2021 NRL season

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2021 National Rugby League
DurationMarch 11 – October 3, 2021
Teams16
Premiers Penrith Panthers (3rd title)
Minor premiers Melbourne Storm (5th title)
Matches played201
Points scored9,219
Average attendance10,364[a]
Attendance2,083,258[b]
Top points scorer(s) Reuben Garrick (334)
Player of the year Tom Trbojevic (Dally M Medal)
Top try-scorer(s) Alex Johnston (30)
← 2020
2022 →

The 2021 NRL season was the 114th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 24th season run by the National Rugby League.

Teams

The lineup of teams remained unchanged for the 15th consecutive year.

Colours Club Season Home ground(s) Head coach Captain(s)
Brisbane Broncos 34th season Suncorp Stadium Kevin Walters[1] Alex Glenn
Canberra Raiders 40th season GIO Stadium Canberra Ricky Stuart Jarrod Croker & Josh Hodgson
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 87th season Stadium Australia & Bankwest Stadium Trent Barrett[2] Josh Jackson
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 55th season Netstrata Jubilee Stadium John MorrisJosh Hannay (interim)[3] Wade Graham
Gold Coast Titans 15th season Cbus Super Stadium Justin Holbrook Kevin Proctor & Jamal Fogarty[4]
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 72nd season 4 Pines Park[5] Des Hasler Daly Cherry-Evans
Melbourne Storm 24th season AAMI Park Craig Bellamy Jesse Bromwich & Dale Finucane[6]
Newcastle Knights 34th season McDonald Jones Stadium Adam O'Brien Daniel Saifiti & Jayden Brailey[7]
New Zealand Warriors 27th season Central Coast Stadium Nathan Brown[8] Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
North Queensland Cowboys 27th season Queensland Country Bank Stadium Todd Payten[9] Michael MorganJason Taumalolo[10]
Parramatta Eels 75th season Bankwest Stadium Brad Arthur Clint Gutherson
Penrith Panthers 55th season BlueBet Stadium[11] Ivan Cleary Isaah Yeo & Nathan Cleary[12]
South Sydney Rabbitohs 112th season Stadium Australia Wayne Bennett Adam Reynolds
St. George Illawarra Dragons 23rd season Netstrata Jubilee Stadium & WIN Stadium Anthony Griffin[13] Ben Hunt[14]
Sydney Roosters 114th season Sydney Cricket Ground Trent Robinson Jake FriendJames Tedesco
Wests Tigers 22nd season Leichhardt Oval, Campbelltown Stadium & Bankwest Stadium Michael Maguire James Tamou[15]

Regular season

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 F1 F2 F3 GF
Brisbane Broncos PAR
8
GCT
12
CBY
24
MEL
34
SOU
29
PEN
8
PAR
40
GCT
8
NQL
1
MAN
44
SYD
18
MEL
28
SGI
28
CAN
22
SOU
46
CRO
8
X WTI
18
PEN
6
NQL
19
NEW
8
SYD
1
NZL
2
CRO
8
NEW
13
Canberra Raiders WTI
18
CRO
2
NZL
3
GCT
16
PEN
20
PAR
25
NQL
2
SOU
14
NEW
8
CBY
2
MEL
24
SYD
28
X BRI
22
SGI
2
GCT
38
MAN
14
CRO
16
PAR
2
NEW
10
SGI
8
MEL
10
MAN
1
NZL
12
SYD
24
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs NEW
16
PEN
28
BRI
24
SOU
38
MEL
34
NQL
12
CRO
6
PAR
22
SGI
20
CAN
2
GCT
10
PEN
26
X SGI
22
PAR
26
MAN
66
SYD
6
SOU
8
CRO
20
GCT
28
WTI
12
NZL
14
NEW
6
MAN
18
WTI
38
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks SGI
14
CAN
2
PAR
24
NQL
38
SYD
8
NEW
4
CBY
6
MEL
26
PEN
48
SOU
10
SGI
1*
GCT
28
X PEN
1
NQL
2
BRI
8
NZL
8
CAN
16
CBY
20
MAN
18
NZL
2
NEW
2
WTI
30
BRI
8
MEL
12
Gold Coast Titans NZL
13
BRI
12
NQL
36
CAN
16
NEW
26
MAN
36
SOU
10
BRI
8
WTI
8
PEN
36
CBY
10
CRO
28
MEL
6
SYD
1
MAN
32
CAN
38
X PAR
18
SGI
22
CBY
28
NQL
22
SOU
30
MEL
14
NEW
1
NZL
44
SYD
1
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles SYD
42
SOU
14
SGI
26
PEN
40
NZL
1
GCT
36
WTI
34
PEN
12
NZL
6
BRI
44
PAR
22
NEW
8
X NQL
32
GCT
32
CBY
66
CAN
14
SGI
14
WTI
20
CRO
18
MEL
10
PAR
46
CAN
1
CBY
18
NQL
28
MEL
28
SYD
36
SOU
20
Melbourne Storm SOU
8
PAR
4
PEN
2
BRI
34
CBY
34
SYD
16
NZL
22
CRO
26
SOU
50
SGI
26
CAN
24
BRI
28
GCT
6
NZL
26
WTI
50
SYD
46
X NEW
44
NQL
4
PEN
27
MAN
10
CAN
10
GCT
14
PAR
12
CRO
12
MAN
28
X PEN
4
Newcastle Knights CBY
16
NZL
4
WTI
4
SGI
9
GCT
26
CRO
4
PEN
18
SYD
34
CAN
8
WTI
18
NQL
16
MAN
8
PAR
36
SOU
14
NZL
4
NQL
38
X MEL
44
SYD
20
CAN
10
BRI
8
CRO
2
CBY
6
GCT
1
BRI
13
PAR
8
New Zealand Warriors GCT
13
NEW
4
CAN
3
SYD
20
MAN
1
SGI
6
MEL
22
NQL
4
MAN
6
PAR
16
WTI
4
NQL
1
X MEL
26
NEW
4
SGI
1*
CRO
8
PEN
14
SOU
38
WTI
2
CRO
2
CBY
14
BRI
2
CAN
12
GCT
44
North Queensland Cowboys PEN
24
SGI
7
GCT
36
CRO
38
WTI
4
CBY
12
CAN
2
NZL
4
BRI
1
SYD
14
NEW
16
NZL
1
X MAN
32
CRO
2
NEW
38
SOU
28
SYD
16
MEL
4
BRI
19
GCT
22
WTI
8
PAR
16
SGI
12
MAN
28
Parramatta Eels BRI
8
MEL
4
CRO
24
WTI
14
SGI
14
CAN
25
BRI
40
CBY
22
SYD
13
NZL
16
MAN
22
SOU
18
NEW
36
WTI
28
CBY
26
PEN
1
X GCT
18
CAN
2
SYD
28
SOU
28
MAN
46
NQL
16
MEL
12
PEN
34
NEW
8
PEN
2
Penrith Panthers NQL
24
CBY
28
MEL
2
MAN
40
CAN
20
BRI
8
NEW
18
MAN
12
CRO
48
GCT
36
SOU
44
CBY
26
WTI
20
CRO
1
SYD
26
PAR
1
X NZL
14
BRI
6
MEL
27
SYD
6
SGI
18
SOU
13
WTI
14
PAR
34
SOU
6
PAR
2
MEL
4
SOU
2
South Sydney Rabbitohs MEL
8
MAN
14
SYD
10
CBY
38
BRI
29
WTI
4*
GCT
10
CAN
14
MEL
50
CRO
10
PEN
44
PAR
18
X NEW
14
BRI
46
WTI
16
NQL
28
CBY
8
NZL
38
SGI
36
PAR
28
GCT
30
PEN
13
SYD
42
SGI
4
PEN
6
X MAN
20
PEN
2
St. George Illawarra Dragons CRO
14
NQL
7
MAN
26
NEW
9
PAR
14
NZL
6
SYD
24
WTI
8
CBY
20
MEL
26
CRO
1*
WTI
16
BRI
28
CBY
22
CAN
2
NZL
1*
X MAN
14
GCT
22
SOU
36
CAN
8
PEN
18
SYD
18
NQL
12
SOU
4
Sydney Roosters MAN
42
WTI
34
SOU
10
NZL
20
CRO
8
MEL
16
SGI
24
NEW
34
PAR
13
NQL
14
BRI
18
CAN
28
X GCT
1
PEN
26
MEL
46
CBY
6
NQL
16
NEW
20
PAR
28
PEN
6
BRI
1
SGI
18
SOU
42
CAN
24
GCT
1
MAN
36
Wests Tigers CAN
18
SYD
34
NEW
4
PAR
14
NQL
4
SOU
4*
MAN
34
SGI
8
GCT
8
NEW
18
NZL
4
SGI
16
PEN
20
PAR
28
MEL
50
SOU
16
X BRI
18
MAN
20
NZL
2
CBY
12
NQL
8
CRO
30
PEN
14
CBY
38
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 F1 F2 F3 GF

Bold – Home game
X – Bye
* – Golden point game
Opponent for round listed above margin

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Melbourne Storm 24 21 0 3 1 815 316 +499 44
2 Penrith Panthers (P) 24 21 0 3 1 676 286 +390 44
3 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 20 0 4 1 775 453 +322 42
4 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 16 0 8 1 744 492 +252 34
5 Sydney Roosters 24 16 0 8 1 630 489 +141 34
6 Parramatta Eels 24 15 0 9 1 566 457 +109 32
7 Newcastle Knights 24 12 0 12 1 428 571 −143 26
8 Gold Coast Titans 24 10 0 14 1 580 583 −3 22
9 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 10 0 14 1 520 556 −36 22
10 Canberra Raiders 24 10 0 14 1 481 578 −97 22
11 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 8 0 16 1 474 616 −142 18
12 New Zealand Warriors 24 8 0 16 1 453 624 −171 18
13 Wests Tigers 24 8 0 16 1 500 714 −214 18
14 Brisbane Broncos 24 7 0 17 1 446 695 −249 16
15 North Queensland Cowboys 24 7 0 17 1 460 748 −288 16
16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 3 0 21 1 340 710 −370 8

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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
1 Melbourne Storm 2 2 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 42 44
2 Penrith Panthers (P) 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 24 24 26 28 30 32 34 34 36 38 40 42 44
3 South Sydney Rabbitohs 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 14 16 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 38 40 42
4 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 6 8 10 12 12 14 16 18 20 20 22 24 26 26 28 30 32 34
5 Sydney Roosters 2 4 4 6 8 8 10 12 12 14 14 16 18 20 20 20 22 24 26 28 28 30 32 32 34
6 Parramatta Eels 2 4 6 8 8 10 12 14 16 18 18 18 20 22 24 24 26 28 28 28 28 28 30 32 32
7 Newcastle Knights 2 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 8 8 8 10 10 10 12 14 16 16 16 18 20 22 24 26 26
8 Gold Coast Titans 0 2 4 4 6 6 6 6 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 12 14 14 16 18 20 20 20 20 22
9 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 8 10 12 14 14 16 16 18 18 18 18 20 22 22
10 Canberra Raiders 2 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 10 12 12 12 14 16 18 18 20 20 20 22 22
11 St. George Illawarra Dragons 0 2 4 6 8 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 12 12 14 16 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18
12 New Zealand Warriors 2 2 4 4 4 6 6 8 8 8 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 14 16 18 18 18 18
13 Wests Tigers 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 6 6 8 10 10 10 10 12 14 14 14 16 18 18 18 18
14 Brisbane Broncos 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 8 10 10 10 12 12 12 14 14 16
15 North Queensland Cowboys 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 6 8 8 10 12 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 16 16
16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8

Finals series

Due to the imposition of lockdown measures in New South Wales due to a COVID-19 outbreak, all finals matches were played at neutral venues in Queensland.

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (Local) Venue Referee Crowd
QUALIFYING & ELIMINATION FINALS
Melbourne Storm 40 – 12 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 10 September 2021, 7:50 pm Sunshine Coast Stadium Grant Atkins 9,120
Sydney Roosters 25 – 24 Gold Coast Titans 11 September 2021, 5:40 pm Queensland Country Bank Stadium Adam Gee 18,244
Penrith Panthers 10 – 16 South Sydney Rabbitohs 11 September 2021, 7:50 pm Gerard Sutton
Parramatta Eels 28 – 20 Newcastle Knights 12 September 2021, 4:05 pm Browne Park Ashley Klein 5,087
SEMI FINALS
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 42 – 6 Sydney Roosters 17 September 2021, 7:50 pm BB Print Stadium Gerard Sutton 5,824
Penrith Panthers 8 – 6 Parramatta Eels 18 September 2021, 7:50 pm BB Print Stadium Ashley Klein 6,011
PRELIMINARY FINALS
South Sydney Rabbitohs 36 – 16 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24 September 2021, 8:05 pm Suncorp Stadium Ashley Klein 26,249
Melbourne Storm 6 – 10 Penrith Panthers 25 September 2021, 4:00 pm Suncorp Stadium Gerard Sutton 29,011

Bracket

Qualifying and elimination finalsSemi-finalsPreliminary finalsGrand Final
10 September – Sunshine Coast
1 Melbourne40
4 Manly Warringah1217 September – Mackay
Manly Warringah42
11 September – Townsville Sydney625 September – Brisbane
5 Sydney25 Melbourne6
8 Gold Coast24 Penrith103 October – Brisbane
Penrith14
12 September – Rockhampton24 September – Brisbane South Sydney12
6 Parramatta28 South Sydney36
7 Newcastle2018 September – Mackay Manly Warringah16
Penrith8
11 September – Townsville Parramatta6
2 Penrith10
3 South Sydney16

Grand final

Sunday, 3 October
6:35 pm (AEST)
7:35 pm (AEDT)
Penrith Panthers 14 – 12 South Sydney Rabbitohs
Tries:
Matt Burton (17') 1
Stephen Crichton (67') 1
Goals:
Nathan Cleary 3/3
(19', 33' pen, 69')
[16]
1st: 8 - 6
2nd: 6 - 6
Tries:
Cody Walker (21') 1
Alex Johnston (75') 1
Goals:
Adam Reynolds 2/3
(23', 45' pen)
Field Goals:
Adam Reynolds 0/1
Suncorp Stadium[17]
Attendance: 39,322
Clive Churchill Medal: Nathan Cleary
Referee: Gerard Sutton

Player statistics and records

The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 25.

2021 Transfers

Players

Source:[18]

Player 2020 Club 2021 Club
Jack Bird Brisbane Broncos St. George Illawarra Dragons
Darius Boyd Brisbane Broncos Retirement
David Fifita Brisbane Broncos Gold Coast Titans
Jordan Kahu Brisbane Broncos Retirement
Issac Luke Brisbane Broncos Wynnum Manly Seagulls (Intrust Super Cup)
Joe Ofahengaue Brisbane Broncos Wests Tigers
John Bateman Canberra Raiders Super League: Wigan Warriors
Nick Cotric Canberra Raiders Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Michael Oldfield Canberra Raiders Parramatta Eels
Jack Cogger Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Super League: Huddersfield Giants
Kieran Foran Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Kerrod Holland Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Retirement
Tim Lafai Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs N/A
Marcelo Montoya Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs New Zealand Warriors
Reimis Smith Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Melbourne Storm
Sauaso Sue Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Newcastle Knights
Aiden Tolman Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Bryson Goodwin Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Retirement
Nene Macdonald Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Norths Devils (Intrust Super Cup)
Scott Sorensen Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Penrith Panthers
Jai Arrow Gold Coast Titans South Sydney Rabbitohs
Shannon Boyd Gold Coast Titans Retirement
Bryce Cartwright Gold Coast Titans Parramatta Eels
Dale Copley Gold Coast Titans Brisbane Broncos
Keegan Hipgrave Gold Coast Titans Parramatta Eels
Ryan James Gold Coast Titans Canberra Raiders
Nathan Peats Gold Coast Titans Super League: Leigh Centurions
Tyrone Roberts Gold Coast Titans Norths Devils (Intrust Super Cup)
Young Tonumaipea Gold Coast Titans Melbourne Rebels (Super Rugby)
Brendan Elliot Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Super League: Leigh Centurions
Addin Fonua-Blake Manly Warringah Sea Eagles New Zealand Warriors
Danny Levi Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Brisbane Broncos
Joel Thompson Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Super League: St. Helens
Corey Waddell Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Sandor Earl Melbourne Storm Retirement
Tino Fa'asuamaleaui Melbourne Storm Gold Coast Titans
Cameron Smith Melbourne Storm Retirement
Albert Vete Melbourne Storm Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers
Suliasi Vunivalu Melbourne Storm Queensland Reds (Super Rugby)
Herman Ese'ese Newcastle Knights Gold Coast Titans
Tim Glasby Newcastle Knights Retirement
Aidan Guerra Newcastle Knights Retirement
Mason Lino Newcastle Knights Super League: Wakefield Trinity
Sione Mata'utia Newcastle Knights Super League: St. Helens
Andrew McCullough Newcastle Knights St. George Illawarra Dragons
Tautau Moga Newcastle Knights South Sydney Rabbitohs
Gerard Beale New Zealand Warriors St. George Illawarra Dragons
Adam Blair New Zealand Warriors Retirement
Lachlan Burr New Zealand Warriors North Queensland Cowboys
Blake Green New Zealand Warriors Newcastle Knights
Patrick Herbert New Zealand Warriors Gold Coast Titans
Karl Lawton New Zealand Warriors Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Agnatius Paasi New Zealand Warriors Super League: St. Helens
Isaiah Papali'i New Zealand Warriors Parramatta Eels
Leivaha Pulu New Zealand Warriors Norths Devils (Intrust Super Cup)
Nathaniel Roache New Zealand Warriors Parramatta Eels
John Asiata North Queensland Cowboys Brisbane Broncos
Gavin Cooper North Queensland Cowboys Retirement
Esan Marsters North Queensland Cowboys Gold Coast Titans
Josh McGuire North Queensland Cowboys St. George Illawarra Dragons
Tom Opacic North Queensland Cowboys Parramatta Eels
Daniel Alvaro Parramatta Eels St. George Illawarra Dragons
Kane Evans Parramatta Eels New Zealand Warriors
David Gower Parramatta Eels Retirement
George Jennings Parramatta Eels Melbourne Storm
Michael Jennings Parramatta Eels Suspension[19]
Brad Takairangi Parramatta Eels Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers
Peni Terepo Parramatta Eels Retirement
Jack Hetherington Penrith Panthers Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Josh Mansour Penrith Panthers South Sydney Rabbitohs
James Tamou Penrith Panthers Wests Tigers
Zane Tetevano Penrith Panthers Super League: Leeds Rhinos
Dean Whare Penrith Panthers Super League: Catalans Dragons
Corey Allan South Sydney Rabbitohs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Ethan Lowe South Sydney Rabbitohs Retirement
James Roberts South Sydney Rabbitohs Wests Tigers
Bayley Sironen South Sydney Rabbitohs New Zealand Warriors
Euan Aitken St. George Illawarra Dragons New Zealand Warriors
Tyson Frizell St. George Illawarra Dragons Newcastle Knights
Jacob Host St. George Illawarra Dragons South Sydney Rabbitohs
Korbin Sims St. George Illawarra Dragons Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers
Mitchell Aubusson Sydney Roosters Retirement
Boyd Cordner Sydney Roosters Retirement
Poasa Faamausili Sydney Roosters St. George Illawarra Dragons
Kyle Flanagan Sydney Roosters Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Ryan Hall Sydney Roosters Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers
Sonny Bill Williams Sydney Roosters Retirement
Josh Aloiai Wests Tigers Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Matt Eisenhuth Wests Tigers Penrith Panthers
Robert Jennings Wests Tigers Penrith Panthers
Chris Lawrence Wests Tigers Retirement
Benji Marshall Wests Tigers South Sydney Rabbitohs
Chris McQueen Wests Tigers Super League: Huddersfield Giants
Josh Reynolds Wests Tigers Super League: Hull F.C.
Elijah Taylor Wests Tigers Super League: Salford Red Devils
David Mead Super League: Catalans Dragons Brisbane Broncos
Albert Kelly Super League: Hull F.C. Brisbane Broncos
Ava Seumanufagai Super League: Leeds Rhinos Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Joey Lussick Super League: Salford Red Devils Parramatta Eels
Luke Thompson Super League: St. Helens Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Ben Murdoch-Masila Super League: Warrington Wolves New Zealand Warriors
Javid Bowen Northern Pride (Intrust Super Cup) North Queensland Cowboys
Karmichael Hunt New South Wales Waratahs (Super Rugby) Brisbane Broncos
Tepai Moeroa New South Wales Waratahs (Super Rugby) Melbourne Storm
Will Chambers Suntory Sungoliath (Japanese rugby union) Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Jack de Belin Suspension St. George Illawarra Dragons

Loan moves

Player Home club → Loan club Dates Pld Ref
Jamayne Taunoa-Brown New Zealand Warriors St George Illawarra Dragons 12 July – 25 July
(Rounds 18 – 19)
2 [20]
Corey Horsburgh Canberra Raiders Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10 August – 23 August
(Rounds 22 – 23)
1 [21]
Ryan James Canberra Raiders Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10 August – 23 August
(Rounds 22 – 23)
1 [21]
Freddy Lussick Sydney Roosters St George Illawarra Dragons 24 August – 6 September
(Rounds 24 – 25)
2 [22]

Coaches

Coach 2020 Club 2021 Club
Kevin Walters Queensland Brisbane Broncos
Trent Barrett N/A Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Nathan Brown N/A New Zealand Warriors
Anthony Griffin N/A St. George Illawarra Dragons

Notes

  1. ^ Some games in Rounds 16, 17, 20 and 21 were played to empty venues as a result of COVID-19 biosecurity protocols.
  2. ^ Some games in Rounds 16, 17, 20 and 21 were played to empty venues as a result of COVID-19 biosecurity protocols.

References

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  19. ^ "Jennings suspended until end of 2023 season". NRL.com. 15 October 2021.
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