2021 NRL season

2021 National Rugby League
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)
Player of the year	Tom Trbojevic (Dally M Medal)
Top try-scorer(s)	Alex Johnston (30)
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The 2021 NRL season was the 114th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 24th season run by the National Rugby League.

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Teams

The lineup of teams remained unchanged for the 15th consecutive year.

Club	Season	Home ground(s)	Head coach	Captain(s)
Brisbane Broncos	34th season	Suncorp Stadium	Kevin Walters^[1]	Alex Glenn
Canberra Raiders	40th season	GIO Stadium Canberra	Ricky Stuart	Jarrod Croker & Josh Hodgson
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	87th season	Stadium Australia & Bankwest Stadium	Trent Barrett^[2]	Josh Jackson
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	55th season	Netstrata Jubilee Stadium	~~John Morris~~ → Josh Hannay (interim)^[3]	Wade Graham
Gold Coast Titans	15th season	Cbus Super Stadium	Justin Holbrook	Kevin Proctor & Jamal Fogarty^[4]
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	72nd season	4 Pines Park^[5]	Des Hasler	Daly Cherry-Evans
Melbourne Storm	24th season	AAMI Park	Craig Bellamy	Jesse Bromwich & Dale Finucane^[6]
Newcastle Knights	34th season	McDonald Jones Stadium	Adam O'Brien	Daniel Saifiti & Jayden Brailey^[7]
New Zealand Warriors	27th season	Central Coast Stadium	Nathan Brown^[8]	Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
North Queensland Cowboys	27th season	Queensland Country Bank Stadium	Todd Payten^[9]	~~Michael Morgan~~ → Jason Taumalolo^[10]
Parramatta Eels	75th season	Bankwest Stadium	Brad Arthur	Clint Gutherson
Penrith Panthers	55th season	BlueBet Stadium^[11]	Ivan Cleary	Isaah Yeo & Nathan Cleary^[12]
South Sydney Rabbitohs	112th season	Stadium Australia	Wayne Bennett	Adam Reynolds
St. George Illawarra Dragons	23rd season	Netstrata Jubilee Stadium & WIN Stadium	Anthony Griffin^[13]	Ben Hunt^[14]
Sydney Roosters	114th season	Sydney Cricket Ground	Trent Robinson	~~Jake Friend~~ → James Tedesco
Wests Tigers	22nd season	Leichhardt Oval, Campbelltown Stadium & Bankwest Stadium	Michael Maguire	James Tamou^[15]

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	F1	F2	F3	GF
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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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
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
Home	Score	Away	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	Queensland Country Bank Stadium	Gerard Sutton	18,244
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
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

Suncorp Stadium^[17]
Attendance: 39,322
Clive Churchill Medal: Nathan Cleary
Referee: Gerard Sutton

Player statistics and records

The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 25.

Top 5 point scorers

Points	Player	Tries	Goals	Field Goals
304	Reuben Garrick	21	110	0
248	Adam Reynolds	5	112	2
213	Nathan Cleary	10	85	2
174	Adam Doueihi	9	69	0
148	Jamal Fogarty	4	66	0

Top 5 try scorers

Tries	Player
27	Alex Johnston
25	Tom Trbojevic
23	Josh Addo-Carr
23	Jason Saab
21	Reuben Garrick

Top 5 goal scorers

Goals	Player
112	Adam Reynolds
110	Reuben Garrick
85	Nathan Cleary
69	Adam Doueihi
66	Jamal Fogarty

Top 5 tacklers

Tackles	Player
1,036	Jayden Brailey
1,010	Andrew McCullough
956	Blayke Brailey
926	Damien Cook
911	Reece Robson

2021 Transfers

Players

Source:^[18]

Player	2020 Club	2021 Club
Jack Bird	Brisbane Broncos	St. George Illawarra Dragons
Darius Boyd	Brisbane Broncos	Retirement
David Fifita	Brisbane Broncos	Gold Coast Titans
Jordan Kahu	Brisbane Broncos	Retirement
Issac Luke	Brisbane Broncos	Wynnum Manly Seagulls (Intrust Super Cup)
Joe Ofahengaue	Brisbane Broncos	Wests Tigers
John Bateman	Canberra Raiders	Super League: Wigan Warriors
Nick Cotric	Canberra Raiders	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Michael Oldfield	Canberra Raiders	Parramatta Eels
Jack Cogger	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Super League: Huddersfield Giants
Kieran Foran	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Kerrod Holland	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Retirement
Tim Lafai	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	N/A
Marcelo Montoya	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	New Zealand Warriors
Reimis Smith	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Melbourne Storm
Sauaso Sue	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Newcastle Knights
Aiden Tolman	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Bryson Goodwin	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Retirement
Nene Macdonald	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Norths Devils (Intrust Super Cup)
Scott Sorensen	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Penrith Panthers
Jai Arrow	Gold Coast Titans	South Sydney Rabbitohs
Shannon Boyd	Gold Coast Titans	Retirement
Bryce Cartwright	Gold Coast Titans	Parramatta Eels
Dale Copley	Gold Coast Titans	Brisbane Broncos
Keegan Hipgrave	Gold Coast Titans	Parramatta Eels
Ryan James	Gold Coast Titans	Canberra Raiders
Nathan Peats	Gold Coast Titans	Super League: Leigh Centurions
Tyrone Roberts	Gold Coast Titans	Norths Devils (Intrust Super Cup)
Young Tonumaipea	Gold Coast Titans	Melbourne Rebels (Super Rugby)
Brendan Elliot	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	Super League: Leigh Centurions
Addin Fonua-Blake	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	New Zealand Warriors
Danny Levi	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	Brisbane Broncos
Joel Thompson	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	Super League: St. Helens
Corey Waddell	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Sandor Earl	Melbourne Storm	Retirement
Tino Fa'asuamaleaui	Melbourne Storm	Gold Coast Titans
Cameron Smith	Melbourne Storm	Retirement
Albert Vete	Melbourne Storm	Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers
Suliasi Vunivalu	Melbourne Storm	Queensland Reds (Super Rugby)
Herman Ese'ese	Newcastle Knights	Gold Coast Titans
Tim Glasby	Newcastle Knights	Retirement
Aidan Guerra	Newcastle Knights	Retirement
Mason Lino	Newcastle Knights	Super League: Wakefield Trinity
Sione Mata'utia	Newcastle Knights	Super League: St. Helens
Andrew McCullough	Newcastle Knights	St. George Illawarra Dragons
Tautau Moga	Newcastle Knights	South Sydney Rabbitohs
Gerard Beale	New Zealand Warriors	St. George Illawarra Dragons
Adam Blair	New Zealand Warriors	Retirement
Lachlan Burr	New Zealand Warriors	North Queensland Cowboys
Blake Green	New Zealand Warriors	Newcastle Knights
Patrick Herbert	New Zealand Warriors	Gold Coast Titans
Karl Lawton	New Zealand Warriors	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Agnatius Paasi	New Zealand Warriors	Super League: St. Helens
Isaiah Papali'i	New Zealand Warriors	Parramatta Eels
Leivaha Pulu	New Zealand Warriors	Norths Devils (Intrust Super Cup)
Nathaniel Roache	New Zealand Warriors	Parramatta Eels
John Asiata	North Queensland Cowboys	Brisbane Broncos
Gavin Cooper	North Queensland Cowboys	Retirement
Esan Marsters	North Queensland Cowboys	Gold Coast Titans
Josh McGuire	North Queensland Cowboys	St. George Illawarra Dragons
Tom Opacic	North Queensland Cowboys	Parramatta Eels
Daniel Alvaro	Parramatta Eels	St. George Illawarra Dragons
Kane Evans	Parramatta Eels	New Zealand Warriors
David Gower	Parramatta Eels	Retirement
George Jennings	Parramatta Eels	Melbourne Storm
Michael Jennings	Parramatta Eels	Suspension^[19]
Brad Takairangi	Parramatta Eels	Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers
Peni Terepo	Parramatta Eels	Retirement
Jack Hetherington	Penrith Panthers	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Josh Mansour	Penrith Panthers	South Sydney Rabbitohs
James Tamou	Penrith Panthers	Wests Tigers
Zane Tetevano	Penrith Panthers	Super League: Leeds Rhinos
Dean Whare	Penrith Panthers	Super League: Catalans Dragons
Corey Allan	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Ethan Lowe	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Retirement
James Roberts	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Wests Tigers
Bayley Sironen	South Sydney Rabbitohs	New Zealand Warriors
Euan Aitken	St. George Illawarra Dragons	New Zealand Warriors
Tyson Frizell	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Newcastle Knights
Jacob Host	St. George Illawarra Dragons	South Sydney Rabbitohs
Korbin Sims	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers
Mitchell Aubusson	Sydney Roosters	Retirement
Boyd Cordner	Sydney Roosters	Retirement
Poasa Faamausili	Sydney Roosters	St. George Illawarra Dragons
Kyle Flanagan	Sydney Roosters	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Ryan Hall	Sydney Roosters	Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers
Sonny Bill Williams	Sydney Roosters	Retirement
Josh Aloiai	Wests Tigers	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Matt Eisenhuth	Wests Tigers	Penrith Panthers
Robert Jennings	Wests Tigers	Penrith Panthers
Chris Lawrence	Wests Tigers	Retirement
Benji Marshall	Wests Tigers	South Sydney Rabbitohs
Chris McQueen	Wests Tigers	Super League: Huddersfield Giants
Josh Reynolds	Wests Tigers	Super League: Hull F.C.
Elijah Taylor	Wests Tigers	Super League: Salford Red Devils
David Mead	Super League: Catalans Dragons	Brisbane Broncos
Albert Kelly	Super League: Hull F.C.	Brisbane Broncos
Ava Seumanufagai	Super League: Leeds Rhinos	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Joey Lussick	Super League: Salford Red Devils	Parramatta Eels
Luke Thompson	Super League: St. Helens	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Ben Murdoch-Masila	Super League: Warrington Wolves	New Zealand Warriors
Javid Bowen	Northern Pride (Intrust Super Cup)	North Queensland Cowboys
Karmichael Hunt	New South Wales Waratahs (Super Rugby)	Brisbane Broncos
Tepai Moeroa	New South Wales Waratahs (Super Rugby)	Melbourne Storm
Will Chambers	Suntory Sungoliath (Japanese rugby union)	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Jack de Belin	Suspension	St. George Illawarra Dragons

Loan moves

Player	Home club	→ Loan club	Dates	Pld	Ref
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
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

^ Some games in Rounds 16, 17, 20 and 21 were played to empty venues as a result of COVID-19 biosecurity protocols.
^ Some games in Rounds 16, 17, 20 and 21 were played to empty venues as a result of COVID-19 biosecurity protocols.

References

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^ "Barrett the Bulldog: Trent signs on to coach until end of 2023". NRL.com. 22 July 2020.
^ "Sharks Statement". Sharks.com.au. 13 April 2021.
^ "Proctor & Fogarty to lead Titans in 2021". Titans.com.au. 26 February 2021.
^ "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.

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