National Rugby League  

The National Rugby League was formed in 1998 under a partnership arrangement between the Australian Rugby League and News Ltd to administer the National Competition.

The National Rugby League competition, titled the Telstra Premiership, is the senior club competition within Australiasia, with 16 clubs from Australia and New Zealand battling it out over 25 weeks. 

To find out more about the Telstra Premiership and National Rugby League please visit www.nrl.com

Past Premiership Results:
Year Premiers Runners-up Crowd Minor Premiers
1908 Souths 14 Easts 12 4,000 Souths
1909 Souths n/a Balmain n/a forfeit Souths
1910 Newtown 4 Souths 4 14,000 Newtown
1911 Easts 11 Glebe 8 20,000 Glebe
1912 Easts n/a Glebe n/a no final Easts
1913 Easts n/a Newtown n/a no final Easts
1914 Souths n/a Newtown n/a no final Souths
1915 Balmain n/a Souths n/a no final Balmain
1916 Balmain 5 Souths 3 7,000 Balmain
1917 Balmain n/a Souths n/a no final Balmain
1918 Souths n/a Wests n/a no final Souths
1919 Balmain n/a Easts n/a no final Balmain
1920 Balmain n/a Souths n/a no final Balmain
1921 Norths n/a Glebe n/a no final Norths
1922 Norths 35 Glebe 3 15,000 Norths
1923 Easts 15 Souths 12 12,180 Easts
1924 Balmain 3 Souths 0 15,000 Balmain
1925 Souths n/a Wests n/a no final Souths
1926 Souths 11 University 5 21,000 Souths
1927 Souths 20 St George 11 12,000 Souths
1928 Souths 26 Easts 5 24,966 St George
1929 Souths 30 Newtown 10 16,360 Souths
1930 Wests 27 St George 2 12,178 Wests
1931 Souths 12 Easts 7 27,104 Easts
1932 Souths 19 Wests 12 16,925 Souths
1933 Newtown 18 St George 5 18,080 Newtown
1934 Wests 15 Easts 12 25,174 Easts
1935 Easts 19 Souths 3 22,106 Easts
1936 Easts 32 Balmain 12 14,395 Easts
1937 Easts n/a Sths/St G n/a no final Easts
1938 Canterbury 19 Easts 6 20,287 Canterbury
1939 Balmain 33 Souths 4 26,972 Balmain
1940 Easts 24 Canterbury 14 24,167 Easts
1941 St George 31 Easts 14 39,957 Easts
1942 Canterbury 11 St George 9 26,171 Canterbury
1943 Newtown 34 Norths 7 60,992 Newtown
1944 Balmain 12 Newtown 8 24,186 Newtown
1945 Easts 22 Balmain 18 44,585 Easts
1946 Balmain 13 St George 12 32,296 St George
1947 Balmain 13 Canterbury 9 29,292 Canterbury
1948 Wests 8 Balmain 5 29,122 Wests
1949 St George 19 Souths 12 56,534 Souths
1950 Souths 21 Wests 15 32,373 Souths
1951 Souths 42 Manly 14 28,505 Souths
1952 Wests 22 Souths 12 41,060 Wests
1953 Souths 31 St George 12 44,581 Souths
1954 Souths 23 Newtown 15 45,759 Newtown
1955 Souths 12 Newtown 11 42,466 Newtown
1956 St George 18 Balmain 12 61,987 St George
1957 St George 31 Manly 9 54,399 St George
1958 St George 20 Wests 9 62,283 St George
1959 St George 20 Manly 0 49,457 St George
1960 St George 31 Easts 6 53,156 St George
1961 St George 22 Wests 0 61,196 Wests
1962 St George 9 Wests 6 44,184 St George
1963 St George 8 Wests 3 69,860 St George
1964 St George 11 Balmain 6 61,369 St George
1965 St George 12 Souths 8 78,056 St George
1966 St George 23 Balmain 4 61,129 St George
1967 Souths 12 Canterbury 10 56,368 St George
1968 Souths 13 Manly 9 54,255 Souths
1969 Balmain 11 Souths 2 58,825 Souths
1970 Souths 23 Manly 12 53,241 Souths
1971 Souths 16 St George 10 62,828 Manly
1972 Manly 19 Easts 14 54,357 Manly
1973 Manly 10 Cronulla 7 52,044 Manly
1974 Easts 19 Canterbury 4 57,214 Easts
1975 Easts 38 St George 0 63,047 Easts
1976 Manly 13 Parramatta 10 57,343 Manly
1977 St George 9 Parramatta 9 65,959 Parramatta
1977+ St George 22 Parramatta 0 48,828  
1978 Manly 11 Cronulla 11 51,510 Wests
1978+ Manly 16 Cronulla 0 33,552  
1979 St George 17 Canterbury 13 50,991 St George
1980 Canterbury 18 Easts 4 52,881 Easts
1981 Parramatta 20 Newtown 11 57,333 Easts
1982 Parramatta 21 Manly 8 52,186 Parramatta
1983 Parramatta 18 Manly 6 40,285 Manly
1984 Canterbury 6 Parramatta 4 47,076 Canterbury
1985 Canterbury 7 St George 6 44,569 St George
1986 Parramatta 4 Canterbury 2 45,843 Parramatta
1987 Manly 18 Canberra 8 50,201 Manly
1988 Canterbury 24 Balmain 12 40,000 Cronulla
1989 Canberra 19 Balmain 14 40,500 Souths
1990 Canberra 18 Penrith 14 41,535 Canberra
1991 Penrith 19 Canberra 12 41,815 Penrith
1992 Brisbane 28 St George 8 41,560 Brisbane
1993 Brisbane 14 St George 6 42,329 Canterbury
1994 Canberra 36 Canterbury 12 42,234 Canterbury
1995 Syd Bulldogs 17 Manly 4 41,127 Manly
1996 Manly 20 St George 8 40,985 Manly
1997 Newcastle 22 Manly 16 42,482 Manly
1997* Brisbane 26 Cronulla 8 58,912 Brisbane
1998 Brisbane 38 Canterbury 12 40,857 Brisbane
1999 Melbourne 20 St George Illawarra 18 107,999 Cronulla
2000 Brisbane 14 Syd Roosters 6 94,277 Brisbane
2001 Newcastle 30 Parramatta 24 90,414 Parramatta
2002 Roosters 30 Warriors 8 80,130 Warriors
2003 Penrith 18 Roosters 6 81,166 Penrith
2004 Bulldogs 16 Roosters 13 82,127 Roosters
2005 Wests Tigers 30 North Queensland 16 82,453 Parramatta
2006 Brisbane 15 Melbourne 8 79,609 Storm