List of Australian rugby league grand final records

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This is a collection of Australian rugby league grand final records as of the end of the 2021 season.

Premierships by team[]

Team Years in competition Winners Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 1908–1999, 2002–present 21 14 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, 2021
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg 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 colours.svg 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 colours.svg 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 Sea Eagles colours.svg 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 colours.svg 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 colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 1988–present 6 1 1992, 1993, 1997SL, 1998, 2000, 2006 2015
Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies 1908–1999 4 8 1930, 1934, 1948, 1952 1918, 1925, 1932, 1950, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963
Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 1947–present 4 5 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986 1976, 1977, 1984, 2001, 2009
Newtown colours.svg Newtown Jets 1908–1983 3 7 1910, 1933, 1943 1913, 1914, 1929, 1944, 1954, 1955, 1981
Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 1998–present 4 4 1999, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2017, 2020 2006, 2008, 2016, 2018
Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 1982–present 3 3 1989, 1990, 1994 1987, 1991, 2019
North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney Bears 1908–1999 2 1 1921, 1922 1943
Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 1967–present 3 2 1991, 2003, 2021 1990, 2020
Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 1988–present 2 0 1997ARL, 2001
Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 1967–present 1 3 2016 1973, 1978, 1997SL
North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 1995–present 1 2 2015 2005, 2017
St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 1999–present 1 1 2010 1999
Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 2000–present 1 0 2005
Glebe colours.svg Glebe Dirty Reds 1908–1929 0 4 1911, 1912, 1915, 1922
New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 1995–present 0 2 2002, 2011
University colours.svg Sydney University 1920–1937 0 1 1926
Cumberland colours.svg Cumberland 1908 0 0
Newcastle foundation colours.svg Newcastle Rebels 1908–1909 0 0
Annandale colours.svg Annandale 1910–1920 0 0
Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers 1982–1998 0 0
Gold Coast Chargers colours.svg Gold Coast Chargers 1988–1998 0 0
South Queensland colours.svg South Queensland Crushers 1995–1997 0 0
Western Reds colours.svg Western Reds 1995–1997 0 0
Adelaide colours.svg Adelaide Rams 1997–1998 0 0
Hunter colours.svg Hunter Mariners 1997 0 0
Northern Eagles colours.svg Northern Eagles 2000–2002 0 0
Gold Coast Titans colours.svg 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 colours.svg St George Dragons 1921–1998 78 15 12 19.23% 5.20 2.89
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 1908–1999, 2002–present 112 21 14 18.75% 5.33 3.20
Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 1988–present 34 6 1 17.65% 5.67 4.86
Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 1998–present 24 4 4 16.67% 6.00 3.00
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 1908–present 114 15 15 13.16% 7.60 3.80
Balmain colours.svg Balmain Tigers 1908–1999 92 11 9 11.96% 8.36 4.60
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 1947–1999, 2003–present 72 8 11 11.11% 9.00 3.79
Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 1935–present 87 8 10 9.20% 10.88 4.83
Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 1982–present 40 3 3 7.50% 13.33 6.67
Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 1988–present 34 2 0 5.88% 17.00 17.00
Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 1967–present 55 3 2 5.45% 18.33 11.00
Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 1947–present 75 4 5 5.33% 18.75 8.33
Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 2000–present 22 1 0 4.55% 22.00 22.00
St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 1999–present 23 1 1 4.35% 23.00 11.50
Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies 1908–1999 92 4 8 4.35% 23.00 7.67
Newtown colours.svg Newtown Jets 1908–1983 76 3 7 3.95% 25.33 7.60
North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 1995–present 27 1 2 3.70% 27.00 9.00
North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney Bears 1908–1999 92 2 1 2.17% 46.00 30.67
Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 1967–present 55 1 3 1.82% 55.00 13.75
Glebe colours.svg Glebe Dirty Reds 1908–1929 22 0 4 5.50
New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 1995–present 27 0 2 13.50
University colours.svg Sydney University 1920–1937 18 0 1 18.00
Hunter colours.svg Hunter Mariners 1997 1 0 0
Cumberland colours.svg Cumberland 1908 1 0 0
Adelaide colours.svg Adelaide Rams 1997–1998 2 0 0
Newcastle foundation colours.svg Newcastle Rebels 1908–1909 2 0 0
Northern Eagles colours.svg Northern Eagles 2000–2002 3 0 0
Western Reds colours.svg Western Reds 1995–1997 3 0 0
South Queensland colours.svg South Queensland Crushers 1995–1997 3 0 0
Gold Coast Chargers colours.svg Gold Coast Chargers 1988–1998 11 0 0
Annandale colours.svg Annandale 1910–1920 11 0 0
Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 2007–present 15 0 0
Illawarra colours.svg 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 colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 15 2006 2015
Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 27 1994 2019
Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 17 2004 2012, 2014
Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 5 2016
Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 14 2007+
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 10 2011 2013
Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 1 2020
New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 26 1995+ 2002, 2011
Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 20 2001
North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 6 2015 2017
Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 35 1986 2001, 2009
Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 0 2021
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 7 2014 2021
St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 11 2010
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 2 2019
Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 16 2005

Biggest winning margin[]

Margin Premiers Score Runners Up Details
40 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 40 – 0 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 2008 NRL Grand Final
38 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs Roosters 38 – 0 St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons 1975 NSWRFL Grand Final
32 North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney Bears 35 – 3 Glebe colours.svg Glebe Dirty Reds 1922 NSWRFL Final
29 Balmain colours.svg Balmain Tigers 33 – 4 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 1939 NSWRFL Grand Final
28 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 42 – 14 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 1951 NSWRFL Grand Final
28 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 34 – 6 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 2017 NRL Grand Final

Most points scored by a team[]

Points Premiers Score Runners Up Details
42 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 42 – 14 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 1951 NSWRFL Grand Final
40 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 40 – 0 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 2008 NRL Grand Final
38 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs Roosters 38 – 0 St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons 1975 NSWRFL Grand Final
38 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 38 – 12 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury Bulldogs 1998 NRL grand final
36 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 36 – 12 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 1994 NSWRL Grand Final

Highest scoring grand finals[]

Total Points Premiers Score Runners Up Details
56 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 42 – 14 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 1951 NSWRFL Grand Final
54 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 30 – 24 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 2001 NRL Grand Final
50 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 38 – 12 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury Bulldogs 1998 NRL Grand Final
48 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 36 – 12 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 1994 NSWRL Grand Final
46 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 30 – 16 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 2005 NRL Grand Final
46 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 26 – 20 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 2020 NRL Grand Final

Lowest scoring grand final[]

Total Points Premiers Score Runners Up Details
3 Balmain colours.svg Balmain Tigers 3 – 0 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 1924 NSWRFL Premiership Final
6 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 4 – 2 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 1986 NSWRL Grand Final
8 Newtown colours.svg Newtown Bluebags 4 – 4 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 1910 NSWRFL Final
8 Balmain colours.svg Balmain Tigers 5 – 3 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 1916 NSWRFL Final
10 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6 – 4 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 1984 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 Appearances Grand Finals
Norm Provan St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons 10
Brian Clay St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons 10
Eddie Lumsden St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons 9
Ron Coote South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs, Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs Roosters 9
Cooper Cronk Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm, Eastern Suburbs colours.svg 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
Lang Park (Also known as Suncorp Stadium) Brisbane, Queensland 1

Highest attended grand finals[]

Attendance Stadium Premiers Score Runners Up Details
107,999 Stadium Australia Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 20 – 18 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 1999 NRL Grand Final
94,277 Stadium Australia Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 14 – 6 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 2000 NRL Grand Final
90,414 Stadium Australia Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 30 – 24 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 2001 NRL Grand Final
83,833 ANZ Stadium South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 30 – 6 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2014 NRL Grand Final
83,625 ANZ Stadium Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 14 – 12 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 2016 NRL Grand Final

Most grand finals refereed[]

Referee Appearances Grand Finals
Bill Harrigan 10 1989, 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
Gerard Sutton 7 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
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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