2019 NRL 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.
2019 National Rugby League | |
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Duration | March 14 – October 6, 2019 |
Teams | 16 |
Premiers | Sydney Roosters (15th title) |
Minor premiers | Melbourne Storm (4th title) |
Matches played | 201 |
Points scored | 7,905 |
Average attendance | 15,804 |
Attendance | 3,176,561 |
Top points scorer(s) | Latrell Mitchell (273) |
Player of the year | James Tedesco (Dally M Medal) |
Top try-scorer(s) | Maika Sivo (22) |
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]
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 – Opposition's 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 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 631 | 300 | +331 | 42 |
2 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 627 | 363 | +264 | 36 |
3 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 521 | 417 | +104 | 34 |
4 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 524 | 374 | +150 | 32 |
5 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 533 | 473 | +60 | 30 |
6 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 496 | 446 | +50 | 30 |
7 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 514 | 464 | +50 | 26 |
8 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 432 | 489 | −57 | 25 |
9 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 475 | 486 | −11 | 24 |
10 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 413 | 474 | −61 | 24 |
11 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 485 | 522 | −37 | 22 |
12 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 326 | 477 | −151 | 22 |
13 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 433 | 574 | −141 | 21 |
14 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 378 | 500 | −122 | 20 |
15 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 427 | 575 | −148 | 18 |
16 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 370 | 651 | −281 | 10 |
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 | |
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1 | Melbourne | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 42 |
2 | Sydney | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 36 |
3 | South Sydney | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 |
4 | Canberra | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 |
5 | Parramatta | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 |
6 | Manly-Warringah | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
7 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 |
8 | Brisbane | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 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 | 18 | 20 | 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 | |||||
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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 Cecchin Henry 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
Qualifying / Elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | ||||||||||||||
QF1: 14 Sept, AAMI Park | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Melbourne | 10 | |||||||||||||||
4 | Canberra | 12 | SF1: 21 Sept, AAMI Park | ||||||||||||||
Melbourne | 32 | ||||||||||||||||
EF1: 15 Sept, Bankwest Stadium | Parramatta | 0 | PF1: 27 Sept, GIO Stadium | ||||||||||||||
5 | Parramatta | 58 | Canberra | 16 | |||||||||||||
8 | Brisbane | 0 | South Sydney | 10 | GF: 6 Oct, ANZ Stadium | ||||||||||||
Sydney | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
EF2: 14 Sept, Lottoland | PF2: 28 Sept, Sydney Cricket Ground | Canberra | 8 | ||||||||||||||
6 | Manly-Warringah | 28 | Sydney | 14 | |||||||||||||
7 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 16 | SF2: 20 Sept, ANZ Stadium | Melbourne | 6 | ||||||||||||
South Sydney | 34 | ||||||||||||||||
QF2: 13 Sept, Sydney Cricket Ground | Manly-Warringah | 26 | |||||||||||||||
2 | Sydney | 30 | |||||||||||||||
3 | South Sydney | 6 |
Grand Final
Sunday, 6 October 7:40pm (AEDT) |
Sydney Roosters | 14 – 8 | Canberra Raiders |
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Tries: Sam Verrills (7') 1 James Tedesco (73') 1 Goals: Latrell Mitchell 3/5 (8', 21' pen, 74') Sin Bin: Cooper Cronk (50') 1 |
[19] 1st: 8 - 6 2nd: 6 - 2 |
Tries: Jack Wighton (31') 1 Goals: Jarrod Croker 2/2 (32', 50' pen) |
ANZ Stadium Attendance: 82,922 Clive Churchill Medal: Jack Wighton Referee: Ben Cummins, Gerard Sutton |
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
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Top 5 goal scorers
Top 5 tacklers
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2019 Transfers
Players
Source:[20]
Coaches
Coach | 2018 Club | 2019 Club |
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Wayne Bennett | Brisbane Broncos | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
Shane Flanagan | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Indefinite ban[21] |
Anthony Seibold | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Brisbane Broncos |
Ivan Cleary | Wests Tigers | Penrith Panthers |
Des Hasler | N/A | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
Michael Maguire | N/A | Wests Tigers |
References
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- "Raiders to have Two Captains in 2019". Raiders.com.au. 20 December 2018.
- "'Massive year ahead': Sharks confirm Morris as new coach". NRL.com. 1 February 2019.
- "Club Statement". Titans.com.au. 14 July 2019.
- "Hasler returns to Sea Eagles as coach". NRL.com. 22 October 2018.
- "Nathan Brown to depart Knights effective immediately". NewcastleKnights.com.au. 27 August 2019.
- "Captain and leadership group announced". NewcastleKnights.com.au. 6 March 2019.
- "Introducing Captain Morgan!". Cowboys.com.au. 8 March 2019.
- "Cleary appointed Panthers head coach". PenrithPanthers.com.au. 29 October 2018.
- "Ivan Cleary: Tamou proved himself the man for the job". NRL.com. 17 April 2019.
- "Sam Burgess appointed as Rabbitohs captain". Rabbitohs.com.au. 18 April 2019.
- "2019 Membership On Sale Now". Roosters.com.au. 13 September 2018.
- "Wests Tigers to play four matches at new stadium in 2019". NRL.com. 15 September 2018.
- "Wests Tigers announce Michael Maguire as Head Coach". WestsTigers.com.au. 28 October 2018.
- "Moses Mbye named as Wests Tigers Captain". WestsTigers.com.au. 8 February 2019.
- "New Zealand Māori side to face Indigenous All Stars in 2019". NRL.com. 20 August 2018.
- "Eight NRL games in three 'Magic' days at Suncorp Stadium". NRL.com. 17 June 2018.
- "Sunday State of Origin confirmed for Perth in 2019". NRL.com. 3 July 2018.
- "Gritty Roosters defy Raiders to win dramatic grand final". NRL.com. 6 October 2019.
- "2019 NRL signings: Player transfers and contracts". NRL.com.
- "NRL de-registers Shane Flanagan and Wests Tigers CEO". NRL.com. 19 December 2018.