# List of NSWRL/ARL/SL/NRL premiership captains and coaches

This is a list of captains and coaches of National Rugby League premiership winning teams, as well as its predecessors NSWRL, ARL and Super League. Ken Kearney has captained the most premierships with six, all at St. George, while Arthur Halloway has coached the most premierships with eight, four at Eastern Suburbs and four at Balmain.
Up until the late 1960s, teams often had captain-coaches who would play and coach at the same time. In this list, they are counted as both the captain and the coach.

## List

Source:
| Year | Premiers | Captain | Coach |
| 2024 | Penrith (6) | Nathan Cleary (4) | Ivan Cleary (4) |
| 2024 | Penrith (6) | Isaah Yeo (4) | Ivan Cleary (4) |
| 2023 | Penrith (5) | Nathan Cleary (3) | Ivan Cleary (3) |
| 2023 | Penrith (5) | Isaah Yeo (3) | Ivan Cleary (3) |
| 2022 | Penrith (4) | Nathan Cleary (2) | Ivan Cleary (2) |
| 2022 | Penrith (4) | Isaah Yeo (2) | Ivan Cleary (2) |
| 2021 | Penrith (3) | Nathan Cleary | Ivan Cleary |
| 2021 | Penrith (3) | Isaah Yeo | Ivan Cleary |
| 2020 | Melbourne (4) | Cameron Smith (3) | Craig Bellamy (3) |
| 2019 | Sydney Roosters (15) | Boyd Cordner (2) | Trent Robinson (3) |
| 2019 | Sydney Roosters (15) | Jake Friend (2) | Trent Robinson (3) |
| 2018 | Sydney Roosters (14) | Boyd Cordner | Trent Robinson (2) |
| 2018 | Sydney Roosters (14) | Jake Friend | Trent Robinson (2) |
| 2017 | Melbourne (3) | Cameron Smith (2) | Craig Bellamy (2) |
| 2016 | Cronulla | Paul Gallen | Shane Flanagan |
| 2015 | North Queensland | Johnathan Thurston | Paul Green |
| 2015 | North Queensland | Matthew Scott | Paul Green |
| 2014 | South Sydney (21) | John Sutton | Michael Maguire |
| 2013 | Sydney Roosters (13) | Anthony Minichiello | Trent Robinson |
| 2012 | Melbourne (2) | Cameron Smith | Craig Bellamy |
| 2011 | Manly Warringah (8) | Jamie Lyon | Des Hasler (2) |
| 2010 | St George Illawarra | Ben Hornby | Wayne Bennett (7) |
| 2009 | Melbourne | Cameron Smith | Craig Bellamy |
| 2008 | Manly Warringah (7) | Matt Orford | Des Hasler |
| 2007 | Melbourne | Cameron Smith | Craig Bellamy |
| 2006 | Brisbane | Darren Lockyer | Wayne Bennett (6) |
| 2005 | Wests Tigers | Scott Prince | Tim Sheens (4) |
| 2004 | Canterbury | Andrew Ryan | Steve Folkes |
| 2003 | Penrith (2) | Craig Gower | John Lang |
| 2002 | Sydney Roosters (12) | Brad Fittler | Ricky Stuart |
| 2001 | Newcastle (2) | Andrew Johns | Michael Hagan |
| 2000 | Brisbane (5) | Kevin Walters | Wayne Bennett (5) |
| 1999 | Melbourne | Glenn Lazarus | Chris Anderson (2) |
| 1998 | Brisbane (4) | Allan Langer (4) | Wayne Bennett (4) |
| 1997 (ARL) | Newcastle | Paul Harragon | Mal Reilly |
| 1997 (SL) | Brisbane (3) | Allan Langer (3) | Wayne Bennett (3) |
| 1996 | Manly Warringah (6) | Geoff Toovey | Bob Fulton (2) |
| 1995 | Canterbury (7) | Terry Lamb | Chris Anderson |
| 1994 | Canberra (3) | Mal Meninga (3) | Tim Sheens (3) |
| 1993 | Brisbane (2) | Allan Langer (2) | Wayne Bennett (2) |
| 1992 | Brisbane | Allan Langer | Wayne Bennett |
| 1991 | Penrith | Greg Alexander | Phil Gould (2) |
| 1990 | Canberra (2) | Mal Meninga (2) | Tim Sheens (2) |
| 1989 | Canberra | Mal Meninga | Tim Sheens |
| 1988 | Canterbury (6) | Peter Tunks | Phil Gould |
| 1987 | Manly Warringah (5) | Paul Vautin | Bob Fulton |
| 1986 | Parramatta (6) | Ray Price | John Monie |
| 1985 | Canterbury (5) | Steve Mortimer (2) | Warren Ryan (2) |
| 1984 | Canterbury (4) | Steve Mortimer | Warren Ryan |
| 1983 | Parramatta (3) | Steve Edge (4) | Jack Gibson (5) |
| 1982 | Parramatta (2) | Steve Edge (3) | Jack Gibson (4) |
| 1981 | Parramatta | Steve Edge (2) | Jack Gibson (3) |
| 1980 | Canterbury (3) | George Peponis | Ted Glossop |
| 1979 | St. George (15) | Craig Young | Harry Bath (2) |
| 1978 | Manly Warringah (4) | Max Krilich | Frank Stanton (2) |
| 1977 | St. George (14) | Steve Edge | Harry Bath |
| 1976 | Manly Warringah (3) | Bob Fulton | Frank Stanton |
| 1975 | Eastern Suburbs (11) | Arthur Beetson (2) | Jack Gibson (2) |
| 1974 | Eastern Suburbs (10) | Arthur Beetson | Jack Gibson |
| 1973 | Manly Warringah (2) | Fred Jones (2) | Ron Willey (2) |
| 1972 | Manly Warringah | Fred Jones | Ron Willey |
| 1971 | South Sydney (20) | John Sattler (4) | Clive Churchill (4) |
| 1970 | South Sydney (19) | John Sattler (3) | Clive Churchill (3) |
| 1969 | Balmain (11) | Peter Provan | Leo Nosworthy |
| 1968 | South Sydney (18) | John Sattler (2) | Clive Churchill (2) |
| 1967 | South Sydney (17) | John Sattler | Clive Churchill |
| 1966 | St. George (13) | Ian Walsh | Ian Walsh |
| 1965 | St. George (12) | Norm Provan (4) | Norm Provan (4) |
| 1964 | St. George (11) | Norm Provan (3) | Norm Provan (3) |
| 1963 | St. George (10) | Norm Provan (2) | Norm Provan (2) |
| 1962 | St. George (9) | Norm Provan | Norm Provan |
| 1961 | St. George (8) | Billy Wilson | Ken Kearney (5) |
| 1960 | St. George (7) | Ken Kearney (5) | Ken Kearney (4) |
| 1959 | St. George (6) | Ken Kearney (4) | Ken Kearney (3) |
| 1958 | St. George (5) | Ken Kearney (3) | Ken Kearney (2) |
| 1957 | St. George (4) | Ken Kearney (2) | Ken Kearney |
| 1956 | St. George (3) | Ken Kearney | Norm Tipping |
| 1955 | South Sydney (16) | Jack Rayner (5) | Jack Rayner (5) |
| 1954 | South Sydney (15) | Jack Rayner (4) | Jack Rayner (4) |
| 1953 | South Sydney (14) | Jack Rayner (3) | Jack Rayner (3) |
| 1952 | Western Suburbs (4) | Peter McLean | Tom McMahon |
| 1951 | South Sydney (13) | Jack Rayner (2) | Jack Rayner (2) |
| 1950 | South Sydney (12) | Jack Rayner | Jack Rayner |
| 1949 | St. George (2) | Johnny Hawke | Jim Duckworth |
| 1948 | Western Suburbs (3) | Jack Walsh | Jeff Smith |
| 1947 | Balmain (10) | Tom Bourke (2) | Norman Robinson (3) |
| 1946 | Balmain (9) | Tom Bourke | Norman Robinson (2) |
| 1945 | Eastern Suburbs (9) | Ray Stehr (3) | Arthur Halloway (8) |
| 1944 | Balmain (8) | Arthur Patton | Norman Robinson |
| 1943 | Newtown (3) | Frank Farrell | Arthur Folwell |
| 1942 | Canterbury (2) | Ron Bailey | Jerry Brien |
| 1941 | St. George | Neville Smith | Neville Smith |
| 1940 | Eastern Suburbs (8) | Ray Stehr (2) | Dave Brown |
| 1939 | Balmain (7) | Sid Goodwin | Bill Kelly (2) |
| 1938 | Canterbury | Alan Brady | Jim Craig (2) |
| 1937 | Eastern Suburbs (7) | Viv Thicknesse | Arthur Halloway (7) |
| 1936 | Eastern Suburbs (6) | Dave Brown | Arthur Halloway (6) |
| 1935 | Eastern Suburbs (5) | Ray Stehr | Arthur Halloway (5) |
| 1934 | Western Suburbs (2) | Frank McMillan | Frank McMillan |
| 1933 | Newtown (2) | Keith Ellis | Charles Russell |
| 1932 | South Sydney (11) | George Treweek | Charlie Lynch (4) |
| 1931 | South Sydney (10) | Pat Maher | Charlie Lynch (3) |
| 1930 | Western Suburbs | Jim Craig | Jim Craig |
| 1929 | South Sydney (9) | Alf Blair (4) | Charlie Lynch (2) |
| 1928 | South Sydney (8) | Jim Breen | Charlie Lynch |
| 1927 | South Sydney (7) | Alf Blair (3) | Alf Blair |
| 1926 | South Sydney (6) | Alf Blair (2) | Howard Hallett (3) |
| 1925 | South Sydney (5) | Alf Blair | Howard Hallett (2) |
| 1924 | Balmain (6) | Charles Fraser | Charles Fraser |
| 1923 | Eastern Suburbs (4) | Harry Caples | Ray Norman |
| 1922 | North Sydney (2) | Duncan Thompson | Chris McKivat (2) |
| 1921 | North Sydney | Harold Horder | Chris McKivat |
| 1920 | Balmain (5) | Arthur Halloway (4) | Arthur Halloway (4) |
| 1919 | Balmain (4) | Arthur Halloway (3) | Arthur Halloway (3) |
| 1918 | South Sydney (4) | Howard Hallett | Arthur Hennessy (3) |
| 1917 | Balmain (3) | Arthur Halloway (2) | Arthur Halloway (2) |
| 1916 | Balmain (2) | Arthur Halloway | Arthur Halloway |
| 1915 | Balmain | Bill Kelly | Bill Kelly |
| 1914 | South Sydney (3) | Arthur Butler | Howard Hallett |
| 1913 | Eastern Suburbs (3) | Dally Messenger (3) | Dally Messenger (3) |
| 1912 | Eastern Suburbs (2) | Dally Messenger (2) | Dally Messenger (2) |
| 1911 | Eastern Suburbs | Dally Messenger | Dally Messenger |
| 1910 | Newtown | Charles Russell | Charles Russell |
| 1909 | South Sydney (2) | Arthur Conlin (2) | Arthur Hennessy (2) |
| 1908 | South Sydney | Arthur Conlin | Arthur Hennessy |