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NRL record losses: Each team's biggest ever defeat
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Every club cops losses, some more than others.
We present the NRL’s mother of all hidings.
Listed is each club’s biggest thrashing of the modern era (1990-2022) – and the back story to where it all went wrong.
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Brisbane Broncos
Opponent: Sydney Roosters
Score: Roosters 59-0
Venue: Suncorp Stadium
Date: June 4, 2020
Margin: 59
The story: The Roosters edged Brisbane's previous record loss by a single point and did so without star player James Tedesco.
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Canberra Raiders
Opponent: Melbourne
Score: Storm 68-4
Venue: Canberra Stadium
Date: August 4, 2013
Margin: 64
The story: Looking to win a 13th straight game at home, Canberra were instead humiliated by a red-hot Storm.
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Canterbury Bulldogs
Opponent: Manly Sea Eagles/Newcastle Knights
Score: Manly 66-0/Knights 66-0
Venue: Bankwest Stadium/Accor Stadium
Date: July 3, 2021 & July 2, 2023
Margin: 66
The story: Almost two years apart the Bulldogs would experience their worst losses with two 66-0 defeats in 2021 and 2023.
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Cronulla Sharks
Opponent: Parramatta
Score: Eels 74-4
Venue: Parramatta Stadium
Date: August 23, 2003
Margin: 70
The story: The second biggest losing margin in NRL history. Jamie Lyon posted five tries against a Sharks side that had one sin-bin and two players sent off during the match.
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Gold Coast Titans
Opponent: Canberra
Score: Raiders 56-10
Venue: Canberra Stadium
Date: July 15, 2007
Margin: 46
The story: On their first trip to Canberra an injury plagued Titans side let 56 points slip. They lost eight of the last 10 matches tarnishing what was initially a promising season.
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Manly Sea-Eagles
Opponent: Cronulla
Score: Sharks 68-6
Venue: Toyota Park
Date: August 21, 2005
Margin: 62
The story: Sharks skipper Brett Kimmorley celebrated his 200th first grade game with three tries and three try assists in his best performance of the season.
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Melbourne Storm
Opponent: St George Illawarra
Score: Dragons 50-4
Venue: WIN Stadium
Date: June 4, 2000
Margin: 46
The story: After a heartbreaking grand final loss and a massive 70-10 defeat in the grand final rematch, it was third time lucky for the Dragons who finally got their revenge against the Storm with a 46-point win.
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Newcastle Knights
Opponent: Brisbane
Score: Broncos 71-6
Venue: Suncorp Stadium
Date: May 27, 2007
Margin: 65
The story: This is the Broncos' biggest-ever win and the Knights' biggest-ever loss with the game setting the tone for the Knights' season as they finished just a single win off the bottom.
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North Queensland Cowboys
Opponent: Parramatta
Score: Eels 62-0
Venue: Parramatta Stadium
Date: July 29, 2001
Margin: 62
The story: The star for the Eels was Scott Donald, who scored a hat-trick. Interestingly, all other players that scored finished with a double (Buettner, Burt, Hindmarsh & Lyon).
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Parramatta Eels
Opponent: Canberra
Score: Raiders 68-0
Venue: Bruce Stadium
Date: August 22, 1993
Margin: 68
The story: Croker, Daley, Meninga, Clyde, Mullins and Nadruku were all names on the tryscoring list. What a lethal Canberra side.
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Penrith Panthers
Opponent: Canberra
Score: Raiders 74-12
Venue: Canberra Stadium
Date: August 10, 2008
Margin: 62
The story: Terry Campese scored four tries and converted nine conversions totalling 36 points, the most ever scored by an individual in the NRL.
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South Sydney Rabbitohs
Opponent: Warriors
Score: Warriors 66-0
Venue: ANZ Stadium
Date: June 25, 2006
Margin: 66
The story: The Bunnies hit rock bottom in 2006, scraping away with just three wins and being handed their biggest defeat in the club's history. The 66-0 loss forced the club to come out with a public apology.
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St George Illawarra Dragons
Opponent: Melbourne
Score: Storm 70-10
Venue: MCG
Date: March 3,2000
Margin: 60
The story: The highly anticipated grand final rematch was one to forget for the Dragons who were still haunted by their demons from 1999.
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Sydney Roosters
Opponent: Canberra
Score: Raiders 74-12
Venue: Bruce Stadium
Date: April 15, 1990
Margin: 62
The story: The 62-point win helped the premiers Canberra claim their first minor premiership on for and against.
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New Zealand Warriors
Opponent: Melbourne Storm
Score: Storm 70-10
Venue: AAMI Park
Date: April 25, 2022
Margin: 60
The story: An ANZAC Day clash to forget for the Warriors, who let in 54 points in the second-half alone - an NRL record.
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Wests Tigers
Opponent: North Queensland Cowboys
Score: Cowboys 74-0
Venue: Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville
Date: July 1, 2023
Margin: 74
The story: The Cowboys would score 74 unanswered points with it the biggest winning margin, the most points scored and also the most points scored without reply in NRL history.