2020 NRL season

113th season of professional rugby league in Australia

Rugby league season

2020 National Rugby League

Duration| 12 – 23 March 2020
(Suspended 24 March – 27 May 2020)
28 May – 25 October 2020
Teams| 16
Premiers|  Melbourne Storm (4th title)
Minor premiers|  Penrith Panthers (3rd title)
Matches played| 169
Points scored| 7,092
Average attendance| 5,245[a]
Attendance| 671,412[b]
Top points scorer(s)|  Adam Reynolds (221)
Wooden spoon| Brisbane Broncos (1st spoon)
Dally M Medal|  Jack Wighton
Top try-scorer(s)|  Alex Johnston (23)

← 2019

2021 →

The 2020 NRL season was the 113th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 23rd season run by the National Rugby League.

## Teams

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The lineup of teams remained unchanged for the 14th consecutive year.

Colours  | Club  | Season  | Home ground(s)  | Head coach  | Captain(s)

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| Brisbane Broncos | 33rd season | Suncorp Stadium | ~~Anthony Seibold~~ → Peter Gentle (interim)[1] | Alex Glenn[2]

| Canberra Raiders | 39th season | GIO Stadium Canberra, Campbelltown Stadium1 | Ricky Stuart | Jarrod Croker & Josh Hodgson

| Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 86th season | ANZ Stadium & Bankwest Stadium[3] | ~~Dean Pay~~ → Steve Georgallis (interim)[4] | Josh Jackson

| Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 54th season | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium,[5] Bankwest Stadium1 | John Morris | Wade Graham

| Gold Coast Titans | 14th season | Cbus Super Stadium, Suncorp Stadium1 | Justin Holbrook[6] | Kevin Proctor

| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 71st season | Lottoland, Central Coast Stadium1 | Des Hasler | Daly Cherry-Evans

| Melbourne Storm | 23rd season | AAMI Park, Sunshine Coast Stadium2 | Craig Bellamy | Cameron Smith

| Newcastle Knights | 33rd season | McDonald Jones Stadium, Central Coast Stadium1 | Adam O'Brien[7] | Mitchell Pearce

| New Zealand Warriors | 26th season | Central Coast Stadium3 | ~~Stephen Kearney~~ → Todd Payten (interim)[8] | Roger Tuivasa-Sheck

| North Queensland Cowboys | 26th season | Queensland Country Bank Stadium[9] | ~~Paul Green~~ → Josh Hannay (interim)[10] | Michael Morgan

| Parramatta Eels | 74th season | Bankwest Stadium | Brad Arthur | Clint Gutherson

| Penrith Panthers | 54th season | Panthers Stadium, Campbelltown Stadium1 | Ivan Cleary | James Tamou

| South Sydney Rabbitohs | 111th season | ANZ Stadium & Bankwest Stadium[11] | Wayne Bennett | Adam Reynolds[12]

| St. George Illawarra Dragons | 22nd season | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, WIN Stadium, Campbelltown Stadium1 | ~~Paul McGregor~~ → Dean Young (interim)[13] | Cameron McInnes[14]

| Sydney Roosters | 113th season | Sydney Cricket Ground, Bankwest Stadium1 | Trent Robinson | Jake Friend & Boyd Cordner

| Wests Tigers | 21st season | Leichhardt Oval, Campbelltown Stadium, Bankwest Stadium | Michael Maguire | Moses Mbye & Benji Marshall[15]

Notes
1 Used as a home ground between Rounds 3–7 due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
2 Used as a home ground between Rounds 10–19 due to the spike in COVID-19 cases in Victoria.
3 Used as a home ground for the 2020 season due to travel restrictions between Australia and New Zealand.

## Pre-season

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The pre-season featured a returning Nines competition held at HBF Park in Perth on 14 & 15 February, replacing the competition previously held in Auckland.[16] The All Stars match was played on 22 February at Cbus Super Stadium, returning to the contest's original venue.[17] The 2020 World Club Challenge saw the NRL premiers Sydney Roosters defeat the Super League champions St. Helens, making them the first club to win consecutive World Club Challenges.

## Regular season

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The NRL had announced that the Grand Final would be hosted at the Sydney Cricket Ground while the main venue for the decider, ANZ Stadium, underwent an $810m redevelopment.[18] This would have been the first Grand Final to be played at the SCG since 1987. The redevelopment was however scrapped due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[19] meaning that the Grand Final would be again played at ANZ Stadium.[20]

State of Origin was played in Adelaide for the first time, with Game 1 of the 2020 series played at Adelaide Oval.[21]

### Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

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See also: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on rugby league

The 2020 season was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which was formally declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on 11 March 2020, one day prior to the scheduled start of the premiership season. Restrictions imposed by the different state governments related to social distancing, lockdowns of non-essential services which lasted for three months across the country, and border controls for interstate and international travel, all had significant effects on the completion of the 2020 season.

#### Fixture

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Prior to the recommencement of the season, the NRL announced the fixture would be shortened from 24 matches per team to 20 (including the two rounds already played prior to the season suspension), which each team playing each other once, and an additional five teams for a second time. The season had commenced on 12 March as originally scheduled; but as restrictions, followed for periods of formal quarantine, were introduced on interstate travel, the season was suspended after round two.

The round two match between the Sydney Roosters and Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, which was originally meant to be played at Central Coast Stadium, was shifted to Leichhardt Oval.[22]

The new draw was released on 21 May, with just six venues used between Rounds 3 to 7.[23] The Warriors moved to Gosford to play at Central Coast Stadium, the Titans played home games at Suncorp Stadium with the Broncos, and the NSW teams and Canberra were divided between Bankwest Stadium, Campbelltown Stadium, and Central Coast Stadium in a way that no stadium hosts more than one match in a day. The Cowboys and Storm continued to host games at their normal home grounds, Queensland Country Bank Stadium and AAMI Park respectively. From round eight, all teams bar the Storm and Warriors were permitted to return to their home grounds;[24] in the Storm's case, a second wave of COVID-19 cases in Victoria forced the team to evacuate the state and set up camp on the Sunshine Coast, the home of their netball sister side the Sunshine Coast Lightning, for an indefinite period.[25]

#### Opening round

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The first round of play continued almost unimpeded, although crowd numbers were impacted by fears surrounding the virus.[26]

International restrictions on travel made in New Zealand, whereby all arrivals would be required to self-isolate for two weeks, resulted in the New Zealand Warriors temporarily setting up base in Kingscliff, New South Wales, having already come to Australia to play their Round 1 match. Their Round 2 game against Canberra was played at Cbus Super Stadium on the Gold Coast, instead of at the Warriors' home ground in Auckland.[27]

#### Crowds

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Government restrictions on gatherings meant that, starting in Round 2, crowds were locked out of senior NRL matches for the first time in the code's history.[28] State governments gradually allowed crowds, often small and restricted in size, into games, starting immediately from Round 5 in New South Wales, and from Round 6 in Queensland.[29][24]

#### Season suspension

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During Round 2, speculation that the season would be suspended, if not cancelled, grew. Circumstances surrounding the virus were evolving at a rapid rate, and the future beyond Round 2 was unknown. Many ideas to ensure the season could continue, including moving all players and matches to a single location in Central Queensland where they could continue to play in self-isolation.[30]

On 23 March, the NRL suspended the season indefinitely for the first time in the competition's history, in response to tightening government restrictions to slow the spread of COVID-19.[31] In the following weeks, matches that were scheduled to be played at regional venues were cancelled, as was the Magic Round.[32][33][34][35]

#### Season resumption

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On 9 April, the NRL announced its intentions to restart the competition on 28 May, with most details still to be determined.[36] The decision was one of three recommendations to come out of Project Apollo, which was created by the NRL's innovations committee to analyse potential solutions to restart the season. The other recommendations included ensuring that a full State of Origin series be played, and keeping with a one-match grand final. However, the NRL required Federal and State governments, as well as broadcasters Fox and Nine, on board with the plan. The structure of the restarted season would also largely depend on what government restrictions were in place by the end of May.[37]

By 22 April, the NRL had obtained government approval to restart the season on 28 May.[38] On 28 April 2020, the NRL announced that the competition would be a 20-round competition, which would allow each team to play each other once with 5 extra fixtures. Points earned in the first two rounds were still counted. State of Origin was played in November after the season's conclusion, while the Grand Final was played on 25 October at ANZ Stadium.[39]

During late April and early May, general government restrictions began to ease in Australia due to successful efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19. The Queensland State Government allowed the three Queensland-based sides to train and play at home; this meant they did not have to base themselves in New South Wales.[40] The Melbourne Storm were forced to move to Albury in NSW to begin their training, with Victoria's government waiting longer to begin easing restrictions, but were able to return to AAMI Park the following week.[41] On 2 May, the New Zealand Warriors were permitted by both Federal governments to enter Australia the following day. They entered two weeks of self-isolation in the regional city of Tamworth, where they were permitted to train to avoid any unfair disadvantage.[42] International travel restrictions meant the side had to remain in Australia for an indefinite period of time, however talks of a Trans-Tasman 'bubble', in which travel between Australia and New Zealand would be exclusively permitted, left the possibility open for the Warriors to return to New Zealand and play home matches there later in the season;[43] however, this did not eventuate.

Despite the border between New South Wales and Queensland remaining closed to the public for most of the season, all NRL teams were exempt from the travel ban for the purpose of playing matches, with the New South Wales-based teams plus the Canberra Raiders and New Zealand Warriors travelling to and from Queensland on game day instead of staying overnight, and the three Queensland-based clubs plus the Melbourne Storm making the same trip in reverse (that is, travelling to and from Sydney or Canberra on game day).[44]

In late June, the Melbourne Storm were forced to relocate away from Victoria after a sharp increase in coronavirus cases in the state.[45] Their round seven match against the New Zealand Warriors was played at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium in Sydney; the match was notable as following the game Cameron Smith, Craig Bellamy and Ryan Hoffman all went into the Warriors' rooms to thank and acknowledge the sacrifices they made by moving to Australia during the COVID pandemic.[46] Following that, the Storm relocated to the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, where they played their remaining home games out of Suncorp Stadium and Sunshine Coast Stadium, as well as finals at the former venue.[47] By the time the Storm won the Premiership, they had been away from their home in Victoria for four months.

#### Club medical restrictions

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During the pandemic, the NRL brought in strict new biosecurity measures to protect those in the game, including a code-wide request that players be vaccinated against the common flu, as "any player that has any respiratory illness... potentially will take the whole team out."[48][49] The NSW Government did not enforce the compulsory vaccination agreement,[49] whereas the Queensland Government stood by the vaccination measures previously agreed to by the NRL that 100% of players would be flu-vaccinated prior to the competition restarting.[50] Only players who had been vaccinated, or had genuine medical grounds exempting them, were permitted to play or train in Queensland.[51]

#### Rule changes

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It was announced that the remainder of the games would be played with just one referee.[52] The referees threatened to strike as a result of this.[53] However, an agreement was reached on 22 May for the one-ref system to be used.[54]

### Results

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See also: 2020 NRL season results

Team  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 12  | 13  | 14  | 15  | 16  | 17  | 18  | 19  | 20  | F1  | F2  | F3  | GF

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Brisbane Broncos | NQL
7  | SOU
4 | PAR
28 | SYD
59 | MAN
2  | NEW
21  | GCT
18 | NZL
10 | CBY
18 | WTI
48  | MEL
38 | CRO
10 | SOU
18  | CAN
28  | SGI
4 | SYD
46  | PEN
13 | GCT
12  | PAR
14  | NQL
16 |  |  |  |
Canberra Raiders | GCT
18 | NZL
14 | MEL
16  | NEW
16  | WTI
8  | MAN
8  | PAR
1*  | SGI
6 | MEL
6 | SYD
4  | SOU
6 | NQL
2  | PEN
16  | BRI
28 | GCT
20  | CBY
14 | SYD
12 | SGI
29  | NZL
12 | CRO
10  | CRO
12 | SYD
4  | MEL
20  |
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | PAR
6  | NQL
8 | MAN
26  | SGI
20 | SYD
36 | CRO
2 | WTI
28  | SOU
16 | BRI
18  | SGI
6  | NEW
6  | PAR
2 | MEL
31  | WTI
1  | NZL
6 | CAN
14  | GCT
4 | MAN
12 | SOU
10 | PEN
42 |  |  |  |
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | SOU
4  | MEL
2 | WTI
12  | NQL
10  | SGI
14  | CBY
2  | MAN
18  | GCT
30  | PEN
32 | NZL
36 | SGI
4  | BRI
10  | PAR
2 | GCT
12 | PEN
26  | NQL
16 | NEW
28  | NZL
8 | SYD
16  | CAN
10 | CAN
12  |  |  |
Gold Coast Titans | CAN
18  | PAR
40 | NQL
30  | WTI
5 | SOU
20  | SGI
12 | BRI
18  | CRO
30 | NZL
4 | MEL
36 | PEN
8 | SYD
6  | NQL
20 | CRO
12  | CAN
20 | SGI
4  | CBY
4  | BRI
12 | MAN
18  | NEW
30 |  |  |  |
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | MEL
14 | SYD
1  | CBY
26 | PAR
3  | BRI
2 | CAN
8 | CRO
18 | NEW
2 | SGI
30  | PAR
4 | NQL
12  | PEN
30 | NZL
4 | NEW
2  | SOU
40  | MEL
24  | WTI
2 | CBY
12  | GCT
18 | NZL
12 |  |  |  |
Melbourne Storm | MAN
14  | CRO
2  | CAN
16 | SOU
14 | NEW
14  | PEN
7  | NZL
44 | SYD
2* | CAN
6  | GCT
36  | BRI
38  | NEW
10 | CBY
31 | SYD
18  | PAR
14  | MAN
24 | SOU
6  | NQL
16  | WTI
28 | SGI
8  | PAR
12 | X  | CAN
20 | PEN

Newcastle Knights | NZL
20 | WTI
18  | PEN
0*  | CAN
16 | MEL
14 | BRI
21 | NQL
12  | MAN
2  | PAR
6 | SOU
2  | CBY
6 | MEL
10  | WTI
40 | MAN
2 | NQL
12 | NZL
30 | CRO
28 | SYD
30  | SGI
24 | GCT
30  | SOU
26  |  |  |
New Zealand Warriors | NEW
20  | CAN
14  | SGI
18  | PEN
26  | NQL
11  | SOU
28  | MEL
44  | BRI
10  | GCT
4  | CRO
36  | SYD
8  | WTI
6  | MAN
4  | PEN
6  | CBY
6  | NEW
30  | PAR
6  | CRO
8  | CAN
12  | MAN
12  |  |  |  |
North Queensland Cowboys | BRI
7 | CBY
8  | GCT
30 | CRO
10 | NZL
11 | WTI
16  | NEW
12 | PAR
38  | SYD
26 | PEN
12  | MAN
12 | CAN
2 | GCT
20  | SOU
1 | NEW
12  | CRO
16  | SGI
1* | MEL
16 | PEN
20 | BRI
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Parramatta Eels | CBY
6 | GCT
40  | BRI
28  | MAN
3 | PEN
6 | SYD
14 | CAN
1* | NQL
38 | NEW
6  | MAN
4  | WTI
10 | CBY
2  | CRO
2  | SGI
2 | MEL
14 | SOU
38 | NZL
6 | PEN
18  | BRI
14 | WTI
4 | MEL
12  | SOU
14 |  |
Penrith Panthers | SYD
6 | SGI
4  | NEW
0* | NZL
26 | PAR
6  | MEL
7 | SOU
8 | WTI
7  | CRO
32  | NQL
12 | GCT
8  | MAN
30  | CAN
16 | NZL
6 | CRO
26 | WTI
24 | BRI
13  | PAR
18 | NQL
20  | CBY
42  | SYD
1 | X  | SOU
4  | MEL

South Sydney Rabbitohs | CRO
4 | BRI
4  | SYD
16 | MEL
14  | GCT
20 | NZL
28 | PEN
8  | CBY
16  | WTI
8  | NEW
2 | CAN
6  | SGI
8  | BRI
18 | NQL
1  | MAN
40 | PAR
38  | MEL
6 | WTI
2  | CBY
10  | SYD
52 | NEW
26 | PAR
14  | PEN
4 |
St. George Illawarra Dragons | WTI
10 | PEN
4 | NZL
18 | CBY
20  | CRO
14 | GCT
12  | SYD
14  | CAN
6  | MAN
30 | CBY
6 | CRO
4 | SOU
8 | SYD
8 | PAR
2  | BRI
4  | GCT
4 | NQL
1*  | CAN
29 | NEW
24  | MEL
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Sydney Roosters | PEN
6  | MAN
1 | SOU
16  | BRI
59  | CBY
36  | PAR
14  | SGI
14 | MEL
2*  | NQL
26  | CAN
4 | NZL
8 | GCT
6 | SGI
8  | MEL
18 | WTI
22  | BRI
46 | CAN
12  | NEW
30 | CRO
16 | SOU
52  | PEN
1  | CAN
4 |  |
Wests Tigers | SGI
10  | NEW
18 | CRO
12 | GCT
5  | CAN
8 | NQL
16 | CBY
28 | PEN
7 | SOU
8 | BRI
48 | PAR
10  | NZL
6 | NEW
40  | CBY
1 | SYD
22 | PEN
24  | MAN
2  | SOU
2 | MEL
28  | PAR
4  |  |  |  |
Team  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 12  | 13  | 14  | 15  | 16  | 17  | 18  | 19  | 20  | F1  | F2  | F3  | GF

Bold – Home game
X – Bye
* – Golden point game
Opponent for round listed above margin

## Ladder

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2020 NRL season

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts
1 |  Penrith Panthers | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 537 | 238 | +299 | 37
2 |  Melbourne Storm (P) | 20 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 534 | 276 | +258 | 32
3 |  Parramatta Eels | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 392 | 288 | +104 | 30
4 |  Sydney Roosters | 20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 552 | 322 | +230 | 28
5 |  Canberra Raiders | 20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 445 | 317 | +128 | 28
6 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 521 | 352 | +169 | 24
7 |  Newcastle Knights | 20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 421 | 374 | +47 | 23
8 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 20 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 480 | 480 | 0 | 20
9 |  Gold Coast Titans | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 346 | 463 | −117 | 18
10 |  New Zealand Warriors | 20 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 343 | 458 | −115 | 16
11 |  Wests Tigers | 20 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 440 | 505 | −65 | 14
12 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 20 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 378 | 452 | −74 | 14
13 |  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 20 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 375 | 509 | −134 | 14
14 |  North Queensland Cowboys | 20 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 368 | 520 | −152 | 10
15 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 20 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 282 | 504 | −222 | 6
16 |  Brisbane Broncos | 20 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 268 | 624 | −356 | 6

### Ladder progression

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* 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.

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2 |  Melbourne Storm (P) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32
3 |  Parramatta Eels | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30
4 |  Sydney Roosters | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28
5 |  Canberra Raiders | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28
6 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24
7 |  Newcastle Knights | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23
8 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20
9 |  Gold Coast Titans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18
10 |  New Zealand Warriors | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16
11 |  Wests Tigers | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14
12 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14
13 |  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14
14 |  North Queensland Cowboys | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10
15 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6
16 |  Brisbane Broncos | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6

## Finals series

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Main article: 2020 NRL Finals Series

Home  | Score  | Away  | Match Information

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QUALIFYING & ELIMINATION FINALS
Penrith Panthers | 29 - 28  |  Sydney Roosters | 2 October 2020, 7:50 pm  | Panthers Stadium | Gerard Sutton  | 7,209
Canberra Raiders | 32 - 20  |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 3 October 2020, 5:40 pm  | GIO Stadium Canberra | Grant Atkins  | 9,602
Melbourne Storm | 36 - 24  |  Parramatta Eels | 3 October 2020, 7:50 pm  | Suncorp Stadium | Ashley Klein  | 16,238
South Sydney Rabbitohs | 46 - 20  |  Newcastle Knights | 4 October 2020, 4:05 pm  | ANZ Stadium | Ben Cummins  | 17,212
SEMI FINALS
Sydney Roosters | 18 - 22  |  Canberra Raiders | 9 October 2020, 7:55 pm  | Sydney Cricket Ground | Ashley Klein  | 18,110
Parramatta Eels | 24 - 38  |  South Sydney Rabbitohs | 10 October 2020, 7:50 pm  | Bankwest Stadium | Gerard Sutton  | 14,510
PRELIMINARY FINALS
Melbourne Storm | 30 - 10  |  Canberra Raiders | 16 October 2020, 7:50 pm  | Suncorp Stadium | Ashley Klein  | 37,112
Penrith Panthers | 20 - 16  |  South Sydney Rabbitohs | 17 October 2020, 7:50 pm  | ANZ Stadium | Gerard Sutton  | 30,116

### Chart

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| 3 Oct, GIO Stadium Canberra| | |  Canberra| 22| | | | 17 Oct, ANZ Stadium
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| 8|  Cronulla-Sutherland| 20| | | | | |  South Sydney| 16| | | 25 Oct, ANZ Stadium
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| 4 Oct, ANZ Stadium| 16 Oct, Suncorp Stadium| | |  Melbourne| 26
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| 6|  South Sydney| 46|  Melbourne| 30|
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| 7|  Newcastle| 20| | | 10 Oct, Bankwest Stadium| | | |  Canberra| 10| |
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## Grand Final

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Main article: 2020 NRL Grand Final

2020 NRL Grand Final

Sunday, 25 October
19:40 AEDT (UTC+11)

Penrith Panthers | 20 - 26  |  Melbourne Storm

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Tries: 4
To'o 52'
Crichton 68'
Mansour 71'
Cleary 79'
Goals: 2
Cleary 53', 69' (2/3)
| 1st: 0–22
2nd: 20–4
Report
| Tries: 4
Olam (penalty) 3'
Vunivalu 30'
C. Smith 39'
Papenhuzen 45'
Goals: 5
C. Smith 4', pen 22', pen 26', 31', 40' (5/6)
Sin Bins: 2
Hughes 70'
B. Smith 79'

ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 37,303[55]
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Touch judges: Chris Butler, Todd Smith
Clive Churchill Medal: Ryan Papenhuyzen (Melbourne)

## Player statistics and records

[edit]

The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 20.

Top 5 point scorers

| Points  | Player  | Tries  | Goals  | Field Goals

|
|
|
|

191  |  Adam Reynolds | 6  | 83  | 1
184  |  Kyle Flanagan | 4  | 84  | 0
178  |  Zac Lomax | 13  | 63  | 0
171  |  Nathan Cleary | 4  | 76  | 3
148  |  Cameron Smith | 2  | 70  | 0

Top 5 try scorers

Tries  | Player

|

20  |  Alex Johnston
19  |  Kyle Feldt
17  |  David Nofoaluma
15  |  Stephen Crichton
15  |  Josh Addo-Carr
15  |  Maika Sivo
15  |  Sione Katoa

Top 5 goal scorers

| Goals  | Player

|

84  |  Kyle Flanagan
83  |  Adam Reynolds
76  |  Nathan Cleary
70  |  Cameron Smith
63  |  Jarrod Croker
63  |  Zac Lomax

Top 5 tacklers

Tackles  | Player

|

978  |  Cameron McInnes
955  |  Damien Cook
888  |  Reed Mahoney
876  |  Patrick Carrigan
852  |  Jake Trbojevic

## 2020 Transfers

[edit]

### Players

[edit]

Source:[56]

Player  | 2019 Club  | 2020 Club

|
|

Shaun Fensom |  Brisbane Broncos | Retirement
Matt Gillett |  Brisbane Broncos | Retirement
Andrew McCullough |  Brisbane Broncos |  Newcastle Knights
Kodi Nikorima |  Brisbane Broncos |  New Zealand Warriors
James Roberts |  Brisbane Broncos |  South Sydney Rabbitohs
James Segeyaro |  Brisbane Broncos | Suspension[57]
Jaydn Su'A |  Brisbane Broncos |  South Sydney Rabbitohs
Luke Bateman |  Canberra Raiders | Hiatus
Ata Hingano |  Canberra Raiders | Mackay Cutters (Intrust Super Cup)
Joseph Leilua |  Canberra Raiders |  Wests Tigers
Aidan Sezer |  Canberra Raiders |  Super League: Huddersfield Giants
Fa'amanu Brown |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | N/A
Danny Fualalo |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Retirement
Corey Harawira-Naera |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |  Canberra Raiders
Michael Lichaa |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Retirement
Rhyse Martin |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |  Super League: Leeds Rhinos
Jayden Brailey |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |  Newcastle Knights
Jayson Bukuya |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Retirement
Kurt Capewell |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |  Penrith Panthers
Sosaia Feki |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |  Super League: Castleford Tigers
Paul Gallen |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Retirement
Josh Morris |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |  Sydney Roosters
Matt Prior |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |  Super League: Leeds Rhinos
Michael Gordon |  Gold Coast Titans | Retirement
Ryley Jacks |  Gold Coast Titans |  Melbourne Storm
Max King |  Gold Coast Titans |  Melbourne Storm
Leilani Latu |  Gold Coast Titans |  Super League: Warrington Wolves
Brenko Lee |  Gold Coast Titans |  Melbourne Storm
Will Matthews |  Gold Coast Titans | Retirement
Jack Stockwell |  Gold Coast Titans | Burleigh Bears (Intrust Super Cup)
Kallum Watkins |  Gold Coast Titans |  Super League: Salford Red Devils
Kane Elgey |  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Retirement
Trent Hodkinson |  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Retirement
Apisai Koroisau |  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |  Penrith Panthers
Lloyd Perrett |  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Wynnum Manly Seagulls (Intrust Super Cup)
Kelepi Tanginoa |  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |  Super League: Wakefield Trinity
Will Chambers |  Melbourne Storm | Suntory Sungoliath (Japanese rugby union)
Brodie Croft |  Melbourne Storm |  Brisbane Broncos
Curtis Scott |  Melbourne Storm |  Canberra Raiders
Joe Stimson |  Melbourne Storm |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Jamie Buhrer |  Newcastle Knights | Retirement
James Gavet |  Newcastle Knights |  Super League: Huddersfield Giants
Shaun Kenny-Dowall |  Newcastle Knights |  Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers
Danny Levi |  Newcastle Knights |  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Jesse Ramien |  Newcastle Knights |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Blake Ayshford |  New Zealand Warriors | Retirement
Solomone Kata |  New Zealand Warriors | ACT Brumbies (Super Rugby)
Sam Lisone |  New Zealand Warriors |  Gold Coast Titans
Issac Luke |  New Zealand Warriors |  St. George Illawarra Dragons
Ligi Sao |  New Zealand Warriors |  Super League: Hull F.C.
Kurt Baptiste |  North Queensland Cowboys | Eastern Suburbs Tigers (Intrust Super Cup)
Scott Bolton |  North Queensland Cowboys | Retirement
Javid Bowen |  North Queensland Cowboys | Northern Pride (Intrust Super Cup)
Jordan Kahu |  North Queensland Cowboys |  Brisbane Broncos
Nene Macdonald |  North Queensland Cowboys |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Te Maire Martin |  North Queensland Cowboys | N/A
Matt Scott |  North Queensland Cowboys | Retirement
Josh Hoffman |  Parramatta Eels | Townsville Blackhawks (Intrust Super Cup)
Tim Mannah |  Parramatta Eels | Retirement
Manu Ma'u |  Parramatta Eels |  Super League: Hull F.C.
Tepai Moeroa |  Parramatta Eels | New South Wales Waratahs (Super Rugby)
Waqa Blake |  Penrith Panthers |  Parramatta Eels
Reagan Campbell-Gillard |  Penrith Panthers |  Parramatta Eels
Wayde Egan |  Penrith Panthers |  New Zealand Warriors
Tyrell Fuimaono |  Penrith Panthers |  St. George Illawarra Dragons
Tim Grant |  Penrith Panthers | Retirement
Sione Katoa |  Penrith Panthers |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
James Maloney |  Penrith Panthers |  Super League: Catalans Dragons
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak |  Penrith Panthers |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Frank Winterstein |  Penrith Panthers | Toulouse Olympique
George Burgess |  South Sydney Rabbitohs |  Super League: Wigan Warriors
Sam Burgess |  South Sydney Rabbitohs | Retirement
Adam Doueihi |  South Sydney Rabbitohs |  Wests Tigers
Greg Inglis |  South Sydney Rabbitohs | N/A
John Sutton |  South Sydney Rabbitohs | Retirement
Kyle Turner |  South Sydney Rabbitohs | Retirement
Mitchell Allgood |  St. George Illawarra Dragons |  London Broncos (Championship)
James Graham |  St. George Illawarra Dragons |  Super League: St. Helens
Patrick Kaufusi |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | Townsville Blackhawks (Intrust Super Cup)
Tim Lafai |  St. George Illawarra Dragons |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Jeremy Latimore |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | Retirement
Luciano Leilua |  St. George Illawarra Dragons |  Wests Tigers
Lachlan Maranta |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | Wynnum Manly Seagulls (Intrust Super Cup)
Gareth Widdop |  St. George Illawarra Dragons |  Super League: Warrington Wolves
Cooper Cronk |  Sydney Roosters | Retirement
Latrell Mitchell |  Sydney Roosters |  South Sydney Rabbitohs
Zane Tetevano |  Sydney Roosters |  Penrith Panthers
Robbie Farah |  Wests Tigers | Retirement
Mahe Fonua |  Wests Tigers |  Super League: Hull F.C.
Esan Marsters |  Wests Tigers |  North Queensland Cowboys
Ryan Matterson |  Wests Tigers |  Parramatta Eels
Ben Matulino |  Wests Tigers | Retirement
Corey Thompson |  Wests Tigers |  Gold Coast Titans
Brayden Wiliame |  Super League: Catalans Dragons |  St. George Illawarra Dragons
Matt Frawley |  Super League: Huddersfield Giants |  Canberra Raiders
Trent Merrin |  Super League: Leeds Rhinos |  St. George Illawarra Dragons
Bryson Goodwin |  Super League: Warrington Wolves |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
George Williams |  Super League: Wigan Warriors |  Canberra Raiders
Ben Te'o | Sunwolves (Super Rugby)  |  Brisbane Broncos
Valentine Holmes | New York Jets (NFL)  |  North Queensland Cowboys
Young Tonumaipea | Hiatus  |  Gold Coast Titans
Zane Musgrove | N/A  |  Wests Tigers

### Loan moves

[edit]

Player | Home club | → Loan club | Dates | Pld | Ref

|
|
|
|
|

Harry Grant |  Melbourne Storm |  Wests Tigers | 21 March – 26 October
(Round 3 – end of season) | 15 | [58]
Paul Momirovski |  Wests Tigers |  Melbourne Storm | 21 March – 26 October
(Round 3 – end of season) | 6 | [58]
Poasa Faamausili |  Sydney Roosters |  New Zealand Warriors | 31 May – 27 June
(Rounds 4 – 8) | 4 | [59]
Jack Hetherington |  Penrith Panthers |  New Zealand Warriors | 28 June – 7 August
(Rounds 8 – 13) | 6 | [60]
George Jennings |  Parramatta Eels |  New Zealand Warriors | 24 July – 13 August
(Rounds 12 – 18) | 6 | [61][62]
Daniel Alvaro |  Parramatta Eels |  New Zealand Warriors | 24 July – 13 August
(Rounds 12 – 18) | 6 | [61][62]
Albert Hopoate |  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |  New Zealand Warriors | 14 August – 24 August | 0[c] | [63][64]

### Coaches

[edit]

Coach  | 2019 Club  | 2020 Club

|
|

Justin Holbrook |  Super League: St. Helens |  Gold Coast Titans

## Notes

[edit]

1. ^ Not all attendances were tallied up for the 2020 season, as such the figure is the total from known and provided crowd numbers.
2. ^ Not all attendances were tallied up for the 2020 season, as such the figure is the total from known and provided crowd numbers.
3. ^ Hopoate's month-long loan spell ended prematurely after he was recalled by Manly before making his Warriors debut.

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