List of National Rugby League golden point games


The golden point, a sudden death overtime system, is used to resolve drawn rugby league matches in the National Rugby League, Australasia's top competition in the sport. The term is borrowed from the golden goal system formerly employed in association football. The golden point is used to determine a winner when scores are level at the end of regular time. Prior to its introduction into the National Rugby League competition at the beginning of the 2003 season, normal season games were left as draws; in finals matches, 20 minutes extra time ensued, with a replay in the event of a draw. If the scores are level at the end of 80 minutes, 5 minutes are played, the teams swap ends with no break, and a further 5 minutes are played. Any score in this 10-minute period secures a win for the scoring team, and the game ends at that point. If the scoring event is a try, no conversion is attempted. If no further scoring occurs, the game is drawn and each team receives one competition point.
As of 30 June 2019, 125 golden point games have been played, with 14 remaining a draw after the ten minutes of golden point extra-time. Daly Cherry-Evans has scored the winning points on six occasions, more than anyone in the NRL, with Johnathan Thurston behind him on four. Clinton Schifcofske, Chris Sandow, Trent Hodkinson, Cooper Cronk, Josh Reynolds and Mitchell Pearce have each scored the winning points on three occasions. Todd Carney, Jarrod Sammut, Luke Burt, Luke Walsh, Darren Lockyer, Stacey Jones and Nathan Cleary have also achieved the feat more than once. The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks have played the most golden point games with 19 in total, while Canterbury, the Gold Coast, Melbourne and the Sydney Roosters have played the least with 13. The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are the most successful team under the format, having won nine of their thirteen golden point matches, whilst the Wests Tigers are the worst, having lost 13 of their 17 matches. The St. George Illawarra Dragons were the final club to win their first golden point match, after five previous failed attempts. The South Sydney Rabbitohs, New Zealand Warriors and Brisbane Broncos have all featured in the most drawn matches with four.
Only five match ups have occurred on three occasions, which is the record. The North Queensland Cowboys vs. the Penrith Panthers, the South Sydney Rabbitohs vs. the Wests Tigers, the Sydney Roosters vs. the New Zealand Warriors, the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles vs. the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, and the Brisbane Broncos vs. the North Queensland Cowboys. The Panthers have a 2–1 record over the Cowboys, Souths have a 3–0 record over the Tigers, the Warriors have a 2–0–1 record over the Roosters, the Bulldogs have a 3–0 record over Manly and the Cowboys have a 2–1 record over the Broncos.
The first golden point game in a grand final occurred in 2015, between the Brisbane Broncos and the North Queensland Cowboys, which was won 17–16 by the Cowboys after a Johnathan Thurston field goal sealed the win and the first premiership for the Cowboys.

List of golden point matches

Drawn games
Finals match
Grand Final

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1 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles36–34 Parramatta Eels18 May 2003Brookvale Oval
2 North Queensland Cowboys24–28 Penrith Panthers7 June 2003Dairy Farmers Stadium
3 South Sydney Rabbitohs30–31 New Zealand Warriors29 June 2003Aussie Stadium
4 Melbourne Storm22–26 Brisbane Broncos20 July 2003Olympic Park
5 South Sydney Rabbitohs17–16 Wests Tigers21 March 2004Aussie Stadium
6 Parramatta Eels14–18 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks24 April 2004Parramatta Stadium
7 Brisbane Broncos16–17 Newcastle Knights14 May 2004Suncorp Stadium
8 South Sydney Rabbitohs20–20 North Queensland Cowboys15 May 2004Bluetounge Stadiumnone
9 New Zealand Warriors26–28 North Queensland Cowboys20 June 2004Ericsson Stadium
10 Newcastle Knights24–28 North Queensland Cowboys25 July 2004EnergyAustralia Stadium
11 Canberra Raiders30–29 New Zealand Warriors25 July 2004Canberra Stadium
12 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks12–16 Brisbane Broncos31 July 2004Toyota Park
13 South Sydney Rabbitohs34–34 Brisbane Broncos31 August 2004Aussie Stadiumnone
14 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs21–21 South Sydney Rabbitohs4 June 2005Sydney Showgroundnone
15 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks30–26 Newcastle Knights16 July 2005Toyota Park
16 St. George Illawarra Dragons12–13 Penrith Panthers19 March 2006WIN Stadium
17 Canberra Raiders21–20 Penrith Panthers1 April 2006Canberra Stadium
18 North Queensland Cowboys14–15 Canberra Raiders27 May 2006Dairy Farmers Stadium
19 Melbourne Storm17–16 Penrith Panthers28 May 2006Olympic Park
20 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs22–18 New Zealand Warriors9 July 2006Telstra Stadium
21 Canberra Raiders20–18 Wests Tigers16 July 2006Canberra Stadium
22 Wests Tigers18–19 Canberra Raiders13 August 2006Campbelltown Stadium
23 Parramatta Eels22–20 Wests Tigers30 March 2007Parramatta Stadium
24 Brisbane Broncos28–29 Penrith Panthers30 March 2007Suncorp Stadium
25 Wests Tigers14–12 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks15 April 2007Campbelltown Stadium
26 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks12–13 Sydney Roosters26 May 2007Toyota Park
27 Brisbane Broncos19–18 Gold Coast Titans6 July 2007Suncorp Stadium
28 Sydney Roosters31–31 New Zealand Warriors5 August 2007Sydney Football Stadiumnone
29 Wests Tigers22–26 Sydney Roosters10 August 2007Telstra Stadium
30 Parramatta Eels24–25 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks11 August 2007Parramatta Stadium
31 Penrith Panthers26–30 North Queensland Cowboys13 August 2007CUA Stadium
32 Newcastle Knights13–12 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles22 March 2008EnergyAustralia Stadium
33 Parramatta Eels24–23 Newcastle Knights28 March 2008Parramatta Stadium
34 St. George Illawarra Dragons16–18 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks5 April 2008ANZ Stadium
35 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks20–21 Penrith Panthers19 April 2008Toyota Park
36 North Queensland Cowboys18–19 Penrith Panthers31 May 2008Dairy Farmers Stadium
37 Penrith Panthers12–12 Brisbane Broncos27 June 2008CUA Stadiumnone
38 Bulldogs30–34 South Sydney Rabbitohs7 July 2008ANZ Stadium
39 Brisbane Broncos25–21 Gold Coast Titans22 August 2008Suncorp Stadium
40 Melbourne Storm17–16 St. George Illawarra Dragons13 March 2009Olympic Park
41 New Zealand Warriors17–16 Sydney Roosters19 April 2009Mt Smart Stadium
42 Melbourne Storm14–14 New Zealand Warriors25 April 2009Olympic Parknone
43 Parramatta Eels16–16 South Sydney Rabbitohs22 May 2009ANZ Stadiumnone
44 Penrith Panthers32–32 New Zealand Warriors1 August 2009CUA Stadiumnone
45 South Sydney Rabbitohs18–19 Gold Coast Titans19 March 2010ANZ Stadium
46 North Queensland Cowboys19–20 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks26 June 2010Dairy Farmers Stadium
47 St. George Illawarra Dragons10–11 Gold Coast Titans23 July 2010WIN Jubilee Oval
48 North Queensland Cowboys28–24 Newcastle Knights24 July 2010Dairy Farmers Stadium
49 South Sydney Rabbitohs34–30 Wests Tigers7 August 2010ANZ Stadium
50 Wests Tigers15–19 Sydney Roosters11 September 2010Sydney Football Stadium
51 Canberra Raiders22–23 Gold Coast Titans2 April 2011Canberra Stadium
52 Parramatta Eels14–14 St. George Illawarra Dragons3 June 2011Parramatta Stadiumnone
53 Wests Tigers17–16 Newcastle Knights6 June 2011Leichhardt Oval
54 Brisbane Broncos25–24 Canberra Raiders12 June 2011Suncorp Stadium
55 Penrith Panthers23–22 Parramatta Eels16 July 2011Centrebet Stadium
56 South Sydney Rabbitohs21–20 Sydney Roosters16 July 2011ANZ Stadium
57 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs8–7 Parramatta Eels22 July 2011ANZ Stadium
58 South Sydney Rabbitohs26–24 North Queensland Cowboys19 August 2011ANZ Stadium
59 Parramatta Eels12–13 Sydney Roosters26 August 2011Parramatta Stadium
60 Brisbane Broncos13–12 St. George Illawarra Dragons17 September 2011Suncorp Stadium
61 Newcastle Knights14–15 St. George Illawarra Dragons1 March 2012Hunter Stadium
62 Wests Tigers17–16 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks4 March 2012Leichhardt Oval
63 Wests Tigers16–17 South Sydney Rabbitohs1 April 2012Allianz Stadium
64 Gold Coast Titans14–15 Wests Tigers5 May 2012Skilled Park
65 Penrith Panthers13–12 St. George Illawarra Dragons14 May 2012Centrebet Stadium
66 St. George Illawarra Dragons18–19 South Sydney Rabbitohs20 May 2012WIN Jubilee Oval
67 Penrith Panthers18–19 Parramatta Eels23 June 2012Centrebet Stadium
68 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks14–14 Sydney Roosters9 July 2012Toyota Stadiumnone
69 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks20–21 Penrith Panthers28 July 2012Toyota Stadium
70 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs23–22 Wests Tigers17 August 2012ANZ Stadium
71 Newcastle Knights20–21 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks5 May 2013Hunter Stadium
72 Melbourne Storm10–10 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles20 May 2013AAMI Parknone
73 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles30–32 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs14 June 2013Brookvale Oval
74 South Sydney Rabbitohs18–22 St. George Illawarra Dragons22 July 2013ANZ Stadium
75 Newcastle Knights18–18 Brisbane Broncos2 August 2013Hunter Stadiumnone
76 Melbourne Storm23–22 Gold Coast Titans7 September 2013AAMI Park
77 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles22–23 Melbourne Storm8 March 2014Brookvale Oval
78 North Queensland Cowboys20–19 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks1 September 20141300SMILES Stadium
79 Gold Coast Titans19–18 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs7 September 2014Cbus Super Stadium
80 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles17–18 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs20 September 2014Allianz Stadium
81 Wests Tigers24–25 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs27 March 2015ANZ Stadium
82 North Queensland Cowboys18–17 Melbourne Storm30 March 20151300SMILES Stadium
83 Brisbane Broncos22–18 Sydney Roosters10 April 2015Suncorp Stadium
84 Parramatta Eels13–17 New Zealand Warriors16 May 2015Pirtek Stadium
85 Gold Coast Titans22–23 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks16 May 2015Cbus Super Stadium
86 Canberra Raiders20–21 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks18 July 2015GIO Stadium
87 St. George Illawarra Dragons32–30 Wests Tigers5 September 2015ANZ Stadium
88 Parramatta Eels24–28 Canberra Raiders6 September 2015Pirtek Stadium
89 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs11–10 St. George Illawarra Dragons12 September 2015ANZ Stadium
90 Brisbane Broncos16–17 North Queensland Cowboys4 October 2015ANZ Stadium
91 Newcastle Knights24–24 Canberra Raiders19 March 2016Hunter Stadiumnone
92 Brisbane Broncos21–20 North Queensland Cowboys25 March 2016Suncorp Stadium
93 Sydney Roosters28–32 New Zealand Warriors3 April 2016Central Coast Stadium
94 Wests Tigers18–19 Melbourne Storm17 April 2016Leichhardt Oval
95 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs21–20 Gold Coast Titans23 April 2016ANZ Stadium
96 St. George Illawarra Dragons16–12 Canberra Raiders12 May 2016Jubilee Oval
97 South Sydney Rabbitohs28–29 Gold Coast Titans5 June 2016nib Stadium
98 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks19–18 New Zealand Warriors25 June 2016Southern Cross Group Stadium
99 Canberra Raiders29–25 Newcastle Knights3 July 2016GIO Stadium
100 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles15–14 New Zealand Warriors16 July 2016nib stadium
101 Canberra Raiders26–22 New Zealand Warriors24 July 2016GIO Stadium
102 New Zealand Warriors20–16 Penrith Panthers30 July 2016Mount Smart Stadium
103 Gold Coast Titans18–18 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks1 August 2016Cbus Super Stadiumnone
104 Melbourne Storm15–14 South Sydney Rabbitohs6 August 2016AAMI Park
105 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs20–16 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles11 August 2016ANZ Stadium
106 North Queensland Cowboys20–16 Canberra Raiders4 March 20171300SMILES Stadium
107 Brisbane Broncos20–21 North Queensland Cowboys10 March 2017Suncorp Stadium
108 Canberra Raiders18–20 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles21 April 2017GIO Stadium
109 Sydney Roosters13–12 St. George Illawarra Dragons25 April 2017Allianz Stadium
110 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles21–20 Canberra Raiders4 June 2017Lottoland
111 Melbourne Storm23–22 North Queensland Cowboys17 June 2017AAMI Park
112 Sydney Roosters25–24 Melbourne Storm24 June 2017Adelaide Oval
113 Parramatta Eels13–12 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs29 June 2017ANZ Stadium
114 Canberra Raiders18–14 St. George Illawarra Dragons14 July 2017GIO StadiumElliot Whitehead
115 New Zealand Warriors21–22 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles27 August 2017Mt. Smart Stadium
116 Newcastle Knights19–18 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles9 March 2018McDonald Jones Stadium
117 Wests Tigers7–9 Brisbane Broncos23 March 2018Campbelltown Stadium
118 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks32–33 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles5 August 2018Southern Cross Group Stadium
119 Gold Coast Titans16–17 Penrith Panthers11 August 2018Cbus Super Stadium
120 Penrith Panthers9–8 Wests Tigers5 April 2019Panthers Stadium
121 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles13–12 South Sydney Rabbitohs6 April 2019Lottoland
122 Newcastle Knights12–13 St. George Illawarra Dragons7 April 2019McDonald Jones Stadium
123 Melbourne Storm20–21 Sydney Roosters19 April 2019AAMI Park
124 North Queensland Cowboys26–27 Wests Tigers15 June 20191300SMILES Stadium
125 New Zealand Warriors18–19 Penrith Panthers30 June 2019Mt. Smart Stadium
126 Brisbane Broncos18–18 New Zealand Warriors13 July 2019Suncorp Stadiumnone
127 Melbourne Storm10–11 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles27 July 2019AAMI ParkDaly Cherry-Evans
128 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks14–15 Canberra Raiders1 September 2019PointsBet StadiumAidan Sezer
129 Penrith Panthers14–14 Newcastle Knights31 May 2020Campbelltown Stadiumnone
130 Parramatta Eels25–24 Canberra Raiders27 June 2020Bankwest StadiumClinton Gutherson
131 Melbourne Storm27–25 Sydney Roosters2 July 2020Suncorp StadiumCameron Smith

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