List of NRL club owners

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This is a list of club owners in the National Rugby League (NRL), the top league of professional rugby league clubs in Australasia. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Current clubs

ClubOwner(s)Estimated net worth ($AUD millions)Notes
Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos News Corp Australia (68.87%)
BXBX Pty Ltd (9.79%)
Lake Morepeth Pty Ltd (6.73%)
Others (14.61%)		39 [4]
Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Bulldogs Rugby League Club Limited7 [4] [5]
Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders Canberra District Rugby League Football Club Limited
Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Cronulla Sutherland District Rugby League Football Club47
Dolphins colours.png Dolphins Redcliffe Dolphins Rugby League Club Limited100
Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans Rebecca Frizelle
Darryl Kelly		 [6]
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Scott Penn (100%)12 [7]
Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm Matt Tripp (50%)
Bart Campbell (30%)
Gerry Ryan (20%)
Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Western Suburbs (N'cle) Leagues Club Limited [8]
Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors Autex Industries6.0 [9]
North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Cowboys Leagues Club Limited
Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Parramatta Leagues Club15.7 [4]
Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers Panthers Leagues Club6.2 [4]
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Blackcourt League Investments Pty Ltd (Russell Crowe, James Packer, Mike Cannon-Brookes) (75%)
Financial Members of the club (25%)		 [10] [11]
St. George colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons WIN Corporation (50%)
St George Leagues Club (50%)
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club Limited16 [4]
Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Wests Magpies Pty Ltd (90%)
Balmain District Rugby League Football Club (10%)		12 [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "NRL Club Ownership" . Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Who really owns your favourite team?". 5 April 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  3. ↑ Rothfield, Phil (25 February 2015). "NRL rich list: Rating your club's finances". Daily Telegraph.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Pash, Chris (4 December 2013). "The Top 20 Most Valuable Australian Sports Brands". Business Insider Australia. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  5. ↑ 2014 Annual Report (PDF) (2014 ed.). 31 October 2014. p. 58. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "NRL confirms local consortium as Titans' new owners". ABC News . 15 December 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  7. ↑ Proszenko, Adrian (19 May 2018). "Manly owners knock back $12 million offer from Middle East investors". Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  8. ↑ Stensholt, John (18 September 2016). "NRL seeking $15-20 million for Newcastle Knights as sale process set to begin". Australian Financial Review . Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  9. ↑ "Eric Watson becomes sole owner of the Warriors after Sir Owen Glenn sells share". Stuff. 28 November 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  10. ↑ "Rich List". Australian Financial Review . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  11. ↑ "Mike Cannon-Brookes purchases one-third share of Blackcourt League Investments". 14 November 2021.
  12. ↑ "Wests Tigers Ownership Structure Confirmed". Wests Tigers Official Site. 27 May 2016.

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