List of National Rugby League players with five tries in a game explained

As of, there have been 44 players who have scored 5 or more tries in a game in the National Rugby League and its predecessors, the NSWRL, ARL and Super League premierships. Players still currently active are listed in bold.

!#!Player!Tries!Position!Club!Opponent!Ground!Round!Season!Notes
1Frank Burge6GlebeNorth SydneyWentworth111916[1]
2Harold Horder5South SydneyNorth SydneyRoyal Agricultural Society Ground51917[2]
3Harold Horder5South SydneyNorth SydneyRoyal Agricultural Society Ground121917[3]
4Frank Burge8GlebeUniversityRoyal Agricultural Society Ground71920[4]
5Gordon Wright5Eastern SuburbsBalmainRoyal Agricultural Society Ground101920[5]
6Cec Blinkhorn5North SydneyAnnandaleNorth Sydney Oval141920[6]
7Sid Goodwin5BalmainUniversityLeichhardt Oval21935[7]
8Rod O'Loan7Eastern SuburbsUniversitySydney Sports Ground51935[8]
9Dave Brown5Eastern SuburbsCanterburySydney Sports Ground61935[9]
10Dave Brown6Eastern SuburbsCanterburyPratten Park151935[10]
11Dave Brown6Eastern SuburbsBalmainSCG181935[11]
12Alan Ridley6Western SuburbsNewtownPratten Park91936[12] Two players achieved feat on same day, 11 July 1936, in just four NSWRFL matches.
Alan Quinlivan5South SydneyUniversityEarl Park
14Don Manson5South SydneyUniversitySydney Sports Ground11937[13] Only instance in an opening round of season, and was player's NSWRFL debut.
15Edgar Newham5CanterburyBalmainSCGPlay-Off1942[14] First of only two instances outside the home-and-away season, in play-off for minor premiership.
16Johnny Bliss5North SydneyEastern SuburbsNorth Sydney Oval91944[15]
17Arthur Patton5BalmainEastern SuburbsSCG141944[16]
18Jack Lindwall6St. GeorgeManlyHurstville Oval41947[17]
19Bobby Lulham5BalmainParramattaLeichhardt Oval151947[18]
20Norm Jacobson5NewtownParramattaErskineville Oval21948[19]
21Johnny Graves5South SydneyEastern SuburbsRedfern Oval141949[20]
22Jack Troy6NewtownEastern SuburbsSydney Sports Ground131950[21]
23Merv Lees5St. GeorgeNorth SydneySCG141954[22]
24Brian Allsop5Eastern SuburbsParramattaSydney Sports Ground101955[23]
25Ian Moir5South SydneyParramattaRedfern Oval71957[24]
26Eric Sladden5South SydneyParramattaCumberland Oval161957[25]
27Les Hanigan5ManlyCronullaBrookvale Oval81967[26]
28Peter Langmack5PenrithSt. GeorgePenrith Park151974[27]
29Dave Topliss5BalmainNewtownHenson Park201977[28]
30Andrew Ettingshausen5CronullaIllawarraEndeavour Field221989[29]
31Mal Meninga5CanberraEastern SuburbsBruce Stadium51990[30]
32Alan McIndoe5IllawarraGold CoastWollongong Showground81991[31]
33Andrew Ettingshausen5CronullaSouth SydneyEndeavour Field221994[32]
34Nigel Vagana5BulldogsSouth SydneySydney Football Stadium42002[33]
35Jamie Lyon5ParramattaCronullaParramatta Stadium242003[34]
36Francis Meli5New ZealandBulldogsSydney Showground StadiumQF2003[35] First instance in a "mandatory" final, and only the second outside the home-and-away rounds.
37Nathan Merritt5South SydneyParramattaStadium Australia222011[36]
40Alex Johnston5South SydneyPenrithStadium Australia172017[37]
41Matt Ikuvalu5SydneyNorth QueenslandNorth Queensland Stadium92020[38]
42Alex Johnston5South SydneySydneyStadium Australia202020[39]
43Josh Addo-Carr6MelbourneSouth SydneyStadium Australia92021[40]
44Edrick Lee5NewcastleGold CoastMacDonald Jones Stadium162022

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Round 11 Scorers, 1916. AFL Tables.
  2. Web site: Round 5 Scorers, 1917. AFL Tables.
  3. Web site: Round 12 Scorers, 1917. AFL Tables.
  4. Web site: Round 7 Scorers, 1920. AFL Tables.
  5. Web site: Round 10 Scorers, 1920. AFL Tables.
  6. Web site: Round 14 Scorers, 1920. AFL Tables.
  7. Web site: Round 2 Scorers, 1935. AFL Tables.
  8. Web site: Round 5 Scorers, 1935. AFL Tables.
  9. Web site: Round 6 Scorers, 1935. AFL Tables.
  10. Web site: Round 15 Scorers, 1935. AFL Tables.
  11. Web site: Round 18 Scorers, 1935. AFL Tables.
  12. Web site: Round 9 Scorers, 1936. AFL Tables.
  13. Web site: Round 1 Scorers, 1937. AFL Tables.
  14. Web site: Finals Scorers, 1942. AFL Tables.
  15. Web site: Round 9 Scorers, 1944. AFL Tables.
  16. Web site: Round 14 Scorers, 1944. AFL Tables.
  17. Web site: Round 4 Scorers, 1947. AFL Tables.
  18. Web site: Round 15 Scorers, 1947. AFL Tables.
  19. Web site: Round 2 Scorers, 1948. AFL Tables.
  20. Web site: Round 14 Scorers, 1949. AFL Tables.
  21. Web site: Round 13 Scorers, 1950. AFL Tables.
  22. Web site: Round 14 Scorers, 1954. AFL Tables.
  23. Web site: Round 10 Scorers, 1955. AFL Tables.
  24. Web site: Round 7 Scorers, 1957. AFL Tables.
  25. Web site: Round 16 Scorers, 1957. AFL Tables.
  26. Web site: Round 8 Scorers, 1967. AFL Tables.
  27. Web site: Penrith Panthers 22 def. St George Dragons 21. Rugby League Project.
  28. Web site: Newtown Jets 12 lost to Balmain Tigers 43. Rugby League Project.
  29. Web site: Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 46 def. Illawarra Steelers 14. Rugby League Project.
  30. Web site: Canberra Raiders 66 def. Eastern Suburbs Roosters 4. Rugby League Project.
  31. Web site: Illawarra Steelers 46 def. Gold Coast Seagulls 4. Rugby League Project.
  32. Web site: Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 42 def. South Sydney Rabbitohs 0. Rugby League Project.
  33. Web site: Souths 6 v Bulldogs 32 – Round 4, 2002. AFL Tables.
  34. Web site: Parramatta 74 v Cronulla 4 – Round 24, 2003. AFL Tables.
  35. Web site: New Zealand 48 v Bulldogs 22 – Qualifying Final, 2003. AFL Tables.
  36. Web site: Souths 56 v Parramatta 6 – Round 22, 2011. AFL Tables.
  37. Web site: Souths 42 v Penrith 14 – Round 17, 2017. AFL Tables.
  38. Web site: North Queensland 16 v Sydney Roosters 42 – Round 9, 2020. AFL Tables.
  39. Web site: Souths 60 v Sydney Roosters 8 – Round 20, 2020. AFL Tables.
  40. Web site: Souths 0 v Melbourne 50 – Round 9, 2021. AFL Tables.

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