This list includes the appointment date and performance record of the 17 current National Rugby League head coaches.
Wayne Bennett, the head coach of The Dolphins (NRL) , has coached in the NRL since 1987, making him the longest serving coach in the league.[1]
Appointments that do not take immediate effect begin on 1 November.
Coaches
- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2021 NRL season
Team
|
Name
|
Start date[a]
|
Time as coach
|
Prem
|
W
|
L
|
D
|
GC
|
Win%
|
Prem
|
W
|
L
|
D
|
GC
|
Win%
|
Source
|
Current[b]
|
Career[c]
|
Brisbane
|
Kevin Walters
|
1 November 2020
|
3 years, 261 days
|
0
|
31
|
32
|
0
|
65
|
49%
|
0
|
31
|
32
|
0
|
65
|
49%
|
[2]
|
Canberra
|
Ricky Stuart
|
1 November 2013
|
10 years, 261 days
|
0
|
115
|
107
|
1
|
223
|
51.8%
|
1
|
236
|
230
|
2
|
468
|
50.5%
|
|
Canterbury-Bankstown
|
Cameron Ciraldo
|
1 November 2022
|
1 year, 261 days
|
0
|
5
|
11
|
0
|
16
|
31%
|
0
|
8
|
14
|
0
|
22
|
44%
|
[3]
|
Cronulla-Sutherland
|
Craig Fitzgibbon
|
1 November 2021
|
2 years, 261 days
|
0
|
26
|
13
|
0
|
39
|
66.6%
|
0
|
26
|
13
|
0
|
39
|
66.6%
|
|
Gold Coast
|
Des Hasler
|
1 November 2023
|
186 days
|
0
|
1
|
7
|
0
|
8
|
14%
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
50%
|
[4]
|
Manly-Warringah
|
Anthony Seibold
|
1 November 2022
|
1 year, 261 days
|
0
|
7
|
8
|
1
|
16
|
44%
|
0
|
38
|
43
|
2
|
83
|
46%
|
[5]
|
Melbourne
|
Craig Bellamy
|
18 September 2002
|
21 years, 305 days
|
3
|
364
|
158
|
2
|
524
|
69.8%
|
3
|
365
|
158
|
2
|
525
|
69.5%
|
[6]
|
New Zealand
|
Andrew Webster
|
1 November 2022
|
1 year, 261 days
|
0
|
9
|
7
|
0
|
16
|
56.2%
|
0
|
9
|
9
|
0
|
18
|
50%
|
[7]
|
Newcastle
|
Adam O'Brien
|
1 November 2019
|
4 years, 261 days
|
0
|
32
|
46
|
2
|
80
|
41.5%
|
0
|
32
|
46
|
2
|
80
|
41.5%
|
[8]
|
North Queensland
|
Todd Payten
|
1 November 2020
|
3 years, 261 days
|
0
|
29
|
31
|
0
|
60
|
48%
|
0
|
35
|
39
|
0
|
74
|
48.5%
|
[9]
|
Parramatta
|
Brad Arthur
|
1 November 2013
|
10 years, 261 days
|
0
|
131
|
115
|
0
|
246
|
53.3%
|
0
|
131
|
115
|
0
|
246
|
53.3%
|
[10]
|
Penrith
|
Ivan Cleary
|
1 November 2018
|
5 years, 261 days
|
3
|
78
|
24
|
1
|
103
|
75.8%
|
2
|
218
|
178
|
4
|
398
|
55.3%
|
[11]
|
Dolphins
|
Wayne Bennett
|
1 November 2022
|
1 year, 261 days
|
0
|
7
|
9
|
0
|
16
|
44%
|
7
|
562
|
327
|
14
|
903
|
62.3%
|
South Sydney
|
Ben Hornby †
|
30 April 2024
|
6 days
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0%
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
===== 0% =====
|
|
St. George Illawarra
|
Shane Flanagan
|
1 November 2023
|
186 days
|
0
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
8
|
50%
|
0
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
6
|
33%
|
[12]
|
Sydney Roosters
|
Trent Robinson
|
1 November 2012
|
11 years, 261 days
|
3
|
166
|
93
|
0
|
259
|
64.5%
|
3
|
166
|
93
|
0
|
259
|
64.5%
|
|
Wests Tigers
|
Benji Marshall
|
1 November 2023
|
261 days
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0%
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0%
|
See also
Notes
- ^ Commencement date of current term at the team.
- ^ Coaching statistics from the current term with the team; coaching statistics from previous term with the team are not included.
- ^ Coaching statistics for career in the NRL, records in other leagues are not included.
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