Australian Rugby League premiers - Wikipedia Australian Rugby League premiers It has been suggested that List of NRL Premiers be merged into this article. ( Discuss ) Proposed since June 2016. The Australian rugby league premiers are the winners of the top grade competition in Australian rugby league, which is currently the National Rugby League. Contents 1 History 2 List of Premierships 2.1 1908 - 1994 - New South Wales Rugby League 2.2 1995 - 1997 - Australian Rugby League 2.3 1997 - Super League 2.4 1998 - present - National Rugby League 3 Premiership Tally 4 Notes 5 See also 6 References 7 External links History The first season of rugby league in New South Wales was held in 1908 and run by the New South Wales Rugby Football League. The premiership was formed as a breakaway competition from the amateur rugby union competition that existed in the Sydney district at the time, with which players had fallen out of heart with due to increased revenue from the game not being reflected in player allowments. At the end of the 1908 season, South Sydney became the first team to win the New South Wales premiership. Queensland Rugby League was established in 1908 also, and ran their inaugural season in 1909. Both states ran parallel state competitions from that time. During the 1980s, the New South Wales competition began to spread out interstate. Starting from 1995, the competition began to be run by the Australian Rugby League. 1997, a proper national competition created by News Limited known as Super League was formed and run alongside the Australian Rugby League premiership, in which a number of teams defected to. Later that year, an agreement was made between the two parties following massive financial losses to merge into a new competition, known as the National Rugby League. South Sydney, with 20 State titles, have been crowned New South Wales premiers more times than any other team. Fortitude Valley Diehards won the Queensland competition 24 times. They are followed by St. George with 15 premierships, including a record 11 New South Wales premierships in a row between 1956 and 1966. At the opposite end of the spectrum, the Cronulla - Sutherland Sharks took nearly 50 years to win their maiden premiership in 2016 - longer than any other club in the history of the game ( Parramatta 's maiden premiership came in its 35th season in 1981 ). List of premierships 1908 - 1994 - New South Wales Rugby League Season Winners Runners - up Score Minor Premiers 1908 South Sydney Eastern Suburbs 14 - 12 South Sydney 1909 South Sydney Balmain Forfeit South Sydney 1910 Newtown South Sydney 4 - 4 Newtown 1911 Eastern Suburbs Glebe 11 - 8 Glebe 1912 Eastern Suburbs Glebe Eastern Suburbs 1913 Eastern Suburbs Newtown Eastern Suburbs 1914 South Sydney Newtown South Sydney 1915 Balmain Glebe Balmain 1916 Balmain South Sydney 5 - 3 Balmain 1917 Balmain South Sydney Balmain 1918 South Sydney Western Suburbs South Sydney 1919 Balmain Eastern Suburbs Balmain 1920 Balmain South Sydney Balmain 1921 North Sydney Eastern Suburbs North Sydney 1922 North Sydney Glebe 35 - 3 North Sydney 1923 Eastern Suburbs South Sydney 15 - 12 Eastern Suburbs 1924 Balmain South Sydney 3 - 0 Balmain 1925 South Sydney Western Suburbs South Sydney 1926 South Sydney University 11 - 5 South Sydney 1927 South Sydney St. George 20 - 11 South Sydney 1928 South Sydney Eastern Suburbs 26 - 5 St. George 1929 South Sydney Newtown 30 - 10 South Sydney 1930 Western Suburbs St. George 27 - 2 Western Suburbs 1931 South Sydney Eastern Suburbs 12 - 7 Eastern Suburbs 1932 South Sydney Western Suburbs 23 - 8 South Sydney 1933 Newtown St. George 18 - 5 Newtown 1934 Western Suburbs Eastern Suburbs 15 - 12 Eastern Suburbs 1935 Eastern Suburbs South Sydney 19 - 3 Eastern Suburbs 1936 Eastern Suburbs Balmain 32 - 12 Eastern Suburbs 1937 Eastern Suburbs South Sydney Eastern Suburbs 1938 Canterbury - Bankstown Eastern Suburbs 19 - 6 Canterbury - Bankstown 1939 Balmain South Sydney 33 - 4 Balmain 1940 Eastern Suburbs Canterbury - Bankstown 24 - 14 Eastern Suburbs 1941 St. George Eastern Suburbs 31 - 14 Eastern Suburbs 1942 Canterbury - Bankstown St. George 11 - 9 Canterbury - Bankstown 1943 Newtown North Sydney 34 - 7 Newtown 1944 Balmain Newtown 12 - 8 Newtown 1945 Eastern Suburbs Balmain 22 - 18 Eastern Suburbs 1946 Balmain St. George 13 - 12 St. George 1947 Balmain Canterbury - Bankstown 13 - 9 Canterbury - Bankstown 1948 Western Suburbs Balmain 8 - 5 Western Suburbs 1949 St. George South Sydney 19 - 12 South Sydney 1950 South Sydney Western Suburbs 21 - 15 South Sydney 1951 South Sydney Manly - Warringah 42 - 14 South Sydney 1952 Western Suburbs South Sydney 22 - 12 Western Suburbs 1953 South Sydney St. George 31 - 12 South Sydney 1954 South Sydney Newtown 23 - 15 Newtown 1955 South Sydney Newtown 12 - 11 Newtown 1956 St. George Balmain 18 - 12 St. George 1957 St. George Manly - Warringah 31 - 9 St. George 1958 St. George Western Suburbs 20 - 9 St. George 1959 St. George Manly - Warringah 20 - 0 St. George 1960 St. George Eastern Suburbs 31 - 6 St. George 1961 St. George Western Suburbs 22 - 0 Western Suburbs 1962 St. George Western Suburbs 9 - 6 St. George 1963 St. George Western Suburbs 8 - 3 St. George 1964 St. George Balmain 11 - 6 St. George 1965 St. George South Sydney 12 - 8 St. George 1966 St. George Balmain 23 - 4 St. George 1967 South Sydney Canterbury - Bankstown 12 - 10 St. George 1968 South Sydney Manly - Warringah 13 - 9 South Sydney 1969 Balmain South Sydney 11 - 2 South Sydney 1970 South Sydney Manly - Warringah 23 - 12 South Sydney 1971 South Sydney St. George 16 - 10 Manly - Warringah 1972 Manly - Warringah Eastern Suburbs 19 - 14 Manly - Warringah 1973 Manly - Warringah Cronulla - Sutherland 10 - 7 Manly - Warringah Eastern Suburbs Canterbury - Bankstown 19 - 4 Eastern Suburbs Eastern Suburbs St. George 38 - 0 Eastern Suburbs 1976 Manly - Warringah Parramatta 13 - 10 Manly - Warringah 1977 St. George Parramatta 22 - 0 Parramatta 1978 Manly - Warringah Cronulla - Sutherland 16 - 0 Western Suburbs 1979 St. George Canterbury - Bankstown 17 - 13 St. George 1980 Canterbury - Bankstown Eastern Suburbs 18 - 4 Eastern Suburbs 1981 Parramatta Newtown 20 - 11 Eastern Suburbs 1982 Parramatta Manly - Warringah 21 - 8 Parramatta Parramatta Manly - Warringah 18 - 6 Manly - Warringah 1984 Canterbury - Bankstown Parramatta 6 - 4 Canterbury - Bankstown 1985 Canterbury - Bankstown St. George 7 - 6 St. George 1986 Parramatta Canterbury - Bankstown 4 - 2 Parramatta Manly - Warringah Canberra 18 - 8 Manly - Warringah Season Grand Final Date Winning Team Score Losing Team Location GF Attendance Clive Churchill Medal 11 September 1988 Canterbury Bulldogs ( 6 ) 24 - 12 Balmain Tigers Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney ( 1 ) 40,000 Paul Dunn 24 September 1989 Canberra Raiders ( 1 ) 19 - 14 ( aet ) Balmain Tigers Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney ( 2 ) 40,500 Bradley Clyde 23 September 1990 Canberra Raiders ( 2 ) 18 - 14 Penrith Panthers Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney ( 3 ) 41,535 Ricky Stuart 1991 22 September 1991 Penrith Panthers ( 1 ) 19 - 12 Canberra Raiders Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney ( 4 ) 41,815 Bradley Clyde 27 September 1992 Brisbane Broncos ( 1 ) 28 - 8 St. George Dragons Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney ( 5 ) 41,560 Allan Langer 26 September 1993 Brisbane Broncos ( 2 ) 14 - 6 St. George Dragons Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney ( 6 ) 42,329 Brad Mackay 25 September 1994 Canberra Raiders ( 3 ) 36 - 12 Canterbury Bulldogs Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney ( 7 ) 42,234 David Furner 1995 - 1997 - Australian Rugby League Season Grand Final Date Winning Team Score Losing Team Location GF Attendance Clive Churchill Medal 1995 24 September 1995 Canterbury Bulldogs ( 7 ) 17 - 4 Manly - Warringah Sea Eagles Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney ( 8 ) 41,127 Jim Dymock 29 September 1996 Manly - Warringah Sea Eagles ( 6 ) 20 - 8 St. George Dragons Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney ( 9 ) 40,985 Geoff Toovey 1997 28 September 1997 Newcastle Knights ( 1 ) 22 - 16 Manly - Warringah Sea Eagles Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney ( 10 ) 42,482 Robbie O'Davis 1997 - Super League Season Grand Final Date Winning Team Score Losing Team Location GF Attendance Clive Churchill Medal 1997 20 September 1997 Brisbane Broncos ( 3 ) 26 - 8 Cronulla - Sutherland Sharks ANZ Stadium, Brisbane ( 1 ) 58,912 - 1998 - present - National Rugby League Season Grand Final Date Winning Team ( Number of Premierships ) Score Losing Team Location ( Grand Finals at Venue ) GF Attendance Clive Churchill Medal 1998 27 September 1998 Brisbane Broncos ( 4 ) 38 - 12 Canterbury Bulldogs Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney ( 11 ) 40,857 Gorden Tallis 1999 26 September 1999 Melbourne Storm ( 1 ) 20 - 18 St. George - Illawarra Dragons Stadium Australia, Sydney ( 1 ) 107,999 Brett Kimmorley 2000 27 August 2000 Brisbane Broncos ( 5 ) 14 - 6 Sydney Roosters Stadium Australia, Sydney ( 2 ) 94,277 Darren Lockyer 30 September 2001 Newcastle Knights ( 2 ) 30 - 24 Parramatta Eels Stadium Australia, Sydney ( 3 ) 90,414 Andrew Johns 2002 6 October 2002 Sydney Roosters ( 12 ) 30 - 8 New Zealand Warriors Stadium Australia, Sydney ( 4 ) 80,130 Craig Fitzgibbon 2003 5 October 2003 Penrith Panthers ( 2 ) 18 - 6 Sydney Roosters Stadium Australia, Sydney ( 5 ) 81,166 Luke Priddis 3 October 2004 Canterbury Bulldogs ( 8 ) 16 - 13 Sydney Roosters Stadium Australia, Sydney ( 6 ) 82,127 Willie Mason 2005 2 October 2005 Wests Tigers ( 1 ) 30 - 16 North Queensland Cowboys Stadium Australia, Sydney ( 7 ) 82,453 Scott Prince 2006 1 October 2006 Brisbane Broncos ( 6 ) 15 - 8 Melbourne Storm Stadium Australia, Sydney ( 8 ) 79,609 Shaun Berrigan 2007 30 September 2007 Melbourne Storm ( 2 ) 34 - 8 Manly - Warringah Sea Eagles Stadium Australia, Sydney ( 9 ) 81,392 Greg Inglis 2008 5 October 2008 Manly - Warringah Sea Eagles ( 7 ) 40 - 0 Melbourne Storm Stadium Australia, Sydney ( 10 ) 80,388 Brent Kite 2009 4 October 2009 Melbourne Storm ( 3 ) 23 - 16 Parramatta Eels Stadium Australia, Sydney ( 11 ) 82,538 Billy Slater 3 October 2010 St. George - Illawarra Dragons ( 1 ) 32 - 8 Sydney Roosters Stadium Australia, Sydney ( 12 ) 82,334 Darius Boyd 2011 2 October 2011 Manly - Warringah Sea Eagles ( 8 ) 24 - 10 New Zealand Warriors Stadium Australia, Sydney ( 13 ) 81,988 Glenn Stewart 2012 30 September 2012 Melbourne Storm ( 2 ) 14 - 4 Canterbury Bulldogs Stadium Australia, Sydney ( 14 ) 82,976 Cooper Cronk 2013 6 October 2013 Sydney Roosters ( 13 ) 26 - 18 Manly - Warringah Sea Eagles Stadium Australia, Sydney ( 15 ) 81,491 Daly Cherry - Evans 2014 5 October 2014 South Sydney Rabbitohs ( 21 ) 30 - 6 Canterbury Bulldogs Stadium Australia, Sydney ( 16 ) 83,833 Sam Burgess 2015 4 October 2015 North Queensland Cowboys ( 1 ) 17 - 16 ( aet ) Brisbane Broncos Stadium Australia, Sydney ( 17 ) 82,758 Johnathan Thurston 2016 2 October 2016 Cronulla Sharks ( 1 ) 14 - 12 Melbourne Storm Stadium Australia, Sydney ( 18 ) 83,625 Luke Lewis 2017 1 October 2017 Melbourne Storm ( 3 ) 34 - 6 North Queensland Cowboys Stadium Australia, Sydney ( 19 ) 79,722 Billy Slater The numbers in parentheses indicate the number of premierships won by a team, or the number of Grand Finals held at that venue. The Melbourne Storm were stripped of these titles due to gross long - term salary cap breaches. Premiership tally Titles Club Seasons 21 South Sydney Rabbitohs 1908, 1909, 1914, 1918, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 2014 15 St. George Dragons 1941, 1949, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1977, 1979 13 Eastern Suburbs / Sydney Roosters 1911, 1912, 1913, 1923, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1945, 1974, 1975, 2002, 2013 11 Balmain Tigers 1915, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1924, 1939, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1969 8 Canterbury - Bankstown Bulldogs 1938, 1942, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1995, 2004 8 Manly - Warringah Sea Eagles 1972, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1987, 1996, 2008, 2011 6 Brisbane Broncos 1992, 1993, 1997 ( SL ), 1998, 2000, 2006 Western Suburbs Magpies 1930, 1934, 1948, 1952 Parramatta Eels 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986 Newtown Jets 1910, 1933, 1943 Canberra Raiders 1989, 1990, 1994 Melbourne Storm 1999, 2012, 2017 North Sydney Bears 1921, 1922 Newcastle Knights 1997 ( ARL ), 2001 Penrith Panthers 1991, 2003 Wests Tigers 2005 St George Illawarra Dragons North Queensland Cowboys 2015 Cronulla Sharks 2016 Gold Coast Titans and New Zealand Warriors are the only current competing teams never to have won a premiership. Notes Balmain failed to turn up for the Final and hence they were declared to have forfeited the match to South Sydney. The premiers were decided in a Grand Final replay after the first match was drawn. Bulldogs were known as Canterbury - Bankstown until 1994 and from 1996 -- 1999, and as Sydney Bulldogs in 1995. Sydney Roosters were known as Eastern Suburbs until 1994 and as Sydney City Roosters from 1995 - 1999. See also Australia portal Rugby league portal List of NRL Premiers References Jump up ^ `` NRL Match Centre 2017 ''. matchcentre.nrl.com. Retrieved 2017 - 09 - 23. Jump up ^ Sharwood, Anthony ( 2017 - 10 - 01 ). `` NRL Grand Final About 4,000 Seats Short Of A Sellout ''. Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017 - 10 - 04. External links `` Season Summary ''. Rugby League Tables & Statistics. Retrieved 1 June 2007. `` Premiership Records ''. National Rugby League. Archived from the original on 17 May 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2007. National Rugby League ( 2017 ) Brisbane Broncos Gold Coast Titans New Zealand Warriors South Sydney Rabbitohs Canberra Raiders Manly Warringah Sea Eagles North Queensland Cowboys St. George Illawarra Dragons Canterbury - Bankstown Bulldogs Melbourne Storm Parramatta Eels Sydney Roosters Cronulla - Sutherland Sharks Newcastle Knights Penrith Panthers Wests Tigers Former clubs Balmain Tigers ( 1908 -- 99 ) Western Suburbs Magpies ( 1908 -- 99 ) North Sydney Bears ( 1908 -- 99 ) Newtown Bluebags / Jets ( 1908 -- 83 ) Glebe Dirty Reds ( 1908 -- 29 ) Newcastle Rebels ( 1908 -- 09 ) Cumberland ( 1908 ) Annandale Dales ( 1910 -- 20 ) University ( 1920 -- 37 ) St. George Dragons ( 1921 -- 98 ) Illawarra Steelers ( 1982 -- 98 ) Gold Coast - Tweed Giants / Gold Coast Seagulls / Gold Cost Chargers ( 1988 -- 98 ) Western Reds / Perth Reds ( 1995 -- 97 ) South Queensland Crushers ( 1995 -- 97 ) Hunter Mariners ( 1997 ) Adelaide Rams ( 1997 -- 98 ) Northern Eagles ( 2000 -- 02 ) Australian Rugby League Commission History NSWRL premiership Winfield Cup NSWRL ARL Super League Super League war All time club list Premiers Grand Final Finals system Current team squads Wooden spooners Records Golden point games Rivalries Salary cap Expansion Stadiums Reserves affiliations Rugby League Professionals Association Men of League Foundation Women in League NRL SuperCoach SuperCoach Finals Annual events World Club Series ( World Club Challenge ) National Youth Competition State Championship NRL Grand Final Breakfast Foundation Cup ANZAC Day Cup Queen 's Birthday Clive Churchill Medal 1989 League Legends Cup Charity Shield Auckland Nines All Stars J.J. 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Question: last team to win back to back nrl premierships
Answer: Melbourne Storm