300 Scott Prince North Qld, Brisbane, Wests Tigers, Gold Coast 1998–2013
300 John Morris Newcastle, Parramatta, Wests Tigers, Cronulla-Sutherland 2001–2014
Source: http://www.nrl.com/corey-parker-to-join-nrls-300-club/tabid/10874/newsid/84263/default.aspx Corey Parker to join NRL'S 300 club] ]. Retrieved & As at 23 March 2015.

At one club

Games Player Clubs Years
355 Darren Lockyer Brisbane 1995–2011
330 Nathan Hindmarsh Parramatta 1998–2012
328 Andrew Ettingshausen Cronulla-Sutherland 1983–2000
318 Jason Croker Canberra 1991–2006
316 Hazem El Masri Canterbury-Bankstown 1996–2009
302 Anthony Minichiello Sydney Roosters 2000–2014
301 Luke Ricketson Sydney Roosters 1991–2005
302 Corey Parker Brisbane 2001–
Source: Eels NRL Player Stats. Retrieved 3 February 2012.

Most tries

In a career

For larger list see List of players with 100 NRL tries.
Tries Player Clubs
212 Ken Irvine North Sydney, Manly-Warringah
180 Steve Menzies Manly-Warringah, Northern Eagles
170 Billy Slater Melbourne Storm
165 Andrew Ettingshausen Cronulla-Sutherland
164 Terry Lamb Western Suburbs, Canterbury-Bankstown
159 Matt Sing Penrith, Sydney Roosters, North Queensland
159 Hazem El Masri Canterbury-Bankstown
Source: NRL Stats. Last updated: 28 September 2008.

In a season

Tries Player Club Season
38 Dave Brown[1] Eastern Suburbs 1935 NSWRFL season
34 Ray Preston Newtown 1954 NSWRFL season
29 Les Brennan South Sydney 1954 NSWRFL season
28 Bobby Lulham Balmain 1947 NSWRFL season
28 Johnny Graves South Sydney 1951 NSWRFL season

In a game

Most points

In a career

For larger list see List of players with 1,000 NRL points.
Rank Points Player Period
1 2,418 Hazem El Masri (Canterbury-Bankstown) 316 games (1996–2009)
2 2,176 Andrew Johns (Newcastle) 249 games (1993–2007)
3 2,107 Jason Taylor (Western Suburbs, North Sydney, Northern Eagles, Parramatta) 276 games (1990–2001)
4 2,034 Daryl Halligan (North Sydney, Canterbury-Bankstown) 230 games (1991–2000)
5 1,971 Mick Cronin (Parramatta) 216 games (1977–1986)
6 1,917 Graham Eadie (Manly-Warringah) 233 games (1971–1983)
Source: Rugby League Tables & Statistics. Last updated: 14 March 2009.

In a season

Points Player Club Year
342 (16t, 139g) Hazem El Masri Canterbury-Bankstown 2004 NRL season
308 (15t, 124g) Brett Hodgson Wests Tigers 2005 NRL season
296 (17t, 114g) Hazem El Masri Canterbury-Bankstown 2006 NRL season
294 (9t, 129g) Hazem El Masri Canterbury-Bankstown 2003 NRL season
284 (13t, 116g) Ivan Cleary Sydney City Roosters 1998 NRL season
282 (16t, 117g) Mick Cronin Parramatta 1978 NSWRFL season

In a game

Oldest Players

Age Player Club Year
40 years and 5 days Billy Wilson North Sydney NSWRFL season 1967
39 years and 311 days Tedda Courtney Western Suburbs NSWRFL season 1924
38 years and 149 days Roy Kirkaldy Canterbury-Bankstown NSWRFL season 1948
38 years and 28 days Henry Porter Canterbury-Bankstown NSWRFL season 1948
38 years and 25 days Sandy Pearce Eastern Suburbs NSWRFL season 1921

Youngest Players

Age Player Club Year
16 years and 85 days Ray Stehr Eastern Suburbs 1929 NSWRFL season
16 years and 220 days Jack Arnold Western Suburbs 1936 NSWRFL season
16 years and 238 days Jordan Rankin Gold Coast Titans 2008 NRL season
16 years and 258 days Frank Burge Glebe 1911 NSWRFL season
16 years and 303 days Adam Ritson Cronulla-Sutherland 1993 NSWRL season
16 years and 313 days Paul Mellor South Sydney 1991 NSWRL season

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Walsh, Dan (22 May 2014). "Top 10 headgear-wearing stars". nrl.com (National Rugby League). Retrieved 3 September 2014.