# 2018 NRL season

The 2018 NRL season was the 111th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 21st season run by the National Rugby League. The main competition, known as the 2018 Telstra Premiership due to sponsorship from Telstra, featured 16 teams playing 25 weekly rounds of matches from March until September, resulting in the top eight teams playing a series of finals matches to determine which two teams reached the 2018 NRL Grand Final.

## Teams

The lineup of teams remained unchanged for the 12th consecutive year.
| Club | Season | Home ground(s) | Head coach | Captain(s) |
| Brisbane Broncos | 31st season | Suncorp Stadium | Wayne Bennett | Darius Boyd |
| Canberra Raiders | 37th season | GIO Stadium Canberra | Ricky Stuart | Jarrod Croker |
| Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 84th season | ANZ Stadium & Belmore Sports Ground | Dean Pay | Josh Jackson |
| Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 52nd season | Southern Cross Group Stadium | Shane Flanagan | Paul Gallen & Wade Graham |
| Gold Coast Titans | 12th season | Cbus Super Stadium | Garth Brennan | Ryan James |
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 69th season | Lottoland | Trent Barrett | Daly Cherry-Evans |
| Melbourne Storm | 21st season | AAMI Park | Craig Bellamy | Cameron Smith |
| Newcastle Knights | 31st season | McDonald Jones Stadium | Nathan Brown | Jamie Buhrer & Mitchell Pearce |
| New Zealand Warriors | 24th season | Mt. Smart Stadium | Stephen Kearney | Roger Tuivasa-Sheck |
| North Queensland Cowboys | 24th season | 1300SMILES Stadium | Paul Green | Johnathan Thurston & Matt Scott |
| Parramatta Eels | 72nd season | ANZ Stadium | Brad Arthur | Tim Mannah, Beau Scott & Clint Gutherson |
| Penrith Panthers | 52nd season | Panthers Stadium | Anthony Griffin → Cameron Ciraldo (interim) | Peter Wallace → James Maloney |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | 109th season | ANZ Stadium | Anthony Seibold | Greg Inglis |
| St. George Illawarra Dragons | 20th season | UOW Jubilee Oval & WIN Stadium | Paul McGregor | Gareth Widdop |
| Sydney Roosters | 111th season | Allianz Stadium | Trent Robinson | Jake Friend & Boyd Cordner |
| Wests Tigers | 19th season | Leichhardt Oval, Campbelltown Stadium & ANZ Stadium | Ivan Cleary | Chris Lawrence, Benji Marshall, Elijah Taylor, Josh Reynolds & Russell Packer |

## Pre-season

The 2018 pre-season featured the 2018 World Club Challenge match with the NRL premiers Melbourne Storm defeating the Super League champions Leeds Rhinos.

## Regular season

With the City vs. Country representative game having been scrapped, the NRL scheduled 6 games to take place in regional areas of New South Wales and Queensland as a replacement: Tamworth, Bathurst & Mudgee, and Toowoomba, Gladstone & Cairns.
The overall structure of the season's draw was also revised. The second game of the 2018 State of Origin series was played as a stand-alone fixture on a Sunday to avoid conflict with the regular season. Due to this the competition was shortened to 25 rounds and each team got 1 bye as opposed to 2 in previous years.
| 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 | SGI 22 | NQL 4 | WTI 2* | GCT 12 | NEW 5 | NZL 9 | MEL 14 | SOU 4 | CBY 2 | MAN 14 | SYD 6 | PAR 8 | X | MEL 16 | CRO 4 | CAN 4 | GCT 34 | NZL 20 | PEN 32 | CRO 2 | CBY 14 | NQL 4 | SOU 20 | SYD 14 | MAN 32 | SGI 30 | | | |
| Canberra Raiders | GCT 2 | NEW 2 | NZL 1 | MAN 16 | CBY 16 | PAR 16 | SOU 20 | NQL 10 | GCT 14 | CRO 8 | SGI 7 | MAN 1 | X | PEN 1 | WTI 36 | BRI 4 | CBY 4 | NQL 26 | CRO 4 | MEL 34 | PEN 9 | WTI 2 | SYD 2 | SOU 12 | NZL 4 | | | | |
| Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | MEL 18 | SYD 18 | PEN 2 | SOU 4 | CAN 16 | NQL 17 | SYD 6 | PEN 8 | BRI 2 | PAR 8 | CRO 6 | WTI 4 | X | SGI 2 | GCT 22 | NEW 20 | CAN 4 | SOU 18 | PAR 6 | WTI 12 | BRI 14 | MAN 12 | NZL 1 | SGI 38 | CRO 12 | | | | |
| Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | NQL 6 | SGI 4 | PAR 10 | MEL 10 | SYD 18 | SGI 20 | PEN 4 | GCT 1 | PAR 2 | CAN 8 | CBY 6 | NEW 38 | SOU 8 | WTI 8 | BRI 4 | NZL 3 | X | PEN 12 | CAN 4 | BRI 2 | MAN 1* | MEL 3 | NQL 12 | NEW 26 | CBY 12 | SYD 9 | PEN 1 | MEL 16 | |
| Gold Coast Titans | CAN 2 | NZL 12 | SGI 46 | BRI 12 | MAN 12 | PEN 23 | NQL 12 | CRO 1 | CAN 14 | MEL 14 | NEW 7 | SYD 20 | X | SOU 2 | CBY 22 | WTI 18 | BRI 34 | SYD 8 | NEW 6 | NZL 24 | PAR 16 | PEN 1* | MAN 8 | MEL 2 | NQL 4 | | | | |
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | NEW 1* | PAR 54 | SOU 28 | CAN 16 | GCT 12 | WTI 26 | PAR 34 | NEW 6 | SYD 2 | BRI 14 | MEL 20 | CAN 1 | NQL 14 | NZL 20 | SGI 24 | PEN 8 | X | MEL 1 | SYD 32 | PEN 4 | CRO 1* | CBY 12 | GCT 8 | WTI 2 | BRI 32 | | | | |
| Melbourne Storm | CBY 18 | WTI 2 | NQL 16 | CRO 10 | WTI 1 | NEW 26 | BRI 14 | NZL 40 | SGI 20 | GCT 14 | MAN 20 | NQL 1 | X | BRI 16 | NEW 18 | SYD 1 | SGI 22 | MAN 1 | NZL 6 | CAN 34 | SOU 10 | CRO 3 | PAR 16 | GCT 2 | PEN 6 | SOU 1 | X | CRO 16 | SYD 15 |
| Newcastle Knights | MAN 1* | CAN 2 | SYD 30 | SGI 18 | BRI 5 | MEL 26 | WTI 2 | MAN 6 | SOU 18 | PEN 11 | GCT 7 | CRO 38 | PAR 26 | SYD 2 | MEL 18 | CBY 20 | X | PAR 2 | GCT 6 | NQL 2 | WTI 9 | NZL 16 | PEN 8 | CRO 26 | SGI 10 | | | | |
| New Zealand Warriors | SOU 12 | GCT 12 | CAN 1 | SYD 24 | NQL 10 | BRI 9 | SGI 8 | MEL 40 | WTI 22 | SYD 32 | PAR 10 | SOU 20 | X | MAN 20 | NQL 7 | CRO 3 | PEN 32 | BRI 20 | MEL 6 | GCT 24 | SGI 6 | NEW 16 | CBY 1 | PEN 20 | CAN 4 | PEN 15 | | | |
| North Queensland Cowboys | CRO 6 | BRI 4 | MEL 16 | PEN 19 | NZL 10 | CBY 17 | GCT 12 | CAN 10 | PEN 6 | WTI 8 | SOU 1 | MEL 1 | MAN 14 | PAR 6 | NZL 7 | SOU 1 | X | CAN 26 | SGI 14 | NEW 2 | SYD 6 | BRI 4 | CRO 12 | PAR 38 | GCT 4 | | | | |
| Parramatta Eels | PEN 10 | MAN 54 | CRO 10 | WTI 10 | PEN 6 | CAN 16 | MAN 34 | WTI 2 | CRO 2 | CBY 8 | NZL 10 | BRI 8 | NEW 26 | NQL 6 | SOU 18 | SGI 2 | X | NEW 2 | CBY 6 | SOU 6 | GCT 16 | SGI 36 | MEL 16 | NQL 38 | SYD 34 | | | | |
| Penrith Panthers | PAR 10 | SOU 4 | CBY 2 | NQL 19 | PAR 6 | GCT 23 | CRO 4 | CBY 8 | NQL 6 | NEW 11 | WTI 14 | SGI 26 | X | CAN 1 | SYD 26 | MAN 8 | NZL 32 | CRO 12 | BRI 32 | MAN 4 | CAN 9 | GCT 1* | NEW 8 | NZL 20 | MEL 6 | NZL 15 | CRO 1 | | |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | NZL 12 | PEN 4 | MAN 28 | CBY 4 | SGI 4 | SYD 12 | CAN 20 | BRI 4 | NEW 18 | SGI 14 | NQL 1 | NZL 20 | CRO 8 | GCT 2 | PAR 18 | NQL 1 | X | CBY 18 | WTI 16 | PAR 6 | MEL 10 | SYD 4 | BRI 20 | CAN 12 | WTI 41 | MEL 1 | SGI 1 | SYD 8 | |
| St. George Illawarra Dragons | BRI 22 | CRO 4 | GCT 46 | NEW 18 | SOU 4 | CRO 20 | NZL 8 | SYD 16 | MEL 20 | SOU 14 | CAN 7 | PEN 26 | X | CBY 2 | MAN 24 | PAR 2 | MEL 22 | WTI 4 | NQL 14 | SYD 18 | NZL 6 | PAR 36 | WTI 10 | CBY 38 | NEW 10 | BRI 30 | SOU 1 | | |
| Sydney Roosters | WTI 2 | CBY 18 | NEW 30 | NZL 24 | CRO 18 | SOU 12 | CBY 6 | SGI 16 | MAN 2 | NZL 32 | BRI 6 | GCT 20 | WTI 2 | NEW 2 | PEN 26 | MEL 1 | X | GCT 8 | MAN 32 | SGI 18 | NQL 6 | SOU 4 | CAN 2 | BRI 14 | PAR 34 | CRO 9 | X | SOU 8 | MEL 15 |
| Wests Tigers | SYD 2 | MEL 2 | BRI 2* | PAR 10 | MEL 1 | MAN 26 | NEW 2 | PAR 2 | NZL 22 | NQL 8 | PEN 14 | CBY 4 | SYD 2 | CRO 8 | CAN 36 | GCT 18 | X | SGI 4 | SOU 16 | CBY 12 | NEW 9 | CAN 2 | SGI 10 | MAN 2 | SOU 41 | | | | |
| 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

2018 NRL seasonvte :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 542 | 361 | +181 | 34 |
| 2 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 536 | 363 | +173 | 34 |
| 3 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 582 | 437 | +145 | 34 |
| 4 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 519 | 423 | +96 | 34 |
| 5 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 517 | 461 | +56 | 32 |
| 6 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 556 | 500 | +56 | 32 |
| 7 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 519 | 472 | +47 | 32 |
| 8 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 472 | 447 | +25 | 32 |
| 9 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 377 | 460 | −83 | 26 |
| 10 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 563 | 540 | +23 | 22 |
| 11 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 414 | 607 | −193 | 20 |
| 12 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 428 | 474 | −46 | 18 |
| 13 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 449 | 521 | −72 | 18 |
| 14 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 472 | 582 | −110 | 18 |
| 15 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 500 | 622 | −122 | 16 |
| 16 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 374 | 550 | −176 | 14 |

### 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 | Sydney | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 34 |
| 2 | Melbourne | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 34 |
| 3 | South Sydney | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 34 |
| 4 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 |
| 5 | Penrith | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 |
| 6 | Brisbane | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 |
| 7 | St. George Illawarra | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 32 |
| 8 | New Zealand | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 |
| 9 | Wests | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 |
| 10 | Canberra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 |
| 11 | Newcastle | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| 12 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
| 13 | North Queensland | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
| 14 | Gold Coast | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| 15 | Manly-Warringah | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| 16 | Parramatta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |

## Finals series

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time (Local) | Venue | Referees | Crowd |
| QUALIFYING & ELIMINATION FINALS |||||||
| Melbourne Storm | 29 – 28 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 7 September 2018, 7:50 pm | AAMI Park | Ashley Klein Adam Gee | 17,306 |
| Penrith Panthers | 27 – 12 | New Zealand Warriors | 8 September 2018, 5:40 pm | ANZ Stadium | Matt Cecchin Henry Perenara | 17,168 |
| Sydney Roosters | 21 – 12 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 8 September 2018, 7:50 pm | Allianz Stadium | Gerard Sutton Ben Cummins | 24,588 |
| Brisbane Broncos | 18 – 48 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 9 September 2018, 4:10 pm | Suncorp Stadium | Grant Atkins Chris Sutton | 47,296 |
| SEMI FINALS |||||||
| Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 21 – 20 | Penrith Panthers | 14 September 2018, 7:50 pm | Allianz Stadium | Ashley Klein Adam Gee | 19,211 |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | 13 – 12 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 15 September 2018, 7:50 pm | ANZ Stadium | Gerard Sutton Ben Cummins | 48,188 |
| PRELIMINARY FINALS |||||||
| Melbourne Storm | 22 – 6 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 21 September 2018, 7:55 pm | AAMI Park | Gerard Sutton Ben Cummins | 26,621 |
| Sydney Roosters | 12 – 4 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 22 September 2018, 7:50 pm | Allianz Stadium | Ashley Klein Adam Gee | 44,380 |
† Match decided in extra time.

### 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 |
| 8 Sept, Allianz Stadium | 8 Sept, Allianz Stadium | 8 Sept, Allianz Stadium | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Sydney | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 12 | 14 Sept, Allianz Stadium | 14 Sept, Allianz Stadium | 14 Sept, Allianz Stadium | | | | |
| | | | Cronulla-Sutherland | Cronulla-Sutherland | 21 | | | | |
| 8 Sept, ANZ Stadium | 8 Sept, ANZ Stadium | 8 Sept, ANZ Stadium | Penrith | Penrith | 20 | 22 Sept, Allianz Stadium | 22 Sept, Allianz Stadium | 22 Sept, Allianz Stadium | | | |
| 5 | Penrith | 27 | | | | Sydney | Sydney | 12 | |
| 8 | New Zealand | 12 | | | | South Sydney | South Sydney | 4 | 30 Sept, ANZ Stadium | 30 Sept, ANZ Stadium | 30 Sept, ANZ Stadium |
| | | | | | | | | | Sydney | Sydney | 21 |
| 9 Sept, Suncorp Stadium | 9 Sept, Suncorp Stadium | 9 Sept, Suncorp Stadium | | | | 21 Sept, AAMI Park | 21 Sept, AAMI Park | 21 Sept, AAMI Park | Melbourne | Melbourne | 6 |
| 6 | Brisbane | 18 | | | | Melbourne | Melbourne | 22 | | |
| 7 | St. George Illawarra | 48 | 15 Sept, ANZ Stadium | 15 Sept, ANZ Stadium | 15 Sept, ANZ Stadium | Cronulla-Sutherland | Cronulla-Sutherland | 6 | | |
| | | | South Sydney | South Sydney | 13 | | | | | | |
| 7 Sept, AAMI Park | 7 Sept, AAMI Park | 7 Sept, AAMI Park | St. George Illawarra | St. George Illawarra | 12 | | | | | |
| 2 | Melbourne | 29 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | South Sydney | 28 | | | | | | | | |

## Grand final

* Sunday, 30 September 7:35pm (AEST)
| Sydney Roosters | 21 – 6 | Melbourne Storm |
| Tries: Daniel Tupou (8') 1 Latrell Mitchell (15') 1 Joseph Manu (37') 1 Goals: Latrell Mitchell 4/6 (4' pen, 16', 31' pen, 79' pen) Field Goals: Luke Keary (69') 1 | 1st: 18 - 0 2nd: 3 - 6 | Tries: Josh Addo-Carr (63') 1 Goals: Cameron Smith 1/1 (64') Sin Bin: Cameron Munster 2 (30', 78') |
* ANZ Stadium Attendance: 82,688
* Clive Churchill Medal: Luke Keary Referee: Gerard Sutton, Ashley Klein

## Player statistics and records

* Jamayne Isaako broke the record for the most points scored in a rookie season with 239, which was set by Mick Cronin in 1977 who scored 225 points.
* Gavin Cooper became the first forward in the 111 year history of the NRL to score a try in nine consecutive games, beating the previous record of eight set by Frank Burge in 1918.
* Cameron Smith became the first hooker in NRL history to score 200 points in a season.
The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 25.
| Points | Player | Tries | Goals | Field Goals |
| 233 | Jamayne Isaako | 11 | 94 | 1 |
| 228 | Latrell Mitchell | 15 | 84 | 0 |
| 191 | Gareth Widdop | 4 | 87 | 1 |
| 186 | Adam Reynolds | 4 | 84 | 2 |
| 181 | Cameron Smith | 1 | 88 | 1 |
| Tries | Player |
| 22 | David Fusitu'a |
| 21 | Valentine Holmes |
| 18 | Robert Jennings |
| 18 | Corey Oates |
| 17 | Blake Ferguson |
| 17 | Josh Addo-Carr |
| Goals | Player |
| 94 | Jamayne Isaako |
| 88 | Cameron Smith |
| 87 | Gareth Widdop |
| 84 | Adam Reynolds |
| 84 | Latrell Mitchell |
| Tackles | Player |
| 1,102 | Jake Friend |
| 1,062 | Cameron McInnes |
| 968 | Jake Trbojevic |
| 963 | Matt Eisenhuth |
| 954 | Aidan Guerra |

## 2018 Transfers
### Players

| Player | 2017 Club | 2018 Club |
| Jai Arrow | Brisbane Broncos | Gold Coast Titans |
| Adam Blair | Brisbane Broncos | New Zealand Warriors |
| Herman Ese'ese | Brisbane Broncos | Newcastle Knights |
| Ben Hunt | Brisbane Broncos | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Benji Marshall | Brisbane Broncos | Wests Tigers |
| David Mead | Brisbane Broncos | Super League: Catalans Dragons |
| Tautau Moga | Brisbane Broncos | Newcastle Knights |
| Travis Waddell | Brisbane Broncos | Souths Logan Magpies (Intrust Super Cup) |
| Kurt Baptiste | Canberra Raiders | Sydney Roosters |
| Jeff Lima | Canberra Raiders | Retirement |
| Clay Priest | Canberra Raiders | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
| Dave Taylor | Canberra Raiders | Central Queensland Capras (Intrust Super Cup) |
| James Graham | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Sam Kasiano | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Melbourne Storm |
| Brenko Lee | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Gold Coast Titans |
| Josh Reynolds | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Wests Tigers |
| Chase Stanley | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Toronto Wolfpack |
| Gerard Beale | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | New Zealand Warriors |
| Jack Bird | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Brisbane Broncos |
| Fa'amanu Brown | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
| Adam Clydsdale | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Retirement |
| Chris Heighington | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Newcastle Knights |
| Jeremy Latimore | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| James Maloney | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Penrith Panthers |
| Daniel Mortimer | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Leigh Centurions |
| Sam Tagataese | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Brisbane Broncos |
| Tony Williams | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Parramatta Eels |
| Joe Greenwood | Gold Coast Titans | Super League: Wigan Warriors |
| Jarryd Hayne | Gold Coast Titans | Parramatta Eels |
| Chris McQueen | Gold Coast Titans | Wests Tigers |
| Agnatius Paasi | Gold Coast Titans | New Zealand Warriors |
| Eddy Pettybourne | Gold Coast Titans | Toulouse Olympique |
| Leivaha Pulu | Gold Coast Titans | New Zealand Warriors |
| Tyrone Roberts | Gold Coast Titans | Super League: Warrington Wolves |
| Dan Sarginson | Gold Coast Titans | Super League: Wigan Warriors |
| Daniel Vidot | Gold Coast Titans | Retirement |
| William Zillman | Gold Coast Titans | Retirement |
| Pita Godinet | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Wests Tigers |
| Blake Green | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | New Zealand Warriors |
| Jarrad Kennedy | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | N/A |
| Brenton Lawrence | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Retirement |
| Darcy Lussick | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Toronto Wolfpack |
| Cooper Cronk | Melbourne Storm | Sydney Roosters |
| Slade Griffin | Melbourne Storm | Newcastle Knights |
| Tohu Harris | Melbourne Storm | New Zealand Warriors |
| Jordan McLean | Melbourne Storm | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Nate Myles | Melbourne Storm | Retirement |
| Mark Nicholls | Melbourne Storm | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| Robbie Rochow | Melbourne Storm | Wests Tigers |
| Brendan Elliot | Newcastle Knights | Gold Coast Titans |
| Dane Gagai | Newcastle Knights | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| Trent Hodkinson | Newcastle Knights | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
| Sam Mataora | Newcastle Knights | Retirement |
| Peter Mata'utia | Newcastle Knights | Leigh Centurions |
| Mickey Paea | Newcastle Knights | Super League: Hull F.C. |
| Pauli Pauli | Newcastle Knights | Super League: Wakefield Trinity |
| Tyler Randell | Newcastle Knights | Super League: Wakefield Trinity |
| Josh Starling | Newcastle Knights | Retirement |
| Jack Stockwell | Newcastle Knights | Gold Coast Titans |
| Anthony Tupou | Newcastle Knights | Retirement |
| Joe Wardle | Newcastle Knights | Super League: Castleford Tigers |
| Kieran Foran | New Zealand Warriors | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
| Charlie Gubb | New Zealand Warriors | Canberra Raiders |
| Ryan Hoffman | New Zealand Warriors | Melbourne Storm |
| Jacob Lillyman | New Zealand Warriors | Newcastle Knights |
| Ben Matulino | New Zealand Warriors | Wests Tigers |
| Bodene Thompson | New Zealand Warriors | Leigh Centurions |
| Blake Leary | North Queensland Cowboys | Burleigh Bears (Intrust Super Cup) |
| Ray Thompson | North Queensland Cowboys | Retirement |
| Frank Pritchard | Parramatta Eels | Retirement |
| Semi Radradra | Parramatta Eels | RC Toulonnais (French rugby union) |
| Jeff Robson | Parramatta Eels | Retirement |
| Sitaleki Akauola | Penrith Panthers | Super League: Warrington Wolves |
| Tim Browne | Penrith Panthers | Retirement |
| Bryce Cartwright | Penrith Panthers | Gold Coast Titans |
| Leilani Latu | Penrith Panthers | Gold Coast Titans |
| Matt Moylan | Penrith Panthers | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
| Michael Oldfield | Penrith Panthers | Canberra Raiders |
| Mitch Rein | Penrith Panthers | Gold Coast Titans |
| Bryson Goodwin | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Super League: Warrington Wolves |
| Aaron Gray | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
| Luke Kelly | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Retirement |
| Dave Tyrrell | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Eastern Suburbs Tigers (Intrust Super Cup) |
| Josh Dugan | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
| Kalifa Faifai Loa | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Townsville Blackhawks (Intrust Super Cup) |
| Siliva Havili | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Canberra Raiders |
| Jake Marketo | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Timișoara Saracens (Romanian rugby union) |
| Will Matthews | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Gold Coast Titans |
| Josh McCrone | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Toronto Wolfpack |
| Russell Packer | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Wests Tigers |
| Joel Thompson | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
| Kane Evans | Sydney Roosters | Parramatta Eels |
| Michael Gordon | Sydney Roosters | Gold Coast Titans |
| Aidan Guerra | Sydney Roosters | Newcastle Knights |
| Shaun Kenny-Dowall | Sydney Roosters | Newcastle Knights |
| Mitchell Pearce | Sydney Roosters | Newcastle Knights |
| Connor Watson | Sydney Roosters | Newcastle Knights |
| Matt Ballin | Wests Tigers | Retirement |
| Joel Edwards | Wests Tigers | Limoux Grizzlies (Elite One Championship) |
| Jamal Idris | Wests Tigers | Retirement |
| Kyle Lovett | Wests Tigers | Leigh Centurions |
| Mitchell Moses | Wests Tigers | Parramatta Eels |
| Ava Seumanufagai | Wests Tigers | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
| James Tedesco | Wests Tigers | Sydney Roosters |
| Aaron Woods | Wests Tigers | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
| Mahe Fonua | Super League: Hull F.C. | Wests Tigers |
| Mitchell Allgood | Super League: Wakefield Trinity | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Sam Williams | Super League: Wakefield Trinity | Canberra Raiders |
| Peta Hiku | Super League: Warrington Wolves | New Zealand Warriors |
| Corey Thompson | Super League: Widnes Vikings | Wests Tigers |
| Anthony Gelling | Super League: Wigan Warriors | New Zealand Warriors |
| Frank-Paul Nu'uausala | Super League: Wigan Warriors | Sydney Roosters |
| Reece Robinson | New South Wales Waratahs (Super Rugby) | Sydney Roosters |
| Sandor Earl | Suspension | Melbourne Storm |
Source:

### Coaches

| Coach | 2017 Club | 2018 Club |
| Michael Maguire | South Sydney Rabbitohs | New Zealand |
| Brad Fittler | Lebanon | New South Wales |