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Season	Premiers	Runner-up	Result / Notes	Minor Premiership
1900s
1908	South Sydney	Eastern Suburbs	14-12	South Sydney
1909	South Sydney	Balmain	—	South Sydney
1910s
1910	Newtown	South Sydney	—	Newtown
1911	Eastern Suburbs	Glebe	—	Glebe
1912	Eastern Suburbs	Glebe	—	Eastern Suburbs
1913	Eastern Suburbs	Newtown	—	Eastern Suburbs
1914	South Sydney	Newtown	—	South Sydney
1915	Balmain	Glebe	—	Balmain
1916	Balmain	South Sydney	—	Balmain
1917	Balmain	South Sydney	—	Balmain
1918	South Sydney	Western Suburbs	—	South Sydney
1919	Balmain	Eastern Suburbs	—	Balmain
1920s
1920	Balmain	South Sydney	No decider played (season curtailed 3 rounds early, Balmain's lead unassailable); runner-up confirmed via final ladder position, tied with Glebe on points but ahead on points difference	Balmain
1921	North Sydney	Eastern Suburbs	—	North Sydney
1922	North Sydney	Glebe	—	Glebe
1923	Eastern Suburbs	South Sydney	15-12	Eastern Suburbs
1924	Balmain	South Sydney	—	Balmain
1925	South Sydney	Western Suburbs	—	South Sydney
1926	South Sydney	University	—	South Sydney
1927	South Sydney	St. George	—	South Sydney
1928	South Sydney	Eastern Suburbs	26-5	Eastern Suburbs
1929	South Sydney	Newtown	—	South Sydney
1930s
1930	Western Suburbs	St. George	—	Western Suburbs
1931	South Sydney	Eastern Suburbs	—	Eastern Suburbs
1932	South Sydney	Western Suburbs	—	South Sydney
1933	Newtown	St. George	—	Newtown
1934	Western Suburbs	Eastern Suburbs	—	Western Suburbs
1935	Eastern Suburbs	South Sydney	—	Eastern Suburbs
1936	Eastern Suburbs	Balmain	—	Eastern Suburbs
1937	Eastern Suburbs	South Sydney	—	Eastern Suburbs
1938	Canterbury-Bankstown	Eastern Suburbs	—	Canterbury-Bankstown
1939	Balmain	South Sydney	—	Balmain
1940s
1940	Eastern Suburbs	Canterbury-Bankstown	—	Eastern Suburbs
1941	St. George	Eastern Suburbs	—	Eastern Suburbs
1942	Canterbury-Bankstown	St. George	—	Canterbury-Bankstown
1943	Newtown	North Sydney	—	Newtown
1944	Balmain	Newtown	—	Newtown
1945	Eastern Suburbs	Balmain	—	Eastern Suburbs
1946	Balmain	St. George	—	St. George
1947	Balmain	Canterbury-Bankstown	—	Canterbury-Bankstown
1948	Western Suburbs	Balmain	—	Western Suburbs
1949	St. George	South Sydney	—	South Sydney
1950s
1950	South Sydney	Western Suburbs	—	South Sydney
1951	South Sydney	Manly-Warringah	—	South Sydney
1952	Western Suburbs	South Sydney	—	Western Suburbs
1953	South Sydney	St. George	—	South Sydney
1954	South Sydney	Newtown	First year decided solely by Grand Final	Newtown
1955	South Sydney	Newtown	—	Newtown
1956	St. George	Balmain	—	St. George
1957	St. George	Manly-Warringah	—	St. George
1958	St. George	Western Suburbs	—	St. George
1959	St. George	Manly-Warringah	—	St. George
1960s
1960	St. George	Eastern Suburbs	—	St. George
1961	St. George	Western Suburbs	—	St. George
1962	St. George	Western Suburbs	—	St. George
1963	St. George	Western Suburbs	—	St. George
1964	St. George	Balmain	—	St. George
1965	St. George	South Sydney	—	St. George
1966	St. George	Balmain	11th straight title, world pro-sport record	St. George
1967	South Sydney	Canterbury-Bankstown	—	St. George
1968	South Sydney	Manly-Warringah	—	South Sydney
1969	Balmain	South Sydney	—	South Sydney
1970s
1970	South Sydney	Manly-Warringah	—	South Sydney
1971	South Sydney	St. George	—	Manly-Warringah
1972	Manly-Warringah	Eastern Suburbs	—	Manly-Warringah
1973	Manly-Warringah	Cronulla-Sutherland	—	Manly-Warringah
1974	Eastern Suburbs	Canterbury-Bankstown	—	Eastern Suburbs
1975	Eastern Suburbs	St. George	—	Eastern Suburbs
1976	Manly-Warringah	Parramatta	—	Manly-Warringah
1977	St. George	Parramatta	Grand Final tied 9-9; St George won replay	Parramatta
1978	Manly-Warringah	Cronulla-Sutherland	—	Western Suburbs
1979	St. George	Canterbury-Bankstown	—	St. George
1980s
1980	Canterbury-Bankstown	Eastern Suburbs	—	Canterbury-Bankstown
1981	Parramatta	Newtown	—	Eastern Suburbs
1982	Parramatta	Manly-Warringah	—	Parramatta
1983	Parramatta	Manly-Warringah	—	Manly-Warringah
1984	Canterbury-Bankstown	Parramatta	—	Canterbury-Bankstown
1985	Canterbury-Bankstown	St. George	—	St. George
1986	Parramatta	Canterbury-Bankstown	—	Parramatta
1987	Manly-Warringah	Canberra	—	Manly-Warringah
1988	Canterbury-Bankstown	Balmain	—	Cronulla-Sutherland
1989	Canberra	Balmain	Golden-point/extra-time classic	South Sydney Rabbitohs
1990s
1990	Canberra	Penrith	—	Canberra Raiders
1991	Penrith	Canberra	—	Penrith Panthers
1992	Brisbane Broncos	St. George	—	Brisbane Broncos
1993	Brisbane Broncos	St. George	—	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
1994	Canberra	Canterbury-Bankstown	—	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
1995	Canterbury-Bankstown	Manly-Warringah	ARL era begins	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
1996	Manly-Warringah	St. George	—	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
1997 (ARL)	Newcastle	Manly-Warringah	22-16 - Super League War split season	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
1997 (Super League)	Brisbane Broncos	Cronulla-Sutherland	26-8 - Super League War split season	Brisbane Broncos
1998	Brisbane Broncos	Canterbury-Bankstown	Competitions merge into the NRL	Brisbane Broncos
1999	Melbourne Storm	St. George Illawarra	20-18	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
2000s
2000	Brisbane Broncos	Sydney Roosters	—	Brisbane Broncos
2001	Newcastle	Parramatta	30-24	Parramatta Eels
2002	Sydney Roosters	New Zealand Warriors	—	New Zealand Warriors
2003	Penrith	Sydney Roosters	—	Penrith Panthers
2004	Canterbury-Bankstown	Sydney Roosters	—	Sydney Roosters
2005	Wests Tigers	North Queensland	30-16	Parramatta Eels
2006	Brisbane Broncos	Melbourne Storm	—	Melbourne Storm
2007	Manly-Warringah (runner-up)	Melbourne Storm	Storm won 34-8 on field; premiership stripped/vacated 2010 for salary cap breach	Melbourne Storm
2008	Manly-Warringah	Melbourne Storm	40-0	Melbourne Storm
2009	Parramatta (runner-up)	Melbourne Storm	Storm won 23-16 on field; premiership stripped/vacated 2010 for salary cap breach	St George Illawarra Dragons
2010s
2010	St. George Illawarra	Sydney Roosters	—	St George Illawarra Dragons
2011	Manly-Warringah	New Zealand Warriors	—	Melbourne Storm
2012	Melbourne Storm	Canterbury-Bankstown	—	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
2013	Sydney Roosters	Manly-Warringah	—	Sydney Roosters
2014	South Sydney	Canterbury-Bankstown	30-6	Sydney Roosters
2015	North Queensland	Brisbane Broncos	17-16, golden point	Sydney Roosters
2016	Cronulla-Sutherland	Melbourne Storm	14-12	Melbourne Storm
2017	Melbourne Storm	North Queensland	34-6	Melbourne Storm
2018	Sydney Roosters	Melbourne Storm	21-6	Sydney Roosters
2019	Sydney Roosters	Canberra	14-8	Melbourne Storm
2020s
2020	Melbourne Storm	Penrith	26-20	Penrith Panthers
2021	Penrith	South Sydney	14-12	Melbourne Storm
2022	Penrith	Parramatta	28-12	Penrith Panthers
2023	Penrith	Brisbane Broncos	26-24	Penrith Panthers
2024	Penrith	Melbourne Storm	14-6	Melbourne Storm
2025	Brisbane Broncos	Melbourne Storm	26-22	Canberra Raiders

Frequently asked

Who won the most recent nswrl / arl / nrl premiers?

Brisbane Broncos (2025).

Who has won the most nswrl / arl / nrl premiers?

South Sydney, with 21. Full breakdown on our records page.

Sources

Cross-checked against multiple independent sources before publishing, per our sourcing methodology:

Sourcing caveat: The 1920 runner-up is not yet independently confirmed and is flagged as such in the table rather than guessed. 2007 and 2009 grand finals were won on the field by Melbourne Storm but both premierships were later stripped/vacated in 2010 for salary cap breaches — the table lists the on-field runner-up with a note, not a fabricated "champion."

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