Australian Rugby League

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NRL


A Brief History Of NRL

The National Rugby League is a competition for rugby league clubs in Australia and New Zealand, and is Australia's primary rugby league competition. It is the world's most attended rugby league competition and often considered the most competitive.

Although much structural re-organisation occurred 1995-1998, the NSWRL, ARL, Super League and the NRL are, by convention, considered to be a single continuous competition, from the first competition in 1908 to present.

The winner of each game per round is awarded two points on the League Ladder. The team with the bye is also awarded two points automatically. If a game is drawn between the two teams, each team is awarded one point each. At the end of the regular season, the eight teams with the highest point totals on the ladder qualify for the finals. Currently the NRL is using the McIntyre Final Eight System, this has also varied over the years . This consists of a number of knockout and sudden-death games over four weeks between the top eight teams in August and September until there are only two teams remaining. These two teams then play in the Grand Final, on the first Sunday of October.
Previous Winners Of NRL

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2006
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1998
Melbourne 34-8 Manly-Warringah
Brisbane Broncos 15-8 Melbourne Storm
Wests Tigers 30-16 North Queensland Cowboys
Bulldogs 16-13 Sydney Roosters
Penrith Panthers 18-6 Sydney Roosters
Sydney Roosters 30-8 New Zealand Warriors
Newcastle Knights 30-24 Parramatta Eels
Brisbane Broncos 14-6 Sydney Roosters
Melbourne Storm 20-18 St George Illawarra Dragons
Brisbane Broncos 38-12 Canterbury Bulldogs
Super League Formed
1997
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Division One Championship
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Canberra 36 - 12 Canterbury-Bankstown
Brisbane 14 - 6 St. George
Brisbane 28 - 8 St. George
Penrith 19 - 12 Canberra
Canberra 18 - 14 Penrith
Canberra 19 - 14 Balmain
Canterbury-Bankstown 24 - 12 Balmain
Manly-Warringah 18 - 8 Canberra
Parramatta 4 - 2 Canterbury-Bankstown
Canterbury-Bankstown 7 - 6 St. George
Canterbury-Bankstown 6 - 4 Parramatta
Parramatta 18 - 6 Manly-Warringah
Parramatta 21 - 8 Manly-Warringah
Parramatta 20 - 11 Newtown
Canterbury-Bankstown 18 - 4 Eastern Suburbs
St. George 17 - 13 Canterbury-Bankstown
Manly-Warringah 16 - 0 Cronulla-Sutherland
St. George 22 - 0 Parramatta
Manly-Warringah 13 - 10 Parramatta
Eastern Suburbs 38 - 0 St. George
Eastern Suburbs 19 - 4 Canterbury-Bankstown
Manly-Warringah 10 - 7 Cronulla-Sutherland
Manly-Warringah 19 - 14 Eastern Suburbs
South Sydney 16 - 10 St. George
South Sydney 23 - 12 Manly-Warringah
Balmain 11 - 2 South Sydney
South Sydney 13 - 9 Manly-Warringah
South Sydney 12 - 10 Canterbury-Bankstown
St. George 23 - 4 Balmain
St. George 12 - 8 South Sydney
St. George 11 - 6 Balmain
St. George 8 - 3 Western Suburbs
St. George 9 - 6 Western Suburbs
St. George 22 - 0 Western Suburbs
St. George 31 - 6 Eastern Suburbs
St. George 20 - 0 Manly-Warringah
St. George 20 - 9 Western Suburbs
St. George 31 - 9 Manly-Warringah
St. George 18 - 12 Balmain
South Sydney 12 - 11 Newtown
South Sydney 23 - 15 Newtown
South Sydney 31 - 12 St. George
Western Suburbs 22 - 12 South Sydney
South Sydney 42 - 14 Manly-Warringah
South Sydney 21 - 15 Western Suburbs
St. George 19 - 12 South Sydney
Western Suburbs 8 - 5 Balmain
Balmain 13 - 9 Canterbury-Bankstown
Balmain 13 - 12 St. George
Eastern Suburbs 22 - 18 Balmain
Balmain 12 - 8 Newtown
Newtown 34 - 7 North Sydney
Canterbury-Bankstown 11 - 9 St. George
St. George 31 - 14 Eastern Suburbs
Eastern Suburbs 24 - 14 Canterbury-Bankstown
Balmain 33 - 4 South Sydney
Canterbury-Bankstown 19 - 6 Eastern Suburbs
Eastern Suburbs
Eastern Suburbs 32 - 12 Balmain
Eastern Suburbs 19 - 3 South Sydney
Western Suburbs 15 - 2 Eastern Suburbs
Newtown 18 - 5 Western Suburbs
South Sydney 19 - 12 Western Suburbs
South Sydney 12 - 7 Eastern Suburbs
Western Suburbs 27 - 2 St. George
South Sydney 30 - 10 Newtown
South Sydney 26 - 5 Eastern Suburbs
South Sydney 20 - 11 St. George
South Sydney 11 - 5 University
South Sydney
Balmain 3 - 0 South Sydney
Eastern Suburbs 15 - 12 South Sydney
North Sydney 35 - 3 Glebe
North Sydney
Balmain
Balmain
South Sydney
Balmain
Balmain 5 - 3 South Sydney
Balmain
South Sydney
Eastern Suburbs
Eastern Suburbs
Eastern Suburbs 11 - 8 Glebe
Newtown 4 - 4 South Sydney
South Sydney forfeit Balmain
South Sydney 14 - 12 Eastern Suburbs