# List of National Rugby League referees

The following is a list of rugby league referees who have appeared in Australian top-level rugby league, that is the NRL and its predecessors, the NSWRL, ARL and SL premierships.
Referees still currently active are listed in bold.

## Referees

NOTES:
* Referees are listed in the order of their debut game.
* Referees who debuted in the same day are listed in order alphabetically.
* The statistics in this table are correct as of round 16 of the 2024 NRL season.
* References:
| # | Name | Premiership Career | Premiership Games | First Premiership Match | Representative Games | Internationals | Grand Finals |
| 1 | George Boss | 1908 | 3 | South Sydney v North Sydney (20 April 1908) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Tom Costello | 1908 | 5 | Glebe v Newcastle (20 April 1908) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Edward Hooper | 1908–09 | 17 | Eastern Suburbs v Newtown (20 April 1908) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | George Seabrook | 1908–11 | 25 | Balmain v Western Suburbs (20 April 1908) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Fred Henlen | 1908 | 4 | Balmain v North Sydney (25 April 1908) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Charlie Hutchison | 1908–09 | 15 | Newcastle v Cumberland (16 May 1908) | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Arthur Welch | 1908–11 | 6 | Western Suburbs v Newcastle (23 May 1908) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Tom McMahon Snr | 1908–26 | 220 | Balmain v South Sydney (25 July 1908) | 12 | 10 | 3 |
| 9 | M McDermott | 1908 | 1 | Glebe v Balmain (8 August 1908) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Bill Finegan | 1909–12, 1919–20 | 26 | Newcastle v North Sydney (24 April 1909) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | H Poulton | 1909–10 | 14 | Western Suburbs v North Sydney (29 May 1909) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | A Ballerum | 1909–15 | 33 | South Sydney v Eastern Suburbs (10 July 1909) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Arthur Farrow | 1909–21 | 115 | Balmain v Glebe (7 August 1909) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Lance Hansen | 1910–11, 1913, 1915 | 4 | Glebe v Annandale (21 May 1910) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Laurie Kearney | 1910–13 | 37 | Annandale v Glebe (30 July 1910) | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | E Shaw | 1910–14 | 20 | Glebe v North Sydney (20 August 1910) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | A Norton | 1911–13 | 4 | Annandale v North Sydney (29 July 1911) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Edward Larkin | 1912 | 1 | Eastern Suburbs v Western Suburbs (11 May 1912) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Charles Hedley | 1912–15, 1918–20 | 37 | Newtown v Western Suburbs (6 July 1912) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Horrie Millington | 1913, 1915–16, 1918, 1921–22 | 14 | Western Suburbs v Annandale (14 June 1913) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Tom Dickenson | 1913–17, 1919–20 | 55 | Newtown v Annandale (28 June 1913) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | A Bolton | 1913 | 2 | South Sydney v Annandale (12 July 1913) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | S Brown | 1913–15 | 3 | Annandale v Newtown (16 August 1913) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | T McIntosh | 1913 | 1 | Balmain v Western Suburbs (16 August 1913) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Joe Black | 1914–19 | 38 | Western Suburbs v Annandale (30 May 1914) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | G Boyd | 1915 | 1 | Newtown v Western Suburbs (22 May 1915) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | W Iredale | 1915 | 2 | Western Suburbs v Eastern Suburbs (12 June 1915) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | T Phelan | 1915 | 1 | North Sydney v Western Suburbs (3 July 1915) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Arthur Thornton | 1915, 1917, 1919–26 | 54 | Western Suburbs v South Sydney (31 July 1915) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | J Buchanan | 1915 | 1 | North Sydney v Balmain (14 August 1915) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Charlie Russell | 1916–18, 1920 | 45 | Western Suburbs v Balmain (13 May 1916) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Larry O'Malley | 1916, 1919–21 | 15 | Western Suburbs v Annandale (1 July 1916) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | William Neill | 1916–32 | 192 | Western Suburbs v Newtown (15 July 1916) | 12 | 1 | 3 |
| 34 | E Norman | 1919 | 1 | Newtown v South Sydney (16 August 1919) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Frank Delaney | 1920, 1922, 1924–26, 1929 | 17 | Eastern Suburbs v Sydney University (15 May 1920) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | O Harding | 1921 | 2 | South Sydney v Sydney University (14 May 1921) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Vic Dickenson | 1921–22 | 15 | Glebe v St George (23 April 1921) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Joe Murray | 1921–31 | 77 | Newtown v Sydney University (25 June 1921) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | C Shirley | 1922–23, 1925 | 3 | Balmain v Sydney University (29 July 1922) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | S Jackson | 1922–26 | 31 | South Sydney v Sydney University (2 September 1922) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Mick Brannaghan | 1926–28 | 16 | Balmain v North Sydney (1 May 1926) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Ted Kerr | 1926–29 | 30 | Western Suburbs v Balmain (12 June 1926) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Lal Deane | 1927–37 | 159 | Balmain v Glebe (23 April 1927) | 21 | 5 | 6 |
| 44 | J Miller | 1927–30 | 34 | Eastern Suburbs v Sydney University (30 April 1927) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Baden Wales Snr | 1927–30 | 27 | Balmain v Sydney University (7 May 1927) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | W Long | 1927 | 2 | St George v North Sydney (21 May 1927) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | H Mills | 1927 | 2 | Western Suburbs v St George (11 June 1927) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Reg Drake | 1927 | 4 | North Sydney v Sydney University (16 July 1927) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | W Wall | 1927 | 1 | Western Suburbs v Newtown (23 July 1927) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Eric Buckley | 1928, 1930 | 3 | St George v Sydney University (28 July 1928) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | Bill Fry | 1929–34 | 56 | Balmain v Glebe (20 July 1929) | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 52 | S Jolly | 1929 | 2 | North Sydney v Sydney University (3 August 1929) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | G Robinson | 1929 | 4 | St George v Glebe (10 August 1929) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | E Fletcher | 1930, 1932 | 4 | St George v Sydney University (16 August 1930) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Chris McGrath | 1931–33 | 29 | Eastern Suburbs v Sydney University (25 April 1931) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | A Christie | 1931–32, 1934 | 16 | Western Suburbs v Sydney University (16 May 1931) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | A Lupton | 1931 | 6 | North Sydney v Newtown (16 May 1931) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | C Jackson | 1931–32 | 4 | North Sydney v Balmain (1 August 1931) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | Leo Baggott | 1932–35, 1938 | 15 | St George v Sydney University (25 April 1932) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | H Irvine | 1932–34 | 9 | South Sydney v Sydney University (11 June 1932) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | George Clamback | 1932 | 5 | North Sydney v Sydney University (25 June 1932) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | B Maloney | 1932 | 2 | North Sydney v Newtown (20 August 1932) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Tom McMahon Jnr | 1933–41, 1944–51 | 250 | Western Suburbs v Sydney University (25 April 1933) | 26 | 7 | 5 |
| 64 | C Brown | 1933 | 2 | St George v North Sydney (8 July 1933) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | J Murphy | 1934–36 | 16 | Newtown v Sydney University (19 May 1934) | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 66 | C York | 1934 | 3 | St George v Sydney University (16 June 1934) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | P Lee | 1934–41 | 53 | Western Suburbs v Sydney University (7 July 1934) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Jack Latta | 1935–36 | 14 | Newtown v Canterbury-Bankstown (6 May 1935) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | Arthur Davis | 1935–39 | 33 | Eastern Suburbs v Canterbury-Bankstown (18 May 1935) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Alex Spankie | 1936–38, 1940 | 33 | Balmain v Western Suburbs (25 April 1936) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | R Ward | 1936 | 1 | Balmain v Sydney University (2 May 1936) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | S Heycox | 1937 | 1 | St George v Sydney University (22 May 1937) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | Joe McGauley | 1937–42 | 55 | Canterbury-Bankstown v Sydney University (19 June 1937) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | W Cole | 1938–39 | 2 | Balmain v North Sydney (25 April 1938) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | Richard Lewis | 1938 | 2 | Canterbury-Bankstown v North Sydney (18 June 1938) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | R Musgrave | 1938 | 4 | Eastern Suburbs v North Sydney (25 June 1938) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | J Mercer | 1938 | 1 | St George v Newtown (23 July 1938) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | George Bishop | 1938–41, 1943–52 | 211 | Newtown v South Sydney (6 August 1938) | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| 79 | J Bates | 1939 | 4 | South Sydney v Newtown (1 July 1939) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | Bill Devine | 1940–43, 1956 | 7 | South Sydney v Western Suburbs (22 June 1940) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Jack O'Brien | 1940–55 | 261 | Western Suburbs v Newtown (29 June 1940) | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| 82 | Bill Cuke | 1941–42 | 7 | North Sydney v Newtown (12 July 1941) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | Austin Shiner | 1941–48, 1950–55 | 90 | Western Suburbs v North Sydney (2 August 1941) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | H Carrick | 1942–43 | 6 | Newtown v Western Suburbs (30 May 1942) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | Jack Kelly | 1942, 1947–48 | 10 | South Sydney v Western Suburbs (27 June 1942) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | Aub Oxford | 1942–54 | 135 | Eastern Suburbs v Western Suburbs (1 August 1942) | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | Ray Smyth | 1943–48 | 33 | Western Suburbs v Canterbury-Bankstown (3 July 1943) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | Darcy Lawler | 1944–45, 1948–63 | 272 | Eastern Suburbs v North Sydney (13 May 1944) | 12 | 19 | 8 |
| 89 | A Davis | 1947 | 7 | Balmain v South Sydney (3 May 1947) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | G Hallwood | 1947 | 4 | Canterbury-Bankstown v Parramatta (10 May 1947) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | Cliff Brown | 1947–50, 1952–62 | 172 | Parramatta v South Sydney (5 July 1947) | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | Col Pearce | 1947–50, 1952–68 | 343 | Parramatta v Manly-Warringah (9 August 1947) | 15 | 12 | 6 |
| 93 | Les Williams | 1951–54, 1956–57 | 39 | North Sydney v Newtown (30 June 1951) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | Bert Cowley | 1953 | 4 | Parramatta v North Sydney (25 April 1953) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | A Konnecke | 1954 | 3 | Balmain v St George (10 April 1954) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | Fred Erickson | 1955–64 | 112 | Canterbury-Bankstown v Eastern Suburbs (15 May 1955) | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | Ray O'Donnell | 1955–56, 1958–59 | 31 | Newtown v Canterbury-Bankstown (29 May 1955) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | R McMillan | 1956 | 4 | South Sydney v Eastern Suburbs (14 April 1956) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | Keith Parkinson | 1956–59, 1961–63 | 48 | Canterbury-Bankstown v South Sydney (28 April 1956) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | Bob Cummins | 1956 | 2 | Balmain v North Sydney (1 July 1956) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 101 | Kevin Keough | 1956 | 4 | North Sydney v Parramatta (21 July 1956) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 102 | Baden Wales Jnr | 1957–59 | 19 | Parramatta v Manly-Warringah (25 April 1957) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 | Dudley Nicholson | 1957–59 | 17 | Canterbury-Bankstown v Eastern Suburbs (6 July 1957) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | Don Lancashire | 1959, 1970 | 27 | Canterbury-Bankstown v Manly-Warringah (30 May 1959) | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| 105 | Les Samuelson | 1959–61, 1965–71 | 124 | Parramatta v South Sydney (20 June 1959) | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 106 | Frank Walsh | 1959 | 3 | Canterbury-Bankstown v Eastern Suburbs (20 June 1959) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 107 | Bill Kelly | 1960–62, 1965–66 | 28 | Newtown v Parramatta (25 June 1960) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 108 | Cyril Dimon | 1961–62 | 9 | Manly-Warringah v South Sydney (22 April 1961) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 109 | Laurie Bruyeres | 1961–68, 1970–75 | 239 | Newtown v North Sydney (6 May 1961) | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 110 | Arthur Neville | 1962–63, 1965, 1968–70 | 52 | North Sydney v Eastern Suburbs (21 July 1962) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 111 | Jack Bradley | 1962–64, 1966–68 | 78 | South Sydney v Manly-Warringah (22 July 1962) | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 112 | G Lane | 1963–64 | 4 | North Sydney v Balmain (19 May 1963) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 113 | George Kellahan | 1964 | 2 | Parramatta v Canterbury-Bankstown (4 April 1964) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 114 | Jack Harris | 1964–65, 1970–71 | 47 | Balmain v Western Suburbs (5 April 1964) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 115 | Ted Pepper | 1964 | 2 | Eastern Suburbs v South Sydney (5 April 1964) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 116 | J Jacobson | 1964 | 4 | Western Suburbs v Eastern Suburbs (18 April 1964) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 117 | Albert Perry | 1964 | 3 | Manly-Warringah v Western Suburbs (27 June 1964) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 118 | T Cook | 1965, 1969 | 26 | Canterbury-Bankstown v South Sydney (3 April 1965) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 119 | Keith Holman | 1965–74 | 153 | Newtown v Manly-Warringah (12 June 1965) | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 120 | Jack Farrelly | 1966, 1968–71 | 33 | Eastern Suburbs v South Sydney (8 May 1966) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 121 | Carl Langton | 1966–67 | 22 | Eastern Suburbs v North Sydney (24 July 1966) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 122 | Keith Page | 1967–76 | 207 | Eastern Suburbs v Cronulla-Sutherland (2 April 1967) | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 123 | Phil Elliss | 1967 | 5 | South Sydney v Cronulla-Sutherland (15 April 1967) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 124 | Don MacDonald | 1967–69, 1971–79 | 155 | Cronulla-Sutherland v Penrith (4 June 1967) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 125 | Brian Barry | 1967–68 | 16 | Cronulla-Sutherland v South Sydney (25 June 1967) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 126 | Phil McCarroll | 1969–71 | 29 | Cronulla-Sutherland v North Sydney (30 March 1969) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 127 | Richie Humphreys | 1969–78 | 99 | North Sydney v Cronulla-Sutherland (15 June 1969) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 128 | Clive Edwards | 1970–73, 1975 | 30 | Cronulla-Sutherland v Parramatta (7 June 1970) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 129 | Gary Cook | 1971–79 | 153 | Penrith v Eastern Suburbs (30 May 1971) | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 130 | Gary Bennett | 1971–72, 1974 | 19 | Cronulla-Sutherland v Penrith (3 April 1971) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 131 | Barry Barnes | 1972–73, 1982–87 | 142 | South Sydney v Parramatta (25 March 1972) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 132 | Greg Hartley | 1972–81 | 174 | Penrith v St George (2 July 1972) | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 133 | Barry Cross | 1973 | 7 | Penrith v Parramatta (6 May 1973) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 134 | Jack Danzey | 1973–83 | 172 | Western Suburbs v Manly-Warringah (20 May 1973) | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 135 | Mick Naughton | 1973, 1979 | 2 | St George v Cronulla-Sutherland (14 July 1973) | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 136 | Dennis Braybrook | 1975–82 | 76 | Manly-Warringah v Eastern Suburbs (23 March 1975) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 137 | Kevin Roberts | 1975–88 | 274 | Balmain v St George (25 April 1975) | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| 138 | Francois Escande | 1975 | 1 | Balmain v Eastern Suburbs (15 June 1975) | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 139 | Neil McAlister | 1975 | 3 | Balmain v North Sydney (29 June 1975) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 140 | Col Turnell | 1976 | 6 | Newtown v Eastern Suburbs (4 April 1976) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 141 | Barry Bradstock | 1976–81 | 46 | Eastern Suburbs v North Sydney (30 May 1976) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 142 | John Gocher | 1976–86 | 177 | Cronulla-Sutherland v Newtown (25 July 1976) | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 143 | Doug Wintin | 1977–78 | 5 | Newtown v St George (8 May 1977) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 144 | Billy Thompson | 1977 | 1 | Manly-Warringah v Western Suburbs (12 June 1977) | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| 145 | George Brain | 1977 | 3 | Parramatta v Newtown (19 June 1977) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 146 | Marcel Caillol | 1977 | 1 | South Sydney v North Sydney (26 June 1977) | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 147 | Bruce Shipton | 1978–79 | 2 | St George v Canterbury-Bankstown (12 August 1978) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 148 | Barry Goldsworthy | 1979–82 | 43 | Newtown v Eastern Suburbs (6 May 1979) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 149 | Chris Ward | 1979–91 | 129 | Cronulla-Sutherland v Penrith (26 August 1979) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 150 | Colin Ward | 1980, 1984 | 7 | North Sydney v Western Suburbs (13 April 1980) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 151 | Martin Weekes | 1980–85 | 72 | Penrith v North Sydney (8 June 1980) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 152 | Ian Smith | 1980 | 2 | Newtown v Penrith (10 August 1980) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 153 | Peter Pierse | 1981 | 2 | Balmain v North Sydney (10 May 1981) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 154 | Mick Stone | 1981–89 | 192 | Canterbury-Bankstown v South Sydney (16 August 1981) | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 155 | Barrie Keenahan | 1982 | 1 | Newtown v North Sydney (19 March 1982) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 156 | Graham Annesley | 1982–95, 1997 | 244 | St George v Canberra (28 March 1982) | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 157 | Steve Nash | 1982, 1984 | 4 | Newtown v Parramatta (25 April 1982) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 158 | Giles O'Donnell | 1982–87 | 39 | Newtown v Canberra (25 July 1982) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 159 | Julien Rascagneres | 1983 | 1 | Illawarra v Manly-Warringah (5 March 1983) | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 160 | Lionel Green | 1983 | 8 | Illawarra v Newtown (3 April 1983) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 161 | Graeme West | 1983–86, 1988–96 | 181 | Western Suburbs v South Sydney (17 April 1983) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 162 | Greg McCallum | 1983–94 | 241 | Western Suburbs v Cronulla-Sutherland (7 August 1983) | 7 | 13 | 3 |
| 163 | Allan McKean | 1984 | 2 | Western Suburbs v Eastern Suburbs (22 July 1984) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 164 | Denis Spagarino | 1984–88 | 22 | Canberra v Illawarra (22 July 1984) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 165 | Noel Bissett | 1984 | 1 | Cronulla-Sutherland v South Sydney (12 August 1984) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 166 | Robin Whitfield | 1985–86 | 5 | Canterbury v Eastern Suburbs (1 July 1985) | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| 167 | Bill Harrigan | 1986–95, 1997–03 | 393 | Western Suburbs v Cronulla-Sutherland (18 May 1986) | 27 | 26 | 10 |
| 168 | Phil Cooley | 1986, 1988–89 | 30 | Cronulla-Sutherland v Eastern Suburbs (8 June 1986) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 169 | Greg Boyd | 1986 | 6 | Cronulla-Sutherland v Canberra (29 June 1986) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 170 | Peter Filmer | 1987–89, 1991–92 | 30 | Balmain v Western Suburbs (17 May 1987) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 171 | David O'Keefe | 1987 | 6 | Penrith v Illawarra (26 July 1987) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 172 | Eddie Ward | 1988–98 | 217 | Gold Coast v Canterbury-Bankstown (5 March 1988) | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| 173 | Neil Almond | 1988–91, 1995–96 | 82 | Cronulla-Sutherland v Eastern Suburbs (27 March 1988) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 174 | Brian Grant | 1988–89, 1991, 1997–99 | 99 | Parramatta v St George (8 May 1988) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 175 | Tony Kelly | 1988–91, 1993, 1995–96 | 67 | North Sydney v Western Suburbs (31 July 1988) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 176 | Geoff Weeks | 1990–91 | 32 | Parramatta v Penrith (18 March 1990) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 177 | Ian Parnaby | 1990–93, 1996 | 48 | St George v Gold Coast (15 April 1990) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 178 | David Goener | 1990 | 7 | Parramatta v Gold Coast (8 July 1990) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 179 | Kelvin Jeffes | 1991–98, 2000 | 120 | Newcastle v South Sydney (4 August 1991) | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 180 | Tim Mander | 1992–95, 1997–05 | 292 | Newcastle v Gold Coast (19 April 1992) | 2 | 14 | 2 |
| 181 | David Manson | 1992–97 | 133 | North Sydney v Eastern Suburbs (19 April 1992) | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| 182 | Steve Clark | 1992–95, 1997–07 | 313 | Parramatta v Newcastle (31 May 1992) | 7 | 8 | 0 |
| 183 | Mick Lewis | 1994–96 | 47 | Canberra v South Sydney (18 March 1994) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 184 | Paul McBlane | 1994–99 | 97 | Parramatta v South Sydney (8 May 1994) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 185 | David Jay | 1994–95 | 14 | Parramatta v Gold Coast (7 August 1994) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 186 | Mark Oaten | 1995–02 | 111 | Illawarra v Gold Coast (9 April 1995) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 187 | Tony Maksoud | 1995–97 | 20 | South Sydney v Penrith (20 May 1995) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 188 | Bob Flint | 1995 | 1 | Canberra v Parramatta (11 June 1995) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 189 | Phil Houston | 1995–97 | 5 | North Queensland v Sydney Tigers (24 June 1995) | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 190 | Rob Alexander | 1995–96 | 18 | Parramatta v Manly-Warringah (9 July 1995) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 191 | Matt Hewitt | 1996–00 | 76 | Gold Coast v Manly-Warringah (14 April 1996) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 192 | Paul Simpkins | 1996–07 | 283 | Canberra v North Queensland (14 April 1996) | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 193 | Sean Hampstead | 1996–08 | 289 | Cronulla-Sutherland v South Queensland (15 June 1996) | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 194 | Moghseen Jadwat | 1997–00 | 53 | South Sydney v Illawarra (25 May 1997) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 195 | Steve Chiddy | 1998 | 12 | Balmain v Gold Coast (14 March 1998) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 196 | Rod Lawrence | 1998–99, 2003 | 9 | Sydney City v Adelaide (17 April 1998) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 197 | Tony Archer | 1999–12 | 294 | Western Suburbs v Canterbury-Bankstown (24 July 1999) | 14 | 9 | 6 |
| 198 | Stephen Richards | 2001–02 | 9 | Parramatta v Sharks (24 February 2001) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 199 | Shayne Hayne | 2001–14 | 329 | Brisbane v Wests (10 March 2001) | 17 | 10 | 4 |
| 200 | Steve Carrall | 2001 | 2 | Sydney v North Queensland (16 June 2001) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 201 | Matt Cecchin | 2001–04, 2008–21 | 371 | Wests v North Queensland (14 July 2001) | 6 | 13 | 3 |
| 202 | Steve Lyons | 2001–05, 2008–12 | 164 | Canberra v Penrith (11 August 2001) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 203 | Jason Robinson | 2003–13 | 209 | Wests v South Sydney (9 August 2003) | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 204 | Gavin Badger | 2003–20 | 354 | South Sydney v Cronulla-Sutherland (30 August 2003) | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 205 | Russell Smith | 2005–06 | 38 | Wests v Parramatta (12 March 2005) | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 206 | Tony De Las Heras | 2006–12 | 105 | Newcastle v North Queensland (16 April 2006) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 207 | Ben Cummins | 2006–23 | 444 | North Queensland v Penrith (6 May 2006) | 16 | 16 | 5 |
| 208 | Jared Maxwell | 2006–16 | 271 | Penrith v South Sydney (14 May 2006) | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 209 | Bernard Sutton | 2007–10, 2012–13, 2015–18 | 43 | Canberra v Cronulla-Sutherland (1 September 2007) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 210 | Phil Haines | 2008–14 | 79 | St George Illawarra v Melbourne (17 May 2008) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 211 | Alan Shortall | 2008–18 | 240 | North Queensland v Penrith (31 May 2008) | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 212 | Ashley Klein | 2009–present | 388 | New Zealand v Parramatta (14 March 2009) | 21 | 37 | 2 |
| 213 | Brett Suttor | 2009–14 | 107 | Canterbury-Bankstown v Manly-Warringah (14 March 2009) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 214 | Chris James | 2009–17 | 183 | Gold Coast v Newcastle (15 March 2009) | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 215 | Gerard Sutton | 2009–present | 383 | Wests Tigers v Canberra (16 March 2009) | 28 | 28 | 7 |
| 216 | Adam Devcich | 2009–16 | 131 | New Zealand v Canberra (23 August 2009) | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 217 | Luke Phillips | 2010–11, 2013–14 | 27 | Melbourne v Cronulla-Sutherland (21 August 2010) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 218 | Gavin Reynolds | 2010–18 | 147 | North Queensland v Canterbury-Bankstown (21 August 2010) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 219 | Gavin Morris | 2010–15 | 98 | Melbourne v Newcastle (5 September 2010) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 220 | Michael Wise | 2011 | 1 | North Queensland v New Zealand (18 June 2011) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 221 | Henry Perenara | 2011–21 | 205 | Sydney v Canberra (4 July 2011) | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 222 | David Munro | 2011–20 | 117 | Cronulla-Sutherland v Gold Coast (6 August 2011) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 223 | Adam Gee | 2011–present | 250 | Sydney v Cronulla-Sutherland (20 August 2011) | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 224 | Grant Atkins | 2011–present | 251 | Parramatta v Sydney (26 August 2011) | 9 | 8 | 0 |
| 225 | Chris Sutton | 2012, 2014–present | 187 | South Sydney v Sydney (5 March 2012) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 226 | Chris Butler | 2014–present | 145 | Melbourne v Canberra (19 July 2014) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 227 | Matt Noyen | 2015–21 | 70 | North Queensland v Newcastle (14 March 2015) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 228 | Peter Gough | 2016–present | 138 | Canberra v Cronulla-Sutherland (17 April 2016) | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 229 | Tim Alouani-Roby | 2016–19 | 22 | Sydney v St George Illawarra (21 August 2016) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 230 | Jon Stone | 2016–20 | 69 | Newcastle v South Sydney (28 August 2016) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 231 | Zbignew Przeklasa-Adamski | 2017–present | 68 | Newcastle v St George Illawarra (29 July 2017) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 232 | Phil Henderson | 2018–20 | 40 | New Zealand v North Queensland (7 April 2018) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 233 | Liam Kennedy | 2018–19, 2022–present | 36 | Canberra v North Queensland (14 July 2018) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 234 | Adam Cassidy | 2019 | 9 | Wests v Manly-Warringah (16 March 2019) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 235 | Todd Smith | 2019, 2022–present | 55 | St George Illawarra v Canberra (14 July 2019) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 236 | Belinda Sharpe | 2019–present | 15 | Brisbane v Canterbury-Bankstown (18 July 2019) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 237 | Kasey Badger | 2023–present | 4 | Gold Coast v Canterbury-Bankstown (3 September 2023) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 238 | Wyatt Raymond | 2024–present | 5 | Melbourne v Canterbury-Bankstown (12 April 2024) | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Grand Final Referees

| Referee | Games | Years |
| Bill Harrigan | 10 | 1989 (Canberra v Balmain) 1990 (Canberra v Penrith) 1991 (Penrith v Canberra) 1997 (Brisbane v Cronulla-Sutherland) 1998 (Brisbane v Canterbury-Bankstown) 1999 (Melbourne v St George) 2000 (Brisbane v Sydney) 2001 (Newcastle v Parramatta) 2002 (Sydney v New Zealand) 2003 (Penrith v Sydney) |
| Darcy Lawler | 8 | 1953 (South Sydney v St George) 1956 (St George v Balmain) 1957 (St George v Manly-Warringah) 1958 (St George v Western Suburbs) 1959 (St George v Manly-Warringah) 1960 (St George v Eastern Suburbs) 1961 (St George v Western Suburbs) 1963 (St George v Western Suburbs) |
| Jack O'Brien | 7 | 1940 (Eastern Suburbs v Canterbury-Bankstown) 1942 (Canterbury-Bankstown v St George) 1943 (Newtown v North Sydney) 1944 (Balmain v Newtown) 1947 (Balmain v Canterbury-Bankstown) 1951 (South Sydney v Manly-Warringah) 1954 (South Sydney v Newtown) |
| Gerard Sutton | 7 | 2014 (South Sydney v Canterbury-Bankstown) 2015 (North Queensland v Brisbane) 2017 (Melbourne v North Queensland) 2018 (Sydney v Melbourne) 2019 (Sydney v Canberra) 2020 (Penrith v Melbourne) 2021 (Penrith v South Sydney) |
| Lal Deane | 6 | 1928 (South Sydney v Eastern Suburbs) 1929 (South Sydney v Newtown) 1930 (Western Suburbs v St George) 1931 (South Sydney v Eastern Suburbs) 1932 (South Sydney v Western Suburbs) 1936 (Eastern Suburbs v Balmain) |
| Col Pearce | 6 | 1955 (South Sydney v Newtown) 1964 (St George v Balmain) 1965 (St George v South Sydney) 1966 (St George v Balmain) 1967 (South Sydney v Canterbury-Bankstown) 1968 (South Sydney v Manly-Warringah) |
| Tony Archer | 6 | 2007 (Melbourne v Manly-Warringah) 2008 (Manly-Warringah v Melbourne) 2009 (Melbourne v Parramatta) 2010 (St George Illawarra v Sydney) 2011 (Manly-Warringah v New Zealand) 2012 (Melbourne v Canterbury-Bankstown) |
| George Bishop | 5 | 1939 (Balmain v South Sydney) 1946 (Balmain v St George) 1948 (Western Suburbs v Balmain) 1949 (St George v South Sydney) 1952 (Western Suburbs v South Sydney) |
| Tom McMahon Jnr | 5 | 1935 (Eastern Suburbs v South Sydney) 1938 (Canterbury-Bankstown v Eastern Suburbs) 1941 (St George v Eastern Suburbs) 1945 (Eastern Suburbs v Balmain) 1950 (South Sydney v Western Suburbs) |
| Ben Cummins | 5 | 2012 (Melbourne v Canterbury-Bankstown) 2013 (Sydney v Manly-Warringah) 2015 (North Queensland v Brisbane) 2016 (Cronulla-Sutherland v Melbourne) 2019 (Sydney v Canberra) |
| Greg Hartley | 4 | 1978 (Manly-Warringah v Cronulla-Sutherland) 1979 (St George v Canterbury-Bankstown) 1980 (Canterbury-Bankstown v Eastern Suburbs) 1981 (Parramatta v Newtown) |
| Shayne Hayne | 4 | 2009 (Melbourne v Parramatta) 2010 (St George Illawarra v Sydney) 2013 (Sydney v Manly-Warringah) 2014 (South Sydney v Canterbury-Bankstown) |
| Tom McMahon Snr | 3 | 1911 (Eastern Suburbs v Glebe) 1922 (North Sydney v Glebe) 1923 (Eastern Suburbs v South Sydney) |
| William Neill | 3 | 1924 (Balmain v South Sydney) 1926 (South Sydney v Sydney University) 1927 (South Sydney v St George) |
| Keith Page | 3 | 1969 (Balmain v South Sydney) 1972 (Manly-Warringah v Eastern Suburbs) 1973 (Manly-Warringah v Cronulla-Sutherland) |
| Kevin Roberts | 3 | 1983 (Parramatta v Manly-Warringah) 1984 (Canterbury-Bankstown v Parramatta) 1985 (Canterbury-Bankstown v St George) |
| Mick Stone | 3 | 1986 (Parramatta v Canterbury-Bankstown) 1987 (Manly-Warringah v Canberra) 1988 (Canterbury-Bankstown v Balmain) |
| Greg McCallum | 3 | 1992 (Brisbane v St George) 1993 (Brisbane v St George) 1994 (Canberra v Canterbury-Bankstown) |
| Matt Cecchin | 3 | 2011 (Manly-Warringah v New Zealand) 2016 (Cronulla-Sutherland v Melbourne) 2017 (Melbourne v North Queensland) |
| Laurie Bruyeres | 2 | 1974 (Eastern Suburbs v Canterbury-Bankstown) 1975 (Eastern Suburbs v St George) |
| Gary Cook | 2 | 1976 (Manly-Warringah v Parramatta) 1977 (St George v Parramatta) |
| David Manson | 2 | 1996 (Manly-Warringah v St George) 1997 (Newcastle v Manly-Warringah) |
| Tim Mander | 2 | 2004 (Bulldogs v Sydney) 2005 (Wests v North Queensland) |
| Ashley Klein | 2 | 2018 (Sydney v Melbourne) 2022 (Penrith v Parramatta) |
| Charlie Hutchison | 1 | 1908 (South Sydney v Eastern Suburbs) |
| Bill Finegan | 1 | 1910 (Newtown v South Sydney) |
| Arthur Farrow | 1 | 1916 (Balmain v South Sydney) |
| Bill Fry | 1 | 1933 (Newtown v St George) |
| J. Murphy | 1 | 1934 (Western Suburbs v Eastern Suburbs) |
| Jack Bradley | 1 | 1962 (St George v Western Suburbs) |
| Don Lancashire | 1 | 1970 (South Sydney v Manly-Warringah) |
| Keith Holman | 1 | 1971 (South Sydney v St George) |
| John Gocher | 1 | 1982 (Parramatta v Manly-Warringah) |
| Eddie Ward | 1 | 1995 (Sydney Bulldogs v Manly-Warringah) |
| Paul Simpkins | 1 | 2006 (Brisbane v Melbourne) |
| Adam Gee | 1 | 2023 (Penrith v Brisbane) |