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
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 |
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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
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 | |
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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
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
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
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
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
Players
Source:[18]
Loan moves
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
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
References
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- ^ "Sharks Statement". Sharks.com.au. 13 April 2021.
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- ^ "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.