2021 NRL season

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2021 National Rugby League
DurationMarch 11 – October 3, 2021
Teams16
PremiersPenrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers (3rd title)
Minor premiersMelbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm (5th title)
Matches played201
Points scored9,219
Average attendance10,364[a]
Attendance2,083,258[b]
Top points scorer(s)Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Reuben Garrick (334)
Player of the yearManly Sea Eagles colours.svg Tom Trbojevic (Dally M Medal)
Top try-scorer(s)South Sydney colours.svg Alex Johnston (30)
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The 2021 NRL season was the 114th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 24th season run by the National Rugby League.

Teams[]

The lineup of teams remained unchanged for the 15th consecutive year.

Colours Club Season Home ground(s) Head coach Captain(s)
Brisbane colours.svg
Brisbane Broncos Suncorp Stadium Kevin Walters[1] Alex Glenn
Canberra colours.svg
Canberra Raiders 40th season GIO Stadium Canberra Ricky Stuart Jarrod Croker & Josh Hodgson
Canterbury colours.svg
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 87th season Stadium Australia & Bankwest Stadium Trent Barrett[2] Josh Jackson
Cronulla colours.svg
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 55th season Netstrata Jubilee Stadium John Morris → Josh Hannay (interim)[3] Wade Graham
Gold Coast Titans colours.svg
Gold Coast Titans 15th season Cbus Super Stadium Justin Holbrook Kevin Proctor & Jamal Fogarty[4]
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 72nd season 4 Pines Park[5] Des Hasler Daly Cherry-Evans
Melbourne colours.svg
Melbourne Storm 24th season AAMI Park Craig Bellamy Jesse Bromwich & Dale Finucane[6]
Newcastle colours.svg
Newcastle Knights 34th season McDonald Jones Stadium Adam O'Brien Daniel Saifiti & Jayden Brailey[7]
Auckland colours.svg
New Zealand Warriors 27th season Central Coast Stadium Nathan Brown[8] Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
North Queensland colours.svg
North Queensland Cowboys 27th season Queensland Country Bank Stadium Todd Payten[9] Michael Morgan → Jason Taumalolo[10]
Parramatta colours.svg
Parramatta Eels 75th season Bankwest Stadium Brad Arthur Clint Gutherson
Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg
Penrith Panthers 55th season BlueBet Stadium[11] Ivan Cleary Isaah Yeo & Nathan Cleary[12]
South Sydney colours.svg
South Sydney Rabbitohs 112th season Stadium Australia Wayne Bennett Adam Reynolds
St. George colours.svg
St. George Illawarra Dragons 23rd season Netstrata Jubilee Stadium & WIN Stadium Anthony Griffin[13] Ben Hunt[14]
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg
Sydney Roosters 114th season Sydney Cricket Ground Trent Robinson Jake Friend → James Tedesco
Wests Tigers colours.svg
Wests Tigers Leichhardt Oval, Campbelltown Stadium & Bankwest Stadium Michael Maguire James Tamou[15]

Regular season[]

See also: 2021 NRL season results
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 F1 F2 F3 GF
Brisbane Broncos PAR
8 		GCT
12 		CBY
24 		MEL
34 		SOU
29 		PEN
8 		PAR
40 		GCT
8 		NQL
1 		MAN
44 		SYD
18 		MEL
28 		SGI
28 		CAN
22 		SOU
46 		CRO
8 		X WTI
18 		PEN
6 		NQL
19 		NEW
8 		SYD
1 		NZL
2 		CRO
8 		NEW
13
Canberra Raiders WTI
18 		CRO
2 		NZL
3 		GCT
16 		PEN
20 		PAR
25 		NQL
2 		SOU
14 		NEW
8 		CBY
2 		MEL
24 		SYD
28 		X BRI
22 		SGI
2 		GCT
38 		MAN
14 		CRO
16 		PAR
2 		NEW
10 		SGI
8 		MEL
10 		MAN
1 		NZL
12 		SYD
24
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs NEW
16 		PEN
28 		BRI
24 		SOU
38 		MEL
34 		NQL
12 		CRO
6 		PAR
22 		SGI
20 		CAN
2 		GCT
10 		PEN
26 		X SGI
22 		PAR
26 		MAN
66 		SYD
6 		SOU
8 		CRO
20 		GCT
28 		WTI
12 		NZL
14 		NEW
6 		MAN
18 		WTI
38
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks SGI
14 		CAN
2 		PAR
24 		NQL
38 		SYD
8 		NEW
4 		CBY
6 		MEL
26 		PEN
48 		SOU
10 		SGI
1* 		GCT
28 		X PEN
1 		NQL
2 		BRI
8 		NZL
8 		CAN
16 		CBY
20 		MAN
18 		NZL
2 		NEW
2 		WTI
30 		BRI
8 		MEL
12
Gold Coast Titans NZL
13 		BRI
12 		NQL
36 		CAN
16 		NEW
26 		MAN
36 		SOU
10 		BRI
8 		WTI
8 		PEN
36 		CBY
10 		CRO
28 		MEL
6 		SYD
1 		MAN
32 		CAN
38 		X PAR
18 		SGI
22 		CBY
28 		NQL
22 		SOU
30 		MEL
14 		NEW
1 		NZL
44 		SYD
1
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles SYD
42 		SOU
14 		SGI
26 		PEN
40 		NZL
1 		GCT
36 		WTI
34 		PEN
12 		NZL
6 		BRI
44 		PAR
22 		NEW
8 		X NQL
32 		GCT
32 		CBY
66 		CAN
14 		SGI
14 		WTI
20 		CRO
18 		MEL
10 		PAR
46 		CAN
1 		CBY
18 		NQL
28 		MEL
28 		SYD
36 		SOU
20
Melbourne Storm SOU
8 		PAR
4 		PEN
2 		BRI
34 		CBY
34 		SYD
16 		NZL
22 		CRO
26 		SOU
50 		SGI
26 		CAN
24 		BRI
28 		GCT
6 		NZL
26 		WTI
50 		SYD
46 		X NEW
44 		NQL
4 		PEN
27 		MAN
10 		CAN
10 		GCT
14 		PAR
12 		CRO
12 		MAN
28 		X PEN
4
Newcastle Knights CBY
16 		NZL
4 		WTI
4 		SGI
9 		GCT
26 		CRO
4 		PEN
18 		SYD
34 		CAN
8 		WTI
18 		NQL
16 		MAN
8 		PAR
36 		SOU
14 		NZL
4 		NQL
38 		X MEL
44 		SYD
20 		CAN
10 		BRI
8 		CRO
2 		CBY
6 		GCT
1 		BRI
13 		PAR
8
New Zealand Warriors GCT
13 		NEW
4 		CAN
3 		SYD
20 		MAN
1 		SGI
6 		MEL
22 		NQL
4 		MAN
6 		PAR
16 		WTI
4 		NQL
1 		X MEL
26 		NEW
4 		SGI
1* 		CRO
8 		PEN
14 		SOU
38 		WTI
2 		CRO
2 		CBY
14 		BRI
2 		CAN
12 		GCT
44
North Queensland Cowboys PEN
24 		SGI
7 		GCT
36 		CRO
38 		WTI
4 		CBY
12 		CAN
2 		NZL
4 		BRI
1 		SYD
14 		NEW
16 		NZL
1 		X MAN
32 		CRO
2 		NEW
38 		SOU
28 		SYD
16 		MEL
4 		BRI
19 		GCT
22 		WTI
8 		PAR
16 		SGI
12 		MAN
28
Parramatta Eels BRI
8 		MEL
4 		CRO
24 		WTI
14 		SGI
14 		CAN
25 		BRI
40 		CBY
22 		SYD
13 		NZL
16 		MAN
22 		SOU
18 		NEW
36 		WTI
28 		CBY
26 		PEN
1 		X GCT
18 		CAN
2 		SYD
28 		SOU
28 		MAN
46 		NQL
16 		MEL
12 		PEN
34 		NEW
8 		PEN
2
Penrith Panthers NQL
24 		CBY
28 		MEL
2 		MAN
40 		CAN
20 		BRI
8 		NEW
18 		MAN
12 		CRO
48 		GCT
36 		SOU
44 		CBY
26 		WTI
20 		CRO
1 		SYD
26 		PAR
1 		X NZL
14 		BRI
6 		MEL
27 		SYD
6 		SGI
18 		SOU
13 		WTI
14 		PAR
34 		SOU
6 		PAR
2 		MEL
4 		SOU
2
South Sydney Rabbitohs MEL
8 		MAN
14 		SYD
10 		CBY
38 		BRI
29 		WTI
4* 		GCT
10 		CAN
14 		MEL
50 		CRO
10 		PEN
44 		PAR
18 		X NEW
14 		BRI
46 		WTI
16 		NQL
28 		CBY
8 		NZL
38 		SGI
36 		PAR
28 		GCT
30 		PEN
13 		SYD
42 		SGI
4 		PEN
6 		X MAN
20 		PEN
2
St. George Illawarra Dragons CRO
14 		NQL
7 		MAN
26 		NEW
9 		PAR
14 		NZL
6 		SYD
24 		WTI
8 		CBY
20 		MEL
26 		CRO
1* 		WTI
16 		BRI
28 		CBY
22 		CAN
2 		NZL
1* 		X MAN
14 		GCT
22 		SOU
36 		CAN
8 		PEN
18 		SYD
18 		NQL
12 		SOU
4
Sydney Roosters MAN
42 		WTI
34 		SOU
10 		NZL
20 		CRO
8 		MEL
16 		SGI
24 		NEW
34 		PAR
13 		NQL
14 		BRI
18 		CAN
28 		X GCT
1 		PEN
26 		MEL
46 		CBY
6 		NQL
16 		NEW
20 		PAR
28 		PEN
6 		BRI
1 		SGI
18 		SOU
42 		CAN
24 		GCT
1 		MAN
36
Wests Tigers CAN
18 		SYD
34 		NEW
4 		PAR
14 		NQL
4 		SOU
4* 		MAN
34 		SGI
8 		GCT
8 		NEW
18 		NZL
4 		SGI
16 		PEN
20 		PAR
28 		MEL
50 		SOU
16 		X BRI
18 		MAN
20 		NZL
2 		CBY
12 		NQL
8 		CRO
30 		PEN
14 		CBY
38
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 F1 F2 F3 GF

Bold – Home game
X – Bye
* – Golden point game
Opponent for round listed above margin

Ladder[]

2021 NRL season
  • v
  • t
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 24 21 0 3 1 815 316 +499 44
2 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers (P) 24 21 0 3 1 676 286 +390 44
3 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 20 0 4 1 775 453 +322 42
4 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 16 0 8 1 744 492 +252 34
5 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 24 16 0 8 1 630 489 +141 34
6 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 24 15 0 9 1 566 457 +109 32
7 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 24 12 0 12 1 428 571 −143 26
8 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 24 10 0 14 1 580 583 −3 22
9 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 10 0 14 1 520 556 −36 22
10 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 24 10 0 14 1 481 578 −97 22
11 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 8 0 16 1 474 616 −142 18
12 Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 24 8 0 16 1 453 624 −171 18
13 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 24 8 0 16 1 500 714 −214 18
14 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 24 7 0 17 1 446 695 −249 16
15 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 24 7 0 17 1 460 748 −288 16
16 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 3 0 21 1 340 710 −370 8


Ladder progression[]

  • Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8.
  • Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
  • Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
  • Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
1 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 2 2 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 42 44
2 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers (P) 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 24 24 26 28 30 32 34 34 36 38 40 42 44
3 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 14 16 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 38 40 42
4 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 6 8 10 12 12 14 16 18 20 20 22 24 26 26 28 30 32 34
5 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 2 4 4 6 8 8 10 12 12 14 14 16 18 20 20 20 22 24 26 28 28 30 32 32 34
6 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 2 4 6 8 8 10 12 14 16 18 18 18 20 22 24 24 26 28 28 28 28 28 30 32 32
7 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 2 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 8 8 8 10 10 10 12 14 16 16 16 18 20 22 24 26 26
8 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 0 2 4 4 6 6 6 6 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 12 14 14 16 18 20 20 20 20 22
9 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 8 10 12 14 14 16 16 18 18 18 18 20 22 22
10 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 2 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 10 12 12 12 14 16 18 18 20 20 20 22 22
11 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 0 2 4 6 8 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 12 12 14 16 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18
12 Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 2 2 4 4 4 6 6 8 8 8 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 14 16 18 18 18 18
13 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 6 6 8 10 10 10 10 12 14 14 14 16 18 18 18 18
14 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 8 10 10 10 12 12 12 14 14 16
15 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 6 8 8 10 12 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 16 16
16 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8

Finals series[]

Main article: 2021 NRL Finals Series
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (Local) Venue Referee Crowd
QUALIFYING & ELIMINATION FINALS
Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 40 – 12 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 10 September 2021, 7:50 pm Sunshine Coast Stadium Grant Atkins 9,120
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 25 – 24 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 11 September 2021, 5:40 pm Queensland Country Bank Stadium Adam Gee 18,244
Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 10 – 16 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 11 September 2021, 7:50 pm Gerard Sutton
Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 28 – 20 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 12 September 2021, 4:05 pm Browne Park Ashley Klein 5,087
SEMI FINALS
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 42 – 6 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 17 September 2021, 7:50 pm BB Print Stadium Gerard Sutton 5,824
Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 8 – 6 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 18 September 2021, 7:50 pm BB Print Stadium Ashley Klein 6,011
PRELIMINARY FINALS
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 36 – 16 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24 September 2021, 8:05 pm Suncorp Stadium Ashley Klein 26,249
Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 6 – 10 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 25 September 2021, 4:00 pm Suncorp Stadium Gerard Sutton 29,011

Chart[]

  Qualifying / Elimination finals Semi-finals Preliminary finals Grand final
                                   
  QF1: 10 Sept, Sunshine Coast Stadium  
1  Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne 40  
4  Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah 12     SF1: 17 Sept, BB Print Stadium  
     Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah 42    
EF1: 11 Sept, Queensland Country Bank Stadium      Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney 6       PF1: 25 Sept, Suncorp Stadium
5  Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney 25        Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne 6  
8  Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast 24          Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith 10     GF: 3 Oct, Suncorp Stadium
         Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith 14
  EF2: 12 Sept, Browne Park       PF2: 24 Sept, Suncorp Stadium      South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney 12
6  Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta 28          South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney 36  
7  Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle 20     SF2: 18 Sept, BB Print Stadium        Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah 16  
     Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith 8    
QF2: 11 Sept, Queensland Country Bank Stadium      Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta 6    
2  Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith 10  
3  South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney 16  


Grand Final[]

Main article: 2021 NRL Grand Final
Sunday, 3 October
6:35 pm (AEST)
7:35 pm (AEDT)
Penrith Panthers Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg 14 – 12 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
Tries:
Matt Burton (17') 1
Stephen Crichton (67') 1
Goals:
Nathan Cleary 3/3
(19', 33' pen, 69') 		[16]
1st: 8 - 6
2nd: 6 - 6 		Tries:
Cody Walker (21') 1
Alex Johnston (75') 1
Goals:
Adam Reynolds 2/3
(23', 45' pen)
Field Goals:
Adam Reynolds 0/1
Suncorp Stadium[17]
Attendance: 39,322
Clive Churchill Medal: Nathan Cleary
Referee: Gerard Sutton

Player statistics and records[]

The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 25.

2021 Transfers[]

Players[]

Source:[18]

Player 2020 Club 2021 Club
Jack Bird Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Darius Boyd Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Retirement
David Fifita Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans
Jordan Kahu Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Retirement
Issac Luke Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Wynnum Manly Seagulls (Intrust Super Cup)
Joe Ofahengaue Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers
John Bateman Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders Wigancolours.svg Super League: Wigan Warriors
Nick Cotric Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Michael Oldfield Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
Jack Cogger Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Giantscolours.svg Super League: Huddersfield Giants
Kieran Foran Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Kerrod Holland Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Retirement
Tim Lafai Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs N/A
Marcelo Montoya Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors
Reimis Smith Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm
Sauaso Sue Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights
Aiden Tolman Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Bryson Goodwin Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Retirement
Nene Macdonald Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Norths Devils (Intrust Super Cup)
Scott Sorensen Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers
Jai Arrow Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
Shannon Boyd Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans Retirement
Bryce Cartwright Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
Dale Copley Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Keegan Hipgrave Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
Ryan James Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders
Nathan Peats Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans Leigh colours.svg Super League: Leigh Centurions
Tyrone Roberts Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans Norths Devils (Intrust Super Cup)
Young Tonumaipea Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans Melbourne Rebels (Super Rugby)
Brendan Elliot Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Leigh colours.svg Super League: Leigh Centurions
Addin Fonua-Blake Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors
Danny Levi Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Joel Thompson Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Saintscolours.svg Super League: St. Helens
Corey Waddell Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Sandor Earl Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm Retirement
Tino Fa'asuamaleaui Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans
Cameron Smith Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm Retirement
Albert Vete Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm HKRcolours.svg Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers
Suliasi Vunivalu Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm Queensland Reds (Super Rugby)
Herman Ese'ese Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans
Tim Glasby Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Retirement
Aidan Guerra Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Retirement
Mason Lino Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Wcatscolours.svg Super League: Wakefield Trinity
Sione Mata'utia Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Saintscolours.svg Super League: St. Helens
Andrew McCullough Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Tautau Moga Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
Gerard Beale Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Adam Blair Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors Retirement
Lachlan Burr Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Blake Green Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights
Patrick Herbert Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans
Karl Lawton Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Agnatius Paasi Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors Saintscolours.svg Super League: St. Helens
Isaiah Papali'i Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
Leivaha Pulu Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors Norths Devils (Intrust Super Cup)
Nathaniel Roache Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
John Asiata North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Gavin Cooper North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Retirement
Esan Marsters North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans
Josh McGuire North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Tom Opacic North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
Daniel Alvaro Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Kane Evans Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors
David Gower Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Retirement
George Jennings Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm
Michael Jennings Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Suspension[19]
Brad Takairangi Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels HKRcolours.svg Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers
Peni Terepo Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Retirement
Jack Hetherington Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Josh Mansour Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
James Tamou Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers
Zane Tetevano Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers Rhinoscolours.svg Super League: Leeds Rhinos
Dean Whare Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers Catalanscolours.svg Super League: Catalans Dragons
Corey Allan South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Ethan Lowe South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Retirement
James Roberts South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers
Bayley Sironen South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors
Euan Aitken St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors
Tyson Frizell St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights
Jacob Host St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
Korbin Sims St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons HKRcolours.svg Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers
Mitchell Aubusson Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Retirement
Boyd Cordner Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Retirement
Poasa Faamausili Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Kyle Flanagan Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Ryan Hall Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters HKRcolours.svg Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers
Sonny Bill Williams Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Retirement
Josh Aloiai Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Matt Eisenhuth Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers
Robert Jennings Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers
Chris Lawrence Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Retirement
Benji Marshall Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
Chris McQueen Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Giantscolours.svg Super League: Huddersfield Giants
Josh Reynolds Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Hullcolours.svg Super League: Hull F.C.
Elijah Taylor Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Redscolours.svg Super League: Salford Red Devils
Jordan Rankin Castleford colours.svg Super League: Castleford Tigers Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
David Mead Catalanscolours.svg Super League: Catalans Dragons Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Albert Kelly Hullcolours.svg Super League: Hull F.C. Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Ava Seumanufagai Rhinoscolours.svg Super League: Leeds Rhinos Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Joey Lussick Redscolours.svg Super League: Salford Red Devils Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
Luke Thompson Saintscolours.svg Super League: St. Helens Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Ben Murdoch-Masila Wolvescolours.svg Super League: Warrington Wolves Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors
Javid Bowen Northern Pride (Intrust Super Cup) North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Karmichael Hunt New South Wales Waratahs (Super Rugby) Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Tepai Moeroa New South Wales Waratahs (Super Rugby) Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm
Will Chambers Suntory Sungoliath (Japanese rugby union) Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Jack de Belin Suspension St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons

Loan moves[]

Player Home club → Loan club Dates Pld Ref
Jamayne Taunoa-Brown New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 12 July – 25 July
(Rounds 18 – 19)		 2 [20]
Corey Horsburgh Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10 August – 23 August
(Rounds 22 – 23)		 1 [21]
Ryan James Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10 August – 23 August
(Rounds 22 – 23)		 1 [21]
Freddy Lussick Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters St. George colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 24 August – 6 September
(Rounds 24 – 25)		 2 [22]

Coaches[]

Coach 2020 Club 2021 Club
Kevin Walters Queensland colours.svg Queensland Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Trent Barrett N/A Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Nathan Brown N/A Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors
Anthony Griffin N/A St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons

Notes[]

  1. ^ Some games in Rounds 16, 17, 20 and 21 were played to empty venues as a result of COVID-19 biosecurity protocols.
  2. ^ Some games in Rounds 16, 17, 20 and 21 were played to empty venues as a result of COVID-19 biosecurity protocols.

References[]

  1. ^ "Kevin Walters Appointed Brisbane Broncos Coach". Broncos.com.au. 30 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Barrett the Bulldog: Trent signs on to coach until end of 2023". NRL.com. 22 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Sharks Statement". Sharks.com.au. 13 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Proctor & Fogarty to lead Titans in 2021". Titans.com.au. 26 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Welcome to 4 Pines Park - Home of the Sea Eagles". SeaEagles.com.au. 11 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Bromwich, Finucane to captain Storm". MelbourneStorm.com.au. 19 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Saifiti & Brailey earn Rd1 co-captaincy roles". NewcastleKnights.com.au. 2 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Brown: You need to have sustained success". Warriors.kiwi. 8 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Cowboys name Payten Head Coach". Cowboys.com.au. 4 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Taumalolo named Cowboys co-captain". Cowboys.com.au. 16 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Panthers home becomes BlueBet Stadium". PenrithPanthers.com.au. 22 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Yeo and Cleary named Panthers captains". PenrithPanthers.com.au. 9 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Dragons appoint Anthony Griffin as head coach". Dragons.com.au. 7 September 2020.
  14. ^ "Dragons confirm Hunt captaincy". Dragons.com.au. 19 February 2021.
  15. ^ "James Tamou named as Wests Tigers captain". WestsTigers.com.au. 12 February 2021.
  16. ^ "Cool for Cats: Penrith's clutch plays pinch grand final glory from Souths". NRL.com. 3 October 2021.
  17. ^ "History in the making with Brisbane to host 2021 NRL grand final". NRL.com. 8 September 2021.
  18. ^ "2021 Signings Tracker: Official rosters and contracts for all 16 clubs". NRL.com.
  19. ^ "Jennings suspended until end of 2023 season". NRL.com. 15 October 2021.
  20. ^ Becht, Richard (12 July 2021). "Taunoa-Brown joins Dragons on short-term loan". New Zealand Warriors. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  21. ^ a b Millard, Benjamin (10 August 2021). "Desperate Bulldogs sign two players on loan deals". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  22. ^ "Rooster to join Red V on loan deal". St George Illawarra Dragons. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
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