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Game - Individual

Tables detailing all the best first grade performers in all the major statistical categories in the Game's history.

The Sydney Roosters would like to acknowledge the following publications and websites from which a number of data points used in the tables below have come from:

https://rugbyleagueannual.com.au/
https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/
https://www.nrl.com/stats
https://afltables.com/rl/rl_index.html

Last Update: 1st January, 2025

Most First Grade Games

Player Clubs First Grade
Career Span
Games
Cameron Smith Melbourne 2020 - 2020 430
Cooper Cronk Melbourne, Sydney Roosters 2004 - 2019 372
Darren Lockyer Brisbane Broncos 1995 - 2011 355
Terry Lamb Western Suburbs, Canterbury-Bankstown 1980 - 1996 350
Steve Menzies Manly-Warringah, Northern Eagles 1993 - 2008 349
Paul Gallen Cronulla-Sutherland 2001 - 2019 348
Corey Parker Brisbane Broncos 2001 - 2016 347
Benji Marshall Wests Tigers, St George Illawarra, Brisbane Broncos, South Sydney 2003 - 2021 346
Chris Heighington Wests Tigers, Cronulla-Sutherland, Newcastle Knights 2003 - 2018 338
Jesse Bromwich Melbourne, Redcliffe (Dolphins) 2010 - 2024 338
Darius Boyd Brisbane Broncos, St George Illawarra, Newcastle Knights 2006 - 2020 337
Brad Fittler Penrith, Sydney Roosters 1989 - 2004 336
John Sutton South Sydney 2004 - 2019 336
Ben Hunt Brisbane Broncos, St George Illawarra 2009 - 334

Most Seasons Of First Grade

Player Club First Grade
Career Span
Seasons
Paul Gallen Cronulla-Sutherland 2001 - 2019 19
Cameron Smith Melbourne 2002 - 2020 19
Andrew Ettingshausen Cronulla-Sutherland 1983 - 2000 18
Luke Lewis Penrith, Cronulla-Sutherland 2001 - 2018 18
Benji Marshall Wests Tigers, St George Illawarra, Brisbane Broncos, South Sydney 2003 - 2021 18
Ed 'Tedda' Courtney Newtown, Western Suburbs, North Sydney 1908 - 1924 17
Charles 'Chook' Fraser Balmain 1910 - 1926 17
Billy Wilson St George, North Sydney 1948 - 1967 ^ 17
Terry Lamb Western Suburbs, Canterbury-Bankstown 1980 - 1996 17
Paul Langmack Canterbury-Bankstown, Western Suburbs, Sydney Roosters 1983 - 1999 17
Tony Butterfield Penrith, Newcastle Knights 1984 - 2000 17
Darren Lockyer Brisbane Broncos 1995 - 2001 17
Johnathan Thurston Canterbury-Bankstown, North Queensland 2002 - 2018 17
^ Played In Picton (1950), Baradine (1951), Wagga Wagga (1957)

Most First Grade Premierships As A Player

Player Clubs First Grade
Career Span
Titles
Norm Provan St George (10) 1951 - 1965 10
Eddie Lumsden Manly-Warringah, St George (9) 1955, 1957 - 1966 9
Johnny Raper Newtown, St George (8) 1957 - 1969 8
Brian Clay Newtown, St George (8) 1953 - 1967 8
Arthur 'Pony' Halloway Glebe, Balmain (5), Sydney Roosters (2) 1908 - 1920 7
Johnny King St George (7) 1960 - 1971 7
Kevin Ryan St George (7), Canterbury-Bankstown 1960 - 1969 7
* Figures in brackets indicate the number of premierships won by the player at each club

Most Grand Final Appearances

Player Clubs First Grade
Career Span
Grand
Finals
Norm Provan St George (10) 1951 - 1965 10
Brian Clay Newtown (2), St George (8) 1953 - 1967 10
Eddie Lumsden Manly-Warringah, St George (9) 1955, 1957 - 1966 9
Ron Coote South Sydney (6), Sydney Roosters (3) 1964 - 1978 9
Cooper Cronk Melbourne (7), Sydney Roosters (2) 2004 - 2019 9
* Figures in brackets indicate the number of grand final appearances by the player at each club

Most Finals Appearances

Player Clubs First Grade
Career Span
Matches
Cameron Smith Melbourne (42) 2002 - 2020 42
Cooper Cronk Melbourne (32), Sydney Roosters (6) 2004 - 2019 38
Darren Lockyer Brisbane Broncos (35) 1995 - 2011 35
Kevin Walters Canberra (9), Brisbane Broncos (25) 1987 - 2001 34
Ray Price Parramatta (32) 1976 - 1986 32
Brad Fittler Penrith (7), Sydney Roosters (25) 1989 - 2004 32
Billy Slater Melbourne (32) 2003 - 2018 32
Corey Parker Brisbane Broncos (30) 2001 - 2016 30
* Figures in brackets indicate the number of finals appearances by the player at each club

Most First Grade Points

Player Clubs First Grade
Career Span
Tries
Goals Field
Goals
Points Games
Cameron Smith Melbourne 2002 - 2020 48 1,295 4 2,786 430
Hazem El Masri Canterbury-Bankstown 1996 - 2009 159 891   2,418 317
Jarrod Croker Canberra 2009 - 2023 136 915   2,374 307
Adam Reynolds South Sydney, Brisbane 2012 -  50 1,058 25 * 2,344 287
Johnathan Thurston Canterbury-Bankstown, North Queensland 2002 - 2018 90 923 16 2,222 323
Andrew Johns Newcastle Knights 1993 - 2007 80 917 22 2,176 250
Jason Taylor Western Suburbs, North Sydney,
Northern Eagles, Parramatta
1990 - 2001 47 942 35 2,107 276
Daryl Halligan North Sydney, Canterbury-Bankstown 1991 - 2000 80 855 4 2,034 230
Michael Cronin Parramatta 1977 - 1986 75 ^ 865 2 1,971 216
Graham Eadie Manly-Warringah 1971 - 1983 71 > 847 3 1,917 237
Eric Simms South Sydney 1965 - 1975 23 < 803 86 ~ 1,841 206
Luke Burt Parramatta 1999 - 2012 124 646 5 1,793 264
* 3 (of 25) field goals worth two points each

~ 80 (of 86) field goals worth two points each

^ 61 (of 75) tries worth three points each

> 64 (of 71) tries worth three points each

< All (23) tries worth three points each

Most First Grade Tries

Player Clubs First Grade
Career Span
Tries Games Tries
Per Game
Ken Irvine North Sydney, Manly-Warringah 1958 - 1973 212 238 0.89
Alex Johnston South Sydney 2014 - 195 227 0.86
Billy Slater Melbourne 2003 - 2018 190 319 0.60
Steve Menzies Manly-Warringah, Northern Eagles 1993 - 2008 180 349 0.52
Brett Morris St George Illawarra, Canterbury-Bankstown, Sydney Roosters 2006 - 2021 176 276 0.64
Andrew Ettingshausen Cronulla-Sutherland 1983 - 2000 166 328 0.51
Terry Lamb Western Suburbs, Canterbury-Bankstown 1980 - 1996 164 350 0.47
Daniel Tupou Sydney Roosters 2012 - 164 265 0.62
Brett Stewart Manly-Warringah 2003 - 2016 163 233 0.70
Matt Sing Penrith, Sydney Roosters, North Queensland 1993 - 2006 159 275 0.58
Hazen El Masri Canterbury-Bankstown 1996 - 2009 159 317 0.50

Most First Grade Goals
 

Player Clubs First Grade
Career Span
Goals Goal
Attempts
% Games
Cameron Smith Melbourne 2002 - 2020 1,295 1,718 75.38% 430
Adam Reynolds South Sydney, Brisbane 2012 - 1,058 1,283 82.46% 287
Jason Taylor Western Suburbs, North Sydney,
Northern Eagles, Parramatta
1990 - 2001 942 1,252 75.24% 276
Johnathan Thurston Canterbury-Bankstown, North Queensland 2002 - 2018 923 1,161 79.50% 323
Andrew Johns Newcastle Knights 1993 - 2007 917 1,235 74.25% 250
Jarrod Croker Canberra 2009 - 2023 915 1,129 81.05% 307
Hazem El Masri Canterbury-Bankstown 1996 - 2009 891 1,087 81.97% 317
Michael Cronin Parramatta 1977 - 1986 865     216
Daryl Halligan North Sydney, Canterbury-Bankstown 1991 - 2000 855 1,078 79.31% 230
Graham Eadie Manly-Warringah 1971 - 1983 847     237
Eric Simms South Sydney 1965 - 1975 803     206

Most First Grade Field Goals

Player Clubs First Grade
Career Span
F/Goals
(2 Points)
F/Goals
(1 Point)
Total
F/Goals
Games
Eric Simms South Sydney 1965 - 1975 80 6 86 206
Bob Fulton Manly-Warringah, Sydney Roosters 1966 - 1979 48 11 59 263
Phil Hawthorne St George, Sydney Roosters 1968 - 1972 56   56 57
Barry Glasgow Western Suburbs, North Sydney 1967 - 1973 44 1 45 75
Neil Baker Canterbury-Bankstown, South Sydney, Penrith 1984 - 1987   45 45 153
Terry Lamb Western Suburbs, Canterbury-Bankstown 1984 - 1996   44 44 350
Jason Taylor Western Suburbs, North Sydney,
Northern Eagles, Parramatta
1990 - 2001   35 35 276
Ken Wilson Newtown, Penrith 1971 - 1983 ^   33 33 233
Ben Elias Balmain 1982 - 1994   33 33 33
Dennis Ward Canterbury-Bankstown, Manly-Warringah 1964 - 1972 28 2 30 106
Daly Cherry-Evans Manly-Warringah 2011 -   28 28 328
Ricky Stuart Canberra, Canterbury-Bankstown 1988 - 2000   27 27 203
^ Played in Wollongong (1975)

Most First Grade Games As Coach

Coach
Clubs
Games
Years As A First Grade Coach Titles
First
Year
Last
Year
  Seasons
On Off
Wayne Bennett Canberra, Brisbane Broncos, St George Illawarra
Newcastle Knights, South Sydney, Dolphins (Redcliffe)
938 1987   37 1 7
Tim Sheens Penrith, Canberra, North Queensland, Wests Tigers 693 1984 2023 28.5 * 10.5 4
Brian Smith Illawarra, St George, Parramatta,
Newcastle Knights, Sydney Roosters
601 1984 2012 24.4 ^ 4.6 -
Craig Bellamy Melbourne Storm 577 2003   22 - 3
Ricky Stuart Sydney Roosters, Cronulla-Sutherland,
Parramatta, Canberra Raiders
516 2002   20.7 < 2.3 1
Des Hasler Manly-Warringah, Canterbury-Bankstown,
Gold Coast Titans
482 2004   19 2 2
Ivan Cleary New Zealand Warriors, Penrith, Wests Tigers 451 2006   18 1 4
Warren Ryan Newtown, Canterbury-Bankstown, Balmain,
Western Suburbs, Newcastle Knights
415 1979 2000 16.7 > 5.3 2
Bob Fulton Sydney Roosters, Manly-Warringah 405 1979 1999 16.3 ~ 4.7 2
Ron Willey Manly-Warringah, Balmain, North Sydney,
South Sydney, Penrith
403 1962 1989 17 11 2
Jack Gibson Sydney Roosters, St George, Newtown,
Parramatta, South Sydney, Cronulla-Sutherland
394 1967 1987 16 5 5
John Lang Cronulla-Sutherland, Penrith, South Sydney 371 1994 2011 15 3 1
* Tim Sheens left his job at North Queensland after 11 matches of the 2001 season

^ Brian Smith left his job at Parramatta after 9 matches of the 2006 season

< Ricky Stuart left his job at Cronulla-Sutherland after 17 matches of the 2010 season

> Warren Ryan left his job at Western Suburbs after 15 matches of the 1994 season

~ Bob Fulton left his job at Manly-Warringah after 7 matches of the 1999 season

# Bob Fulton was Captain-Coach of the Sydney Roosters in his first season there in 1979
 

Most First Grade Premierships As Coach

Coach Clubs Titles Years As A First Grade Coach
First
Year
Last
Year
  Seasons
On Off
Arthur 'Pony' Halloway # Balmain (4), Newtown, Sydney Roosters (4),
North Sydney, Canterbury-Bankstown
8 1916 1948 19 14
Wayne Bennett Canberra, Brisbane Broncos (6), St George Illawarra (1),
Newcastle Knights, South Sydney, Dolphins (Redcliffe)
7 1987   37 1
Jack Rayner / South Sydney (5), Parramatta 5 1949 1957 9 -
Ken Kearney ~ St George (5), Parramatta, Western Suburbs,
Cronulla-Sutherland
5 1954 1969 14 2
Jack Gibson Sydney Roosters (2), St George, Newtown,
Parramatta (3), South Sydney, Cronulla-Sutherland
5 1967 1987 16 5
Charlie Lynch South Sydney (4), St George 4 1928 1947 12 8
Norm Provan ^ St George (4), Parramatta, Cronulla-Sutherland 4 1962 1979 8 10
Clive Churchill South Sydney (4), Canterbury-Bankstown 4 1958 1975 11.8 < 6.2
Tim Sheens Penrith, Canberra (3), North Queensland, Wests Tigers (1) 4 1984 2023 28.5 > 10.5
Ivan Cleary New Zealand Warriors, Penrith (4), Wests Tigers 4 2006   18 1
* Figures in brackets indicate the number of premierships won by the coach at each club

# Arthur 'Pony' Halloway was Captain/Coach of Balmain (1916 - 1920), where he won four of his eight coaching premiership titles

/ Jack Rayner was Captain/Coach of South Sydney (1949 - 1957), where he won all five of his coaching premiership titles

~ Ken Kearney was Captain/Coach of St George (1954 - 1961), where he won all five of his coaching premiership titles

^ Norm Provan was Captain/Coach of St George (1962 - 1965), where he won all four of his coaching premiership titles

< Clive Churchill left his job at South Sydney after 17 matches of the 1975 season

> Tim Sheens left his job at North Queensland after 11 matches of the 2001 season

Most First Grade Premierships As Captain

Captain Clubs First Grade
Career Span
Titles As
Captain
Jack Rayner ^ South Sydney (5) 1946 - 1957 5
Ken Kearney ^ St George (5) 1952 - 1961 5
Arthur 'Pony' Halloway ^ Glebe, Balmain (4), Sydney Roosters 1908 - 1920 4
Alf 'Smacker' Blair South Sydney (4) 1917 - 1927, 1929 - 1930 4
Norm Provan ^ St George (4) 1951 - 1965 4
John Sattler South Sydney (4) 1963 - 1972 4
Steve Edge St George (1), Parramatta (3) 1973 - 1984 4
Allan Langer Brisbane Broncos (4) 1988 - 1999, 2002 4
Nathan Cleary # Penrith (4) 2016 - 4
Isaah Yeo # Penrith (4) 2014 - 4
* Figures in brackets indicate the number of premierships won by the player at each club

^ Captain/Coach when winning all titles as a captain

# Co-Captain

Most First Grade Games For A Single Club

Player Club Club First Grade
Career Span
Only
Club
Games
Cameron Smith Melbourne 2002 - 2020 * 430
Darren Lockyer Brisbane Broncos 1995 - 2011 * 355
Paul Gallen Cronulla-Sutherland 2001 - 2019 * 348
Corey Parker Brisbane Broncos 2001 - 2016 * 347
John Sutton South Sydney 2004 - 2019 * 336
Nathan Hindmarsh Parramatta 1998 - 2012 * 330
Daly Cherry-Evans Manly-Warringah 2011 - * 329
Andrew Ettingshausen Cronulla-Sutherland 1983 - 2000 * 325
Cooper Cronk Melbourne 2004 - 2017   323
Billy Slater Melbourne 2003 - 2018 * 319
Jason Croker Canberra 1991 - 2006 * 318
Hazem El Masri Canterbury-Bankstown 1996 - 2009 * 317
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves Sydney Roosters 2010 - 2024   310
Cliff Lyons Manly-Warringah 1986 - 1999   390
Jarrod Croker Canberra 2009 - 2023 * 308
Mitchell Aubusson Sydney Roosters 2007 - 2020 * 306
Josh Papalii Canberra 2011 -  * 305
Sam Thaiday Brisbane Broncos 2003 - 2018 * 304
Anthony Minichiello Sydney Roosters 2000 - 2014 * 302
Luke Ricketson Sydney Roosters 1991 - 2005 * 301
Simon Mannering New Zealand Warriors 2005 - 2018 * 301

Most First Grade Points For A Single Club

Player Club Club First Grade
Career Span
Only
Club
Tries
(4 Points)
Tries
(3 Points)
Goals Field
Goals
Points Games
Cameron Smith Melbourne 2002 - 2020 * 48   1,295 4 2,786 430
Hazem El Masri Canterbury-Bankstown 1996 - 2009 * 159   891   2,418 317
Jarrod Croker Canberra 2009 - 2023 * 136   915   2,374 307
Johnathan Thurston North Queensland 2005 - 2018   80   923 16 2,182 294
Andrew Johns Newcastle Knights 1993 - 2007 * 80   917 22 2,176 250
Michael Cronin Parramatta 1977 - 1986 * 14 61 865 2 1,971 216
Graham Eadie Manly-Warringah 1971 - 1983 * 7 64 847 3 1,917 237
Adam Reynolds South Sydney 2012 - 2021   38   860 22 ^ 1,896 231
Eric Simms South Sydney 1965 - 1975 *   23 648 86 ~ 1,841 206
Luke Burt Parramatta 1999 - 2012 * 124   646 5 1,793 264
Ryan Girdler Penrith 1993 - 2004   101   581 6 1,572 204
Graeme Langlands St George 1963 - 1976 *   86 648   1,554 227
Nathan Cleary Penrith 2016 - * 61   638 16 < 1,539 172
Keith Barnes Balmain 1955 - 1968 *   11 742 1 > 1,519 193
^ 2 (of 22) field goals worth two points each

~ 80 (of 86) field goals worth two points each

< 3 (of 16) field goals worth two points each

> All field goals worth two points

Most First Grade Tries For A Single Club

Player Club Club First Grade
Career Span
Only
Club
Tries Games Tries
Per Games
Alex Johnston South Sydney 2014 - * 195 227 0.86
Billy Slater Melbourne 2003 - 2018 * 190 319 0.60
Ken Irvine North Sydney 1958 - 1970   171 178 0.96
Andrew Ettingshausen Cronulla-Sutherland 1983 - 2000 * 166 328 0.51
Daniel Tupou Sydney Roosters 2012 - * 164 265 0.62
Brett Stewart Manly-Warringah 2003 - 2016 * 163 233 0.70
Hazem El Masri Canterbury-Bankstown 1996 - 2009 * 159 317 0.50
Manu Vatuvei New Zealand Warriors 2004 - 2017 * 152 226 0.67
Steve Menzies Manly-Warringah 1993 - 1999, 2003 - 2008 ^   151 280 0.54
Kyle Feldt North Queensland 2013 - 2024 * 151 217 0.70
^ Played With Northern Eagles (2000 - 2002)

Most First Grade Goals For A Single Club

Player Club Club First Grade
Career Span
Only
Club
Goals Goal
Attempts
% Games
Cameron Smith Melbourne 2002 - 2020 * 1,295 1,718 75.38% 430
Johnathan Thurston North Queensland 2005 - 2018   823 1,160 79.57% 294
Andrew Johns Newcastle Knights 1993 - 2007 * 917 1,235 74.25% 250
Jarrod Croker Canberra 2009 - 2023 * 915 1,129 81.05% 307
Hazem El Masri Canterbury-Bankstown 1996 - 2009 * 891 1,087 81.97% 317
Michael Cronin Parramatta 1977 - 1986 * 865     216
Adam Reynolds South Sydney 2012 - 2021   860 1,046 82.22% 231
Graham Eadie Manly-Warringah 1971 - 1983 * 847     237
Eric Simms South Sydney 1965 - 1975 * 803     206
Keith Barnes Balmain 1955 - 1968 * 742     193
Craig Fitzgibbon Sydney Roosters 2000 - 2009   655 854 76.70% 228
Graeme Langlands St George 1963 - 1976 * 648     227
Luke Burt Parramatta 1999 - 2012 * 646 829 77.93% 264
Nathan Cleary Penrith 2016 - * 638 760 83.95% 172
Daryl Halligan Canterbury-Bankstown 1994 - 2000   630 783 80.46% 166

Most First Grade Field Goals For A Single Club

Player Club Club First Grade
Career Span
Only
Club
F/Goals
(2 Points)
F/Goals
(1 Point)
Total
F/
Goals
Games
Eric Simms South Sydney 1965 - 1975 * 80 6 86 206
Bob Fulton Manly-Warringah 1966 - 1976   48 9 57 213
Phil Hawthorne St George 1968 - 1971   56   56 56
Barry Glasgow Western Suburbs 1967 - 1969   44   44 43
Terry Lamb Canterbury-Bankstown 1984 - 1996     37 37 262
Ben Elias Balmain 1982 - 1994 *   33 33 233
Neil Baker South Sydney 1984 - 1987     31 31 87
Dennis Ward Manly-Warringah 1968 - 1972   28 2 30 80
Ken Wilson Newtown 1971 - 1974, 1979 - 1983 ^     28 28 151
Daly Cherry-Evans Manly-Warringah 2011 - *   28 28 329
Ricky Stuart Canberra 1988 - 1998     25 25 203
Jamie Soward St George Illawarra 2007 - 2013     25 25 140
Kevin Ashley Sydney Roosters 1963 - 1969 * 25   25 105
^ Played In Wollongong (1975), With Penrith (1976 - 1978)

Most First Grade Games As Coach For A Single Club

Coach Club Club First Grade
Career Span
Only
Club
Games Seasons Titles
Wayne Bennett Brisbane Broncos 1988 - 2008, 2015 - 2018   631 25 6
Craig Bellamy Melbourne 2003 - * 577 22 3
Trent Robinson Sydney Roosters 2013 - * 311 12 3
Bob Fulton Manly-Warringah 1983 - 1988, 1993 - 1999   305 12.3 ^ 2
Des Hasler Manly-Warringah 2004 - 2011, 2019 - 2022   303 12 2
Steve Folkes Canterbury-Bankstown 1998 - 2008 * 288 11 1
Tim Sheens Wests Tigers 2003 - 2012, 2023   273 11 1
Ricky Stuart Canberra Raiders 2014 -   271 11 -
Brad Arthur Parramatta 2012, 2014 - 2024 * 264 10.7 ~ -
Ivan Cleary Penrith 2012 - 2015, 2019 -   254 10 4
Brian Smith Parramatta 1997 - 2006   243 10.4 > -
Clive Churchill South Sydney 1958, 1967 - 1975   224 9.8 < 4
 ^ Bob Fulton left his job at Manly-Warringah after 7 rounds of the 1999 season

~ Brad Arthur took over at Parramatta for the final 6 rounds of the 2012 premiership and in a second stint left the job after 10 rounds in 2024

> Brian Smith left his job at Parramatta after 9 rounds of the 2006 season

< Clive Churchill left his job at South Sydney after 17 rounds of the 1975 season

Most Games Played In A Season

Player Club Season Games
Steve Edge Parramatta 1983 30
Simon Bonetti Sydney Roosters 2000 30

Most Points Scored In A Season

Player Club Season Tries Goals F/Goals
(2 Points)
F/Goals
(1 Point)
Points Games Points
Per Game
Hazem El Masri Canterbury-Bankstown 2004 16 139     342 28 12.21
Rueben Garrick Manly-Warringah 2021 23 121     334 27 12.37
Brett Hodgson Wests Tigers 2005 15 124     308 28 11.00
Hazem El Masri Canterbury-Bankstown 2006 17 114     296 26 11.38
Jarrod Croker Canberra 2016 18 112     296 27 10.96
Hazem El Masri Canterbury-Bankstown 2003 9 129     294 27 10.89
Ivan Cleary Sydney Roosters 1998 13 116     284 27 10.52
Michael Cronin Parramatta 1978 16 ^ 117     282 25 11.28
Michael Cronin Parramatta 1982 11 ^ 123     279 28 9.96
Ben Walker Northern Eagles 2001 18 103   1 279 26 10.73
Andrew Johns Newcastle Knights 2001 14 110   3 279 21 13.29
Latrell Mitchell Sydney Roosters 2019 19 98   1 273 25 10.92
^ These tries all worth three points

Roosters Players To Top The
Season's Point Scorers Ladder

Player Season Points Games Points
Per Game
Dally Messenger 1910 69 10 6.90
Dally Messenger 1911 148 16 9.25
Dally Messenger 1912 80 11 7.27
Wally Messenger 1915 73 13 5.62
Rex Norman 1921 77 8 9.63
Arthur Oxford 1923 113 17 6.65
Jack Lynch * 1931 124 16 7.75
Dave Brown * 1934 121 15 8.07
Dave Brown * 1935 244 15 16.27 ^
Jack Beaton 1937 56 8 7.00
Dick Dunn 1945 150 16 9.38
Bob Landers 1961 164 17 9.65
Allan McKean 1972 220 23 9.57
Mike Eden 1983 256 24 10.67
Ivan Cleary 1988 284 27 10.52
James Maloney # 2014 234 27 8.67
James Maloney 2015 250 27 9.26
Latrell Mitchell 2018 248 24 10.33
Latrell Mitchell 2019 273 25 10.92
# Equal top scorer

* Also topped the season's try scoring ladder

^ Competition record

Most Tries Scored In A Season

Player Club Season Tries Games Tries
Per Game
Dave Brown Sydney Roosters 1935 38 15 2.53 ^
Ray Preston Newtown 1954 34 21 1.62
Alex Johnston South Sydney 2021 30 22 1.36
Alex Johnston South Sydney 2022 30 25 1.20
Les Brennan South Sydney 1954 29 19 1.53
Bob Lulham Balmain 1947 28 18 1.56
Johnny Graves South Sydney 1951 28 17 1.65
Tom Trbojevic Manly-Warringah 2021 28 18 1.56
Rod O'Loan Sydney Roosters 1935 27 18 1.50
Norm Jacobson Newtown 1948 27 19 1.42
Phil Blake Manly-Warringah 1983 27 24 1.13
Nathan Blacklock St George Illawarra 2001 27 28 0.96
^ Competition record

Roosters Players To Top The
Season's Try Scorers Ladder

Player Season Tries Games Tries
Per Game
Horrie Miller 1908 15 11 1.36
Gordon Wright 1919 17 8 2.13
Gordon Wright 1920 18 14 1.29
Gordon Wright 1921 11 10 1.10
Jack Lynch * 1931 16 16 1.00
Dave Brown * # 1934 11 15 0.73
Dave Brown 1935 38 ^ 15 2.53 ^
Fred Tottey 1936 25 15 1.67
Fred Tottey 1937 10 8 1.25
Percy Dermond # 1941 13 11 1.18
Sel Lisle # 1941 13 16 0.81
Brian Allsop # 1955 18 17 1.06
Bill Mullins # 1974 23 25 0.92
Johnny Mayes 1975 16 24 0.67
Terry Fahey 1981 15 24 0.63
Shaun Kenny-Dowall # 2010 21 28 0.75
Michael Jennings # 2013 20 26 0.77
# Equal top scorer

* Also topped the season's point scoring ladder

^ Competition record

Most Goals Kicked In A Season

Player Club Season Goals Goal
Attempts
% Games Goals
Per Game
Hazem El Masri Canterbury-Bankstown 2004 139 167 83.23% 28 4.96
Hazem El Masri Canterbury-Bankstown 2003 129 150 86.00% 27 4.78
Brett Hodgson Wests Tigers 2005 124 152 81.58% 28 4.43
Michael Cronin Parramatta 1982 123     28 4.39
Reuben Garrick Manly-Warringah 2021 121 148 81.76% 27 4.48
Adam Reynolds South Sydney 2021 118 148 79.73% 25 4.72
Michael Cronin Parramatta 1978 117     25 4.68
Ivan Cleary Sydney Roosters 1998 116 145 80.00% 27 4.30
Daryl Halligan Canterbury-Bankstown 1998 116 133 87.22% 29 4.00
Jason Taylor Parramatta 2001 116 144 80.56% 26 4.46

Most Field Goals Kicked In A Season

Player Club Season F/Goals
(2 Points)
F/Goals
(1 Point)
Total
F/Goals
Games F/Goals
Per Game
Eric Simms South Sydney 1968 29   29 21 1.38
Barry Glasgow Western Suburbs 1969 29   29 22 1.32
Phil Hawthorne St George 1970 25   25 22 1.14
Eric Simms South Sydney 1970 20   20 22 0.91
Neil Baker South Sydney 1986   20 20 26 0.77
Eric Simms South Sydney 1969 19   19 24 0.79
Bob Fulton Manly-Warringah 1970 19   19 18 1.06
Phil Hawthorne St George 1968 18   18 18 1.00
Bob Fulton Manly-Warringah 1968 14   14 20 0.70
Dennis Ward Manly-Warringah 1968 14   14 24 0.58

Most Metres Gained In A Season

Player Club Season Metres
Gained
Games Metres
Per Game
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck Sydney Roosters 2015 6,543 27 242.33
Dylan Edwards Penrith 2022 5,578 25 223.12
Dylan Edwards Penrith 2023 5,390 26 207.31
Blake Ferguson Sydney Roosters 2018 5,381 27 199.30
Jason Taumalolo North Queensland 2017 5,348 26 205.69
James Tedesco Sydney Roosters 2022 5,100 24 212.50
Brian To'o Penrith 2021 5,039 21 239.95
James Tedesco Sydney Roosters 2024 4,973 25 198.92
James Tedesco Sydney Roosters 2019 4,920 24 205.00
James Tedesco Sydney Roosters 2018 4,826 27 178.74

Most Tackles Made In A Season

Player Club Season Tackles
Made
Games Tackles
Per Game
Andrew McCullough Brisbane Broncos 2015 1,300 27 48.15
Jake Friend Sydney Roosters 2016 1,277 24 53.21
Jake Friend Sydney Roosters 2018 1,250 27 46.30
Matt Ballin Manly-Warringah 2013 1,245 28 44.46
Reed Mahoney Canterbury-Bankstown 2024 1,240 25 49.60
Reed Mahoney Parramatta 2019 1,221 26 46.96
Reed Mahoney Parramatta 2022 1,207 28 43.11
Damien Cook South Sydney 2018 1,173 26 45.12
Nathan Hindmarsh Parramatta 2011 1,161 24 48.38
Cameron McInnes St George Illawarra 2017 1,155 24 48.13

Most Points Scored In A Match

Player Club Points Opponent Score Venue Date
Dave Brown Sydney Roosters 45 Canterbury-Bankstown 87 -7 Sydney Sports Ground 18/05/1935
Dave Brown Sydney Roosters 38 Canterbury-Bankstown 65 -10 Pratten Park, Ashfield 10/08/1935
Mal Meninga Canberra 38 Sydney Roosters 66 - 4 Bruce Stadium, Canberra 15/04/1990
Les Griffin St George 36 Canterbury-Bankstown 91 -6 Earl Park, Arncliffe 11/05/1935
Jack Lindwall St George 36 Manly-Warringah 61 - 11 Hurstville Oval 3/05/1947
Terry Campese Canberra 36 Penrith 74 - 12 Bruce Stadium, Canberra 10/08/2008
Matt Geyer Melbourne 34 Western Suburbs 62 - 6 Lathlain Park, Perth 8/05/1999
Andrew Johns Newcastle Knights 34 Canberra 54 - 26 Newcastle Int. Sports Centre 29/07/2001
Hazem El Masri Canterbury-Bankstown 34 Wests Tigers 47 - 12 Stadium Australia, Homebush 17/03/2006
Nathan Cleary Penrith 34 Newcastle Knights 54 - 10 Penrith Stadium 8/09/2019

Most Tries Scored In A Match

Player Club Tries Opponent Score Venue Date
Frank Burge Glebe 8 University 41 - 0 Royal Agricultural Showground 19/06/1920
Rod O'Loan Sydney Roosters 7 University 61 - 5 Sydney Sports Ground 11/05/1935
Frank Burge Glebe 6 North Sydney 36 -7 Wentworth Park, Glebe 1/07/1916
Dave Brown Sydney Roosters 6 Canterbury-Bankstown 65 - 10 Pratten Park, Ashfield 10/08/1935
Dave Brown Sydney Roosters 6 Balmain 53 - 13 Sydney Cricket Ground 31/08/1935
Alan Ridley Western Suburbs 6 Newtown 38 - 9 Pratten Park, Ashfield 11/07/1936
Jack Lindwall St George 6 Manly-Warringah 61 - 11 Hurstville Oval 3/05/1947
Jack Troy Newtown 6 Sydney Roosters 38 - 8 Sydney Sports Ground 8/07/1950
Josh Addo-Carr Melbourne 6 South Sydney 50 - 0 Stadium Australia, Homebush 6/05/2021

Most Goals Kicked In A Match

Player Club Goals Opponent Score Venue Date
Les Griffin St George 15 Canterbury-Bankstown 91 - 6 Earl Park, Arncliffe 11/05/1935
Dave Brown Sydney Roosters 15 Canterbury-Bankstown 87 - 7 Sydney Sports Ground 18/05/1935
Graham Eadie Manly-Warringah 14 Penrith 70 - 7 Penrith Stadium 29/07/1973
Les Mead Western Suburbs 12 Canterbury-Bankstown 65 - 11 Pratten Park, Ashfield 31/08/1935
Graham Eadie Manly-Warringah 12 South Sydney 54 - 0 Brookvale Oval 24/08/1975
Ivan Cleary New Zealand Warriors 12 Northern Eagles 68 - 10 Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland 14/04/2002
Sam Walker Sydney Roosters 12 Wests Tigers 72 - 6 Sydney Cricket Ground 20/08/2022

Most Field Goals Kicked In A Match

Player Club Field
Goals
Opponent Score Venue Date
Eric Simms South Sydney 5 ^ Penrith 48 - 10 Penrith Stadium 27/07/1969
Phil Hawthorne St George 4 ^ Balmain 21 - 10 Sydney Cricket Ground 6/07/1968
Eric Simms South Sydney 4 ^ Manly-Warringah 23 - 12 Sydney Cricket Ground 19/09/1970
^ Two point field goals

Most Metres Gained In A Match

Player Club Metres
Gained
Opponent Score Venue Date
Clint Gutherson Parramatta 369 St George Illawarra 12 - 14 Western Sydney Stadium 14/08/2020
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck N.Z. Warriors 368 Brisbane Broncos 18 - 18 Brisbane Football Stadium 13/07/2019
Bradman Best Newcastle Knights 357 Parramatta 34 - 26 Newcastle Int. Sports Centre 29/06/2024
Joseph Manu Sydney Roosters 347 Newcastle Knights 22 - 20 Newcastle Int. Sports Centre 11/04/2024
Justin Hodges Brisbane Broncos 346 Melbourne 12 - 18 Brisbane Football Stadium 13/08/2006
Chanze Nicoll-Klokstad N.Z. Warriors 346 Manly-Warringah 22 - 22 Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland 13/04/2024
Wade McKinnon Parramatta 345 Wests Tigers 18 - 2 Parramatta Stadium 31/07/2004
Jason Taumalolo North Queensland 345 Canterbury-Bankstown 24 - 16 Stadium Australia, Homebush 19/03/2020
Dylan Edwards Penrith 344 Manly-Warringah 28 - 6 Penrith Stadium 10/03/2022
Keano Kini Gold Coast Titans 344 St George Illawarra 16 - 32 Wollongong Showground 18/08/2024

Most Tackles Made In A Match

Player Club Tackles
Made
Opponent Score Venue Date
Cameron McInnes Cronulla-Sutherland 81 Penrith 0 - 28 Penrith Stadium 29/07/2023
Michael Luck N.Z. Warriors 78 Melbourne 14 - 14 Olympic Park, Melbourne 25/04/2009
Shaun Fensom Canberra 75 Canterbury-Bankstown 20 - 12 Bruce Stadium, Canberra 20/05/2011
Jake Friend Sydney Roosters 73 Brisbane Broncos 8 - 22 Sydney Football Stadium (Old) 25/08/2018
Jake Friend Sydney Roosters 72 Melbourne 10 - 26 Melbourne Rectangular Stdm. 23/07/2016
Nathan Hindmarsh Parramatta 71 St George Illawarra 14 - 14 Parramatta Stadium 3/06/2011
Liam Henry Penrith 71 St George Illawarra 10 - 22 Penrith Stadium 1/06/2024
Jake Trbojevic Manly-Warringah 69 Melbourne 11 - 10 Melbourne Rectangular Stdm. 27/07/2019
Cameron McInnes St George Illawarra 69 New Zealand Warriors 10 - 18 Central Coast Stadium 30/05/2020
Chad Randall Newcastle Knights 69 Penrith 14 - 14 Campbelltown Sports Stadium 31/05/2020

Longest Try Scoring Streak

Player Club Successive Matches
Scoring Tries
Period
Fred Tottey Sydney Roosters 15 31/08/1935   -   22/08/1936
Rod O'Loan Sydney Roosters 14 04/07/1936   -   08/05/1937
Rod O'Loan Sydney Roosters 13 27/04/1935   -   17/08/1935
Cyril McMahon North Sydney 12 13/04/1946   -   12/04/1947
Bobby Lulham Western Suburbs 12 19/04/1947   -   9/08/1947
Eddie Lumsden St George 12 14/04/1962   -   5/08/1962
Dave Brown Sydney Roosters 11 11/05/1935   -   31/08/1935

Longest Goal Kicking Streak

Player Club Successive
Goal Kicks
Period
Hazem El-Masri Canterbury-Bankstown 35 11/07/2003   -   17/08/2003
Nathan Cleary Penrith 32 6/08/2017   -   17/03/2018
James Maloney Sydney Roosters 31 5/05/2013   -   20/07/2013
Daryl Halligan Canterbury-Bankstown 30 25/04/1998   -   14/07/1998

Youngest First Grade Player

Player Club Age Opponent Venue Date
Ray Stehr Sydney Roosters 16 years and 85 days University Sydney Sports Ground 20/04/1929
Jack Arnold Western Suburbs 16 years and 220 days Balmain Leichhardt Oval, Lilyfield 25/04/1936
Jordan Rankin Gold Coast Titans 16 years and 238 days Newcastle Knights Robina Stadium, Gold Coast 11/08/2008
Frank Burge Glebe 16 years and 258 days Western Suburbs Sydney Sports Ground 29/04/2011
Adam Ritson Cronulla-Sutherland 16 years and 303 days Illawarra Wollongong Showground 5/06/1993
Paul Mellor South Sydney 16 years and 313 days Gold Coast Sydney Football Stadium (Old) 30/06/1991

Oldest First Grade Player

Player Club Age Opponent Venue Date
Billy Wilson North Sydney 40 years and 5 days Canterbury-Bankstown North Sydney Oval 4/06/1967
Ed 'Tedda' Courtney Western Suburbs 39 years and 311 days Balmain Pratten Park, Ashfield 5/07/1924
George Green North Sydney 38 years and 263 days Glebe Sydney Cricket Ground 6/09/1922
Roy Kirkaldy Canterbury-Bankstown 38 years and 149 days Parramatta Sydney Cricket Ground 21/08/1948
Paul Gallen Cronulla-Sutherland 38 years and 31 days Wests Tigers Brookvale Oval 14/09/2019
Henry Porter Canterbury-Bankstown 38 years and 28 days St George Belmore Sports Ground 31/07/1948
Sandy Pearce Sydney Roosters 38 years and 25 days Western Suburbs Pratten Park, Ashfield 25/06/1921

Oldest First Grade Debutant

Player Club Age Opponent Venue Date
Nat Silcock Sydney Roosters 36 years and 143 days Western Suburbs Pratten Park, Ashfield 18/04/1964

 

Acknowledgement of Country

Sydney Roosters respect and honour the Traditional Custodians of the land and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and future. We acknowledge the stories, traditions and living cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on the lands we meet, gather and play on.