# List of National Rugby League Premiers

As of the end of 2023, there have been 26 NRL Premierships and 116 including the lesser, state premierships, (NSWRL and ARL). This is a list of all the grand finals that were played to decide those premierships.
Between 1912 and 1925, and again in 1937, the NSW premiership was decided on a first-past-the-post basis, with a final only played if two teams finished with an equal amount of competition points. This happened in 1916, 1922, 1923 and 1924.
From 1926 until 1953, the second amended Argus System was used, whereby the minor premiers had the right to challenge the winner of the final to a grand final to decide the premiership.
From 1954, the grand final became the only way to determine the premiership.

## List
### NSWRL/ARL/NRL Premiers (1908–present)

| Season | Premiers | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Attendance |
| New South Wales Rugby League ||||||
| 1908 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 14–12 | Eastern Suburbs | RAS Showground | 4,000 |
| 1909 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (2) | N/A | Balmain Tigers | N/A | N/A |
| 1910 | Newtown Jets | 4–4 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | RAS Showground | 14,000 |
| 1911 | Eastern Suburbs | 11–8 | Glebe Dirty Reds | RAS Showground | 20,000 |
| 1912 | Eastern Suburbs (2) | N/A | Glebe Dirty Reds | N/A | N/A |
| 1913 | Eastern Suburbs (3) | N/A | Newtown Jets | N/A | N/A |
| 1914 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (3) | N/A | Newtown Jets | N/A | N/A |
| 1915 | Balmain Tigers | N/A | Glebe Dirty Reds | N/A | N/A |
| 1916 | Balmain Tigers (2) | 5–3 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Sydney Cricket Ground | 7,000 |
| 1917 | Balmain Tigers (3) | N/A | South Sydney Rabbitohs | N/A | N/A |
| 1918 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (4) | N/A | Western Suburbs Magpies | N/A | N/A |
| 1919 | Balmain Tigers (4) | N/A | Eastern Suburbs | N/A | N/A |
| 1920 | Balmain Tigers (5) | N/A | South Sydney Rabbitohs | N/A | N/A |
| 1921 | North Sydney Bears | N/A | Eastern Suburbs | N/A | N/A |
| 1922 | North Sydney Bears (2) | 35–3 | Glebe Dirty Reds | Sydney Cricket Ground | 15,000 |
| 1923 | Eastern Suburbs (4) | 15–12 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Sydney Cricket Ground | 15,000 |
| 1924 | Balmain Tigers (6) | 3–0 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Sydney Cricket Ground | 15,000 |
| 1925 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (5) | N/A | Western Suburbs Magpies | N/A | N/A |
| 1926 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (6) | 11–5 | Sydney University | RAS Showground | 20,000 |
| 1927 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (7) | 20–11 | St. George Dragons | RAS Showground | 8,000 |
| 1928 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (8) | 26–5 | Eastern Suburbs | RAS Showground | 25,000 |
| 1929 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (9) | 30–10 | Newtown Jets | Sydney Sports Ground | 16,360 |
| 1930 | Western Suburbs Magpies | 27–2 | St. George Dragons | Sydney Sports Ground | 12,178 |
| 1931 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (10) | 12–7 | Eastern Suburbs | Sydney Sports Ground | 27,104 |
| 1932 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (11) | 19–12 | Western Suburbs Magpies | Sydney Sports Ground | 16,925 |
| 1933 | Newtown Jets (2) | 18–5 | St. George Dragons | Sydney Sports Ground | 18,080 |
| 1934 | Western Suburbs Magpies (2) | 15–12 | Eastern Suburbs | Sydney Sports Ground | 25,174 |
| 1935 | Eastern Suburbs (5) | 19–3 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Sydney Cricket Ground | 22,106 |
| 1936 | Eastern Suburbs (6) | 32–12 | Balmain Tigers | Sydney Cricket Ground | 14,395 |
| 1937 | Eastern Suburbs (7) | N/A | South Sydney Rabbitohs | N/A | N/A |
| 1938 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 19–6 | Eastern Suburbs | Sydney Cricket Ground | 20,287 |
| 1939 | Balmain Tigers (7) | 33–4 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Sydney Cricket Ground | 26,972 |
| 1940 | Eastern Suburbs (8) | 24–14 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Sydney Cricket Ground | 24,167 |
| 1941 | St. George Dragons | 31–14 | Eastern Suburbs | Sydney Cricket Ground | 39,957 |
| 1942 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (2) | 11–9 | St. George Dragons | Sydney Cricket Ground | 26,171 |
| 1943 | Newtown Jets (3) | 34–7 | North Sydney Bears | Sydney Cricket Ground | 60,922 |
| 1944 | Balmain Tigers (8) | 12–8 | Newtown Jets | Sydney Cricket Ground | 24,186 |
| 1945 | Eastern Suburbs (9) | 22–18 | Balmain Tigers | Sydney Cricket Ground | 44,585 |
| 1946 | Balmain Tigers (9) | 13–12 | St. George Dragons | Sydney Sports Ground | 32,296 |
| 1947 | Balmain Tigers (10) | 13–9 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Sydney Sports Ground | 29,292 |
| 1948 | Western Suburbs Magpies (3) | 8–5 | Balmain Tigers | Sydney Sports Ground | 29,122 |
| 1949 | St. George Dragons (2) | 19–12 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Sydney Cricket Ground | 56,534 |
| 1950 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (12) | 21–15 | Western Suburbs Magpies | Sydney Sports Ground | 32,373 |
| 1951 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (13) | 42–14 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Sydney Sports Ground | 28,505 |
| 1952 | Western Suburbs Magpies (4) | 22–12 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Sydney Cricket Ground | 41,060 |
| 1953 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (14) | 31–12 | St. George Dragons | Sydney Cricket Ground | 44,581 |
| 1954 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (15) | 23–15 | Newtown Jets | Sydney Cricket Ground | 45,759 |
| 1955 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (16) | 12–11 | Newtown Jets | Sydney Cricket Ground | 42,466 |
| 1956 | St. George Dragons (3) | 18–12 | Balmain Tigers | Sydney Cricket Ground | 61,987 |
| 1957 | St. George Dragons (4) | 31–9 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Sydney Cricket Ground | 54,399 |
| 1958 | St. George Dragons (5) | 20–9 | Western Suburbs Magpies | Sydney Cricket Ground | 62,283 |
| 1959 | St. George Dragons (6) | 20–0 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Sydney Cricket Ground | 49,457 |
| 1960 | St. George Dragons (7) | 31–6 | Eastern Suburbs | Sydney Cricket Ground | 53,156 |
| 1961 | St. George Dragons (8) | 22–0 | Western Suburbs Magpies | Sydney Cricket Ground | 61,196 |
| 1962 | St. George Dragons (9) | 9–6 | Western Suburbs Magpies | Sydney Cricket Ground | 41,184 |
| 1963 | St. George Dragons (10) | 8–3 | Western Suburbs Magpies | Sydney Cricket Ground | 69,860 |
| 1964 | St. George Dragons (11) | 11–6 | Balmain Tigers | Sydney Cricket Ground | 61,369 |
| 1965 | St. George Dragons (12) | 12–8 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Sydney Cricket Ground | 78,056 |
| 1966 | St. George Dragons (13) | 23–4 | Balmain Tigers | Sydney Cricket Ground | 61,129 |
| 1967 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (17) | 12–10 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Sydney Cricket Ground | 56,358 |
| 1968 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (18) | 13–9 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Sydney Cricket Ground | 54,255 |
| 1969 | Balmain Tigers (11) | 11–2 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Sydney Cricket Ground | 58,825 |
| 1970 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (19) | 23–12 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Sydney Cricket Ground | 53,241 |
| 1971 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (20) | 16–10 | St. George Dragons | Sydney Cricket Ground | 62,838 |
| 1972 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 19–14 | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | Sydney Cricket Ground | 54,357 |
| 1973 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (2) | 10–7 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Sydney Cricket Ground | 52,044 |
| 1974 | Eastern Suburbs Roosters (10) | 19–4 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Sydney Cricket Ground | 57,214 |
| 1975 | Eastern Suburbs Roosters (11) | 38–0 | St. George Dragons | Sydney Cricket Ground | 63,047 |
| 1976 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (3) | 13–10 | Parramatta Eels | Sydney Cricket Ground | 57,343 |
| 1977 | St. George Dragons | 9–9 | Parramatta Eels | Sydney Cricket Ground | 65,959 |
| 1977 | St. George Dragons (14) | 22–0 | Parramatta Eels | Sydney Cricket Ground | 47,828 |
| 1978 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 11–11 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Sydney Cricket Ground | 51,510 |
| 1978 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (4) | 16–0 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Sydney Cricket Ground | 33,552 |
| 1979 | St. George Dragons (15) | 17–13 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Sydney Cricket Ground | 50,991 |
| 1980 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (3) | 18–4 | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | Sydney Cricket Ground | 52,881 |
| 1981 | Parramatta Eels | 20–11 | Newtown Jets | Sydney Cricket Ground | 57,333 |
| 1982 | Parramatta Eels (2) | 21–8 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Sydney Cricket Ground | 52,186 |
| 1983 | Parramatta Eels (3) | 18–6 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Sydney Cricket Ground | 40,285 |
| 1984 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (4) | 6–4 | Parramatta Eels | Sydney Cricket Ground | 47,076 |
| 1985 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (5) | 7–6 | St. George Dragons | Sydney Cricket Ground | 44,569 |
| 1986 | Parramatta Eels (4) | 4–2 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Sydney Cricket Ground | 45,843 |
| 1987 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (5) | 18–8 | Canberra Raiders | Sydney Cricket Ground | 50,201 |
| 1988 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (6) | 24–12 | Balmain Tigers | Sydney Football Stadium (1988) | 40,000 |
| 1989 | Canberra Raiders | 19–14 | Balmain Tigers | Sydney Football Stadium (1988) | 40,500 |
| 1990 | Canberra Raiders (2) | 18–14 | Penrith Panthers | Sydney Football Stadium (1988) | 41,535 |
| 1991 | Penrith Panthers | 19–12 | Canberra Raiders | Sydney Football Stadium (1988) | 41,815 |
| 1992 | Brisbane Broncos | 28–8 | St. George Dragons | Sydney Football Stadium (1988) | 41,560 |
| 1993 | Brisbane Broncos (2) | 14–6 | St. George Dragons | Sydney Football Stadium (1988) | 42,329 |
| 1994 | Canberra Raiders (3) | 36–12 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Sydney Football Stadium (1988) | 42,234 |
| Australian Rugby League ||||||
| 1995 | Sydney Bulldogs (7) | 17–4 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Sydney Football Stadium (1988) | 41,127 |
| 1996 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (6) | 20–8 | St. George Dragons | Sydney Football Stadium (1988) | 40,985 |
| 1997 | Newcastle Knights | 22–16 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Sydney Football Stadium (1988) | 42,482 |
| National Rugby League ||||||
| 1998 | Brisbane Broncos (4) | 38–12 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Sydney Football Stadium (1988) | 40,857 |
| 1999 | Melbourne Storm | 20–18 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Stadium Australia | 107,999 |
| 2000 | Brisbane Broncos (5) | 14–6 | Sydney Roosters | Stadium Australia | 94,277 |
| 2001 | Newcastle Knights (2) | 30–24 | Parramatta Eels | Stadium Australia | 90,414 |
| 2002 | Sydney Roosters (12) | 30–8 | New Zealand Warriors | Stadium Australia | 80,130 |
| 2003 | Penrith Panthers (2) | 18–6 | Sydney Roosters | Stadium Australia | 81,166 |
| 2004 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (8) | 16–13 | Sydney Roosters | Stadium Australia | 82,127 |
| 2005 | Wests Tigers | 30–16 | North Queensland Cowboys | Stadium Australia | 82,453 |
| 2006 | Brisbane Broncos (6) | 15–8 | Melbourne Storm | Stadium Australia | 79,609 |
| 2007 | Melbourne Storm | 34–8 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Stadium Australia | 81,392 |
| 2008 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (7) | 40–0 | Melbourne Storm | Stadium Australia | 80,388 |
| 2009 | Melbourne Storm | 23–16 | Parramatta Eels | Stadium Australia | 82,538 |
| 2010 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 32–8 | Sydney Roosters | Stadium Australia | 82,334 |
| 2011 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (8) | 24–10 | New Zealand Warriors | Stadium Australia | 81,988 |
| 2012 | Melbourne Storm (2) | 14–4 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Stadium Australia | 82,976 |
| 2013 | Sydney Roosters (13) | 26–18 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Stadium Australia | 81,491 |
| 2014 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (21) | 30–6 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Stadium Australia | 83,833 |
| 2015 | North Queensland Cowboys | 17–16 | Brisbane Broncos | Stadium Australia | 82,758 |
| 2016 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 14–12 | Melbourne Storm | Stadium Australia | 83,625 |
| 2017 | Melbourne Storm (3) | 34–6 | North Queensland Cowboys | Stadium Australia | 79,722 |
| 2018 | Sydney Roosters (14) | 21–6 | Melbourne Storm | Stadium Australia | 82,688 |
| 2019 | Sydney Roosters (15) | 14–8 | Canberra Raiders | Stadium Australia | 82,922 |
| 2020 | Melbourne Storm (4) | 26–20 | Penrith Panthers | Stadium Australia | 37,303 |
| 2021 | Penrith Panthers (3) | 14–12 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Lang Park | 39,322 |
| 2022 | Penrith Panthers (4) | 28–12 | Parramatta Eels | Stadium Australia | 82,415 |
| 2023 | Penrith Panthers (5) | 26–24 | Brisbane Broncos | Stadium Australia | 81,947 |
| 2024 | Penrith Panthers (6) | 14–6 | Melbourne Storm | Stadium Australia | 80,156 |

### Super League Premiers (1997)*

| Season | Premiers | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Attendance |
| Super League ||||||
| 1997 | Brisbane Broncos (3) | 26–8 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (3) | Queen Elizabeth II Stadium | 58,912 |

### Team Performance

| | Team | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
| 1 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 21 | 14 | 1908, 1909, 1914, 1918, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 2014 | 1910, 1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1949, 1952, 1965, 1969, 2021 |
| 2 | Sydney Roosters | 15 | 15 | 1911, 1912, 1913, 1923, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1945, 1974, 1975, 2002, 2013, 2018, 2019 | 1908, 1919, 1921, 1928, 1931, 1934, 1938, 1941, 1960, 1972, 1980, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2010 |
| 3 | St. George Dragons | 15 | 12 | 1941, 1949, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1977, 1979 | 1927, 1930, 1933, 1942, 1946, 1953, 1971, 1975, 1985, 1992, 1993, 1996 |
| 4 | Balmain Tigers | 11 | 9 | 1915, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1924, 1939, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1969 | 1909, 1936, 1945, 1948, 1956, 1964, 1966, 1988, 1989 |
| 5 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 8 | 11 | 1972, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1987, 1996, 2008, 2011 | 1951, 1957, 1959, 1968, 1970, 1982, 1983, 1995, 1997, 2007, 2013 |
| 5 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 8 | 10 | 1938, 1942, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1995, 2004 | 1940, 1947, 1967, 1974, 1979, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2012, 2014 |
| 7 | Brisbane Broncos | 6 | 2 | 1992, 1993, 1997*, 1998, 2000, 2006 | 2015, 2023 |
| 7 | Penrith Panthers | 6 | 2 | 1991, 2003, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | 1990, 2020 |
| 9 | Western Suburbs Magpies | 4 | 8 | 1930, 1934, 1948, 1952 | 1918, 1925, 1932, 1950, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963 |
| 9 | Parramatta Eels | 4 | 6 | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986 | 1976, 1977, 1984, 2001, 2009, 2022 |
| 9 | Melbourne Storm | 4 | 5 | 1999, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2017, 2020 | 2006, 2008, 2016, 2018, 2024 |
| 9 | Newtown Jets | 3 | 7 | 1910, 1933, 1943 | 1913, 1914, 1929, 1944, 1954, 1955, 1981 |
| 9 | Canberra Raiders | 3 | 3 | 1989, 1990, 1994 | 1987, 1991, 2019 |
| 10 | North Sydney Bears | 2 | 1 | 1921, 1922 | 1943 |
| 10 | Newcastle Knights | 2 | 0 | 1997, 2001 | – |
| 11 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 1 | 3 | 2016 | 1973, 1978, 1997* |
| 11 | North Queensland Cowboys | 1 | 2 | 2015 | 2005, 2017 |
| 11 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 1 | 1 | 2010 | 1999 |
| 11 | Wests Tigers | 1 | 0 | 2005 | – |
| 12 | Glebe Dirty Reds | 0 | 4 | – | 1911, 1912, 1915, 1922 |
| 12 | New Zealand Warriors | 0 | 2 | – | 2002, 2011 |