# 2017 NRL season

The 2017 NRL season was the 110th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 20th season run by the National Rugby League. The season started in New Zealand with the annual Auckland Nines, and was followed by the All Stars Match, which was played at McDonald Jones Stadium in Newcastle, and the World Club Series. It marked the last time that the Anzac Test and City vs. Country representative matches were played.

## Teams

The lineup of teams remained unchanged for the 11th consecutive year.
| Club | Season | Home ground(s) | Head coach | Captain(s) |
| Brisbane Broncos | 30th season | Suncorp Stadium | Wayne Bennett | Darius Boyd |
| Canberra Raiders | 36th season | GIO Stadium Canberra | Ricky Stuart | Jarrod Croker |
| Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 83rd season | ANZ Stadium & Belmore Sports Ground | Des Hasler | James Graham |
| Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 51st season | Southern Cross Group Stadium | Shane Flanagan | Paul Gallen |
| Gold Coast Titans | 11th season | Cbus Super Stadium | Neil Henry→Terry Matterson (interim) | Ryan James & Kevin Proctor |
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 68th season | Lottoland | Trent Barrett | Daly Cherry-Evans |
| Melbourne Storm | 20th season | AAMI Park | Craig Bellamy | Cameron Smith |
| Newcastle Knights | 30th season | McDonald Jones Stadium | Nathan Brown | Trent Hodkinson |
| New Zealand Warriors | 23rd season | Mt. Smart Stadium | Stephen Kearney | Roger Tuivasa-Sheck |
| North Queensland Cowboys | 23rd season | 1300SMILES Stadium | Paul Green | Johnathan Thurston & Matt Scott |
| Parramatta Eels | 71st season | ANZ Stadium | Brad Arthur | Tim Mannah & Beau Scott |
| Penrith Panthers | 51st season | Pepper Stadium | Anthony Griffin | Matt Moylan |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | 108th season | ANZ Stadium | Michael Maguire | Greg Inglis→Sam Burgess |
| St. George Illawarra Dragons | 19th season | UOW Jubilee Oval & WIN Stadium | Paul McGregor | Gareth Widdop |
| Sydney Roosters | 110th season | Allianz Stadium | Trent Robinson | Jake Friend & Boyd Cordner |
| Wests Tigers | 18th season | Leichhardt Oval & Campbelltown Stadium & ANZ Stadium | Jason Taylor→Andrew Webster (interim)→Ivan Cleary | Aaron Woods |

## Pre-season

The 2017 pre-season featured the fourth edition of the Auckland Nines competition, held over a weekend at Auckland's Eden Park in which the Sydney Roosters defeated the Penrith Panthers in the final. The All Stars match was held on February 10 at McDonald Jones Stadium in Newcastle. The 2017 World Club Series took place in England with the Super League champions Wigan Warriors defeating the NRL premiers Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the World Club Challenge match.

## Regular season

| 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 | 26 | F1 | F2 | F3 | GF |
| Brisbane Broncos | CRO 8 | NQL 1* | MEL 2 | CAN 1 | CBY 3 | SYD 24 | GCT 2 | SOU 1 | PEN 14 | MAN 10 | WTI 36 | NZL 18 | SYD 2 | SOU 6 | X | CAN 10 | MEL 30 | X | NEW 12 | CBY 30 | PAR 14 | GCT 54 | CRO 22 | SGI 12 | PAR 18 | NQL 10 | SYD 2 | PEN 7 | MEL 30 | |
| Canberra Raiders | NQL 4* | CRO 26 | WTI 40 | BRI 1 | PAR 12 | GCT 26 | NZL 12 | MAN 2* | CBY 6 | NEW 14 | PAR 6 | SYD 8 | MAN 1* | PEN 4 | X | BRI 10 | NQL 13 | X | SGI 4* | MEL 6 | SOU 14 | CRO 18 | NZL 20 | PEN 4 | NEW 18 | MEL 26 | | | | |
| Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | MEL 6 | SYD 4 | NZL 12 | MAN 36 | BRI 3 | NEW 10 | SOU 15 | WTI 6 | CAN 6 | NQL 16 | SYD 6 | CRO 1 | PEN 38 | SGI 14 | X | NZL 7 | PAR 1* | NEW 2 | X | BRI 30 | PEN 8 | PAR 16 | SOU 14 | MAN 14 | GCT 12 | SGI 6 | | | | |
| Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | BRI 8 | CAN 26 | SGI 6 | PAR 14 | NEW 1 | MEL 9 | PEN 26 | GCT 4 | WTI 6 | SGI 4 | NQL 4 | CBY 1 | X | MEL 5 | WTI 2 | MAN 17 | SYD 32 | X | GCT 20 | SOU 14 | NZL 14 | CAN 18 | BRI 22 | NQL 10 | SYD 2 | NEW 8 | NQL 1* | | | |
| Gold Coast Titans | SYD 14 | NEW 8 | PAR 12 | NQL 6 | NZL 6 | CAN 26 | BRI 2 | CRO 4 | NEW 30 | MEL 2 | MAN 20 | X | NQL 12 | NZL 22 | SOU 16 | WTI 12 | SGI 10 | X | CRO 20 | PEN 8 | WTI 22 | BRI 54 | SGI 26 | PAR 22 | CBY 12 | SYD 4 | | | | |
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | PAR 8 | SOU 20 | NQL 22 | CBY 36 | SYD 6 | SGI 25 | MEL 4 | CAN 2* | SOU 38 | BRI 10 | GCT 20 | X | CAN 1* | NEW 4 | X | CRO 17 | NZL 4 | PEN 8 | WTI 12 | SGI 30 | MEL 34 | SYD 18 | WTI 4 | CBY 14 | NZL 1* | PEN 16 | PEN 12 | | | |
| Melbourne Storm | CBY 6 | NZL 16 | BRI 2 | WTI 8 | PEN 22 | CRO 9 | MAN 4 | NZL 6 | SGI 12 | GCT 2 | SOU 8 | X | NEW 28 | CRO 5 | NQL 1* | SYD 1* | BRI 30 | PAR 16 | X | CAN 6 | MAN 34 | NQL 18 | SYD 3 | NEW 32 | SOU 58 | CAN 26 | PAR 2 | X | BRI 30 | NQL 28 |
| Newcastle Knights | NZL 4 | GCT 8 | SOU 6 | PEN 40 | CRO 1 | CBY 10 | SYD 18 | NQL 12 | GCT 30 | CAN 14 | PEN 10 | X | MEL 28 | MAN 4 | X | SGI 4 | WTI 21 | CBY 2 | BRI 12 | SYD 24 | SGI 7 | NZL 16 | PAR 19 | MEL 32 | CAN 18 | CRO 8 | | | | |
| New Zealand Warriors | NEW 4 | MEL 16 | CBY 12 | SGI 14 | GCT 6 | PAR 12 | CAN 12 | MEL 6 | SYD 1 | PEN 8 | SGI 16 | BRI 18 | PAR 8 | GCT 22 | X | CBY 7 | MAN 4 | X | PEN 12 | NQL 12 | CRO 14 | NEW 16 | CAN 20 | SOU 18 | MAN 1* | WTI 12 | | | | |
| North Queensland Cowboys | CAN 4* | BRI 1* | MAN 22 | GCT 6 | SOU 14 | WTI 10 | SGI 6 | NEW 12 | PAR 20 | CBY 16 | CRO 4 | X | GCT 12 | PAR 26 | MEL 1* | PEN 2 | CAN 13 | X | SOU 13 | NZL 12 | SYD 6 | MEL 18 | PEN 8 | CRO 10 | WTI 8 | BRI 10 | CRO 1* | PAR 8 | SYD 14 | MEL 28 |
| Parramatta Eels | MAN 8 | SGI 18 | GCT 12 | CRO 14 | CAN 12 | NZL 12 | WTI 4 | PEN 6 | NQL 20 | SYD 38 | CAN 6 | SOU 6 | NZL 8 | NQL 26 | SGI 14 | X | CBY 1* | MEL 16 | X | WTI 1 | BRI 14 | CBY 16 | NEW 19 | GCT 22 | BRI 18 | SOU 6 | MEL 2 | NQL 8 | | |
| Penrith Panthers | SGI 32 | WTI 34 | SYD 2 | NEW 40 | MEL 22 | SOU 1 | CRO 26 | PAR 6 | BRI 14 | NZL 8 | NEW 10 | X | CBY 38 | CAN 4 | X | NQL 2 | SOU 28 | MAN 8 | NZL 12 | GCT 8 | CBY 8 | WTI 14 | NQL 8 | CAN 4 | SGI 2 | MAN 16 | MAN 12 | BRI 7 | | |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | WTI 16 | MAN 20 | NEW 6 | SYD 14 | NQL 14 | PEN 1 | CBY 15 | BRI 1 | MAN 38 | WTI 20 | MEL 8 | PAR 6 | X | BRI 6 | GCT 16 | X | PEN 28 | SYD 2 | NQL 13 | CRO 14 | CAN 14 | SGI 2 | CBY 14 | NZL 18 | MEL 58 | PAR 6 | | | | |
| St. George Illawarra Dragons | PEN 32 | PAR 18 | CRO 6 | NZL 14 | WTI 22 | MAN 25 | NQL 6 | SYD 1* | MEL 12 | CRO 4 | NZL 16 | X | WTI 4 | CBY 14 | PAR 14 | NEW 4 | GCT 10 | X | CAN 4* | MAN 30 | NEW 7 | SOU 2 | GCT 26 | BRI 12 | PEN 2 | CBY 6 | | | | |
| Sydney Roosters | GCT 14 | CBY 4 | PEN 2 | SOU 14 | MAN 6 | BRI 24 | NEW 18 | SGI 1* | NZL 1 | PAR 38 | CBY 6 | CAN 8 | BRI 2 | WTI 22 | X | MEL 1* | CRO 32 | SOU 2 | X | NEW 24 | NQL 6 | MAN 18 | MEL 3 | WTI 4 | CRO 2 | GCT 4 | BRI 2 | X | NQL 14 | |
| Wests Tigers | SOU 16 | PEN 34 | CAN 40 | MEL 8 | SGI 22 | NQL 10 | PAR 4 | CBY 6 | CRO 6 | SOU 20 | BRI 36 | X | SGI 4 | SYD 22 | CRO 2 | GCT 12 | NEW 21 | X | MAN 12 | PAR 1 | GCT 22 | PEN 14 | MAN 4 | SYD 4 | NQL 8 | NZL 12 | | | | |
| 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 | 26 | F1 | F2 | F3 | GF |
Bold – Opposition's Home game X – Bye * – Golden point game Opponent for round listed above margin

## Ladder

2017 NRL seasonvte :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Melbourne Storm (P) | 24 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 633 | 336 | +297 | 44 |
| 2 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 500 | 428 | +72 | 38 |
| 3 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 597 | 433 | +164 | 36 |
| 4 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 496 | 457 | +39 | 36 |
| 5 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 476 | 407 | +69 | 34 |
| 6 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 552 | 512 | +40 | 32 |
| 7 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 504 | 459 | +45 | 30 |
| 8 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 467 | 443 | +24 | 30 |
| 9 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 533 | 450 | +83 | 28 |
| 10 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 558 | 497 | +61 | 26 |
| 11 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 360 | 455 | −95 | 24 |
| 12 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 464 | 564 | −100 | 22 |
| 13 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 444 | 575 | −131 | 18 |
| 14 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 413 | 571 | −158 | 18 |
| 15 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 448 | 638 | −190 | 18 |
| 16 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 428 | 648 | −220 | 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 | 26 |
| 1 | Melbourne (P) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 44 |
| 2 | Sydney | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 38 |
| 3 | Brisbane | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 36 |
| 4 | Parramatta | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 |
| 5 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 34 |
| 6 | Manly-Warringah | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 |
| 7 | Penrith | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| 8 | North Queensland | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 |
| 9 | St. George Illawarra | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 |
| 10 | Canberra | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 |
| 11 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 |
| 12 | South Sydney | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| 13 | New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| 14 | Wests | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
| 15 | Gold Coast | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| 16 | Newcastle | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 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 |||||||
| Sydney Roosters | 24 – 22 | Brisbane Broncos | 8 September 2017, 8:00 pm | Allianz Stadium | Matt Cecchin Alan Shortall | 21,212 |
| Melbourne Storm | 18 – 16 | Parramatta Eels | 9 September 2017, 4:15 pm | AAMI Park | Ben Cummins Chris Sutton | 22,626 |
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 10 – 22 | Penrith Panthers | 9 September 2017, 7:45 pm | Allianz Stadium | Gerard Sutton Adam Gee | 15,408 |
| Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 14 – 15 | North Queensland Cowboys † | 10 September 2017, 4:15 pm | Allianz Stadium | Ashley Klein Gavin Badger | 16,115 |
| SEMI FINALS |||||||
| Brisbane Broncos | 13 – 6 | Penrith Panthers | 15 September 2017, 8:00 pm | Suncorp Stadium | Gerard Sutton Adam Gee | 38,623 |
| Parramatta Eels | 16 – 24 | North Queensland Cowboys | 16 September 2017, 7:45 pm | ANZ Stadium | Matt Cecchin Ben Cummins | 41,287 |
| PRELIMINARY FINALS |||||||
| Melbourne Storm | 30 – 0 | Brisbane Broncos | 22 September 2017, 7:55 pm | AAMI Park | Matt Cecchin Ben Cummins | 28,821 |
| Sydney Roosters | 16 – 29 | North Queensland Cowboys | 23 September 2017, 7:40 pm | Allianz Stadium | Gerard Sutton Adam Gee | 28,108 |
† 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 |
| 9 Sept, AAMI Park | 9 Sept, AAMI Park | 9 Sept, AAMI Park | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Melbourne | 18 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Parramatta | 16 | 16 Sept, ANZ Stadium | 16 Sept, ANZ Stadium | 16 Sept, ANZ Stadium | | | | |
| | | | Parramatta | Parramatta | 16 | | | | |
| 10 Sept, Allianz Stadium | 10 Sept, Allianz Stadium | 10 Sept, Allianz Stadium | North Queensland | North Queensland | 24 | 22 Sept, AAMI Park | 22 Sept, AAMI Park | 22 Sept, AAMI Park | | | |
| 5 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 14 | | | | Melbourne | Melbourne | 30 | |
| 8 | North Queensland | 15 | | | | Brisbane | Brisbane | 0 | 1 Oct, ANZ Stadium | 1 Oct, ANZ Stadium | 1 Oct, ANZ Stadium |
| | | | | | | | | | Melbourne | Melbourne | 34 |
| 9 Sept, Allianz Stadium | 9 Sept, Allianz Stadium | 9 Sept, Allianz Stadium | | | | 23 Sept, Allianz Stadium | 23 Sept, Allianz Stadium | 23 Sept, Allianz Stadium | North Queensland | North Queensland | 6 |
| 6 | Manly-Warringah | 10 | | | | Sydney | Sydney | 16 | | |
| 7 | Penrith | 22 | 15 Sept, Suncorp Stadium | 15 Sept, Suncorp Stadium | 15 Sept, Suncorp Stadium | North Queensland | North Queensland | 29 | | |
| | | | Brisbane | Brisbane | 13 | | | | | | |
| 8 Sept, Allianz Stadium | 8 Sept, Allianz Stadium | 8 Sept, Allianz Stadium | Penrith | Penrith | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Sydney | 24 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Brisbane | 22 | | | | | | | | |

## Grand Final

* Sunday, 1 October 7:30pm
| Melbourne Storm | 34 - 6 | North Queensland Cowboys |
* ANZ Stadium Attendance: 79,722 Clive Churchill Medalist: Billy Slater

## Player statistics and records

* Cameron Smith became the most prolific goal kicker in NRL history when he kicked his 943rd goal in Round 9. During the Finals he surpassed Darren Lockyer as the most capped player in NRL history with his 356th game and became the first player to kick 1,000 NRL goals.
* Nathan Cleary, 19, broke the record for the youngest player to score 200 points in a season which was set by Graham Eadie, 20, in 1974. Cleary also became the youngest player to be the season's leading points scorer since Harold Horder in 1913.
* Kirisome Auva'a scored the fastest try in NRL history in 13 seconds for Parramatta Eels against Brisbane Broncos in Round 25.
The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 26.
| Points | Player | Tries | Goals | Field Goals |
| 216 | Nathan Cleary | 11 | 86 | 0 |
| 191 | Gareth Widdop | 10 | 75 | 1 |
| 190 | Jarrod Croker | 9 | 77 | 0 |
| 176 | Jordan Kahu | 9 | 69 | 2 |
| 164 | Cameron Smith | 2 | 78 | 0 |
| Tries | Player |
| 23 | Suliasi Vunivalu |
| 22 | Alex Johnston |
| 21 | Jordan Rapana |
| 20 | Semi Radradra |
| 19 | Josh Addo-Carr |
| Goals | Player |
| 86 | Nathan Cleary |
| 78 | Cameron Smith |
| 77 | Jarrod Croker |
| 75 | Gareth Widdop |
| 69 | Jordan Kahu |
| Tackles | Player |
| 1,155 | Cameron McInnes |
| 986 | Simon Mannering |
| 909 | Aiden Tolman |
| 902 | Apisai Koroisau |
| 891 | Elijah Taylor |

## 2017 Transfers
### Players

| Player | 2016 Club | 2017 Club |
| Greg Eden | Brisbane Broncos | Super League: Castleford Tigers |
| Lachlan Maranta | Brisbane Broncos | Queensland Reds (Super Rugby) |
| Corey Parker | Brisbane Broncos | Retirement |
| Jack Reed | Brisbane Broncos | Retirement |
| Jarrod Wallace | Brisbane Broncos | Gold Coast Titans |
| Shaun Fensom | Canberra Raiders | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Jarrad Kennedy | Canberra Raiders | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
| Edrick Lee | Canberra Raiders | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
| Paul Vaughan | Canberra Raiders | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Sam Williams | Canberra Raiders | Super League: Wakefield Trinity |
| Tim Browne | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Penrith Panthers |
| Lloyd Perrett | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
| Sam Perrett | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Retirement |
| Curtis Rona | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Western Force (Super Rugby) |
| Tony Williams | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
| Ben Barba | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | RC Toulonnais (French rugby union) |
| Mitch Brown | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Super League: Leigh Centurions |
| Michael Ennis | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Retirement |
| Matt McIlwrick | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Wests Tigers |
| Jesse Sene-Lefao | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Super League: Castleford Tigers |
| Greg Bird | Gold Coast Titans | Super League: Catalans Dragons |
| Lachlan Burr | Gold Coast Titans | Super League: Leigh Centurions |
| Luke Douglas | Gold Coast Titans | Super League: St. Helens |
| Nathan Friend | Gold Coast Titans | Retirement |
| Josh Hoffman | Gold Coast Titans | Parramatta Eels |
| Nene Macdonald | Gold Coast Titans | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| David Mead | Gold Coast Titans | Brisbane Broncos |
| Daniel Mortimer | Gold Coast Titans | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
| David Shillington | Gold Coast Titans | Retirement |
| Matt Srama | Gold Coast Titans | Retirement |
| Zeb Taia | Gold Coast Titans | Super League: St. Helens |
| Jamie Buhrer | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Newcastle Knights |
| Blake Leary | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Jamie Lyon | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Retirement |
| Steve Matai | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Retirement |
| Josh Starling | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Newcastle Knights |
| Brett Stewart | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Retirement |
| Tom Symonds | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Super League: Huddersfield Giants |
| Siosaia Vave | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Parramatta Eels |
| Brayden Wiliame | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Super League: Catalans Dragons |
| Blake Green | Melbourne Storm | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
| Ben Hampton | Melbourne Storm | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Marika Koroibete | Melbourne Storm | Melbourne Rebels (Super Rugby) |
| Ryan Morgan | Melbourne Storm | Super League: St. Helens |
| Kevin Proctor | Melbourne Storm | Gold Coast Titans |
| Matthew White | Melbourne Storm | Burleigh Bears (Intrust Super Cup) |
| Jake Mamo | Newcastle Knights | Super League: Huddersfield Giants |
| Jarrod Mullen | Newcastle Knights | Suspension |
| Robbie Rochow | Newcastle Knights | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| Korbin Sims | Newcastle Knights | Brisbane Broncos |
| Tariq Sims | Newcastle Knights | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Jeremy Smith | Newcastle Knights | Retirement |
| Kade Snowden | Newcastle Knights | Retirement |
| Akuila Uate | Newcastle Knights | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
| Ben Henry | New Zealand Warriors | Retirement |
| Thomas Leuluai | New Zealand Warriors | Super League: Wigan Warriors |
| Tuimoala Lolohea | New Zealand Warriors | Wests Tigers |
| Sione Lousi | New Zealand Warriors | Townsville Blackhawks (Intrust Super Cup) |
| Jeff Robson | New Zealand Warriors | Parramatta Eels |
| Manu Vatuvei | New Zealand Warriors | Super League: Salford Red Devils |
| Jonathan Wright | New Zealand Warriors | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
| Ben Hannant | North Queensland Cowboys | Retirement |
| Rory Kostjasyn | North Queensland Cowboys | Retirement |
| Tautau Moga | North Queensland Cowboys | Brisbane Broncos |
| James Tamou | North Queensland Cowboys | Penrith Panthers |
| Isaac De Gois | Parramatta Eels | Retirement |
| Kieran Foran | Parramatta Eels | New Zealand Warriors |
| Michael Gordon | Parramatta Eels | Sydney Roosters |
| Luke Kelly | Parramatta Eels | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| Junior Paulo | Parramatta Eels | Canberra Raiders |
| Nathan Peats | Parramatta Eels | Gold Coast Titans |
| Danny Wicks | Parramatta Eels | Retirement |
| Chris Grevsmuhl | Penrith Panthers | Gold Coast Titans |
| Zak Hardaker | Penrith Panthers | Super League: Castleford Tigers |
| Jeremy Latimore | Penrith Panthers | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
| Suaia Matagi | Penrith Panthers | Parramatta Eels |
| Kirisome Auva'a | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Parramatta Eels |
| Nathan Brown | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Parramatta Eels |
| Joe Burgess | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Super League: Wigan Warriors |
| Paul Carter | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Sydney Roosters |
| Luke Keary | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Sydney Roosters |
| Cameron McInnes | South Sydney Rabbitohs | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Dane Nielsen | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Retirement |
| Michael Oldfield | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Penrith Panthers |
| Mike Cooper | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Super League: Warrington Wolves |
| Ben Creagh | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Retirement |
| Dunamis Lui | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Canberra Raiders |
| Benji Marshall | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Brisbane Broncos |
| Tyrone McCarthy | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Super League: Salford Red Devils |
| Adam Quinlan | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Hull Kingston Rovers |
| Mitch Rein | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Penrith Panthers |
| Dale Copley | Sydney Roosters | Gold Coast Titans |
| Jackson Hastings | Sydney Roosters | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
| Ian Henderson | Sydney Roosters | Retirement |
| Sam Moa | Sydney Roosters | Super League: Catalans Dragons |
| Robbie Farah | Wests Tigers | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| Dene Halatau | Wests Tigers | Retirement |
| Jordan Rankin | Wests Tigers | Super League: Huddersfield Giants |
| Tim Simona | Wests Tigers | Indefinite ban |
| Curtis Sironen | Wests Tigers | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
| Dave Taylor | Super League: Catalans Dragons | Canberra Raiders |
| Joe Wardle | Super League: Huddersfield Giants | Newcastle Knights |
| Frank Pritchard | Super League: Hull F.C. | Parramatta Eels |
| Ken Sio | Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers | Newcastle Knights |
| James Segeyaro | Super League: Leeds Rhinos | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
| Daniel Vidot | Super League: Salford Red Devils | Gold Coast Titans |
| Joe Greenwood | Super League: St. Helens | Gold Coast Titans |
| Anthony Tupou | Super League: Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | Newcastle Knights |
| Dan Sarginson | Super League: Wigan Warriors | Gold Coast Titans |
| Frank Winterstein | Australia (Rugby sevens) | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
| Jarryd Hayne | Fiji (Rugby sevens) | Gold Coast Titans |
| Jamal Idris | Hiatus | Wests Tigers |
| Zane Tetevano | N/A | Sydney Roosters |
Source:

### Coaches

| Coach | 2016 Club | 2017 Club |
| Ivan Cleary | N/A | Wests Tigers |
| Stephen Kearney | New Zealand | New Zealand Warriors |