| Tries | Player | Club/Clubs | Career span |
| 212 | Ken Irvine | North Sydney, Manly-Warringah | 1958-1973 |
| 180 | Steve Menzies | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, Northern Eagles | 1993-2008 |
| 170[1] | Billy Slater | Melbourne Storm | 2003- |
| 165 | Andrew Ettingshausen | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 1983-2000 |
| 164 | Terry Lamb | Western Suburbs Magpies, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 1980-1996 |
| 159 | Matt Sing | Penrith Panthers, Sydney Roosters, North Queensland Cowboys | 1993-2006 |
| 159 | Hazem El Masri | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 1996-2009 |
| 154 | Nathan Merritt | South Sydney Rabbitohs, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 2002-2014 |
| 152 | Harold Horder | South Sydney, North Sydney | 1912-1924 |
| 149 | Brett Stewart | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 2003- |
| 147 | Bob Fulton | Manly-Warringah, Eastern Suburbs Roosters | 1966-1979 |
| 146 | Frank Burge | Glebe, St. George | 1911-1927 |
| 144 | Benny Wearing | South Sydney | 1921-1933 |
| 143 | Johnny King | St. George | 1960-1971 |
| 142 | Steve Renouf | Brisbane Broncos | 1989-1999 |
| 141 | Manu Vatuvei | New Zealand Warriors | 2004- |
| 140 | Nigel Vagana | Auckland Warriors, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, South Sydney Rabbitohs | 1996-2008 |
| 139 | Anthony Minichiello | Sydney Roosters | 2000-2014 |
| 138 | Phil Blake | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, South Sydney Rabbitohs, North Sydney Bears, Canberra Raiders, St. George Dragons, Auckland Warriors | 1982-1997 |
| 137 | Eddie Lumsden | Manly-Warringah, St. George | 1955-1966 |
| 130 | Matt Bowen | North Queensland Cowboys | 2001-2013 |
| 129 | Rhys Wesser | Penrith Panthers, South Sydney Rabbitohs | 1998-2011 |
| 128 | Sid Goodwin | Balmain, Newtown | 1933-1945 |
| 128 | Greg Inglis | Melbourne Storm, South Sydney Rabbitohs | 2005- |
| 127 | Reg Gasnier | St. George | 1959-1967 |
| 127 | Wendell Sailor | Brisbane Broncos, St. George Illawarra Dragons | 1993-2001, 2008-2009 |
| 124 | Luke Burt | Parramatta Eels | 1999-2012 |
| 124 | Matt Cooper | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 2000-2013 |
| 122 | Steve Morris | St. George Dragons, Eastern Suburbs Roosters | 1979-1990 |
| 122 | Brett Mullins | Canberra Raiders, Sydney Roosters | 1990-2000, 2002 |
| 122 | Brad Fittler | Penrith Panthers, Sydney Roosters | 1989-2004 |
| 122 | Darren Lockyer | Brisbane Broncos | 1995-2011 |
| 121 | Nathan Blacklock | Sydney City Roosters, St. George Dragons, St. George Illawarra Dragons | 1995-2004 |
| 121 | Timana Tahu | Newcastle Knights, Parramatta Eels, Penrith Panthers | 1999-2014 |
| 120 | Michael Hancock | Brisbane Broncos | 1988-2000 |
| 120 | Jason Croker | Canberra Raiders | 1991-2006 |
| 119 | Ian Moir | South Sydney, Western Suburbs | 1952-1960 |
| 119 | Bob McCarthy | South Sydney, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 1963-1978 |
| 117 | David Peachey | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, South Sydney Rabbitohs | 1994-2007 |
| 116 | Ricky Walford | Eastern Suburbs Roosters, North Sydney Bears, St. George Dragons | 1982-1996 |
| 115 | Ray Preston | Newtown, Parramatta | 1949-1959 |
| 115 | Darren Smith | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Brisbane Broncos | 1990-2002, 2004-2005 |
| 115 | Brett Morris | St. George Illawarra Dragons, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 2006- |
| 114 | Jamie Lyon | Parramatta Eels, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 2000- |
| 113 | Matt Geyer | Western Reds, Melbourne Storm | 1997-2008 |
| 112 | Tom Mooney | South Sydney, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 1972-1981 |
| 111 | Greg Alexander | Penrith Panthers, Auckland Warriors | 1984-1999 |
| 110 | Jack Lindwall | St. George | 1938-1949 |
| 110 | Brett Kenny | Parramatta Eels | 1980-1993 |
| 109 | Ryan Girdler | Illawarra Steelers, Penrith Panthers | 1991-2004 |
| 109 | Colin Best | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, St. George Illawarra Dragons, Canberra Raiders, South Sydney Rabbitohs | 1998-2012 |
| 108 | Michael Jennings | Penrith Panthers, Sydney Roosters | 2007- |
| 107 | Mat Rogers | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Gold Coast Titans | 1995-2001, 2007-2011 |
| 106 | John Ferguson | Newtown Jets, Eastern Suburbs Roosters, Canberra Raiders | 1980-1990 |
| 106 | Amos Roberts | St. George Illawarra Dragons, Penrith Panthers, Sydney Roosters | 2000-2008 |
| 104 | Bill Mullins | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | 1968-1978 |
| 103 | Jarryd Hayne | Parramatta Eels | 2006-2014 |
| 102 | Ashley Graham | Parramatta Eels, North Queensland Cowboys | 2002-2013 |
| 102 | Akuila Uate | Newcastle Knights | 2008- |
| 100 | Tim Brasher | Balmain Tigers, South Sydney Rabbitohs, North Queensland Cowboys | 1989-2002 |
| 100 | Allan Langer | Brisbane Broncos | 1988-1999, 2002 |
| 100 | Luke Patten | Illawarra Steelers, St. George Illawarra Dragons, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 1998-2010 |
| 100 | Shaun Kenny-Dowall | Sydney Roosters | 2007- |
| Source: Rugby League Tables / Try Scorers. Last updated: 26 Apr 2015. |