2016 NRL season

109th season of professional rugby league in Australia 2016 National Rugby League 150px March 3 – October 2, 2016 16 1st Melbourne 16 Melbourne Storm Cronulla 16 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2nd 201 8388 16,063 3,228,623 Canberra 16 Jarrod Croker (296) Melbourne 16 Suliasi Vunivalu (22) Melbourne 16 Cooper Cronk &North Queensland 16 Jason Taumalolo Dally M Medal Newcastle Knights 3rd 2015 2017 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,http://www.nrl.com/all-stars-moves-to-brisbane-in-2016/tabid/10874/newsid/83844/default.aspx All Stars moves to Brisbane in 2016 NRL Media National Rugby League 14 February 2015 5 October 2015 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.Kennedy Chris Sharks win first-ever NRL premiership http://www.nrl.com/sharks-win-first-ever-nrl-premiership/tabid/10874/newsid/101856/default.aspx NRL.com 2 October 2016 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.Phil Gould NRL's ludicrous and unfair second-tier salary cap holding back young players http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/nrls-ludicrous-and-unfair-secondtier-salary-cap-holding-back-young-players-20140712-zt5dz.html 14 July 2014 The Sydney Morning Herald Fairfax Media 12 July 2014 Phil Gould (rugby league) Colours Club Season December 2015 Home ground(s) Head coach Captain(s) December 2015 Brisbane 16 Brisbane Broncos 29th season Suncorp Stadium Wayne Bennett Corey ParkerCorey's Message To The #Bronxnation http://www.broncos.com.au/content/broncos/club/news/2016/02/26/corey_s_message_to_t.html Broncos.com 26 February 2016 26 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303014211/http://www.broncos.com.au/content/broncos/club/news/2016/02/26/corey_s_message_to_t.html 3 March 2016 dead dmy-all Canberra 16 Canberra Raiders 35th season GIO Stadium Canberra Ricky Stuart Jarrod Croker Canterbury 16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 82nd season ANZ Stadium & Belmore Sports Ground Des Hasler James Graham Cronulla 16 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 50th season Southern Cross Group Stadium Shane Flanagan Paul Gallen Gold Coast Titans 16 Gold Coast Titans 10th season Cbus Super Stadium Neil Henry Nathan Friend & William ZillmanTitans name co-captains for 2016 http://www.nrl.com/titans-name-co-captains-for-2016/tabid/10874/newsid/92962/default.aspx NRL.com 17 February 2016 Manly 16 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 67th season Brookvale Oval Trent Barrett Jamie Lyon Melbourne 16 Melbourne Storm 19th season AAMI Park Craig Bellamy Cameron Smith Newcastle 16 Newcastle Knights 29th season Hunter Stadium Nathan Brown Jeremy Smith, Trent Hodkinson & Tariq SimsKnights announce three captains http://www.nrl.com/knights-announce-three-captains/tabid/10874/newsid/93240/default.aspx NRL.com 26 February 2016 16px New Zealand Warriors 22nd season Mt. Smart Stadium Andrew McFadden Ryan HoffmanMannering stands down as Warriors captain http://www.nrl.com/mannering-stands-down-as-warriors-captain/tabid/10874/newsid/92946/default.aspx NRL.com 17 February 2016 North Queensland 16 North Queensland Cowboys 22nd season 1300SMILES Stadium Paul Green Johnathan Thurston & Matt Scott Parramatta 16 Parramatta Eels 70th season Pirtek Stadium & ANZ Stadium Brad Arthur Tim Mannah & Kieran ForanForan, Mannah to lead Eels in 2016 http://www.nrl.com/foran-mannah-to-lead-eels-in-2016/tabid/10874/newsid/92943/default.aspx NRL.com 17 February 2016 16px Penrith Panthers 50th season Pepper Stadium Anthony Griffin Matt MoylanMatt Moylan the new Panthers captain http://www.nrl.com/matt-moylan-the-new-panthers-captain/tabid/10874/newsid/91448/default.aspx NRL.com 27 January 2016 26 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160202074839/http://www.nrl.com/matt-moylan-the-new-panthers-captain/tabid/10874/newsid/91448/default.aspx 2 February 2016 dead dmy-all South Sydney 16 South Sydney Rabbitohs 107th season ANZ Stadium Michael Maguire Greg Inglis St. George 16 St. George Illawarra Dragons 18th season UOW Jubilee Oval & WIN Stadium Paul McGregor Ben Creagh & Gareth WiddopWiddop becomes Dragons co-captain http://www.nrl.com/widdop-becomes-dragons-co-captain/tabid/10874/newsid/91346/default.aspx NRL.com 14 January 2016 Eastern Suburbs 16 Sydney Roosters 109th season Allianz Stadium Trent Robinson Jake FriendClub Statement - Mitchell Pearce http://www.roosters.com.au/content/roosters/club/news/2016/03/01/club_statement_mitch.html Roosters.com 1 March 2016 1 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304210045/http://www.roosters.com.au/content/roosters/club/news/2016/03/01/club_statement_mitch.html 4 March 2016 dead dmy-all Wests Tigers 16 Wests Tigers 16th season Campbelltown Stadium & Leichhardt Oval & ANZ Stadium Jason Taylor Aaron WoodsWoods named Wests Tigers captain http://www.nrl.com/woods-named-wests-tigers-captain/tabid/10874/newsid/91238/default.aspx NRL.com 18 December 2015 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 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.http://www.theage.com.au/rugby-league/parramatta-eels/parramatta-eels-avoid-fourpoint-nrl-penalty-over-governance-issues-20160302-gn8m48.html Parramatta Eels avoid four-point NRL penalty over governance issues theage.com.au 2 March 2016 3 March 2016 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 titlehttp://www.nrl.com/eels-breaches-must-stop-today-greenberg/tabid/10874/newsid/95541/default.aspx Eels breaches must stop today: Greenberg NRL.com Martin Gabor 3 May 2016 3 May 2016 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.Eels now salary cap compliant: NRL http://www.nrl.com/eels-now-salary-cap-compliant-nrl/tabid/10874/newsid/95838/default.aspx NRL.com 12 May 2016 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.Parramatta final determination http://www.nrl.com/parramatta-final-determination/tabid/10874/newsid/98979/default.aspx NRL.com 9 July 2016 Regular season 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 BroncosPAR13NZL15PEN1NQL1*GCT8SGI26NEW53SOU22CRO2MAN24NQL1WTI1NZL18CAN8XCBY26MEL42XSOU20PEN19SYD16SGI4PAR22CBY10MEL10SYD10GCT16NQL6* Canberra RaidersPEN8SYD1NEW0*GCT4CBY14PAR30CRO24WTI54PEN1SGI4*NZL26CBY12MAN12BRI8XGCT8NEW4*NQL14XNZL4*SOU50CRO16MEL14PAR10MAN14WTI42CRO2PEN10MEL2 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsMAN22PEN2PAR14SOU30CAN14MEL6NZL4GCT1*PAR8WTI32SYD12CAN12CRO2SGI18XBRI26SYD4WTI10XNQL36SGI3NEW14MAN4*BRI10NQL8SOU18PEN16 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksNQL6SGI28MAN10MEL8WTI8GCT5CAN24PEN2BRI2NEW62MAN8XCBY2NQL3XNZL1*PAR10PEN16SYD12NEW32GCT0*CAN16SGI14SOU6SYD25MEL20CAN2XNQL12MEL2 Gold Coast TitansNEW18MEL18WTI12CAN4BRI8CRO5SGI5CBY1*MEL38SYD20PEN4XSOU1*PAR10MAN20CAN8NZL9XSGI20PAR20CRO0*NZL10WTI1NEW20PEN1NQL16BRI16 Manly Warringah Sea EaglesCBY22WTI14CRO10SYD2SOU4NZL16PAR12NEW16NQL16BRI24CRO8XCAN12PEN7GCT20NQL4SGI30XNZL1*SOU8NEW20PAR1CBY4*MEL20CAN14PEN30 Melbourne StormSGI2GCT18NZL7CRO8NEW4CBY6WTI1*NZL42GCT38NQL1PAR12XPEN18SYD46SGI10WTI9BRI42XNEW4SYD16NQL8SOU1*CAN14MAN20BRI10CRO20NQL6XCAN2CRO2 Newcastle KnightsGCT18SOU42CAN0*NZL22MEL4WTI2BRI53MAN16SYD38CRO62WTI8PAR2NQL30NZL36XSGI12CAN4*XMEL4CRO32MAN20CBY14PEN36GCT20SOU22SGI2 New Zealand WarriorsWTI8BRI15MEL7NEW22SYD4*MAN16CBY4MEL42SGI16PEN12CAN26XBRI18NEW36SYD2CRO1*GCT9XMAN1*CAN4*PEN4*GCT10SOU19NQL28WTI12PAR22 North Queensland CowboysCRO6PAR4SYD40BRI1*SGI36PEN5SOU26PAR16MAN16MEL1BRI1SGI4NEW30CRO3XMAN4SOU20CAN14XCBY36MEL8WTI12SYD12NZL28CBY8GCT16MEL6BRI6*CRO12 Parramatta EelsBRI13NQL4CBY14WTI8PEN2CAN30MAN12NQL16CBY8SOU2MEL12NEW2XGCT10SOU18XCRO10SYD4PEN4GCT20WTI15MAN1BRI22CAN10SGI12NZL22 Penrith PanthersCAN8CBY2BRI1SGI2PAR2NQL5SYD4CRO2CAN1NZL12GCT4XMEL18MAN7XSOU2WTI8CRO16PAR4BRI19NZL4*SYD20NEW36WTI30GCT1MAN30CBY16CAN10 South Sydney RabbitohsSYD32NEW42SGI2CBY30MAN4SYD7NQL26BRI22WTI8PAR2SGI10XGCT1*WTI16PAR18PEN2NQL20XBRI20MAN8CAN50MEL1*NZL19CRO6NEW22CBY18 St. George Illawarra DragonsMEL2CRO28SOU2PEN2NQL36BRI26GCT5SYD2NZL16CAN4*SOU10NQL4XCBY18MEL10NEW12MAN30XGCT20WTI13CBY3BRI4CRO14SYD36PAR12NEW2 Sydney RoostersSOU32CAN1NQL40MAN2NZL4*SOU7PEN4SGI2NEW38GCT20CBY12XWTI14MEL46NZL2XCBY4PAR4CRO12MEL16BRI16PEN20NQL12SGI36CRO25BRI10 Wests TigersNZL8MAN14GCT12PAR8CRO8NEW2MEL1*CAN54SOU8CBY32NEW8BRI1SYD14SOU16XMEL9PEN8CBY10XSGI13PAR15NQL12GCT1PEN30NZL12CAN42 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 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. Team12345678910111213141516171819202122232425261Melbourne 16 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 422Canberra 16 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 393Cronulla 16 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 394North Queensland 16 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 345Brisbane 16 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 34616px 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 327Canterbury 16 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 328Gold Coast Titans 16 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 279Wests Tigers 16 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 261016px 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 2411St. George 16 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 2412South Sydney 16 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 2213Manly 16 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 2014Parramatta 16 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 1815Eastern Suburbs 16 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 1616Newcastle 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 2016 NRL season results#Finals series 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.https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-its-been-19-years-since-the-canberra-raiders-went-this-far--can-they-get-closer-20160923-grnas1.html/ It's been 19 years since the Canberra Raiders went this far SMH 23 September 2016 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and Time (Local)VenueRefereesCrowd QUALIFYING & ELIMINATION FINALS Brisbane Brisbane Broncos 44 – 28 Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast Titans 9 September 2016, 8:00pm Suncorp Stadium Gerard SuttonGavin Badger 43,170 Canberra Canberra Raiders 14 – 16 Cronulla Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 10 September 2016, 5:45pm GIO Stadium Canberra Matt CecchinAlan Shortall 25,592 Melbourne Melbourne Storm 16 – 10 North Queensland North Queensland Cowboys 10 September 2016, 8:00pm AAMI Park Ben CumminsGrant Atkins 21,233 23px Penrith Panthers 28 – 12 Canterbury Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 11 September 2016, 4:15pm Allianz Stadium Jared MaxwellChris James 22,631 SEMI FINALS North Queensland North Queensland Cowboys † 26 – 20 Brisbane Brisbane Broncos 16 September 2016, 8:05pm 1300SMILES Stadium Matt CecchinAlan Shortall 23,804 Canberra Canberra Raiders 22 – 12 23px Penrith Panthers 17 September 2016, 7:50pm GIO Stadium Canberra Ben CumminsGerard Sutton 21,498 PRELIMINARY FINALS Cronulla Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 32 – 20 North Queensland North Queensland Cowboys 23 September 2016, 8:05pm Allianz Stadium Ben CumminsGerard Sutton 36,717 Melbourne Melbourne Storm 14 – 12 Canberra Canberra Raiders 24 September 2016, 7:55pm AAMI Park Matt CecchinAlan Shortall 28,161 † Match decided in extra time. Chart y 180 40 10 Sept, AAMI Park Melbourne 16 Melbourne 16 North Queensland 16 North Queensland 10 10 Sept, GIO Stadium Canberra Canberra 16 Canberra 14 Cronulla 16 Cronulla-Sutherland 16 9 Sept, Suncorp Stadium Brisbane 16 Brisbane 44 Gold Coast Titans 16 Gold Coast 28 11 Sept, Allianz Stadium 16px Penrith 28 Canterbury 16 Canterbury-Bankstown 12 16 Sept, 1300SMILES Stadium North Queensland 16 North Queensland 26 Brisbane 16 Brisbane 20 17 Sept, GIO Stadium Canberra Canberra 16 Canberra 22 16px Penrith 12 24 Sept, AAMI Park Melbourne 16 Melbourne 14 Canberra 16 Canberra 12 23 Sept, Allianz Stadium Cronulla 16 Cronulla-Sutherland 32 North Queensland 16 North Queensland 20 2 Oct, ANZ Stadium Melbourne 16 Melbourne 12 Cronulla 16 Cronulla-Sutherland 14 Grand final 2016 NRL Grand Final #f1f5fc Sunday, 2 October 7:35pm AEDT Melbourne Storm Melbourne 16 12 – 14 1st: 0 - 82nd: 12 - 6 Cronulla 16 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Tries:Jesse Bromwich (50') 1Will Chambers (64') 1Goals:Cameron Smith 2/2(51', 65') Tries:Ben Barba (15') 1Andrew Fifita (69') 1Goals:James Maloney 3/3(8' pen, 16', 71') ANZ Stadium Matt Cecchin, Ben Cummins 83,625 Clive Churchill Medalist: Luke Lewis Regular season player statistics The following statistics are at the conclusion of Round 26. Top 5 point scorers PointsPlayerTriesGoalsField Goals276Canberra Jarrod Croker171040185North Queensland Johnathan Thurston2881185Cronulla James Maloney5813176Melbourne Cameron Smith2832162Parramatta Michael Gordon5710 Top 5 try scorers TriesPlayer22Melbourne Suliasi Vunivalu20Canberra Jordan Rapana19Parramatta Bevan French19Cronulla Valentine Holmes17Canberra Jarrod Croker Top 5 goal scorers GoalsPlayer104Canberra Jarrod Croker88North Queensland Johnathan Thurston83Melbourne Cameron Smith81Cronulla James Maloney71Parramatta Michael Gordon Top 5 tacklers TacklesPlayer1,279Eastern Suburbs Jake Friend1,04223px Simon Mannering1,022St. George Mitch Rein960Melbourne Cameron Smith941Canberra Elliott Whitehead Transfers Players Player2015 Club2016 Club Dale Copley Brisbane Brisbane Broncos Eastern Suburbs Sydney Roosters Mitchell Dodds Brisbane Brisbane Broncos Warrington Super League: Warrington Wolves Justin Hodges Brisbane Brisbane Broncos Retirement David Stagg Brisbane Brisbane Broncos Retirement Daniel Vidot Brisbane Brisbane Broncos Salford City Super League: Salford Red Devils Joel Edwards Canberra Canberra Raiders Wests Tigers Wests Tigers Josh McCrone Canberra Canberra Raiders St. George St. George Illawarra Dragons Frank-Paul Nu'uausala Canberra Canberra Raiders Wigan Super League: Wigan Warriors David Shillington Canberra Canberra Raiders Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast Titans Dane Tilse Canberra Canberra Raiders Hull Kingston Rovers Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers Sisa Waqa Canberra Canberra Raiders FC Grenoble (French rugby union) Trent Hodkinson Canterbury Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Newcastle Newcastle Knights Antonio Kaufusi Canterbury Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Retirement Tim Lafai Canterbury Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs St. George St. George Illawarra Dragons Frank Pritchard Canterbury Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Hull FC Super League: Hull F.C. Corey Thompson Canterbury Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Widnes Super League: Widnes Vikings Tinirau Arona Cronulla Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Wakefield Super League: Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Blake Ayshford Cronulla Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 23px New Zealand Warriors Michael Gordon Cronulla Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Parramatta Parramatta Eels Jeff Robson Cronulla Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 23px New Zealand Warriors Anthony Tupou Cronulla Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Wakefield Super League: Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Kalifa Faifai Loa Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast Titans St. George St. George Illawarra Dragons Beau Falloon Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast Titans Leeds Super League: Leeds Rhinos Kevin Gordon Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast Titans Retirement Nate Myles Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast Titans Manly Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Ben Ridge Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast Titans Retirement James Roberts Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast Titans Brisbane Brisbane Broncos Aidan Sezer Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast Titans Canberra Canberra Raiders Dave Taylor Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast Titans Catalans Super League: Catalans Dragons Brad Tighe Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast Titans Retirement Matthew White Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast Titans Melbourne Melbourne Storm Matt Ballin Manly Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Wests Tigers Wests Tigers Cheyse Blair Manly Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Melbourne Melbourne Storm Luke Burgess Manly Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Salford City Super League: Salford Red Devils Kieran Foran Manly Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Parramatta Parramatta Eels James Hasson Manly Manly Warringah Sea Eagles N/A Peta Hiku Manly Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 23px Penrith Panthers Justin Horo Manly Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Catalans Super League: Catalans Dragons Dunamis Lui Manly Manly Warringah Sea Eagles St. George St. George Illawarra Dragons Willie Mason Manly Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Catalans Super League: Catalans Dragons Feleti Mateo Manly Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Salford City Super League: Salford Red Devils Jesse Sene-Lefao Manly Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Cronulla Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks David Williams Manly Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Retirement Matt Duffie Melbourne Melbourne Storm Auckland Blues (Super Rugby) Mahe Fonua Melbourne Melbourne Storm Hull FC Super League: Hull F.C. Ryan Hinchcliffe Melbourne Melbourne Storm Huddersfield Super League: Huddersfield Giants Tom Learoyd-Lahrs Melbourne Melbourne Storm Retirement Kurt Mann Melbourne Melbourne Storm St. George St. George Illawarra Dragons Dayne Weston Melbourne Melbourne Storm Leigh Leigh Centurions Adam Clydsdale Newcastle Newcastle Knights Canberra Canberra Raiders David Fa'alogo Newcastle Newcastle Knights Retirement Kurt Gidley Newcastle Newcastle Knights Warrington Super League: Warrington Wolves Chris Houston Newcastle Newcastle Knights Widnes Super League: Widnes Vikings Joseph Leilua Newcastle Newcastle Knights Canberra Canberra Raiders James McManus Newcastle Newcastle Knights Retirement Clint Newton Newcastle Newcastle Knights Retirement Tyrone Roberts Newcastle Newcastle Knights Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast Titans Beau Scott Newcastle Newcastle Knights Parramatta Parramatta Eels Nathan Friend 23px New Zealand Warriors Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast Titans Konrad Hurrell 23px New Zealand Warriors Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast Titans Sebastine Ikahihifo 23px New Zealand Warriors Huddersfield Super League: Huddersfield Giants Dominique Peyroux 23px New Zealand Warriors St Helens Super League: St. Helens Sam Rapira 23px New Zealand Warriors Huddersfield Super League: Huddersfield Giants Sam Tomkins 23px New Zealand Warriors Wigan Super League: Wigan Warriors Chad Townsend 23px New Zealand Warriors Cronulla Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Glenn Hall North Queensland North Queensland Cowboys Retirement Robert Lui North Queensland North Queensland Cowboys Salford City Super League: Salford Red Devils Matthew Wright North Queensland North Queensland Cowboys Manly Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Beau Champion Parramatta Parramatta Eels Retirement Richie Faʻaoso Parramatta Parramatta Eels Retirement Will Hopoate Parramatta Parramatta Eels Canterbury Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Darcy Lussick Parramatta Parramatta Eels Manly Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Ryan Morgan Parramatta Parramatta Eels Melbourne Melbourne Storm Pauli Pauli Parramatta Parramatta Eels Newcastle Newcastle Knights Joseph Paulo Parramatta Parramatta Eels Cronulla Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Reece Robinson Parramatta Parramatta Eels New South Wales Waratahs (Super Rugby) Chris Sandow Parramatta Parramatta Eels Warrington Super League: Warrington Wolves Anthony Watmough Parramatta Parramatta Eels Retirement Lewis Brown 23px Penrith Panthers Manly Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Jamal Idris 23px Penrith Panthers Hiatus Brent Kite 23px Penrith Panthers Retirement Apisai Koroisau 23px Penrith Panthers Manly Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Sika Manu 23px Penrith Panthers Hull FC Super League: Hull F.C. Nigel Plum 23px Penrith Panthers Retirement James Segeyaro 23px Penrith Panthers Leeds Super League: Leeds Rhinos David Simmons 23px Penrith Panthers Retirement Elijah Taylor 23px Penrith Panthers Wests Tigers Wests Tigers Tim Grant South Sydney South Sydney Rabbitohs Wests Tigers Wests Tigers Ben Lowe South Sydney South Sydney Rabbitohs Retirement Issac Luke South Sydney South Sydney Rabbitohs 23px New Zealand Warriors Chris McQueen South Sydney South Sydney Rabbitohs Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast Titans Daryl Millard South Sydney South Sydney Rabbitohs Retirement Joel Reddy South Sydney South Sydney Rabbitohs Retirement Glenn Stewart South Sydney South Sydney Rabbitohs Catalans Super League: Catalans Dragons Dylan Walker South Sydney South Sydney Rabbitohs Manly Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Dylan Farrell St. George St. George Illawarra Dragons Retirement Mark Ioane St. George St. George Illawarra Dragons London London Broncos Heath L'Estrange St. George St. George Illawarra Dragons Retirement Peter Mata'utia St. George St. George Illawarra Dragons Newcastle Newcastle Knights Trent Merrin St. George St. George Illawarra Dragons 23px Penrith Panthers George Rose St. George St. George Illawarra Dragons Retirement Michael Jennings Eastern Suburbs Sydney Roosters Parramatta Parramatta Eels James Maloney Eastern Suburbs Sydney Roosters Cronulla Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Willie Manu Eastern Suburbs Sydney Roosters Retirement Suaia Matagi Eastern Suburbs Sydney Roosters 23px Penrith Panthers Matt McIlwrick Eastern Suburbs Sydney Roosters Cronulla Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Roger Tuivasa-Sheck Eastern Suburbs Sydney Roosters 23px New Zealand Warriors Jack Buchanan Wests Tigers Wests Tigers Widnes Super League: Widnes Vikings Josh Drinkwater Wests Tigers Wests Tigers Leigh Leigh Centurions Keith Galloway Wests Tigers Wests Tigers Leeds Super League: Leeds Rhinos Pat Richards Wests Tigers Wests Tigers Catalans Super League: Catalans Dragons Martin Taupau Wests Tigers Wests Tigers Manly Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Ian Henderson Catalans Super League: Catalans Dragons Eastern Suburbs Sydney Roosters Jeff Lima Catalans Super League: Catalans Dragons Canberra Canberra Raiders Michael Oldfield Catalans Super League: Catalans Dragons South Sydney South Sydney Rabbitohs Zeb Taia Catalans Super League: Catalans Dragons Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast Titans Elliott Whitehead Catalans Super League: Catalans Dragons Canberra Canberra Raiders Mickey Paea Hull FC Super League: Hull F.C. Newcastle Newcastle Knights Jordan Rankin Hull FC Super League: Hull F.C. Wests Tigers Wests Tigers Tyrone McCarthy Hull Kingston Rovers Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers St. George St. George Illawarra Dragons Adam Quinlan St. Helens Super League: St. Helens St. George St. George Illawarra Dragons Pita Godinet Wakefield Super League: Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Manly Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Joe Burgess Wigan Super League: Wigan Warriors Eastern Suburbs Sydney Roosters Dane Nielsen Bradford Bradford Bulls South Sydney South Sydney Rabbitohs Sam Burgess Bath (English rugby union) South Sydney South Sydney Rabbitohs Russell Packer Imprisonment St. George St. George Illawarra Dragons Source:2016 NRL player transfers http://www.nrl.com/2016-nrl-player-transfers/tabid/10874/newsid/88894/default.aspx NRL.com Coaches Coach2015 Club2016 Club Trent Barrett Country Country Manly Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Mal Meninga Queensland Queensland Australia Australia Nathan Brown N/A Newcastle Newcastle Knights Anthony Griffin N/A 23px Penrith Panthers Kevin Walters N/A Queensland Queensland Attendances Total and average home attendances:http://afltables.com/rl/crowds/2016.html Rugby League Tables / Attendances 2016 Team Games Total AverageBrisbane12404,30633,692Melbourne12216,94418,079North Queensland12200,58216,715Wests Tigers12184,67415,390Canterbury12182,41915,202Cronulla12174,94114,578Newcastle12173,48414,457Manly12173,17114,431Souths12171,97314,331New Zealand12171,62014,302Parramatta12167,14413,929Gold Coast Titans12165,67113,806St George Illawarra12163,58813,632Penrith12153,82012,818Canberra12146,19512,183Sydney Roosters12122,82010,235 References External links List of fixtures/times in date order at foxsports.com