2016 NRL season explained

Year:2016
Competition:National Rugby League
Duration:March 3 – October 2, 2016
Teams:16
Count:1st
Mpcount:2nd
Matches:201
Points:8388
Avg Attendance:16,063
Attendance:3,228,623
Top Point Scorer: Jarrod Croker (296)
Top Try Scorer: Suliasi Vunivalu (22)
Player Of The Year: Cooper Cronk &<br> Jason Taumalolo (Dally M Medal)
Nextseason Year:2017

The 2016 NRL season was the 109th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 19th season run by the National Rugby League. The season started in New Zealand with the annual Auckland Nines, and was followed by the All Stars Match, which was played at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane,[1] and the World Club Series. The season concluded on October 2 with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks winning their first ever premiership after 50 seasons, having entered the competition in 1967.[2] The season was also noteworthy as it was the first time that all three Queensland based teams made the finals.

Teams

The lineup of teams remained unchanged for the 10th consecutive year. The NRL's salary cap for the clubs' top 25 players was $A6.3M for 2016.[3]

ColoursClubSeason Home ground(s)Head coachCaptain(s)
Brisbane Broncos29th seasonSuncorp StadiumWayne BennettCorey Parker[4]
Canberra Raiders35th seasonGIO Stadium CanberraRicky StuartJarrod Croker
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs82nd seasonANZ Stadium & Belmore Sports GroundDes HaslerJames Graham
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks50th seasonSouthern Cross Group StadiumShane FlanaganPaul Gallen
Gold Coast Titans10th seasonCbus Super StadiumNeil HenryNathan Friend & William Zillman[5]
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles67th seasonBrookvale OvalTrent BarrettJamie Lyon
Melbourne Storm19th seasonAAMI ParkCraig BellamyCameron Smith
Newcastle Knights29th seasonHunter StadiumNathan BrownJeremy Smith, Trent Hodkinson & Tariq Sims[6]
New Zealand Warriors22nd seasonMt. Smart StadiumAndrew McFaddenRyan Hoffman[7]
North Queensland Cowboys22nd season1300SMILES StadiumPaul GreenJohnathan Thurston & Matt Scott
Parramatta Eels70th seasonPirtek Stadium & ANZ StadiumBrad ArthurTim Mannah & Kieran Foran[8]
Penrith Panthers50th seasonPepper StadiumAnthony GriffinMatt Moylan[9]
South Sydney Rabbitohs107th seasonANZ StadiumMichael MaguireGreg Inglis
St. George Illawarra Dragons18th seasonUOW Jubilee Oval & WIN StadiumPaul McGregorBen Creagh & Gareth Widdop[10]
Sydney Roosters109th seasonAllianz StadiumTrent RobinsonJake Friend[11]
Wests Tigers16th seasonJason TaylorAaron Woods[12]

Pre-season

The 2016 pre-season featured the third edition of the Auckland Nines competition, held over a weekend at Auckland's Eden Park in which the Parramatta Eels defeated the New Zealand Warriors in the final. The All Stars match was held on February 13 at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. The 2016 World Club Series took place in England with the NRL premiers North Queensland Cowboys defeating the Super League champions Leeds Rhinos in the World Club Challenge match.

Parramatta Eels salary cap breach

See main article: Parramatta Eels salary cap breach.

The Parramatta Eels were faced with starting the season on -4 points due to salary cap indiscretions in 2015, however the NRL was satisfied with governance changes at the Eels and no points were deducted.[13]

However, on 3 May 2016, after further salary cap breaches were exposed by the NRL, CEO Todd Greenberg announced the preliminary penalties of the club being fined $1 million, deducted twelve competition points, stripped of its 2016 Auckland Nines title[14] and they were barred from receiving any further competition points until they fell under the salary cap, which they were reported to have exceeded by $570,000. Five officials (chairman Steve Sharp, deputy chairman Tom Issa, director Peter Serrao, chief executive John Boulous and football manager Daniel Anderson) were also suspended indefinitely. On 12 May the NRL reported that Parramatta had fallen back under the salary cap for 2016 and were able to play for competition points again for their next scheduled game.[15]

On 9 July, after over 2 months of club officials contesting the preliminary penalties, Parramatta were handed their punishment with the addition of their for/against points tally accumulated from rounds 1-9 being deducted.[16]

Regular season

See also: 2016 NRL season results.

Team1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526F1F2F3GF
Brisbane BroncosPAR
13
NZL
15
PEN
1
NQL
1*
GCT
8
SGI
26
NEW
53
SOU
22
CRO
2
MAN
24
NQL
1
WTI
1
NZL
18
CAN
8
XCBY
26
MEL
42
XSOU
20
PEN
19
SYD
16
SGI
4
PAR
22
CBY
10
MEL
10
SYD
10
GCT
16
NQL
6*
Canberra RaidersPEN
8
SYD
1
NEW
0*
GCT
4
CBY
14
PAR
30
CRO
24
WTI
54
PEN
1
SGI
4*
NZL
26
CBY
12
MAN
12
BRI
8
XGCT
8
NEW
4*
NQL
14
XNZL
4*
SOU
50
CRO
16
MEL
14
PAR
10
MAN
14
WTI
42
CRO
2
PEN
10
MEL
2
Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsMAN
22
PEN
2
PAR
14
SOU
30
CAN
14
MEL
6
NZL
4
GCT
1*
PAR
8
WTI
32
SYD
12
CAN
12
CRO
2
SGI
18
XBRI
26
SYD
4
WTI
10
XNQL
36
SGI
3
NEW
14
MAN
4*
BRI
10
NQL
8
SOU
18
PEN
16
Cronulla-Sutherland SharksNQL
6
SGI
28
MAN
10
MEL
8
WTI
8
GCT
5
CAN
24
PEN
2
BRI
2
NEW
62
MAN
8
XCBY
2
NQL
3
XNZL
1*
PAR
10
PEN
16
SYD
12
NEW
32
GCT
0*
CAN
16
SGI
14
SOU
6
SYD
25
MEL
20
CAN
2
XNQL
12
MEL
2
Gold Coast TitansNEW
18
MEL
18
WTI
12
CAN
4
BRI
8
CRO
5
SGI
5
CBY
1*
MEL
38
SYD
20
PEN
4
XSOU
1*
PAR
10
MAN
20
CAN
8
NZL
9
XSGI
20
PAR
20
CRO
0*
NZL
10
WTI
1
NEW
20
PEN
1
NQL
16
BRI
16
Manly Warringah Sea EaglesCBY
22
WTI
14
CRO
10
SYD
2
SOU
4
NZL
16
PAR
12
NEW
16
NQL
16
BRI
24
CRO
8
XCAN
12
PEN
7
GCT
20
NQL
4
SGI
30
XNZL
1*
SOU
8
NEW
20
PAR
1
CBY
4*
MEL
20
CAN
14
PEN
30
Melbourne StormSGI
2
GCT
18
NZL
7
CRO
8
NEW
4
CBY
6
WTI
1*
NZL
42
GCT
38
NQL
1
PAR
12
XPEN
18
SYD
46
SGI
10
WTI
9
BRI
42
XNEW
4
SYD
16
NQL
8
SOU
1*
CAN
14
MAN
20
BRI
10
CRO
20
NQL
6
XCAN
2
CRO
2
Newcastle KnightsGCT
18
SOU
42
CAN
0*
NZL
22
MEL
4
WTI
2
BRI
53
MAN
16
SYD
38
CRO
62
WTI
8
PAR
2
NQL
30
NZL
36
XSGI
12
CAN
4*
XMEL
4
CRO
32
MAN
20
CBY
14
PEN
36
GCT
20
SOU
22
SGI
2
New Zealand WarriorsWTI
8
BRI
15
MEL
7
NEW
22
SYD
4*
MAN
16
CBY
4
MEL
42
SGI
16
PEN
12
CAN
26
XBRI
18
NEW
36
SYD
2
CRO
1*
GCT
9
XMAN
1*
CAN
4*
PEN
4*
GCT
10
SOU
19
NQL
28
WTI
12
PAR
22
North Queensland CowboysCRO
6
PAR
4
SYD
40
BRI
1*
SGI
36
PEN
5
SOU
26
PAR
16
MAN
16
MEL
1
BRI
1
SGI
4
NEW
30
CRO
3
XMAN
4
SOU
20
CAN
14
XCBY
36
MEL
8
WTI
12
SYD
12
NZL
28
CBY
8
GCT
16
MEL
6
BRI
6*
CRO
12
Parramatta EelsBRI
13
NQL
4
CBY
14
WTI
8
PEN
2
CAN
30
MAN
12
NQL
16
CBY
8
SOU
2
MEL
12
NEW
2
XGCT
10
SOU
18
XCRO
10
SYD
4
PEN
4
GCT
20
WTI
15
MAN
1
BRI
22
CAN
10
SGI
12
NZL
22
Penrith PanthersCAN
8
CBY
2
BRI
1
SGI
2
PAR
2
NQL
5
SYD
4
CRO
2
CAN
1
NZL
12
GCT
4
XMEL
18
MAN
7
XSOU
2
WTI
8
CRO
16
PAR
4
BRI
19
NZL
4*
SYD
20
NEW
36
WTI
30
GCT
1
MAN
30
CBY
16
CAN
10
South Sydney RabbitohsSYD
32
NEW
42
SGI
2
CBY
30
MAN
4
SYD
7
NQL
26
BRI
22
WTI
8
PAR
2
SGI
10
XGCT
1*
WTI
16
PAR
18
PEN
2
NQL
20
XBRI
20
MAN
8
CAN
50
MEL
1*
NZL
19
CRO
6
NEW
22
CBY
18
St. George Illawarra DragonsMEL
2
CRO
28
SOU
2
PEN
2
NQL
36
BRI
26
GCT
5
SYD
2
NZL
16
CAN
4*
SOU
10
NQL
4
XCBY
18
MEL
10
NEW
12
MAN
30
XGCT
20
WTI
13
CBY
3
BRI
4
CRO
14
SYD
36
PAR
12
NEW
2
Sydney RoostersSOU
32
CAN
1
NQL
40
MAN
2
NZL
4*
SOU
7
PEN
4
SGI
2
NEW
38
GCT
20
CBY
12
XWTI
14
MEL
46
NZL
2
XCBY
4
PAR
4
CRO
12
MEL
16
BRI
16
PEN
20
NQL
12
SGI
36
CRO
25
BRI
10
Wests TigersNZL
8
MAN
14
GCT
12
PAR
8
CRO
8
NEW
2
MEL
1*
CAN
54
SOU
8
CBY
32
NEW
8
BRI
1
SYD
14
SOU
16
XMEL
9
PEN
8
CBY
10
XSGI
13
PAR
15
NQL
12
GCT
1
PEN
30
NZL
12
CAN
42
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Bold – Opposition's Home game
X – Bye

Opponent for round listed above margin

Ladder

Ladder progression

width=20 abbr="Position" width=250 Teamwidth=20 abbr="Round 1" 1width=20 abbr="Round 2" 2width=20 abbr="Round 3" 3width=20 abbr="Round 4" 4width=20 abbr="Round 5" 5width=20 abbr="Round 6" 6width=20 abbr="Round 7" 7width=20 abbr="Round 8" 8width=20 abbr="Round 9" 9width=20 abbr="Round 10" 10width=20 abbr="Round 11" 11width=20 abbr="Round 12" 12width=20 abbr="Round 13" 13width=20 abbr="Round 14" 14width=20 abbr="Round 15" 15width=20 abbr="Round 16" 16width=20 abbr="Round 17" 17width=20 abbr="Round 18" 18width=20 abbr="Round 19" 19width=20 abbr="Round 20" 20width=20 abbr="Round 21" 21width=20 abbr="Round 22" 22width=20 abbr="Round 23" 23width=20 abbr="Round 24" 24width=20 abbr="Round 25" 25width=20 abbr="Round 26" 26
12 4 6 6 8 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 38 40 40 42
22 4 5 5 7 7 7 9 9 9 11 13 15 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39
3 Cronulla-Sutherland (P) 0 2 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 37 37 37 37 39 39
42 2 4 4 6 8 10 12 14 14 16 16 18 18 20 22 24 24 26 28 28 28 28 30 32 34
52 4 4 6 8 10 12 14 14 16 16 16 16 18 20 20 20 22 24 24 24 26 28 30 32 34
60 0 2 2 4 4 6 6 8 10 10 12 12 14 16 18 18 18 20 22 22 24 26 28 30 32
72 4 4 6 6 8 8 10 10 12 14 14 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 26 28 30 32 32 32 32
82 2 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 10 12 14 14 16 16 16 18 20 22 23 23 25 27 27 27
92 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 8 10 10 12 14 14 16 16 18 20 22 24 24 24 26 26
100 0 0 2 4 4 6 6 8 8 8 10 12 14 16 16 18 20 20 20 22 24 24 24 24 24
110 0 2 4 4 4 6 8 8 10 10 12 14 14 16 18 18 20 20 20 20 20 22 22 22 24
122 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 8 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 16 18 20 22
130 0 2 4 4 6 6 8 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 12 14 16 18 20 20 20 20 20 20
14 Parramatta* 0 2 4 6 6 8 10 10 12 0 0 2 4 6 8 10 10 12 12 12 12 14 14 14 16 18
150 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 4 4 6 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 14 16 16 16
160 0 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

Finals series

A new format of extra time was introduced for the finals series where two additional 5-minute periods are played and if the scores are still tied afterwards, the next team to score wins.

The 2016 Finals series is notable as the first time three Queensland teams have all made the finals in one season.

Canberra also broke a long preliminary final drought reaching their first grand final qualifier in 19 years.[17]

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
width=17%Date and Time (Local)width=17%Venuewidth=11%Refereeswidth=7%Crowd
QUALIFYING & ELIMINATION FINALS
align=left Brisbane Broncos44  - 28align=left Gold Coast Titans9 September 2016, 8:00pmSuncorp StadiumGerard Sutton
Gavin Badger
43,170
align=left Canberra Raiders14  - 16align=left Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks10 September 2016, 5:45pmGIO Stadium CanberraMatt Cecchin
Alan Shortall
25,592
align=left Melbourne Storm16  - 10align=left North Queensland Cowboys10 September 2016, 8:00pmAAMI ParkBen Cummins
Grant Atkins
21,233
align=left Penrith Panthers28  - 12align=left Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs11 September 2016, 4:15pmAllianz StadiumJared Maxwell
Chris James
22,631
SEMI FINALS
align=left North Queensland Cowboys26  - 20align=left Brisbane Broncos16 September 2016, 8:05pm1300SMILES StadiumMatt Cecchin
Alan Shortall
23,804
align=left Canberra Raiders22  - 12align=left Penrith Panthers17 September 2016, 7:50pmGIO Stadium CanberraBen Cummins
Gerard Sutton
21,498
PRELIMINARY FINALS
align=left Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks32  - 20align=left North Queensland Cowboys23 September 2016, 8:05pmAllianz StadiumBen Cummins
Gerard Sutton
36,717
align=left Melbourne Storm14  - 12align=left Canberra Raiders24 September 2016, 7:55pmAAMI ParkMatt Cecchin
Alan Shortall
28,161
† Match decided in extra time.

Chart

Grand final

See main article: 2016 NRL Grand Final.

Regular season player statistics

The following statistics are at the conclusion of Round 26.Top 5 point scorers

width=50 Pointswidth=200 Playerwidth=30 Trieswidth=30 Goalswidth=30 Field Goals
276 Jarrod Croker171040
185 Johnathan Thurston2881
185 James Maloney5813
176 Cameron Smith2832
162 Michael Gordon5710
Top 5 try scorers
width=50 Trieswidth=200 Player
22 Suliasi Vunivalu
20 Jordan Rapana
19 Bevan French
19 Valentine Holmes
17 Jarrod Croker
Top 5 goal scorers
width=50 Goalswidth=200 Player
104 Jarrod Croker
88 Johnathan Thurston
83 Cameron Smith
81 James Maloney
71 Michael Gordon
Top 5 tacklers
width=50 Tackleswidth=200 Player
1,279 Jake Friend
1,042 Simon Mannering
1,022 Mitch Rein
960 Cameron Smith
941 Elliott Whitehead

Transfers

Players

Player2015 Club2016 Club
data-sort-value="Copley, Dale"Dale Copley Brisbane Broncos Sydney Roosters
data-sort-value="Dodds, Mitchell"Mitchell Dodds Brisbane Broncos Super League: Warrington Wolves
data-sort-value="Hodges, Justin"Justin Hodges Brisbane BroncosRetirement
data-sort-value="Stagg, David"David Stagg Brisbane BroncosRetirement
data-sort-value="Vidot, Daniel"Daniel Vidot Brisbane Broncos Super League: Salford Red Devils
data-sort-value="Edwards, Joel"Joel Edwards Canberra Raiders Wests Tigers
data-sort-value="McCrone, Josh"Josh McCrone Canberra Raiders St. George Illawarra Dragons
data-sort-value="Nu'uausala, Frank-Paul"Frank-Paul Nu'uausala Canberra Raiders Super League: Wigan Warriors
data-sort-value="Shillington, David"David Shillington Canberra Raiders Gold Coast Titans
data-sort-value="Tilse, Dane"Dane Tilse Canberra Raiders Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers
data-sort-value="Waqa, Sisa"Sisa Waqa Canberra RaidersFC Grenoble (French rugby union)
data-sort-value="Hodkinson, Trent"Trent Hodkinson Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Newcastle Knights
data-sort-value="Kaufusi, Antonio"Antonio Kaufusi Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsRetirement
data-sort-value="Lafai, Tim"Tim Lafai Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs St. George Illawarra Dragons
data-sort-value="Pritchard, Frank"Frank Pritchard Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Super League: Hull F.C.
data-sort-value="Thompson, Corey"Corey Thompson Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Super League: Widnes Vikings
data-sort-value="Arona, Tinirau"Tinirau Arona Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Super League: Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
data-sort-value="Ayshford, Blake"Blake Ayshford Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks New Zealand Warriors
data-sort-value="Gordon, Michael"Michael Gordon Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Parramatta Eels
data-sort-value="Robson, Jeff"Jeff Robson Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks New Zealand Warriors
data-sort-value="Tupou, Anthony"Anthony Tupou Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Super League: Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
data-sort-value="Faifai Loa, Kalifa"Kalifa Faifai Loa Gold Coast Titans St. George Illawarra Dragons
data-sort-value="Falloon, Beau"Beau Falloon Gold Coast Titans Super League: Leeds Rhinos
data-sort-value="Gordon, Kevin"Kevin Gordon Gold Coast TitansRetirement
data-sort-value="Myles, Nate"Nate Myles Gold Coast Titans Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
data-sort-value="Ridge, Ben"Ben Ridge Gold Coast TitansRetirement
data-sort-value="Roberts, James"James Roberts Gold Coast Titans Brisbane Broncos
data-sort-value="Sezer, Aidan"Aidan Sezer Gold Coast Titans Canberra Raiders
data-sort-value="Taylor, David"Dave Taylor Gold Coast Titans Super League: Catalans Dragons
data-sort-value="Tighe, Brad"Brad Tighe Gold Coast TitansRetirement
data-sort-value="White, Matthew"Matthew White Gold Coast Titans Melbourne Storm
data-sort-value="Ballin, Matt"Matt Ballin Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Wests Tigers
data-sort-value="Blair, Cheyse"Cheyse Blair Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Melbourne Storm
data-sort-value="Burgess, Luke"Luke Burgess Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Super League: Salford Red Devils
data-sort-value="Foran, Kieran"Kieran Foran Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Parramatta Eels
data-sort-value="Hasson, James"James Hasson Manly Warringah Sea EaglesN/A
data-sort-value="Hiku, Peta"Peta Hiku Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Penrith Panthers
data-sort-value="Horo, Justin"Justin Horo Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Super League: Catalans Dragons
data-sort-value="Lui, Dunamis"Dunamis Lui Manly Warringah Sea Eagles St. George Illawarra Dragons
data-sort-value="Mason, Willie"Willie Mason Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Super League: Catalans Dragons
data-sort-value="Mateo, Feleti"Feleti Mateo Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Super League: Salford Red Devils
data-sort-value="Sene-Lefao, Jesse"Jesse Sene-Lefao Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
data-sort-value="Williams, David"David Williams Manly Warringah Sea EaglesRetirement
data-sort-value="Duffie, Matt"Matt Duffie Melbourne StormAuckland Blues (Super Rugby)
data-sort-value="Fonua, Mahe"Mahe Fonua Melbourne Storm Super League: Hull F.C.
data-sort-value="Hinchcliffe, Ryan"Ryan Hinchcliffe Melbourne Storm Super League: Huddersfield Giants
data-sort-value="Learoyd-Lahrs, Tom"Tom Learoyd-Lahrs Melbourne StormRetirement
data-sort-value="Mann, Kurt"Kurt Mann Melbourne Storm St. George Illawarra Dragons
data-sort-value="Weston, Dayne"Dayne Weston Melbourne Storm Leigh Centurions
data-sort-value="Clydsdale, Adam"Adam Clydsdale Newcastle Knights Canberra Raiders
data-sort-value="Faalogo, David"David Fa'alogo Newcastle KnightsRetirement
data-sort-value="Gidley, Kurt"Kurt Gidley Newcastle Knights Super League: Warrington Wolves
data-sort-value="Houston, Chris"Chris Houston Newcastle Knights Super League: Widnes Vikings
data-sort-value="Leilua, Joseph"Joseph Leilua Newcastle Knights Canberra Raiders
data-sort-value="McManus, James"James McManus Newcastle KnightsRetirement
data-sort-value="Newton, Clint"Clint Newton Newcastle KnightsRetirement
data-sort-value="Roberts, Tyrone"Tyrone Roberts Newcastle Knights Gold Coast Titans
data-sort-value="Scott, Beau"Beau Scott Newcastle Knights Parramatta Eels
data-sort-value="Friend, Nathan"Nathan Friend New Zealand Warriors Gold Coast Titans
data-sort-value="Hurrell, Konrad"Konrad Hurrell New Zealand Warriors Gold Coast Titans
data-sort-value="Ikahihifo, Sebastine"Sebastine Ikahihifo New Zealand Warriors Super League: Huddersfield Giants
data-sort-value="Peyroux, Dominique"Dominique Peyroux New Zealand Warriors Super League: St. Helens
data-sort-value="Rapira, Sam"Sam Rapira New Zealand Warriors Super League: Huddersfield Giants
data-sort-value="Tomkins, Sam"Sam Tomkins New Zealand Warriors Super League: Wigan Warriors
data-sort-value="Townsend, Chad"Chad Townsend New Zealand Warriors Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
data-sort-value="Hall, Glenn"Glenn Hall North Queensland CowboysRetirement
data-sort-value="Lui, Robert"Robert Lui North Queensland Cowboys Super League: Salford Red Devils
data-sort-value="Wright, Matthew"Matthew Wright North Queensland Cowboys Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
data-sort-value="Champion, Beau"Beau Champion Parramatta EelsRetirement
data-sort-value="Faʻaoso, Richie"Richie Faʻaoso Parramatta EelsRetirement
data-sort-value="Hopoate, William"Will Hopoate Parramatta Eels Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
data-sort-value="Lussick, Darcy"Darcy Lussick Parramatta Eels Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
data-sort-value="Morgan, Ryan"Ryan Morgan Parramatta Eels Melbourne Storm
data-sort-value="Pauli, Pauli"Pauli Pauli Parramatta Eels Newcastle Knights
data-sort-value="Paulo, Joseph"Joseph Paulo Parramatta Eels Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
data-sort-value="Robinson, Reece"Reece Robinson Parramatta EelsNew South Wales Waratahs (Super Rugby)
data-sort-value="Sandow, Chris"Chris Sandow Parramatta Eels Super League: Warrington Wolves
data-sort-value="Watmough, Anthony"Anthony Watmough Parramatta EelsRetirement
data-sort-value="Brown, Lewis"Lewis Brown Penrith Panthers Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
data-sort-value="Idris, Jamal"Jamal Idris Penrith PanthersHiatus
data-sort-value="Kite, Brent"Brent Kite Penrith PanthersRetirement
data-sort-value="Koroisau, Apisai"Apisai Koroisau Penrith Panthers Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
data-sort-value="Manu, Sika"Sika Manu Penrith Panthers Super League: Hull F.C.
data-sort-value="Plum, Nigel"Nigel Plum Penrith PanthersRetirement
data-sort-value="Segeyaro, James"James Segeyaro Penrith Panthers Super League: Leeds Rhinos
data-sort-value="Simmons, David"David Simmons Penrith PanthersRetirement
data-sort-value="Taylor, Elijah"Elijah Taylor Penrith Panthers Wests Tigers
data-sort-value="Grant, Tim"Tim Grant South Sydney Rabbitohs Wests Tigers
data-sort-value="Lowe, Ben"Ben Lowe South Sydney RabbitohsRetirement
data-sort-value="Luke, Issac"Issac Luke South Sydney Rabbitohs New Zealand Warriors
data-sort-value="McQueen, Chris"Chris McQueen South Sydney Rabbitohs Gold Coast Titans
data-sort-value="Millard, Daryl"Daryl Millard South Sydney RabbitohsRetirement
data-sort-value="Reddy, Joel"Joel Reddy South Sydney RabbitohsRetirement
data-sort-value="Stewart, Glenn"Glenn Stewart South Sydney Rabbitohs Super League: Catalans Dragons
data-sort-value="Walker, Dylan"Dylan Walker South Sydney Rabbitohs Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
data-sort-value="Farrell, Dylan"Dylan Farrell St. George Illawarra DragonsRetirement
data-sort-value="Ioane, Mark"Mark Ioane St. George Illawarra Dragons London Broncos
data-sort-value="Lestrange, Heath"Heath L'Estrange St. George Illawarra DragonsRetirement
data-sort-value="Mata'utia, Peter"Peter Mata'utia St. George Illawarra Dragons Newcastle Knights
data-sort-value="Merrin, Trent"Trent Merrin St. George Illawarra Dragons Penrith Panthers
data-sort-value="Rose, George"George Rose St. George Illawarra DragonsRetirement
data-sort-value="Jennings, Michael"Michael Jennings Sydney Roosters Parramatta Eels
data-sort-value="Maloney, James"James Maloney Sydney Roosters Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
data-sort-value="Manu, Willie"Willie Manu Sydney RoostersRetirement
data-sort-value="Matagi, Suaia"Suaia Matagi Sydney Roosters Penrith Panthers
data-sort-value="McIlwrick, Matt"Matt McIlwrick Sydney Roosters Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
data-sort-value="Tuivasa-Sheck, Roger"Roger Tuivasa-Sheck Sydney Roosters New Zealand Warriors
data-sort-value="Buchanan, Jack"Jack Buchanan Wests Tigers Super League: Widnes Vikings
data-sort-value="Drinkwater, Josh"Josh Drinkwater Wests Tigers Leigh Centurions
data-sort-value="Galloway, Keith"Keith Galloway Wests Tigers Super League: Leeds Rhinos
data-sort-value="Richards, Pat"Pat Richards Wests Tigers Super League: Catalans Dragons
data-sort-value="Taupau, Martin"Martin Taupau Wests Tigers Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
data-sort-value="Henderson, Ian"Ian Henderson Super League: Catalans Dragons Sydney Roosters
data-sort-value="Lima, Jeff"Jeff Lima Super League: Catalans Dragons Canberra Raiders
data-sort-value="Oldfield, Michael"Michael Oldfield Super League: Catalans Dragons South Sydney Rabbitohs
data-sort-value="Taia, Zeb"Zeb Taia Super League: Catalans Dragons Gold Coast Titans
data-sort-value="Whitehead, Elliott"Elliott Whitehead Super League: Catalans Dragons Canberra Raiders
data-sort-value="Paea, Mickey"Mickey Paea Super League: Hull F.C. Newcastle Knights
data-sort-value="Rankin, Jordan"Jordan Rankin Super League: Hull F.C. Wests Tigers
data-sort-value="McCarthy, Tyrone"Tyrone McCarthy Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers St. George Illawarra Dragons
data-sort-value="Quinlan, Adam"Adam Quinlan Super League: St. Helens St. George Illawarra Dragons
data-sort-value="Godinet, Pita"Pita Godinet Super League: Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
data-sort-value="Burgess, Joe"Joe Burgess Super League: Wigan Warriors Sydney Roosters
data-sort-value="Nielsen, Dane"Dane Nielsen Bradford Bulls South Sydney Rabbitohs
data-sort-value="Burgess, Sam"Sam BurgessBath (English rugby union) South Sydney Rabbitohs
data-sort-value="Packer, Russell"Russell PackerImprisonment St. George Illawarra Dragons

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Coaches

Coach2015 Club2016 Club
Trent Barrett Country Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Mal Meninga Queensland Australia
Nathan BrownN/A Newcastle Knights
Anthony GriffinN/A Penrith Panthers
Kevin WaltersN/A Queensland

Attendances

Total and average home attendances:[19]

Team Games Total Average
Brisbane12404,30633,692
Melbourne12216,94418,079
North Queensland12200,58216,715
Wests Tigers12184,67415,390
Canterbury12182,41915,202
Cronulla12174,94114,578
Newcastle12173,48414,457
Manly12173,17114,431
Souths12171,97314,331
New Zealand12171,62014,302
Parramatta12167,14413,929
Gold Coast Titans12165,67113,806
St George Illawarra12163,58813,632
Penrith12153,82012,818
Canberra12146,19512,183
Sydney Roosters12122,82010,235

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: All Stars moves to Brisbane in 2016. NRL Media. National Rugby League. 14 February 2015. 5 October 2015.
  2. News: Kennedy. Chris. Sharks win first-ever NRL premiership. NRL.com. 2 October 2016.
  3. News: Phil Gould. NRL's ludicrous and unfair second-tier salary cap holding back young players. 14 July 2014. The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. 12 July 2014. Phil Gould (rugby league).
  4. News: Corey's Message To The #Bronxnation. Broncos.com. 26 February 2016. 26 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303014211/http://www.broncos.com.au/content/broncos/club/news/2016/02/26/corey_s_message_to_t.html. 3 March 2016. dead. dmy-all.
  5. News: Titans name co-captains for 2016. NRL.com. 17 February 2016.
  6. News: Knights announce three captains. NRL.com. 26 February 2016.
  7. News: Mannering stands down as Warriors captain. NRL.com. 17 February 2016.
  8. News: Foran, Mannah to lead Eels in 2016. NRL.com. 17 February 2016.
  9. News: Matt Moylan the new Panthers captain. NRL.com. 27 January 2016. 26 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160202074839/http://www.nrl.com/matt-moylan-the-new-panthers-captain/tabid/10874/newsid/91448/default.aspx. 2 February 2016. dead. dmy-all.
  10. News: Widdop becomes Dragons co-captain. NRL.com. 14 January 2016.
  11. News: Club Statement - Mitchell Pearce. Roosters.com. 1 March 2016. 1 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304210045/http://www.roosters.com.au/content/roosters/club/news/2016/03/01/club_statement_mitch.html. 4 March 2016. dead. dmy-all.
  12. News: Woods named Wests Tigers captain. NRL.com. 18 December 2015.
  13. Web site: Parramatta Eels avoid four-point NRL penalty over governance issues. theage.com.au. 2 March 2016. 3 March 2016.
  14. Web site: Eels breaches must stop today: Greenberg. NRL.com. Martin. Gabor. 3 May 2016. 3 May 2016.
  15. News: Eels now salary cap compliant: NRL. NRL.com. 12 May 2016.
  16. News: Parramatta final determination. NRL.com. 9 July 2016.
  17. Web site: It's been 19 years since the Canberra Raiders went this far. SMH. 23 September 2016.
  18. News: 2016 NRL player transfers. NRL.com.
  19. Web site: Rugby League Tables / Attendances 2016.