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This is a list of all the grand finals that were played to decide those premierships. Between 1912 and 1925, and again in 1937, the premiership was decided on a first-past-the-post basis, with a final only played if two teams finished with an equal amount of competition points. This happened in 1916, 1922, 1923 and 1924.
The NRL Grand Final is an annual rugby league match to determine the premiers of every National Rugby League season. It is a major sport event in Australia and regarded as the biggest showcase of rugby league football in the world.
This page details first-grade rugby league records from the National Rugby League (1998-) and its predecessors, the New South Wales Rugby Football League (1908-1994), the Australian Rugby League, (1995-1997), and the Super League (1997).
The 16-point comeback achieved by the Penrith Panthers is the greatest in grand final history, surpassing a previous record held by Melbourne Storm since 1999 (Melbourne's comeback from 14 points down against St George Illawarra) as the biggest-ever comeback in a grand final. The Panthers overturned a 24–8 deficit into a 26–24 final score ...
2000 NRL Grand Final: 90,414 Stadium Australia: Newcastle Knights: 30 – 24: Parramatta Eels: 2001 NRL Grand Final: 83,833 ANZ Stadium: South Sydney Rabbitohs: 30 – 6: Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs: 2014 NRL Grand Final: 83,625 ANZ Stadium: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks: 14 – 12: Melbourne Storm: 2016 NRL Grand Final
In the third week of finals, the qualifying final winner hosts, again if it's a Sydney team, at one of those major venues. [5] The NRL Grand Final is then held every year at Stadium Australia in week four of the finals. The Sydney Cricket Ground has hosted the most finals clashes, followed by the Sydney Football Stadium and Stadium Australia. [6]
The system used for the 2017 NRL finals series is a final eight system. The top four teams in the eight receive the "double chance" when they play in week-one qualifying finals, such that if a top-four team loses in the first week it still remains in the finals, playing a semi-final the next week against the winner of an elimination final.
The 2021 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 2021 National Rugby League season in Australia. It was contested between the Penrith Panthers and the South Sydney Rabbitohs on Sunday 3 October at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. [1]