National Rugby League (NRL)
The National Rugby League (NRL) is the top professional league for men's rugby league teams in Australasia, currently with teams from Australia and New Zealand. Here are the winners from every season since the first in 1908.
The Penrith Panthers have won the last four Grand Finals, becoming the first team to win four straight Premierships since St George's 11 year run from 1956 to 1966.
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NRL Premiers Winners List
| Season | Winner | Score | Runners-Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Penrith Panthers | 14 – 6 | Melbourne Storm |
| 2023 | Penrith Panthers | 26 – 24 | Brisbane Broncos |
| 2022 | Penrith Panthers | 28 – 12 | Parramatta Eels |
| 2021 | Penrith Panthers | 14 – 12 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| 2020 | Melbourne Storm | 26 – 20 | Penrith Panthers |
| 2019 | Sydney Roosters | 14 – 8 | Canberra Raiders |
| 2018 | Sydney Roosters | 21 – 6 | Melbourne Storm |
| 2017 | Melbourne Storm | 34 – 6 | North Queensland Cowboys |
| 2016 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 14 – 12 | Melbourne Storm |
| 2015 | North Queensland Cowboys | 17 – 16 | Brisbane Broncos |
| 2014 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 30 – 6 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
| 2013 | Sydney Roosters | 26 – 18 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
| 2012 | Melbourne Storm | 14 – 4 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
| 2011 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 – 10 | New Zealand Warriors |
| 2010 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 32 – 8 | Sydney Roosters |
| 2009 | Melbourne Storm (stripped) | 23 – 16 | Parramatta Eels |
| 2008 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 40 – 0 | Melbourne Storm |
| 2007 | Melbourne Storm (stripped) | 34 – 8 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
| 2006 | Brisbane Broncos | 15 – 8 | Melbourne Storm |
| 2005 | Wests Tigers | 30 – 16 | North Queensland Cowboys |
| 2004 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 16 – 13 | Sydney Roosters |
| 2003 | Penrith Panthers | 18 – 6 | Sydney Roosters |
| 2002 | Sydney Roosters | 30 – 8 | New Zealand Warriors |
| 2001 | Newcastle Knights | 30 – 24 | Parramatta Eels |
| 2000 | Brisbane Broncos | 14 – 6 | Sydney Roosters |
| 1999 | Melbourne Storm | 20 – 18 | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| 1998 | Brisbane Broncos | 38 – 12 | Canterbury Bulldogs |
| 1997 ARL | Newcastle Knights | 22 – 16 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
| 1997 Super League | Brisbane Broncos | 26-8 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
| 1996 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 20-8 | St. George Dragons |
| 1995 | Canterbury Bulldogs | 17-4 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
| 1994 | Canberra Raiders | 36-12 | Canterbury Bulldogs |
| 1993 | Brisbane Broncos | 14-6 | St. George Dragons |
| 1992 | Brisbane Broncos | 28-8 | St. George Dragons |
| 1991 | Penrith Panthers | 19-12 | Canberra Raiders |
| 1990 | Canberra Raiders | 18-14 | Penrith Panthers |
| 1989 | Canberra Raiders | 19-14 (aet) | Balmain Tigers |
| 1988 | Canterbury Bulldogs | 24-12 | Balmain Tigers |
| 1987 | Manly-Warringah | 18-8 | Canberra |
| 1986 | Parramatta | 4-2 | Canterbury-Bankstown |
| 1985 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 7-6 | St. George |
| 1984 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 6-4 | Parramatta |
| 1983 | Parramatta | 18-6 | Manly-Warringah |
| 1982 | Parramatta | 21-8 | Manly-Warringah |
| 1981 | Parramatta | 20-11 | Newtown |
| 1980 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 18-4 | Eastern Suburbs |
| 1979 | St. George | 17-13 | Canterbury-Bankstown |
| 1978 | Manly-Warringah | 16-0 | Cronulla-Sutherland |
| 1977 | St. George | 22-0 | Parramatta |
| 1976 | Manly-Warringah | 13-10 | Parramatta |
| 1975 | Eastern Suburbs | 38-0 | St. George |
| 1974 | Eastern Suburbs | 19-4 | Canterbury-Bankstown |
| 1973 | Manly-Warringah | 10-7 | Cronulla-Sutherland |
| 1972 | Manly-Warringah | 19-14 | Eastern Suburbs |
| 1971 | South Sydney | 16-10 | St. George |
| 1970 | South Sydney | 23-12 | Manly-Warringah |
| 1969 | Balmain | 11-2 | South Sydney |
| 1968 | South Sydney | 13-9 | Manly-Warringah |
| 1967 | South Sydney | 12-10 | Canterbury-Bankstown |
| 1966 | St. George | 23-4 | Balmain |
| 1965 | St. George | 12-8 | South Sydney |
| 1964 | St. George | 11-6 | Balmain |
| 1963 | St. George | 8-3 | Western Suburbs |
| 1962 | St. George | 9-6 | Western Suburbs |
| 1961 | St. George | 22-0 | Western Suburbs |
| 1960 | St. George | 31-6 | Eastern Suburbs |
| 1959 | St. George | 20-0 | Manly-Warringah |
| 1958 | St. George | 20-9 | Western Suburbs |
| 1957 | St. George | 31-9 | Manly-Warringah |
| 1956 | St. George | 18-12 | Balmain |
| 1955 | South Sydney | 12-11 | Newtown |
| 1954 | South Sydney | 23-15 | Newtown |
| 1953 | South Sydney | 31-12 | St. George |
| 1952 | Western Suburbs | 22-12 | South Sydney |
| 1951 | South Sydney | 42-14 | Manly-Warringah |
| 1950 | South Sydney | 21-15 | Western Suburbs |
| 1949 | St. George | 19-12 | South Sydney |
| 1948 | Western Suburbs | 8-5 | Balmain |
| 1947 | Balmain | 13-9 | Canterbury-Bankstown |
| 1946 | Balmain | 13-12 | St. George |
| 1945 | Eastern Suburbs | 22-18 | Balmain |
| 1944 | Balmain | 12-8 | Newtown |
| 1943 | Newtown | 34-7 | North Sydney |
| 1942 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 11-9 | St. George |
| 1941 | St. George | 31-14 | Eastern Suburbs |
| 1940 | Eastern Suburbs | 24-14 | Canterbury-Bankstown |
| 1939 | Balmain | 33-4 | South Sydney |
| 1938 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 19-6 | Eastern Suburbs |
| 1937 | Eastern Suburbs | South Sydney | |
| 1936 | Eastern Suburbs | 32-12 | Balmain |
| 1935 | Eastern Suburbs | 19-3 | South Sydney |
| 1934 | Western Suburbs | 15-12 | Eastern Suburbs |
| 1933 | Newtown | 18-5 | St. George |
| 1932 | South Sydney | 19-12 | Western Suburbs |
| 1931 | South Sydney | 12-7 | Eastern Suburbs |
| 1930 | Western Suburbs | 27-2 | St. George |
| 1929 | South Sydney | 30-10 | Newtown |
| 1928 | South Sydney | 26-5 | Eastern Suburbs |
| 1927 | South Sydney | 20-11 | St. George |
| 1926 | South Sydney | 11-5 | University |
| 1925 | South Sydney | Western Suburbs | |
| 1924 | Balmain | 3-0 | South Sydney |
| 1923 | Eastern Suburbs | 15-12 | South Sydney |
| 1922 | North Sydney | 35-3 | Glebe |
| 1921 | North Sydney | Eastern Suburbs | |
| 1920 | Balmain | South Sydney | |
| 1919 | Balmain | Eastern Suburbs | |
| 1918 | South Sydney | Western Suburbs | |
| 1917 | Balmain | South Sydney | |
| 1916 | Balmain | 5-3 | South Sydney |
| 1915 | Balmain | Glebe | |
| 1914 | South Sydney | Newtown | |
| 1913 | Eastern Suburbs | Newtown | |
| 1912 | Eastern Suburbs | Glebe | |
| 1911 | Eastern Suburbs | 11-8 | Glebe |
| 1910 | Newtown | 4-4 | South Sydney |
| 1909 | South Sydney | Forfeit | Balmain |
| 1908 | South Sydney | 14-12 | Eastern Suburbs |
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