ARL premierships from 1908 – 2005. Runners-up and venues played?

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1. jack573 says:

   October 29, 2009 at 2:10 am

   Here is the list you require, I added the score as well.

   The source in [1] was used to compile the list, but some years are wrong. The other sources were used to confirm the list, and fill in missing or wrong information. [7] appears the best site for rugby league information, and I found a lot more information here.

   NOTE:
   1920, 1928 and 1937 in [1] is wrong, these can be confirmed in [2], [3], and [5].
   1911, 1915, 1927 are also contentious years.

   Year – Winner – Runner-up – Venue – Score
   —————————————–
   1908 – South Sydney – Eastern Suburbs (Roosters) – Agricultural Showground – 14-12
   1909 – South Sydney – Balmain (Tigers) – Agricultural Showground – forfeit by Balmain
   1910 – Newtown – South Sydney – Agricultural Showground – 4-all (Newtown Premiers)
   1911 – Eastern Suburbs – Glebe – Agricultural Showground – 11-8

   1912 – 1925 No finals series, the premiership was awarded to what we know today as the ‘minor premiers’, unless there were two teams equal [1].
   Year – Winner – Runner-up – Venue – Score
   —————————————–
   1912 – Eastern Suburbs – Glebe – No game
   1913 – Eastern Suburbs – Newtown – No game
   1914 – Souths – Newtown – No game
   1915 – Balmain (Tigers) – Glebe – No game – [2] states South Sydney came second this year.

   Grand final needed in 1916.
   Year – Winner – Runner-up – Venue – Score
   —————————————–
   1916 – Balmain (Tigers) – South Sydney – Sydney Cricket Ground – 5-3

   Year – Winner – Runner-up – Venue – Score
   —————————————–
   1917 – Balmain (Tigers) – South Sydney – No game
   1918 – South Sydney – Western Suburbs – No game
   1919 – Balmain (Tigers) – Eastern Suburbs – No game
   1920 – Balmain (Tigers) – South Sydney – No game
   1921 – North Sydney – Eastern Suburbs (Roosters) – No game

   Grand final needed in 1922 and 1923.
   Year – Winner – Runner-up – Venue – Score
   —————————————–
   1922 – North Sydney – Glebe – Sydney Cricket Ground – 35-3
   1923 – Eastern Suburbs (Roosters) – South Sydney – Sydney Cricket Ground – 15-12

   Year – Winner – Runner-up – Venue – Score
   —————————————–
   1924 – Balmain (Tigers) – South Sydney – No game
   1925 – South Sydney – Western Suburbs – No game

   Year – Winner – Runner-up – Venue – Score
   —————————————–
   1926 – South Sydney – University – Agricultural Showground – 11-5
   1927 – South Sydney – St. George – Agricultural Showground – 20-11
   1928 – South Sydney – Eastern Suburbs – Agricultural Showground – 26-5
   1929 – South Sydney – Newtown – Sydney Sports Ground – 30-10
   1930 – Western Suburbs – St. George – Sydney Sports Ground – 27-2
   1931 – South Sydney – Eastern Suburbs (Roosters) – Sydney Sports Ground – 12-7
   1932 – South Sydney – Western Suburbs – Sydney Sports Ground – 19-12
   1933 – Newtown – St. George – Sydney Sports Ground – 18-5
   1934 – Western Suburbs – Eastern Suburbs (Roosters) – Sydney Sports Ground – 15-12
   1935 – Eastern Suburbs (Roosters) – South Sydney – Sydney Cricket Ground – 19-3

   Year – Winner – Runner-up – Venue – Score
   —————————————–
   1936 – Eastern Suburbs (Roosters) – Balmain (Tigers) – Sydney Cricket Ground – 32-12
   1937 – Eastern Suburbs (Roosters) – Western Suburbs – Sydney Sports Ground – 23-5 (Season cut short)
   1938 – Canterbury – Eastern Suburbs (Roosters) – Sydney Cricket Ground – 19-6
   1939 – Balmain (Tigers) – South Sydney – Sydney Cricket Ground – 33-4
   1940 – Eastern Suburbs (Roosters) – Canterbury – Sydney Cricket Ground – 24-12
   1941 – St. George – Eastern Suburbs (Roosters) – Sydney Cricket Ground – 31-14
   1942 – Canterbury – St. George – Sydney Cricket Ground – 11-9
   1943 – Newtown – North Sydney – Sydney Cricket Ground – 34-7
   1944 – Balmain (Tigers) – Newtown – Sydney Cricket Ground – 19-16
   1945 – Eastern Suburbs (Roosters) – Balmain (Tigers) – Sydney Cricket Ground – 22-18

   Year – Winner – Runner-up – Venue – Score
   —————————————–
   1946 – Balmain (Tigers) – St. George – Sydney Sports Ground – 13-12
   1947 – Balmain (tigers) – Canterbury – Sydney Sports Ground – 13-9
   1948 – Western Suburbs – Balmain (Tigers) – Sydney Sports Ground
   – 8-5
   1949 – St. George – South Sydney – Sydney Cricket Ground – 19-12
   1950 – South Sydney – Western Suburbs – Sydney Sports Ground – 21-15
   1951 – South Sydney – Manly – Sydney Sports Ground – 42-14
   1952 – Western Suburbs – South Sydney – Sydney Cricket Ground – 22-12
   1953 – South Sydney – St. George – Sydney Cricket Ground – 31-12

   1954 made the grand final mandatory for the first time.
   Year – Winner – Runner-up – Venue – Score
   —————————————–
   1954 – South Sydney – Newtown – Sydney Cricket Ground – 23-15
   1955 – South Sydney – Newtown – Sydney Cricket Ground – 12-11

   Year – Winner – Runner-up – Venue – Score
   —————————————–
   1956 – St. George – Balmain (Tigers) – Sydney Cricket Ground – 18-12
   1957 – St. George – Manly – Sydney Cricket Ground – 31-9
   1958 – St. George – Western Suburbs – Sydney Cricket Ground – 20-9
   1959 – St. George – Manly – Sydney Cricket Ground – 20-0
   1960 – St. George – Eastern Suburbs (Roosters) – Sydney Cricket Ground – 31-6
   1961 – St. George – Western Suburbs – Sydney Cricket Ground – 22-0
   1962 – St. George – Western Suburbs – Sydney Cricket Ground – 9-6
   1963 – St. George – Western Suburbs – Sydney Cricket Ground – 8-3
   1964 – St. George – Balmain (Tigers) – Sydney Cricket Ground – 11-6
   1965 – St. George – South Sydney – Sydney Cricket Ground – 12-8

   Year – Winner – Runner-up – Venue – Score
   —————————————–
   1966 – St. George – Balmain (Tigers) – Sydney Cricket Ground – 23-4
   1967 – South Sydney – Canterbury – Sydney Cricket Ground – 12-0
   1968 – South Sydney – Manly – Sydney Cricket Ground – 13-9
   1969 – Balmain (Tigers) – South Sydney – Sydney Cricket Ground – 11-2
   1970 – South Sydney – Manly – Sydney Cricket Ground – 32-12
   1971 – South Sydney – St. George – Sydney Cricket Ground – 16-10
   1972 – Manly – Eastern Suburbs (Roosters) – Sydney Cricket Ground – 19-14
   1973 – Manly – Cronulla – Sydney Cricket Ground – 10-7
   1974 – Eastern Suburbs (Roosters) – Canterbury – Sydney Cricket Ground – 19-4
   1975 – Eastern Suburbs (Roosters) – St. George – Sydney Cricket Ground – 38-0

   Year – Winner – Runner-up – Venue – Score
   —————————————–
   1976 – Manly – Parramatta – Sydney Cricket Ground – 13-10
   1977 – St. George – Parramatta – Sydney Cricket Ground – (9-9) after replay the next week 22-0
   1978 – Manly – Cronulla – Sydney Cricket Ground – 16-0
   1979 – St. George – Canterbury – Sydney Cricket Ground – 17-13
   1980 – Canterbury – Eastern Suburbs (Roosters) – Sydney Cricket Ground – 18-4
   1981 – Parramatta – Newtown – Sydney Cricket Ground – 20-11
   1982 – Parramatta – Manly – Sydney Cricket Ground – 21-8
   1983 – Parramatta – Manly – Sydney Cricket Ground – 18-6
   1984 – Canterbury – Parramatta – Sydney Cricket Ground – 6-4
   1985 – Canterbury – St. George – Sydney Cricket Ground – 7-6

   Year – Winner – Runner-up – Venue – Score
   —————————————–
   1986 – Parramatta – Canterbury – Sydney Cricket Ground – 4-2
   1987 – Manly – Canberra – Sydney Cricket Ground – 18-8
   1988 – Canterbury – Balmain (Tigers) – Sydney Football Stadium – 24-12
   1989 – Canberra – Balmain (Tigers) – Sydney Football Stadium – 19-14
   1990 – Canberra – Penrith – Sydney Football Stadium – 18-14
   1991 – Penrith – Canberra – Sydney Football Stadium – 19-12
   1992 – Brisbane – St. George – Sydney Football Stadium – 28-8
   1993 – Brisbane – St. George – Sydney Football Stadium – 14-6
   1994 – Canberra – Canterbury – Sydney Football Stadium – 36-12
   1995 – Canterbury – Manly – Sydney Football Stadium – 17-4

   Year – Winner – Runner-up – Venue – Score
   —————————————–
   1996 – Manly – St. George – Sydney Football Stadium – 20-8
   1997 – Newcastle – Manly – Sydney Football Stadium – 22-16

   Super League final in 1997 placed below for completeness.
   Year – Winner – Runner-up – Venue – Score
   —————————————–
   1997 – Brisbane – Cronulla [1] – QEII (ANZ) Stadium Brisbane – 26-8

   Year – Winner – Runner-up – Venue – Score
   —————————————–
   1998 – Brisbane – Canterbury – Sydney Football Stadium – 38-12
   1999 – Melbourne – St. George – Stadium Australia (Telstra Stadium)- 20-18
   2000 – Brisbane – Sydney Roosters – Stadium Australia (Telstra Stadium) – 14-6
   2001 – Newcastle – Parramatta – Stadium Australia (Telstra Stadium) – 30-24
   2002 – Sydney Roosters – New Zealand Warriors – Telstra Stadium – 30-8
   2003 – Penrith – Sydney Roosters – Telstra Stadium – 18-6
   2004 – Canterbury – Sydney Roosters – Telstra Stadium – 16-13
   2005 – Wests Tigers – North Queensland – Telstra Stadium – 36-16
   References :
   [1] http://www.rl1908.com/Grandfinals/Honours.htm
   [2] http://www.souths.com.au/history/seasonbyseason.asp
   [3] http://www.sydneyroosters.com.au/100years/grand_final_score.php
   [4] http://www.tigers.org.au/Football_club/FBindex.html
   [5] http://www.newtownjets.com/past.htm
   [6] http://www.cowboys.com.au/Club_History.asp?newsid=1200
   [7] http://stats.rleague.com/rl/rl_index.html
   [8] http://www.showroom.com.au/dragons/dragonshistory/history_stgeorge1a.htm