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List of National Rugby League players with five tries in a game

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As of 2 January 2025, there have been 44 players who have scored 5 or more tries in a game in the National Rugby League and its predecessors, the NSWRL, ARL and Super League premierships. Five players have managed the feat more than once, two of whom did so in a single season, with Dave Brown the only one to accomplish it on three occasions. Frank Burge holds the records of first player to score five or more tries, being the only forward to do so, and most tries scored in a game. Players still currently active are listed in bold.

# Player Tries Position Club Opponent Ground Round Season Notes
1 Frank Burge 6 Second-row Glebe North Sydney Wentworth 11 1916
2 Harold Horder 5 Wing South Sydney North Sydney Royal Agricultural Society Ground 5 1917
3 Harold Horder 5 Wing South Sydney North Sydney Royal Agricultural Society Ground 12 1917
4 Frank Burge 8 Lock Glebe University Royal Agricultural Society Ground 7 1920 Record for most tries scored by a player in a single game
5 Gordon Wright 5 Wing Eastern Suburbs Balmain Royal Agricultural Society Ground 10 1920
6 Cec Blinkhorn 5 Wing North Sydney Annandale North Sydney Oval 14 1920
7 Sid Goodwin 5 Wing Balmain University Leichhardt Oval 2 1935
8 Rod O'Loan 7 Wing Eastern Suburbs University Sydney Sports Ground 5 1935
9 Dave Brown 5 Centre Eastern Suburbs Canterbury Sydney Sports Ground 6 1935
10 Dave Brown 6 Centre Eastern Suburbs Canterbury Pratten Park 15 1935
11 Dave Brown 6 Centre Eastern Suburbs Balmain Sydney Cricket Ground 18 1935
12 Alan Ridley 6 Wing Western Suburbs Newtown Pratten Park 9 1936 Two players achieved feat in separate matches that began at the same time on 11 July 1936.
Alan Quinlivan 5 Centre South Sydney University Earl Park
14 Don Manson 5 Wing South Sydney University Sydney Sports Ground 1 1937 Only instance in an opening round of season, and was player's NSWRFL debut.
15 Edgar Newham 5 Wing Canterbury Balmain Sydney Cricket Ground Play-Off 1942 First of only two instances outside the home-and-away season, in play-off for minor premiership.
16 Johnny Bliss 5 Wing North Sydney Eastern Suburbs North Sydney Oval 9 1944
17 Arthur Patton 5 Wing Balmain Eastern Suburbs Sydney Cricket Ground 14 1944
18 Jack Lindwall 6 Wing St. George Manly Hurstville Oval 4 1947
19 Bobby Lulham 5 Wing Balmain Parramatta Leichhardt Oval 15 1947
20 Norm Jacobson 5 Wing Newtown Parramatta Erskineville Oval 2 1948
21 Johnny Graves 5 Wing South Sydney Eastern Suburbs Redfern Oval 14 1949
22 Jack Troy 6 Wing Newtown Eastern Suburbs Sydney Sports Ground 13 1950
23 Merv Lees 5 Centre St. George North Sydney Sydney Cricket Ground 14 1954
24 Brian Allsop 5 Wing Eastern Suburbs Parramatta Sydney Sports Ground 10 1955
25 Ian Moir 5 Wing South Sydney Parramatta Redfern Oval 7 1957
26 Eric Sladden 5 Wing South Sydney Parramatta Cumberland Oval 16 1957
27 Les Hanigan 5 Wing Manly Cronulla Brookvale Oval 8 1967
28 Peter Langmack 5 Lock Penrith St. George Penrith Park 15 1974
29 David Topliss 5 Five-eighth Balmain Newtown Henson Park 20 1977
30 Andrew Ettingshausen 5 Centre Cronulla Illawarra Endeavour Field 22 1989
31 Mal Meninga 5 Centre Canberra Eastern Suburbs Bruce Stadium 5 1990
32 Alan McIndoe 5 Wing Illawarra Gold Coast Wollongong Showground 8 1991
33 Andrew Ettingshausen 5 Centre Cronulla South Sydney Endeavour Field 22 1994
34 Nigel Vagana 5 Centre Bulldogs South Sydney Sydney Football Stadium 4 2002
35 Jamie Lyon 5 Centre Parramatta Cronulla Parramatta Stadium 24 2003
36 Francis Meli 5 Wing New Zealand Bulldogs Sydney Showground Stadium QF 2003 First instance in a "mandatory" final, and only the second outside the home-and-away rounds.
37 Nathan Merritt 5 Fullback South Sydney Parramatta Stadium Australia 22 2011
40 Alex Johnston 5 Wing South Sydney Penrith Stadium Australia 17 2017
41 Matt Ikuvalu 5 Wing Sydney North Queensland North Queensland Stadium 9 2020
42 Alex Johnston 5 Wing South Sydney Sydney Stadium Australia 20 2020
43 Josh Addo-Carr 6 Wing Melbourne South Sydney Stadium Australia 9 2021
44 Edrick Lee 5 Wing Newcastle Gold Coast Newcastle International Sports Centre 16 2022

References

  1. "Round 11 Scorers, 1916". AFL Tables.
  2. "Round 5 Scorers, 1917". AFL Tables.
  3. "Round 12 Scorers, 1917". AFL Tables.
  4. "Round 7 Scorers, 1920". AFL Tables.
  5. "Round 10 Scorers, 1920". AFL Tables.
  6. "Round 14 Scorers, 1920". AFL Tables.
  7. "Round 2 Scorers, 1935". AFL Tables.
  8. "Round 5 Scorers, 1935". AFL Tables.
  9. "Round 6 Scorers, 1935". AFL Tables.
  10. "Round 15 Scorers, 1935". AFL Tables.
  11. "Round 18 Scorers, 1935". AFL Tables.
  12. "Round 9 Scorers, 1936". AFL Tables.
  13. "Round 1 Scorers, 1937". AFL Tables.
  14. "Finals Scorers, 1942". AFL Tables.
  15. "Round 9 Scorers, 1944". AFL Tables.
  16. "Round 14 Scorers, 1944". AFL Tables.
  17. "Round 4 Scorers, 1947". AFL Tables.
  18. "Round 15 Scorers, 1947". AFL Tables.
  19. "Round 2 Scorers, 1948". AFL Tables.
  20. "Round 14 Scorers, 1949". AFL Tables.
  21. "Round 13 Scorers, 1950". AFL Tables.
  22. "Round 14 Scorers, 1954". AFL Tables.
  23. "Round 10 Scorers, 1955". AFL Tables.
  24. "Round 7 Scorers, 1957". AFL Tables.
  25. "Round 16 Scorers, 1957". AFL Tables.
  26. "Round 8 Scorers, 1967". AFL Tables.
  27. "Penrith Panthers 22 def. St George Dragons 21". Rugby League Project.
  28. "Newtown Jets 12 lost to Balmain Tigers 43". Rugby League Project.
  29. "Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 46 def. Illawarra Steelers 14". Rugby League Project.
  30. "Canberra Raiders 66 def. Eastern Suburbs Roosters 4". Rugby League Project.
  31. "Illawarra Steelers 46 def. Gold Coast Seagulls 4". Rugby League Project.
  32. "Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 42 def. South Sydney Rabbitohs 0". Rugby League Project.
  33. "Souths 6 v Bulldogs 32 – Round 4, 2002". AFL Tables.
  34. "Parramatta 74 v Cronulla 4 – Round 24, 2003". AFL Tables.
  35. "New Zealand 48 v Bulldogs 22 – Qualifying Final, 2003". AFL Tables.
  36. "Souths 56 v Parramatta 6 – Round 22, 2011". AFL Tables.
  37. "Souths 42 v Penrith 14 – Round 17, 2017". AFL Tables.
  38. "North Queensland 16 v Sydney Roosters 42 – Round 9, 2020". AFL Tables.
  39. "Souths 60 v Sydney Roosters 8 – Round 20, 2020". AFL Tables.
  40. "Souths 0 v Melbourne 50 – Round 9, 2021". AFL Tables.

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