2016 NRL season
| 2016 National Rugby League | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Teams | 16 |
| Matches played | 72 |
| Points scored |
2916 (total) 40.5 (per match) |
| Attendance |
1,188,621 (total) 16,509 (per match) |
The 2016 NRL season is the 109th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 19th season of the National Rugby League in Australia and New Zealand. 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. It will also be the last year on commentary for veteran announcer Ray Warren.
Season launch & advertising
The NRL and their longstanding ad agency MJW Haukuhodo will use, for the third year running, Robbie Williams' "Let Me Entertain You" as the commercial soundtrack.
Teams
The lineup of teams will remain unchanged for the 10th consecutive year. The NRL's salary cap for the clubs' top 25 players will be $A6.3M for 2016.[2]
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.[12]
However, on 3 May 2016, after further salary cap breaches were exposed by the NRL, the club were fined $1 million, deducted twelve competition points and stripped of its 2016 Auckland Nines title, [13] and were barred from receiving any further competition points until they fall under the salary cap, which they were reported 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) have also been suspended indefinitely.
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 | NQL | WTI | NZL | CAN | X | CBY | MEL | X | SOU | PEN | SYD | SGI | PAR | CBY | MEL | SYD | ||||
| Canberra Raiders | PEN 8 |
SYD 1 |
NEW 0* |
GCT 4 |
CBY 14 |
PAR 30 |
CRO 24 |
WTI 54 |
PEN 1 |
SGI | NZL | CBY | MAN | BRI | X | GCT | NEW | NQL | X | NZL | SOU | CRO | MEL | PAR | MAN | WTI | ||||
| Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | MAN 22 |
PEN 2 |
PAR 14 |
SOU 30 |
CAN 14 |
MEL 6 |
NZL 4 |
GCT 1* |
PAR 8 |
WTI | SYD | CAN | CRO | SGI | X | BRI | SYD | WTI | X | NQL | SGI | NEW | MAN | BRI | NQL | SOU | ||||
| Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | NQL 6 |
SGI 28 |
MAN 10 |
MEL 8 |
WTI 8 |
GCT 5 |
CAN 24 |
PEN 2 |
BRI 2 |
NEW | MAN | X | CBY | NQL | X | NZL | PAR | PEN | SYD | NEW | GCT | CAN | SGI | SOU | SYD | MEL | ||||
| Gold Coast Titans | NEW 18 |
MEL 18 |
WTI 12 |
CAN 4 |
BRI 8 |
CRO 5 |
SGI 5 |
CBY 1* |
MEL 38 |
SYD | PEN | X | SOU | PAR | MAN | CAN | NZL | X | SGI | PAR | CRO | NZL | WTI | NEW | PEN | NQL | ||||
| Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | CBY 22 |
WTI 14 |
CRO 10 |
SYD 2 |
SOU 4 |
NZL 16 |
PAR 12 |
NEW 16 |
NQL 16 |
BRI | CRO | X | CAN | PEN | GCT | NQL | SGI | X | NZL | SOU | NEW | PAR | CBY | MEL | CAN | PEN | ||||
| Melbourne Storm | SGI 2 |
GCT 18 |
NZL 7 |
CRO 8 |
NEW 4 |
CBY 6 |
WTI 1* |
NZL 42 |
GCT 38 |
NQL | PAR | X | PEN | SYD | SGI | WTI | BRI | X | NEW | SYD | NQL | SOU | CAN | MAN | BRI | CRO | ||||
| Newcastle Knights | GCT 18 |
SOU 42 |
CAN 0* |
NZL 22 |
MEL 4 |
WTI 2 |
BRI 53 |
MAN 16 |
SYD 38 |
CRO | WTI | PAR | NQL | NZL | X | SGI | CAN | X | MEL | CRO | MAN | CBY | PEN | GCT | SOU | SGI | ||||
| New Zealand Warriors | WTI 8 |
BRI 15 |
MEL 7 |
NEW 22 |
SYD 4* |
MAN 16 |
CBY 4 |
MEL 42 |
SGI 16 |
PEN | CAN | X | BRI | NEW | SYD | CRO | GCT | X | MAN | CAN | PEN | GCT | SOU | NQL | WTI | PAR | ||||
| North Queensland Cowboys | CRO 6 |
PAR 4 |
SYD 40 |
BRI 1* |
SGI 36 |
PEN 5 |
SOU 26 |
PAR 16 |
MAN 16 |
MEL | BRI | SGI | NEW | CRO | X | MAN | SOU | CAN | X | CBY | MEL | WTI | SYD | NZL | CBY | GCT | ||||
| Parramatta Eels | BRI 13 |
NQL 4 |
CBY 14 |
WTI 8 |
PEN 2 |
CAN 30 |
MAN 12 |
NQL 16 |
CBY 8 |
SOU | MEL | NEW | X | GCT | SOU | X | CRO | SYD | PEN | GCT | WTI | MAN | BRI | CAN | SGI | NZL | ||||
| Penrith Panthers | CAN 8 |
CBY 2 |
BRI 1 |
SGI 2 |
PAR 2 |
NQL 5 |
SYD 4 |
CRO 2 |
CAN 1 |
NZL | GCT | X | MEL | MAN | X | SOU | WTI | CRO | PAR | BRI | NZL | SYD | NEW | WTI | GCT | MAN | ||||
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | SYD 32 |
NEW 42 |
SGI 2 |
CBY 30 |
MAN 4 |
SYD 7 |
NQL 26 |
BRI 22 |
WTI 8 |
PAR | SGI | X | GCT | WTI | PAR | PEN | NQL | X | BRI | MAN | CAN | MEL | NZL | CRO | NEW | CBY | ||||
| St. George Illawarra Dragons | MEL 2 |
CRO 28 |
SOU 2 |
PEN 2 |
NQL 36 |
BRI 26 |
GCT 5 |
SYD 2 |
NZL 16 |
CAN | SOU | NQL | X | CBY | MEL | NEW | MAN | X | GCT | WTI | CBY | BRI | CRO | SYD | PAR | NEW | ||||
| Sydney Roosters | SOU 32 |
CAN 1 |
NQL 40 |
MAN 2 |
NZL 4* |
SOU 7 |
PEN 4 |
SGI 2 |
NEW 38 |
GCT | CBY | X | WTI | MEL | NZL | X | CBY | PAR | CRO | MEL | BRI | PEN | NQL | SGI | CRO | BRI | ||||
| Wests Tigers | NZL 8 |
MAN 14 |
GCT 12 |
PAR 8 |
CRO 8 |
NEW 2 |
MEL 1* |
CAN 54 |
SOU 8 |
CBY | NEW | BRI | SYD | SOU | X | MEL | PEN | CBY | X | SGI | PAR | NQL | GCT | PEN | NZL | CAN | ||||
| 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 |  North Queensland Cowboys |
9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 265 | 125 | +140 | 14 |
| 2 |  Brisbane Broncos |
9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 246 | 111 | +135 | 14 |
| 3 |  Melbourne Storm |
9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 208 | 110 | +98 | 14 |
| 4 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 219 | 158 | +61 | 14 |
| 5 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 173 | 152 | +21 | 10 |
| 6 |  Canberra Raiders |
9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 217 | 199 | +18 | 9 |
| 7 |  Penrith Panthers |
9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 168 | 179 | −11 | 8 |
| 8 |  Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 172 | 196 | −24 | 8 |
| 9 |  New Zealand Warriors |
9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 190 | 232 | −42 | 8 |
| 10 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons |
9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 89 | 186 | −97 | 8 |
| 11 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs |
9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 182 | 199 | −17 | 6 |
| 12 |  Gold Coast Titans |
9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 170 | 211 | −41 | 6 |
| 13 |  Wests Tigers |
9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 184 | 239 | −55 | 6 |
| 14 |  Sydney Roosters |
9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 167 | 207 | −40 | 4 |
| 15 |  Newcastle Knights |
9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 102 | 293 | −191 | 3 |
| 16 |  Parramatta Eels |
9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 164 | 119 | +45 | 01 |
1 Parramatta were deducted 12 competition points for gross long-term salary cap breaches, and are barred from receiving premiership points until they remove $770,000 from their payroll.
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 | North Queensland Cowboys | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Brisbane Broncos | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Melbourne Storm | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Canberra Raiders | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Penrith Panthers | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | New Zealand Warriors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Gold Coast Titans | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Wests Tigers | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Sydney Roosters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Newcastle Knights | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Parramatta Eels* | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
2016 Transfers
Players
Source:[14]
Coaches
| Coach | 2015 Club | 2016 Club |
|---|---|---|
| Trent Barrett |  Country |
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
| Mal Meninga |  Queensland |
 Australia |
References
- ↑ "All Stars moves to Brisbane in 2016". National Rugby League. NRL Media. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ↑ Phil Gould (12 July 2014). "NRL's ludicrous and unfair second-tier salary cap holding back young players". The Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ↑ "Corey's Message To The #Bronxnation". Broncos.com. 26 February 2016.
- ↑ "Titans name co-captains for 2016". NRL.com. 17 February 2016.
- ↑ "Knights announce three captains". NRL.com. 26 February 2016.
- ↑ "Mannering stands down as Warriors captain". NRL.com. 17 February 2016.
- ↑ "Foran, Mannah to lead Eels in 2016". NRL.com. 17 February 2016.
- ↑ "Matt Moylan the new Panthers captain". NRL.com. 27 January 2016.
- ↑ "Widdop becomes Dragons co-captain". NRL.com. 14 January 2016.
- ↑ "Club Statement - Mitchell Pearce". Roosters.com. 1 March 2016.
- ↑ "Woods named Wests Tigers captain". NRL.com. 18 December 2015.
- ↑ "Parramatta Eels avoid four-point NRL penalty over governance issues". theage.com.au. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- ↑ Gabor, Martin (3 May 2016). "Eels breaches must stop today: Greenberg". NRL.com. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ↑ "2016 NRL player transfers". NRL.com.
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