2021 NRL season
Appearance
2021 National Rugby League | |
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Duration | March 11 – October 3, 2021 |
Teams | 16 |
Premiers | Penrith Panthers (3rd title) |
Minor premiers | Melbourne Storm (5th title) |
Matches played | 201 |
Points scored | 9,219 |
Average attendance | 10,364[a] |
Attendance | 2,083,258[b] |
Top points scorer(s) | Reuben Garrick (334) |
Dally M Medal | Tom Trbojevic |
Top try-scorer(s) | Alex Johnston (30) |
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
[edit]The lineup of teams remained unchanged for the 15th consecutive year.
Regular season
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 – Home game
X – Bye
* – Golden point game
Opponent for round listed above margin
Ladder
[edit]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
[edit]- 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 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
[edit]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 | |||||
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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
[edit]Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | ||||||||||||||||
10 September – Sunshine Coast | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | Melbourne | 40 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Manly Warringah | 12 | 17 September – Mackay | ||||||||||||||||
Manly Warringah | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||
11 September – Townsville | Sydney | 6 | 25 September – Brisbane | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Sydney | 25 | Melbourne | 6 | |||||||||||||||
8 | Gold Coast | 24 | Penrith | 10 | 3 October – Brisbane | ||||||||||||||
Penrith | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 September – Rockhampton | 24 September – Brisbane | South Sydney | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Parramatta | 28 | South Sydney | 36 | |||||||||||||||
7 | Newcastle | 20 | 18 September – Mackay | Manly Warringah | 16 | ||||||||||||||
Penrith | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
11 September – Townsville | Parramatta | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Penrith | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | South Sydney | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
Grand final
[edit]Sunday, 3 October
6:35 pm (AEST) 7:35 pm (AEDT) |
Penrith Panthers | 14 – 12 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
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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 |
Player statistics and records
[edit]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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2021 Transfers
[edit]Players
[edit]Source:[18]
Loan moves
[edit]Player | Home club | → Loan club | Dates | Pld | Ref |
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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
[edit]Coach | 2020 Club | 2021 Club |
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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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Kevin Walters Appointed Brisbane Broncos Coach". Broncos.com.au. 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Barrett the Bulldog: Trent signs on to coach until end of 2023". NRL.com. 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Sharks Statement". Sharks.com.au. 13 April 2021.
- ^ "Proctor & Fogarty to lead Titans in 2021". Titans.com.au. 26 February 2021.
- ^ "Welcome to 4 Pines Park - Home of the Sea Eagles". SeaEagles.com.au. 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Bromwich, Finucane to captain Storm". MelbourneStorm.com.au. 19 February 2021.
- ^ "Saifiti & Brailey earn Rd1 co-captaincy roles". NewcastleKnights.com.au. 2 March 2021.
- ^ "Brown: You need to have sustained success". Warriors.kiwi. 8 August 2020.
- ^ "Cowboys name Payten Head Coach". Cowboys.com.au. 4 September 2020.
- ^ "Taumalolo named Cowboys co-captain". Cowboys.com.au. 16 December 2020.
- ^ "Panthers home becomes BlueBet Stadium". PenrithPanthers.com.au. 22 March 2021.
- ^ "Yeo and Cleary named Panthers captains". PenrithPanthers.com.au. 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Dragons appoint Anthony Griffin as head coach". Dragons.com.au. 7 September 2020.
- ^ "Dragons confirm Hunt captaincy". Dragons.com.au. 19 February 2021.
- ^ "James Tamou named as Wests Tigers captain". WestsTigers.com.au. 12 February 2021.
- ^ "Cool for Cats: Penrith's clutch plays pinch grand final glory from Souths". NRL.com. 3 October 2021.
- ^ "History in the making with Brisbane to host 2021 NRL grand final". NRL.com. 8 September 2021.
- ^ "2021 Signings Tracker: Official rosters and contracts for all 16 clubs". NRL.com.
- ^ "Jennings suspended until end of 2023 season". NRL.com. 15 October 2021.
- ^ Becht, Richard (12 July 2021). "Taunoa-Brown joins Dragons on short-term loan". New Zealand Warriors. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ a b Millard, Benjamin (10 August 2021). "Desperate Bulldogs sign two players on loan deals". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ "Rooster to join Red V on loan deal". St George Illawarra Dragons. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.