List of National Rugby League players with five tries in a game information
As of 14 May 2024, 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. 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[1]
2
Harold Horder
5
Wing
South Sydney
North Sydney
Royal Agricultural Society Ground
5
1917[2]
3
Harold Horder
5
Wing
South Sydney
North Sydney
Royal Agricultural Society Ground
12
1917[3]
4
Frank Burge
8
Lock
Glebe
University
Royal Agricultural Society Ground
7
1920[4]
5
Gordon Wright
5
Wing
Eastern Suburbs
Balmain
Royal Agricultural Society Ground
10
1920[5]
6
Cec Blinkhorn
5
Wing
North Sydney
Annandale
North Sydney Oval
14
1920[6]
7
Sid Goodwin
5
Wing
Balmain
University
Leichhardt Oval
2
1935[7]
8
Rod O'Loan
7
Wing
Eastern Suburbs
University
Sydney Sports Ground
5
1935[8]
9
Dave Brown
5
Centre
Eastern Suburbs
Canterbury
Sydney Sports Ground
6
1935[9]
10
Dave Brown
6
Centre
Eastern Suburbs
Canterbury
Pratten Park
15
1935[10]
11
Dave Brown
6
Centre
Eastern Suburbs
Balmain
SCG
18
1935[11]
12
Alan Ridley
6
Wing
Western Suburbs
Newtown
Pratten Park
9
1936[12]
Two players achieved feat on same day, 11 July 1936, in just four NSWRFL matches.
Alan Quinlivan
5
Centre
South Sydney
University
Earl Park
14
Don Manson
5
Wing
South Sydney
University
Sydney Sports Ground
1
1937[13]
Only instance in an opening round of season, and was player's NSWRFL debut.
15
Edgar Newham
5
Wing
Canterbury
Balmain
SCG
Play-Off
1942[14]
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[15]
17
Arthur Patton
5
Wing
Balmain
Eastern Suburbs
SCG
14
1944[16]
18
Jack Lindwall
6
Wing
St. George
Manly
Hurstville Oval
4
1947[17]
19
Bobby Lulham
5
Wing
Balmain
Parramatta
Leichhardt Oval
15
1947[18]
20
Norm Jacobson
5
Wing
Newtown
Parramatta
Erskineville Oval
2
1948[19]
21
Johnny Graves
5
Wing
South Sydney
Eastern Suburbs
Redfern Oval
14
1949[20]
22
Jack Troy
6
Wing
Newtown
Eastern Suburbs
Sydney Sports Ground
13
1950[21]
23
Merv Lees
5
Centre
St. George
North Sydney
SCG
14
1954[22]
24
Brian Allsop
5
Wing
Eastern Suburbs
Parramatta
Sydney Sports Ground
10
1955[23]
25
Ian Moir
5
Wing
South Sydney
Parramatta
Redfern Oval
7
1957[24]
26
Eric Sladden
5
Wing
South Sydney
Parramatta
Cumberland Oval
16
1957[25]
27
Les Hanigan
5
Wing
Manly
Cronulla
Brookvale Oval
8
1967[26]
28
Peter Langmack
5
Lock
Penrith
St. George
Penrith Park
15
1974[27]
29
Dave Topliss
5
Five-eighth
Balmain
Newtown
Henson Park
20
1977[28]
30
Andrew Ettingshausen
5
Centre
Cronulla
Illawarra
Endeavour Field
22
1989[29]
31
Mal Meninga
5
Centre
Canberra
Eastern Suburbs
Bruce Stadium
5
1990[30]
32
Alan McIndoe
5
Wing
Illawarra
Gold Coast
Wollongong Showground
8
1991[31]
33
Andrew Ettingshausen
5
Centre
Cronulla
South Sydney
Endeavour Field
22
1994[32]
34
Nigel Vagana
5
Centre
Bulldogs
South Sydney
Sydney Football Stadium
4
2002[33]
35
Jamie Lyon
5
Centre
Parramatta
Cronulla
Parramatta Stadium
24
2003[34]
36
Francis Meli
5
Wing
New Zealand
Bulldogs
Sydney Showground Stadium
QF
2003[35]
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[36]
40
Alex Johnston
5
Wing
South Sydney
Penrith
Stadium Australia
17
2017[37]
41
Matt Ikuvalu
5
Wing
Sydney
North Queensland
North Queensland Stadium
9
2020[38]
42
Alex Johnston
5
Wing
South Sydney
Sydney
Stadium Australia
20
2020[39]
43
Josh Addo-Carr
6
Wing
Melbourne
South Sydney
Stadium Australia
9
2021[40]
44
Edrick Lee
5
Wing
Newcastle
Gold Coast
MacDonald Jones Stadium
16
2022
^"Round 11 Scorers, 1916". AFL Tables.
^"Round 5 Scorers, 1917". AFL Tables.
^"Round 12 Scorers, 1917". AFL Tables.
^"Round 7 Scorers, 1920". AFL Tables.
^"Round 10 Scorers, 1920". AFL Tables.
^"Round 14 Scorers, 1920". AFL Tables.
^"Round 2 Scorers, 1935". AFL Tables.
^"Round 5 Scorers, 1935". AFL Tables.
^"Round 6 Scorers, 1935". AFL Tables.
^"Round 15 Scorers, 1935". AFL Tables.
^"Round 18 Scorers, 1935". AFL Tables.
^"Round 9 Scorers, 1936". AFL Tables.
^"Round 1 Scorers, 1937". AFL Tables.
^"Finals Scorers, 1942". AFL Tables.
^"Round 9 Scorers, 1944". AFL Tables.
^"Round 14 Scorers, 1944". AFL Tables.
^"Round 4 Scorers, 1947". AFL Tables.
^"Round 15 Scorers, 1947". AFL Tables.
^"Round 2 Scorers, 1948". AFL Tables.
^"Round 14 Scorers, 1949". AFL Tables.
^"Round 13 Scorers, 1950". AFL Tables.
^"Round 14 Scorers, 1954". AFL Tables.
^"Round 10 Scorers, 1955". AFL Tables.
^"Round 7 Scorers, 1957". AFL Tables.
^"Round 16 Scorers, 1957". AFL Tables.
^"Round 8 Scorers, 1967". AFL Tables.
^"Penrith Panthers 22 def. St George Dragons 21". Rugby League Project.
^"Newtown Jets 12 lost to Balmain Tigers 43". Rugby League Project.
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