List of Australian rugby league grand final records

This is a collection of Australian rugby league grand final records as of the end of the 2020 season.

Premierships by team

Team Years in competition Winners Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
South Sydney Rabbitohs 1908–1999, 2002–present 21 13 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
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, 1997ARL, 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 1 1992, 1993, 1997SL, 1998, 2000, 2006 2015
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
Newtown Jets 1908–1983 3 7 1910, 1933, 1943 1913, 1914, 1929, 1944, 1954, 1955, 1981
Melbourne Storm 1998–present 4 4 1999, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2017, 2020 2006, 2008, 2016, 2018
Canberra Raiders 1982–present 3 3 1989, 1990, 1994 1987, 1991, 2019
North Sydney Bears 1908–1999 2 1 1921, 1922 1943
Penrith Panthers 1967–present 2 2 1991, 2003 1990, 2020
Newcastle Knights 1988–present 2 0 1997ARL, 2001
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 1967–present 1 3 2016 1973, 1978, 1997SL
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

Premiership frequency

Club Years in competition Seasons Premierships Runners-up Strike rate (based on
seasons in competition)
Average years per
Premiership Grand final
St George Dragons 1921–1998 78 15 12 19.23% 5.20 2.89
South Sydney Rabbitohs 1908–1999, 2002–present 111 21 13 18.92% 5.29 3.26
Brisbane Broncos 1988–present 33 6 1 18.18% 5.50 4.71
Sydney Roosters 1908–present 113 15 15 13.27% 7.53 3.77
Melbourne Storm 1998–present 23 4 4 17.39% 5.75 3.29
Balmain Tigers 1908–1999 92 11 9 11.96% 8.36 4.60
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 1947–1999, 2003–present 71 8 11 11.27% 8.88 3.74
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 1935–present 86 8 10 9.30% 10.75 4.78
Canberra Raiders 1982–present 39 3 3 7.69% 13.00 6.50
Newcastle Knights 1988–present 33 2 0 6.06% 16.50 16.50
Parramatta Eels 1947–present 74 4 5 5.41% 18.50 8.22
Wests Tigers 2000–present 21 1 0 4.76% 21.00 21.00
St. George Illawarra Dragons 1999–present 22 1 1 4.55% 22.00 11.00
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 26 1 2 3.85% 26.00 8.67
Penrith Panthers 1967–present 54 2 2 3.70% 27.00 13.50
North Sydney Bears 1908–1999 92 2 1 2.17% 46.00 30.67
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 1967–present 54 1 3 1.85% 54.00 13.50
Glebe Dirty Reds 1908–1929 22 0 4 5.50
New Zealand Warriors 1995–present 26 0 2 13.00
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 14 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 14 2006 2015
Canberra Raiders 26 1994 2019
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16 2004 2012, 2014
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 4 2016
Gold Coast Titans 13 2007+
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 9 2011 2013
Melbourne Storm 0 2020
New Zealand Warriors 25 1995+ 2002, 2011
Newcastle Knights 19 2001
North Queensland Cowboys 5 2015 2017
Parramatta Eels 34 1986 2001, 2009
Penrith Panthers 17 2003 2020
South Sydney Rabbitohs 6 2014
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10 2010
Sydney Roosters 1 2019
Wests Tigers 15 2005

Biggest winning margin

MarginPremiersScoreRunners Up Details
40 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles40 – 0 Melbourne Storm2008 NRL Grand Final
38 Eastern Suburbs Roosters38 – 0 St. George Dragons1975 NSWRFL Grand Final
32 North Sydney Bears35 – 3 Glebe Dirty Reds1922 NSWRFL Final
29 Balmain Tigers33 – 4 South Sydney Rabbitohs1939 NSWRFL Grand Final
28 South Sydney Rabbitohs42 – 14 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles1951 NSWRFL Grand Final
28 Melbourne Storm34 – 6 North Queensland Cowboys2017 NRL Grand Final

Most points scored by a team

PointsPremiersScoreRunners UpDetails
42 South Sydney Rabbitohs42 – 14 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles1951 NSWRFL Grand Final
40 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles40 – 0 Melbourne Storm2008 NRL Grand Final
38 Eastern Suburbs Roosters38 – 0 St. George Dragons1975 NSWRFL Grand Final
38 Brisbane Broncos38 – 12 Canterbury Bulldogs1998 NRL grand final
36 Canberra Raiders36 – 12 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs1994 NSWRL Grand Final

Highest scoring grand finals

Total PointsPremiersScoreRunners UpDetails
56 South Sydney Rabbitohs42 – 14 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles1951 NSWRFL Grand Final
54 Newcastle Knights30 – 24 Parramatta Eels2001 NRL Grand Final
50 Brisbane Broncos38 – 12 Canterbury Bulldogs1998 NRL Grand Final
48 Canberra Raiders36 – 12 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs1994 NSWRL Grand Final
46 Wests Tigers30 – 16 North Queensland Cowboys2005 NRL Grand Final
46 Melbourne Storm26 – 20 Penrith Panthers2020 NRL Grand Final

Lowest scoring grand final

Total PointsPremiersScoreRunners UpDetails
3 Balmain Tigers3 – 0 South Sydney Rabbitohs1924 NSWRFL Premiership Final
6 Parramatta Eels4 – 2 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs1986 NSWRL Grand Final
8 Newtown Bluebags4 – 4 South Sydney Rabbitohs1910 NSWRFL Final
8 Balmain Tigers5 – 3 South Sydney Rabbitohs1916 NSWRFL Final
10 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs6 – 4 Parramatta Eels1984 NSWRL Grand Final

(Note: Newtown were declared premiers due to their Minor Premiership in 1910)
(Note: The 1910 and 1986 Grand Final's are the only tryless Grand Finals to date.

Most grand final appearances

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

Most grand finals hosted

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 22
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

Highest attended grand finals

Attendance StadiumPremiersScoreRunners UpDetails
107,999 Stadium Australia Melbourne Storm20 – 18 St. George Illawarra Dragons1999 NRL Grand Final
94,277 Stadium Australia Brisbane Broncos14 – 6 Sydney Roosters2000 NRL Grand Final
90,414 Stadium Australia Newcastle Knights30 – 24 Parramatta Eels2001 NRL Grand Final
83,833 ANZ Stadium South Sydney Rabbitohs30 – 6 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs2014 NRL Grand Final
83,625 ANZ Stadium Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks14 – 12 Melbourne Storm2016 NRL Grand Final

Most grand finals refereed

Referee AppearancesGrand Finals
Bill Harrigan 101989, 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
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

See also

References

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