I found this statistic interesting and wasn't aware it was a 113 year record. Can the Eels make history by breaking this record and also a 40 year drought? Let's hope so. Records are meant to be broken. Strangely enough the Eels were Newcastle Knights biggest loss in 2001 by 40 to nil and yet the Knights won the premiership in 2001. The Knights also had other huge losses in that year.
No team in the history of the
NRL/NSWRL/ARL has conceded 50 or more points in a match during a season and gone on to win the Premiership. This notorious "50-point hoodoo" holds true over 113+ years of competition, as heavy losses usually indicate defensive issues too severe to overcome in a finals campaign. - Key Stat: No team has won the premiership after losing by 50+ points in a single match that same season.
- Closest Attempt: The 2001 Newcastle Knights are considered the closest, having won the title despite a shaky defensive record.
- Recent Example: The Parramatta Eelswere heavily defeated by over 50 points in Round 1 of the 2026 season by the Melbourne Storm, effectively ruling them out based on this historical trend.
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But Big Mal will fix that in Perth 😂
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