2021 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season

2021 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season
NRL Rank	9th
2021 record	Wins: 10; draws: 0; losses: 14
Points scored	For: 520; against: 556
Team information
CEO	Dino Mezzatesta
Coach	John Morris → Josh Hannay (interim)
Assistant coach	Dave Howlett Daniel Holdsworth
Captain	Wade Graham (11 games) Aaron Woods (13 games)
Stadium	Netstrata Jubilee Stadium (6 games) Suncorp Stadium (3 games) C.ex Coffs International Stadium (1 game) Moreton Daily Stadium (1 game) Cbus Super Stadium (1 game)
Top scorers
Tries	William Kennedy & Connor Tracey (14)
Goals	Braydon Trindall (36)
Points	Braydon Trindall (88)
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The 2021 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the 55th in the club's history. The club was coached by Josh Hannay in an interim role and captained by Wade Graham. The team was initially coached by John Morris, who was relinquished of his duties following the signing of Craig Fitzgibbon as coach for the 2022 NRL season.^[1] The team competed in the National Rugby League's 2021 Telstra Premiership.

• Round 1: Aaron Woods played his 50th game for the club.
• Round 1: Aiden Tolman made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.
• Round 2: Wade Graham played his 250th career game.
• Round 4: Teig Wilton scored his 1st career try.
• Round 6: Braden Hamlin-Uele played his 50th career game.
• Round 8: Will Chambers made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the Melbourne Storm.
• Round 9: Matt Moylan played his 50th game for the club.
• Round 12: Shaun Johnson played his 200th career game.
• Round 12: Briton Nikora played his 50th career and club game.
• Round 12: Franklin Pele made his NRL debut for the club.
• Round 15: Will Chambers scored his 1st try for the club.
• Round 16: Aiden Tolman scored his 1st try for the club.
• Round 17: Braydon Trindall scored his 1st career try.
• Round 19: Toby Rudolf scored his 1st career try.
• Round 20: Luke Metcalf made his NRL debut for the club.
• Round 23: Luke Metcalf scored his 1st career try.

Source:^[2]

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Field Goals	Report
13 February	Trial Match	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Shark Park, Sydney	Win	36-28	Macdonald (2), Iro, Wilton, Trindall, Hiroti, Metcalf	Trindall 4/5, Hiroti 0/2		[3]
Team Details FB 1 Luke Metcalf WG 2 Nene Macdonald CE 3 Mawene Hiroti CE 4 Kayleb Milne WG 5 Kayal Iro FE 6 Jack A Williams HB 7 Braydon Trindall PR 8 Franklin Pele HK 9 Kyle Paterson PR 10 Daniel Vasquez SR 11 Teig Wilton SR 12 Josh Carr LK 13 Billy Magoulias Interchange: IC 14 Monty Raper IC 15 Tom Hazelton IC 16 Jack Martin IC 17 Kade Dykes IC 18 Ryan Rivett IC 19 Jordan Samrani IC 20 Addison Demetriou IC 21 Gabe Hamlin IC 22 Josh Finau IC 24 Kyle Pickering
27 February	Trial Match	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney	Loss	12-16	Mulitalo (2)	Townsend 2/2		[4]
Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Josh Dugan CE 4 Jesse Ramien WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Matt Moylan HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 8 Braden Hamlin-Uele HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Aaron Woods SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Wade Graham LK 13 Billy Magoulias Interchange: IC 14 Connor Tracey IC 15 Jack Williams IC 16 Teig Wilton IC 17 Andrew Fifita IC 18 Luke Metcalf IC 19 Mawene Hiroti IC 20 Braydon Trindall IC 21 Nene Macdonald IC 22 Franklin Pele IC 23 Kayleb Milne
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Source:^[5]

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Field Goals	Report
14 March	1	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney	Win	32-18	Kennedy (2), Dugan, Mulitalo, Woods	Townsend 6/6	Moylan 0/1, Townsend 0/1	[6]
Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Josh Dugan CE 4 Jesse Ramien WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Matt Moylan HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 8 Braden Hamlin-Uele HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Aaron Woods SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Wade Graham (c) LK 13 Toby Rudolf Interchange: IC 14 Connor Tracey IC 15 Aiden Tolman IC 16 Jack Williams IC 17 Billy Magoulias Reserves: RE 18 Mawene Hiroti RE 19 Teig Wilton RE 20 Andrew Fifita RE 21 Braydon Trindall
21 March	2	Canberra Raiders	Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney	Loss	10-12	Kennedy, Dugan	Townsend 1/4	Moylan 0/1	[7]
Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Josh Dugan CE 4 Mawene Hiroti WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Matt Moylan HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 8 Braden Hamlin-Uele HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Aaron Woods SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Wade Graham (c) LK 13 Toby Rudolf Interchange: IC 14 Connor Tracey IC 15 Aiden Tolman IC 16 Jack Williams IC 17 Billy Magoulias Reserves: RE 18 Nene Macdonald RE 19 Teig Wilton RE 20 Andrew Fifita RE 21 Braydon Trindall
27 March	3	Parramatta Eels	Bankwest Stadium, Sydney	Loss	4-28	Katoa	Townsend 0/1		[8]
Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Josh Dugan CE 4 Connor Tracey WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Matt Moylan HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 8 Braden Hamlin-Uele HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Aaron Woods SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Wade Graham (c) LK 13 Toby Rudolf Interchange: IC 14 Teig Wilton IC 15 Aiden Tolman IC 16 Jack Williams IC 17 Billy Magoulias Reserves: RE 18 Mawene Hiroti RE 19 Nene Macdonald RE 20 Andrew Fifita RE 21 Braydon Trindall
3 April	4	North Queensland Cowboys	Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney	Win	48-10	Tracey (2), Kennedy (2), Hiroti, Dugan, Moylan, Wilton	Townsend 8/8		[9]
Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Mawene Hiroti CE 3 Josh Dugan CE 4 Connor Tracey WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Matt Moylan HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 8 Braden Hamlin-Uele HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Aaron Woods SR 11 Teig Wilton SR 12 Wade Graham (c) LK 13 Toby Rudolf Interchange: IC 14 Braydon Trindall IC 15 Aiden Tolman IC 16 Jack Williams IC 17 Billy Magoulias Reserves: RE 18 Franklin Pele RE 19 Nene Macdonald RE 20 Andrew Fifita RE 21 Jensen Taumoepeau
Due to the COVID situation in south-east Queensland, the match between the Sharks and the Cowboys was relocated to Netstrata Jubilee Stadium. The match was originally set to take place at Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast.[10]
10 April	5	Sydney Roosters	Central Coast Stadium, Central Coast	Loss	18-26	Hiroti, Kennedy, Williams	Townsend 3/4		[11]
Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Mawene Hiroti CE 3 Josh Dugan CE 4 Jesse Ramien WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Matt Moylan HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 8 Braden Hamlin-Uele HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Aaron Woods SR 11 Teig Wilton SR 12 Wade Graham (c) LK 13 Toby Rudolf Interchange: IC 14 Connor Tracey IC 15 Aiden Tolman IC 16 Jack Williams IC 17 Billy Magoulias Concussion Substitute: RE 18 Braydon Trindall Reserves: RE 19 Nene Macdonald RE 20 Andrew Fifita RE 21 Franklin Pele
16 April	6	Newcastle Knights	McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle	Loss	22-26	Ramien, Nikora, Tracey, Hiroti	Townsend 3/4		[12]
Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Mawene Hiroti CE 4 Jesse Ramien CE 12 Teig Wilton WG 3 Connor Tracey FE 6 Matt Moylan HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 8 Braden Hamlin-Uele HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Aaron Woods (c) SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 16 Jack Williams LK 13 Toby Rudolf Interchange: IC 14 Billy Magoulias IC 15 Aiden Tolman IC 17 Siosifa Talakai IC 18 Braydon Trindall (DNP) Concussion Substitute: RE 20 Franklin Pele Reserves: RE 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo RE 19 Nene Macdonald RE 21 Jensen Taumoepeau
24 April	7	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney	Loss	12-18	Brailey, Hiroti	Townsend 2/2		[13]
Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Mawene Hiroti CE 3 Josh Dugan CE 4 Jesse Ramien WG 5 Connor Tracey FE 15 Shaun Johnson HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 8 Braden Hamlin-Uele HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Aaron Woods (c) SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Teig Wilton LK 13 Toby Rudolf Interchange: IC 14 Billy Magoulias IC 16 Jack Williams IC 17 Siosifa Talakai IC 18 Braydon Trindall Concussion Substitute: RE 20 Franklin Pele Reserves: RE 6 Matt Moylan RE 19 Will Chambers RE 21 Jensen Taumoepeau
30 April	8	Melbourne Storm	AAMI Park, Melbourne	Loss	14-40	Nikora, Tracey	Townsend 2/3		[14]
Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Mawene Hiroti CE 3 Will Chambers CE 14 Teig Wilton WG 5 Connor Tracey FE 6 Shaun Johnson HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 8 Aiden Tolman HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Aaron Woods SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Wade Graham (c) LK 13 Toby Rudolf Interchange: IC 15 Braydon Trindall IC 16 Jack Williams IC 17 Braden Hamlin-Uele IC 19 Billy Magoulias Concussion Substitute: RE 21 Josh Dugan Reserves: RE 4 Jesse Ramien RE 18 Matt Moylan RE 20 Franklin Pele
7 May	9	Penrith Panthers	BlueBet Stadium, Sydney	Loss	0-48				[15]
Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Mawene Hiroti CE 3 Will Chambers CE 4 Jesse Ramien WG 5 Connor Tracey FE 6 Shaun Johnson HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 8 Aiden Tolman HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Aaron Woods SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Wade Graham (c) LK 13 Toby Rudolf Interchange: IC 15 Teig Wilton IC 16 Jack Williams IC 17 Billy Magoulias IC 18 Matt Moylan Concussion Substitute: RE 19 Josh Dugan Reserves: RE 14 Braydon Trindall RE 20 Franklin Pele RE 21 Jensen Taumoepeau
15 May	10	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane	Loss	22-32	Kennedy, Woods, Nikora, Hiroti	Townsend 3/4		[16]
Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Mawene Hiroti CE 3 Josh Dugan CE 4 Will Chambers WG 5 Connor Tracey FE 14 Matt Moylan HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 8 Aiden Tolman HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Aaron Woods SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Wade Graham (c) LK 13 Toby Rudolf Interchange: IC 15 Teig Wilton (DNP) IC 16 Jack Williams IC 17 Andrew Fifita IC 18 Braydon Trindall Concussion Substitute: RE 19 Billy Magoulias Reserves: RE 6 Shaun Johnson RE 20 Franklin Pele RE 21 Jensen Taumoepeau
21 May	11	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney	Win	13-12	Tracey, Kennedy	Townsend 2/2	Townsend 1/3	[17]
Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Mawene Hiroti CE 3 Josh Dugan CE 4 Will Chambers WG 5 Connor Tracey FE 6 Matt Moylan HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 8 Aiden Tolman HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Aaron Woods SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Wade Graham (c) LK 13 Toby Rudolf Interchange: IC 14 Braydon Trindall IC 15 Teig Wilton IC 16 Jack Williams IC 19 Billy Magoulias (DNP) Concussion Substitute: RE 20 Franklin Pele Reserves: RE 17 Andrew Fifita RE 18 Shaun Johnson RE 21 Jensen Taumoepeau
30 May	12	Gold Coast Titans	C.ex Coffs International Stadium, Coffs Harbour	Win	38-10	Mulitalo, Ramien, Williams, Brailey, Tracey	Johnson 7/7		[18]
Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Connor Tracey CE 3 Will Chambers CE 4 Jesse Ramien WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Matt Moylan HB 7 Shaun Johnson PR 8 Aiden Tolman HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Aaron Woods SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Wade Graham (c) LK 13 Toby Rudolf Interchange: IC 14 Braydon Trindall IC 15 Siosifa Talakai IC 16 Jack Williams IC 20 Franklin Pele Concussion Substitute: RE 19 Billy Magoulias Reserves: RE 17 Andrew Fifita RE 18 Chad Townsend RE 21 Jensen Taumoepeau
	13	Bye
11 June	14	Penrith Panthers	Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney	Win	19-18	Moylan, Johnson, Mulitalo	Johnson 3/5	Johnson 1/1	[19]
Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Connor Tracey CE 3 Will Chambers CE 4 Jesse Ramien WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Matt Moylan HB 7 Shaun Johnson PR 8 Aiden Tolman HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Aaron Woods SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Wade Graham (c) LK 13 Toby Rudolf Interchange: IC 14 Braydon Trindall IC 15 Siosifa Talakai IC 16 Jack Williams IC 17 Andrew Fifita Concussion Substitute: RE 18 Teig Wilton Reserves: RE 19 Chad Townsend RE 20 Franklin Pele RE 21 Mawene Hiroti
18 June	15	North Queensland Cowboys	Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville	Win	26-24	Tracey, Woods, Mulitalo, Chambers	Johnson 5/5		[20]
Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Connor Tracey CE 3 Will Chambers CE 4 Jesse Ramien WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Matt Moylan HB 7 Shaun Johnson PR 8 Aiden Tolman HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Aaron Woods (c) SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Siosifa Talakai LK 13 Toby Rudolf Interchange: IC 14 Braydon Trindall IC 15 Teig Wilton IC 16 Jack Williams IC 20 Braden Hamlin-Uele Concussion Substitute: RE 24 Billy Magoulias Reserves: RE 17 Andrew Fifita RE 19 Chad Townsend RE 21 Sione Katoa
4 July	16	Brisbane Broncos	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane	Loss	18-26	Tracey (2), Tolman	Johnson 3/3		[21]
Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo CE 2 Connor Tracey CE 4 Jesse Ramien WG 19 Sione Katoa FE 14 Braydon Trindall HB 7 Shaun Johnson PR 8 Aiden Tolman HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Aaron Woods (c) SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 15 Teig Wilton LK 13 Toby Rudolf Interchange: IC 12 Siosifa Talakai IC 16 Jack Williams IC 17 Braden Hamlin-Uele IC 21 Mawene Hiroti (DNP) Concussion Substitute: RE 18 Billy Magoulias Reserves: RE 3 Will Chambers RE 6 Matt Moylan RE 20 Andrew Fifita
11 July	17	New Zealand Warriors	Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney	Win	20-12	Tracey, Trindall, Hamlin-Uele	Trindall 4/4		[22]
Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 4 Jesse Ramien CE 6 Connor Tracey WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 14 Braydon Trindall HB 7 Shaun Johnson PR 8 Aiden Tolman HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Aaron Woods (c) SR 12 Teig Wilton SR 15 Siosifa Talakai LK 13 Toby Rudolf Interchange: IC 11 Briton Nikora IC 16 Jack Williams IC 17 Braden Hamlin-Uele IC 19 Mawene Hiroti Concussion Substitute: RE 21 Luke Metcalf Reserves: RE 3 Will Chambers RE 18 Billy Magoulias RE 20 Andrew Fifita
After Round 17, the ARL Commission relocated NSW and ACT-based teams to south-east Queensland in the wake of Sydney's COVID outbreak, resulting in venue changes potentially for the rest of the season.[23]
17 July	18	Canberra Raiders	Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast	Loss	18-34	Ramien, Katoa, Mulitalo	Trindall 3/3		[24]
Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Connor Tracey CE 4 Jesse Ramien WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Braydon Trindall HB 7 Shaun Johnson PR 8 Aiden Tolman HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Aaron Woods (c) SR 12 Teig Wilton SR 15 Siosifa Talakai LK 13 Toby Rudolf Interchange: IC 11 Briton Nikora IC 14 Mawene Hiroti IC 16 Jack Williams IC 17 Braden Hamlin-Uele Concussion Substitute: RE 19 Royce Hunt Reserves: RE 18 Billy Magoulias RE 20 Andrew Fifita RE 21 Luke Metcalf
25 July	19	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast	Win	44-24	Katoa (2), Mulitalo, Kennedy, Talakai, Rudolf, Tracey	Trindall 8/9		[25]
Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Connor Tracey CE 4 Jesse Ramien WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Braydon Trindall HB 7 Shaun Johnson PR 8 Toby Rudolf HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Aaron Woods (c) SR 11 Siosifa Talakai SR 16 Briton Nikora LK 13 Jack Williams Interchange: IC 14 Mawene Hiroti IC 15 Royce Hunt IC 17 Braden Hamlin-Uele IC 20 Andrew Fifita Concussion Substitute: RE 18 Billy Magoulias Reserves: RE 12 Teig Wilton RE 19 Luke Metcalf RE 21 Jonaiah Lualua
2 August	20	Manly Sea Eagles	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane	Loss	22-40	Kennedy (2), Trindall (2)	Trindall 3/4		[26]
Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Will Chambers CE 12 Siosifa Talakai WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Connor Tracey HB 7 Braydon Trindall PR 8 Aiden Tolman HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Aaron Woods (c) SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 16 Jack Williams LK 13 Toby Rudolf Interchange: IC 14 Braden Hamlin-Uele IC 15 Royce Hunt IC 17 Andrew Fifita IC 19 Luke Metcalf Concussion Substitute: RE 20 Billy Magoulias Reserves: RE 4 Jesse Ramien RE 18 Matt Moylan RE 21 Jonaiah Lualua
Due to the Queensland government's decision to implement a snap three-day lockdown, the match between the Sharks and Sea Eagles was postponed by a day.[27]
7 August	21	New Zealand Warriors	Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast	Loss	16-18	Tracey, Nikora, Kennedy	Trindall 2/3	Trindall 0/1	[28]
Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Will Chambers CE 4 Jesse Ramien WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Connor Tracey HB 7 Braydon Trindall PR 8 Toby Rudolf HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Aaron Woods (c) SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Siosifa Talakai LK 13 Jack Williams Interchange: IC 14 Braden Hamlin-Uele IC 16 Aiden Tolman IC 17 Andrew Fifita IC 19 Luke Metcalf Concussion Substitute: RE 20 Billy Magoulias Reserves: RE 15 Royce Hunt RE 18 Matt Moylan RE 21 Jonaiah Lualua
15 August	22	Newcastle Knights	Moreton Daily Stadium, Redcliffe	Loss	14-16	Ramien, Mulitalo	Trindall 3/3		[29]
Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Siosifa Talakai CE 4 Jesse Ramien WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Connor Tracey HB 7 Braydon Trindall PR 8 Braden Hamlin-Uele HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Aaron Woods (c) SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Jack Williams LK 13 Toby Rudolf Interchange: IC 14 Luke Metcalf IC 15 Aiden Tolman IC 16 Andrew Fifita IC 17 Billy Magoulias Concussion Substitute: RE 20 Kai O'Donnell Reserves: RE 18 Jonaiah Lualua RE 19 Will Chambers RE 21 Mawene Hiroti
21 August	23	Wests Tigers	Browne Park, Rockhampton	Win	50-20	Katoa (2), Mulitalo (2), Kennedy (2), Metcalf (2), Wilton	Trindall 7/9	Trindall 0/1	[30]
Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 6 Connor Tracey CE 4 Jesse Ramien WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 14 Luke Metcalf HB 7 Braydon Trindall PR 8 Toby Rudolf HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Aaron Woods (c) SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Siosifa Talakai LK 13 Jack Williams Interchange: IC 15 Braden Hamlin-Uele IC 16 Teig Wilton IC 17 Billy Magoulias IC 18 Matt Moylan Concussion Substitute: RE 20 Kai O'Donnell Reserves: RE 3 Mawene Hiroti RE 19 Will Chambers RE 21 Jonaiah Lualua
28 August	24	Brisbane Broncos	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane	Win	24-16	Katoa, Ramien, Tracey, Trindall	Trindall 4/5	Trindall 0/1	[31]
Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Connor Tracey CE 4 Jesse Ramien WG 5 Mawene Hiroti FE 6 Luke Metcalf HB 7 Braydon Trindall PR 8 Toby Rudolf HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Aaron Woods (c) SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Siosifa Talakai LK 13 Jack Williams Interchange: IC 14 Matt Moylan IC 15 Braden Hamlin-Uele IC 16 Aiden Tolman IC 17 Teig Wilton Concussion Substitute: RE 18 Kai O'Donnell Reserves: RE 19 Billy Magoulias RE 20 Jensen Taumoepeau RE 21 Jonaiah Lualua
3 September	25	Melbourne Storm	Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast	Loss	16-28	Katoa (2), Tracey	Trindall 2/4		[32]
Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Connor Tracey CE 4 Jesse Ramien WG 5 Mawene Hiroti FE 6 Matt Moylan HB 7 Braydon Trindall PR 8 Toby Rudolf HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Aaron Woods (c) SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Teig Wilton LK 13 Jack Williams Interchange: IC 14 Luke Metcalf IC 15 Braden Hamlin-Uele IC 16 Aiden Tolman IC 17 Siosifa Talakai Concussion Substitute: RE 18 Kai O'Donnell Reserves: RE 19 Billy Magoulias RE 20 Jensen Taumoepeau RE 21 Jonaiah Lualua
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

2021 NRL season v t e
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Melbourne Storm	24	21	0	3	1	815	316	+499	44
2	Penrith Panthers (P)	24	21	0	3	1	676	286	+390	44
3	South Sydney Rabbitohs	24	20	0	4	1	775	453	+322	42
4	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	24	16	0	8	1	744	492	+252	34
5	Sydney Roosters	24	16	0	8	1	630	489	+141	34
6	Parramatta Eels	24	15	0	9	1	566	457	+109	32
7	Newcastle Knights	24	12	0	12	1	428	571	−143	26
8	Gold Coast Titans	24	10	0	14	1	580	583	−3	22
9	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	24	10	0	14	1	520	556	−36	22
10	Canberra Raiders	24	10	0	14	1	481	578	−97	22
11	St. George Illawarra Dragons	24	8	0	16	1	474	616	−142	18
12	New Zealand Warriors	24	8	0	16	1	453	624	−171	18
13	Wests Tigers	24	8	0	16	1	500	714	−214	18
14	Brisbane Broncos	24	7	0	17	1	446	695	−249	16
15	North Queensland Cowboys	24	7	0	17	1	460	748	−288	16
16	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	24	3	0	21	1	340	710	−370	8

• Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8.
• Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
• Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
• Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.

	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
1	Melbourne Storm	2	2	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	16	18	20	22	24	26	28	30	32	34	36	38	40	42	42	44
2	Penrith Panthers (P)	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	16	18	20	22	24	24	24	26	28	30	32	34	34	36	38	40	42	44
3	South Sydney Rabbitohs	0	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	14	16	16	18	20	22	24	26	28	30	32	34	36	38	38	40	42
4	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	0	0	0	0	2	4	6	6	8	10	12	12	14	16	18	20	20	22	24	26	26	28	30	32	34
5	Sydney Roosters	2	4	4	6	8	8	10	12	12	14	14	16	18	20	20	20	22	24	26	28	28	30	32	32	34
6	Parramatta Eels	2	4	6	8	8	10	12	14	16	18	18	18	20	22	24	24	26	28	28	28	28	28	30	32	32
7	Newcastle Knights	2	4	4	4	4	6	6	6	8	8	8	10	10	10	12	14	16	16	16	18	20	22	24	26	26
8	Gold Coast Titans	0	2	4	4	6	6	6	6	8	8	10	10	10	10	10	12	14	14	16	18	20	20	20	20	22
9	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	8	10	12	14	14	16	16	18	18	18	18	20	22	22
10	Canberra Raiders	2	4	4	6	6	6	6	6	6	8	8	8	10	12	12	12	14	16	18	18	20	20	20	22	22
11	St. George Illawarra Dragons	0	2	4	6	8	8	8	8	10	10	10	10	12	12	14	16	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
12	New Zealand Warriors	2	2	4	4	4	6	6	8	8	8	10	10	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	14	16	18	18	18	18
13	Wests Tigers	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	6	6	8	10	10	10	10	12	14	14	14	16	18	18	18	18
14	Brisbane Broncos	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	6	6	6	6	6	8	10	10	10	12	12	12	14	14	16
15	North Queensland Cowboys	0	0	0	0	2	4	6	6	8	8	10	12	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	16	16
16	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	8

Source:^[33]

• Josh Hannay — NRL Head Coach (Interim)
• Darren Mooney — General Manager – Football
• Mark Noakes — NRL Performance Operations
• Nathan Pickworth — Head of Performance
• Dave Howlett — NRL Assistant Coach
• Paul Gallen – NRL Specialist coach
• Luke Lewis – NRL Specialist coach
• Daniel Holdsworth – Elite Development Coach/NRL Assistant
• Tony Grimaldi — Strength and Conditioning Coach
• Alex Clarke — Strength Coach
• Dave Garrick – NRL Physiotherapist
• Pat Williams – NRL Physiotherapist
• John Davey – Sports Scientist
• Marc Leabres – Performance Analyst
• Luke Mace - NRL Operations
• Amanda King – Education and Wellbeing
• Jeff Robson – Education and Wellbeing
• Glenn Brailey – Academy and Talent Identification
• Dr. George Pitsis – Club Doctor

No	Nat	Player	1st Position	2nd Position	Age	Height	Weight	NRL Games	Previous 1st Grade Club
1		William Kennedy	Fullback		23	183	88	19	None
2		Sione Katoa	Wing		23	180	88	35	None
3		Josh Dugan	Centre	Fullback	30	189	102	207	St. George Illawarra Dragons
4		Jesse Ramien	Centre		23	184	98	58	Newcastle Knights
5		Ronaldo Mulitalo	Wing	Centre	20	190	95	24	None
6		Matt Moylan	Five-Eighth	Fullback	29	185	90	132	Penrith Panthers
7		Chad Townsend Mid-season loss	Halfback		29	181	89	176	New Zealand Warriors
8		Braden Hamlin-Uele	Prop		25	191	115	44	North Queensland Cowboys
9		Blayke Brailey	Hooker		21	180	80	35	None
10		Aaron Woods	Prop		29	194	111	209	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
11		Briton Nikora	Second Row		22	185	94	40	None
12		Wade Graham (c)	Second Row		29	186	96	248	Penrith Panthers
13		Toby Rudolf	Lock	Prop	24	190	106	20	None
14		Connor Tracey	Five-Eighth	Fullback	24	183	87	18	South Sydney Rabbitohs
15		Aiden Tolman	Prop		32	183	102	275	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
16		Jack Williams	Lock	Prop	24	184	98	45	None
17		Billy Magoulias	Lock	Second Row	23	179	99	5	None
18		Mawene Hiroti	Centre	Wing	21	187	95	7	South Sydney Rabbitohs
19		Teig Wilton	Second Row		20	186	98	5	None
20		Braydon Trindall	Halfback	Five-Eighth	21	180	90	5	None
21		Siosifa Talakai	Second Row	Lock	23	178	100	27	South Sydney Rabbitohs
22		Shaun Johnson Mid-season loss	Five-Eighth	Halfback	30	179	91	196	New Zealand Warriors
23		Will Chambers Mid-season gain	Centre		33	190	100	215	Suntory Sungoliath
24		Andrew Fifita	Prop		31	194	118	223	Wests Tigers
25		Franklin Pele	Prop		19	190	132	0	None
26		Royce Hunt	Prop		25	192	112	15	Canberra Raiders
27		Luke Metcalf Development player	Fullback	Five-Eighth	21	183	84	0	None
		Jackson Ferris Development player	Centre	Wing	22	178	93	1	None
		Jonaiah Lualua Development player	Wing		20	???	??	0	None
		Nene Macdonald Mid-season loss	Wing		26	192	108	98	North Queensland Cowboys
		Jack Martin Development player	Prop		19	???	??	0	None
		Kai O'Donnell Mid-season gain	Second Row	Hooker	22	181	98	4	Canberra Raiders
		Kyle Paterson	Hooker		21	178	83	0	None
		Jensen Taumoepeau	Centre	Wing	20	189	102	0	None
		Daniel Vasquez Development player	Lock	Prop	23	189	107	1	None
		Jack A Williams Development player	Five-Eighth	Hooker	24	175	75	0	None
		Bronson Xerri Mid-season loss	Centre		20	187	99	22	None

FB=Fullback	W=Winger	C=Centre	FE=Five-Eighth	HB=Halfback	PR=Prop	H=Hooker	SR=Second Row	L=Lock	B=Bench	R=Reserve

No	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
1	Blayke Brailey	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	–	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H
2	Will Chambers	On 19 April, Will Chambers signed a one-year deal with the club after being granted an immediate release from the Suntory Sungoliath of the Top League.[46]						C (NSW)	C	C	C	C	C	–	C	C	R				C	C	R	R	–	–
3	Josh Dugan	C	C	C	C	C		C	R	R	C	C		–	C (NSW)	C (NSW)
4	Andrew Fifita	PR (NSW)	–	PR (NSW)	PR (NSW)	PR (NSW)					B				B	PR (NSW)	R	R	R	B	B	B	B
5	Wade Graham (c)	SR	SR	SR	SR	SR			SR	SR	SR	SR	SR	–	SR
6	Braden Hamlin-Uele	PR	PR	PR	PR	PR	PR	PR	B							B	B	B	B	B	B	B	PR	B	B	B
7	Mawene Hiroti	R	C	R	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W		–	C (NSW)	C (NSW)	B	B	B	B				R	W	W
8	Royce Hunt																		R	B	B	R	–	–	–	–
9	Shaun Johnson							FE	FE	FE			HB	–	HB	HB	HB	HB	HB	HB				On 17 August, Shaun Johnson was granted an immediate release from his contract to return to New Zealand in preparation for the 2022 NRL season.[47]
10	Sione Katoa	W	W	W											W (NSW)	W (NSW)	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W
11	William Kennedy	FB	FB	FB	FB	FB	FB	FB	FB	FB	FB	FB	FB	–	FB	FB	FB	FB	FB	FB	FB	FB	FB	FB	FB	FB
12	Nene Macdonald	W (NSW)	R	W (NSW)	R	W (NSW)	R	C (NSW)	–	–	–	W (NSW)	–	W (NSW)	W (NSW)	W (NSW)	–	–	–	–	On 30 July, Nene Macdonald was announced as an immediate signing for the Norths Devils of the Intrust Super Cup for the remainder of the 2021 NRL season.[48]
13	Billy Magoulias	B	B	B	B	B	B L (NSW)	B	B	B	R	B L (NSW)	R	L (NSW)	L (NSW)	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	B	B	R	R
14	Matt Moylan	FE	FE	FE	FE	FE	FE			B	FE	FE	FE	–	FE	FE								B	B	FE
15	Ronaldo Mulitalo	W	W	W	W	W							W	–	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W
16	Briton Nikora	SR	SR	SR			SR	SR	SR	SR	SR	SR	SR	–	SR	SR	SR	B	B	SR	SR	SR	SR	SR	SR	SR
17	Kai O'Donnell	On 10 August, Kai O'Donnell signed with the club from the Mackay Cutters of the Intrust Super Cup for the remainder of the year. O'Donnell was previously contracted with the Canberra Raiders during the season.[49]																					R	R	R	R
18	Kyle Paterson	H (NSW)	–	B (NSW)	B (NSW)	B (NSW)	H (NSW)	B (NSW)	–	–	–	B (NSW)	–	B (NSW)	H (NSW)	H (NSW)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
19	Franklin Pele	PR (JFC)	PR (JFC)	PR (JFC)	PR (JFC)	B (NSW)	B (NSW)	PR (JFC)	PR (JFC)	R	R	PR (NSW)	B	PR (NSW)	PR (NSW)
20	Jesse Ramien	C				C	C	C		C			C	–	C	C	C	C	C	C		C	C	C	C	C
21	Toby Rudolf	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	–	L	L	L	L	L	PR	L	PR	L	PR	PR	PR
22	Siosifa Talakai						B	B					B	SR (NSW)	B	SR	B	SR	SR	SR	C	SR	C	SR	SR	B
23	Jensen Taumoepeau	C (JFC)	C (JFC)	C (JFC)	C (NSW)	C (NSW)	C (NSW)	C (JFC)	C (JFC)	R	R	C (NSW)	R	C (NSW)	C (JFC)	C (JFC)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	R	R
24	Aiden Tolman	B	B	B	B	B	B		PR	PR	PR	PR	PR	–	PR	PR	PR	PR	PR		PR	B	B		B	B
25	Chad Townsend	HB	HB	HB	HB	HB	HB	HB	HB	HB	HB	HB	R	–	HB (NSW)	HB (NSW)	On 23 June, Chad Townsend was granted an immediate release from his contract, signing with the New Zealand Warriors for the remainder of the 2021 NRL season.[50]
26	Connor Tracey	B	B	C	C	B	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	–	W	W	C	C	C	C	FE	FE	FE	C	C	C
27	Braydon Trindall	HB (NSW)	R	HB (NSW)	B	HB (NSW)	B HB (NSW)	B	B	R	B	B	B	–	B	B	FE	FE	FE	FE	HB	HB	HB	HB	HB	HB
28	Jack Williams	B	B	B	B	B	SR	B	B	B	B	B	B	–	B	B	B	B	B	L	SR	L	SR	L	L	L
29	Teig Wilton	SR (NSW)	R	B	SR	SR	C	SR	C	B	B	B		–	SR (NSW)	B	SR	SR	SR					B	B	SR
30	Aaron Woods	PR	PR	PR	PR	PR	PR	PR	PR	PR	PR	PR	PR	–	PR	PR	PR	PR	PR	PR	PR	PR	PR	PR	PR	PR
31	Bronson Xerri			On 23 March, Bronson Xerri's contract was terminated after being formally suspended by the NRL Anti-Doping Tribunal.[51]
Development Players
30	Jackson Ferris	C (NSW)
32	Jonaiah Lualua	W (JFC)	W (JFC)	W (JFC)	W (JFC)	W (NSW)	W (NSW)	W (NSW)	W (JFC)	–	–	C (NSW)	W (JFC)	C (NSW)	W (JFC)	W (JFC)	–	–	–	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
33	Jack Martin	PR (JFC)	PR (JFC)	PR (JFC)	PR (JFC)	–	PR (JFC)	PR (JFC)	PR (JFC)	–	–	PR (JFC)	B (JFC)	B (JFC)	PR (JFC)	PR (JFC)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
34	Luke Metcalf	–	–	FB (NSW)	FB (NSW)	FB (NSW)	FB (NSW)	FB (NSW)	–	–	–	FE (NSW)	–	HB (NSW)	FE (NSW)	FB (NSW)	–	R	R	R	B	B	B	FE	FE	B
35	Daniel Vasquez	PR (NSW)	–	PR (NSW)	PR (NSW)	PR (NSW)	PR (NSW)	PR (NSW)	–	–	–	PR (NSW)	–	PR (NSW)	PR (NSW)	PR (NSW)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
36	Jack A Williams			FE (NSW)	FE (NSW)	FE (NSW)	FE (NSW)	FE (NSW)	–	FE (NSW)	FE (NSW)	R (NSW)	–			FE (NSW)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Pos.	Player	Team	Call-up	References
First Grade
N/A	Blayke Brailey	Emerging Blues	Pre-season NSW preparations	[52]
N/A	Sione Katoa
N/A	Toby Rudolf
N/A	Siosifa Talakai
PR	Andrew Fifita	Indigenous All Stars	2021 All Stars Match	[53]
CE	Jesse Ramien
SR	Briton Nikora	Maori All Stars
RE	Ronaldo Mulitalo1	Queensland Maroons	2021 State of Origin	[54]
Under 18s
FB	Siteni Taukamo	City Under 18s	2021 Country vs City Under 18s	[55]
BE	Kobie Wilson
Under 16s
BE	Lachlan Araullo	City Under 16s	2021 Country vs City Under 16s	[55]
Women's
FB	Jaime Chapman	Indigenous All Stars	2021 All Stars Match	[53]
HK	Quincy Dodd
SR	Kennedy Cherrington	Maori All Stars
WG	Zali Fay
CE	Corban Baxter
FE		City Women's	2021 Country vs City Open Women's	[55]
PR	Kennedy Cherrington
HK	Quincy Dodd
SR	Talei Holmes
CE	Tiana Penitani
HB	Maddie Studdon
FE	Corban Baxter	New South Wales Women	2021 Women's State of Origin	[56]
BE	Kennedy Cherrington
BE	Quincy Dodd
WG	Tiana Penitani
HB	Maddie Studdon
Women's Under 19s
LK	Tegan Dymock	City Women's Under 19s	Harvey Norman Women's National Championships	[55]
HB	Zali Hopkins
WG	Andie Robinson
BE	Tegan Dymock	New South Wales Women's Under 19s	2021 Women's Under 19s State of Origin	[57]
CE	Andie Robinson

• Bold denotes players who captained their respective teams.
• (ToS) - Train on Squad

¹ – Ronaldo Mulitalo was originally set to make his debut for the Queensland Maroons but was found to be ineligible despite having played representative rugby league for Queensland's under 18s and under 20s sides.^[58]

Statistics Source:^[59]

Name	App	T	G	FG	Pts
Blayke Brailey	24	2	0	0	8
Will Chambers	9	1	0	0	4
Josh Dugan	8	3	0	0	12
Andrew Fifita	6	0	0	0	0
Wade Graham	11	0	0	0	0
Braden Hamlin-Uele	19	1	0	0	4
Mawene Hiroti	14	5	0	0	20
Royce Hunt	2	0	0	0	0
Shaun Johnson	10	1	18	1	41
Sione Katoa	13	9	0	0	36
William Kennedy	24	14	0	0	56
Billy Magoulias	11	0	0	0	0
Luke Metcalf	6	2	0	0	8
Matt Moylan	15	2	0	0	8
Ronaldo Mulitalo	16	10	0	0	40
Briton Nikora	22	4	0	0	16
Franklin Pele	1	0	0	0	0
Jesse Ramien	17	4	0	0	16
Toby Rudolf	24	1	0	0	4
Siosifa Talakai	15	1	0	0	4
Aiden Tolman	21	1	0	0	4
Chad Townsend	11	0	31	1	63
Connor Tracey	24	14	0	0	56
Braydon Trindall	18	4	36	0	88
Jack Williams	24	2	0	0	8
Teig Wilton	15	2	0	0	8
Aaron Woods	23	3	0	0	12
27 Players used	—	87	85	2	520

Source:^[60]

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Field Goals	Report
13 February	Trial Match	Penrith Panthers	St Marys League Stadium, Sydney	Win	18-10	Garlick, Uele, Miller	Tuha 2/2, Peachey 1/1		[61]
Team Details FB 1 Tyla Tamou WG 2 Johnathan Tufaga CE 3 Tyrone Phillips CE 4 Dylan O'Connor WG 5 Eddie Aiono FE 6 Wyatt Rangi HB 7 Wyndham Peachey PR 8 Brock Gray HK 9 Zac Woolford PR 10 Kurt Dillon SR 11 Bronson Garlick SR 12 Tom Caughlan LK 13 Duwanye Mariner Interchange: IC 14 Brock Ilett IC 15 Eli Roberts IC 16 Josh Delailoa IC 17 Caleb Uele IC 18 Muong Dut IC 19 Jonah Ngaronoa IC 20 Ethan Natoli IC 21 Sione Afemui IC 22 Honeti Tuha IC 23 Jackson Stewart IC 24 Benton Leme IC 25 Josh Natoli IC 26 Jackson Garlick IC 27 Joe Barber IC 28 D'Rhys Miller IC 29 Jakiel Mariner
20 February	Trial Match	Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles	H.E. Laybutt Stadium, Sydney	Draw	12-12	Tuha, Rangi, Gray	Both clubs agreed that there would be no conversion attempts during the match.		[62]
Team Details FB 1 Honeti Tuha WG 2 Eddie Aiono CE 3 Addison Demetriou CE 4 Jonah Ngaronoa WG 5 Tyrone Phillips FE 6 Wyatt Rangi HB 7 Wyndham Peachey PR 8 Tom Hazelton HK 9 Zac Woolford PR 10 Kurt Dillon SR 11 Bronson Garlick SR 12 D'Rhys Miller LK 13 Gabe Hamlin Interchange: IC 14 Brock Ilett IC 15 Eli Roberts IC 16 Josh Delailoa IC 17 Muong Dut IC 18 Dylan O'Connor IC 19 Ethan Natoli IC 20 Johnathan Tufaga IC 21 Jackson Stewart IC 22 Caleb Uele IC 23 Manaia Rudolph IC 24 Tyla Tamou IC 25 Brock Gray IC 26 Jackson Garlick IC 27 Tom Caughlan IC 28 Duwanye Mariner
27 February	Trial Match	Mount Pritchard Mounties	Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney	Win	28-12	Macdonald, Trindall, Garlick, Tamou, Hazelton, O'Connor	Trindall 2/6		[63]
Team Details FB 1 Luke Metcalf WG 2 Eddie Aiono CE 3 Addison Demetriou CE 4 Tyrone Phillips WG 5 Nene Macdonald FE 6 Manaia Rudolph HB 7 Braydon Trindall PR 8 Kayleb Milne HK 9 Kyle Paterson PR 10 Daniel Vasquez SR 11 Bronson Garlick SR 12 Josh Carr LK 13 Monty Raper Interchange: IC 14 Gabe Hamlin IC 15 Zac Woolford IC 16 Brock Gray IC 17 Tom Hazelton IC 18 Tyla Tamou IC 19 Dylan O'Connor IC 20 Johnathan Tufaga IC 21 D'Rhys Miller IC 22 Wyatt Rangi IC 23 Honeti Tuha IC 24 Jonah Ngaronoa IC 25 Wyndham Peachey IC 26 Duwanye Mariner
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Source:^[64]

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Field Goals	Report
14 March	1	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney	Win	16-10	Wilton, Aiono, Trindall	Trindall 2/3		[65]
Team Details FB 1 Honeti Tuha WG 2 Eddie Aiono CE 3 Tyrone Phillips CE 4 Jackson Ferris WG 5 Nene Macdonald FE 18 Manaia Rudolph HB 19 Braydon Trindall PR 10 Daniel Vasquez HK 9 Kyle Paterson PR 23 Andrew Fifita SR 11 Bronson Garlick (c) SR 14 Teig Wilton LK 13 Gabe Hamlin Interchange: IC 15 Zac Woolford IC 16 Brock Gray IC 17 Tom Hazelton IC 21 Monty Raper Reserves: RE 6 Tyla Tamou RE 7 Luke Metcalf RE 8 Brock Ilett RE 12 D'Rhys Miller RE 26 Wyndham Peachey
15 May	2	Newcastle Knights	Maitland Sports Ground, Sydney	Loss	8-22	Garlick, Aiono	Aiono 0/2
Team Details FB 1 Dylan O'Connor WG 2 Eddie Aiono CE 3 Tyla Tamou CE 4 Tom Rodwell WG 5 Tom Caughlan FE 6 Jack A Williams (c) HB 7 Angus Ernst PR 8 Brock Gray HK 9 Zac Woolford PR 10 Jesse Colquhoun SR 11 Jack Boyling SR 12 Bronson Garlick LK 13 Tyler Slade Interchange: IC 14 D'Rhys Miller IC 15 Ethan Natoli IC 17 Ryan Verlinden IC 21 Kayleb Milne Reserves: RE 1 Luke Metcalf RE 2 Jonaiah Lualua RE 3 Nene Macdonald RE 5 Jensen Taumoepeau RE 8 Brock Ilett RE 10 Daniel Vasquez RE 15 Kyle Paterson RE 17 Franklin Pele RE 19 Duwanye Mariner
Due to heavy rainfall, round two of the Knock-On Effect NSW Cup was moved to Cessnock Sports Ground on the 21st of March. The Jets were originally slated to face the Knights at Central Coast Stadium on the 19th.[66] The match was then moved to PointsBet Stadium[67] before being deferred due to continued heavy rain.[68]
27 March	3	Parramatta Eels	Bankwest Stadium, Sydney	Loss	20-22	Garlick (2), Gray, Trindall	Trindall 2/4		[69]
Team Details FB 1 Luke Metcalf WG 2 Eddie Aiono CE 3 Jonah Ngaronoa CE 4 Kayal Iro WG 20 Nene Macdonald FE 6 Jack A Williams HB 19 Braydon Trindall PR 10 Daniel Vasquez HK 9 Zac Woolford PR 23 Andrew Fifita SR 11 Kayleb Milne SR 12 Bronson Garlick (c) LK 13 Gabe Hamlin Interchange: IC 8 Tom Hazelton IC 14 Monty Raper IC 15 Kyle Paterson IC 16 Brock Gray Reserves: RE 5 Honeti Tuha RE 7 Manaia Rudolph RE 22 Dylan O'Connor
3 April	4	Canberra Raiders	Belconnen Oval, Canberra	Loss	20-60	Metcalf, Aiono, Williams, Tuha	Metcalf 1/3, Tuha 1/1		[70]
Team Details FB 1 Luke Metcalf WG 2 Eddie Aiono CE 4 Kayal Iro CE 24 Jensen Taumoepeau WG 5 Honeti Tuha FE 6 Jack A Williams (c) HB 7 Manaia Rudolph PR 10 Daniel Vasquez HK 9 Zac Woolford PR 23 Andrew Fifita SR 11 Brock Gray SR 12 Bronson Garlick LK 16 Ethan Natoli Interchange: IC 14 Brock Ilett IC 15 Kyle Paterson IC 19 Duwanye Mariner IC 20 Tom Caughlan Reserves: RE 3 Jonah Ngaronoa RE 8 Tom Hazelton RE 13 Monty Raper RE 18 Tyla Tamou
11 April	5	North Sydney Bears	North Sydney Oval, Sydney	Draw	20-20	Metcalf (2), Lualua, Garlick	Trindall 2/4		[71]
Team Details FB 1 Luke Metcalf WG 20 Nene Macdonald CE 4 Kayal Iro CE 24 Jensen Taumoepeau WG 22 Jonaiah Lualua FE 6 Jack A Williams (c) HB 19 Braydon Trindall PR 10 Daniel Vasquez HK 9 Zac Woolford PR 23 Andrew Fifita SR 12 Bronson Garlick SR 21 D'Rhys Miller LK 11 Brock Gray Interchange: IC 2 Eddie Aiono IC 15 Kyle Paterson IC 16 Ethan Natoli IC 17 Franklin Pele Reserves: RE 2 Eddie Aiono RE 3 Jonah Ngaronoa RE 5 Honeti Tuha RE 7 Manaia Rudolph RE 8 Tom Hazelton RE 13 Monty Raper RE 14 Brock Ilett RE 19 Duwanye Mariner RE 20 Tom Caughlan
17 April	6	Newcastle Knights	Henson Park, Sydney	Loss	22-42	Lualua (4), Trindall	Trindall 1/5		[72]
Team Details FB 1 Luke Metcalf WG 2 Eddie Aiono CE 4 Dylan O'Connor CE 24 Jensen Taumoepeau WG 5 Jonaiah Lualua FE 6 Jack A Williams (c) HB 19 Braydon Trindall PR 8 Brock Gray HK 9 Kyle Paterson PR 10 Daniel Vasquez SR 11 D'Rhys Miller SR 12 Bronson Garlick LK 14 Billy Magoulias Interchange: IC 13 Gabe Hamlin IC 15 Zac Woolford IC 17 Franklin Pele IC 21 Kayleb Milne Reserves: RE 3 Johnathan Tufaga RE 7 Tyla Tamou RE 14 Ethan Natoli RE 16 Tom Hazelton RE 16 Brock Ilett RE 20 Monty Raper
24 April	7	Mount Pritchard Mounties	Henson Park, Sydney	Win	30-14	Garlick (2), Tamou, Metcalf, Macdonald	Metcalf 5/6		[73]
Team Details FB 1 Luke Metcalf WG 5 Jonaiah Lualua CE 3 Nene Macdonald CE 4 Will Chambers WG 22 Dylan O'Connor FE 6 Jack A Williams (c) HB 26 Tyla Tamou PR 10 Daniel Vasquez HK 9 Zac Woolford PR 16 Brock Ilett SR 11 D'Rhys Miller SR 12 Bronson Garlick LK 13 Gabe Hamlin Interchange: IC 8 Brock Gray IC 14 Ethan Natoli IC 15 Kyle Paterson IC 19 Duwanye Mariner Reserves: RE 2 Eddie Aiono RE 21 Kayleb Milne
	8	Bye
8 May	9	Penrith Panthers	BlueBet Stadium, Sydney	Loss	18-46	Garlick (2), Aiono, Miller	Tuha 1/2, Williams 0/1, Aiono 0/1		[74]
Team Details FB 1 Honeti Tuha WG 2 Eddie Aiono CE 3 Eli Roberts CE 4 Dylan O'Connor WG 5 Tom Rodwell FE 6 Jack A Williams (c) HB 7 Tyla Tamou PR 8 Brock Ilett HK 9 Zac Woolford PR 10 Brock Gray SR 11 D'Rhys Miller SR 12 Bronson Garlick LK 13 Tyler Slade Interchange: IC 14 Ethan Natoli IC 15 Duwanye Mariner IC 16 Jesse Colquhoun IC 18 Wyatt Rangi Reserves: RE 1 Luke Metcalf RE 2 Jonaiah Lualua RE 3 Josh Dugan RE 5 Nene Macdonald RE 10 Daniel Vasquez RE 14 Jensen Taumoepeau RE 15 Kyle Paterson
Due to COVID-19 regulations, both sides were prevented from including any NRL full-time squad members on match day.[75]
	10	Bye
22 May	11	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Henson Park, Sydney	Win	44-20	Pele (2), Garlick (2), O'Connor, Aiono, Macdonald, Lualua	Metcalf 6/8		[76]
Team Details FB 1 Dylan O'Connor WG 2 Eddie Aiono CE 3 Jensen Taumoepeau CE 4 Jonaiah Lualua WG 5 Nene Macdonald FE 6 Luke Metcalf HB 18 Manaia Rudolph PR 8 Franklin Pele HK 15 Zac Woolford PR 10 Daniel Vasquez SR 12 Bronson Garlick (c) SR 22 Tom Caughlan LK 14 Billy Magoulias Interchange: IC 9 Kyle Paterson IC 13 Brock Gray IC 17 Ryan Verlinden IC 19 Ethan Natoli Reserves: RE 7 Jack A Williams RE 11 D'Rhys Miller RE 21 Kayleb Milne
	12	Bye
5 June	13	Canberra Raiders	Henson Park, Sydney	Loss	10-20	Aiono, Talakai	Metcalf 1/2		[77]
Team Details FB 1 Dylan O'Connor WG 2 Eddie Aiono CE 3 Jensen Taumoepeau CE 4 Jonaiah Lualua WG 5 Nene Macdonald FE 6 Bronson Garlick (c) HB 7 Luke Metcalf PR 10 Daniel Vasquez HK 9 Zac Woolford PR 17 Franklin Pele SR 11 Tom Caughlan SR 12 Siosifa Talakai LK 13 Billy Magoulias Interchange: IC 14 Brock Gray IC 15 Kyle Paterson IC 16 Monty Raper IC 19 Ethan Natoli Reserves: RE 8 Andrew Fifita RE 20 Kayleb Milne RE 21 Ryan Verlinden
11 June	14	Penrith Panthers	Henson Park, Sydney	Loss	16-32	Pele, Macdonald, Metcalf	Townsend 2/3		[78]
Team Details FB 1 Dylan O'Connor WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Josh Dugan CE 4 Mawene Hiroti WG 5 Nene Macdonald FE 6 Luke Metcalf HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 10 Daniel Vasquez HK 9 Kyle Paterson PR 17 Franklin Pele SR 11 Teig Wilton SR 12 Bronson Garlick (c) LK 13 Billy Magoulias Interchange: IC 8 Brock Gray IC 14 Monty Raper IC 15 Zac Woolford IC 19 Tom Caughlan Reserves: RE 3 Jensen Taumoepeau RE 4 Jonaiah Lualua RE 12 Gabe Hamlin RE 17 Ryan Verlinden RE 19 Ethan Natoli
19 June	15	Manly Sea Eagles	Henson Park, Sydney	Win	26-12	Metcalf (2), Hiroti, Macdonald, Garlick	Townsend 3/5		[79]
Team Details FB 1 Luke Metcalf WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Josh Dugan CE 4 Mawene Hiroti WG 5 Nene Macdonald FE 6 Jack A Williams (c) HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 8 Andrew Fifita HK 9 Kyle Paterson PR 10 Daniel Vasquez SR 11 Gabe Hamlin SR 12 Bronson Garlick LK 13 Kurt Dillon Interchange: IC 14 Brock Gray IC 15 Zac Woolford IC 16 Monty Raper IC 19 Eddie Aiono Reserves: RE 17 Ryan Verlinden RE 19 Ethan Natoli RE 20 Tom Hazelton RE 22 Tom Caughlan
3 July	16	North Sydney Bears	Henson Park, Sydney	Draw	0-0
10 July	17	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Redfern Oval, Sydney	Draw	0-0
18 July	18	Mount Pritchard Mounties	Aubrey Keech Reserve, Sydney	Draw	0-0
24 July	19	Western Suburbs Magpies	Henson Park, Sydney	Draw	0-0
	20	Bye
7 August	21	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Henson Park, Sydney	Draw	0-0
Rounds 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21 of the Knock-On Effect Cup were cancelled in line with the NSW Public Health Order to deal with the public health risk of the recent COVID-19 outbreak. All clubs received one point for a draw (COVID draw).[80] On 10 August, the NSWRL made the call to abandon the remainder of the competition due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[81]
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Source:^[82]

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Field Goals	Report
13 March	1	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Collegians Sporting Complex, Wollongong	Loss	4-10	Lualua	Pickering 1/1		[83]
Team Details FB 1 Trentham Petersen WG 2 Kayal Iro CE 3 Jensen Taumoepeau CE 4 Kyle Pickering WG 5 Jonaiah Lualua FE 6 Harrison Geraghty HB 7 Angus Ernst PR 8 Franklin Pele HK 9 Isaac Longmuir PR 10 Jack Martin SR 11 Kai Parker SR 12 Jack Boyling (c) LK 13 Tyler Slade Interchange: IC 14 Jesse Colquhoun IC 15 Thomas Giles IC 16 Rhys Dakin IC 17 Bailey Cantrill Reserves: RE 18 Zane Jegers RE 19 Alec Brennan
21 March	2	Victoria Thunderbolts	Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney	Win	18-10	Rodwell, Geraghty, Parker, Pickering	Pickering 1/3, Lualua 0/1		[84]
Team Details FB 1 Trentham Petersen WG 2 Tom Rodwell CE 3 Jensen Taumoepeau CE 4 Kyle Pickering WG 5 Jonaiah Lualua FE 6 Harrison Geraghty HB 7 Angus Ernst PR 8 Franklin Pele HK 9 Isaac Longmuir PR 10 Jack Martin SR 11 Kai Parker SR 20 Kayal Iro LK 12 Jack Boyling (c) Interchange: IC 14 Jesse Colquhoun IC 15 Thomas Giles IC 16 Rhys Dakin IC 17 Bailey Cantrill Reserves: RE 13 Tyler Slade RE 18 Zane Jegers RE 19 Alec Brennan
27 March	3	Parramatta Eels	McCredie Park, Sydney	Win	26-18	Pele, Ernst, Pickering, Taumoepeau, Parker	Pickering 3/6		[85]
Team Details < FB 1 Trentham Petersen WG 2 Tom Rodwell CE 3 Jensen Taumoepeau CE 4 Kyle Pickering WG 5 Jonaiah Lualua FE 6 Harrison Geraghty HB 7 Angus Ernst PR 8 Franklin Pele HK 9 Isaac Longmuir PR 10 Jack Martin SR 11 Kai Parker SR 12 Jack Boyling (c) LK