2010 NRL Grand Final
Sunday, 3 October 2010 · ANZ Stadium, Sydney, NSW
2010 NRL Grand Final result: St. George Illawarra def. Sydney Roosters, 32-8, at ANZ Stadium, Sydney, NSW on Sunday, 3 October 2010.
Result
| Team | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | St. George Illawarra | 32 |
| Runner-up | Sydney Roosters | 8 |
Attendance: 82,334
NRL 2010 — full season ladder & finals series
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 518 | 299 | +219 | 38 |
| 2 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 645 | 489 | +156 | 34 |
| 3 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 537 | 503 | +34 | 34 |
| 4 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 520 | 498 | +22 | 34 |
| 5 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 539 | 486 | +53 | 32 |
| 6 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 559 | 510 | +49 | 32 |
| 7 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 499 | 493 | +6 | 30 |
| 8 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 545 | 510 | +35 | 28 |
| 9 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 584 | 567 | +17 | 26 |
| 10 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 508 | 535 | -27 | 26 |
| 11 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 499 | 569 | -70 | 24 |
| 12 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 413 | 491 | -78 | 24 |
| 13 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 494 | 539 | -45 | 22 |
| 14 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 354 | 609 | -255 | 18 |
| 15 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 425 | 667 | -242 | 14 |
| 16 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 489 | 363 | +126 | 0 |
Qualified for the finals series — top 8 (McIntyre final eight system) that season.
Finals series
Qualifying Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Sep 2010 | St George Illawarra 28–0 Manly-Warringah | Jubilee Oval, Kogarah, Sydney, NSW | 15,574 |
| 11 Sep 2010 | Penrith Panthers 22–24 Canberra Raiders | CUA Stadium, Penrith, NSW | 16,668 |
Elimination Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 2010 | Wests Tigers 15–19 Sydney Roosters | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, NSW | 33,315 |
| 10 Sep 2010 | Gold Coast Titans 28–16 New Zealand Warriors | Skilled Park, Robina, Gold Coast, QLD | 27,026 |
Semi-Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 2010 | Canberra Raiders 24–26 Wests Tigers | Canberra Stadium, Canberra, ACT | 26,476 |
| 18 Sep 2010 | Sydney Roosters 34–12 Penrith Panthers | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, NSW | 23,459 |
Preliminary Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2010 | Gold Coast Titans 6–32 Sydney Roosters | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, QLD | 44,787 |
| 25 Sep 2010 | St George Illawarra 13–12 Wests Tigers | ANZ Stadium, Sydney, NSW | 71,212 |
Grand Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 2010 | St George Illawarra 32–8 Sydney Roosters | ANZ Stadium, Sydney, NSW | 82,334 |
Match officials
| Referee | Tony Archer & Shayne Hayne |
Scorers
| St. George Illawarra | Tries: Mark Gasnier 8'; Jason Nightingale 46'; Jason Nightingale 61'; Dean Young 62'; Nathan Fien 72' Goals: Jamie Soward (6/7) |
| Sydney Roosters | Tries: Braith Anasta 17'; Mitchell Aubusson 20' Goals: Todd Carney (0/2) |
Teams
| St. George Illawarra | Sydney Roosters | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darius Boyd | Fullback | Anthony Minichiello | 1 |
| 2 | Brett Morris | Wing | Joey Leilua | 2 |
| 3 | Mark Gasnier | Centre | Kane Linnett | 3 |
| 4 | Matt Cooper | Centre | Shaun Kenny-Dowall | 4 |
| 5 | Jason Nightingale | Wing | Sam Perrett | 5 |
| 6 | Jamie Soward | Five-Eighth | Todd Carney | 6 |
| 7 | Ben Hornby (c) | Halfback | Mitchell Pearce | 7 |
| 8 | Neville Costigan | Prop | Jason Ryles | 8 |
| 9 | Dean Young | Hooker | Jake Friend | 9 |
| 10 | Michael Weyman | Prop | Lopini Paea | 20 |
| 11 | Beau Scott | Second Row | Nate Myles | 11 |
| 12 | Ben Creagh | Second Row | Mitchell Aubusson | 12 |
| 13 | Jeremy Smith | Lock | Braith Anasta (c) | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Nathan Fien | Frank-Paul Nu'uausala | 10 | |
| 15 | Trent Merrin | Martin Kennedy | 14 | |
| 16 | Matt Prior | Jared Waerea-Hargreaves | 15 | |
| 17 | Jarrod Saffy | Daniel Conn | 16 | |
| Wayne Bennett | Coach | Brian Smith | ||
Clive Churchill Medal
Darius Boyd (St. George Illawarra Dragons).
Match context
St George Illawarra's 32-8 demolition of the Sydney Roosters at ANZ Stadium on 3 October 2010, in front of 82,334 fans, delivered the joint-venture club's first premiership since its 1999 formation and ended a St George drought stretching back to 1979. The match began tightly in greasy conditions: Mark Gasnier claimed an early Jamie Soward bomb inside six minutes to put the Dragons ahead, but the Roosters hit back through Braith Anasta and Mitchell Aubusson either side of the quarter-hour mark to snatch an 8-6 lead at the break, capping a spirited opening 40 minutes for the minor premiers. The second half told a completely different story: St George Illawarra scored 26 unanswered points, blowing the contest apart with a Jason Nightingale double either side of the hour mark, a Dean Young try created by dummy-half specialist Nathan Fien, and a late Fien try of his own that put an emphatic gloss on the scoreline. Jamie Soward was flawless off the tee, landing six of seven conversions. Fullback Darius Boyd was the man of the moment, weaving through the Roosters' outside backs to set up one of Nightingale's tries and finishing with strong metres in a display that earned him the Clive Churchill Medal. The result confirmed St George Illawarra as the dominant team of 2010 and gave the joint venture, and the long-suffering red-and-white faithful, their long-awaited maiden title.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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