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10. Newcastle 66 Canterbury 0 (2023) - 66 points

Newcastle 66 (B Best 3, P Crossland 2, J Hastings 2, L Fitzgibbon, K Mann, G Marzhew, E Tuala tries; K Ponga 11/11 goals) Bulldogs 0.

Whilst the final scoreboard didn’t show it, this clash was between 14th and 15th on the ladder after 17 rounds. Both teams had lost 4 of their last 5 games, whilst the Knights had only won 1 of their 8 games on the road so far in 2023.

However, the Knights blew the Bulldogs out of the gates from the kick-off, leading 30-0 in the first 36 minutes of the game.

The home side didn’t come out of the change rooms any more inspired, letting in a further 36 points in the first 30 minutes of the 2nd half.

Kalyn Ponga finished the game with 3 try assists and kicked all 11 shots at goal. The loss for the Bulldogs would be their worst at Accor Stadium in their history.

9. Sydney 72 Wests Tigers 6 (2022) - 66 points

Sydney 72 (N Butcher 4, A Crichton 2, D Tupou 2, D Hutchison, M Lodge, J Tedesco, C Watson tries; S Walker 12/12 goals) Wests Tigers 6 (B Naden try; A Doueihi goal).

The Roosters came into this match on a 5-game win streak, defeating each of those opponents by double-digits. The Tigers were struggling having won just 1 of their last 10 games.

On top of that, the Titans had just pushed them to the bottom of the table after their win against Manly the week previous.

Nat Butcher was the unlikely hero, scoring four tries to become the first Roosters forward to achieve that feat since Charlie Banks in 1951.

Sam Walker also had a night out with the boot, kicking 12 goals from 12 attempts - equalling Ivan Cleary’s record for most goals kicked without a miss in a game.

8. Manly 66 Canterbury 0 (2021) - 66 points

Manly 66 (T Trbojevic 3, J Saab 3, T Sipley 2, R Garrick, K Lawton tries; R Garrick 11/11 goals) Canterbury 0.

The Sea Eagles came into this game in hot form having put on 50 and 56 points on the Cowboys and Titans respectively. They were looking to become the 4th team in Premiership history to score 50+ points in three consecutive matches.

The Bulldogs, on the other hand, had won just 2 of their 14 games before this match. Trent Barrett was coaching his first game against his former club, Manly; whilst Des Hasler was up against the club he coached to two grand finals the previous decade.

Tom Trbojevic was having one of the greatest seasons in Premiership history, and had already scored a hat-trick within the first 28 minutes of this game. He didn’t score any more in the 2nd half, however, Jason Saab iced the record win with a hat-trick of tries within 9 minutes.

Reuben Garrick didn’t miss any of his 11 shots at goal. He also scored 2 tries to equal the club record for most points in a game with 30.

The loss was the Bulldogs worst in 86 years (we’ll get to that below). Whilst it was Manly’s biggest win in club history.

7. Warriors 66 South Sydney 0 (2006) - 66 points

Warriors 66 (L Hohaia 3, J Ropati 2, B Webb 2, P Ah Van, S Mannering, T Martin, S Price, E Tuimavave tries; T Martin 9/12 goals) Rabbitohs 0.

The Warriors came into this game sitting 13th on the ladder, but having won consecutive games against the Roosters and Knights. It was also Ivan Cleary’s first year as head coach in the NRL.

The Rabbitohs were having a horror season coming into this match with 1 win in their first 14 games. And the writing was on the wall from the start, when Ben Walker sailed the kick off over the dead-ball line.

The Warriors raced to 50 points in the first 54 minutes of the match. Lance Hohaia scored a hat-trick off the bench. Whilst Brent Webb was involved in 5 of his team’s 12 tries with 3 assists and 2 four-pointers of his own.

The win was South Sydney’s worst in their history dating back to 1908. Whilst it is still Ivan Cleary’s biggest win in his coaching career.

6. South Sydney 67 Western Suburbs 0 (1910) - 67 points

South Sydney 67 (B Fry 3, A McCabe 2, A Conlin 2, H Hallett 2, T Anderson, A Butler, H Butler, A Hennessy, H Pierce, J Rosewell, B Spence tries; A Conlin 2, A Butler, J Davis, H Hallett, A Hennessy, J Rosewell, B Spence goals) Western Suburbs 0.

Souths came into this match winning 5 of their first 7 games of the year, whilst it was a totally different story for Wests who had only won 1 of their first 7 matches.

The lead-up wasn’t going Wests way as they had to call up J. James from Wests’ junior club Ashfield Surreyville into the halves for Percy Bolt. It would remain his only first grade game of his career.

South Sydney had 11 individual try scorers on the day, and a record 7 individual goal kickers as well. Whilst only a theory, it seemed that Souths ended up going with whoever scored had to convert their try…

In a period where tries were only worth 3 points, the final score of 67-0 was quite remarkable. It’s even more remarkable that this still remains South Sydney’s highest score and biggest win in their history.

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5. Canberra 68 Parramatta 0 (1993) - 68 points

Canberra 68 (S Hoppe 2, M Meninga 2, L Daley 2, J Croker 2, T Schodel, N Nadruku, Brad Clyde, Brett Mullins tries; David Furner 10 goals) Parramatta 0.

It was a bittersweet blowout for the Raiders, who would claim the biggest win in the Premiership in nearly 60 years, but lose the 1993 Dally M Medal winner, Ricky Stuart, with a season-ending leg injury.

The Raiders came into the match flying high going unbeaten in their previous 8 games, whilst the Eels had suffered 5 consecutive losses.

By half-time the Raiders had raced out to a 32-0 lead, and coach Tim Sheens even told Ricky Stuart to come off to which he replied “give me 10 more minutes.”

Barely a minute into the 2nd half, the Raiders halfback landed awkwardly in a tackle, breaking his leg and requiring a full ankle reconstruction.

The Raiders would go onto lose their final 3 games of the season, including back-to-back losses in the finals. Many pundits believe the club was on the trajectory for a 3rd premiership in 5 seasons till this match.

4. Parramatta 74 Cronulla 4 (2003) - 70 points

Parramatta 74 (J Lyon 5, A Graham 2, N Cayless, L Hopkins, J Moodie, J Morris, M Petersen, D Vaealiki, J Webster tries; A Dykes 5, M Witt 4 goals) Cronulla 4 (P Gallen try)

The Eels-Sharks Round 24 meeting in 2003 would have to go down as one of the most chaotic games in Premiership history.

After 22 minutes, the Sharks led the game 4-0 before the Eels scored four quick tries before half-time to take the lead 24-4.

In the 2nd half, consecutive penalties against the Sharks saw David Peachey engage in a heated exchange with referee Shayne Hayne. As a result, he was sin binned but continued to argue and when he failed to respond to the referee's calls for him to return for a further discussion, he was sent off for the remainder of the match.

Two minutes later, Sharks back-rower Danny Nutley was sent to the bin for back chat as well; and then the Sharks were down to 10 men when Dale Newton was sent off for a careless high-tackle.

In the last 32 minutes of the match, the Eels ran in 50-unanswered points against 11-players - much to the delight of the home fans.

Jamie Lyon crossed the white chalk 5 times in a game, setting a new club record for the Eels. The game was also the last time two players from the same team have been sent off in the same game.

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3. North Queensland 74 Wests Tigers 0 (2023) - 74 points

North Qld 74 (M Taulagi 3, S Drinkwater 2, V Holmes 2, S Valemei 2, T Dearden, L Leilua, J McLean, J Nanai tries; V Holmes 11/13 goals) Wests Tigers 0.

Just over a month prior to this game, the Tigers handed the Cowboys their biggest ever club loss with a 66-18 victory at Leichhardt.

So when both of these teams met in Townsville, the Cowboys were out for revenge. But very few would have tipped they were about to record the biggest win in the NRL era, and the biggest win to nil in Premiership history.

It took 15 minutes for the Cowboys to open their account, but from that point on they dominated the game, racing out to a 42-0 lead at halftime.

Scott Drinkwater and Tom Dearden were unstoppable for the Cowboys, combining for 3 tries, 7 assists and 412 metres. Valentine Holmes set a club record for points scored in a game, becoming the first Cowboys player to score 30 points in a match (2 tries, 11 goals).

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2. Eastern Suburbs 87 Canterbury 7 (1935) - 80 points

Eastern Suburbs 87 (D Brown 5, R McKinnon 3, A Norval 2, J Pearce 2, V Thicknesse 2, F Tottey 2, E Norman, R O’Loan, H Pierce tries; D Brown 15 goals) Canterbury 7 (Chaplin try; T Carey 2 goals).

Canterbury had just come off a record-loss the week before going down 91-6 to St George. So, as a result, 7 changes were made to the starting line up, but that turned out to have zero impact in changing the result.

To be fair, they put up a fight in the first half trailing 27-2 at the break. However, a lapse in concentration in the 2nd half lead to 60 unanswered points going the way of Easts.

Dave Brown scored 5 tries and kicked 15 goals for a Premiership record, 45-point haul.

Despite these heavy consecutive losses, the Berries - as Canterbury were called then - avoided the wooden spoon with two wins against the winless University. Still their 8.75 tries conceded per game in 1935 remains the 2nd most in a Premiership season (University conceded 9.08 per game in 1920).

1. St George 91 Canterbury 6 (1935) - 85 points

St George 91 (M Hollingsworth 4, L Kelly 3, P Fairall 2, L Griffin 2, J Rutherford 2, J Flower, F Gardner, B Killiby, C Rice, E Root, P White tries; L Griffin 15, J Lynch, S Robinson goals) Canterbury 0.

St George had an ordinary start to the season losing their first two games by 8 points each. Whilst Canterbury were 5 games into their first season in the Premiership, losing their first 4 games by no more than 39 points.

Canterbury weren’t taking any chances early, opting to kick a penalty goal when in range. Tom Carey knocked over 3 for the Berries to trail 23-6 at half-time.

However, the 2nd-half was nothing but disastrous for Canterbury, as they conceded 68 unanswered points.

All up, St George scored 19 tries and converted 17 goals. Les Griffin scored a club record 36 points (2 tries, 15 goals), whilst Max Hollingsworth scored 4 of his 7 career tries for the Red V in that match.

If this game had of been played in the 4-point try era, the final score would have been 110-6. Regardless, it is still the highest score and biggest win in Premiership history.

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Top 10 Biggest Wins in the NRL era (1998-present)

1. North QLD 74-0 Wests Tigers (2023) - 74 points
2. Parramata 74-4 Cronulla (2003) - 70 points
3. Warriors 66-0 South Sydney (2006) - 66 points
4. Manly 66-0 Canterbury (2021) - 66 points
5. Sydney 72-6 Wests Tigers (2022) - 66 points
6. Newcastle 66-0 Canterbury (2023) - 66 points
7. Brisbane 71-6 Newcastle (2007) - 65 points
8. Melbourne 64-0 Wests Tigers (2001) - 64 points
9. Melbourne 68-4 Canberra (2013) - 64 points
10. Melbourne 64-0 Wests Tigers (2025) - 64 points