The J.J. Giltinan Shield is an Australian rugby league trophy that has been awarded annually since 1951, currently to the minor premiers of each year’s National Rugby League competition. It was named after James J. Giltinan who was central to the founding of rugby league in Australia.
Giltinan died in September 1950 and the shield was created and named in his honour by the New South Wales Rugby Football League (NSWRFL); it was introduced for the following year's season. From 1951 to 1994, the Shield was awarded to the NSWRFL (from 1984 New South Wales Rugby League) premiership’s winner of the Grand Final, replacing the Labor Daily Cup (named after Sydney’s Labor Daily newspaper) that had been awarded from 1934 to 1950. In the 1995 and 1996 seasons, it was awarded to the Australian Rugby League competition’s winners of the Grand Final.
In addition to the Shield, premiership winning teams received the W. D. & H. O. Wills Cup (named after British tobacco company W. D. & H. O. Wills) from 1960 to 1981, the Winfield Cup from 1982 to 1995 and the Optus Cup in 1996.
Since 1997 and the inception of the National Rugby League (NRL), the J.J. Giltinan Shield has been repurposed, awarded to the NRL competition's minor premiers for each season. Winners of each year’s NRL Grand Final receive the National Rugby League Premiership Trophy, named since 2013 the Provan-Summons trophy.
Winners Season Winners Awarded to Premiers1951 South Sydney Rabbitohs1952 Western Suburbs Magpies1953 South Sydney Rabbitohs1954 South Sydney Rabbitohs1955 South Sydney Rabbitohs1956 St. George Dragons1957 St. George Dragons1958 St. George Dragons1959 St. George Dragons1960 St. George Dragons1961 St. George Dragons1962 St. George Dragons1963 St. George Dragons1964 St. George Dragons1965 St. George Dragons1966 St. George Dragons1967 South Sydney Rabbitohs1968 South Sydney Rabbitohs1969 Balmain Tigers1970 South Sydney Rabbitohs1971 South Sydney Rabbitohs1972 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles1973 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles1974 Eastern Suburbs Roosters1975 Eastern Suburbs Roosters1976 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles1977 St. George Dragons1978 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles1979 St. George Dragons1980 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs1981 Parramatta Eels1982 Parramatta Eels1983 Parramatta Eels1984 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs1985 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs1986 Parramatta Eels1987 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles1988 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs1989 Canberra Raiders1990 Canberra Raiders1991 Penrith Panthers1992 Brisbane Broncos1993 Brisbane Broncos1994 Canberra Raiders1995 Sydney Bulldogs1996 Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesAwarded to Minor Premiers1997 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles1998 Brisbane Broncos1999 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks2000 Brisbane Broncos2001 Parramatta Eels2002 New Zealand Warriors2003 Penrith Panthers2004 Sydney Roosters2005 Parramatta Eels2006Withheld 12007Withheld 12008Withheld 12009 St. George-Illawarra Dragons2010 St. George-Illawarra Dragons2011 Melbourne Storm2012 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs2013 Sydney Roosters2014 Sydney Roosters2015 Sydney Roosters2016 Melbourne Storm2017 Melbourne Storm2018 Sydney Roosters2019 Melbourne Storm2020 Penrith Panthers2021 Melbourne Storm2022 Penrith Panthers2023 Penrith Panthers2024 Melbourne Storm2025 Canberra Raiders2026 Penrith Panthers 1 The Melbourne Storm were stripped of the 2006, 2007 and 2008 minor premierships on 22 April 2010 due to salary cap breaches.
Most Wins
Premierships (1951 - 1996) +TallyClubSeasons13 St. George Dragons1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1977, 19798 South Sydney Rabbitohs1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1967, 1968, 1970, 19716 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles1972, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1987, 19965 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs1980, 1984, 1985, 1998, 19954 Parramatta Eels1981, 1982, 1983, 19863 Canberra Raiders1989, 1990, 19942 Brisbane Broncos1992, 19932 Eastern Suburbs Roosters1974, 19751 Penrith Panthers19911 Balmain Tigers19691 Western Suburbs Magpies1952
Minor Premierships (1997 - Present) +TallyClubSeasons6 Melbourne Storm2011, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 20245 Penrith Panthers2003, 2020, 2022, 2023, 20265 Sydney Roosters2004, 2013, 2014, 2015, 20182 St. George-Illawarra Dragons2009, 20102 Parramatta Eels2001, 20052 Brisbane Broncos1998, 20001 Canberra Raiders20251 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs20121 New Zealand Warriors20021 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks19991 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles1997
Total (1951 - Present) +TallyClubSeasons13 St. George Dragons1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1977, 19798 South Sydney Rabbitohs1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1967, 1968, 1970, 19717 Eastern Suburbs/Sydney Roosters1974, 1975, 2004, 2013, 2014, 2015, 20187 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles1972, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1987, 1996, 19976 Penrith Panthers1991, 2003, 2020, 2022, 2023, 20266 Melbourne Storm2011, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 20246 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs1980, 1984, 1985, 1998, 1995, 20126 Parramatta Eels1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 2001, 20054 Canberra Raiders1989, 1990, 1994, 20254 Brisbane Broncos1992, 1993, 1998, 20002 St. George-Illawarra Dragons2009, 20101 New Zealand Warriors20021 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks19991 Balmain Tigers19691 Western Suburbs Magpies1952
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References
External links NSWRL Premiership at rleague.com