Austrailian Rugby League. Franchise history and champions.

Australian Rugby League

Established: 1908
Merged with Super League to form National Rugby League: 1998

27 Total Franchises

ARL Club History

ARL Premierships

1	Balmain Tigers (1908-1997)
2	^Cumberland Fruitpickers (1908)
3	East Sydney Roosters (1908-1997)
4	Glebe Dirty Reds (1908-1929)
5	Newcastle Knights (1908-1910)
6	Newtown Jets (1908-1984)
7	North Sydney Bears (1908-1997)
8	South Sydney Rabbitohs (1908-1998)
9	Wests Magpies (1908-1997)
10	Annandale Dales (1910-1921)
11	University (1920-1938)
12	St. George Dragons (1921-1998)
13	%Canterbury Bulldogs (1935-1996)
14	Manly Sea Eagles (1947-1997)
15	Parramatta Eels (1947-1997)
16	%Cronulla Sharks (1967-1996)
17	%Penrith Panthers (1967-1996)
18	%Canberra Raiders (1992-1997)
19	Illawarra Steelers (1992-1997)
20	%Brisbane Broncos (1988-1997)
21	Gold Coast Seagulls (1988-1995)
22	Newcastle Knights (II) (1988-1997)
23	%Auckland Warriors (1995-1996)
24	%North Queensland Cowboys (1995-1996)
25	South Queensland Crushers (1995-1997)
26	%Perth Reds (1995-1996)
27	Gold Coast Chargers (1996-1997)

^Merged with Wests in 1909
%joined Super League in 1997

ARL Premierships by Club

21	South Sydney Rabbitohs	1908	1909	1910	1914	1918
		1925	1926	1927	1928	1929
		1931	1932	1950	1951	1953
		1954	1955	1967	1968	1970
		1971
15	St. George Dragons	1941	1949	1956	1957	1958
		1959	1960	1961	1962	1963
		1964	1964	1966	1977	1979
11	Balmain Tigers	1915	1916	1917	1919	1920
		1924	1939	1944	1946	1947
		1969
11	East Sydney Roosters	1911	1912	1913	1923	1935
		1936	1937	1940	1945	1974
		1975
7	Canterbury Bulldogs	1938	1942	1980	1984	1985
		1988	1995
6	Manly Sea Eagles	1972	1973	1976	1978	1987
		1986
4	Parramatta Eels	1981	1982	1983	1986
4	Wests Magpies	1930	1934	1948	1952
3	Canberra Raiders	1989	1994	1994
3	Newtown Jets	1910	1933	1943
2	Brisbane Broncos	1992	1993
2	North Sydney Bears	1921	1922
1	Newcastle Knights	1997
1	Penrith Panthers	1991

Year	Premiership	Runner-Up	Score
1997	Newcastle Knights	Manly Sea Eagles	22-16
1996	Manly Sea Eagles	St. George Dragons	20-8
1995	Canterbury Bulldogs	Manly Sea Eagles	17-4
1994	Canberra Raiders	Canterbury Bulldogs	36-12
1993	Brisbane Broncos	St. George Dragons	14-6
1992	Brisbane Broncos	St. George Dragons	28-8
1991	Penrith Panthers	Canberra Raiders	19-12
1990	Canberra Raiders	Penrith Panthers	18-14
1989	Canberra Raiders	Balmain Tigers	19-14
1988	Canterbury Bulldogs	Balmain Tigers	24-12
1987	Manly Sea Eagles	Canberra Raiders	18-8
1986	Parramatta Eels	Canterbury Bulldogs	4-2
1985	Canterbury Bulldogs	St. George Dragons	7-6
1984	Canterbury Bulldogs	Parramatta Eels	6-4
1983	Parramatta Eels	Manly Sea Eagles	18-6
1982	Parramatta Eels	Manly Sea Eagles	21-8
1981	Parramatta Eels	Newtown Jets	20-11
1980	Canterbury Bulldogs	East Sydney Roosters	18-4
1979	St. George Dragons	Canterbury Bulldogs	17-13
1978	Manly Sea Eagles	Cronulla Sharks	16-0
1977	St. George Dragons	Parramatta Eels	22-0
1976	Manly Sea Eagles	Parramatta Eels	13-10
1975	East Sydney Roosters	St. George Dragons	38-0
1974	East Sydney Roosters	Canterbury Bulldogs	19-4
1973	Manly Sea Eagles	Cronulla Sharks	10-7
1972	Manly Sea Eagles	East Sydney Roosters	19-14
1971	South Sydney Rabbitohs	St. George Dragons	16-10
1970	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Manly Sea Eagles	23-12
1969	Balmain Tigers	South Sydney Rabbitohs	11-2
1968	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Manly Sea Eagles	13-9
1967	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Canterbury Bulldogs	12-10
1966	St. George Dragons	Balmain Tigers	23-4
1965	St. George Dragons	South Sydney Rabbitohs	12-8
1964	St. George Dragons	Balmain Tigers	11-6
1963	St. George Dragons	Wests Magpies	8-3
1962	St. George Dragons	Wests Magpies	9-6
1961	St. George Dragons	Wests Magpies	22-0
1960	St. George Dragons	East Sydney Roosters	31-6
1959	St. George Dragons	Manly Sea Eagles	20-0
1958	St. George Dragons	Wests Magpies	20-9
1957	St. George Dragons	Manly Sea Eagles	31-9
1956	St. George Dragons	Balmain Tigers	18-12
1955	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Newtown Jets	12-11
1954	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Newtown Jets	23-15
1953	South Sydney Rabbitohs	St. George Dragons	31-12
1952	Wests Magpies	South Sydney Rabbitohs	22-12
1951	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Manly Sea Eagles	42-14
1950	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Wests Magpies	21-15
1949	St. George Dragons	South Sydney Rabbitohs	19-12
1948	Wests Magpies	Balmain Tigers	8-5
1947	Balmain Tigers	Canterbury Bulldogs	13-9
1946	Balmain Tigers	St. George Dragons	13-12
1945	East Sydney Roosters	Balmain Tigers	22-18
1944	Balmain Tigers	Newtown Jets	12-8
1943	Newtown Jets	North Sydney Bears	34-7
1942	Canterbury Bulldogs	St. George Dragons	11-9
1941	St. George Dragons	East Sydney Roosters	31-14
1940	East Sydney Roosters	Canterbury Bulldogs	24-14
1939	Balmain Tigers	South Sydney Rabbitohs	33-4
1938	Canterbury Bulldogs	East Sydney Roosters	19-6
1937	East Sydney Roosters	South Sydney Rabbitohs	*
1936	East Sydney Roosters	Balmain Tigers	32-12
1935	East Sydney Roosters	South Sydney Rabbitohs	19-3
1934	Wests Magpies	East Sydney Roosters	15-12
1933	Newtown Jets	St. George Dragons	18-5
1932	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Wests Magpies	19-12
1931	South Sydney Rabbitohs	East Sydney Roosters	12-7
1930	Wests Magpies	St. George Dragons	27-2
1929	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Newtown Jets	30-10
1928	South Sydney Rabbitohs	East Sydney Roosters	28-5
1927	South Sydney Rabbitohs	St. George Dragons	28-11
1926	South Sydney Rabbitohs	University	11-5
1925	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Wests Magpies	*
1924	Balmain Tigers	South Sydney Rabbitohs	3-0
1923	East Sydney Roosters	South Sydney Rabbitohs	15-12
1922	North Sydney Bears	Glebe Dirty Reds	35-3
1921	North Sydney Bears	East Sydney Roosters	*
1920	Balmain Tigers	Souths & Glebe	*
1919	Balmain Tigers	East Sydney Roosters	*
1918	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Wests Magpies	*
1917	Balmain Tigers	South Sydney Rabbitohs	*
1916	Balmain Tigers	South Sydney Rabbitohs	5-3
1915	Balmain Tigers	Glebe Dirty Reds	*
1914	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Newtown Jets	*
1913	East Sydney Roosters	Newtown Jets	*
1912	East Sydney Roosters	Glebe Dirty Reds	*
1911	East Sydney Roosters	Glebe Dirty Reds	11-8
1910	Souths & Newtown	Tie Game	4-4
1909	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Newcastle Knights	20-0
1908	South Sydney Rabbitohs	East Sydney Roosters	14-12

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