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2016 NRL season

January 01, 1970

The 2016 NRL season was the 109th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 19th season run by the National Rugby League. The season started in New Zealand with the annual Auckland Nines, and was followed by the All Stars Match, which was played at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane,[1] and the World Club Series. The season concluded on October 2 with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks winning their first ever premiership after 50 seasons, having entered the competition in 1967.[2] The season was also noteworthy as it was the first time that all three Queensland based teams made the finals.

2016 National Rugby League
DurationMarch 3 – October 2, 2016
Teams16
Premiers Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (1st title)
Minor premiers Melbourne Storm (2nd title)
Matches played201
Points scored8388
Average attendance16,063
Attendance3,228,623
Top points scorer(s) Jarrod Croker (296)
Player of the year Cooper Cronk &
Jason Taumalolo (Dally M Medal)
Top try-scorer(s) Suliasi Vunivalu (22)
← 2015
2017 →

Teams edit

The lineup of teams remained unchanged for the 10th consecutive year. The NRL's salary cap for the clubs' top 25 players was $A6.3M for 2016.[3]

Colours Club Season [citation needed] Home ground(s) Head coach Captain(s) [citation needed]
 
 Brisbane Broncos 29th season Suncorp Stadium Wayne Bennett Corey Parker[4]
 
 Canberra Raiders 35th season GIO Stadium Canberra Ricky Stuart Jarrod Croker
 
 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 82nd season ANZ Stadium & Belmore Sports Ground Des Hasler James Graham
 
 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 50th season Southern Cross Group Stadium Shane Flanagan Paul Gallen
 
 Gold Coast Titans 10th season Cbus Super Stadium Neil Henry Nathan Friend & William Zillman[5]
 
 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 67th season Brookvale Oval Trent Barrett Jamie Lyon
 
 Melbourne Storm 19th season AAMI Park Craig Bellamy Cameron Smith
 
 Newcastle Knights 29th season Hunter Stadium Nathan Brown Jeremy Smith, Trent Hodkinson & Tariq Sims[6]
 
 New Zealand Warriors 22nd season Mt. Smart Stadium Andrew McFadden Ryan Hoffman[7]
 
 North Queensland Cowboys 22nd season 1300SMILES Stadium Paul Green Johnathan Thurston & Matt Scott
 
 Parramatta Eels 70th season Pirtek Stadium & ANZ Stadium Brad Arthur Tim Mannah & Kieran Foran[8]
 
 Penrith Panthers 50th season Pepper Stadium Anthony Griffin Matt Moylan[9]
 
 South Sydney Rabbitohs 107th season ANZ Stadium Michael Maguire Greg Inglis
 
 St. George Illawarra Dragons 18th season UOW Jubilee Oval & WIN Stadium Paul McGregor Ben Creagh & Gareth Widdop[10]
 
 Sydney Roosters 109th season Allianz Stadium Trent Robinson Jake Friend[11]
 
 Wests Tigers 16th season Campbelltown Stadium & Leichhardt Oval & ANZ Stadium Jason Taylor Aaron Woods[12]

Pre-season edit

The 2016 pre-season featured the third edition of the Auckland Nines competition, held over a weekend at Auckland's Eden Park in which the Parramatta Eels defeated the New Zealand Warriors in the final. The All Stars match was held on February 13 at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. The 2016 World Club Series took place in England with the NRL premiers North Queensland Cowboys defeating the Super League champions Leeds Rhinos in the World Club Challenge match.

Parramatta Eels salary cap breach edit

Main article: Parramatta Eels salary cap breach

The Parramatta Eels were faced with starting the season on -4 points due to salary cap indiscretions in 2015, however the NRL was satisfied with governance changes at the Eels and no points were deducted.[13]

However, on 3 May 2016, after further salary cap breaches were exposed by the NRL, CEO Todd Greenberg announced the preliminary penalties of the club being fined $1 million, deducted twelve competition points, stripped of its 2016 Auckland Nines title[14] and they were barred from receiving any further competition points until they fell under the salary cap, which they were reported to have exceeded by $570,000. Five officials (chairman Steve Sharp, deputy chairman Tom Issa, director Peter Serrao, chief executive John Boulous and football manager Daniel Anderson) were also suspended indefinitely. On 12 May the NRL reported that Parramatta had fallen back under the salary cap for 2016 and were able to play for competition points again for their next scheduled game.[15]

On 9 July, after over 2 months of club officials contesting the preliminary penalties, Parramatta were handed their punishment with the addition of their for/against points tally accumulated from rounds 1-9 being deducted.[16]

Regular season edit

See also: 2016 NRL season results
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 26 F1 F2 F3 GF
Brisbane Broncos PAR
13 		NZL
15 		PEN
1 		NQL
1* 		GCT
8 		SGI
26 		NEW
53 		SOU
22 		CRO
2 		MAN
24 		NQL
1 		WTI
1 		NZL
18 		CAN
8 		X CBY
26 		MEL
42 		X SOU
20 		PEN
19 		SYD
16 		SGI
4 		PAR
22 		CBY
10 		MEL
10 		SYD
10 		GCT
16 		NQL
6*
Canberra Raiders PEN
8 		SYD
1 		NEW
0* 		GCT
4 		CBY
14 		PAR
30 		CRO
24 		WTI
54 		PEN
1 		SGI
4* 		NZL
26 		CBY
12 		MAN
12 		BRI
8 		X GCT
8 		NEW
4* 		NQL
14 		X NZL
4* 		SOU
50 		CRO
16 		MEL
14 		PAR
10 		MAN
14 		WTI
42 		CRO
2 		PEN
10 		MEL
2
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs MAN
22 		PEN
2 		PAR
14 		SOU
30 		CAN
14 		MEL
6 		NZL
4 		GCT
1* 		PAR
8 		WTI
32 		SYD
12 		CAN
12 		CRO
2 		SGI
18 		X BRI
26 		SYD
4 		WTI
10 		X NQL
36 		SGI
3 		NEW
14 		MAN
4* 		BRI
10 		NQL
8 		SOU
18 		PEN
16
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks NQL
6 		SGI
28 		MAN
10 		MEL
8 		WTI
8 		GCT
5 		CAN
24 		PEN
2 		BRI
2 		NEW
62 		MAN
8 		X CBY
2 		NQL
3 		X NZL
1* 		PAR
10 		PEN
16 		SYD
12 		NEW
32 		GCT
0* 		CAN
16 		SGI
14 		SOU
6 		SYD
25 		MEL
20 		CAN
2 		X NQL
12 		MEL
2
Gold Coast Titans NEW
18 		MEL
18 		WTI
12 		CAN
4 		BRI
8 		CRO
5 		SGI
5 		CBY
1* 		MEL
38 		SYD
20 		PEN
4 		X SOU
1* 		PAR
10 		MAN
20 		CAN
8 		NZL
9 		X SGI
20 		PAR
20 		CRO
0* 		NZL
10 		WTI
1 		NEW
20 		PEN
1 		NQL
16 		BRI
16
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles CBY
22 		WTI
14 		CRO
10 		SYD
2 		SOU
4 		NZL
16 		PAR
12 		NEW
16 		NQL
16 		BRI
24 		CRO
8 		X CAN
12 		PEN
7 		GCT
20 		NQL
4 		SGI
30 		X NZL
1* 		SOU
8 		NEW
20 		PAR
1 		CBY
4* 		MEL
20 		CAN
14 		PEN
30
Melbourne Storm SGI
2 		GCT
18 		NZL
7 		CRO
8 		NEW
4 		CBY
6 		WTI
1* 		NZL
42 		GCT
38 		NQL
1 		PAR
12 		X PEN
18 		SYD
46 		SGI
10 		WTI
9 		BRI
42 		X NEW
4 		SYD
16 		NQL
8 		SOU
1* 		CAN
14 		MAN
20 		BRI
10 		CRO
20 		NQL
6 		X CAN
2 		CRO
2
Newcastle Knights GCT
18 		SOU
42 		CAN
0* 		NZL
22 		MEL
4 		WTI
2 		BRI
53 		MAN
16 		SYD
38 		CRO
62 		WTI
8 		PAR
2 		NQL
30 		NZL
36 		X SGI
12 		CAN
4* 		X MEL
4 		CRO
32 		MAN
20 		CBY
14 		PEN
36 		GCT
20 		SOU
22 		SGI
2
New Zealand Warriors WTI
8 		BRI
15 		MEL
7 		NEW
22 		SYD
4* 		MAN
16 		CBY
4 		MEL
42 		SGI
16 		PEN
12 		CAN
26 		X BRI
18 		NEW
36 		SYD
2 		CRO
1* 		GCT
9 		X MAN
1* 		CAN
4* 		PEN
4* 		GCT
10 		SOU
19 		NQL
28 		WTI
12 		PAR
22
North Queensland Cowboys CRO
6 		PAR
4 		SYD
40 		BRI
1* 		SGI
36 		PEN
5 		SOU
26 		PAR
16 		MAN
16 		MEL
1 		BRI
1 		SGI
4 		NEW
30 		CRO
3 		X MAN
4 		SOU
20 		CAN
14 		X CBY
36 		MEL
8 		WTI
12 		SYD
12 		NZL
28 		CBY
8 		GCT
16 		MEL
6 		BRI
6* 		CRO
12
Parramatta Eels BRI
13 		NQL
4 		CBY
14 		WTI
8 		PEN
2 		CAN
30 		MAN
12 		NQL
16 		CBY
8 		SOU
2 		MEL
12 		NEW
2 		X GCT
10 		SOU
18 		X CRO
10 		SYD
4 		PEN
4 		GCT
20 		WTI
15 		MAN
1 		BRI
22 		CAN
10 		SGI
12 		NZL
22
Penrith Panthers CAN
8 		CBY
2 		BRI
1 		SGI
2 		PAR
2 		NQL
5 		SYD
4 		CRO
2 		CAN
1 		NZL
12 		GCT
4 		X MEL
18 		MAN
7 		X SOU
2 		WTI
8 		CRO
16 		PAR
4 		BRI
19 		NZL
4* 		SYD
20 		NEW
36 		WTI
30 		GCT
1 		MAN
30 		CBY
16 		CAN
10
South Sydney Rabbitohs SYD
32 		NEW
42 		SGI
2 		CBY
30 		MAN
4 		SYD
7 		NQL
26 		BRI
22 		WTI
8 		PAR
2 		SGI
10 		X GCT
1* 		WTI
16 		PAR
18 		PEN
2 		NQL
20 		X BRI
20 		MAN
8 		CAN
50 		MEL
1* 		NZL
19 		CRO
6 		NEW
22 		CBY
18
St. George Illawarra Dragons MEL
2 		CRO
28 		SOU
2 		PEN
2 		NQL
36 		BRI
26 		GCT
5 		SYD
2 		NZL
16 		CAN
4* 		SOU
10 		NQL
4 		X CBY
18 		MEL
10 		NEW
12 		MAN
30 		X GCT
20 		WTI
13 		CBY
3 		BRI
4 		CRO
14 		SYD
36 		PAR
12 		NEW
2
Sydney Roosters SOU
32 		CAN
1 		NQL
40 		MAN
2 		NZL
4* 		SOU
7 		PEN
4 		SGI
2 		NEW
38 		GCT
20 		CBY
12 		X WTI
14 		MEL
46 		NZL
2 		X CBY
4 		PAR
4 		CRO
12 		MEL
16 		BRI
16 		PEN
20 		NQL
12 		SGI
36 		CRO
25 		BRI
10
Wests Tigers NZL
8 		MAN
14 		GCT
12 		PAR
8 		CRO
8 		NEW
2 		MEL
1* 		CAN
54 		SOU
8 		CBY
32 		NEW
8 		BRI
1 		SYD
14 		SOU
16 		X MEL
9 		PEN
8 		CBY
10 		X SGI
13 		PAR
15 		NQL
12 		GCT
1 		PEN
30 		NZL
12 		CAN
42
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 26 F1 F2 F3 GF

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

Ladder edit

2016 NRL season
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1   Melbourne Storm 24 19 0 5 2 563 302 +261 42
2   Canberra Raiders 24 17 1 6 2 688 456 +232 39
3   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (P) 24 17 1 6 2 580 404 +176 39
4   North Queensland Cowboys 24 15 0 9 2 584 355 +229 34
5   Brisbane Broncos 24 15 0 9 2 554 434 +120 34
6   Penrith Panthers 24 14 0 10 2 563 463 +100 32
7   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 14 0 10 2 506 448 +58 32
8   Gold Coast Titans 24 11 1 12 2 508 497 +11 27
9   Wests Tigers 24 11 0 13 2 499 607 −108 26
10   New Zealand Warriors 24 10 0 14 2 513 601 −88 24
11   St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 10 0 14 2 341 538 −197 24
12   South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 9 0 15 2 473 549 −76 22
13   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 8 0 16 2 454 563 −109 20
14   Parramatta Eels 24 13 0 11 2 298 324 −26 181
15   Sydney Roosters 24 6 0 18 2 443 576 −133 16
16   Newcastle Knights 24 1 1 22 2 305 800 −495 7

1 Parramatta were deducted 12 competition points and their for/against tally accumulated between rounds 1-9 for gross long-term salary cap breaches.

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 26
1   Melbourne 2 4 6 6 8 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 38 40 40 42
2   Canberra 2 4 5 5 7 7 7 9 9 9 11 13 15 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39
3   Cronulla-Sutherland (P) 0 2 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 37 37 37 37 39 39
4   North Queensland 2 2 4 4 6 8 10 12 14 14 16 16 18 18 20 22 24 24 26 28 28 28 28 30 32 34
5   Brisbane 2 4 4 6 8 10 12 14 14 16 16 16 16 18 20 20 20 22 24 24 24 26 28 30 32 34
6   Penrith 0 0 2 2 4 4 6 6 8 10 10 12 12 14 16 18 18 18 20 22 22 24 26 28 30 32
7   Canterbury-Bankstown 2 4 4 6 6 8 8 10 10 12 14 14 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 26 28 30 32 32 32 32
8   Gold Coast 2 2 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 10 12 14 14 16 16 16 18 20 22 23 23 25 27 27 27
9   Wests 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 8 10 10 12 14 14 16 16 18 20 22 24 24 24 26 26
10   New Zealand 0 0 0 2 4 4 6 6 8 8 8 10 12 14 16 16 18 20 20 20 22 24 24 24 24 24
11   St. George Illawarra 0 0 2 4 4 4 6 8 8 10 10 12 14 14 16 18 18 20 20 20 20 20 22 22 22 24
12   South Sydney 2 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 8 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 16 18 20 22
13   Manly-Warringah 0 0 2 4 4 6 6 8 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 12 14 16 18 20 20 20 20 20 20
14   Parramatta* 0 2 4 6 6 8 10 10 12 0 0 2 4 6 8 10 10 12 12 12 12 14 14 14 16 18
15   Sydney 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 4 4 6 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 14 16 16 16
16   Newcastle 0 0 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

Finals series edit

See also: 2016 NRL season results - Finals series

A new format of extra time was introduced for the finals series where two additional 5-minute periods are played and if the scores are still tied afterwards, the next team to score wins.

The 2016 Finals series is notable as the first time three Queensland teams have all made the finals in one season.

Canberra also broke a long preliminary final drought reaching their first grand final qualifier in 19 years.[17]

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (Local) Venue Referees Crowd
QUALIFYING & ELIMINATION FINALS
  Brisbane Broncos 44 – 28   Gold Coast Titans 9 September 2016, 8:00 pm Suncorp Stadium Gerard Sutton
Gavin Badger 		43,170
  Canberra Raiders 14 – 16   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 10 September 2016, 5:45 pm GIO Stadium Canberra Matt Cecchin
Alan Shortall 		25,592
  Melbourne Storm 16 – 10   North Queensland Cowboys 10 September 2016, 8:00 pm AAMI Park Ben Cummins
Grant Atkins 		21,233
  Penrith Panthers 28 – 12   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 11 September 2016, 4:15 pm Allianz Stadium Jared Maxwell
Chris James 		22,631
SEMI FINALS
  North Queensland Cowboys † 26 – 20   Brisbane Broncos 16 September 2016, 8:05 pm 1300SMILES Stadium Matt Cecchin
Alan Shortall 		23,804
  Canberra Raiders 22 – 12   Penrith Panthers 17 September 2016, 7:50 pm GIO Stadium Canberra Ben Cummins
Gerard Sutton 		21,498
PRELIMINARY FINALS
  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 32 – 20   North Queensland Cowboys 23 September 2016, 8:05 pm Allianz Stadium Ben Cummins
Gerard Sutton 		36,717
  Melbourne Storm 14 – 12   Canberra Raiders 24 September 2016, 7:55 pm AAMI Park Matt Cecchin
Alan Shortall 		28,161

† Match decided in extra time.

Chart edit

Qualifying and elimination finalsSemi-finalsPreliminary finalsGrand Final
10 Sept, AAMI Park
1  Melbourne16
4  North Queensland1016 Sept, 1300SMILES Stadium
  North Queensland26
9 Sept, Suncorp Stadium  Brisbane2024 Sept, AAMI Park
5  Brisbane44  Melbourne14
8  Gold Coast28  Canberra122 Oct, ANZ Stadium
  Melbourne12
11 Sept, Allianz Stadium23 Sept, Allianz Stadium  Cronulla-Sutherland14
6  Penrith28  Cronulla-Sutherland32
7  Canterbury-Bankstown1217 Sept, GIO Stadium Canberra  North Queensland20
  Canberra22
10 Sept, GIO Stadium Canberra  Penrith12
2  Canberra14
3  Cronulla-Sutherland16

Grand final edit

Main article: 2016 NRL Grand Final
Sunday, 2 October
7:35pm AEDT
Melbourne Storm   12 – 14   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Tries:
Jesse Bromwich (50') 1
Will Chambers (64') 1
Goals:
Cameron Smith 2/2
(51', 65') 		1st: 0 - 8
2nd: 12 - 6
 Tries:
Ben Barba (15') 1
Andrew Fifita (69') 1
Goals:
James Maloney 3/3
(8' pen, 16', 71')
ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 83,625
Clive Churchill Medalist: Luke Lewis
Referee: Matt Cecchin, Ben Cummins

Regular season player statistics edit

The following statistics are at the conclusion of Round 26.

Transfers edit

Players edit

Player 2015 Club 2016 Club
Dale Copley   Brisbane Broncos   Sydney Roosters
Mitchell Dodds   Brisbane Broncos   Super League: Warrington Wolves
Justin Hodges   Brisbane Broncos Retirement
David Stagg   Brisbane Broncos Retirement
Daniel Vidot   Brisbane Broncos   Super League: Salford Red Devils
Joel Edwards   Canberra Raiders   Wests Tigers
Josh McCrone   Canberra Raiders   St. George Illawarra Dragons
Frank-Paul Nu'uausala   Canberra Raiders   Super League: Wigan Warriors
David Shillington   Canberra Raiders   Gold Coast Titans
Dane Tilse   Canberra Raiders   Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers
Sisa Waqa   Canberra Raiders FC Grenoble (French rugby union)
Trent Hodkinson   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs   Newcastle Knights
Antonio Kaufusi   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Retirement
Tim Lafai   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs   St. George Illawarra Dragons
Frank Pritchard   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs   Super League: Hull F.C.
Corey Thompson   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs   Super League: Widnes Vikings
Tinirau Arona   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks   Super League: Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Blake Ayshford   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks   New Zealand Warriors
Michael Gordon   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks   Parramatta Eels
Jeff Robson   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks   New Zealand Warriors
Anthony Tupou   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks   Super League: Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Kalifa Faifai Loa   Gold Coast Titans   St. George Illawarra Dragons
Beau Falloon   Gold Coast Titans   Super League: Leeds Rhinos
Kevin Gordon   Gold Coast Titans Retirement
Nate Myles   Gold Coast Titans   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Ben Ridge   Gold Coast Titans Retirement
James Roberts   Gold Coast Titans   Brisbane Broncos
Aidan Sezer   Gold Coast Titans   Canberra Raiders
Dave Taylor   Gold Coast Titans   Super League: Catalans Dragons
Brad Tighe   Gold Coast Titans Retirement
Matthew White   Gold Coast Titans   Melbourne Storm
Matt Ballin   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles   Wests Tigers
Cheyse Blair   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles   Melbourne Storm
Luke Burgess   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles   Super League: Salford Red Devils
Kieran Foran   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles   Parramatta Eels
James Hasson   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles N/A
Peta Hiku   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles   Penrith Panthers
Justin Horo   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles   Super League: Catalans Dragons
Dunamis Lui   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles   St. George Illawarra Dragons
Willie Mason   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles   Super League: Catalans Dragons
Feleti Mateo   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles   Super League: Salford Red Devils
Jesse Sene-Lefao   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
David Williams   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Retirement
Matt Duffie   Melbourne Storm Auckland Blues (Super Rugby)
Mahe Fonua   Melbourne Storm   Super League: Hull F.C.
Ryan Hinchcliffe   Melbourne Storm   Super League: Huddersfield Giants
Tom Learoyd-Lahrs   Melbourne Storm Retirement
Kurt Mann   Melbourne Storm   St. George Illawarra Dragons
Dayne Weston   Melbourne Storm   Leigh Centurions
Adam Clydsdale   Newcastle Knights   Canberra Raiders
David Fa'alogo   Newcastle Knights Retirement
Kurt Gidley   Newcastle Knights   Super League: Warrington Wolves
Chris Houston   Newcastle Knights   Super League: Widnes Vikings
Joseph Leilua   Newcastle Knights   Canberra Raiders
James McManus   Newcastle Knights Retirement
Clint Newton   Newcastle Knights Retirement
Tyrone Roberts   Newcastle Knights   Gold Coast Titans
Beau Scott   Newcastle Knights   Parramatta Eels
Nathan Friend   New Zealand Warriors   Gold Coast Titans
Konrad Hurrell   New Zealand Warriors   Gold Coast Titans
Sebastine Ikahihifo   New Zealand Warriors   Super League: Huddersfield Giants
Dominique Peyroux   New Zealand Warriors   Super League: St. Helens
Sam Rapira   New Zealand Warriors   Super League: Huddersfield Giants
Sam Tomkins   New Zealand Warriors   Super League: Wigan Warriors
Chad Townsend   New Zealand Warriors   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Glenn Hall   North Queensland Cowboys Retirement
Robert Lui   North Queensland Cowboys   Super League: Salford Red Devils
Matthew Wright   North Queensland Cowboys   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Beau Champion   Parramatta Eels Retirement
Richie Faʻaoso   Parramatta Eels Retirement
Will Hopoate   Parramatta Eels   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Darcy Lussick   Parramatta Eels   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Ryan Morgan   Parramatta Eels   Melbourne Storm
Pauli Pauli   Parramatta Eels   Newcastle Knights
Joseph Paulo   Parramatta Eels   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Reece Robinson   Parramatta Eels New South Wales Waratahs (Super Rugby)
Chris Sandow   Parramatta Eels   Super League: Warrington Wolves
Anthony Watmough   Parramatta Eels Retirement
Lewis Brown   Penrith Panthers   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Jamal Idris   Penrith Panthers Hiatus
Brent Kite   Penrith Panthers Retirement
Apisai Koroisau   Penrith Panthers   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Sika Manu   Penrith Panthers   Super League: Hull F.C.
Nigel Plum   Penrith Panthers Retirement
James Segeyaro   Penrith Panthers   Super League: Leeds Rhinos
David Simmons   Penrith Panthers Retirement
Elijah Taylor   Penrith Panthers   Wests Tigers
Tim Grant   South Sydney Rabbitohs   Wests Tigers
Ben Lowe   South Sydney Rabbitohs Retirement
Issac Luke   South Sydney Rabbitohs   New Zealand Warriors
Chris McQueen   South Sydney Rabbitohs   Gold Coast Titans
Daryl Millard   South Sydney Rabbitohs Retirement
Joel Reddy   South Sydney Rabbitohs Retirement
Glenn Stewart   South Sydney Rabbitohs   Super League: Catalans Dragons
Dylan Walker   South Sydney Rabbitohs   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Dylan Farrell   St. George Illawarra Dragons Retirement
Mark Ioane   St. George Illawarra Dragons   London Broncos
Heath L'Estrange   St. George Illawarra Dragons Retirement
Peter Mata'utia   St. George Illawarra Dragons   Newcastle Knights
Trent Merrin   St. George Illawarra Dragons   Penrith Panthers
George Rose   St. George Illawarra Dragons Retirement
Michael Jennings   Sydney Roosters   Parramatta Eels
James Maloney   Sydney Roosters   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Willie Manu   Sydney Roosters Retirement
Suaia Matagi   Sydney Roosters   Penrith Panthers
Matt McIlwrick   Sydney Roosters   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck   Sydney Roosters   New Zealand Warriors
Jack Buchanan   Wests Tigers   Super League: Widnes Vikings
Josh Drinkwater   Wests Tigers   Leigh Centurions
Keith Galloway   Wests Tigers   Super League: Leeds Rhinos
Pat Richards   Wests Tigers   Super League: Catalans Dragons
Martin Taupau   Wests Tigers   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Ian Henderson   Super League: Catalans Dragons   Sydney Roosters
Jeff Lima   Super League: Catalans Dragons   Canberra Raiders
Michael Oldfield   Super League: Catalans Dragons   South Sydney Rabbitohs
Zeb Taia   Super League: Catalans Dragons   Gold Coast Titans
Elliott Whitehead   Super League: Catalans Dragons   Canberra Raiders
Mickey Paea   Super League: Hull F.C.   Newcastle Knights
Jordan Rankin   Super League: Hull F.C.   Wests Tigers
Tyrone McCarthy   Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers   St. George Illawarra Dragons
Adam Quinlan   Super League: St. Helens   St. George Illawarra Dragons
Pita Godinet   Super League: Wakefield Trinity Wildcats   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Joe Burgess   Super League: Wigan Warriors   Sydney Roosters
Dane Nielsen   Bradford Bulls   South Sydney Rabbitohs
Sam Burgess Bath (English rugby union)   South Sydney Rabbitohs
Russell Packer Imprisonment   St. George Illawarra Dragons

Source:[18]

Coaches edit

Attendances edit

Total and average home attendances:[19]

Team Games Total Average
Brisbane 12 404,306 33,692
Melbourne 12 216,944 18,079
North Queensland 12 200,582 16,715
Wests Tigers 12 184,674 15,390
Canterbury 12 182,419 15,202
Cronulla 12 174,941 14,578
Newcastle 12 173,484 14,457
Manly 12 173,171 14,431
Souths 12 171,973 14,331
New Zealand 12 171,620 14,302
Parramatta 12 167,144 13,929
Gold Coast Titans 12 165,671 13,806
St George Illawarra 12 163,588 13,632
Penrith 12 153,820 12,818
Canberra 12 146,195 12,183
Sydney Roosters 12 122,820 10,235

References edit

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External links edit

  • List of fixtures/times in date order at foxsports.com

January 01, 1970
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The 2016 NRL season was the 109th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 19th season run by the National Rugby League The season started in New Zealand with the annual Auckland Nines and was followed by the All Stars Match which was played at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane 1 and the World Club Series The season concluded on October 2 with the Cronulla Sutherland Sharks winning their first ever premiership after 50 seasons having entered the competition in 1967 2 The season was also noteworthy as it was the first time that all three Queensland based teams made the finals 2016 National Rugby LeagueDurationMarch 3 October 2 2016Teams16PremiersCronulla Sutherland Sharks 1st title Minor premiersMelbourne Storm 2nd title Matches played201Points scored8388Average attendance16 063Attendance3 228 623Top points scorer s Jarrod Croker 296 Player of the yearCooper Cronk amp Jason Taumalolo Dally M Medal Top try scorer s Suliasi Vunivalu 22 20152017 Contents 1 Teams 2 Pre season 3 Parramatta Eels salary cap breach 4 Regular season 5 Ladder 5 1 Ladder progression 6 Finals series 6 1 Chart 7 Grand final 8 Regular season player statistics 9 Transfers 9 1 Players 9 2 Coaches 10 Attendances 11 References 12 External linksTeams editThe lineup of teams remained unchanged for the 10th consecutive year The NRL s salary cap for the clubs top 25 players was A6 3M for 2016 3 Colours Club Season citation needed Home ground s Head coach Captain s citation needed nbsp Brisbane Broncos 29th season Suncorp Stadium Wayne Bennett Corey Parker 4 nbsp Canberra Raiders 35th season GIO Stadium Canberra Ricky Stuart Jarrod Croker nbsp Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 82nd season ANZ Stadium amp Belmore Sports Ground Des Hasler James Graham nbsp Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 50th season Southern Cross Group Stadium Shane Flanagan Paul Gallen nbsp Gold Coast Titans 10th season Cbus Super Stadium Neil Henry Nathan Friend amp William Zillman 5 nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 67th season Brookvale Oval Trent Barrett Jamie Lyon nbsp Melbourne Storm 19th season AAMI Park Craig Bellamy Cameron Smith nbsp Newcastle Knights 29th season Hunter Stadium Nathan Brown Jeremy Smith Trent Hodkinson amp Tariq Sims 6 nbsp New Zealand Warriors 22nd season Mt Smart Stadium Andrew McFadden Ryan Hoffman 7 nbsp North Queensland Cowboys 22nd season 1300SMILES Stadium Paul Green Johnathan Thurston amp Matt Scott nbsp Parramatta Eels 70th season Pirtek Stadium amp ANZ Stadium Brad Arthur Tim Mannah amp Kieran Foran 8 nbsp Penrith Panthers 50th season Pepper Stadium Anthony Griffin Matt Moylan 9 nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs 107th season ANZ Stadium Michael Maguire Greg Inglis nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons 18th season UOW Jubilee Oval amp WIN Stadium Paul McGregor Ben Creagh amp Gareth Widdop 10 nbsp Sydney Roosters 109th season Allianz Stadium Trent Robinson Jake Friend 11 nbsp Wests Tigers 16th season Campbelltown Stadium amp Leichhardt Oval amp ANZ Stadium Jason Taylor Aaron Woods 12 Pre season editThe 2016 pre season featured the third edition of the Auckland Nines competition held over a weekend at Auckland s Eden Park in which the Parramatta Eels defeated the New Zealand Warriors in the final The All Stars match was held on February 13 at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane The 2016 World Club Series took place in England with the NRL premiers North Queensland Cowboys defeating the Super League champions Leeds Rhinos in the World Club Challenge match Parramatta Eels salary cap breach editMain article Parramatta Eels salary cap breach The Parramatta Eels were faced with starting the season on 4 points due to salary cap indiscretions in 2015 however the NRL was satisfied with governance changes at the Eels and no points were deducted 13 However on 3 May 2016 after further salary cap breaches were exposed by the NRL CEO Todd Greenberg announced the preliminary penalties of the club being fined 1 million deducted twelve competition points stripped of its 2016 Auckland Nines title 14 and they were barred from receiving any further competition points until they fell under the salary cap which they were reported to have exceeded by 570 000 Five officials chairman Steve Sharp deputy chairman Tom Issa director Peter Serrao chief executive John Boulous and football manager Daniel Anderson were also suspended indefinitely On 12 May the NRL reported that Parramatta had fallen back under the salary cap for 2016 and were able to play for competition points again for their next scheduled game 15 On 9 July after over 2 months of club officials contesting the preliminary penalties Parramatta were handed their punishment with the addition of their for against points tally accumulated from rounds 1 9 being deducted 16 Regular season editSee also 2016 NRL season results 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 26 F1 F2 F3 GF Brisbane Broncos PAR13 NZL15 PEN1 NQL1 GCT8 SGI26 NEW53 SOU22 CRO2 MAN24 NQL1 WTI1 NZL18 CAN8 X CBY26 MEL42 X SOU20 PEN19 SYD16 SGI4 PAR22 CBY10 MEL10 SYD10 GCT16 NQL6 Canberra Raiders PEN8 SYD1 NEW0 GCT4 CBY14 PAR30 CRO24 WTI54 PEN1 SGI4 NZL26 CBY12 MAN12 BRI8 X GCT8 NEW4 NQL14 X NZL4 SOU50 CRO16 MEL14 PAR10 MAN14 WTI42 CRO2 PEN10 MEL2 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs MAN22 PEN2 PAR14 SOU30 CAN14 MEL6 NZL4 GCT1 PAR8 WTI32 SYD12 CAN12 CRO2 SGI18 X BRI26 SYD4 WTI10 X NQL36 SGI3 NEW14 MAN4 BRI10 NQL8 SOU18 PEN16 Cronulla Sutherland Sharks NQL6 SGI28 MAN10 MEL8 WTI8 GCT5 CAN24 PEN2 BRI2 NEW62 MAN8 X CBY2 NQL3 X NZL1 PAR10 PEN16 SYD12 NEW32 GCT0 CAN16 SGI14 SOU6 SYD25 MEL20 CAN2 X NQL12 MEL2 Gold Coast Titans NEW18 MEL18 WTI12 CAN4 BRI8 CRO5 SGI5 CBY1 MEL38 SYD20 PEN4 X SOU1 PAR10 MAN20 CAN8 NZL9 X SGI20 PAR20 CRO0 NZL10 WTI1 NEW20 PEN1 NQL16 BRI16 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles CBY22 WTI14 CRO10 SYD2 SOU4 NZL16 PAR12 NEW16 NQL16 BRI24 CRO8 X CAN12 PEN7 GCT20 NQL4 SGI30 X NZL1 SOU8 NEW20 PAR1 CBY4 MEL20 CAN14 PEN30 Melbourne Storm SGI2 GCT18 NZL7 CRO8 NEW4 CBY6 WTI1 NZL42 GCT38 NQL1 PAR12 X PEN18 SYD46 SGI10 WTI9 BRI42 X NEW4 SYD16 NQL8 SOU1 CAN14 MAN20 BRI10 CRO20 NQL6 X CAN2 CRO2 Newcastle Knights GCT18 SOU42 CAN0 NZL22 MEL4 WTI2 BRI53 MAN16 SYD38 CRO62 WTI8 PAR2 NQL30 NZL36 X SGI12 CAN4 X MEL4 CRO32 MAN20 CBY14 PEN36 GCT20 SOU22 SGI2 New Zealand Warriors WTI8 BRI15 MEL7 NEW22 SYD4 MAN16 CBY4 MEL42 SGI16 PEN12 CAN26 X BRI18 NEW36 SYD2 CRO1 GCT9 X MAN1 CAN4 PEN4 GCT10 SOU19 NQL28 WTI12 PAR22 North Queensland Cowboys CRO6 PAR4 SYD40 BRI1 SGI36 PEN5 SOU26 PAR16 MAN16 MEL1 BRI1 SGI4 NEW30 CRO3 X MAN4 SOU20 CAN14 X CBY36 MEL8 WTI12 SYD12 NZL28 CBY8 GCT16 MEL6 BRI6 CRO12 Parramatta Eels BRI13 NQL4 CBY14 WTI8 PEN2 CAN30 MAN12 NQL16 CBY8 SOU2 MEL12 NEW2 X GCT10 SOU18 X CRO10 SYD4 PEN4 GCT20 WTI15 MAN1 BRI22 CAN10 SGI12 NZL22 Penrith Panthers CAN8 CBY2 BRI1 SGI2 PAR2 NQL5 SYD4 CRO2 CAN1 NZL12 GCT4 X MEL18 MAN7 X SOU2 WTI8 CRO16 PAR4 BRI19 NZL4 SYD20 NEW36 WTI30 GCT1 MAN30 CBY16 CAN10 South Sydney Rabbitohs SYD32 NEW42 SGI2 CBY30 MAN4 SYD7 NQL26 BRI22 WTI8 PAR2 SGI10 X GCT1 WTI16 PAR18 PEN2 NQL20 X BRI20 MAN8 CAN50 MEL1 NZL19 CRO6 NEW22 CBY18 St George Illawarra Dragons MEL2 CRO28 SOU2 PEN2 NQL36 BRI26 GCT5 SYD2 NZL16 CAN4 SOU10 NQL4 X CBY18 MEL10 NEW12 MAN30 X GCT20 WTI13 CBY3 BRI4 CRO14 SYD36 PAR12 NEW2 Sydney Roosters SOU32 CAN1 NQL40 MAN2 NZL4 SOU7 PEN4 SGI2 NEW38 GCT20 CBY12 X WTI14 MEL46 NZL2 X CBY4 PAR4 CRO12 MEL16 BRI16 PEN20 NQL12 SGI36 CRO25 BRI10 Wests Tigers NZL8 MAN14 GCT12 PAR8 CRO8 NEW2 MEL1 CAN54 SOU8 CBY32 NEW8 BRI1 SYD14 SOU16 X MEL9 PEN8 CBY10 X SGI13 PAR15 NQL12 GCT1 PEN30 NZL12 CAN42 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 26 F1 F2 F3 GF Bold Opposition s Home game X Bye Golden point game Opponent for round listed above marginLadder edit2016 NRL seasonvte Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts 1 nbsp Melbourne Storm 24 19 0 5 2 563 302 261 42 2 nbsp Canberra Raiders 24 17 1 6 2 688 456 232 39 3 nbsp Cronulla Sutherland Sharks P 24 17 1 6 2 580 404 176 39 4 nbsp North Queensland Cowboys 24 15 0 9 2 584 355 229 34 5 nbsp Brisbane Broncos 24 15 0 9 2 554 434 120 34 6 nbsp Penrith Panthers 24 14 0 10 2 563 463 100 32 7 nbsp Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 24 14 0 10 2 506 448 58 32 8 nbsp Gold Coast Titans 24 11 1 12 2 508 497 11 27 9 nbsp Wests Tigers 24 11 0 13 2 499 607 108 26 10 nbsp New Zealand Warriors 24 10 0 14 2 513 601 88 24 11 nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons 24 10 0 14 2 341 538 197 24 12 nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 9 0 15 2 473 549 76 22 13 nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24 8 0 16 2 454 563 109 20 14 nbsp Parramatta Eels 24 13 0 11 2 298 324 26 181 15 nbsp Sydney Roosters 24 6 0 18 2 443 576 133 16 16 nbsp Newcastle Knights 24 1 1 22 2 305 800 495 7 1 Parramatta were deducted 12 competition points and their for against tally accumulated between rounds 1 9 for gross long term salary cap breaches 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 26 1 nbsp Melbourne 2 4 6 6 8 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 38 40 40 42 2 nbsp Canberra 2 4 5 5 7 7 7 9 9 9 11 13 15 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 3 nbsp Cronulla Sutherland P 0 2 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 37 37 37 37 39 39 4 nbsp North Queensland 2 2 4 4 6 8 10 12 14 14 16 16 18 18 20 22 24 24 26 28 28 28 28 30 32 34 5 nbsp Brisbane 2 4 4 6 8 10 12 14 14 16 16 16 16 18 20 20 20 22 24 24 24 26 28 30 32 34 6 nbsp Penrith 0 0 2 2 4 4 6 6 8 10 10 12 12 14 16 18 18 18 20 22 22 24 26 28 30 32 7 nbsp Canterbury Bankstown 2 4 4 6 6 8 8 10 10 12 14 14 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 26 28 30 32 32 32 32 8 nbsp Gold Coast 2 2 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 10 12 14 14 16 16 16 18 20 22 23 23 25 27 27 27 9 nbsp Wests 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 8 10 10 12 14 14 16 16 18 20 22 24 24 24 26 26 10 nbsp New Zealand 0 0 0 2 4 4 6 6 8 8 8 10 12 14 16 16 18 20 20 20 22 24 24 24 24 24 11 nbsp St George Illawarra 0 0 2 4 4 4 6 8 8 10 10 12 14 14 16 18 18 20 20 20 20 20 22 22 22 24 12 nbsp South Sydney 2 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 8 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 16 18 20 22 13 nbsp Manly Warringah 0 0 2 4 4 6 6 8 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 12 14 16 18 20 20 20 20 20 20 14 nbsp Parramatta 0 2 4 6 6 8 10 10 12 0 0 2 4 6 8 10 10 12 12 12 12 14 14 14 16 18 15 nbsp Sydney 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 4 4 6 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 14 16 16 16 16 nbsp Newcastle 0 0 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7Finals series editSee also 2016 NRL season results Finals series A new format of extra time was introduced for the finals series where two additional 5 minute periods are played and if the scores are still tied afterwards the next team to score wins The 2016 Finals series is notable as the first time three Queensland teams have all made the finals in one season Canberra also broke a long preliminary final drought reaching their first grand final qualifier in 19 years 17 Home Score Away Match Information Date and Time Local Venue Referees Crowd QUALIFYING amp ELIMINATION FINALS nbsp Brisbane Broncos 44 28 nbsp Gold Coast Titans 9 September 2016 8 00 pm Suncorp Stadium Gerard SuttonGavin Badger 43 170 nbsp Canberra Raiders 14 16 nbsp Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 10 September 2016 5 45 pm GIO Stadium Canberra Matt CecchinAlan Shortall 25 592 nbsp Melbourne Storm 16 10 nbsp North Queensland Cowboys 10 September 2016 8 00 pm AAMI Park Ben CumminsGrant Atkins 21 233 nbsp Penrith Panthers 28 12 nbsp Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 11 September 2016 4 15 pm Allianz Stadium Jared MaxwellChris James 22 631 SEMI FINALS nbsp North Queensland Cowboys 26 20 nbsp Brisbane Broncos 16 September 2016 8 05 pm 1300SMILES Stadium Matt CecchinAlan Shortall 23 804 nbsp Canberra Raiders 22 12 nbsp Penrith Panthers 17 September 2016 7 50 pm GIO Stadium Canberra Ben CumminsGerard Sutton 21 498 PRELIMINARY FINALS nbsp Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 32 20 nbsp North Queensland Cowboys 23 September 2016 8 05 pm Allianz Stadium Ben CumminsGerard Sutton 36 717 nbsp Melbourne Storm 14 12 nbsp Canberra Raiders 24 September 2016 7 55 pm AAMI Park Matt CecchinAlan Shortall 28 161 Match decided in extra time Chart edit Qualifying and elimination finalsSemi finalsPreliminary finalsGrand Final10 Sept AAMI Park1 nbsp Melbourne164 nbsp North Queensland1016 Sept 1300SMILES Stadium nbsp North Queensland269 Sept Suncorp Stadium nbsp Brisbane2024 Sept AAMI Park5 nbsp Brisbane44 nbsp Melbourne148 nbsp Gold Coast28 nbsp Canberra122 Oct ANZ Stadium nbsp Melbourne1211 Sept Allianz Stadium23 Sept Allianz Stadium nbsp Cronulla Sutherland146 nbsp Penrith28 nbsp Cronulla Sutherland327 nbsp Canterbury Bankstown1217 Sept GIO Stadium Canberra nbsp North Queensland20 nbsp Canberra2210 Sept GIO Stadium Canberra nbsp Penrith122 nbsp Canberra143 nbsp Cronulla Sutherland16Grand final editMain article 2016 NRL Grand Final Sunday 2 October7 35pm AEDT Melbourne Storm nbsp 12 14 nbsp Cronulla Sutherland Sharks Tries Jesse Bromwich 50 1Will Chambers 64 1Goals Cameron Smith 2 2 51 65 1st 0 82nd 12 6 Tries Ben Barba 15 1Andrew Fifita 69 1Goals James Maloney 3 3 8 pen 16 71 ANZ StadiumAttendance 83 625 Clive Churchill Medalist Luke LewisReferee Matt Cecchin Ben CumminsRegular season player statistics editThe following statistics are at the conclusion of Round 26 Top 5 point scorers Points Player Tries Goals Field Goals 276 nbsp Jarrod Croker 17 104 0 185 nbsp Johnathan Thurston 2 88 1 185 nbsp James Maloney 5 81 3 176 nbsp Cameron Smith 2 83 2 162 nbsp Michael Gordon 5 71 0 Top 5 try scorers Tries Player 22 nbsp Suliasi Vunivalu 20 nbsp Jordan Rapana 19 nbsp Bevan French 19 nbsp Valentine Holmes 17 nbsp Jarrod Croker Top 5 goal scorers Goals Player 104 nbsp Jarrod Croker 88 nbsp Johnathan Thurston 83 nbsp Cameron Smith 81 nbsp James Maloney 71 nbsp Michael Gordon Top 5 tacklers Tackles Player 1 279 nbsp Jake Friend 1 042 nbsp Simon Mannering 1 022 nbsp Mitch Rein 960 nbsp Cameron Smith 941 nbsp Elliott WhiteheadTransfers editPlayers edit Player 2015 Club 2016 Club Dale Copley nbsp Brisbane Broncos nbsp Sydney Roosters Mitchell Dodds nbsp Brisbane Broncos nbsp Super League Warrington Wolves Justin Hodges nbsp Brisbane Broncos Retirement David Stagg nbsp Brisbane Broncos Retirement Daniel Vidot nbsp Brisbane Broncos nbsp Super League Salford Red Devils Joel Edwards nbsp Canberra Raiders nbsp Wests Tigers Josh McCrone nbsp Canberra Raiders nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons Frank Paul Nu uausala nbsp Canberra Raiders nbsp Super League Wigan Warriors David Shillington nbsp Canberra Raiders nbsp Gold Coast Titans Dane Tilse nbsp Canberra Raiders nbsp Super League Hull Kingston Rovers Sisa Waqa nbsp Canberra Raiders FC Grenoble French rugby union Trent Hodkinson nbsp Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs nbsp Newcastle Knights Antonio Kaufusi nbsp Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Retirement Tim Lafai nbsp Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons Frank Pritchard nbsp Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs nbsp Super League Hull F C Corey Thompson nbsp Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs nbsp Super League Widnes Vikings Tinirau Arona nbsp Cronulla Sutherland Sharks nbsp Super League Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Blake Ayshford nbsp Cronulla Sutherland Sharks nbsp New Zealand Warriors Michael Gordon nbsp Cronulla Sutherland Sharks nbsp Parramatta Eels Jeff Robson nbsp Cronulla Sutherland Sharks nbsp New Zealand Warriors Anthony Tupou nbsp Cronulla Sutherland Sharks nbsp Super League Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Kalifa Faifai Loa nbsp Gold Coast Titans nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons Beau Falloon nbsp Gold Coast Titans nbsp Super League Leeds Rhinos Kevin Gordon nbsp Gold Coast Titans Retirement Nate Myles nbsp Gold Coast Titans nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Ben Ridge nbsp Gold Coast Titans Retirement James Roberts nbsp Gold Coast Titans nbsp Brisbane Broncos Aidan Sezer nbsp Gold Coast Titans nbsp Canberra Raiders Dave Taylor nbsp Gold Coast Titans nbsp Super League Catalans Dragons Brad Tighe nbsp Gold Coast Titans Retirement Matthew White nbsp Gold Coast Titans nbsp Melbourne Storm Matt Ballin nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles nbsp Wests Tigers Cheyse Blair nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles nbsp Melbourne Storm Luke Burgess nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles nbsp Super League Salford Red Devils Kieran Foran nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles nbsp Parramatta Eels James Hasson nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles N A Peta Hiku nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles nbsp Penrith Panthers Justin Horo nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles nbsp Super League Catalans Dragons Dunamis Lui nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons Willie Mason nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles nbsp Super League Catalans Dragons Feleti Mateo nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles nbsp Super League Salford Red Devils Jesse Sene Lefao nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles nbsp Cronulla Sutherland Sharks David Williams nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Retirement Matt Duffie nbsp Melbourne Storm Auckland Blues Super Rugby Mahe Fonua nbsp Melbourne Storm nbsp Super League Hull F C Ryan Hinchcliffe nbsp Melbourne Storm nbsp Super League Huddersfield Giants Tom Learoyd Lahrs nbsp Melbourne Storm Retirement Kurt Mann nbsp Melbourne Storm nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons Dayne Weston nbsp Melbourne Storm nbsp Leigh Centurions Adam Clydsdale nbsp Newcastle Knights nbsp Canberra Raiders David Fa alogo nbsp Newcastle Knights Retirement Kurt Gidley nbsp Newcastle Knights nbsp Super League Warrington Wolves Chris Houston nbsp Newcastle Knights nbsp Super League Widnes Vikings Joseph Leilua nbsp Newcastle Knights nbsp Canberra Raiders James McManus nbsp Newcastle Knights Retirement Clint Newton nbsp Newcastle Knights Retirement Tyrone Roberts nbsp Newcastle Knights nbsp Gold Coast Titans Beau Scott nbsp Newcastle Knights nbsp Parramatta Eels Nathan Friend nbsp New Zealand Warriors nbsp Gold Coast Titans Konrad Hurrell nbsp New Zealand Warriors nbsp Gold Coast Titans Sebastine Ikahihifo nbsp New Zealand Warriors nbsp Super League Huddersfield Giants Dominique Peyroux nbsp New Zealand Warriors nbsp Super League St Helens Sam Rapira nbsp New Zealand Warriors nbsp Super League Huddersfield Giants Sam Tomkins nbsp New Zealand Warriors nbsp Super League Wigan Warriors Chad Townsend nbsp New Zealand Warriors nbsp Cronulla Sutherland Sharks Glenn Hall nbsp North Queensland Cowboys Retirement Robert Lui nbsp North Queensland Cowboys nbsp Super League Salford Red Devils Matthew Wright nbsp North Queensland Cowboys nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Beau Champion nbsp Parramatta Eels Retirement Richie Faʻaoso nbsp Parramatta Eels Retirement Will Hopoate nbsp Parramatta Eels nbsp Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Darcy Lussick nbsp Parramatta Eels nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Ryan Morgan nbsp Parramatta Eels nbsp Melbourne Storm Pauli Pauli nbsp Parramatta Eels nbsp Newcastle Knights Joseph Paulo nbsp Parramatta Eels nbsp Cronulla Sutherland Sharks Reece Robinson nbsp Parramatta Eels New South Wales Waratahs Super Rugby Chris Sandow nbsp Parramatta Eels nbsp Super League Warrington Wolves Anthony Watmough nbsp Parramatta Eels Retirement Lewis Brown nbsp Penrith Panthers nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Jamal Idris nbsp Penrith Panthers Hiatus Brent Kite nbsp Penrith Panthers Retirement Apisai Koroisau nbsp Penrith Panthers nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Sika Manu nbsp Penrith Panthers nbsp Super League Hull F C Nigel Plum nbsp Penrith Panthers Retirement James Segeyaro nbsp Penrith Panthers nbsp Super League Leeds Rhinos David Simmons nbsp Penrith Panthers Retirement Elijah Taylor nbsp Penrith Panthers nbsp Wests Tigers Tim Grant nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs nbsp Wests Tigers Ben Lowe nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs Retirement Issac Luke nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs nbsp New Zealand Warriors Chris McQueen nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs nbsp Gold Coast Titans Daryl Millard nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs Retirement Joel Reddy nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs Retirement Glenn Stewart nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs nbsp Super League Catalans Dragons Dylan Walker nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Dylan Farrell nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons Retirement Mark Ioane nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons nbsp London Broncos Heath L Estrange nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons Retirement Peter Mata utia nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons nbsp Newcastle Knights Trent Merrin nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons nbsp Penrith Panthers George Rose nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons Retirement Michael Jennings nbsp Sydney Roosters nbsp Parramatta Eels James Maloney nbsp Sydney Roosters nbsp Cronulla Sutherland Sharks Willie Manu nbsp Sydney Roosters Retirement Suaia Matagi nbsp Sydney Roosters nbsp Penrith Panthers Matt McIlwrick nbsp Sydney Roosters nbsp Cronulla Sutherland Sharks Roger Tuivasa Sheck nbsp Sydney Roosters nbsp New Zealand Warriors Jack Buchanan nbsp Wests Tigers nbsp Super League Widnes Vikings Josh Drinkwater nbsp Wests Tigers nbsp Leigh Centurions Keith Galloway nbsp Wests Tigers nbsp Super League Leeds Rhinos Pat Richards nbsp Wests Tigers nbsp Super League Catalans Dragons Martin Taupau nbsp Wests Tigers nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Ian Henderson nbsp Super League Catalans Dragons nbsp Sydney Roosters Jeff Lima nbsp Super League Catalans Dragons nbsp Canberra Raiders Michael Oldfield nbsp Super League Catalans Dragons nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs Zeb Taia nbsp Super League Catalans Dragons nbsp Gold Coast Titans Elliott Whitehead nbsp Super League Catalans Dragons nbsp Canberra Raiders Mickey Paea nbsp Super League Hull F C nbsp Newcastle Knights Jordan Rankin nbsp Super League Hull F C nbsp Wests Tigers Tyrone McCarthy nbsp Super League Hull Kingston Rovers nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons Adam Quinlan nbsp Super League St Helens nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons Pita Godinet nbsp Super League Wakefield Trinity Wildcats nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Joe Burgess nbsp Super League Wigan Warriors nbsp Sydney Roosters Dane Nielsen nbsp Bradford Bulls nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs Sam Burgess Bath English rugby union nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs Russell Packer Imprisonment nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons Source 18 Coaches edit Coach 2015 Club 2016 Club Trent Barrett nbsp Country nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Mal Meninga nbsp Queensland nbsp Australia Nathan Brown N A nbsp Newcastle Knights Anthony Griffin N A nbsp Penrith Panthers Kevin Walters N A nbsp QueenslandAttendances editTotal and average home attendances 19 Team Games Total Average Brisbane 12 404 306 33 692 Melbourne 12 216 944 18 079 North Queensland 12 200 582 16 715 Wests Tigers 12 184 674 15 390 Canterbury 12 182 419 15 202 Cronulla 12 174 941 14 578 Newcastle 12 173 484 14 457 Manly 12 173 171 14 431 Souths 12 171 973 14 331 New Zealand 12 171 620 14 302 Parramatta 12 167 144 13 929 Gold Coast Titans 12 165 671 13 806 St George Illawarra 12 163 588 13 632 Penrith 12 153 820 12 818 Canberra 12 146 195 12 183 Sydney Roosters 12 122 820 10 235References edit All Stars moves to Brisbane in 2016 National Rugby League NRL Media 14 February 2015 Retrieved 5 October 2015 Kennedy Chris 2 October 2016 Sharks win first ever NRL premiership NRL com Phil Gould 12 July 2014 NRL s ludicrous and unfair second tier salary cap holding back young players The Sydney Morning Herald Fairfax Media Retrieved 14 July 2014 Corey s Message To The Bronxnation Broncos com 26 February 2016 Archived from the original on 3 March 2016 Retrieved 26 February 2016 Titans name co captains for 2016 NRL com 17 February 2016 Knights announce three captains NRL com 26 February 2016 Mannering stands down as Warriors captain NRL com 17 February 2016 Foran Mannah to lead Eels in 2016 NRL com 17 February 2016 Matt Moylan the new Panthers captain NRL com 27 January 2016 Archived from the original on 2 February 2016 Retrieved 26 January 2016 Widdop becomes Dragons co captain NRL com 14 January 2016 Club Statement Mitchell Pearce Roosters com 1 March 2016 Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 1 March 2016 Woods named Wests Tigers captain NRL com 18 December 2015 Parramatta Eels avoid four point NRL penalty over governance issues theage com au 2 March 2016 Retrieved 3 March 2016 Gabor Martin 3 May 2016 Eels breaches must stop today Greenberg NRL com Retrieved 3 May 2016 Eels now salary cap compliant NRL NRL com 12 May 2016 Parramatta final determination NRL com 9 July 2016 It s been 19 years since the Canberra Raiders went this far SMH 23 September 2016 2016 NRL player transfers NRL com Rugby League Tables Attendances 2016 External links editList of fixtures times in date order at foxsports com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2016 NRL season amp oldid 1188202178, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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