2011 NRL season
2011 National Rugby League | |
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Duration | 11 March – 2 October 2011 |
Teams | 16 |
Premiers | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (8th title) |
Minor premiers | Melbourne Storm (1st title) |
Matches played | 201 |
Average attendance | 17,235 |
Attendance | 3,464,207 |
Top points scorer(s) | Benji Marshall (211) |
Player of the year | Billy Slater (Dally M Medal) |
Top try-scorer(s) | Nathan Merritt (23) Ben Barba (23) |
The 2011 NRL season was the 104th season of professional
The season's Premiership title was awarded to the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles who took out their 8th title, only three years after their previous title, defeating the New Zealand Warriors in the grand final.
Season summary
The 2011 competition draw was announced on Thursday, 7 October 2010,[1] with the season's first match between NRL teams to be played on Friday, 11 March. The first round of the premiership season became the highest attended round in NRL history, with 201,212 fans attending.[2] However, the first NRL match of the year was the second annual
The regular 26 round season finished with the
The coveted Dally M Medal award for player of the year in 2011 was awarded to Melbourne Storm fullback Billy Slater, who becomes the second Storm player to be given the award. (see 2011 Dally M Awards for full award listing)
Records set in 2011
- Canberra Raiders equalled their longest losing streak with 8-matches (Round 2 - Round 9).
- Suncorp Stadiumwith 50,859.
- South Sydney Rabbitohs winger Nathan Merritt equaled the club record for the most tries in a match with 5-tries against the Parramatta Eels in Round 22.
- Manly Warringah Sea Eagles set the record for the most points scored in a half of finals football when they scored 42 unanswered points against the North Queensland Cowboys.
- Sea Eagles halves Peter Sterling(21) in 1981
Teams
The number of teams in the NRL remained unchanged for the fourth consecutive season, with sixteen participating in the regular season: ten from
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 |
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Brisbane Broncos | NQL −2 |
CAN +16 |
GCT +6 |
PEN +8 |
NEW +11 |
SYD +18 |
WTI +13 |
CBY +8 |
MEL −7 |
PEN −23 |
X | MAN −24 |
CRO +18 |
CAN +1* |
SGI +7 |
SOU −4 |
PAR +4 |
X | GCT +20 |
MEL −20 |
CRO +30 |
NZL +1 |
NQL +18 |
NEW +20 |
SOU +12 |
MAN +8 |
NZL +30 |
SGI +1* |
MAN −12 |
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Canberra Raiders | CRO +28 |
BRI −16 |
WTI −10 |
GCT −1* |
PEN −26 |
NQL −8 |
NEW −10 |
WTI −37 |
MAN −20 |
MEL +8 |
CBY +8 |
X | NQL −16 |
BRI −1* |
X | PAR +13 |
SYD +26 |
CRO −14 |
MEL −26 |
SGI +5 |
NZL −19 |
NEW −32 |
SOU −29 |
GCT −8 |
PEN −1 |
CBY −14 |
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Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | WTI +10 |
SOU +9 |
SYD +4 |
MEL −14 |
SGI −19 |
PAR +20 |
SOU +12 |
BRI −8 |
X | SGI −5 |
CAN −8 |
GCT +22 |
MAN −34 |
X | CRO −16 |
WTI +10 |
PEN −14 |
MEL −10 |
NZL −24 |
PAR +1* |
SYD −4 |
NQL +8 |
CRO +7 |
MAN −11 |
NEW +10 |
CAN +14 |
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Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | CAN −28 |
SGI +6 |
PEN +32 |
NZL −8 |
MAN −6 |
NEW −4 |
NQL −18 |
SOU −19 |
X | SYD +14 |
PAR −34 |
MEL −6 |
BRI −18 |
X | CBY +16 |
GCT +24 |
SOU +22 |
CAN +14 |
SGI −30 |
NEW −18 |
BRI −30 |
GCT −4 |
CBY −7 |
SYD −11 |
NQL −8 |
WTI −8 |
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Gold Coast Titans | SGI −9 |
MEL −28 |
BRI −6 |
CAN +1* |
NQL −10 |
WTI +6 |
PAR −4 |
SYD +11 |
NZL −20 |
MAN −4 |
X | CBY −22 |
PEN −13 |
SGI +14 |
SOU −23 |
CRO −24 |
X | NZL −16 |
BRI −20 |
NQL −8 |
NEW −30 |
CRO +4 |
MEL −24 |
CAN +8 |
WTI −29 |
PAR −20 |
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Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | MEL −12 |
SYD +11 |
NEW +14 |
SOU −2 |
CRO +6 |
NZL +10 |
PEN +6 |
NQL −2 |
CAN +20 |
GCT +4 |
X | BRI +24 |
CBY +34 |
NQL +20 |
PAR +4 |
SGI −18 |
X | SOU +14 |
NEW +22 |
PEN +4 |
WTI −2 |
SYD +28 |
PAR +6 |
CBY +11 |
MEL +14 |
BRI −8 |
NQL +34 |
X | BRI +12 |
NZL +14 |
Melbourne Storm | MAN +12 |
GCT +28 |
NQL −28 |
CBY +14 |
PAR +38 |
PEN +15 |
NZL −4 |
NEW +30 |
BRI +7 |
CAN −8 |
X | CRO +6 |
SOU +10 |
SYD +17 |
WTI +8 |
NZL +8 |
X | CBY +10 |
CAN +26 |
BRI +20 |
PAR +4 |
PEN +20 |
GCT +24 |
SGI +2 |
MAN −14 |
SYD −32 |
NEW +10 |
X | NZL −8 |
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Newcastle Knights | PEN +34 |
NQL +12 |
MAN −14 |
SGI −2 |
BRI −11 |
CRO +4 |
CAN +10 |
MEL −30 |
X | NZL −9 |
SYD −2 |
PAR +2 |
WTI −1* |
X | PEN +4 |
SYD +8 |
SGI +4 |
NQL −10 |
MAN −22 |
CRO +18 |
GCT +30 |
CAN +32 |
NZL −8 |
BRI −20 |
CBY −10 |
SOU +16 |
MEL −10 |
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New Zealand Warriors | PAR −6 |
WTI −8 |
SGI −13 |
CRO +8 |
SYD +12 |
MAN −10 |
MEL +4 |
PEN +8 |
GCT +20 |
NEW +9 |
SOU +6 |
X | SYD −7 |
WTI −4 |
NQL −20 |
MEL −8 |
X | GCT +16 |
CBY +24 |
SOU +32 |
CAN +19 |
BRI −1 |
NEW +8 |
PEN +14 |
SGI −4 |
NQL +12 |
BRI −30 |
WTI +2 |
MEL +8 |
MAN −14 |
North Queensland Cowboys | BRI +2 |
NEW −12 |
MEL +28 |
PAR −2 |
GCT +10 |
CAN +8 |
CRO +18 |
MAN +2 |
SGI −14 |
PAR +14 |
X | SYD +14 |
CAN +16 |
MAN −20 |
NZL +20 |
PEN −10 |
X | NEW +10 |
WTI −20 |
GCT +8 |
PEN +12 |
CBY −8 |
BRI −18 |
SOU −2* |
CRO +8 |
NZL −12 |
MAN −34 |
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Parramatta Eels | NZL +6 |
PEN −14 |
SOU −14 |
NQL +2 |
MEL −38 |
CBY −20 |
GCT +4 |
SGI −30 |
X | NQL −14 |
CRO +34 |
NEW −2 |
SGI 0* |
X | MAN −4 |
CAN −13 |
BRI −4 |
WTI +16 |
PEN −1* |
CBY −1* |
MEL −4 |
SOU −50 |
MAN −6 |
WTI −19 |
SYD −1* |
GCT +20 |
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Penrith Panthers | NEW −34 |
PAR +14 |
CRO −32 |
BRI −8 |
CAN +26 |
MEL −15 |
MAN −6 |
NZL −8 |
X | BRI +23 |
WTI −2 |
SOU +12 |
GCT +13 |
X | NEW −4 |
NQL +10 |
CBY +14 |
SYD −8 |
PAR +1* |
MAN −4 |
NQL −12 |
MEL −20 |
WTI −14 |
NZL −14 |
CAN +1 |
SGI −20 |
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South Sydney Rabbitohs | SYD −11 |
CBY −9 |
PAR +14 |
MAN +2 |
WTI −24 |
SGI −16 |
CBY −12 |
CRO +19 |
X | WTI +11 |
NZL −6 |
PEN −12 |
MEL −10 |
X | GCT +23 |
BRI +4 |
CRO −22 |
MAN −14 |
SYD +1* |
NZL −32 |
SGI +10 |
PAR +50 |
CAN +29 |
NQL +2* |
BRI −12 |
NEW −16 |
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St. George Illawarra Dragons | GCT +9 |
CRO −6 |
NZL +13 |
NEW +2 |
CBY +19 |
SOU +16 |
SYD +14 |
PAR +30 |
NQL +14 |
CBY +5 |
X | WTI +6 |
PAR 0* |
GCT −14 |
BRI −7 |
MAN +18 |
NEW −4 |
X | CRO +30 |
CAN −5 |
SOU −10 |
WTI −2 |
SYD −8 |
MEL −2 |
NZL +4 |
PEN +20 |
WTI −9 |
BRI −1* |
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Sydney Roosters | SOU +11 |
MAN −11 |
CBY −4 |
WTI +18 |
NZL −12 |
BRI −18 |
SGI −14 |
GCT −11 |
X | CRO −14 |
NEW +2 |
NQL −14 |
NZL +7 |
MEL −17 |
X | NEW −8 |
CAN −26 |
PEN +8 |
SOU −1* |
WTI −7 |
CBY +4 |
MAN −28 |
SGI +8 |
CRO +11 |
PAR +1* |
MEL +32 |
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Wests Tigers | CBY −10 |
NZL +8 |
CAN +10 |
SYD −18 |
SOU +24 |
GCT −6 |
BRI −13 |
CAN +37 |
X | SOU −11 |
PEN +2 |
SGI −6 |
NEW +1* |
NZL +4 |
MEL −8 |
CBY −10 |
X | PAR −16 |
NQL +20 |
SYD +7 |
MAN +2 |
SGI +2 |
PEN +14 |
PAR +19 |
GCT +29 |
CRO +8 |
SGI +9 |
NZL −2 |
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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 – 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 | 24 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 521 | 308 | 213 | 42 |
2 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (P) | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 539 | 331 | 208 | 40 |
3 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 511 | 372 | 139 | 40 |
4 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 519 | 430 | 89 | 34 |
5 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 483 | 341 | 142 | 33 |
6 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 504 | 393 | 111 | 32 |
7 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 532 | 480 | 52 | 32 |
8 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 478 | 443 | 35 | 28 |
9 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 449 | 489 | -40 | 28 |
10 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 531 | 562 | -31 | 26 |
11 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 417 | 500 | -83 | 24 |
12 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 430 | 517 | -87 | 22 |
13 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 428 | 557 | -129 | 18 |
14 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 385 | 538 | -153 | 17 |
15 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 423 | 623 | -200 | 16 |
16 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 363 | 629 | -266 | 16 |
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 | |
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1 | Melbourne | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 42 |
2 | Manly-Warringah | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 40 |
3 | Brisbane | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 40 |
4 | Wests | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 |
5 | St George Illawarra
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2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 33 |
6 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 32 |
7 | North Queensland | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 |
8 | Newcastle | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 |
9 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 |
10 | South Sydney | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
11 | Sydney | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 |
12 | Penrith | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 |
13 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
14 | Parramatta | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 |
15 | Canberra | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
16 | Gold Coast | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Finals series
To decide the grand finalists from the top eight finishing teams, the NRL adopts the
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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Date and Time (Local) | Venue | Referees | Crowd | |||||
QUALIFYING FINALS | ||||||||
Wests Tigers | 21 – 12 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 9 September 2011, 7:45pm | ANZ Stadium | Tony Archer Matt Cecchin |
45,631 | ||
Brisbane Broncos | 40 – 10 | New Zealand Warriors | 10 September 2011, 6:45pm | Suncorp Stadium | Jared Maxwell Shayne Hayne |
48,943 | ||
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 42 – 8 | North Queensland Cowboys | 10 September 2011, 8:30pm | Sydney Football Stadium | Ben Cummins Gavin Badger |
13,972 | ||
Melbourne Storm | 18 – 8 | Newcastle Knights | 11 September 2011, 4:00pm | AAMI Park | Ashley Klein Adam Devcich |
14,845 | ||
SEMI FINALS | ||||||||
Wests Tigers | 20 – 22 | New Zealand Warriors | 16 September 2011, 7:45pm | Sydney Football Stadium | Shayne Hayne Jared Maxwell |
27,109 | ||
Brisbane Broncos † | 13 – 12 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 17 September 2011, 6:45pm | Suncorp Stadium | Tony Archer Matt Cecchin |
48,474 | ||
PRELIMINARY FINALS | ||||||||
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 26 – 14 | Brisbane Broncos | 23 September 2011, 7:45pm | Sydney Football Stadium | Shayne Hayne Jared Maxwell |
31,894 | ||
Melbourne Storm | 12 – 20 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 September 2011, 7:45pm | AAMI Park | Tony Archer Matt Cecchin |
28,580 |
† - Match decided in golden point extra time
Finals chart
Qualifying finals | Semifinals | Preliminary finals | Final | |||||||||||||||
1 | Melbourne | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Newcastle | 8 | 1W | Melbourne | 12 | |||||||||||||
4W | Wests | 20 | New Zealand | 20 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Manly | 42 | 2L | New Zealand | 22 | |||||||||||||
Manly | 24 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | North Queensland | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
New Zealand | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Brisbane | 40 | 2W | Manly | 26 | |||||||||||||
6 | New Zealand | 10 | 3W | Brisbane | 13 | Brisbane | 14 | |||||||||||
1L | St. George Illawarra | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Wests | 21 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | St. George Illawarra | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
Grand Final
Sunday, 2 October
5:00pm (AEDT) |
24 – 10 | New Zealand Warriors | |
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Tries: Brett Stewart (30') 1 1/1Daly Cherry-Evans (40') 1 Glenn Stewart (57') 1 Jamie Lyon (79') 1 Goals: Jamie Lyon 3/3 (32', 40', 58') Michael Robertson (80') |
1st: 12 - 2 2nd: 12 - 8 report |
Tries: Manu Vatuvei (62') 1 Elijah Taylor (68') 1 Goals: James Maloney 1/3 (28' pen) |
ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 81,988 Clive Churchill Medal: Glenn Stewart Referee: Tony Archer, Matt Cecchin |
Club and player records
The following statistics are correct as of the conclusion of Round 26.
Top 5-point scorers
Top 5 try scorers
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Top 5 goal scorers
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Most points in a match by an individual
Points | Player | Tries | Goals | FG | Opponent | Score | Venue | Round |
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20 | Luke Burt | 2 | 6/7 | 0 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 40–6 | Sydney Football Stadium | Round 11 |
20 | Nathan Merritt | 5 | 0 | 0 | Parramatta Eels | 56–6 | ANZ Stadium
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Round 22 |
20 | Chris Sandow | 1 | 8/10 | 0 | Parramatta Eels | 56–6 | ANZ Stadium
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Round 22 |
20 | Johnathan Thurston | 2 | 6/7 | 0 | Parramatta Eels | 40–26 | Dairy Farmers Stadium
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Round 10 |
Most tries in a match by an individual
Tries | Player | Opponent | Score | Venue | Round |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | Nathan Merritt | Parramatta Eels | 56–6 | ANZ Stadium | Round 22 |
4 | Ben Barba | Canberra Raiders | 36–22 | ANZ Stadium
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Round 26 |
4 | Akuila Uate | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 40–24 | Ausgrid Stadium
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Round 26 |
Paul Gallen ran 3,670 metres with the ball in 2011, more than any other player in the competition.[4]
Attendances
The regular season attendances for the 2011 season aggregated to a total of 3,123,055 (average 16,267), becoming the second highest attended NRL season (after 2010).
The highest twenty regular season match attendances:
2011 Transfers
Players
See also
References
- ^ 2011 Telstra Premiership Draw – NRL.com
- ^ Paul, Crawley (15 March 2011). "Record-breaking week for NRL". The Daily Telegraph. Australia: Herald and Weekly Times. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ Name: (will appear on website) (4 March 2011). "ANZAC test moves to Skilled Park Titans | goldcoast.com.au | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia". goldcoast.com.au. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ^ Proszenko, Adrian (6 May 2012). "Gallen set to smash record". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
External links
- NRL.com – Official site of the NRL, National Rugby League
- NRL final eight Calculator, footy.com.au