Since 1954 the grand final was officially sanctioned as the only way to determine the premiership,[1] but it had been commonplace for decades before that.
Season | Premiers | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Attendance |
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New South Wales Rugby League |
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1908 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 14–12 | Eastern Suburbs | RAS Showground | 4,000 |
1909 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (2) | N/A | Balmain Tigers | N/A | N/A |
1910 | Newtown Jets | 4–4 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | RAS Showground | 14,000 |
1911 | Eastern Suburbs | 11–8 | Glebe Dirty Reds | 20,000 |
1912 | Eastern Suburbs (2) | N/A | Glebe Dirty Reds | N/A | N/A |
1913 | Eastern Suburbs (3) | Newtown Jets |
1914 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (3) | Newtown Jets |
1915 | Balmain Tigers | Glebe Dirty Reds |
1916 | Balmain Tigers (2) | 5–3 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Sydney Cricket Ground | 7,000 |
1917 | Balmain Tigers (3) | N/A | South Sydney Rabbitohs | N/A | N/A |
1918 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (4) | Western Suburbs Magpies |
1919 | Balmain Tigers (4) | Eastern Suburbs |
1920 | Balmain Tigers (5) | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
1921 | North Sydney Bears | Eastern Suburbs |
1922 | North Sydney Bears (2) | 35–3 | Glebe Dirty Reds | Sydney Cricket Ground | 15,000 |
1923 | Eastern Suburbs (4) | 15–12 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 15,000 |
1924 | Balmain Tigers (6) | 3–0 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 15,000 |
1925 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (5) | N/A | Western Suburbs Magpies | N/A | N/A |
1926 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (6) | 11–5 | Sydney University | RAS Showground | 20,000 |
1927 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (7) | 20–11 | St. George Dragons | 8,000 |
1928 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (8) | 26–5 | Eastern Suburbs | 25,000 |
1929 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (9) | 30–10 | Newtown Jets | Sydney Sports Ground | 16,360 |
1930 | Western Suburbs Magpies | 27–2 | St. George Dragons | 12,178 |
1931 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (10) | 12–7 | Eastern Suburbs | 27,104 |
1932 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (11) | 19–12 | Western Suburbs Magpies | 16,925 |
1933 | Newtown Jets (2) | 18–5 | St. George Dragons | 18,080 |
1934 | Western Suburbs Magpies (2) | 15–12 | Eastern Suburbs | 25,174 |
1935 | Eastern Suburbs (5) | 19–3 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Sydney Cricket Ground | 22,106 |
1936 | Eastern Suburbs (6) | 32–12 | Balmain Tigers | 14,395 |
1937 | Eastern Suburbs (7) | N/A | South Sydney Rabbitohs | N/A | N/A |
1938 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 19–6 | Eastern Suburbs | Sydney Cricket Ground | 20,287 |
1939 | Balmain Tigers (7) | 33–4 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 26,972 |
1940 | Eastern Suburbs (8) | 24–14 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24,167 |
1941 | St. George Dragons | 31–14 | Eastern Suburbs | 39,957 |
1942 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (2) | 11–9 | St. George Dragons | 26,171 |
1943 | Newtown Jets (3) | 34–7 | North Sydney Bears | 60,922 |
1944 | Balmain Tigers (8) | 12–8 | Newtown Jets | 24,186 |
1945 | Eastern Suburbs (9) | 22–18 | Balmain Tigers | 44,585 |
1946 | Balmain Tigers (9) | 13–12 | St. George Dragons | Sydney Sports Ground | 32,296 |
1947 | Balmain Tigers (10) | 13–9 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 29,292 |
1948 | Western Suburbs Magpies (3) | 8–5 | Balmain Tigers | 29,122 |
1949 | St. George Dragons (2) | 19–12 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Sydney Cricket Ground | 56,534 |
1950 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (12) | 21–15 | Western Suburbs Magpies | Sydney Sports Ground | 32,373 |
1951 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (13) | 42–14 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 28,505 |
1952 | Western Suburbs Magpies (4) | 22–12 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Sydney Cricket Ground | 41,060 |
1953 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (14) | 31–12 | St. George Dragons | 44,581 |
1954 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (15) | 23–15 | Newtown Jets | 45,759 |
1955 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (16) | 12–11 | Newtown Jets | 42,466 |
1956 | St. George Dragons (3) | 18–12 | Balmain Tigers | 61,987 |
1957 | St. George Dragons (4) | 31–9 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 54,399 |
1958 | St. George Dragons (5) | 20–9 | Western Suburbs Magpies | 62,283 |
1959 | St. George Dragons (6) | 20–0 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 49,457 |
1960 | St. George Dragons (7) | 31–6 | Eastern Suburbs | 53,156 |
1961 | St. George Dragons (8) | 22–0 | Western Suburbs Magpies | 61,196 |
1962 | St. George Dragons (9) | 9–6 | Western Suburbs Magpies | 41,184 |
1963 | St. George Dragons (10) | 8–3 | Western Suburbs Magpies | 69,860 |
1964 | St. George Dragons (11) | 11–6 | Balmain Tigers | 61,369 |
1965 | St. George Dragons (12) | 12–8 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 78,056 |
1966 | St. George Dragons (13) | 23–4 | Balmain Tigers | 61,129 |
1967 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (17) | 12–10 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 56,358 |
1968 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (18) | 13–9 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 54,255 |
1969 | Balmain Tigers (11) | 11–2 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 58,825 |
1970 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (19) | 23–12 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 53,241 |
1971 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (20) | 16–10 | St. George Dragons | 62,838 |
1972 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 19–14 | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | 54,357 |
1973 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (2) | 10–7 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 52,044 |
1974 | Eastern Suburbs Roosters (10) | 19–4 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 57,214 |
1975 | Eastern Suburbs Roosters (11) | 38–0 | St. George Dragons | 63,047 |
1976 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (3) | 13–10 | Parramatta Eels | 57,343 |
1977 | St. George Dragons | 9–9 | Parramatta Eels | 65,959 |
St. George Dragons (14) | 22–0 | Parramatta Eels | 47,828 |
1978 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 11–11 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 51,510 |
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (4) | 16–0 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 33,552 |
1979 | St. George Dragons (15) | 17–13 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 50,991 |
1980 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (3) | 18–4 | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | 52,881 |
1981 | Parramatta Eels | 20–11 | Newtown Jets | 57,333 |
1982 | Parramatta Eels (2) | 21–8 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 52,186 |
1983 | Parramatta Eels (3) | 18–6 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 40,285 |
1984 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (4) | 6–4 | Parramatta Eels | 47,076 |
1985 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (5) | 7–6 | St. George Dragons | 44,569 |
1986 | Parramatta Eels (4) | 4–2 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 45,843 |
1987 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (5) | 18–8 | Canberra Raiders | 50,201 |
1988 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (6) | 24–12 | Balmain Tigers | Sydney Football Stadium (1988) | 40,000 |
1989 | Canberra Raiders | 19–14 | Balmain Tigers | 40,500 |
1990 | Canberra Raiders (2) | 18–14 | Penrith Panthers | 41,535 |
1991 | Penrith Panthers | 19–12 | Canberra Raiders | 41,815 |
1992 | Brisbane Broncos | 28–8 | St. George Dragons | 41,560 |
1993 | Brisbane Broncos (2) | 14–6 | St. George Dragons | 42,329 |
1994 | Canberra Raiders (3) | 36–12 | Canterbury-Bankstown Panthers | 42,234 |
Australian Rugby League |
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1995 | Sydney Bulldogs (7) | 17–4 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Sydney Football Stadium (1988) | 41,127 |
1996 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (6) | 20–8 | St. George Dragons | 40,985 |
1997 | Newcastle Knights | 22–16 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 42,482 |
National Rugby League |
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1998 | Brisbane Broncos (4) | 38–12 | Canterbury-Bankstown Panthers | Sydney Football Stadium (1988) | 40,857 |
1999 | Melbourne Storm | 20–18 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Stadium Australia | 107,999 |
2000 | Brisbane Broncos (5) | 14–6 | Sydney Roosters | 94,277 |
2001 | Newcastle Knights (2) | 30–24 | Parramatta Eels | 90,414 |
2002 | Sydney Roosters (12) | 30–8 | New Zealand Warriors | 80,130 |
2003 | Penrith Panthers (2) | 18–6 | Sydney Roosters | 81,166 |
2004 | Canterbury-Bankstown Panthers (8) | 16–13 | Sydney Roosters | 82,127 |
2005 | Wests Tigers | 30–16 | North Queensland Cowboys | 82,453 |
2006 | Brisbane Broncos (6) | 15–8 | Melbourne Storm | 79,609 |
2007 | Melbourne Storm | 34–8 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 81,392 |
2008 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (7) | 40–0 | Melbourne Storm | 80,388 |
2009 | Melbourne Storm | 23–16 | Parramatta Eels | 82,538 |
2010 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 32–8 | Sydney Roosters | 82,334 |
2011 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (8) | 24–10 | New Zealand Warriors | 81,988 |
2012 | Melbourne Storm (2) | 14–4 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 82,976 |
2013 | Sydney Roosters (13) | 26–18 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 81,491 |
2014 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (21) | 30–6 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 83,833 |
2015 | North Queensland Cowboys | 17–16 | Brisbane Broncos | 82,758 |
2016 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 14–12 | Melbourne Storm | 83,625 |
2017 | Melbourne Storm (3) | 34–6 | North Queensland Cowboys | 79,722 |
2018 | Sydney Roosters (14) | 21–6 | Melbourne Storm | 82,688 |
2019 | Sydney Roosters (15) | 14–8 | Canberra Raiders | 82,922 |
2020 | Melbourne Storm (4) | 26–20 | Penrith Panthers | 37,303 |
2021 | Penrith Panthers (3) | 14–12 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Lang Park | 39,322 |
2022 | Penrith Panthers (4) | 28–12 | Parramatta Eels | Stadium Australia | 82,415 |
2023 | Penrith Panthers (5) | 26–24 | Brisbane Broncos | Stadium Australia | 81,947 | |
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
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1 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 21 | 14 | 1908, 1909, 1914, 1918, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 2014 | 1910, 1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1949, 1952, 1965, 1969, 2021 |
2 | Sydney Roosters | 15 | 15 | 1911, 1912, 1913, 1923, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1945, 1974, 1975, 2002, 2013, 2018, 2019 | 1908, 1919, 1921, 1928, 1931, 1934, 1938, 1941, 1960, 1972, 1980, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2010 |
3 | St. George Dragons | 15 | 12 | 1941, 1949, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1977, 1979 | 1927, 1930, 1933, 1942, 1946, 1953, 1971, 1975, 1985, 1992, 1993, 1996 |
4 | Balmain Tigers | 11 | 9 | 1915, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1924, 1939, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1969 | 1909, 1936, 1945, 1948, 1956, 1964, 1966, 1988, 1989 |
5 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 8 | 11 | 1972, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1987, 1996, 2008, 2011 | 1951, 1957, 1959, 1968, 1970, 1982, 1983, 1995, 1997, 2007, 2013 |
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 10 | 1938, 1942, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1995, 2004 | 1940, 1947, 1967, 1974, 1979, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2012, 2014 |
6 | Brisbane Broncos | 6 | 2 | 1992, 1993, 1997*, 1998, 2000, 2006 | 2015, 2023 |
7 | Penrith Panthers | 5 | 2 | 1991, 2003, 2021, 2022, 2023 | 1990, 2020 |
8 | Western Suburbs Magpies | 4 | 8 | 1930, 1934, 1948, 1952 | 1918, 1925, 1932, 1950, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963 |
Parramatta Eels | 6 | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986 | 1976, 1977, 1984, 2001, 2009, 2022 |
Melbourne Storm | 4 | 1999, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2017, 2020 | 2006, 2008, 2016, 2018 |
9 | Newtown Jets | 3 | 7 | 1910, 1933, 1943 | 1913, 1914, 1929, 1944, 1954, 1955, 1981 |
Canberra Raiders | 3 | 1989, 1990, 1994 | 1987, 1991, 2019 |
10 | North Sydney Bears | 2 | 1 | 1921, 1922 | 1943 |
Newcastle Knights | 0 | 1997, 2001 | – |
11 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 1 | 3 | 2016 | 1973, 1978, 1997 |
North Queensland Cowboys | 2 | 2015 | 2005, 2017 |
| 1 | 2010 | 1999 |
Wests Tigers | 0 | 2005 | – |
12 | Glebe Dirty Reds | 0 | 4 | – | 1911, 1912, 1915, 1922 |
New Zealand Warriors | 2 | – | 2002, 2011 |
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