2009 NRL season results explained

See main article: 2009 NRL season. The 2009 National Rugby League season consisted of 26 weekly regular season rounds, starting on 13 March and ending on 6 September, followed by four weeks of play-offs which culminated in the grand final on 4 October.

Regular season

Round 1

• Steve Price (New Zealand Warriors) played his 300th game in top grade rugby league in Australia.^[1]
• Hazem El Masri (Bulldogs) overtook Andrew Johns as the highest-scoring player in top grade rugby league in Australia.^[2]
• The Rabbitohs scored 50 or more for the first time since Round 17 1992 ending a 332-game drought, it was also the highest Round 1 score since 2002.
• Golden Point was used for the first time in the Dragons-Melbourne game with a Greg Inglis field goal proving the difference.

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			width=17%	Date and Time (Local)	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referees	width=7%	Crowd
align=left	Melbourne Storm	17 - 16	align=left	St George Illawarra Dragons	13 March 2009, 7:35 pm	Olympic Park Stadium	Shayne Hayne Gavin Badger	14,870
align=left	Brisbane Broncos	19 - 18	align=left	North Queensland Cowboys	13 March 2009, 7:35 pm	Suncorp Stadium	Jared Maxwell Tony De Las Heras	45,022
align=left	New Zealand Warriors	26 - 18	align=left	Parramatta Eels	14 March 2009, 7:30 pm	Mt Smart Stadium	Ashley Klein Alan Shortall	17,447
align=left	Cronulla Sharks	18 - 10	align=left	Penrith Panthers	14 March 2009, 7:30 pm	Toyota Stadium	Jason Robinson Phil Haines	10,617
align=left	Bulldogs	34 - 12	align=left	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	14 March 2009, 7:30 pm	ANZ Stadium	Ben Cummins Brett Suttor	19,791
align=left	Gold Coast Titans	34 - 20	align=left	Newcastle Knights	15 March 2009, 1:00 pm	Skilled Park	M Cecchin Chris James	16,203
align=left	Sydney Roosters	12 - 52	align=left	South Sydney Rabbitohs	15 March 2009, 3:00 pm	Sydney Football Stadium	Tony De Las Heras Steve Lyons	24,486
align=left	Wests Tigers	34 - 26	align=left	Canberra Raiders	16 March 2009, 7:00 pm	Campbelltown Stadium	Jared Maxwell Gerard Sutton	17,392
Source: Web site: NRL 2009 Round 1. Rugby League Project. 29 April 2009.

Round 2

• The Bulldogs had their two competition points stripped as they breached NRL match rules by fielding 14 players during the scoring of the match-winning try.^[3]

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			width=17%	Date and Time (Local)	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referees	width=7%	Crowd
align=left	South Sydney Rabbitohs	8 - 14	align=left	Parramatta Eels	20 March 2009, 7:35 pm	ANZ Stadium	Shayne Hayne Gavin Badger	20,871
align=left	Brisbane Broncos	16 - 14	align=left	Melbourne Storm	20 March 2009, 7:35 pm	Suncorp Stadium	Ben Cummins Tony De Las Heras	36,647
align=left	St George Illawarra Dragons	16 - 10	align=left	Gold Coast Titans	21 March 2009, 5:30 pm	WIN Stadium	Ashley Klien Alan Shortall	13,329
align=left	Penrith Panthers	26 - 28	align=left	Bulldogs	21 March 2009, 7:30 pm	CUA Stadium	Matt Cecchin Chris James	16,846
align=left	North Queensland Cowboys	42 - 14	align=left	Wests Tigers	21 March 2009, 8:30 pm	Dairy Farmers Stadium	Jason Robinson Phil Haines	19,879
align=left	Canberra Raiders	4 - 28	align=left	Sydney Roosters	22 March 2009, 2:00 pm	Canberra Stadium	Jared Maxwell Gerard Sutton	13,100
align=left	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	24 - 26	align=left	New Zealand Warriors	22 March 2009, 3:00 pm	Brookvale Oval	Shayne Hayne Gavin Badger	16,307
align=left	Cronulla Sharks	12 - 24	align=left	Newcastle Knights	23 March 2009, 7:00 pm	Toyota Stadium	Ben Cummins Brett Suttor	11,148
Source: Web site: NRL 2009 Round 2. Rugby League Project. 29 April 2009.

Round 3

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			width=17%	Date and Time (Local)	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referees	width=7%	Crowd
align=left	Wests Tigers	40 - 24	align=left	Sydney Roosters	27 March 2009, 7:35 pm	Sydney Football Stadium	Tony Archer Gavin Badger	14,426
align=left	Gold Coast Titans	20 - 12	align=left	Bulldogs	27 March 2009, 7:35 pm	Skilled Park	Jared Maxwell Alan Shortall	19,854
align=left	New Zealand Warriors	10 - 26	align=left	Brisbane Broncos	28 March 2009, 7:30 pm	Mt Smart Stadium	Jason Robinson Matt Cecchin	24,538
align=left	Parramatta Eels	18 - 16	align=left	Canberra Raiders	28 March 2009, 7:30 pm	Parramatta Stadium	Steve Lyons Chris James	11,110
align=left	North Queensland Cowboys	12 - 26	align=left	Melbourne Storm	28 March 2009, 8:30 pm	Dairy Farmers Stadium	Shayne Hayne Gerard Sutton	21,489
align=left	South Sydney Rabbitohs	22 - 12	align=left	Newcastle Knights	29 March 2009, 2:00 pm	Bluetongue Stadium	Ashley Klien Brett Suttor	15,227
align=left	St George Illawarra Dragons	10 - 6	align=left	Cronulla Sharks	29 March 2009, 3:00 pm	WIN Jubilee Oval	Gavin Badger Tony De Las Heras	20,847
align=left	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	10 - 12	align=left	Penrith Panthers	30 March 2009, 7:00 pm	Brookvale Oval	Ben Cummins Phil Hains	8,667
Source: Web site: NRL 2009 Round 3. Rugby League Project. 29 April 2009.

Round 4

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			width=17%	Date and Time (Local)	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referee	width=7%	Crowd
align=left	Brisbane Broncos	12 - 25	align=left	St George Illawarra Dragons	3 April 2009, 6:35 pm	Suncorp Stadium	Matt Cecchin Shayne Hayne	42,435
align=left	Sydney Roosters	24 - 6	align=left	Parramatta Eels	3 April 2009, 7:35 pm	Sydney Football Stadium	Tony Archer Steve Lyons	11,231
align=left	Penrith Panthers	42 - 22	align=left	Wests Tigers	4 April 2009, 5:30 pm	CUA Stadium	Ben Cummins Phil Haines	15,813
align=left	Melbourne Storm	6 - 18	align=left	Gold Coast Titans	4 April 2009, 7:30 pm	Olympic Park Stadium	Ashley Klein Brett Suttor	11,698
align=left	New Zealand Warriors	16 - 22	align=left	South Sydney Rabbitohs	5 April 2009, 2:00 pm	Mt Smart Stadium	Gavin Badger Tony De Las Heras	19,386
align=left	Bulldogs	24 - 12	align=left	Cronulla Sharks	5 April 2009, 2:00 pm	ANZ Stadium	Jason Robinson Gerard Sutton	15,520
align=left	Newcastle Knights	26 - 12	align=left	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	5 April 2009, 3:00 pm	Energy Australia Stadium	Jared Maxwell Alan Shortall	15,324
align=left	Canberra Raiders	23 - 18	align=left	North Queensland Cowboys	6 April 2009, 7:00 pm	Canberra Stadium	Tony Archer Steve Lyons	12,193
Source: Web site: NRL 2009 Round 4. Rugby League Project. 29 April 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090520165153/http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/NRL_2009/Round_4/summary.html. 20 May 2009 . live.

Round 5

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			width=17%	Date and Time (Local)	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referee	width=7%	Crowd
align=left	Sydney Roosters	24 - 28	align=left	Brisbane Broncos	10 April 2009, 7:35 pm	Sydney Football Stadium	Gavin Badger Matt Cecchin	18,464
align=left	Parramatta Eels	8 - 22	align=left	St George Illawarra Dragons	10 April 2009, 7:35 pm	Parramatta Stadium	Ashley Klein Brett Suttor	19,017
align=left	Cronulla Sharks	14 - 24	align=left	Canberra Raiders	11 April 2009, 5:30 pm	Toyota Stadium	Ben Cummins Alan Shortall	8,561
align=left	Melbourne Storm	16 - 14	align=left	Penrith Panthers	11 April 2009, 7:30 pm	Olympic Park Stadium	Tony Archer Chris James	10,110
align=left	North Queensland Cowboys	10 - 14	align=left	Gold Coast Titans	11 April 2009, 7:30 pm	Dairy Farmers Stadium	Phil Haines Jared Maxwell	18,123
align=left	Newcastle Knights	24 - 22	align=left	New Zealand Warriors	12 April 2009, 2:00 pm	Energy Australia Stadium	Gavin Badger Steve Lyons	13,626
align=left	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	23 - 10	align=left	Wests Tigers	12 April 2009, 3:00 pm	Brookvale Oval	Tony De Las Heras Shayne Hayne	17,942
align=left	Bulldogs	14 - 12	align=left	South Sydney Rabbitohs	13 April 2009, 7:00 pm	ANZ Stadium	Ashley Klein Brett Suttor	22,775
Source: Web site: NRL 2009 Round 5. Rugby League Project. 29 April 2009.

Round 6

• Golden Point was used again in the Warriors-Roosters game, with a Stacey Jones field goal proving the difference.

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			width=17%	Date and Time (Local)	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referee	width=7%	Crowd
align=left	Penrith Panthers	18 - 38	align=left	Brisbane Broncos	17 April 2009, 7:35pm	CUA Stadium	Tony De Las Heras Shayne Hayne	14,332
align=left	Gold Coast Titans	16 - 10	align=left	Canberra Raiders	17 April 2009, 7:35pm	Skilled Park	Tony Archer Steve Lyons	18,510
align=left	St George Illawarra Dragons	18 - 24	align=left	Newcastle Knights	18 April 2009, 5:30pm	WIN Jubilee Oval	Jason Robinson Gerard Sutton	14,477
align=left	South Sydney Rabbitohs	8 - 24	align=left	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	18 April 2009, 7:30pm	ANZ Stadium	Matt Cecchin Jared Maxwell	14,225
align=left	New Zealand Warriors	17 - 16	align=left	Sydney Roosters	19 April 2009, 2:00pm	Mt Smart Stadium	Ben Cummins Alan Shortall	16,309
align=left	Cronulla Sharks	10 - 34	align=left	North Queensland Cowboys	19 April 2009, 1:30pm	Hindmarsh Stadium	Chris James Ashley Klein	8,547
align=left	Parramatta Eels	18 - 48	align=left	Bulldogs	19 April 2009, 3:00pm	ANZ Stadium	Gavin Badger Tony De Las Heras	18,223
align=left	Wests Tigers	16 - 6	align=left	Melbourne Storm	20 April 2009, 7:00pm	Leichhardt Oval	Tony Archer Shayne Hayne	12,646
Source: Web site: NRL 2009 Round 6. Rugby League Project. 29 April 2009.

Round 7

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			width=17%	Date and Time (Local)	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referee	width=7%	Crowd
align=left	Brisbane Broncos	40 - 8	align=left	Parramatta Eels	24 April 2009, 7:35pm	Suncorp Stadium	Jarred Maxwell Brett Suttor	30,887
align=left	South Sydney Rabbitohs	32 - 26	align=left	Cronulla Sharks	24 April 2009, 7:35pm	ANZ Stadium	Ben Cummins Alan Shortall	11,208
align=left	Sydney Roosters	0 - 29	align=left	St George Illawarra Dragons	25 April 2009, 3:00pm	Sydney Football Stadium	Shayne Hayne Tony De Las Haras	28,926
align=left	Melbourne Storm	14 - 14	align=left	New Zealand Warriors	25 April 2009, 5:30pm	Olympic Park Stadium	Tony Archer Matt Cecchin	15,200
align=left	North Queensland Cowboys	26 - 12	align=left	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	25 April 2009, 7:30pm	Dairy Farmers Stadium	Gavin Badger Steve Lyons	16,153
align=left	Canberra Raiders	20 - 30	align=left	Bulldogs	26 April 2009, 2:00pm	Canberra Stadium	Chris James Ashley Klein	10,241
align=left	Wests Tigers	26 - 24	align=left	Newcastle Knights	26 April 2009, 3:00pm	Campbelltown Stadium	Jason Robinson Gerard Sutton	17,898
align=left	Penrith Panthers	34 - 20	align=left	Gold Coast Titans	27 April 2009, 7:00pm	CUA Stadium	Ben Cummins Jared Maxwell	9,760
Source: Web site: NRL 2009 Round 7. Rugby League Project. 7 September 2009.

Round 8

• Darren Lockyer (Brisbane Broncos) played his 300th game in top grade rugby league in Australia.^[4]

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			width=17%	Date and Time (Local)	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referee	width=7%	Crowd
align=left	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	8 - 22	align=left	Melbourne Storm	1 May 2009, 7:35pm	Brookvale Oval	Tony De Las Heras Shayne Hayne	10,752
align=left	Parramatta Eels	28 - 18	align=left	North Queensland Cowboys	1 May 2009, 7:35pm	Parramatta Stadium	Jason Robinson Gerard Sutton	8,104
align=left	Gold Coast Titans	22 - 14	align=left	South Sydney Rabbitohs	2 May 2009, 3:00pm	Skilled Park	Chris James Ashley Klein	19,833
align=left	Cronulla Sharks	12 - 19	align=left	Sydney Roosters	2 May 2009, 5:30pm	Toyota Stadium	Gavin Badger Matt Cecchin	9,879
align=left	Newcastle Knights	28 - 12	align=left	Brisbane Broncos	2 May 2009, 7:30pm	Energy Australia Stadium	Tony Archer Phil Haines	18,154
align=left	Canberra Raiders	10 - 18	align=left	Penrith Panthers	2 May 2009, 7:30pm	Canberra Stadium	Steve Lyons Brett Suttor	8,850
align=left	St George Illawarra Dragons	12 - 11	align=left	New Zealand Warriors	3 May 2009, 2:00pm	WIN Stadium	Ben Cummins Jason Robinson	14,562
align=left	Bulldogs	22 - 20	align=left	Wests Tigers	3 May 2009, 3:00pm	ANZ Stadium	Tony De Las Heras Jared Maxwell	25,622
Source: Web site: NRL 2009 Round 8. Rugby League Project. 7 September 2009.

Round 9

• 2 representative matches were played during this round, City vs Country Origin and the Australia vs New Zealand test match.^[5]

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			width=17%	Date and Time	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referee	width=7%	Crowd
align=left	North Queensland Cowboys	24–20	align=left	St George Illawarra Dragons	9 May 2009, 7:30pm	Dairy Farmers Stadium	Ashley Klein Brett Suttor	16,031
align=left	Newcastle Knights	23–18	align=left	Gold Coast Titans	10 May 2009, 2:00pm	Energy Australia Stadium	Ben Cummins Steve Lyons	11,258
align=left	Brisbane Broncos	20–22	align=left	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	10 May 2009, 3:00pm	Suncorp Stadium	Tony Archer Matt Cecchin	27,527
align=left	Sydney Roosters	12-28	align=left	Melbourne Storm	11 May 2009, 7:00pm	Bluetongue Stadium	Tony De Las Heras Jason Robinson	8,412
BYE Round for: 8 teams - Bulldogs, Canberra Raiders, Cronulla Sharks, New Zealand Warriors, Parramatta Eels, Penrith Panthers, South Sydney Rabbitohs and Wests Tigers.
Source: Web site: NRL 2009 Round 9. Rugby League Project. 9 September 2009.

Round 10: Heritage Round

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			width=17%	Date and Time (Local)	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referees	width=7%	Crowd
align=left	Brisbane Broncos	32 - 18	align=left	Gold Coast Titans	15 May 2009, 7:35pm	Suncorp Stadium	Gavin Badger Shane Hayne	43,079
align=left	St George Illawarra Dragons	20 - 18	align=left	Bulldogs	15 May 2009, 7:35pm	WIN Jubilee Oval	Tony Archer Ashley Klein	18,415
align=left	Sydney Roosters	6 - 38	align=left	Newcastle Knights	16 May 2009, 5:30pm	Sydney Football Stadium	Chris James Steve Lyons	8,611
align=left	Penrith Panthers	26 - 22	align=left	Cronulla Sharks	16 May 2009, 7:30pm	CUA Stadium	Jared Maxwell Gerard Sutton	11,750
align=left	New Zealand Warriors	12 - 34	align=left	North Queensland Cowboys	17 May 2009, 12:00pm	Mt Smart Stadium	Ben Cummins Alan Shortall	16,345
align=left	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	34 - 10	align=left	Parramatta Eels	17 May 2009, 2:00pm	Brookvale Oval	Gavin Badger Tony De Las Heras	15,916
align=left	Wests Tigers	22 - 23	align=left	South Sydney Rabbitohs	17 May 2009, 3:00pm	Sydney Cricket Ground	Ashley Klein Jason Robinson	29,970
align=left	Melbourne Storm	46 - 6	align=left	Canberra Raiders	18 May 2009, 7:00pm	Olympic Park Stadium	Tony Archer Brett Suttor	10,112
Source: Web site: NRL 2009 Round 10. Rugby League Project. 7 September 2009.

Round 11

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			width=17%	Date and Time (Local)	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referee	width=7%	Crowd
align=left	Parramatta Eels	16-16	align=left	South Sydney Rabbitohs	22 May 2009, 7:35pm	ANZ Stadium	Gavin Badger Brett Suttor	10,670
align=left	Wests Tigers	18-20	align=left	Brisbane Broncos	22 May 2009, 7:35pm	Campbelltown Stadium	Ben Cummins Jared Maxwell	9,675
align=left	Cronulla Sharks	4-26	align=left	St George Illawarra Dragons	23 May 2009, 5:30pm	Toyota Stadium	Tony De Las Heras Jason Robinson	15,201
align=left	Bulldogs	26-10	align=left	Melbourne Storm	23 May 2009, 7:30pm	Bluetongue Stadium	Shayne Hayne Gerard Sutton	10,923
align=left	Penrith Panthers	48-6	align=left	Sydney Roosters	23 May 2009, 7:30pm	CUA Stadium	Ashley Klein Steve Lyons	8,515
align=left	Canberra Raiders	38-12	align=left	New Zealand Warriors	24 May 2009, 2:00pm	Canberra Stadium	Jared Maxell Bernard Sutton	8,383
align=left	Gold Coast Titans	18-17	align=left	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	24 May 2009, 3:00pm	Skilled Park	Tony Archer Matt Cecchin	16,126
align=left	North Queensland Cowboys	36-10	align=left	Newcastle Knights	25 May 2009, 7:00pm	Dairy Farmers Stadium	Ben Cummins Alan Shortall	11,892
Source: Web site: NRL 2009 Round 11. Rugby League Project. 7 September 2009.

Round 12

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			width=17%	Date and Time (Local)	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referee	width=7%	Crowd
align=left	St George Illawarra Dragons	38-10	align=left	Penrith Panthers	29 May 2009, 7;35pm	WIN Stadium	Steve Lyons Jason Robinson	10,623
align=left	Parramatta Eels	10-13	align=left	Cronulla Sharks	30 May 2009, 7:30pm	Parramatta Stadium	Ben Cummins Alan Shortall	7,014
align=left	New Zealand Warriors	14-0	align=left	Wests Tigers	31 May 2009, 2:00pm	Mt Smart Stadium	Gavin Badger Brett Suttor	15,365
align=left	Newcastle Knights	22-14	align=left	Bulldogs	31 May 2009, 3:00pm	Energy Australia Stadium	Tony De Las Heras Jason Robinson	18,322
align=left	South Sydney Rabbitohs	18-34	align=left	Canberra Raiders	1 June 2009, 7:00pm	ANZ Stadium	Ashley Klein Steve Lyons	9,805
BYE Round for: 6 teams - Brisbane Broncos, Gold Coast Titans, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, Melbourne Storm, North Queensland Cowboys and Sydney Roosters.
Source: Web site: NRL 2009 Round 12. Rugby League Project. 7 September 2009.

Round 13

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			width=17%	Date and Time (Local)	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referee	width=7%	Crowd
align=left	Wests Tigers	10-26	align=left	Penrith Panthers	5 June 2009, 7:35pm	Leichhardt Oval	Jason Robinson Bernard Sutton	14,100
align=left	Melbourne Storm	48-4	align=left	Brisbane Broncos	5 June 2009, 7:35pm	Olympic Park Stadium	Gavin Badger Ben Cummins	15,318
align=left	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	38-18	align=left	Sydney Roosters	6 June 2009, 5:30pm	Brookvale Oval	Steve Lyons Ashley Klein	10,549
align=left	North Queensland Cowboys	46-12	align=left	South Sydney Rabbitohs	6 June 2009, 7:30pm	Dairy Farmers Stadium	Shayne Hayne Gerard Sutton	16,568
align=left	Cronulla Sharks	18-10	align=left	New Zealand Warriors	7 June 2009, 2:00pm	Toyota Stadium	Tony Archer Matt Cecchin	14,082
align=left	Newcastle Knights	18-20	align=left	Parramatta Eels	7 June 2009, 3:00pm	Energy Australia Stadium	Gavin Badger Brett Suttor	18,085
align=left	Gold Coast Titans	28-24	align=left	St George Illawarra Dragons	8 June 2009, 7:00pm	Skilled Park	Ben Cummins Alan Shortall	24,106
BYE Round for: 2 teams - Bulldogs & Canberra Raiders.
Source: Web site: NRL 2009 Round 13. Rugby League Project. 7 September 2009.

Round 14

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			width=17%	Date and Time (Local)	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referee	width=7%	Crowd
align=left	Brisbane Broncos	22-44	align=left	Bulldogs	12 June 2009, 7:35pm	Suncorp Stadium	Tony Archer Shayne Hayne	26,353
align=left	New Zealand Warriors	13-0	align=left	Newcastle Knights	12 June 2009, 8:35pm	Mt Smart Stadium	Steve Lyons Bernard Sutton	14,255
align=left	Sydney Roosters	20-24	align=left	Gold Coast Titans	13 June 2009, 5:30pm	Bluetongue Stadium	Ben Cummins Ben Shortall	6,232
align=left	Penrith Panthers	6-20	align=left	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	13 June 2009, 7:30pm	CUA Stadium	Jason Robinson Tony De Las Heras	15,806
align=left	South Sydney Rabbitohs	22-28	align=left	Melbourne Storm	13 June 2009, 7:30pm	Members Equity Stadium	Ashley Klein Chris James	15,197
align=left	Canberra Raiders	22-24	align=left	Cronulla Sharks	14 June 2009, 2:00pm	Canberra Stadium	Shayne Hayne Gerard Sutton	10,104
align=left	St George Illawarra Dragons	32-18	align=left	North Queensland Cowboys	14 June 2009, 3:00pm	WIN Stadium	Tony Archer Matt Cecchin	11,374
align=left	Parramatta Eels	6-23	align=left	Wests Tigers	15 June 2009, 7:00pm	Parramatta Stadium	Ben Cummins Brett Suttor	12,003
Source: Web site: NRL 2009 Round 14. Rugby League Project. 7 September 2009.

Round 15

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			width=17%	Date and Time (Local)	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referee	width=7%	Crowd
align=left	Bulldogs	19 - 12	align=left	Penrith Panthers	19 June 2009, 7:35pm	ANZ Stadium	Gavin Badger Matt Cecchin	13,992
align=left	North Queensland Cowboys	24 - 22	align=left	Sydney Roosters	20 June 2009, 7:30pm	Dairy Farmers Stadium	Jason Robinson Tony De Las Heras	13,486
align=left	Melbourne Storm	14 - 12	align=left	Wests Tigers	21 June 2009, 2:00pm	Olympic Park Stadium	Steve Lyons Ashley Klien	10,417
align=left	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	20 - 14	align=left	Canberra Raiders	21 June 2009, 3:00pm	Brookvale Oval	Jared Maxwell Bernard Sutton	8,182
align=left	Cronulla Sharks	46 - 12	align=left	Brisbane Broncos	22 June 2009, 7:00pm	Toyota Stadium	Gavin Badger Brett Suttor	8,117
BYE Round for: 6 teams - Gold Coast Titans, Newcastle Knights, New Zealand Warriors, Parramatta Eels, St George Illawarra Dragons and South Sydney Rabbitohs.
Source: Web site: NRL 2009 Round 15. Rugby League Project. 7 September 2009.

Round 16

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			width=17%	Date and Time (Local)	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referee	width=7%	Crowd
align=left	Bulldogs	30 - 18	align=left	North Queensland Cowboys	26 June 2009, 7:35pm	ANZ Stadium	Jared Maxwell Bernard Sutton	13,461
align=left	Wests Tigers	10 - 21	align=left	St George Illawarra Dragons	26 June 2009, 7:35pm	Sydney Football Stadium	Tony De Las Heras Jason Robinson	15,211
align=left	Gold Coast Titans	28 - 12	align=left	New Zealand Warriors	27 June 2009, 5:30pm	Skilled Park	Alan Shortall Ben Cummins	20,031
align=left	Sydney Roosters	19 - 12	align=left	Cronulla Sharks	27 June 2009, 7:30pm	Sydney Football Stadium	Chris James Ashley Klein	7,472
align=left	Canberra Raiders	26 - 16	align=left	Melbourne Storm	28 June 2009, 2:00pm	Canberra Stadium	Gavin Badger Brett Suttor	9,551
align=left	Parramatta Eels	21 - 14	align=left	Brisbane Broncos	28 June 2009, 3:00pm	Parramatta Stadium	Tony Archer Matt Cecchin	10,030
align=left	Newcastle Knights	25 - 20	align=left	South Sydney Rabbitohs	29 June 2009, 7:00pm	Energy Australia Stadium	Shayne Hayne Gerard Sutton	14,204
BYE Round for: 2 Teams - Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and Penrith Panthers.
Source: Web site: NRL 2009 Round 16. Rugby League Project. 7 September 2009.

Round 17

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			width=17%	Date and Time (Local)	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referees	width=7%	Crowd
align=left	Brisbane Broncos	28-14	align=left	New Zealand Warriors	3 July 2009, 7:35pm	Suncorp Stadium	Jared Maxwell Bernard Sutton	32,456
align=left	St George Illawarra Dragons	34-12	align=left	Sydney Roosters	3 July 2009, 7:35pm	WIN Jubilee Oval	Tony Archer Tony De Las Heras	12,472
align=left	South Sydney Rabbitohs	20-54	align=left	Wests Tigers	4 July 2009, 5:30pm	ANZ Stadium	Steve Lyons Alan Shortall	14,856
align=left	Melbourne Storm	18-14	align=left	Newcastle Knights	4 July 2009, 7:30pm	Olympic Park Stadium	Matt Cecchin Shayne Hayne	9,041
align=left	North Queensland Cowboys	24-4	align=left	Cronulla Sharks	4 July 2009, 7:30pm	Dairy Farmers Stadium	Ben Cummins Brett Suttor	17,283
align=left	Canberra Raiders	34-28	align=left	Gold Coast Titans	5 July 2009, 2:00pm	Canberra Stadium	Gavin Badger Chris James	9,800
align=left	Penrith Panthers	38-34	align=left	Parramatta Eels	5 July 2009, 3:00pm	CUA Stadium	Jason Robinson Gerard Sutton	16,845
align=left	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	19-12	align=left	Bulldogs	6 July 2009, 7:00pm	Brookvale Oval	Tony Archer Jared Maxwell	15,501
Source: Web site: NRL 2009 Round 17. Rugby League Project. 7 September 2009.

Round 18

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			width=17%	Date and Time (Local)	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referee	width=7%	Crowd
align=left	South Sydney Rabbitohs	36-12	align=left	Penrith Panthers	10 July 2009, 7:35pm	ANZ Stadium	Ben Cummins Tony De Las Heras	9,017
align=left	Newcastle Knights	23-4	align=left	Canberra Raiders	11 July 2009, 7:30pm	Energy Australia Stadium	Jared Maxwell Bernard Sutton	15,355
align=left	St George Illawarra Dragons	48-18	align=left	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	12 July 2009, 3:00pm	WIN Stadium	Ashley Klein Gavin Badger	16,792
align=left	New Zealand Warriors	14-18	align=left	Bulldogs	12 July 2009, 4:00pm	Mt Smart Stadium	Jason Robinson Gerard Sutton	11,802
align=left	Gold Coast Titans	18-12	align=left	Parramatta Eels	13 July 2009, 7:00pm	Skilled Park	Matt Cecchin Steve Lyons	14,840
BYE Round for: 6 teams - Brisbane Broncos, Cronulla Sharks, Melbourne Storm, North Queensland Cowboys, Sydney Roosters & Wests Tigers.
Source: Web site: NRL 2009 Round 18. Rugby League Project. 7 September 2009.

Round 19

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			width=17%	Date and Time (Local)	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referee	width=7%	Crowd
align=left	Brisbane Broncos	12 - 44	align=left	South Sydney Rabbitohs	17 July 2009, 6:40pm	Suncorp Stadium	Gavin Badger Tony De Las Heras, Phil Haines.^[6]	50,109
align=left	Bulldogs	23 - 16	align=left	Gold Coast Titans	17 July 2009, 8:30pm		Ben Cuummins Jared Maxwell
align=left	Penrith Panthers	27 - 14	align=left	Canberra Raiders	18 July 2009, 5:30pm	CUA Stadium	Json Robinson Gerard Sutton	8,074
align=left	Cronulla Sharks	26 - 32	align=left	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	18 July 2009, 7:30pm	Toyota Stadium	Steve Lyons Alan Shortall	10,114
align=left	Sydney Roosters	24 - 30	align=left	New Zealand Warriors	19 July 2009, 2:00pm	Sydney Football Stadium	Brett Suttor Ben Cummins	8,021
align=left	Wests Tigers	34 - 14	align=left	North Queensland Cowboys	19 July 2009, 3:00pm	Leichhardt Oval	Shane Hayne Matt Cecchin	18,804
align=left	Parramatta Eels	18 - 16	align=left	Melbourne Storm	20 July 2009, 7:00pm	Parramatta Stadium	Ashley Klein Bernard Sutton	10,804
BYE Round for: 2 teams - Newcastle Knights & St George Illawarra Dragons.
Source: Web site: NRL 2009 Round 19. Rugby League Project. 7 September 2009.

Parramatta forward Nathan Hindmarsh played his 250th First Grade game for the club.

Round 20

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			width=17%	Date and Time (Local)	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referee	width=7%	Crowd
align=left	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	44 - 20	align=left	Newcastle Knights	24 July 2009, 7:35pm	Bluetongue Stadium	Tony Archer Jason Robinson	15,857
align=left	Gold Coast Titans	34 - 18	align=left	Brisbane Broncos	24 July 2009, 7:35pm	Skilled Park	Jared Maxwell Bernard Sutton	26,336
align=left	Bulldogs	8 - 27	align=left	Parramatta Eels	25 July 2009, 5:30pm	ANZ Stadium	Steve Lyons Alan Shortall	31,664
align=left	North Queensland Cowboys	20 - 28	align=left	Penrith Panthers	25 July 2009, 7:30pm	Dairy Farmers Stadium	Shane Hayne Matt Cecchin	14,274
align=left	Melbourne Storm	30 - 10	align=left	Cronulla Sharks	25 July 2009, 7:30pm	Olympic Park Stadium	Ben Cummins Bernard Sutton	10,533
align=left	Canberra Raiders	4 - 25	align=left	Wests Tigers	26 July 2009, 2:00pm	Canberra Stadium	Tony Archer Phil Haines	11,150
align=left	New Zealand Warriors	4 - 29	align=left	St George Illawarra Dragons	26 July 2009, 4:00pm	Mt Smart Stadium	Gavin Badger Ashley Klien	13,507
align=left	South Sydney Rabbitohs	40 - 20	align=left	Sydney Roosters	27 July 2009, 7:00pm	ANZ Stadium	Jason Robinson Gerard Sutton	11,031
Source: Web site: NRL 2009 Round 20. Rugby League Project. 7 September 2009.

Round 21

• Matt Bowen becomes the first North Queensland Cowboys player to score 100 tries for the club.^[7]

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			width=17%	Date and Time (Local)	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referees	width=7%	Crowd
align=left	Gold Coast Titans	18 - 34	align=left	North Queensland Cowboys	31 July 2009, 7:35pm	Skilled Park	Tony Archer Ashley Klein	20,315
align=left	St George Illawarra Dragons	26 - 12	align=left	Melbourne Storm	31 July 2009, 7:35pm	WIN Jubilee Oval	Matt Cecchin Jared Maxwell	16,474
align=left	Canberra Raiders	56 - 0	align=left	Brisbane Broncos	1 August 2009, 5:30pm	Canberra Stadium	Jason Robinson Gerard Sutton	10,200
align=left	Newcastle Knights	18 - 30	align=left	Sydney Roosters	1 August 2009, 7:30pm	Energy Australia Stadium	Ben Cummins Brett Suttor	15,112
align=left	Penrith Panthers	32 - 32	align=left	New Zealand Warriors	1 August 2009, 7:30pm	CUA Stadium	Steve Lyons Alan Shortall	12,677
align=left	Cronulla Sharks	0 - 30	align=left	Parramatta Eels	2 August 2009, 2:00pm	Toyota Stadium	Jared Maxwell Bernard Sutton	12,246
align=left	South Sydney Rabbitohs	18 - 26	align=left	Bulldogs	2 August 2009, 3:00pm	ANZ Stadium	Gavin Badger Asley Klein	24,217
align=left	Wests Tigers	19 - 18	align=left	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	3 August 2009, 7:00pm	Sydney Football Stadium	Matt Cecchin Shayne Hayne	13,531
Source: Web site: NRL 2009 Round 21. Rugby League Project. 7 September 2009.

Round 22

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			width=17%	Date and Time (Local)	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referee	width=7%	Crowd
align=left	Penrith Panthers	6 - 25	align=left	St George Illawarra Dragons	7 August 2009, 7:35pm	CUA Stadium	Gavin Badger Ashley Klein	19,987
align=left	Melbourne Storm	20 - 8	align=left	North Queensland Cowboys	7 August 2009, 7:35pm	Olympic Park Stadium	Tony Archer Gerard Sutton	10,510
align=left	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	22 - 36	align=left	South Sydney Rabbitohs	8 August 2009, 5:30pm	Brookvale Oval	Ben Cummins Brett Suttor	15,702
align=left	Bulldogs	23 - 20	align=left	Canberra Raiders	8 August 2009, 7:30pm	ANZ Stadium	Jared Maxwell Bernard Sutton	13,310
align=left	New Zealand Warriors	10 - 30	align=left	Gold Coast Titans	9 August 2009, 2:00pm	Mt Smart Stadium	Steve Lyons Alan Shortall	10,205
align=left	Sydney Roosters	10 - 17	align=left	Wests Tigers	9 August 2009, 2:00pm	Sydney Football Stadium	Gavin Badger Tony De Las Heras	16,427
align=left	Parramatta Eels	40 - 8	align=left	Newcastle Knights	9 August 2009, 3:00pm	Parramatta Stadium	Shayne Hayne Matt Cecchin	17,669
align=left	Brisbane Broncos	30 - 10	align=left	Cronulla Sharks	10 August 2009, 7:00pm	Suncorp Stadium	Ben Cummins Phil Haines	20,114
Source: Web site: NRL 2009 Round 22. Rugby League Project. 7 September 2009.

Round 23

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			width=17%	Date and Time (Local)	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referee	width=7%	Crowd
align=left	South Sydney Rabbitohs	14 - 22	align=left	Gold Coast Titans	14 August 2009, 7;35pm	ANZ Stadium	Shayne Hayne Jason Robinson	11,977
align=left	North Queensland Cowboys	12 - 22	align=left	Bulldogs	14 August 2009, 7:35pm	Dairy Farmers Stadium	Tony Archer Gerard Sutton	18,199
align=left	Sydney Roosters	12 - 44	align=left	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	15 August 2009, 5:30pm	Sydney Football Stadium	Jared Maxwell Bernard Sutton	9,968
align=left	Canberra Raiders	24 - 12	align=left	St George Illawarra Dragons	15 August 2009, 7:30pm	Canberra Stadium	Ben Cummins Brett Suttor	19,350
align=left	Parramatta Eels	40 - 4	align=left	New Zealand Warriors	15 August 2009, 7:30pm	Parramatta Stadium	Gavin Badger Ashley Klein	12,627
align=left	Cronulla Sharks	10 - 56	align=left	Wests Tigers	16 August 2009, 2:00pm	Toyota Stadium	Steve Lyons Alan Shortall	12,982
align=left	Brisbane Broncos	58 - 24	align=left	Penrith Panthers	16 August 2009, 3:00pm	Suncorp Stadium	Matt Cecchin Shayne Hayne	25,305
align=left	Newcastle Knights	26 - 14	align=left	Melbourne Storm	17 August 2009, 7:00pm	Energy Australia Stadium	Phil Haines Jason Robinson	13,580
Source: Web site: NRL 2009 Round 23. Rugby League Project. 7 September 2009.

Round 24

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			width=17%	Date and Time (Local)	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referees	width=7%	Crowd
align=left	Wests Tigers	18 - 26	align=left	Parramatta Eels	21 August 2009, 7:35pm	Sydney Football Stadium	Tony Archer Jared Maxwell	34,272
align=left	St George Illawarra Dragons	2 - 12	align=left	Brisbane Broncos	21 August 2009, 7:35pm	WIN Stadium	Ben Cummins Shayne Hayne	17,044
align=left	Newcastle Knights	32 - 26	align=left	North Queensland Cowboys	22 August 2009, 5:30pm	Energy Australia Stadium	Ashley Klein Jason Robinson	15,408
align=left	Penrith Panthers	40 - 10	align=left	South Sydney Rabbitohs	22 August 2009, 7:30pm	CUA Stadium	Gavin Badger Bernard Sutton	14,214
align=left	New Zealand Warriors	34 - 20	align=left	Canberra Raiders	23 August 2009, 2:00pm	Mt Smart Stadium	Matt Cecchin Adam Devcich	8,812
align=left	Gold Coast Titans	20 - 10	align=left	Cronulla Sharks	23 August 2009, 2:00pm	Skilled Park	Steve Lyons Gerard Sutton	14,714
align=left	Melbourne Storm	16 - 20	align=left	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	23 August 2009, 3:00pm	Olympic Park Stadium	Tony Archer Shayne Hayne	12,601
align=left	Bulldogs	28 - 4	align=left	Sydney Roosters	24 August 2009, 7:00pm	ANZ Stadium	Chris James Jared Maxwell	12,298
Source: Web site: NRL 2009 Round 24. Rugby League Project. 7 September 2009.

Round 25

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			width=17%	Date and Time (Local)	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referee	width=7%	Crowd
align=left	Parramatta Eels	48 - 6	align=left	Penrith Panthers	28 August 2009, 7:35pm	Parramatta Stadium	Shane Hayne Jason Robinson	20,237
align=left	North Queensland Cowboys	10 - 16	align=left	Brisbane Broncos	28 August 2009, 7:35pm	Dairy Farmers Stadium	Matt Cecchin Ben Cummins	24,332
align=left	Gold Coast Titans	36 - 24	align=left	Wests Tigers	29 August 2009, 5:30pm	Skilled Park	Tony Archer Bernard Sutton	20,102
align=left	South Sydney Rabbitohs	41 - 6	align=left	St George Illawarra Dragons	29 August 2009, 7:30pm	ANZ Stadium	Ashley Klein Steve Lyons	19,918
align=left	Melbourne Storm	38 - 4	align=left	Sydney Roosters	29 August 2009, 7:30pm	Olympic Park Stadium	Jared Maxwell Brett Suttor	13,332
align=left	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	18 - 16	align=left	Cronulla Sharks	30 August 2009, 2:00pm	Brookvale Oval	Jason Robinson Phil Haines	15,844
align=left	Bulldogs	40 - 20	align=left	New Zealand Warriors	30 August 2009, 3:00pm	ANZ Stadium	Gavin Badger Alan Shortall	41,835
align=left	Canberra Raiders	30 - 14	align=left	Newcastle Knights	31 August 2009, 7:00pm	Canberra Stadium	Ashley Klein Matt Cecchin	9,400
Source: Web site: NRL 2009 Round 25. Rugby League Project. 7 September 2009.

Round 26

Channel Nine had its biggest Friday night TV ratings of the year for the Eels-Dragons game with the audience peaking at 580,000.^[8]

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			width=17%	Date and Time (Local)	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referees	width=7%	Crowd
align=left	St George Illawarra Dragons	37 - 0	align=left	Parramatta Eels	4 September 2009, 7:45pm	WIN Jubilee Oval	Tony Archer Gavin Badger	17,974
align=left	Wests Tigers	34 - 12	align=left	Bulldogs	4 September 2009, 7:45pm	Sydney Football Stadium	Steve Lyons Jared Maxwell	17,375
align=left	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	38 - 4	align=left	Gold Coast Titans	5 September 2009, 7:30pm	Brookvale Oval	Shayne Hayne Bernard Sutton	14,165
align=left	Cronulla Sharks	24 - 26	align=left	South Sydney Rabbitohs	5 September 2009, 7:30pm	Toyota Stadium	Matt Cecchin Gerard Sutton	14,879
align=left	New Zealand Warriors	0 - 30	align=left	Melbourne Storm	5 September 2009, 7:30pm	Mt Smart Stadium	Ashley Klein Alan Shortall	14,734
align=left	Sydney Roosters	16 - 32	align=left	North Queensland Cowboys	6 September 2009, 2:00pm	Sydney Football Stadium	Chris James Steve Lyons	10,277
align=left	Newcastle Knights	35 - 0	align=left	Penrith Panthers	6 September 2009, 3:00pm	Energy Australia Stadium	Gavin Badger Ben Cummins	22,152
align=left	Brisbane Broncos	22 - 10	align=left	Canberra Raiders	6 September 2009, 7:00pm	Suncorp Stadium	Jason Robinson Brett Suttor	35,112
Source: Web site: NRL 2009 Round 26. Rugby League Project. 7 September 2009.

Finals series

Qualifying finals

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			width=17%	Date and Time	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referees	width=7%	Crowd
align=left	Melbourne Storm	40  - 12	align=left	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	11 September, 7:45pm	Etihad Stadium	Gavin Badger Shayne Hayne	21,155
align=left	Gold Coast Titans	32  - 40	align=left	Brisbane Broncos	12 September, 6:30pm	Skilled Park	Ben Cummins Ashley Klein	27,227
align=left	Bulldogs	26  - 12	align=left	Newcastle Knights	12 September, 8:30pm	ANZ Stadium	Tony Archer Jason Robinson	21,369
align=left	St George Illawarra Dragons	12  - 25	align=left	Parramatta Eels	13 September, 4:00pm	WIN Jubilee Oval	Jarred Maxwell Matt Cecchin	18,174
Eliminated: Newcastle Knights, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

Semi finals

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			width=17%	Date and Time	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referees	width=7%	Crowd
align=left	Parramatta Eels	27  - 2	align=left	Gold Coast Titans	18 September, 7:45pm	Sydney Football Stadium	Shayne Hayne Jared Maxwell	28,524
align=left	Brisbane Broncos	24  - 10	align=left	St. George Illawarra Dragons	19 September, 7:45pm	Suncorp Stadium	Tony Archer Ben Cummins	50,225
Eliminated: Gold Coast Titans, St. George Illawarra Dragons

Preliminary finals

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			width=17%	Date and Time	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referees	width=7%	Crowd
align=left	Bulldogs	12  - 22	align=left	Parramatta Eels	25 September, 7:45pm	ANZ Stadium	Tony Archer Ben Cummins	74,549
align=left	Melbourne Storm	40  - 10	align=left	Brisbane Broncos	26 September, 7:45pm	Etihad Stadium	Shayne Hayne Jared Maxwell	27,687
Eliminated: Bulldogs, Brisbane Broncos

Grand final

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			width=17%	Date and Time	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referees	width=7%	Crowd
align=left	Melbourne Storm	23  - 16	align=left	Parramatta Eels	4 October, 5:00pm	ANZ Stadium	Tony Archer Shayne Hayne	82,538

Again, a Finals match up between the 2 clubs provided controversy. With just under 10 minutes remaining the Melbourne Storm fullback, Billy Slater was bringing the ball off his own line. Whilst playing the ball he appeared to drop the ball. However, referees Archer and Hayne gave a penalty saying that Parramatta fullback Jarryd Hayne had knocked the ball out of Slater's hand. From the subsequent penalty Storm centre Greg Inglis kicked a field goal to prevent a Parramatta comeback. In 2010 it was found that the Melbourne Storm had cheated the salary cap and as a result both this Premiership and the 2007 Premiership were wiped from the club as well as the 3 Minor Premierships it had gained and the World Club Challenge.

Notes and References

1. News: ABC News . Warriors celebrate emotional evening . 26 April 2009 . 15 March 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090727122144/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/03/15/2516572.htm . 27 July 2009 . live .
2. News: Goraya, Raman . ABC News. Australia. El Masri record drives Dogs to upset win . 26 April 2009 . 14 March 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090731081840/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/03/14/2516433.htm . 31 July 2009 . live .
3. News: McDonald, Margie. Read, Brent. The Australian. Bulldogs defend right to contest docked competition points. 27 April 2009. 23 April 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090728191033/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25372088-2722,00.html. 28 July 2009. dead.
4. News: Lockyer feels like rookie after 300 games. Josh. Rakic. 8 May 2009. 3 May 2009. The Sydney Morning Herald. https://web.archive.org/web/20090507192354/http://www.smh.com.au/news/lhqnews/lockyer-feels-like-rookie-after-300-games/2009/05/02/1240982460308.html. live. 7 May 2009.
5. News: O'Meley vows to stay prop star. Margie. McDonald. The Australian. 6 May 2009. 8 May 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20170212022402/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25435547-5012431,00.html. dead. 12 February 2017.
6. After being knocked unconscious in the 66th minute, De Las Heras was replaced by sideline official Phil Haines. Ref feels the pain as Rabbitohs thump Broncos Brisbane Times, 18 July 2009. Retrieved 18 July 2009. Archived 1 August 2009.
7. News: Alston. Josh. Townsville Bullentin. Matt Bowen scores try No.100. 1 August 2009. 29 September 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20091006092611/http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/article/2009/08/01/68075_sport.html. 6 October 2009 . live.
8. Web site: Johns rejects a return to Nine thetelegraph.com.au. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120307171948/http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/johns-rejects-a-return-to-nine/story-e6freye0-1225769789030. 2012-03-07.