2016 NRL season

109th season of professional rugby league in Australia
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)
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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.

Teams

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

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

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

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

  • v
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  • e
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

  • 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

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

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

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

The following statistics are at the conclusion of Round 26.

Top 5 point scorers

Points Player Tries Goals Field Goals
276 Jarrod Croker 17 104 0
185 Johnathan Thurston 2 88 1
185 James Maloney 5 81 3
176 Cameron Smith 2 83 2
162 Michael Gordon 5 71 0

Top 5 try scorers

Tries Player
22 Suliasi Vunivalu
20 Jordan Rapana
19 Bevan French
19 Valentine Holmes
17 Jarrod Croker

Top 5 goal scorers

Goals Player
104 Jarrod Croker
88 Johnathan Thurston
83 Cameron Smith
81 James Maloney
71 Michael Gordon

Top 5 tacklers

Tackles Player
1,279 Jake Friend
1,042 Simon Mannering
1,022 Mitch Rein
960 Cameron Smith
941 Elliott Whitehead

Transfers

Players

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

Coach 2015 Club 2016 Club
Trent Barrett Country Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Mal Meninga Queensland Australia
Nathan Brown N/A Newcastle Knights
Anthony Griffin N/A Penrith Panthers
Kevin Walters N/A Queensland

Attendances

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

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