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2017 National Rugby League
DurationMarch 2 – October 1, 2017
Teams16
Premiers Melbourne Storm (3rd title)
Minor premiers Melbourne Storm (3rd title)
Matches played201
Points scored8,073
Attendance3,018,795 (Avg. 15,246)
Top points scorer(s) Nathan Cleary (228)
Player of the year Cameron Smith (Dally M Medal)
Top try-scorer(s) Suliasi Vunivalu & Josh Addo-Carr (23)
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The 2017 NRL season was the 110th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 20th 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 McDonald Jones Stadium in Newcastle,[1] and the World Club Series. It marked the last time that the Anzac Test and City vs. Country representative matches were played.

Teams

The lineup of teams remained unchanged for the 11th consecutive year.

Colours Club Season [citation needed] Home ground(s) Head coach Captain(s) [citation needed]
Brisbane Broncos 30th season Suncorp Stadium Wayne Bennett Darius Boyd[2]
Canberra Raiders 36th season GIO Stadium Canberra Ricky Stuart Jarrod Croker
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 83rd season ANZ Stadium & Belmore Sports Ground Des Hasler James Graham
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 51st season Southern Cross Group Stadium Shane Flanagan Paul Gallen
Gold Coast Titans 11th season Cbus Super Stadium Neil HenryTerry Matterson (interim) Ryan James & Kevin Proctor[3]
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 68th season Lottoland Trent Barrett Daly Cherry-Evans
Melbourne Storm 20th season AAMI Park Craig Bellamy Cameron Smith
Newcastle Knights 30th season McDonald Jones Stadium Nathan Brown Trent Hodkinson
New Zealand Warriors 23rd season Mt. Smart Stadium Stephen Kearney[4] Roger Tuivasa-Sheck[5]
North Queensland Cowboys 23rd season 1300SMILES Stadium Paul Green Johnathan Thurston & Matt Scott
Parramatta Eels 71st season ANZ Stadium Brad Arthur Tim Mannah & Beau Scott[6]
Penrith Panthers 51st season Pepper Stadium Anthony Griffin Matt Moylan
South Sydney Rabbitohs 108th season ANZ Stadium Michael Maguire Greg InglisSam Burgess
St. George Illawarra Dragons 19th season UOW Jubilee Oval & WIN Stadium Paul McGregor Gareth Widdop
Sydney Roosters 110th season Allianz Stadium Trent Robinson Jake Friend & Boyd Cordner[7]
Wests Tigers 18th season Leichhardt Oval & Campbelltown Stadium & ANZ Stadium Jason TaylorAndrew Webster (interim)→Ivan Cleary[8] Aaron Woods

Pre-season

The 2017 pre-season featured the fourth edition of the Auckland Nines competition, held over a weekend at Auckland's Eden Park in which the Sydney Roosters defeated the Penrith Panthers in the final. The All Stars match was held on February 10 at McDonald Jones Stadium in Newcastle. The 2017 World Club Series took place in England with the Super League champions Wigan Warriors defeating the NRL premiers Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the World Club Challenge match.

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 CRO
8
NQL
1*
MEL
2
CAN
1
CBY
3
SYD
24
GCT
2
SOU
1
PEN
14
MAN
10
WTI
36
NZL
18
SYD
2
SOU
6
X CAN
10
MEL
30
X NEW
12
CBY
30
PAR
14
GCT
54
CRO
22
SGI
12
PAR
18
NQL
10
SYD
2
PEN
7
MEL
30
Canberra Raiders NQL
4*
CRO
26
WTI
40
BRI
1
PAR
12
GCT
26
NZL
12
MAN
2*
CBY
6
NEW
14
PAR
6
SYD
8
MAN
1*
PEN
4
X BRI
10
NQL
13
X SGI
4*
MEL
6
SOU
14
CRO
18
NZL
20
PEN
4
NEW
18
MEL
26
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs MEL
6
SYD
4
NZL
12
MAN
36
BRI
3
NEW
10
SOU
15
WTI
6
CAN
6
NQL
16
SYD
6
CRO
1
PEN
38
SGI
14
X NZL
7
PAR
1*
NEW
2
X BRI
30
PEN
8
PAR
16
SOU
14
MAN
14
GCT
12
SGI
6
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks BRI
8
CAN
26
SGI
6
PAR
14
NEW
1
MEL
9
PEN
26
GCT
4
WTI
6
SGI
4
NQL
4
CBY
1
X MEL
5
WTI
2
MAN
17
SYD
32
X GCT
20
SOU
14
NZL
14
CAN
18
BRI
22
NQL
10
SYD
2
NEW
8
NQL
1*
Gold Coast Titans SYD
14
NEW
8
PAR
12
NQL
6
NZL
6
CAN
26
BRI
2
CRO
4
NEW
30
MEL
2
MAN
20
X NQL
12
NZL
22
SOU
16
WTI
12
SGI
10
X CRO
20
PEN
8
WTI
22
BRI
54
SGI
26
PAR
22
CBY
12
SYD
4
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles PAR
8
SOU
20
NQL
22
CBY
36
SYD
6
SGI
25
MEL
4
CAN
2*
SOU
38
BRI
10
GCT
20
X CAN
1*
NEW
4
X CRO
17
NZL
4
PEN
8
WTI
12
SGI
30
MEL
34
SYD
18
WTI
4
CBY
14
NZL
1*
PEN
16
PEN
12
Melbourne Storm CBY
6
NZL
16
BRI
2
WTI
8
PEN
22
CRO
9
MAN
4
NZL
6
SGI
12
GCT
2
SOU
8
X NEW
28
CRO
5
NQL
1*
SYD
1*
BRI
30
PAR
16
X CAN
6
MAN
34
NQL
18
SYD
3
NEW
32
SOU
58
CAN
26
PAR
2
X BRI
30
NQL
28
Newcastle Knights NZL
4
GCT
8
SOU
6
PEN
40
CRO
1
CBY
10
SYD
18
NQL
12
GCT
30
CAN
14
PEN
10
X MEL
28
MAN
4
X SGI
4
WTI
21
CBY
2
BRI
12
SYD
24
SGI
7
NZL
16
PAR
19
MEL
32
CAN
18
CRO
8
New Zealand Warriors NEW
4
MEL
16
CBY
12
SGI
14
GCT
6
PAR
12
CAN
12
MEL
6
SYD
1
PEN
8
SGI
16
BRI
18
PAR
8
GCT
22
X CBY
7
MAN
4
X PEN
12
NQL
12
CRO
14
NEW
16
CAN
20
SOU
18
MAN
1*
WTI
12
North Queensland Cowboys CAN
4*
BRI
1*
MAN
22
GCT
6
SOU
14
WTI
10
SGI
6
NEW
12
PAR
20
CBY
16
CRO
4
X GCT
12
PAR
26
MEL
1*
PEN
2
CAN
13
X SOU
13
NZL
12
SYD
6
MEL
18
PEN
8
CRO
10
WTI
8
BRI
10
CRO
1*
PAR
8
SYD
14
MEL
28
Parramatta Eels MAN
8
SGI
18
GCT
12
CRO
14
CAN
12
NZL
12
WTI
4
PEN
6
NQL
20
SYD
38
CAN
6
SOU
6
NZL
8
NQL
26
SGI
14
X CBY
1*
MEL
16
X WTI
1
BRI
14
CBY
16
NEW
19
GCT
22
BRI
18
SOU
6
MEL
2
NQL
8
Penrith Panthers SGI
32
WTI
34
SYD
2
NEW
40
MEL
22
SOU
1
CRO
26
PAR
6
BRI
14
NZL
8
NEW
10
X CBY
38
CAN
4
X NQL
2
SOU
28
MAN
8
NZL
12
GCT
8
CBY
8
WTI
14
NQL
8
CAN
4
SGI
2
MAN
16
MAN
12
BRI
7
South Sydney Rabbitohs WTI
16
MAN
20
NEW
6
SYD
14
NQL
14
PEN
1
CBY
15
BRI
1
MAN
38
WTI
20
MEL
8
PAR
6
X BRI
6
GCT
16
X PEN
28
SYD
2
NQL
13
CRO
14
CAN
14
SGI
2
CBY
14
NZL
18
MEL
58
PAR
6
St. George Illawarra Dragons PEN
32
PAR
18
CRO
6
NZL
14
WTI
22
MAN
25
NQL
6
SYD
1*
MEL
12
CRO
4
NZL
16
X WTI
4
CBY
14
PAR
14
NEW
4
GCT
10
X CAN
4*
MAN
30
NEW
7
SOU
2
GCT
26
BRI
12
PEN
2
CBY
6
Sydney Roosters GCT
14
CBY
4
PEN
2
SOU
14
MAN
6
BRI
24
NEW
18
SGI
1*
NZL
1
PAR
38
CBY
6
CAN
8
BRI
2
WTI
22
X MEL
1*
CRO
32
SOU
2
X NEW
24
NQL
6
MAN
18
MEL
3
WTI
4
CRO
2
GCT
4
BRI
2
X NQL
14
Wests Tigers SOU
16
PEN
34
CAN
40
MEL
8
SGI
22
NQL
10
PAR
4
CBY
6
CRO
6
SOU
20
BRI
36
X SGI
4
SYD
22
CRO
2
GCT
12
NEW
21
X MAN
12
PAR
1
GCT
22
PEN
14
MAN
4
SYD
4
NQL
8
NZL
12
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 Melbourne Storm (P) 24 20 0 4 2 633 336 +297 44
2 Sydney Roosters 24 17 0 7 2 500 428 +72 38
3 Brisbane Broncos 24 16 0 8 2 597 433 +164 36
4 Parramatta Eels 24 16 0 8 2 496 457 +39 36
5 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 15 0 9 2 476 407 +69 34
6 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 14 0 10 2 552 512 +40 32
7 Penrith Panthers 24 13 0 11 2 504 459 +45 30
8 North Queensland Cowboys 24 13 0 11 2 467 443 +24 30
9 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 12 0 12 2 533 450 +83 28
10 Canberra Raiders 24 11 0 13 2 558 497 +61 26
11 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 10 0 14 2 360 455 −95 24
12 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 9 0 15 2 464 564 −100 22
13 New Zealand Warriors 24 7 0 17 2 444 575 −131 18
14 Wests Tigers 24 7 0 17 2 413 571 −158 18
15 Gold Coast Titans 24 7 0 17 2 448 638 −190 18
16 Newcastle Knights 24 5 0 19 2 428 648 −220 14

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 Melbourne (P) 2 4 6 8 10 10 12 14 16 16 18 20 22 24 26 26 28 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44
2 Sydney 2 4 6 8 8 8 10 12 12 14 16 16 18 20 22 24 24 26 28 30 32 32 32 34 36 38
3 Brisbane 2 2 2 4 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 16 16 18 20 22 22 24 26 28 28 30 32 34 34 36
4 Parramatta 2 4 4 4 4 4 6 8 10 10 10 12 14 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 30 32 34 36
5 Cronulla-Sutherland 0 2 2 4 6 8 10 10 12 14 16 18 20 20 22 22 24 26 26 28 30 30 30 32 32 34
6 Manly-Warringah 0 0 2 4 6 6 6 8 10 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 24 26 26 26 28 28 28 30 32
7 Penrith 0 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 16 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 30 30
8 North Queensland 2 4 4 6 8 8 8 10 10 12 12 14 16 18 18 20 22 24 26 28 28 28 28 28 30 30
9 St. George Illawarra 2 2 4 6 8 10 12 12 12 12 14 16 18 18 18 20 20 22 22 24 24 24 26 26 28 28
10 Canberra 0 0 2 2 4 6 8 8 8 8 10 12 12 12 14 14 14 16 18 18 20 22 24 24 26 26
11 Canterbury-Bankstown 0 0 2 2 4 6 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 12 14 14 14 16 18 18 18 18 18 20 22 24
12 South Sydney 0 2 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 10 10 12 14 16 16 16 16 16 18 20 22 22 22
13 New Zealand 2 2 2 2 4 6 6 6 8 8 8 10 10 12 14 16 16 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18
14 Wests 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 10 12 12 12 14 14 16 16 16 18
15 Gold Coast 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 4 6 8 8 10 10 10 10 12 14 16 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18
16 Newcastle 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 12 14 14 14 14

Finals series

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (Local) Venue Referees Crowd
QUALIFYING & ELIMINATION FINALS
Sydney Roosters 24 – 22 Brisbane Broncos 8 September 2017, 8:00 pm Allianz Stadium Matt Cecchin
Alan Shortall
21,212
Melbourne Storm 18 – 16 Parramatta Eels 9 September 2017, 4:15 pm AAMI Park Ben Cummins
Chris Sutton
22,626
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 10 – 22 Penrith Panthers 9 September 2017, 7:45 pm Allianz Stadium Gerard Sutton
Adam Gee
15,408
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 14 – 15 North Queensland Cowboys 10 September 2017, 4:15 pm Allianz Stadium Ashley Klein
Gavin Badger
16,115
SEMI FINALS
Brisbane Broncos 13 – 6 Penrith Panthers 15 September 2017, 8:00 pm Suncorp Stadium Gerard Sutton
Adam Gee
38,623
Parramatta Eels 16 – 24 North Queensland Cowboys 16 September 2017, 7:45 pm ANZ Stadium Matt Cecchin
Ben Cummins
41,287
PRELIMINARY FINALS
Melbourne Storm 30 – 0 Brisbane Broncos 22 September 2017, 7:55 pm AAMI Park Matt Cecchin
Ben Cummins
28,821
Sydney Roosters 16 – 29 North Queensland Cowboys 23 September 2017, 7:40 pm Allianz Stadium Gerard Sutton
Adam Gee
28,108

† Match decided in extra time.

Chart

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Grand Final

Player statistics and records

  • Cameron Smith became the most prolific goal kicker in NRL history when he kicked his 943rd goal in Round 9. During the Finals he surpassed Darren Lockyer as the most capped player in NRL history with his 356th game and became the first player to kick 1,000 NRL goals.
  • Nathan Cleary, 19, broke the record for the youngest player to score 200 points in a season which was set by Graham Eadie, 20, in 1974. Cleary also became the youngest player to be the season's leading points scorer since Harold Horder in 1913.
  • Kirisome Auva'a scored the fastest try in NRL history in 13 seconds for Parramatta Eels against Brisbane Broncos in Round 25.

The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 26.

2017 Transfers

Players

Player 2016 Club 2017 Club
Greg Eden Brisbane Broncos Super League: Castleford Tigers
Lachlan Maranta Brisbane Broncos Queensland Reds (Super Rugby)
Corey Parker Brisbane Broncos Retirement
Jack Reed Brisbane Broncos Retirement
Jarrod Wallace Brisbane Broncos Gold Coast Titans
Shaun Fensom Canberra Raiders North Queensland Cowboys
Jarrad Kennedy Canberra Raiders Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Edrick Lee Canberra Raiders Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Paul Vaughan Canberra Raiders St. George Illawarra Dragons
Sam Williams Canberra Raiders Super League: Wakefield Trinity
Tim Browne Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Penrith Panthers
Lloyd Perrett Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Sam Perrett Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Retirement
Curtis Rona Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Western Force (Super Rugby)
Tony Williams Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Ben Barba Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks RC Toulonnais (French rugby union)
Mitch Brown Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Super League: Leigh Centurions
Michael Ennis Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Retirement
Matt McIlwrick Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Wests Tigers
Jesse Sene-Lefao Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Super League: Castleford Tigers
Greg Bird Gold Coast Titans Super League: Catalans Dragons
Lachlan Burr Gold Coast Titans Super League: Leigh Centurions
Luke Douglas Gold Coast Titans Super League: St. Helens
Nathan Friend Gold Coast Titans Retirement
Josh Hoffman Gold Coast Titans Parramatta Eels
Nene Macdonald Gold Coast Titans St. George Illawarra Dragons
David Mead Gold Coast Titans Brisbane Broncos
Daniel Mortimer Gold Coast Titans Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
David Shillington Gold Coast Titans Retirement
Matt Srama Gold Coast Titans Retirement
Zeb Taia Gold Coast Titans Super League: St. Helens
Jamie Buhrer Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Newcastle Knights
Blake Leary Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles North Queensland Cowboys
Jamie Lyon Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Retirement
Steve Matai Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Retirement
Josh Starling Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Newcastle Knights
Brett Stewart Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Retirement
Tom Symonds Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Super League: Huddersfield Giants
Siosaia Vave Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Parramatta Eels
Brayden Wiliame Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Super League: Catalans Dragons
Blake Green Melbourne Storm Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Ben Hampton Melbourne Storm North Queensland Cowboys
Marika Koroibete Melbourne Storm Melbourne Rebels (Super Rugby)
Ryan Morgan Melbourne Storm Super League: St. Helens
Kevin Proctor Melbourne Storm Gold Coast Titans
Matthew White Melbourne Storm Burleigh Bears (Intrust Super Cup)
Jake Mamo Newcastle Knights Super League: Huddersfield Giants
Jarrod Mullen Newcastle Knights Suspension[9]
Robbie Rochow Newcastle Knights South Sydney Rabbitohs
Korbin Sims Newcastle Knights Brisbane Broncos
Tariq Sims Newcastle Knights St. George Illawarra Dragons
Jeremy Smith Newcastle Knights Retirement
Kade Snowden Newcastle Knights Retirement
Akuila Uate Newcastle Knights Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Ben Henry New Zealand Warriors Retirement
Thomas Leuluai New Zealand Warriors Super League: Wigan Warriors
Tuimoala Lolohea New Zealand Warriors Wests Tigers
Sione Lousi New Zealand Warriors Townsville Blackhawks (Intrust Super Cup)
Jeff Robson New Zealand Warriors Parramatta Eels
Manu Vatuvei New Zealand Warriors Super League: Salford Red Devils
Jonathan Wright New Zealand Warriors Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Ben Hannant North Queensland Cowboys Retirement
Rory Kostjasyn North Queensland Cowboys Retirement
Tautau Moga North Queensland Cowboys Brisbane Broncos
James Tamou North Queensland Cowboys Penrith Panthers
Isaac De Gois Parramatta Eels Retirement
Kieran Foran Parramatta Eels New Zealand Warriors
Michael Gordon Parramatta Eels Sydney Roosters
Luke Kelly Parramatta Eels South Sydney Rabbitohs
Junior Paulo Parramatta Eels Canberra Raiders
Nathan Peats Parramatta Eels Gold Coast Titans
Danny Wicks Parramatta Eels Retirement
Chris Grevsmuhl Penrith Panthers Gold Coast Titans
Zak Hardaker Penrith Panthers Super League: Castleford Tigers
Jeremy Latimore Penrith Panthers Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Suaia Matagi Penrith Panthers Parramatta Eels
Kirisome Auva'a South Sydney Rabbitohs Parramatta Eels
Nathan Brown South Sydney Rabbitohs Parramatta Eels
Joe Burgess South Sydney Rabbitohs Super League: Wigan Warriors
Paul Carter South Sydney Rabbitohs Sydney Roosters
Luke Keary South Sydney Rabbitohs Sydney Roosters
Cameron McInnes South Sydney Rabbitohs St. George Illawarra Dragons
Dane Nielsen South Sydney Rabbitohs Retirement
Michael Oldfield South Sydney Rabbitohs Penrith Panthers
Mike Cooper St. George Illawarra Dragons Super League: Warrington Wolves
Ben Creagh St. George Illawarra Dragons Retirement
Dunamis Lui St. George Illawarra Dragons Canberra Raiders
Benji Marshall St. George Illawarra Dragons Brisbane Broncos
Tyrone McCarthy St. George Illawarra Dragons Super League: Salford Red Devils
Adam Quinlan St. George Illawarra Dragons Hull Kingston Rovers
Mitch Rein St. George Illawarra Dragons Penrith Panthers
Dale Copley Sydney Roosters Gold Coast Titans
Jackson Hastings Sydney Roosters Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Ian Henderson Sydney Roosters Retirement
Sam Moa Sydney Roosters Super League: Catalans Dragons
Robbie Farah Wests Tigers South Sydney Rabbitohs
Dene Halatau Wests Tigers Retirement
Jordan Rankin Wests Tigers Super League: Huddersfield Giants
Tim Simona Wests Tigers Indefinite ban[10]
Curtis Sironen Wests Tigers Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Dave Taylor Super League: Catalans Dragons Canberra Raiders
Joe Wardle Super League: Huddersfield Giants Newcastle Knights
Frank Pritchard Super League: Hull F.C. Parramatta Eels
Ken Sio Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers Newcastle Knights
James Segeyaro Super League: Leeds Rhinos Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Daniel Vidot Super League: Salford Red Devils Gold Coast Titans
Joe Greenwood Super League: St. Helens Gold Coast Titans
Anthony Tupou Super League: Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Newcastle Knights
Dan Sarginson Super League: Wigan Warriors Gold Coast Titans
Frank Winterstein Australia (Rugby sevens) Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Jarryd Hayne Fiji (Rugby sevens) Gold Coast Titans
Jamal Idris Hiatus Wests Tigers
Zane Tetevano N/A Sydney Roosters

Source:[11]

Coaches

Coach 2016 Club 2017 Club
Ivan Cleary N/A Wests Tigers
Stephen Kearney New Zealand New Zealand Warriors

References

  1. ^ "Harvey Norman All Stars heads to Newcastle". NRL.com. 24 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Darius Anointed As New Leader". Broncos.com.au. 8 February 2017. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Ryan James & Kevin Proctor to Co-Captain Club". Titans.com.au. 23 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Kearney named new Warriors coach". NRL.com. 13 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Warriors sign Harris; RTS new captain". NRL.com. 1 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Eels appoint Captains and Leadership group". ParraEels.com.au. 12 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Friend and Cordner named 2017 Captains". Roosters.com.au. 23 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Wests Tigers announce Ivan Cleary as Head Coach". WestsTigers.com.au. 3 April 2017.
  9. ^ "Jarrod Mullen suspended for four years". NRL.com. 3 May 2017.
  10. ^ "Tim Simona deregistered". NRL.com. 10 March 2017.
  11. ^ "2017 NRL player transfers". NRL.com.