112th season of professional rugby league in Australia
Rugby league season
The 2019 NRL season was the 112th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 22nd season run by the National Rugby League . The Sydney Roosters became the first team to win back-to-back Premierships since the Brisbane Broncos in 1992–93, and the first to achieve the feat since the unified NRL competition started in 1998.
Teams
The lineup of teams remained unchanged for the 13th consecutive year.
Pre-season
The 2019 pre-season featured the All Stars match held on February 15 at AAMI Park .[ 16] The 2019 World Club Challenge match saw the NRL premiers Sydney Roosters defeat the Super League champions Wigan Warriors .
Regular season
For the first time, the NRL announced that the entirety of a round of games would be hosted at a single venue, adopting the Super League's Magic Weekend concept. Magic Round took place during Round 9 at Suncorp Stadium .[ 17]
State of Origin was played in Perth for the first time, with Game 2 of the 2019 series played at Optus Stadium .[ 18]
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Team
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2
3
4
5
6
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8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
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17
18
19
20
21
22
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24
25
F1
F2
F3
GF
Brisbane Broncos
MEL 10
NQL 19
SGI 1
SYD 32
WTI 6
CAN 4
CRO 23
SOU 32
MAN 16
SYD 5
NZL 6
X
GCT 8
PAR 28
NEW 14
CRO 2
NZL 0*
CBY 22
GCT 22
MEL 36
NQL 4
PEN 12
SOU 2
PAR 1*
CBY 16
PAR 58
Canberra Raiders
GCT 21
MEL 12
NEW 7
NQL 18
PAR 19
BRI 4
MAN 4
PEN 18
SYD 6
SOU 4
NQL 6
CBY 2
WTI 28
CRO 2
PAR 6
X
SGI 22
WTI 8
PEN 12
NZL 34
SYD 4
MEL 4
MAN 4
CRO 1*
NZL 4
MEL 2
X
SOU 6
SYD 6
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
NZL 34
PAR 20
WTI 14
MEL 2
SGI 36
SOU 8
NQL 12
MAN 8
NEW 12
GCT 6
MEL 22
CAN 2
SGI 24
SYD 26
CRO 2
X
NEW 6
BRI 22
SYD 8
PEN 8
WTI 2
SOU 8
PAR 6
NQL 7
BRI 16
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
NEW 6
GCT 14
NQL 26
PAR 12
SYD 14
PEN 4
BRI 23
MEL 2
GCT 8
MAN 10
SGI 13
X
PAR 20
CAN 2
CBY 2
BRI 2
MEL 24
NZL 1
NQL 2
SOU 15
PEN 6
SGI 6
NZL 26
CAN 1*
WTI 17
MAN 12
Gold Coast Titans
CAN 21
CRO 14
SOU 8
NZL 16
PEN 6
NEW 24
WTI 16
NQL 14
CRO 8
CBY 6
MAN 18
NQL 2
BRI 8
NZL 4
MAN 18
X
PEN 22
MEL 20
BRI 22
SYD 52
SGI 12
PAR 24
MEL 16
NEW 34
SGI 8
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
WTI 14
SYD 8
NZL 34
SOU 1*
NEW 8
SGI 2
CAN 4
CBY 8
BRI 16
CRO 10
GCT 18
PEN 3
NQL 2
SGI 20
GCT 18
X
SOU 1
PAR 12
MEL 1*
NEW 24
NZL 8
WTI 20
CAN 4
MEL 30
PAR 16
CRO 12
SOU 8
Melbourne Storm
BRI 10
CAN 12
PEN 30
CBY 2
NQL 6
SYD 1*
NZL 1
CRO 2
PAR 54
WTI 2
CBY 22
X
NZL 22
NEW 30
SYD 2
SGI 2
CRO 24
GCT 20
MAN 1*
BRI 36
SOU 10
CAN 4
GCT 16
MAN 30
NQL 8
CAN 2
PAR 32
SYD 8
Newcastle Knights
CRO 6
PEN 2
CAN 7
SGI 1*
MAN 8
GCT 24
PAR 14
NZL 18
CBY 12
SGI 33
SYD 26
X
SOU 8
MEL 30
BRI 14
NZL 4
CBY 6
SYD 38
WTI 2
MAN 24
PAR 6
NQL 36
WTI 42
GCT 34
PEN 44
New Zealand Warriors
CBY 34
WTI 28
MAN 34
GCT 16
SOU 4
NQL 7
MEL 1
NEW 18
SGI 8
PEN 20
BRI 6
X
MEL 22
GCT 4
PEN 1*
NEW 4
BRI 0*
CRO 1
PAR 2
CAN 34
MAN 8
SYD 36
CRO 26
SOU 21
CAN 4
North Queensland Cowboys
SGI 12
BRI 19
CRO 26
CAN 18
MEL 6
NZL 7
CBY 12
GCT 14
SOU 16
PAR 7
CAN 6
GCT 2
MAN 2
WTI 1*
SGI 8
X
SYD 3
SOU 12
CRO 2
WTI 24
BRI 4
NEW 36
PEN 14
CBY 7
MEL 8
Parramatta Eels
PEN 8
CBY 20
SYD 14
CRO 12
CAN 19
WTI 45
NEW 14
SGI 14
MEL 54
NQL 7
PEN 6
SOU 12
CRO 20
BRI 28
CAN 6
X
WTI 12
MAN 12
NZL 2
SGI 8
NEW 6
GCT 24
CBY 6
BRI 1*
MAN 16
BRI 58
MEL 32
Penrith Panthers
PAR 8
NEW 2
MEL 30
WTI 1*
GCT 6
CRO 4
SOU 4
CAN 18
WTI 26
NZL 20
PAR 6
MAN 3
SYD 9
SOU 1
NZL 1*
X
GCT 22
SGI 22
CAN 12
CBY 8
CRO 6
BRI 12
NQL 14
SYD 16
NEW 44
South Sydney Rabbitohs
SYD 10
SGI 16
GCT 8
MAN 1*
NZL 4
CBY 8
PEN 4
BRI 32
NQL 16
CAN 4
WTI 16
PAR 12
NEW 8
PEN 1
WTI 5
X
MAN 1
NQL 12
SGI 4
CRO 15
MEL 10
CBY 8
BRI 2
NZL 21
SYD 6
SYD 24
MAN 8
CAN 6
St. George Illawarra Dragons
NQL 12
SOU 16
BRI 1
NEW 1*
CBY 36
MAN 2
SYD 10
PAR 14
NZL 8
NEW 33
CRO 13
X
CBY 24
MAN 20
NQL 8
MEL 2
CAN 22
PEN 22
SOU 4
PAR 8
GCT 12
CRO 6
SYD 22
WTI 28
GCT 8
Sydney Roosters
SOU 10
MAN 8
PAR 14
BRI 32
CRO 14
MEL 1*
SGI 10
WTI 30
CAN 6
BRI 5
NEW 26
X
PEN 9
CBY 26
MEL 2
WTI 8
NQL 3
NEW 38
CBY 8
GCT 52
CAN 4
NZL 36
SGI 22
PEN 16
SOU 6
SOU 24
X
MEL 8
CAN 6
Wests Tigers
MAN 14
NZL 28
CBY 14
PEN 1*
BRI 6
PAR 45
GCT 16
SYD 30
PEN 26
MEL 2
SOU 16
X
CAN 28
NQL 1*
SOU 5
SYD 8
PAR 12
CAN 8
NEW 2
NQL 24
CBY 2
MAN 20
NEW 42
SGI 28
CRO 17
Team
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F1
F2
F3
GF
Bold – Opposition's Home game
X – Bye
* – Golden point game
Opponent for round listed above margin
Ladder
Ladder progression
Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8.
Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.
Team
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2
3
4
5
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7
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9
10
11
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Melbourne
2
4
6
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10
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30
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34
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42
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Sydney
0
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20
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26
28
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32
34
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36
3
South Sydney
2
4
6
6
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10
12
14
16
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20
20
20
20
20
22
24
26
28
28
28
28
30
32
34
4
Canberra
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2
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6
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10
10
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12
12
12
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22
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26
28
28
30
30
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32
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Parramatta
2
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10
10
10
10
12
12
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28
30
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Manly-Warringah
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0
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12
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24
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30
7
Cronulla-Sutherland
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4
4
6
6
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10
10
12
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16
16
16
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26
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Brisbane
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2
2
2
2
2
4
4
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8
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12
12
12
12
14
15
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19
19
21
23
23
25
25
9
Wests
2
4
4
4
6
6
8
8
10
10
10
12
12
14
16
16
16
16
18
20
20
20
22
24
24
10
Penrith
0
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
20
20
22
22
22
22
24
11
Newcastle
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
16
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
20
20
22
22
12
Canterbury-Bankstown
0
0
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
6
6
6
6
6
8
10
12
12
12
14
16
18
20
20
22
13
New Zealand
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
6
8
8
10
10
12
12
14
15
17
17
17
19
19
19
19
21
14
North Queensland
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
6
6
8
10
12
12
12
12
14
16
16
16
16
16
16
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20
15
St. George Illawarra
0
0
2
4
6
8
8
8
8
8
8
10
12
12
14
14
14
14
14
14
16
16
16
16
18
16
Gold Coast
0
0
0
0
2
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
8
8
8
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Finals series
Parramatta Eels 58 – 0 Elimination Final win over Brisbane Broncos broke the record for the biggest winning margin in Finals history, beating the previous mark of 48 points when Newtown defeated St. George 55 – 7 in the 1944 Semi-finals.
Home
Score
Away
Match Information
Date and Time (Local)
Venue
Referees
Crowd
QUALIFYING & ELIMINATION Finals
Sydney Roosters
30 – 6
South Sydney Rabbitohs
13 September 2019, 7:50 pm
Sydney Cricket Ground
Gerard Sutton Adam Gee
30,370
Melbourne Storm
10 – 12
Canberra Raiders
14 September 2019, 5:45 pm
AAMI Park
Ashley Klein Chris Sutton
20,136
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
28 – 16
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
14 September 2019, 7:50 pm
Lottoland
Matt CecchinHenry Perenara
15,495
Parramatta Eels
58 – 0
Brisbane Broncos
15 September 2019, 4:05 pm
Bankwest Stadium
Ben Cummins Grant Atkins
29,372
SEMI Finals
South Sydney Rabbitohs
34 – 26
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
20 September 2019, 7:50 pm
ANZ Stadium
Gerard Sutton Adam Gee
32,127
Melbourne Storm
32 – 0
Parramatta Eels
21 September 2019, 7:50 pm
AAMI Park
Ben Cummins Grant Atkins
21,015
PRELIMINARY Finals
Canberra Raiders
16 – 10
South Sydney Rabbitohs
27 September 2019, 7:55 pm
GIO Stadium
Ben Cummins Grant Atkins
26,567
Sydney Roosters
14 – 6
Melbourne Storm
28 September 2019, 7:55 pm
Sydney Cricket Ground
Gerard Sutton Adam Gee
32,814
Chart
Grand Final
Sunday, 6 October 7:40pm (AEDT)
Player statistics and records
In Round 5, Cameron Smith surpassed Hazem El Masri 's career tally of 2,418 points to become the highest point scorer in NRL history. In Round 17 he played his 400th NRL career game, becoming the first player to ever do so.
The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 25.
Top 5 point scorers
Top 5 try scorers
Top 5 goal scorers
Top 5 tacklers
2019 Transfers
Players
Source:[ 21]
Coaches
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