# 2019 NRL season

The 2019 NRL season was the 112th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 22nd season run by the National Rugby League. The Sydney Roosters became the first team to win back-to-back Premierships since the Brisbane Broncos in 1992–93, and the first to achieve the feat since the unified NRL competition started in 1998.

## Teams

The lineup of teams remained unchanged for the 13th consecutive year.
| Club | Season | Home ground(s) | Head coach | Captain(s) |
| Brisbane Broncos | 32nd season | Suncorp Stadium | Anthony Seibold | Darius Boyd |
| Canberra Raiders | 38th season | GIO Stadium Canberra | Ricky Stuart | Jarrod Croker & Josh Hodgson |
| Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 85th season | ANZ Stadium & Belmore Sports Ground | Dean Pay | Josh Jackson |
| Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 53rd season | PointsBet Stadium | John Morris | Paul Gallen & Wade Graham |
| Gold Coast Titans | 13th season | Cbus Super Stadium | Garth Brennan → Luke Burt (interim) | Ryan James |
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 70th season | Lottoland | Des Hasler | Daly Cherry-Evans |
| Melbourne Storm | 22nd season | AAMI Park | Craig Bellamy | Cameron Smith |
| Newcastle Knights | 32nd season | McDonald Jones Stadium | Nathan Brown → Kristian Woolf (interim) | Mitchell Pearce |
| New Zealand Warriors | 25th season | Mt. Smart Stadium | Stephen Kearney | Roger Tuivasa-Sheck |
| North Queensland Cowboys | 25th season | 1300SMILES Stadium | Paul Green | Michael Morgan |
| Parramatta Eels | 73rd season | Bankwest Stadium | Brad Arthur | Tim Mannah & Clint Gutherson |
| Penrith Panthers | 53rd season | Panthers Stadium | Ivan Cleary | James Maloney → James Tamou |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | 110th season | ANZ Stadium | Wayne Bennett | Greg Inglis → Sam Burgess |
| St. George Illawarra Dragons | 21st season | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium & WIN Stadium | Paul McGregor | Gareth Widdop |
| Sydney Roosters | 112th season | Sydney Cricket Ground | Trent Robinson | Jake Friend & Boyd Cordner |
| Wests Tigers | 20th season | Leichhardt Oval, Campbelltown Stadium & Bankwest Stadium | Michael Maguire | Moses Mbye |

## Pre-season

The 2019 pre-season featured the All Stars match held on February 15 at AAMI Park. The 2019 World Club Challenge match saw the NRL premiers Sydney Roosters defeat the Super League champions Wigan Warriors.

## Regular season

For the first time, the NRL announced that the entirety of a round of games would be hosted at a single venue, adopting the Super League's Magic Weekend concept. Magic Round took place during Round 9 at Suncorp Stadium.
State of Origin was played in Perth for the first time, with Game 2 of the 2019 series played at Optus Stadium.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | F1 | F2 | F3 | GF |
| Brisbane Broncos | MEL 10 | NQL 19 | SGI 1 | SYD 32 | WTI 6 | CAN 4 | CRO 23 | SOU 32 | MAN 16 | SYD 5 | NZL 6 | X | GCT 8 | PAR 28 | NEW 14 | CRO 2 | NZL 0* | CBY 22 | GCT 22 | MEL 36 | NQL 4 | PEN 12 | SOU 2 | PAR 1* | CBY 16 | PAR 58 | | | |
| Canberra Raiders | GCT 21 | MEL 12 | NEW 7 | NQL 18 | PAR 19 | BRI 4 | MAN 4 | PEN 18 | SYD 6 | SOU 4 | NQL 6 | CBY 2 | WTI 28 | CRO 2 | PAR 6 | X | SGI 22 | WTI 8 | PEN 12 | NZL 34 | SYD 4 | MEL 4 | MAN 4 | CRO 1* | NZL 4 | MEL 2 | X | SOU 6 | SYD 6 |
| Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | NZL 34 | PAR 20 | WTI 14 | MEL 2 | SGI 36 | SOU 8 | NQL 12 | MAN 8 | NEW 12 | GCT 6 | MEL 22 | CAN 2 | SGI 24 | SYD 26 | CRO 2 | X | NEW 6 | BRI 22 | SYD 8 | PEN 8 | WTI 2 | SOU 8 | PAR 6 | NQL 7 | BRI 16 | | | | |
| Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | NEW 6 | GCT 14 | NQL 26 | PAR 12 | SYD 14 | PEN 4 | BRI 23 | MEL 2 | GCT 8 | MAN 10 | SGI 13 | X | PAR 20 | CAN 2 | CBY 2 | BRI 2 | MEL 24 | NZL 1 | NQL 2 | SOU 15 | PEN 6 | SGI 6 | NZL 26 | CAN 1* | WTI 17 | MAN 12 | | | |
| Gold Coast Titans | CAN 21 | CRO 14 | SOU 8 | NZL 16 | PEN 6 | NEW 24 | WTI 16 | NQL 14 | CRO 8 | CBY 6 | MAN 18 | NQL 2 | BRI 8 | NZL 4 | MAN 18 | X | PEN 22 | MEL 20 | BRI 22 | SYD 52 | SGI 12 | PAR 24 | MEL 16 | NEW 34 | SGI 8 | | | | |
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | WTI 14 | SYD 8 | NZL 34 | SOU 1* | NEW 8 | SGI 2 | CAN 4 | CBY 8 | BRI 16 | CRO 10 | GCT 18 | PEN 3 | NQL 2 | SGI 20 | GCT 18 | X | SOU 1 | PAR 12 | MEL 1* | NEW 24 | NZL 8 | WTI 20 | CAN 4 | MEL 30 | PAR 16 | CRO 12 | SOU 8 | | |
| Melbourne Storm | BRI 10 | CAN 12 | PEN 30 | CBY 2 | NQL 6 | SYD 1* | NZL 1 | CRO 2 | PAR 54 | WTI 2 | CBY 22 | X | NZL 22 | NEW 30 | SYD 2 | SGI 2 | CRO 24 | GCT 20 | MAN 1* | BRI 36 | SOU 10 | CAN 4 | GCT 16 | MAN 30 | NQL 8 | CAN 2 | PAR 32 | SYD 8 | |
| Newcastle Knights | CRO 6 | PEN 2 | CAN 7 | SGI 1* | MAN 8 | GCT 24 | PAR 14 | NZL 18 | CBY 12 | SGI 33 | SYD 26 | X | SOU 8 | MEL 30 | BRI 14 | NZL 4 | CBY 6 | SYD 38 | WTI 2 | MAN 24 | PAR 6 | NQL 36 | WTI 42 | GCT 34 | PEN 44 | | | | |
| New Zealand Warriors | CBY 34 | WTI 28 | MAN 34 | GCT 16 | SOU 4 | NQL 7 | MEL 1 | NEW 18 | SGI 8 | PEN 20 | BRI 6 | X | MEL 22 | GCT 4 | PEN 1* | NEW 4 | BRI 0* | CRO 1 | PAR 2 | CAN 34 | MAN 8 | SYD 36 | CRO 26 | SOU 21 | CAN 4 | | | | |
| North Queensland Cowboys | SGI 12 | BRI 19 | CRO 26 | CAN 18 | MEL 6 | NZL 7 | CBY 12 | GCT 14 | SOU 16 | PAR 7 | CAN 6 | GCT 2 | MAN 2 | WTI 1* | SGI 8 | X | SYD 3 | SOU 12 | CRO 2 | WTI 24 | BRI 4 | NEW 36 | PEN 14 | CBY 7 | MEL 8 | | | | |
| Parramatta Eels | PEN 8 | CBY 20 | SYD 14 | CRO 12 | CAN 19 | WTI 45 | NEW 14 | SGI 14 | MEL 54 | NQL 7 | PEN 6 | SOU 12 | CRO 20 | BRI 28 | CAN 6 | X | WTI 12 | MAN 12 | NZL 2 | SGI 8 | NEW 6 | GCT 24 | CBY 6 | BRI 1* | MAN 16 | BRI 58 | MEL 32 | | |
| Penrith Panthers | PAR 8 | NEW 2 | MEL 30 | WTI 1* | GCT 6 | CRO 4 | SOU 4 | CAN 18 | WTI 26 | NZL 20 | PAR 6 | MAN 3 | SYD 9 | SOU 1 | NZL 1* | X | GCT 22 | SGI 22 | CAN 12 | CBY 8 | CRO 6 | BRI 12 | NQL 14 | SYD 16 | NEW 44 | | | | |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | SYD 10 | SGI 16 | GCT 8 | MAN 1* | NZL 4 | CBY 8 | PEN 4 | BRI 32 | NQL 16 | CAN 4 | WTI 16 | PAR 12 | NEW 8 | PEN 1 | WTI 5 | X | MAN 1 | NQL 12 | SGI 4 | CRO 15 | MEL 10 | CBY 8 | BRI 2 | NZL 21 | SYD 6 | SYD 24 | MAN 8 | CAN 6 | |
| St. George Illawarra Dragons | NQL 12 | SOU 16 | BRI 1 | NEW 1* | CBY 36 | MAN 2 | SYD 10 | PAR 14 | NZL 8 | NEW 33 | CRO 13 | X | CBY 24 | MAN 20 | NQL 8 | MEL 2 | CAN 22 | PEN 22 | SOU 4 | PAR 8 | GCT 12 | CRO 6 | SYD 22 | WTI 28 | GCT 8 | | | | |
| Sydney Roosters | SOU 10 | MAN 8 | PAR 14 | BRI 32 | CRO 14 | MEL 1* | SGI 10 | WTI 30 | CAN 6 | BRI 5 | NEW 26 | X | PEN 9 | CBY 26 | MEL 2 | WTI 8 | NQL 3 | NEW 38 | CBY 8 | GCT 52 | CAN 4 | NZL 36 | SGI 22 | PEN 16 | SOU 6 | SOU 24 | X | MEL 8 | CAN 6 |
| Wests Tigers | MAN 14 | NZL 28 | CBY 14 | PEN 1* | BRI 6 | PAR 45 | GCT 16 | SYD 30 | PEN 26 | MEL 2 | SOU 16 | X | CAN 28 | NQL 1* | SOU 5 | SYD 8 | PAR 12 | CAN 8 | NEW 2 | NQL 24 | CBY 2 | MAN 20 | NEW 42 | SGI 28 | CRO 17 | | | | |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | F1 | F2 | F3 | GF |
Bold – Opposition's Home game X – Bye * – Golden point game Opponent for round listed above margin

## Ladder

2019 NRL seasonvte :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 631 | 300 | +331 | 42 |
| 2 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 627 | 363 | +264 | 36 |
| 3 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 521 | 417 | +104 | 34 |
| 4 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 524 | 374 | +150 | 32 |
| 5 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 533 | 473 | +60 | 30 |
| 6 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 496 | 446 | +50 | 30 |
| 7 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 514 | 464 | +50 | 26 |
| 8 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 432 | 489 | −57 | 25 |
| 9 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 475 | 486 | −11 | 24 |
| 10 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 413 | 474 | −61 | 24 |
| 11 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 485 | 522 | −37 | 22 |
| 12 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 326 | 477 | −151 | 22 |
| 13 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 433 | 574 | −141 | 21 |
| 14 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 378 | 500 | −122 | 20 |
| 15 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 427 | 575 | −148 | 18 |
| 16 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 370 | 651 | −281 | 10 |

### Ladder progression

* Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8.
* Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
* Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
* Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.
| | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 1 | Melbourne | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 42 |
| 2 | Sydney | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 36 |
| 3 | South Sydney | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 |
| 4 | Canberra | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 |
| 5 | Parramatta | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 |
| 6 | Manly-Warringah | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| 7 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 |
| 8 | Brisbane | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 |
| 9 | Wests | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 |
| 10 | Penrith | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 |
| 11 | Newcastle | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 |
| 12 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 |
| 13 | New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 |
| 14 | North Queensland | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
| 15 | St. George Illawarra | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
| 16 | Gold Coast | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |

## Finals series

Parramatta Eels 58 – 0 Elimination Final win over Brisbane Broncos broke the record for the biggest winning margin in Finals history, beating the previous mark of 48 points when Newtown defeated St. George 55 – 7 in the 1944 Semi-finals.
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time (Local) | Venue | Referees | Crowd |
| QUALIFYING & ELIMINATION Finals |||||||
| Sydney Roosters | 30 – 6 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 13 September 2019, 7:50 pm | Sydney Cricket Ground | Gerard Sutton Adam Gee | 30,370 |
| Melbourne Storm | 10 – 12 | Canberra Raiders | 14 September 2019, 5:45 pm | AAMI Park | Ashley Klein Chris Sutton | 20,136 |
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 28 – 16 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 14 September 2019, 7:50 pm | Lottoland | Matt Cecchin Henry Perenara | 15,495 |
| Parramatta Eels | 58 – 0 | Brisbane Broncos | 15 September 2019, 4:05 pm | Bankwest Stadium | Ben Cummins Grant Atkins | 29,372 |
| SEMI Finals |||||||
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | 34 – 26 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 20 September 2019, 7:50 pm | ANZ Stadium | Gerard Sutton Adam Gee | 32,127 |
| Melbourne Storm | 32 – 0 | Parramatta Eels | 21 September 2019, 7:50 pm | AAMI Park | Ben Cummins Grant Atkins | 21,015 |
| PRELIMINARY Finals |||||||
| Canberra Raiders | 16 – 10 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 27 September 2019, 7:55 pm | GIO Stadium | Ben Cummins Grant Atkins | 26,567 |
| Sydney Roosters | 14 – 6 | Melbourne Storm | 28 September 2019, 7:55 pm | Sydney Cricket Ground | Gerard Sutton Adam Gee | 32,814 |

### Chart

| Qualifying and elimination finals | Qualifying and elimination finals | Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Preliminary finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| 14 Sept, AAMI Park | 14 Sept, AAMI Park | 14 Sept, AAMI Park | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Melbourne | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Canberra | 12 | 21 Sept, AAMI Park | 21 Sept, AAMI Park | 21 Sept, AAMI Park | | | | |
| | | | Melbourne | Melbourne | 32 | | | | |
| 15 Sept, Bankwest Stadium | 15 Sept, Bankwest Stadium | 15 Sept, Bankwest Stadium | Parramatta | Parramatta | 0 | 27 Sept, GIO Stadium | 27 Sept, GIO Stadium | 27 Sept, GIO Stadium | | | |
| 5 | Parramatta | 58 | | | | Canberra | Canberra | 16 | |
| 8 | Brisbane | 0 | | | | South Sydney | South Sydney | 10 | 6 Oct, ANZ Stadium | 6 Oct, ANZ Stadium | 6 Oct, ANZ Stadium |
| | | | | | | | | | Sydney | Sydney | 14 |
| 14 Sept, Lottoland | 14 Sept, Lottoland | 14 Sept, Lottoland | | | | 28 Sept, Sydney Cricket Ground | 28 Sept, Sydney Cricket Ground | 28 Sept, Sydney Cricket Ground | Canberra | Canberra | 8 |
| 6 | Manly-Warringah | 28 | | | | Sydney | Sydney | 14 | | |
| 7 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 16 | 20 Sept, ANZ Stadium | 20 Sept, ANZ Stadium | 20 Sept, ANZ Stadium | Melbourne | Melbourne | 6 | | |
| | | | South Sydney | South Sydney | 34 | | | | | | |
| 13 Sept, Sydney Cricket Ground | 13 Sept, Sydney Cricket Ground | 13 Sept, Sydney Cricket Ground | Manly-Warringah | Manly-Warringah | 26 | | | | | |
| 2 | Sydney | 30 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | South Sydney | 6 | | | | | | | | |

## Grand Final

* Sunday, 6 October 7:40pm (AEDT)
| Sydney Roosters | 14 – 8 | Canberra Raiders |
| Tries: Sam Verrills (7') 1 James Tedesco (73') 1 Goals: Latrell Mitchell 3/5 (8', 21' pen, 74') Sin Bin: Cooper Cronk (50') 1 | 1st: 8 - 6 2nd: 6 - 2 | Tries: Jack Wighton (31') 1 Goals: Jarrod Croker 2/2 (32', 50' pen) |
* ANZ Stadium Attendance: 82,922
* Clive Churchill Medal: Jack Wighton Referee: Ben Cummins, Gerard Sutton

## Player statistics and records

* In Round 5, Cameron Smith surpassed Hazem El Masri's career tally of 2,418 points to become the highest point scorer in NRL history. In Round 17 he played his 400th NRL career game, becoming the first player to ever do so.
The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 25.
| Points | Player | Tries | Goals | Field Goals |
| 251 | Latrell Mitchell | 18 | 89 | 1 |
| 212 | Jarrod Croker | 12 | 82 | 0 |
| 206 | Cameron Smith | 2 | 99 | 0 |
| 185 | Adam Reynolds | 2 | 87 | 3 |
| 181 | Mitchell Moses | 2 | 86 | 1 |
| Tries | Player |
| 20 | Maika Sivo |
| 18 | Latrell Mitchell |
| 17 | Ken Maumalo |
| 16 | Reuben Garrick |
| 15 | James Tedesco |
| 15 | Daniel Tupou |
| 15 | Cody Walker |
| Goals | Player |
| 99 | Cameron Smith |
| 89 | Latrell Mitchell |
| 87 | Adam Reynolds |
| 86 | Mitchell Moses |
| 82 | Jarrod Croker |
| Tackles | Player |
| 1,146 | Cameron McInnes |
| 1,138 | Reed Mahoney |
| 1,030 | James Fisher-Harris |
| 1,026 | Damien Cook |
| 992 | Jake Trbojevic |

## 2019 Transfers
### Players

| Player | 2018 Club | 2019 Club |
| Jordan Kahu | Brisbane Broncos | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Josh McGuire | Brisbane Broncos | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Korbin Sims | Brisbane Broncos | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Sam Tagataese | Brisbane Broncos | Souths Logan Magpies (Intrust Super Cup) |
| Sam Thaiday | Brisbane Broncos | Retirement |
| Blake Austin | Canberra Raiders | Super League: Warrington Wolves |
| Shannon Boyd | Canberra Raiders | Gold Coast Titans |
| Junior Paulo | Canberra Raiders | Parramatta Eels |
| Greg Eastwood | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Retirement |
| Matt Frawley | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Super League: Huddersfield Giants |
| David Klemmer | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Newcastle Knights |
| Moses Mbye | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Wests Tigers |
| Brett Morris | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Sydney Roosters |
| Josh Morris | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
| Aaron Woods | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
| Trent Hodkinson | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
| Valentine Holmes | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | New York Jets (NFL) |
| Edrick Lee | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Newcastle Knights |
| Ricky Leutele | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Toronto Wolfpack |
| Luke Lewis | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Retirement |
| Joseph Paulo | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Super League: St. Helens |
| James Segeyaro | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Brisbane Broncos |
| Ava Seumanufagai | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Super League: Leeds Rhinos |
| Kane Elgey | Gold Coast Titans | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
| Brendan Elliot | Gold Coast Titans | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
| Konrad Hurrell | Gold Coast Titans | Super League: Leeds Rhinos |
| Ryan Simpkins | Gold Coast Titans | Retirement |
| Lewis Brown | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Retirement |
| Jackson Hastings | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Super League: Salford Red Devils |
| Brian Kelly | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Gold Coast Titans |
| Shaun Lane | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Parramatta Eels |
| Akuila Uate | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Super League: Huddersfield Giants |
| Frank Winterstein | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Penrith Panthers |
| Jonathan Wright | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Retirement |
| Matthew Wright | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Central Queensland Capras (Intrust Super Cup) |
| Cheyse Blair | Melbourne Storm | Super League: Castleford Tigers |
| Tim Glasby | Melbourne Storm | Newcastle Knights |
| Ryan Hoffman | Melbourne Storm | Retirement |
| Ryley Jacks | Melbourne Storm | Gold Coast Titans |
| Sam Kasiano | Melbourne Storm | Super League: Catalans Dragons |
| Patrick Kaufusi | Melbourne Storm | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Billy Slater | Melbourne Storm | Retirement |
| Young Tonumaipea | Melbourne Storm | Hiatus |
| Slade Griffin | Newcastle Knights | Retirement |
| Chris Heighington | Newcastle Knights | Retirement |
| Brock Lamb | Newcastle Knights | Sydney Roosters |
| Jacob Lillyman | Newcastle Knights | Retirement |
| Nathan Ross | Newcastle Knights | Retirement |
| Ken Sio | Newcastle Knights | Super League: Salford Red Devils |
| Luke Yates | Newcastle Knights | Super League: London Broncos |
| James Gavet | New Zealand Warriors | Newcastle Knights |
| Anthony Gelling | New Zealand Warriors | Widnes Vikings |
| Shaun Johnson | New Zealand Warriors | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
| Simon Mannering | New Zealand Warriors | Retirement |
| Albert Vete | New Zealand Warriors | Melbourne Storm |
| Lachlan Coote | North Queensland Cowboys | Super League: St. Helens |
| Shaun Fensom | North Queensland Cowboys | Brisbane Broncos |
| Kane Linnett | North Queensland Cowboys | Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers |
| Ethan Lowe | North Queensland Cowboys | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| Johnathan Thurston | North Queensland Cowboys | Retirement |
| Antonio Winterstein | North Queensland Cowboys | Retirement |
| Kirisome Auva'a | Parramatta Eels | Retirement |
| Kenny Edwards | Parramatta Eels | Super League: Catalans Dragons |
| Bevan French | Parramatta Eels | Super League: Wigan Warriors |
| Jarryd Hayne | Parramatta Eels | Retirement |
| Cameron King | Parramatta Eels | Featherstone Rovers |
| Suaia Matagi | Parramatta Eels | Super League: Huddersfield Giants |
| Corey Norman | Parramatta Eels | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Kaysa Pritchard | Parramatta Eels | Retirement |
| Beau Scott | Parramatta Eels | Retirement |
| Siosaia Vave | Parramatta Eels | Retirement |
| Tony Williams | Parramatta Eels | Retirement |
| Corey Harawira-Naera | Penrith Panthers | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
| Sam McKendry | Penrith Panthers | Retirement |
| Trent Merrin | Penrith Panthers | Super League: Leeds Rhinos |
| Tyrone Peachey | Penrith Panthers | Gold Coast Titans |
| Peter Wallace | Penrith Panthers | Retirement |
| Jason Clark | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Super League: Warrington Wolves |
| Angus Crichton | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Sydney Roosters |
| Robbie Farah | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Wests Tigers |
| Hymel Hunt | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Newcastle Knights |
| Robert Jennings | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Wests Tigers |
| Zane Musgrove | South Sydney Rabbitohs | N/A |
| Leeson Ah Mau | St. George Illawarra Dragons | New Zealand Warriors |
| Jack de Belin | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Suspension |
| Nene Macdonald | St. George Illawarra Dragons | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Kurt Mann | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Newcastle Knights |
| Jason Nightingale | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Retirement |
| Kurt Baptiste | Sydney Roosters | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Blake Ferguson | Sydney Roosters | Parramatta Eels |
| Ryan Matterson | Sydney Roosters | Wests Tigers |
| Dylan Napa | Sydney Roosters | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
| Frank-Paul Nu'uausala | Sydney Roosters | Retirement |
| Reece Robinson | Sydney Roosters | Retirement |
| Pita Godinet | Wests Tigers | Villeneuve Leopards (Elite One Championship) |
| Tim Grant | Wests Tigers | Penrith Panthers |
| Tuimoala Lolohea | Wests Tigers | Super League: Leeds Rhinos |
| Matt McIlwrick | Wests Tigers | Retirement |
| Kevin Naiqama | Wests Tigers | Super League: St. Helens |
| Robbie Rochow | Wests Tigers | Retirement |
| Sauaso Sue | Wests Tigers | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
| Malakai Watene-Zelezniak | Wests Tigers | Penrith Panthers |
| Ryan Hall | Super League: Leeds Rhinos | Sydney Roosters |
| Tyrone Roberts | Super League: Warrington Wolves | Gold Coast Titans |
| John Bateman | Super League: Wigan Warriors | Canberra Raiders |
| Ryan Sutton | Super League: Wigan Warriors | Canberra Raiders |
| Drew Hutchison | Leigh Centurions | Sydney Roosters |
| Lachlan Maranta | Queensland Reds (Super Rugby) | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Lachlan Burr | N/A | New Zealand Warriors |
Source:

### Coaches

| Coach | 2018 Club | 2019 Club |
| Wayne Bennett | Brisbane Broncos | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| Shane Flanagan | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Indefinite ban |
| Anthony Seibold | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Brisbane Broncos |
| Ivan Cleary | Wests Tigers | Penrith Panthers |
| Des Hasler | N/A | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
| Michael Maguire | N/A | Wests Tigers |