Australian Rugby League Clubs

1908 to 2003

 

Team Nickname Entered Competition Left Or Removed From Competition
Adelaide Rams 1998  1998
Annandale The Dales 1910 1921
Auckland/New Zealand Warriors 1995 1997 (Left To Super League)
1998 (Returned)  
Balmain Black&Golds/Watersiders/Tigers 1908 1999 (Forced Merger - Wests)
Brisbane Broncos 1988 1997 (Left To Super League)
1998 (Returned)
Canberra Raiders 1982 1997 (Left To Super League)
1998 (Returned)
Canterbury-Bankstown Berries/Bulldogs 1935 1997 (Left To Super League)
1998 (Returned)
Cronulla/The Sharks Sharks 1967 1997 (Left To Super League)
1998 (Returned)
Cumberland FruitPickers 1908 1908 (Merged With Wests)
Eastern Suburbs/Sydney City TriColours/Roosters (Since 1967) 1908
Glebe Dirty Reds 1908 1930 (Dropped-No Home Ground)
Gold Coast Giants/Seagulls 1988 1995 (Changed Ownership)
Gladiators/Chargers 1996 1998
Illawarra Steelers 1982 1998 (Forced Merger - St George)
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 1947 1999 (Forced Merger - Norths)
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 2003 Changed Name Back To Manly
Melbourne Storm 1998
Newtown Blues/Bluebags/Jets 1908 1984 (Dropped By ARL)
Newcastle Knights 1908 1910
1988
North Sydney The ShoreMen/Bears 1908 1999 (Forced Merger - Manly)
Northern Eagles Eagles 2000 (Merger Manly/Norths) 2001 (Manly Ended Merger)
2002 (Manly Owned) 2003 (Name Now Manly)
North Queensland Cowboys 1995 1997 (Left To Super League)
1998 (Returned)
Parramatta Eels 1947
Penrith Panthers 1967 1997 (Left To Super League)
1998 (Returned)
South Queensland Crushers 1995 1997
South Sydney Rabbitohs 1908 1999 (Dropped By NRL)
2002 (Re-admitted To NRL)   
St George Dragons 1921 1998 (Forced Merger - Illawarra)
St George-Illawarra Dragons 1999 (Merger St George/Illawarra)
University The Students 1920 1938
Western Reds Reds 1995 1996 (To Super League Then Left)
Western Suburbs FruitPickers/Magpies 1908 1999 (Forced Merger - Balmain)
Wests Tigers Tigers 2000 (Merger Wests/Balmain)