2017 NRL season
2017 National Rugby League | |
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Duration | March 2 – October 1, 2017 |
Teams | 16 |
Premiers | Melbourne Storm (3rd title) |
Minor premiers | Melbourne Storm (3rd title) |
Matches played | 201 |
Points scored | 8,073 |
Average attendance | 15,246 |
Attendance | 3,018,795 |
Top points scorer(s) | Nathan Cleary (228) |
Player of the year | Cameron Smith (Dally M Medal) |
Top try-scorer(s) | Suliasi Vunivalu & Josh Addo-Carr (23) |
The 2017 NRL season was the 110th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 20th 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 McDonald Jones Stadium in Newcastle,[1] and the World Club Series. It marked the last time that the Anzac Test and City vs. Country representative matches were played.
Teams
The lineup of teams remained unchanged for the 11th consecutive year.
Pre-season
The 2017 pre-season featured the fourth edition of the Auckland Nines competition, held over a weekend at Auckland's Eden Park in which the Sydney Roosters defeated the Penrith Panthers in the final. The All Stars match was held on February 10 at McDonald Jones Stadium in Newcastle. The 2017 World Club Series took place in England with the Super League champions Wigan Warriors defeating the NRL premiers Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the World Club Challenge match.
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 |
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Brisbane Broncos | CRO 8 |
NQL 1* |
MEL 2 |
CAN 1 |
CBY 3 |
SYD 24 |
GCT 2 |
SOU 1 |
PEN 14 |
MAN 10 |
WTI 36 |
NZL 18 |
SYD 2 |
SOU 6 |
X | CAN 10 |
MEL 30 |
X | NEW 12 |
CBY 30 |
PAR 14 |
GCT 54 |
CRO 22 |
SGI 12 |
PAR 18 |
NQL 10 |
SYD 2 |
PEN 7 |
MEL 30 |
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Canberra Raiders | NQL 4* |
CRO 26 |
WTI 40 |
BRI 1 |
PAR 12 |
GCT 26 |
NZL 12 |
MAN 2* |
CBY 6 |
NEW 14 |
PAR 6 |
SYD 8 |
MAN 1* |
PEN 4 |
X | BRI 10 |
NQL 13 |
X | SGI 4* |
MEL 6 |
SOU 14 |
CRO 18 |
NZL 20 |
PEN 4 |
NEW 18 |
MEL 26 |
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Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | MEL 6 |
SYD 4 |
NZL 12 |
MAN 36 |
BRI 3 |
NEW 10 |
SOU 15 |
WTI 6 |
CAN 6 |
NQL 16 |
SYD 6 |
CRO 1 |
PEN 38 |
SGI 14 |
X | NZL 7 |
PAR 1* |
NEW 2 |
X | BRI 30 |
PEN 8 |
PAR 16 |
SOU 14 |
MAN 14 |
GCT 12 |
SGI 6 |
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Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | BRI 8 |
CAN 26 |
SGI 6 |
PAR 14 |
NEW 1 |
MEL 9 |
PEN 26 |
GCT 4 |
WTI 6 |
SGI 4 |
NQL 4 |
CBY 1 |
X | MEL 5 |
WTI 2 |
MAN 17 |
SYD 32 |
X | GCT 20 |
SOU 14 |
NZL 14 |
CAN 18 |
BRI 22 |
NQL 10 |
SYD 2 |
NEW 8 |
NQL 1* |
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Gold Coast Titans | SYD 14 |
NEW 8 |
PAR 12 |
NQL 6 |
NZL 6 |
CAN 26 |
BRI 2 |
CRO 4 |
NEW 30 |
MEL 2 |
MAN 20 |
X | NQL 12 |
NZL 22 |
SOU 16 |
WTI 12 |
SGI 10 |
X | CRO 20 |
PEN 8 |
WTI 22 |
BRI 54 |
SGI 26 |
PAR 22 |
CBY 12 |
SYD 4 |
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Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | PAR 8 |
SOU 20 |
NQL 22 |
CBY 36 |
SYD 6 |
SGI 25 |
MEL 4 |
CAN 2* |
SOU 38 |
BRI 10 |
GCT 20 |
X | CAN 1* |
NEW 4 |
X | CRO 17 |
NZL 4 |
PEN 8 |
WTI 12 |
SGI 30 |
MEL 34 |
SYD 18 |
WTI 4 |
CBY 14 |
NZL 1* |
PEN 16 |
PEN 12 |
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Melbourne Storm | CBY 6 |
NZL 16 |
BRI 2 |
WTI 8 |
PEN 22 |
CRO 9 |
MAN 4 |
NZL 6 |
SGI 12 |
GCT 2 |
SOU 8 |
X | NEW 28 |
CRO 5 |
NQL 1* |
SYD 1* |
BRI 30 |
PAR 16 |
X | CAN 6 |
MAN 34 |
NQL 18 |
SYD 3 |
NEW 32 |
SOU 58 |
CAN 26 |
PAR 2 |
X | BRI 30 |
NQL 28 |
Newcastle Knights | NZL 4 |
GCT 8 |
SOU 6 |
PEN 40 |
CRO 1 |
CBY 10 |
SYD 18 |
NQL 12 |
GCT 30 |
CAN 14 |
PEN 10 |
X | MEL 28 |
MAN 4 |
X | SGI 4 |
WTI 21 |
CBY 2 |
BRI 12 |
SYD 24 |
SGI 7 |
NZL 16 |
PAR 19 |
MEL 32 |
CAN 18 |
CRO 8 |
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New Zealand Warriors | NEW 4 |
MEL 16 |
CBY 12 |
SGI 14 |
GCT 6 |
PAR 12 |
CAN 12 |
MEL 6 |
SYD 1 |
PEN 8 |
SGI 16 |
BRI 18 |
PAR 8 |
GCT 22 |
X | CBY 7 |
MAN 4 |
X | PEN 12 |
NQL 12 |
CRO 14 |
NEW 16 |
CAN 20 |
SOU 18 |
MAN 1* |
WTI 12 |
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North Queensland Cowboys | CAN 4* |
BRI 1* |
MAN 22 |
GCT 6 |
SOU 14 |
WTI 10 |
SGI 6 |
NEW 12 |
PAR 20 |
CBY 16 |
CRO 4 |
X | GCT 12 |
PAR 26 |
MEL 1* |
PEN 2 |
CAN 13 |
X | SOU 13 |
NZL 12 |
SYD 6 |
MEL 18 |
PEN 8 |
CRO 10 |
WTI 8 |
BRI 10 |
CRO 1* |
PAR 8 |
SYD 14 |
MEL 28 |
Parramatta Eels | MAN 8 |
SGI 18 |
GCT 12 |
CRO 14 |
CAN 12 |
NZL 12 |
WTI 4 |
PEN 6 |
NQL 20 |
SYD 38 |
CAN 6 |
SOU 6 |
NZL 8 |
NQL 26 |
SGI 14 |
X | CBY 1* |
MEL 16 |
X | WTI 1 |
BRI 14 |
CBY 16 |
NEW 19 |
GCT 22 |
BRI 18 |
SOU 6 |
MEL 2 |
NQL 8 |
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Penrith Panthers | SGI 32 |
WTI 34 |
SYD 2 |
NEW 40 |
MEL 22 |
SOU 1 |
CRO 26 |
PAR 6 |
BRI 14 |
NZL 8 |
NEW 10 |
X | CBY 38 |
CAN 4 |
X | NQL 2 |
SOU 28 |
MAN 8 |
NZL 12 |
GCT 8 |
CBY 8 |
WTI 14 |
NQL 8 |
CAN 4 |
SGI 2 |
MAN 16 |
MAN 12 |
BRI 7 |
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South Sydney Rabbitohs | WTI 16 |
MAN 20 |
NEW 6 |
SYD 14 |
NQL 14 |
PEN 1 |
CBY 15 |
BRI 1 |
MAN 38 |
WTI 20 |
MEL 8 |
PAR 6 |
X | BRI 6 |
GCT 16 |
X | PEN 28 |
SYD 2 |
NQL 13 |
CRO 14 |
CAN 14 |
SGI 2 |
CBY 14 |
NZL 18 |
MEL 58 |
PAR 6 |
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St. George Illawarra Dragons | PEN 32 |
PAR 18 |
CRO 6 |
NZL 14 |
WTI 22 |
MAN 25 |
NQL 6 |
SYD 1* |
MEL 12 |
CRO 4 |
NZL 16 |
X | WTI 4 |
CBY 14 |
PAR 14 |
NEW 4 |
GCT 10 |
X | CAN 4* |
MAN 30 |
NEW 7 |
SOU 2 |
GCT 26 |
BRI 12 |
PEN 2 |
CBY 6 |
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Sydney Roosters | GCT 14 |
CBY 4 |
PEN 2 |
SOU 14 |
MAN 6 |
BRI 24 |
NEW 18 |
SGI 1* |
NZL 1 |
PAR 38 |
CBY 6 |
CAN 8 |
BRI 2 |
WTI 22 |
X | MEL 1* |
CRO 32 |
SOU 2 |
X | NEW 24 |
NQL 6 |
MAN 18 |
MEL 3 |
WTI 4 |
CRO 2 |
GCT 4 |
BRI 2 |
X | NQL 14 |
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Wests Tigers | SOU 16 |
PEN 34 |
CAN 40 |
MEL 8 |
SGI 22 |
NQL 10 |
PAR 4 |
CBY 6 |
CRO 6 |
SOU 20 |
BRI 36 |
X | SGI 4 |
SYD 22 |
CRO 2 |
GCT 12 |
NEW 21 |
X | MAN 12 |
PAR 1 |
GCT 22 |
PEN 14 |
MAN 4 |
SYD 4 |
NQL 8 |
NZL 12 |
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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 | 26 | F1 | F2 | F3 | GF |
Bold – Opposition's Home game
X – Bye
* – Golden point game
Opponent for round listed above margin
Ladder
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Melbourne Storm (P) | 24 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 633 | 336 | +297 | 44 |
2 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 500 | 428 | +72 | 38 |
3 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 597 | 433 | +164 | 36 |
4 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 496 | 457 | +39 | 36 |
5 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 476 | 407 | +69 | 34 |
6 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 552 | 512 | +40 | 32 |
7 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 504 | 459 | +45 | 30 |
8 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 467 | 443 | +24 | 30 |
9 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 533 | 450 | +83 | 28 |
10 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 558 | 497 | +61 | 26 |
11 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 360 | 455 | −95 | 24 |
12 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 464 | 564 | −100 | 22 |
13 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 444 | 575 | −131 | 18 |
14 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 413 | 571 | −158 | 18 |
15 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 448 | 638 | −190 | 18 |
16 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 428 | 648 | −220 | 14 |
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 | |
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1 | Melbourne (P) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 44 |
2 | Sydney | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 38 |
3 | Brisbane | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 36 |
4 | Parramatta | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 |
5 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 34 |
6 | Manly-Warringah | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 |
7 | Penrith | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
8 | North Queensland | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 |
9 | St. George Illawarra | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 |
10 | Canberra | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 |
11 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 |
12 | South Sydney | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
13 | New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
14 | Wests | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
15 | Gold Coast | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
16 | Newcastle | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Finals series
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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Date and Time (Local) | Venue | Referees | Crowd | |||||
QUALIFYING & ELIMINATION FINALS | ||||||||
Sydney Roosters | 24 – 22 | Brisbane Broncos | 8 September 2017, 8:00 pm | Allianz Stadium | Matt Cecchin Alan Shortall |
21,212 | ||
Melbourne Storm | 18 – 16 | Parramatta Eels | 9 September 2017, 4:15 pm | AAMI Park | Ben Cummins Chris Sutton |
22,626 | ||
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 10 – 22 | Penrith Panthers | 9 September 2017, 7:45 pm | Allianz Stadium | Gerard Sutton Adam Gee |
15,408 | ||
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 14 – 15 | North Queensland Cowboys † | 10 September 2017, 4:15 pm | Allianz Stadium | Ashley Klein Gavin Badger |
16,115 | ||
SEMI FINALS | ||||||||
Brisbane Broncos | 13 – 6 | Penrith Panthers | 15 September 2017, 8:00 pm | Suncorp Stadium | Gerard Sutton Adam Gee |
38,623 | ||
Parramatta Eels | 16 – 24 | North Queensland Cowboys | 16 September 2017, 7:45 pm | ANZ Stadium | Matt Cecchin Ben Cummins |
41,287 | ||
PRELIMINARY FINALS | ||||||||
Melbourne Storm | 30 – 0 | Brisbane Broncos | 22 September 2017, 7:55 pm | AAMI Park | Matt Cecchin Ben Cummins |
28,821 | ||
Sydney Roosters | 16 – 29 | North Queensland Cowboys | 23 September 2017, 7:40 pm | Allianz Stadium | Gerard Sutton Adam Gee |
28,108 |
† Match decided in extra time.
Chart
Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||||||
9 Sept, AAMI Park | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | Melbourne | 18 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Parramatta | 16 | 16 Sept, ANZ Stadium | ||||||||||||||||
Parramatta | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
10 Sept, Allianz Stadium | North Queensland | 24 | 22 Sept, AAMI Park | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 14 | Melbourne | 30 | |||||||||||||||
8 | North Queensland | 15 | Brisbane | 0 | 1 Oct, ANZ Stadium | ||||||||||||||
Melbourne | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||
9 Sept, Allianz Stadium | 23 Sept, Allianz Stadium | North Queensland | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Manly-Warringah | 10 | Sydney | 16 | |||||||||||||||
7 | Penrith | 22 | 15 Sept, Suncorp Stadium | North Queensland | 29 | ||||||||||||||
Brisbane | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
8 Sept, Allianz Stadium | Penrith | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Sydney | 24 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Brisbane | 22 | |||||||||||||||||
Grand Final
Player statistics and records
- Cameron Smith became the most prolific goal kicker in NRL history when he kicked his 943rd goal in Round 9. During the Finals he surpassed Darren Lockyer as the most capped player in NRL history with his 356th game and became the first player to kick 1,000 NRL goals.
- Nathan Cleary, 19, broke the record for the youngest player to score 200 points in a season which was set by Graham Eadie, 20, in 1974. Cleary also became the youngest player to be the season's leading points scorer since Harold Horder in 1913.
- Kirisome Auva'a scored the fastest try in NRL history in 13 seconds for Parramatta Eels against Brisbane Broncos in Round 25.
The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 26.
2017 Transfers
Players
Source:[11]
Coaches
Coach | 2016 Club | 2017 Club |
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Ivan Cleary | N/A | Wests Tigers |
Stephen Kearney | New Zealand | New Zealand Warriors |
References
- ^ "Harvey Norman All Stars heads to Newcastle". NRL.com. 24 August 2016.
- ^ "Darius Anointed As New Leader". Broncos.com.au. 8 February 2017. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Ryan James & Kevin Proctor to Co-Captain Club". Titans.com.au. 23 February 2017.
- ^ "Kearney named new Warriors coach". NRL.com. 13 September 2016.
- ^ "Warriors sign Harris; RTS new captain". NRL.com. 1 February 2017.
- ^ "Eels appoint Captains and Leadership group". ParraEels.com.au. 12 January 2017.
- ^ "Friend and Cordner named 2017 Captains". Roosters.com.au. 23 January 2017.
- ^ "Wests Tigers announce Ivan Cleary as Head Coach". WestsTigers.com.au. 3 April 2017.
- ^ "Jarrod Mullen suspended for four years". NRL.com. 3 May 2017.
- ^ "Tim Simona deregistered". NRL.com. 10 March 2017.
- ^ "2017 NRL player transfers". NRL.com.