2016 Telstra Premiership
| 2016 National Rugby League | |
|---|---|
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| Teams | 16 |
| Premiers |
 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (1st title) |
| Minor premiers |
 Melbourne Storm (2nd title) |
| Matches played | 201 |
| Points scored | 8388 |
| Attendance | 3,228,623 (16,063) |
| Top points scorer(s) |
 Jarrod Croker (296) |
| Player of the year |
Cooper Cronk & Jason Taumalolo (Dally M Medal) |
| Top try-scorer(s) |
Suliasi Vunivalu (23) Jordan Rapana (23) |
The 2016 NRL season was the 109th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 19th season run by the National Rugby League. The season started in New Zealand with the annual Auckland Nines, and was followed by the All Stars Match, which was played at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, and the World Club Series. The season concluded on October 2 with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks winning their first ever premiership after 50 seasons, having entered the competition in 1967.
The lineup of teams remained unchanged for the 10th consecutive year. The NRL's salary cap for the clubs' top 25 players was $A6.3M for 2016.
The 2016 pre-season featured the third edition of the Auckland Nines competition, held over a weekend at Auckland's Eden Park in which the Parramatta Eels defeated the New Zealand Warriors in the final. The All Stars match was held on February 13 at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. The 2016 World Club Series took place in England with the NRL premiers North Queensland Cowboys defeating the Super League champions Leeds Rhinos in the World Club Challenge match.
The Parramatta Eels were faced with starting the season on -4 points due to salary cap indiscretions in 2015, however the NRL was satisfied with governance changes at the Eels and no points were deducted.
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