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National Rugby League The National Rugby League (NRL) is an Australasian rugby league club competition which contains clubs from New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory and New Zealand. The NRL formed in 1998 as a joint partnership ...
(1998-) and its predecessors, the
New South Wales Rugby Football League The New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) is the governing body of rugby league in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory and is a member of the Australian Rugby League Commission. It was formed in Sydney on 8 August 1907 and was ...
(1908-1994), the
Australian Rugby League The Australian Rugby League Commission (ARL), formerly the Australian Rugby Football League known as the Australian Rugby League is an Australian rugby league football competition operator. It was founded in 1986 as the Australian Rugby Footbal ...
, (1995-1997), and the Super League (1997). First-grade games played between premiership teams are included, but not mid-week competitions, pre-season warm-up games or NRL Nines games. .


Team records


Premierships


Most consecutive

*11 - St. George (1956 to 1966)


Minor Premierships


Most consecutive

*6 - St. George (1962 to 1967)


Runners-up


Most consecutive

*3 -
Western Suburbs Magpies The Western Suburbs Magpies (legal name: Western Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club Ltd) are an Australian rugby league football club based in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales. Formed in 1908, Wests, as they are commonly r ...
(1961 to 1963)


Wooden spoons

* Due to salary cap breaches Canterbury were deducted 37 competition points and relegated to the bottom of the ladder for the 2002 season. *Due to salary cap breaches Melbourne weren't able to receive any points in the 2010 season guaranteeing them the wooden spoon.


Most consecutive

*6 -
Parramatta Eels The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta that competes in the National Rugby League. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, and their ...
(1956 to 1961)


Team wins, losses, win percentage and draws


Matches played

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Most consecutive wins


Most consecutive losses


Result records


Greatest win margins


Most points scored in a game


Fewest points scored in a game


Most points scored by one team in a game


Highest scores by a losing side


Highest drawn games scores


Best start to a season


Undefeated in a season


Failed to win a match in a season


Most points scored by a team in a season

* 839 points by the
Parramatta Eels The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta that competes in the National Rugby League. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, and their ...
in 2001.


Most tries and goals by a team in a Grand Final

*8 tries, 7 goals by the Eastern Suburbs in 1975.


Largest winning margin in a Grand Final

*40 points to nil by the
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles The Manly Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Sydney's Northern Beaches. The team colours are maroon and white, while their namesake and logo is the sea eagle. They compete in Australia's premier rugb ...
over the
Melbourne Storm The Melbourne Storm are a rugby league club based in Melbourne, Victoria in Australia that participates in the National Rugby League. The first fully professional rugby league team based in the state, the Storm entered the competition in 1998. ...
in 2008.


Fewest points scored by a team in a season

*38 points by Cumberland in 1908.


Most points conceded by a team in a season

*944 points by the
Western Suburbs Magpies The Western Suburbs Magpies (legal name: Western Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club Ltd) are an Australian rugby league football club based in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales. Formed in 1908, Wests, as they are commonly r ...
in 1999.


Fewest points conceded by a team in a season

*41 points by South Sydney in 1909.


Keeping opposition scoreless: most games in a season

*6 matches by the
Sydney Roosters The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional Rugby League Football Club based in the Eastern Suburbs (Sydney) and parts of inner Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. The Roosters have won fifteen Ne ...
in 2013.


Biggest comebacks


Individual records

Note: Figures in boldface are currently playing in the NRL.


Most games played


At one club


Most tries scored


In a career


In a season


In a game

*8 -
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,
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, Round 7, 1920


Most points scored


In a career


In a season


In a game

*45 - Dave Brown, Eastern Suburbs vs.
Canterbury-Bankstown Canterbury-Bankstown is a customary region of Sydney, Australia, in the south-western suburbs. The area is located around the Bankstown railway line, to the west of the St George region and to the south of the Inner West region. The suburbs ...
, Round 6, 1935


Oldest players


Youngest players


Most games coached


Oldest coaches


See also

*
List of players who have played 300 NRL games As of 15 December 2023, there have been 49 players who have played 300 or more games in the National Rugby League and its predecessors, the NSWRL, ARL and Super League premierships. Players still currently active are listed in bold. See also * ...
*
List of players with 1,000 NRL points As of , there have been 56 players who have scored 1,000 or more points in the National Rugby League and its predecessors, the NSWRL, ARL and Super League premierships. Players still currently active are listed in bold. See also * List of Nat ...
* List of players with 20 NRL field goals *
List of players with 100 NRL tries There have been 76 players who have scored 100 or more tries in Australian top-level rugby league, i.e. the NRL and its predecessors, the NSWRL, ARL and SL premierships. Players still currently active are listed in bold. See also * List of N ...
* List of players with 100 NRL tries and 500 NRL goals *
List of players with 500 NRL goals There have been 38 players who have kicked 500 or more goals in the National Rugby League and its predecessors, the New South Wales Rugby League premiership, NSWRL, Australian Rugby League, ARL and Super League (Australia), Super League premiers ...
* State of Origin results and statistics *
List of NRL Under-20s records These are the records of the National Youth Competition which is a rugby league competition in Australia, beginning in 2008. Biggest Wins Highest Scoring Matches Lowest Scoring Matches Winning Streaks Losing Streaks New Zealand Warrio ...
* List of NRL Women's Premiership records


References

* The 2006 Official Rugby League Annual, compiled by David Middleton


External links


National Rugby League official site
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