List of NRL club owners

This is a list of club owners in the National Rugby League (NRL), the top league of professional rugby league clubs in Australasia.[1][2][3]

Current clubs

Club Owner(s) Estimated brand value ($AUD millions) Notes
Brisbane Broncos News Corp Australia (68.87%)
BXBX Pty Ltd (9.79%)
Lake Morepeth Pty Ltd (6.73%)
Others (14.61%) 		124 [4]
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Bulldogs Rugby League Club Limited 51 [4][5][6]
Canberra Raiders Canberra District Rugby League Football Club Limited
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Cronulla Sutherland District Rugby League Football Club
Dolphins Redcliffe Dolphins Rugby League Club Limited 49 [4]
Gold Coast Titans Rebecca Frizelle & Brett Frizelle [7][8]
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Scott Penn (100%) [9]
Melbourne Storm Bart Campbell (30%)
Matt Tripp (25%)
Gerry Ryan (25%)
Brett Ralph & Shaun Ralph (20%) 		55 [4][10][11]
Newcastle Knights Western Suburbs (N'cle) Leagues Club Limited 43 [4][12]
New Zealand Warriors Autex Industries (Mark Robinson) [13][14][15]
North Queensland Cowboys Cowboys Leagues Club Limited 72 [4]
Parramatta Eels Parramatta Leagues Club 71 [4]
Penrith Panthers Panthers Leagues Club 108 [4][5]
South Sydney Rabbitohs Blackcourt League Investments Pty Ltd (Russell Crowe, James Packer, Mike Cannon-Brookes) (75%)
Financial Members of the club (25%) 		73 [4][16][17]
St George Illawarra Dragons WIN Corporation (50%)
St George Leagues Club (50%)
Sydney Roosters Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club Limited 68 [4]
Wests Tigers Wests Magpies Pty Ltd (90%)
Balmain District Rugby League Football Club (10%) 		42 [4][18]

See also

References

  1. ^ "NRL Club Ownership". Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Who really owns your favourite team?". 5 April 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  3. ^ Rothfield, Phil (25 February 2015). "NRL rich list: Rating your club's finances". Daily Telegraph.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Samlos, Zoe; Buckingham-Jones, Sam (9 October 2024). "$145m: The most valuable AFL and NRL teams revealed". Australian Financial Review. Nine Media. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  5. ^ a b Pash, Chris (4 December 2013). "The Top 20 Most Valuable Australian Sports Brands". Business Insider Australia. Archived from the original on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  6. ^ 2014 Annual Report (PDF) (2014 ed.). 31 October 2014. p. 58. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  7. ^ "NRL confirms local consortium as Titans' new owners". ABC News. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Frizelle family to assume full ownership of Titans". titans.com.au. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  9. ^ Proszenko, Adrian (19 May 2018). "Manly owners knock back $12 million offer from Middle East investors". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  10. ^ "Chairman update on Club Ownership". melbournestorm.com.au. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  11. ^ Stensholt, John (28 September 2017). "The entrepreneurs who saved Melbourne Storm". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  12. ^ Stensholt, John (18 September 2016). "NRL seeking $15-20 million for Newcastle Knights as sale process set to begin". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  13. ^ "Eric Watson becomes sole owner of the Warriors after Sir Owen Glenn sells share". Stuff. 28 November 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  14. ^ Long, David (15 September 2019). "Auckland clubs told Eric Watson left Warriors with $4.6 million of debt". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  15. ^ "Sold! Autex Industries to become sole owner of Warriors". NZ Herald. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  16. ^ "Rich List". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  17. ^ "Mike Cannon-Brookes purchases one-third share of Blackcourt League Investments". 14 November 2021.
  18. ^ "Wests Tigers Ownership Structure Confirmed". Wests Tigers Official Site. 27 May 2016.

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