# J. J. Giltinan Shield

The J.J. Giltinan Shield is an Australian rugby league trophy, awarded annually to the National Rugby League minor premiers. It was named after James J. Giltinan who was central to the founding of rugby league in Australia. Giltinan died in 1950 and the Shield was created for the following season in his honour, first introduced for the 1951 New South Wales Rugby Football League season. From 1951, the Shield was awarded to the winner of the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) Grand Final, replacing the Labor Daily Cup. In addition to the Shield, premiership winning teams received the W. D. & H. O. Wills Cup from 1960 to 1981, the Winfield Cup from 1982 to 1995, and the Optus Cup in 1996. Since 1997 the J.J. Giltinan Shield has been awarded to the competition's minor premiers.

## Winners

| Season | Winners |
| Awarded to Premiers ||
| 1951 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| 1952 | Western Suburbs Magpies |
| 1953 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| 1954 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| 1955 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| 1956 | St. George Dragons |
| 1957 | St. George Dragons |
| 1958 | St. George Dragons |
| 1959 | St. George Dragons |
| 1960 | St. George Dragons |
| 1961 | St. George Dragons |
| 1962 | St. George Dragons |
| 1963 | St. George Dragons |
| 1964 | St. George Dragons |
| 1965 | St. George Dragons |
| 1966 | St. George Dragons |
| 1967 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| 1968 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| 1969 | Balmain Tigers |
| 1970 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| 1971 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| 1972 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
| 1973 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
| 1974 | Eastern Suburbs Roosters |
| 1975 | Eastern Suburbs Roosters |
| 1976 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
| 1977 | St. George Dragons |
| 1978 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
| 1979 | St. George Dragons |
| 1980 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
| 1981 | Parramatta Eels |
| 1982 | Parramatta Eels |
| 1983 | Parramatta Eels |
| 1984 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
| 1985 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
| 1986 | Parramatta Eels |
| 1987 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
| 1988 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
| 1989 | Canberra Raiders |
| 1990 | Canberra Raiders |
| 1991 | Penrith Panthers |
| 1992 | Brisbane Broncos |
| 1993 | Brisbane Broncos |
| 1994 | Canberra Raiders |
| 1995 | Sydney Bulldogs |
| 1996 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
| Awarded to Minor Premiers ||
| 1997 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
| 1998 | Brisbane Broncos |
| 1999 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
| 2000 | Brisbane Broncos |
| 2001 | Parramatta Eels |
| 2002 | New Zealand Warriors |
| 2003 | Penrith Panthers |
| 2004 | Sydney Roosters |
| 2005 | Parramatta Eels |
| 2006 | Withheld $^1$ |
| 2007 | Withheld $^1$ |
| 2008 | Withheld $^1$ |
| 2009 | St. George-Illawarra Dragons |
| 2010 | St. George-Illawarra Dragons |
| 2011 | Melbourne Storm |
| 2012 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
| 2013 | Sydney Roosters |
| 2014 | Sydney Roosters |
| 2015 | Sydney Roosters |
| 2016 | Melbourne Storm |
| 2017 | Melbourne Storm |
| 2018 | Sydney Roosters |
| 2019 | Melbourne Storm |
| 2020 | Penrith Panthers |
| 2021 | Melbourne Storm |
| 2022 | Penrith Panthers |
| 2023 | Penrith Panthers |
| 2024 | Melbourne Storm |
$^1$ The Melbourne Storm were stripped of the 2006, 2007 and 2008 minor premierships on 22 April 2010 due to salary cap breaches.