2009 NRL season results

The 2009 National Rugby League season consisted of 26 weekly regular season rounds, starting on 13 March and ending on 6 September, followed by four weeks of play-offs which culminated in the grand final on 4 October.

Main article: 2009 NRL season

Regular season

Round 1
  • Steve Price (New Zealand Warriors) played his 300th game in top grade rugby league in Australia.[1]
  • Hazem El Masri (Bulldogs) overtook Andrew Johns as the highest-scoring player in top grade rugby league in Australia.[2]
  • The Rabbitohs scored 50 or more for the first time since Round 17 1992 ending a 332-game drought, it was also the highest Round 1 score since 2002.
  • Golden Point was used for the first time in the Dragons-Melbourne game with a Greg Inglis field goal proving the difference.
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (Local) Venue Referees Crowd
Melbourne Storm 17–16 St George Illawarra Dragons 13 March 2009, 7:35 pm Olympic Park Stadium Shayne Hayne
Gavin Badger		 14,870
Brisbane Broncos 19–18 North Queensland Cowboys 13 March 2009, 7:35 pm Suncorp Stadium Jared Maxwell
Tony De Las Heras		 45,022
New Zealand Warriors 26–18 Parramatta Eels 14 March 2009, 7:30 pm Mt Smart Stadium Ashley Klein
Alan Shortall		 17,447
Cronulla Sharks 18–10 Penrith Panthers 14 March 2009, 7:30 pm Toyota Stadium Jason Robinson
Phil Haines		 10,617
Bulldogs 34–12 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 14 March 2009, 7:30 pm ANZ Stadium Ben Cummins
Brett Suttor		 19,791
Gold Coast Titans 34–20 Newcastle Knights 15 March 2009, 1:00 pm Skilled Park M Cecchin
Chris James		 16,203
Sydney Roosters 12–52 South Sydney Rabbitohs 15 March 2009, 3:00 pm Sydney Football Stadium Tony De Las Heras
Steve Lyons		 24,486
Wests Tigers 34–26 Canberra Raiders 16 March 2009, 7:00 pm Campbelltown Stadium Jared Maxwell
Gerard Sutton		 17,392
Source: "NRL 2009 Round 1". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 29 April 2009.

Round 2
  • The Bulldogs had their two competition points stripped as they breached NRL match rules by fielding 14 players during the scoring of the match-winning try.[3]
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (Local) Venue Referees Crowd
South Sydney Rabbitohs 8–14 Parramatta Eels 20 March 2009, 7:35 pm ANZ Stadium Shayne Hayne
Gavin Badger		 20,871
Brisbane Broncos 16–14 Melbourne Storm 20 March 2009, 7:35 pm Suncorp Stadium Ben Cummins
Tony De Las Heras		 36,647
St George Illawarra Dragons 16–10 Gold Coast Titans 21 March 2009, 5:30 pm WIN Stadium Ashley Klien
Alan Shortall		 13,329
Penrith Panthers 26–28 Bulldogs 21 March 2009, 7:30 pm CUA Stadium Matt Cecchin
Chris James		 16,846
North Queensland Cowboys 42–14 Wests Tigers 21 March 2009, 8:30 pm Dairy Farmers Stadium Jason Robinson
Phil Haines		 19,879
Canberra Raiders 4–28 Sydney Roosters 22 March 2009, 2:00 pm Canberra Stadium Jared Maxwell
Gerard Sutton		 13,100
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24–26 New Zealand Warriors 22 March 2009, 3:00 pm Brookvale Oval Shayne Hayne
Gavin Badger		 16,307
Cronulla Sharks 12–24 Newcastle Knights 23 March 2009, 7:00 pm Toyota Stadium Ben Cummins
Brett Suttor		 11,148
Source: "NRL 2009 Round 2". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 29 April 2009.

Round 3
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (Local) Venue Referees Crowd
Wests Tigers 40–24 Sydney Roosters 27 March 2009, 7:35 pm Sydney Football Stadium Tony Archer
Gavin Badger		 14,426
Gold Coast Titans 20–12 Bulldogs 27 March 2009, 7:35 pm Skilled Park Jared Maxwell
Alan Shortall		 19,854
New Zealand Warriors 10–26 Brisbane Broncos 28 March 2009, 7:30 pm Mt Smart Stadium Jason Robinson
Matt Cecchin		 24,538
Parramatta Eels 18–16 Canberra Raiders 28 March 2009, 7:30 pm Parramatta Stadium Steve Lyons
Chris James		 11,110
North Queensland Cowboys 12–26 Melbourne Storm 28 March 2009, 8:30 pm Dairy Farmers Stadium Shayne Hayne
Gerard Sutton		 21,489
South Sydney Rabbitohs 22–12 Newcastle Knights 29 March 2009, 2:00 pm Bluetongue Stadium Ashley Klien
Brett Suttor		 15,227
St George Illawarra Dragons 10–6 Cronulla Sharks 29 March 2009, 3:00 pm WIN Jubilee Oval Gavin Badger
Tony De Las Heras		 20,847
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 10–12 Penrith Panthers 30 March 2009, 7:00 pm Brookvale Oval Ben Cummins
Phil Hains		 8,667
Source: "NRL 2009 Round 3". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 29 April 2009.

Round 4
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (Local) Venue Referee Crowd
Brisbane Broncos 12–25 St George Illawarra Dragons 3 April 2009, 6:35 pm Suncorp Stadium Matt Cecchin
Shayne Hayne		 42,435
Sydney Roosters 24–6 Parramatta Eels 3 April 2009, 7:35 pm Sydney Football Stadium Tony Archer
Steve Lyons		 11,231
Penrith Panthers 42–22 Wests Tigers 4 April 2009, 5:30 pm CUA Stadium Ben Cummins
Phil Haines		 15,813
Melbourne Storm 6–18 Gold Coast Titans 4 April 2009, 7:30 pm Olympic Park Stadium Ashley Klein
Brett Suttor		 11,698
New Zealand Warriors 16–22 South Sydney Rabbitohs 5 April 2009, 2:00 pm Mt Smart Stadium Gavin Badger
Tony De Las Heras		 19,386
Bulldogs 24–12 Cronulla Sharks 5 April 2009, 2:00 pm ANZ Stadium Jason Robinson
Gerard Sutton		 15,520
Newcastle Knights 26–12 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 5 April 2009, 3:00 pm Energy Australia Stadium Jared Maxwell
Alan Shortall		 15,324
Canberra Raiders 23–18 North Queensland Cowboys 6 April 2009, 7:00 pm Canberra Stadium Tony Archer
Steve Lyons		 12,193
Source: "NRL 2009 Round 4". Rugby League Project. Archived from the original on 20 May 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2009.

Round 5
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (Local) Venue Referee Crowd
Sydney Roosters 24–28 Brisbane Broncos 10 April 2009, 7:35 pm Sydney Football Stadium Gavin Badger
Matt Cecchin		 18,464
Parramatta Eels 8–22 St George Illawarra Dragons 10 April 2009, 7:35 pm Parramatta Stadium Ashley Klein
Brett Suttor		 19,017
Cronulla Sharks 14–24 Canberra Raiders 11 April 2009, 5:30 pm Toyota Stadium Ben Cummins
Alan Shortall		 8,561
Melbourne Storm 16–14 Penrith Panthers 11 April 2009, 7:30 pm Olympic Park Stadium Tony Archer
Chris James		 10,110
North Queensland Cowboys 10–14 Gold Coast Titans 11 April 2009, 7:30 pm Dairy Farmers Stadium Phil Haines
Jared Maxwell		 18,123
Newcastle Knights 24–22 New Zealand Warriors 12 April 2009, 2:00 pm Energy Australia Stadium Gavin Badger
Steve Lyons		 13,626
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 23–10 Wests Tigers 12 April 2009, 3:00 pm Brookvale Oval Tony De Las Heras
Shayne Hayne		 17,942
Bulldogs 14–12 South Sydney Rabbitohs 13 April 2009, 7:00 pm ANZ Stadium Ashley Klein
Brett Suttor		 22,775
Source: "NRL 2009 Round 5". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 29 April 2009.

Round 6
  • Golden Point was used again in the Warriors-Roosters game, with a Stacey Jones field goal proving the difference.
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (Local) Venue Referee Crowd
Penrith Panthers 18–38 Brisbane Broncos 17 April 2009, 7:35pm CUA Stadium Tony De Las Heras
Shayne Hayne		 14,332
Gold Coast Titans 16–10 Canberra Raiders 17 April 2009, 7:35pm Skilled Park Tony Archer
Steve Lyons		 18,510
St George Illawarra Dragons 18–24 Newcastle Knights 18 April 2009, 5:30pm WIN Jubilee Oval Jason Robinson
Gerard Sutton		 14,477
South Sydney Rabbitohs 8–24 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 18 April 2009, 7:30pm ANZ Stadium Matt Cecchin
Jared Maxwell		 14,225
New Zealand Warriors 17–16 Sydney Roosters 19 April 2009, 2:00pm Mt Smart Stadium Ben Cummins
Alan Shortall		 16,309
Cronulla Sharks 10–34 North Queensland Cowboys 19 April 2009, 1:30pm Hindmarsh Stadium Chris James
Ashley Klein		 8,547
Parramatta Eels 18–48 Bulldogs 19 April 2009, 3:00pm ANZ Stadium Gavin Badger
Tony De Las Heras		 18,223
Wests Tigers 16–6 Melbourne Storm 20 April 2009, 7:00pm Leichhardt Oval Tony Archer
Shayne Hayne		 12,646
Source: "NRL 2009 Round 6". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 29 April 2009.

Round 7
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (Local) Venue Referee Crowd
Brisbane Broncos 40–8 Parramatta Eels 24 April 2009, 7:35pm Suncorp Stadium Jarred Maxwell
Brett Suttor		 30,887
South Sydney Rabbitohs 32–26 Cronulla Sharks 24 April 2009, 7:35pm ANZ Stadium Ben Cummins
Alan Shortall		 11,208
Sydney Roosters 0–29 St George Illawarra Dragons 25 April 2009, 3:00pm Sydney Football Stadium Shayne Hayne
Tony De Las Haras		 28,926
Melbourne Storm 14–14 New Zealand Warriors 25 April 2009, 5:30pm Olympic Park Stadium Tony Archer
Matt Cecchin		 15,200
North Queensland Cowboys 26–12 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 25 April 2009, 7:30pm Dairy Farmers Stadium Gavin Badger
Steve Lyons		 16,153
Canberra Raiders 20–30 Bulldogs 26 April 2009, 2:00pm Canberra Stadium Chris James
Ashley Klein		 10,241
Wests Tigers 26–24 Newcastle Knights 26 April 2009, 3:00pm Campbelltown Stadium Jason Robinson
Gerard Sutton		 17,898
Penrith Panthers 34–20 Gold Coast Titans 27 April 2009, 7:00pm CUA Stadium Ben Cummins
Jared Maxwell		 9,760
Source: "NRL 2009 Round 7". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 7 September 2009.

Round 8
  • Darren Lockyer (Brisbane Broncos) played his 300th game in top grade rugby league in Australia.[4]
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (Local) Venue Referee Crowd
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 8–22 Melbourne Storm 1 May 2009, 7:35pm Brookvale Oval Tony De Las Heras
Shayne Hayne		 10,752
Parramatta Eels 28–18 North Queensland Cowboys 1 May 2009, 7:35pm Parramatta Stadium Jason Robinson
Gerard Sutton		 8,104
Gold Coast Titans 22–14 South Sydney Rabbitohs 2 May 2009, 3:00pm Skilled Park Chris James
Ashley Klein		 19,833
Cronulla Sharks 12–19 Sydney Roosters 2 May 2009, 5:30pm Toyota Stadium Gavin Badger
Matt Cecchin		 9,879
Newcastle Knights 28–12 Brisbane Broncos 2 May 2009, 7:30pm Energy Australia Stadium Tony Archer
Phil Haines		 18,154
Canberra Raiders 10–18 Penrith Panthers 2 May 2009, 7:30pm Canberra Stadium Steve Lyons
Brett Suttor		 8,850
St George Illawarra Dragons 12–11 New Zealand Warriors 3 May 2009, 2:00pm WIN Stadium Ben Cummins
Jason Robinson		 14,562
Bulldogs 22–20 Wests Tigers 3 May 2009, 3:00pm ANZ Stadium Tony De Las Heras
Jared Maxwell		 25,622
Source: "NRL 2009 Round 8". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 7 September 2009.

Round 9
  • 2 representative matches were played during this round, City vs Country Origin and the Australia vs New Zealand test match.[5]
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd
North Queensland Cowboys 24–20 St George Illawarra Dragons 9 May 2009, 7:30pm Dairy Farmers Stadium Ashley Klein
Brett Suttor		 16,031
Newcastle Knights 23–18 Gold Coast Titans 10 May 2009, 2:00pm Energy Australia Stadium Ben Cummins
Steve Lyons		 11,258
Brisbane Broncos 20–22 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 10 May 2009, 3:00pm Suncorp Stadium Tony Archer
Matt Cecchin		 27,527
Sydney Roosters 12-28 Melbourne Storm 11 May 2009, 7:00pm Bluetongue Stadium Tony De Las Heras
Jason Robinson		 8,412
BYE Round for: 8 teams - Bulldogs, Canberra Raiders, Cronulla Sharks, New Zealand Warriors, Parramatta Eels, Penrith Panthers, South Sydney Rabbitohs and Wests Tigers.
Source: "NRL 2009 Round 9". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 9 September 2009.

Round 10: Heritage Round
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (Local) Venue Referees Crowd
Brisbane Broncos 32–18 Gold Coast Titans 15 May 2009, 7:35pm Suncorp Stadium Gavin Badger
Shane Hayne		 43,079
St George Illawarra Dragons 20–18 Bulldogs 15 May 2009, 7:35pm WIN Jubilee Oval Tony Archer
Ashley Klein		 18,415
Sydney Roosters 6–38 Newcastle Knights 16 May 2009, 5:30pm Sydney Football Stadium Chris James
Steve Lyons		 8,611
Penrith Panthers 26–22 Cronulla Sharks 16 May 2009, 7:30pm CUA Stadium Jared Maxwell
Gerard Sutton		 11,750
New Zealand Warriors 12–34 North Queensland Cowboys 17 May 2009, 12:00pm Mt Smart Stadium Ben Cummins
Alan Shortall		 16,345
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 34–10 Parramatta Eels 17 May 2009, 2:00pm Brookvale Oval Gavin Badger
Tony De Las Heras		 15,916
Wests Tigers 22–23 South Sydney Rabbitohs 17 May 2009, 3:00pm Sydney Cricket Ground Ashley Klein
Jason Robinson		 29,970
Melbourne Storm 46–6 Canberra Raiders 18 May 2009, 7:00pm Olympic Park Stadium Tony Archer
Brett Suttor		 10,112
Source: "NRL 2009 Round 10". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 7 September 2009.

Round 11
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (Local) Venue Referee Crowd
Parramatta Eels 16-16 South Sydney Rabbitohs 22 May 2009, 7:35pm ANZ Stadium Gavin Badger
Brett Suttor		 10,670
Wests Tigers 18-20 Brisbane Broncos 22 May 2009, 7:35pm Campbelltown Stadium Ben Cummins
Jared Maxwell		 9,675
Cronulla Sharks 4-26 St George Illawarra Dragons 23 May 2009, 5:30pm Toyota Stadium Tony De Las Heras
Jason Robinson		 15,201
Bulldogs 26-10 Melbourne Storm 23 May 2009, 7:30pm Bluetongue Stadium Shayne Hayne
Gerard Sutton		 10,923
Penrith Panthers 48-6 Sydney Roosters 23 May 2009, 7:30pm CUA Stadium Ashley Klein
Steve Lyons		 8,515
Canberra Raiders 38-12 New Zealand Warriors 24 May 2009, 2:00pm Canberra Stadium Jared Maxell
Bernard Sutton		 8,383
Gold Coast Titans 18-17 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 May 2009, 3:00pm Skilled Park Tony Archer
Matt Cecchin		 16,126
North Queensland Cowboys 36-10 Newcastle Knights 25 May 2009, 7:00pm Dairy Farmers Stadium Ben Cummins
Alan Shortall		 11,892
Source: "NRL 2009 Round 11". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 7 September 2009.

Round 12
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (Local) Venue Referee Crowd
St George Illawarra Dragons 38-10 Penrith Panthers 29 May 2009, 7;35pm WIN Stadium Steve Lyons
Jason Robinson		 10,623
Parramatta Eels 10-13 Cronulla Sharks 30 May 2009, 7:30pm Parramatta Stadium Ben Cummins
Alan Shortall		 7,014
New Zealand Warriors 14-0 Wests Tigers 31 May 2009, 2:00pm Mt Smart Stadium Gavin Badger
Brett Suttor		 15,365
Newcastle Knights 22-14 Bulldogs 31 May 2009, 3:00pm Energy Australia Stadium Tony De Las Heras
Jason Robinson		 18,322
South Sydney Rabbitohs 18-34 Canberra Raiders 1 June 2009, 7:00pm ANZ Stadium Ashley Klein
Steve Lyons		 9,805
BYE Round for: 6 teams - Brisbane Broncos, Gold Coast Titans, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, Melbourne Storm, North Queensland Cowboys and Sydney Roosters.
Source: "NRL 2009 Round 12". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 7 September 2009.

Round 13
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (Local) Venue Referee Crowd
Wests Tigers 10-26 Penrith Panthers 5 June 2009, 7:35pm Leichhardt Oval Jason Robinson
Bernard Sutton		 14,100
Melbourne Storm 48-4 Brisbane Broncos 5 June 2009, 7:35pm Olympic Park Stadium Gavin Badger
Ben Cummins		 15,318
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 38-18 Sydney Roosters 6 June 2009, 5:30pm Brookvale Oval Steve Lyons
Ashley Klein		 10,549
North Queensland Cowboys 46-12 South Sydney Rabbitohs 6 June 2009, 7:30pm Dairy Farmers Stadium Shayne Hayne
Gerard Sutton		 16,568
Cronulla Sharks 18-10 New Zealand Warriors 7 June 2009, 2:00pm Toyota Stadium Tony Archer
Matt Cecchin		 14,082
Newcastle Knights 18-20 Parramatta Eels 7 June 2009, 3:00pm Energy Australia Stadium Gavin Badger
Brett Suttor		 18,085
Gold Coast Titans 28-24 St George Illawarra Dragons 8 June 2009, 7:00pm Skilled Park Ben Cummins
Alan Shortall		 24,106
BYE Round for: 2 teams - Bulldogs & Canberra Raiders.
Source: "NRL 2009 Round 13". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 7 September 2009.

Round 14
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (Local) Venue Referee Crowd
Brisbane Broncos 22-44 Bulldogs 12 June 2009, 7:35pm Suncorp Stadium Tony Archer
Shayne Hayne		 26,353
New Zealand Warriors 13-0 Newcastle Knights 12 June 2009, 8:35pm Mt Smart Stadium Steve Lyons
Bernard Sutton		 14,255
Sydney Roosters 20-24 Gold Coast Titans 13 June 2009, 5:30pm Bluetongue Stadium Ben Cummins
Ben Shortall		 6,232
Penrith Panthers 6-20 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 13 June 2009, 7:30pm CUA Stadium Jason Robinson
Tony De Las Heras		 15,806
South Sydney Rabbitohs 22-28 Melbourne Storm 13 June 2009, 7:30pm Members Equity Stadium Ashley Klein
Chris James		 15,197
Canberra Raiders 22-24 Cronulla Sharks 14 June 2009, 2:00pm Canberra Stadium Shayne Hayne
Gerard Sutton		 10,104
St George Illawarra Dragons 32-18 North Queensland Cowboys 14 June 2009, 3:00pm WIN Stadium Tony Archer
Matt Cecchin		 11,374
Parramatta Eels 6-23 Wests Tigers 15 June 2009, 7:00pm Parramatta Stadium Ben Cummins
Brett Suttor		 12,003
Source: "NRL 2009 Round 14". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 7 September 2009.

Round 15
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (Local) Venue Referee Crowd
Bulldogs 19–12 Penrith Panthers 19 June 2009, 7:35pm ANZ Stadium Gavin Badger
Matt Cecchin		 13,992
North Queensland Cowboys 24–22 Sydney Roosters 20 June 2009, 7:30pm Dairy Farmers Stadium Jason Robinson
Tony De Las Heras		 13,486
Melbourne Storm 14–12 Wests Tigers 21 June 2009, 2:00pm Olympic Park Stadium Steve Lyons
Ashley Klien		 10,417
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 20–14 Canberra Raiders 21 June 2009, 3:00pm Brookvale Oval Jared Maxwell
Bernard Sutton		 8,182
Cronulla Sharks 46–12 Brisbane Broncos 22 June 2009, 7:00pm Toyota Stadium Gavin Badger
Brett Suttor		 8,117
BYE Round for: 6 teams - Gold Coast Titans, Newcastle Knights, New Zealand Warriors, Parramatta Eels, St George Illawarra Dragons and South Sydney Rabbitohs.
Source: "NRL 2009 Round 15". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 7 September 2009.

Round 16
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (Local) Venue Referee Crowd
Bulldogs 30–18 North Queensland Cowboys 26 June 2009, 7:35pm ANZ Stadium Jared Maxwell
Bernard Sutton		 13,461
Wests Tigers 10–21 St George Illawarra Dragons 26 June 2009, 7:35pm Sydney Football Stadium Tony De Las Heras
Jason Robinson		 15,211
Gold Coast Titans 28–12 New Zealand Warriors 27 June 2009, 5:30pm Skilled Park Alan Shortall
Ben Cummins		 20,031
Sydney Roosters 19–12 Cronulla Sharks 27 June 2009, 7:30pm Sydney Football Stadium Chris James
Ashley Klein		 7,472
Canberra Raiders 26–16 Melbourne Storm 28 June 2009, 2:00pm Canberra Stadium Gavin Badger
Brett Suttor		 9,551
Parramatta Eels 21–14 Brisbane Broncos 28 June 2009, 3:00pm Parramatta Stadium Tony Archer
Matt Cecchin		 10,030
Newcastle Knights 25–20 South Sydney Rabbitohs 29 June 2009, 7:00pm Energy Australia Stadium Shayne Hayne
Gerard Sutton		 14,204
BYE Round for: 2 Teams - Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and Penrith Panthers.
Source: "NRL 2009 Round 16". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 7 September 2009.

Round 17
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (Local) Venue Referees Crowd
Brisbane Broncos 28-14 New Zealand Warriors 3 July 2009, 7:35pm Suncorp Stadium Jared Maxwell
Bernard Sutton		 32,456
St George Illawarra Dragons 34-12 Sydney Roosters 3 July 2009, 7:35pm WIN Jubilee Oval Tony Archer
Tony De Las Heras		 12,472
South Sydney Rabbitohs 20-54 Wests Tigers 4 July 2009, 5:30pm ANZ Stadium Steve Lyons
Alan Shortall		 14,856
Melbourne Storm 18-14 Newcastle Knights 4 July 2009, 7:30pm Olympic Park Stadium Matt Cecchin
Shayne Hayne		 9,041
North Queensland Cowboys 24-4 Cronulla Sharks 4 July 2009, 7:30pm Dairy Farmers Stadium Ben Cummins
Brett Suttor		 17,283
Canberra Raiders 34-28 Gold Coast Titans 5 July 2009, 2:00pm Canberra Stadium Gavin Badger
Chris James		 9,800
Penrith Panthers 38-34 Parramatta Eels 5 July 2009, 3:00pm CUA Stadium Jason Robinson
Gerard Sutton		 16,845
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 19-12 Bulldogs 6 July 2009, 7:00pm Brookvale Oval Tony Archer
Jared Maxwell		 15,501
Source: "NRL 2009 Round 17". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 7 September 2009.

Round 18
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (Local) Venue Referee Crowd
South Sydney Rabbitohs 36-12 Penrith Panthers 10 July 2009, 7:35pm ANZ Stadium Ben Cummins
Tony De Las Heras		 9,017
Newcastle Knights 23-4 Canberra Raiders 11 July 2009, 7:30pm Energy Australia Stadium Jared Maxwell
Bernard Sutton		 15,355
St George Illawarra Dragons 48-18 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 12 July 2009, 3:00pm WIN Stadium Ashley Klein
Gavin Badger		 16,792
New Zealand Warriors 14-18 Bulldogs 12 July 2009, 4:00pm Mt Smart Stadium Jason Robinson
Gerard Sutton		 11,802
Gold Coast Titans 18-12 Parramatta Eels 13 July 2009, 7:00pm Skilled Park Matt Cecchin
Steve Lyons		 14,840
BYE Round for: 6 teams - Brisbane Broncos, Cronulla Sharks, Melbourne Storm, North Queensland Cowboys, Sydney Roosters & Wests Tigers.
Source: "NRL 2009 Round 18". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 7 September 2009.

Round 19
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (Local) Venue Referee Crowd
Brisbane Broncos 12–44 South Sydney Rabbitohs 17 July 2009, 6:40pm Suncorp Stadium Gavin Badger
Tony De Las Heras, Phil Haines.[6]		 50,109
Bulldogs 23–16 Gold Coast Titans 17 July 2009, 8:30pm Ben Cuummins
Jared Maxwell
Penrith Panthers 27–14 Canberra Raiders 18 July 2009, 5:30pm CUA Stadium Json Robinson
Gerard Sutton		 8,074
Cronulla Sharks 26–32 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 18 July 2009, 7:30pm Toyota Stadium Steve Lyons
Alan Shortall		 10,114
Sydney Roosters 24–30 New Zealand Warriors 19 July 2009, 2:00pm Sydney Football Stadium Brett Suttor
Ben Cummins		 8,021
Wests Tigers 34–14 North Queensland Cowboys 19 July 2009, 3:00pm Leichhardt Oval Shane Hayne
Matt Cecchin		 18,804
Parramatta Eels 18–16 Melbourne Storm 20 July 2009, 7:00pm Parramatta Stadium Ashley Klein
Bernard Sutton		 10,804
BYE Round for: 2 teams - Newcastle Knights & St George Illawarra Dragons.
Source: "NRL 2009 Round 19". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 7 September 2009.

Parramatta forward Nathan Hindmarsh played his 250th First Grade game for the club.

Round 20
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (Local) Venue Referee Crowd
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 44–20 Newcastle Knights 24 July 2009, 7:35pm Bluetongue Stadium Tony Archer
Jason Robinson		 15,857
Gold Coast Titans 34–18 Brisbane Broncos 24 July 2009, 7:35pm Skilled Park Jared Maxwell
Bernard Sutton		 26,336
Bulldogs 8–27 Parramatta Eels 25 July 2009, 5:30pm ANZ Stadium Steve Lyons
Alan Shortall		 31,664
North Queensland Cowboys 20–28 Penrith Panthers 25 July 2009, 7:30pm Dairy Farmers Stadium Shane Hayne
Matt Cecchin		 14,274
Melbourne Storm 30–10 Cronulla Sharks 25 July 2009, 7:30pm Olympic Park Stadium Ben Cummins
Bernard Sutton		 10,533
Canberra Raiders 4–25 Wests Tigers 26 July 2009, 2:00pm Canberra Stadium Tony Archer
Phil Haines		 11,150
New Zealand Warriors 4–29 St George Illawarra Dragons 26 July 2009, 4:00pm Mt Smart Stadium Gavin Badger
Ashley Klien		 13,507
South Sydney Rabbitohs 40–20 Sydney Roosters 27 July 2009, 7:00pm ANZ Stadium Jason Robinson
Gerard Sutton		 11,031
Source: "NRL 2009 Round 20". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 7 September 2009.

Round 21
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (Local) Venue Referees Crowd
Gold Coast Titans 18–34 North Queensland Cowboys 31 July 2009, 7:35pm Skilled Park Tony Archer
Ashley Klein		 20,315
St George Illawarra Dragons 26–12 Melbourne Storm 31 July 2009, 7:35pm WIN Jubilee Oval Matt Cecchin
Jared Maxwell		 16,474
Canberra Raiders 56–0 Brisbane Broncos 1 August 2009, 5:30pm Canberra Stadium Jason Robinson
Gerard Sutton		 10,200
Newcastle Knights 18–30 Sydney Roosters 1 August 2009, 7:30pm Energy Australia Stadium Ben Cummins
Brett Suttor		 15,112
Penrith Panthers 32–32 New Zealand Warriors 1 August 2009, 7:30pm CUA Stadium Steve Lyons
Alan Shortall		 12,677
Cronulla Sharks 0–30 Parramatta Eels 2 August 2009, 2:00pm Toyota Stadium Jared Maxwell
Bernard Sutton		 12,246
South Sydney Rabbitohs 18–26 Bulldogs 2 August 2009, 3:00pm ANZ Stadium Gavin Badger
Asley Klein		 24,217
Wests Tigers 19–18 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 3 August 2009, 7:00pm Sydney Football Stadium Matt Cecchin
Shayne Hayne		 13,531
Source: "NRL 2009 Round 21". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 7 September 2009.

Round 22
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (Local) Venue Referee Crowd
Penrith Panthers 6–25 St George Illawarra Dragons 7 August 2009, 7:35pm CUA Stadium Gavin Badger
Ashley Klein		 19,987
Melbourne Storm 20–8 North Queensland Cowboys 7 August 2009, 7:35pm Olympic Park Stadium Tony Archer
Gerard Sutton		 10,510
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 22–36 South Sydney Rabbitohs 8 August 2009, 5:30pm Brookvale Oval Ben Cummins
Brett Suttor		 15,702
Bulldogs 23–20 Canberra Raiders 8 August 2009, 7:30pm ANZ Stadium Jared Maxwell
Bernard Sutton		 13,310
New Zealand Warriors 10–30 Gold Coast Titans 9 August 2009, 2:00pm Mt Smart Stadium Steve Lyons
Alan Shortall		 10,205
Sydney Roosters 10–17 Wests Tigers 9 August 2009, 2:00pm Sydney Football Stadium Gavin Badger
Tony De Las Heras		 16,427
Parramatta Eels 40–8 Newcastle Knights 9 August 2009, 3:00pm Parramatta Stadium Shayne Hayne
Matt Cecchin		 17,669
Brisbane Broncos 30–10 Cronulla Sharks 10 August 2009, 7:00pm Suncorp Stadium Ben Cummins
Phil Haines		 20,114
Source: "NRL 2009 Round 22". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 7 September 2009.

Round 23
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (Local) Venue Referee Crowd
South Sydney Rabbitohs 14–22 Gold Coast Titans 14 August 2009, 7;35pm ANZ Stadium Shayne Hayne
Jason Robinson		 11,977
North Queensland Cowboys 12–22 Bulldogs 14 August 2009, 7:35pm Dairy Farmers Stadium Tony Archer
Gerard Sutton		 18,199
Sydney Roosters 12–44 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 15 August 2009, 5:30pm Sydney Football Stadium Jared Maxwell
Bernard Sutton		 9,968
Canberra Raiders 24–12 St George Illawarra Dragons 15 August 2009, 7:30pm Canberra Stadium Ben Cummins
Brett Suttor		 19,350
Parramatta Eels 40–4 New Zealand Warriors 15 August 2009, 7:30pm Parramatta Stadium Gavin Badger
Ashley Klein		 12,627
Cronulla Sharks 10–56 Wests Tigers 16 August 2009, 2:00pm Toyota Stadium Steve Lyons
Alan Shortall		 12,982
Brisbane Broncos 58–24 Penrith Panthers 16 August 2009, 3:00pm Suncorp Stadium Matt Cecchin
Shayne Hayne		 25,305
Newcastle Knights 26–14 Melbourne Storm 17 August 2009, 7:00pm Energy Australia Stadium Phil Haines
Jason Robinson		 13,580
Source: "NRL 2009 Round 23". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 7 September 2009.

Round 24
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (Local) Venue Referees Crowd
Wests Tigers 18–26 Parramatta Eels 21 August 2009, 7:35pm Sydney Football Stadium Tony Archer
Jared Maxwell		 34,272
St George Illawarra Dragons 2–12 Brisbane Broncos 21 August 2009, 7:35pm WIN Stadium Ben Cummins
Shayne Hayne		 17,044
Newcastle Knights 32–26 North Queensland Cowboys 22 August 2009, 5:30pm Energy Australia Stadium Ashley Klein
Jason Robinson		 15,408
Penrith Panthers 40–10 South Sydney Rabbitohs 22 August 2009, 7:30pm CUA Stadium Gavin Badger
Bernard Sutton		 14,214
New Zealand Warriors 34–20 Canberra Raiders 23 August 2009, 2:00pm Mt Smart Stadium Matt Cecchin
Adam Devcich		 8,812
Gold Coast Titans 20–10 Cronulla Sharks 23 August 2009, 2:00pm Skilled Park Steve Lyons
Gerard Sutton		 14,714
Melbourne Storm 16–20 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 23 August 2009, 3:00pm Olympic Park Stadium Tony Archer
Shayne Hayne		 12,601
Bulldogs 28–4 Sydney Roosters 24 August 2009, 7:00pm ANZ Stadium Chris James
Jared Maxwell		 12,298
Source: "NRL 2009 Round 24". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 7 September 2009.

Round 25
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (Local) Venue Referee Crowd
Parramatta Eels 48–6 Penrith Panthers 28 August 2009, 7:35pm Parramatta Stadium Shane Hayne
Jason Robinson		 20,237
North Queensland Cowboys 10–16 Brisbane Broncos 28 August 2009, 7:35pm Dairy Farmers Stadium Matt Cecchin
Ben Cummins		 24,332
Gold Coast Titans 36–24 Wests Tigers 29 August 2009, 5:30pm Skilled Park Tony Archer
Bernard Sutton		 20,102
South Sydney Rabbitohs 41–6 St George Illawarra Dragons 29 August 2009, 7:30pm ANZ Stadium Ashley Klein
Steve Lyons		 19,918
Melbourne Storm 38–4 Sydney Roosters 29 August 2009, 7:30pm Olympic Park Stadium Jared Maxwell
Brett Suttor		 13,332
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 18–16 Cronulla Sharks 30 August 2009, 2:00pm Brookvale Oval Jason Robinson
Phil Haines		 15,844
Bulldogs 40–20 New Zealand Warriors 30 August 2009, 3:00pm ANZ Stadium Gavin Badger
Alan Shortall		 41,835
Canberra Raiders 30–14 Newcastle Knights 31 August 2009, 7:00pm Canberra Stadium Ashley Klein
Matt Cecchin		 9,400
Source: "NRL 2009 Round 25". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 7 September 2009.

Round 26

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (Local) Venue Referees Crowd
St George Illawarra Dragons 37–0 Parramatta Eels 4 September 2009, 7:45pm WIN Jubilee Oval Tony Archer
Gavin Badger		 17,974
Wests Tigers 34–12 Bulldogs 4 September 2009, 7:45pm Sydney Football Stadium Steve Lyons
Jared Maxwell		 17,375
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 38–4 Gold Coast Titans 5 September 2009, 7:30pm Brookvale Oval Shayne Hayne
Bernard Sutton		 14,165
Cronulla Sharks 24–26 South Sydney Rabbitohs 5 September 2009, 7:30pm Toyota Stadium Matt Cecchin
Gerard Sutton		 14,879
New Zealand Warriors 0–30 Melbourne Storm 5 September 2009, 7:30pm Mt Smart Stadium Ashley Klein
Alan Shortall		 14,734
Sydney Roosters 16–32 North Queensland Cowboys 6 September 2009, 2:00pm Sydney Football Stadium Chris James
Steve Lyons		 10,277
Newcastle Knights 35–0 Penrith Panthers 6 September 2009, 3:00pm Energy Australia Stadium Gavin Badger
Ben Cummins		 22,152
Brisbane Broncos 22–10 Canberra Raiders 6 September 2009, 7:00pm Suncorp Stadium Jason Robinson
Brett Suttor		 35,112
Source: "NRL 2009 Round 26". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 7 September 2009.

Finals series

Qualifying finals
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referees Crowd
Melbourne Storm 40 – 12 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 11 September, 7:45pm Etihad Stadium Gavin Badger
Shayne Hayne		 21,155
Gold Coast Titans 32 – 40 Brisbane Broncos 12 September, 6:30pm Skilled Park Ben Cummins
Ashley Klein		 27,227
Bulldogs 26 – 12 Newcastle Knights 12 September, 8:30pm ANZ Stadium Tony Archer
Jason Robinson		 21,369
St George Illawarra Dragons 12 – 25 Parramatta Eels 13 September, 4:00pm WIN Jubilee Oval Jarred Maxwell
Matt Cecchin		 18,174
Eliminated: Newcastle Knights, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

Semi finals
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referees Crowd
Parramatta Eels 27 – 2 Gold Coast Titans 18 September, 7:45pm Sydney Football Stadium Shayne Hayne
Jared Maxwell		 28,524
Brisbane Broncos 24 – 10 St. George Illawarra Dragons 19 September, 7:45pm Suncorp Stadium Tony Archer
Ben Cummins		 50,225
Eliminated: Gold Coast Titans, St. George Illawarra Dragons

Preliminary finals
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referees Crowd
Bulldogs 12 – 22 Parramatta Eels 25 September, 7:45pm ANZ Stadium Tony Archer
Ben Cummins		 74,549
Melbourne Storm 40 – 10 Brisbane Broncos 26 September, 7:45pm Etihad Stadium Shayne Hayne
Jared Maxwell		 27,687
Eliminated: Bulldogs, Brisbane Broncos

Grand final
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referees Crowd
Melbourne Storm 23 – 16 Parramatta Eels 4 October, 5:00pm ANZ Stadium Tony Archer
Shayne Hayne		 82,538

Again, a Finals match up between the 2 clubs provided controversy. With just under 10 minutes remaining the Melbourne Storm fullback, Billy Slater was bringing the ball off his own line. Whilst playing the ball he appeared to drop the ball. However, referees Archer and Hayne gave a penalty saying that Parramatta fullback Jarryd Hayne had knocked the ball out of Slater's hand. From the subsequent penalty Storm centre Greg Inglis kicked a field goal to prevent a Parramatta comeback. In 2010 it was found that the Melbourne Storm had cheated the salary cap and as a result both this Premiership and the 2007 Premiership were wiped from the club as well as the 3 Minor Premierships it had gained and the World Club Challenge.

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