This list includes the appointment date and performance record of the 17 current National Rugby League head coaches.
Wayne Bennett, the head coach of The Dolphins (NRL) , has coached in the NRL since 1987, making him the longest serving coach in the league. [1]
Appointments that do not take immediate effect begin on 1 November.
Prem | Premiership wins |
W | Wins |
L | Losses |
D | Draws |
GC | Games coached |
Win% | Winning percentage |
† | Caretaker coach |
Team | Name | Start date [lower-alpha 1] | Time as coach | Prem | W | L | D | GC | Win% | Prem | W | L | D | GC | Win% | Source |
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Current [lower-alpha 2] | Career [lower-alpha 3] | |||||||||||||||
Brisbane | Kevin Walters | 1 November 2020 | 2 years, 335 days | 0 | 31 | 32 | 0 | 65 | 49% | 0 | 31 | 32 | 0 | 65 | 49% | [2] |
Canberra | Ricky Stuart | 1 November 2013 | 9 years, 335 days | 0 | 115 | 107 | 1 | 223 | 51.8% | 1 | 236 | 230 | 2 | 468 | 50.5% | |
Canterbury-Bankstown | Cameron Ciraldo | 1 November 2022 | 335 days | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 31% | 0 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 22 | 44% | [3] |
Cronulla-Sutherland | Craig Fitzgibbon | 1 November 2021 | 1 year, 335 days | 0 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 39 | 66.6% | 0 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 39 | 66.6% | |
Gold Coast | Jim Lenihan † | 22 June 2023 | 102 days | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50% | [4] |
Manly-Warringah | Anthony Seibold | 1 November 2022 | 335 days | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 44% | 0 | 38 | 43 | 2 | 83 | 46% | [5] |
Melbourne | Craig Bellamy | 18 September 2002 | 21 years, 14 days | 3 | 364 | 158 | 2 | 524 | 69.8% | 3 | 365 | 158 | 2 | 525 | 69.5% | [6] |
New Zealand | Andrew Webster | 1 November 2022 | 335 days | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 56.2% | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 50% | [7] |
Newcastle | Adam O'Brien | 1 November 2019 | 3 years, 335 days | 0 | 32 | 46 | 2 | 80 | 41.5% | 0 | 32 | 46 | 2 | 80 | 41.5% | [8] |
North Queensland | Todd Payten | 1 November 2020 | 2 years, 335 days | 0 | 29 | 31 | 0 | 60 | 48% | 0 | 35 | 39 | 0 | 74 | 48.5% | [9] |
Parramatta | Brad Arthur | 1 November 2013 | 9 years, 335 days | 0 | 131 | 115 | 0 | 246 | 53.3% | 0 | 131 | 115 | 0 | 246 | 53.3% | [10] |
Penrith | Ivan Cleary | 1 November 2018 | 4 years, 335 days | 3 | 78 | 24 | 1 | 103 | 75.8% | 2 | 218 | 178 | 4 | 398 | 55.3% | [11] |
Dolphins | Wayne Bennett | 1 November 2022 | 335 days | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 44% | 7 | 562 | 327 | 14 | 903 | 62.3% | |
South Sydney | Jason Demetriou | 1 November 2021 | 1 year, 335 days | 0 | 26 | 18 | 0 | 44 | 59.1% | 0 | 26 | 18 | 0 | 44 | 59.1 | |
St. George Illawarra | Ryan Carr † | 16 May 2023 | 139 days | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 33% | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 33% | [12] |
Sydney Roosters | Trent Robinson | 1 November 2012 | 10 years, 335 days | 3 | 166 | 93 | 0 | 259 | 64.5% | 3 | 166 | 93 | 0 | 259 | 64.5% | |
Wests Tigers | Tim Sheens | 1 November 2022 | 335 days | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 20% | 4 | 344 | 334 | 11 | 687 | 50.1% | [13] |
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