List of Australian rugby league grand final records

Last updated May 18, 2024

This is a collection of Australian rugby league grand final records as of the end of the 2022 season.

Premierships by team
Premiership frequency
Premiership droughts
Current club premiership droughts
Biggest winning margin
Most points scored by a team
Highest scoring grand finals
Lowest scoring grand finals
Most grand final appearances by a player
Most grand finals hosted by a venue
Highest attended grand finals
Most grand finals refereed
See also
References
External links

Premierships by team

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

Premiership frequency

Club	Years in competition	Seasons	Premierships	Runners-up	Strike rate (based on seasons in competition)	Average years per
Club	Years in competition	Seasons	Premierships	Runners-up	Strike rate (based on seasons in competition)	Premiership	Grand final
St George Dragons	1921–1998	78	15	12	18.23%	5.20	2.89
South Sydney Rabbitohs	1908–1999, 2002–present	113	21	14	18.58%	5.38	3.22
Brisbane Broncos	1988–present	35	6	1	17.14%	5.83	5.00
Melbourne Storm	1998–present	25	4	4	16.00%	6.25	2.50
Sydney Roosters	1908–present	115	15	15	13.04%	7.66	3.83
Balmain Tigers	1908–1999	92	11	9	11.96%	8.36	4.60
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	1947–1999, 2003–present	73	8	11	10.96%	9.13	3.84
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	1935–present	88	8	10	9.09%	11.00	4.88
Canberra Raiders	1982–present	41	3	3	7.32%	13.67	6.83
Newcastle Knights	1988–present	35	2	0	5.71%	17.50	17.50
Penrith Panthers	1967–present	57	5	2	8.77%	11.40	8.14
Parramatta Eels	1947–present	76	4	6	5.26%	19.00	7.60
Wests Tigers	2000–present	23	1	0	4.35%	23.00	23.00
St George Illawarra Dragons	1999–present	24	1	1	4.17%	24.00	12.00
Western Suburbs Magpies	1908–1999	92	4	8	4.35%	23.00	7.67
Newtown Jets	1908–1983	76	3	7	3.95%	25.33	7.60
North Queensland Cowboys	1995–present	28	1	2	3.57%	28.00	9.33
North Sydney Bears	1908–1999	92	2	1	2.17%	46.00	30.67
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	1967–present	56	1	3	1.79%	56.00	14.00
Glebe Dirty Reds	1908–1929	22	0	4	—	—	5.50
New Zealand Warriors	1995–present	28	0	2	—	—	14.00
Sydney University	1920–1937	18	0	1	—	—	18.00
Hunter Mariners	1997	1	0	0	—	—	—
Cumberland	1908	1	0	0	—	—	—
Adelaide Rams	1997–1998	2	0	0	—	—	—
Newcastle Rebels	1908–1909	2	0	0	—	—	—
Northern Eagles	2000–2002	3	0	0	—	—	—
Western Reds	1995–1997	3	0	0	—	—	—
South Queensland Crushers	1995–1997	3	0	0	—	—	—
Gold Coast Chargers	1988–1998	11	0	0	—	—	—
Annandale	1910–1920	11	0	0	—	—	—
Gold Coast Titans	2007–present	16	0	0	—	—	—
Illawarra Steelers	1982–1998	17	0	0	—	—	—

Premiership droughts

Current club premiership droughts

⁺ Club has not yet won a premiership

Club	Seasons	Start	Grand final appearances during drought
Brisbane Broncos	16	2006	2015, 2023
Canberra Raiders	28	1994	2019
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	18	2004	2012, 2014
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	6	2016	—
Gold Coast Titans	15	2007 ⁺	—
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	11	2011	2013
Melbourne Storm	2	2020	—
New Zealand Warriors	27	1995 ⁺	2002, 2011
Newcastle Knights	21	2001	—
North Queensland Cowboys	7	2015	2017
Parramatta Eels	37	1986	2001, 2009, 2022
Penrith Panthers	0	2022	—
South Sydney Rabbitohs	8	2014	2021
St. George Illawarra Dragons	12	2010	—
Sydney Roosters	3	2019	—
Wests Tigers	17	2005	—

Biggest winning margin

Margin	Premiers	Score	Runners Up	Match
40	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	40 – 0	Melbourne Storm	2008 NRL Grand Final
38	Eastern Suburbs Roosters	38 – 0	St. George Dragons	1975 NSWRFL Grand Final
32	North Sydney Bears	35 – 3	Glebe Dirty Reds	1922 NSWRFL Final
29	Balmain Tigers	33 – 4	South Sydney Rabbitohs	1939 NSWRFL Grand Final
28	South Sydney Rabbitohs	42 – 14	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	1951 NSWRFL Grand Final
28	Melbourne Storm	34 – 6	North Queensland Cowboys	2017 NRL Grand Final

Most points scored by a team

Points	Premiers	Score	Runners Up	Match
42	South Sydney Rabbitohs	42 – 14	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	1951 NSWRFL Grand Final
40	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	40 – 0	Melbourne Storm	2008 NRL Grand Final
38	Eastern Suburbs Roosters	38 – 0	St. George Dragons	1975 NSWRFL Grand Final
38	Brisbane Broncos	38 – 12	Canterbury Bulldogs	1998 NRL grand final
36	Canberra Raiders	36 – 12	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	1994 NSWRL Grand Final

Highest scoring grand finals

Total Points	Premiers	Score	Runners Up	Match
56	South Sydney Rabbitohs	42 – 14	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	1951 NSWRFL Grand Final
54	Newcastle Knights	30 – 24	Parramatta Eels	2001 NRL Grand Final
50	Brisbane Broncos	38 – 12	Canterbury Bulldogs	1998 NRL Grand Final
50	Penrith Panthers	26 – 24	Brisbane Broncos	2023 NRL Grand Final
48	Canberra Raiders	36 – 12	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	1994 NSWRL Grand Final
46	Wests Tigers	30 – 16	North Queensland Cowboys	2005 NRL Grand Final
46	Melbourne Storm	26 – 20	Penrith Panthers	2020 NRL Grand Final

Lowest scoring grand finals

Total Points	Premiers	Score	Runners Up	Match
3	Balmain Tigers	3 – 0	South Sydney Rabbitohs	1924 NSWRFL Premiership Final
6	Parramatta Eels	4 – 2	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	1986 NSWRL Grand Final
8	Newtown Bluebags	4 – 4	South Sydney Rabbitohs	1910 NSWRFL Final
8	Balmain Tigers	5 – 3	South Sydney Rabbitohs	1916 NSWRFL Final
10	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	6 – 4	Parramatta Eels	1984 NSWRL Grand Final

Notes

Newtown were declared premiers due to their Minor Premiership in 1910
The 1910 and 1986 Grand Finals have been the only tryless Grand Finals to date.

Most grand final appearances by a player

Player	Team(s)	Appearances	Grand Finals
Norm Provan	St. George Dragons	10
Cooper Cronk	Melbourne Storm, Sydney Roosters	9	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Brian Clay	St. George Dragons	10
Eddie Lumsden	St. George Dragons	9
Ron Coote	South Sydney Rabbitohs, Eastern Suburbs Roosters	9

Most grand finals hosted by a venue

Stadium	City	Grand Finals hosted
Sydney Cricket Ground	Sydney, New South Wales	53
Stadium Australia (Also known as Telstra Stadium and ANZ Stadium)	Sydney, New South Wales	23
Sydney Football Stadium (Also known as Allianz Stadium)	Sydney, New South Wales	11
Sydney Sports Ground	Sydney, New South Wales	11
RAS Showground (Also known as Moore Park Showground)	Sydney, New South Wales	6
QEII Stadium (Also known as ANZ Stadium)	Brisbane, Queensland	1
Lang Park (Also known as Suncorp Stadium)	Brisbane, Queensland	1

Highest attended grand finals

Attendance	Stadium	Premiers	Score	Runners Up	Match
107,999	Stadium Australia	Melbourne Storm	20 – 18	St. George Illawarra Dragons	1999 NRL Grand Final
94,277	Stadium Australia	Brisbane Broncos	14 – 6	Sydney Roosters	2000 NRL Grand Final
90,414	Stadium Australia	Newcastle Knights	30 – 24	Parramatta Eels	2001 NRL Grand Final
83,833	ANZ Stadium	South Sydney Rabbitohs	30 – 6	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	2014 NRL Grand Final
83,625	ANZ Stadium	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	14 – 12	Melbourne Storm	2016 NRL Grand Final

Most grand finals refereed

Referee	Appearances	Grand Finals
Bill Harrigan	10	1989, 1990, 1991, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
Darcy Lawler	8	1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963
Jack O'Brien	7	1940, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1947, 1951, 1954
Gerard Sutton	7	2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Lal Deane	6	1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1936
Col Pearce	6	1955, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968
Tony Archer	6	2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

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