Referees 1939-2023
[Penalty Ratios] [Win/Loss Records] [Win/Loss Differences]| Referee | Span | Games* | Finals | Grand Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Cummins | 2006-2023 | 444 | 32 | 5 |
| Bill Harrigan | 1986-2003 | 392 | 37 | 10 |
| Ashley Klein | 2009-2023 | 374 | 22 | 2 |
| Matt Cecchin | 2001-2021 | 369 | 21 | 3 |
| Gerard Sutton | 2009-2023 | 368 | 30 | 7 |
| Gavin Badger | 2003-2020 | 354 | 12 | |
| Col Pearce | 1947-1968 | 343 | 22 | 6 |
| Shayne Hayne | 2001-2014 | 327 | 24 | 4 |
| Steve Clark | 1992-2007 | 314 | 17 | |
| Tony Archer | 1999-2012 | 294 | 19 | 6 |
| Tim Mander | 1992-2005 | 291 | 16 | 2 |
| Sean Hampstead | 1996-2008 | 290 | 6 | |
| Paul Simpkins | 1996-2007 | 284 | 15 | 1 |
| Kevin Roberts | 1975-1988 | 274 | 10 | 3 |
| Jared Maxwell | 2006-2016 | 272 | 14 | |
| Darcy Lawler | 1944-1963 | 272 | 28 | 7 |
| Jack O'Brien | 1940-1955 | 262 | 21 | 6 |
| Graham Annesley | 1982-1997 | 244 | 6 | |
| Greg McCallum | 1983-1994 | 240 | 14 | 3 |
| Alan Shortall | 2008-2018 | 238 | 5 | |
| Grant Atkins | 2011-2023 | 237 | 11 | |
| Laurie Bruyeres | 1961-1975 | 237 | 7 | 2 |
| Adam Gee | 2011-2023 | 233 | 12 | |
| Eddie Ward | 1988-1998 | 218 | 7 | 1 |
| Jason Robinson | 2003-2013 | 209 | 4 | |
| George Bishop | 1939-1952 | 208 | 13 | 4 |
| Keith Page | 1967-1976 | 206 | 17 | 3 |
| Henry Perenara | 2011-2021 | 205 | 4 | |
| Mick Stone | 1981-1989 | 192 | 17 | 3 |
| Chris Sutton | 2012-2023 | 185 | 3 | |
| Chris James | 2009-2017 | 184 | 2 | |
| Graeme West | 1983-1996 | 181 | ||
| John Gocher | 1976-1986 | 178 | 6 | 1 |
| Greg Hartley | 1972-1981 | 175 | 16 | 5 |
| Cliff Brown | 1947-1962 | 172 | ||
| Jack Danzey | 1973-1983 | 172 | 8 | |
| Tom McMahon Jr | 1939-1951 | 172 | 13 | |
| Steve Lyons | 2001-2012 | 164 | 1 | |
| Don MacDonald | 1967-1979 | 157 | ||
| Gary Cook | 1971-1979 | 154 | 10 | 3 |
| Keith Holman | 1965-1974 | 153 | 1 | 1 |
| Gavin Reynolds | 2010-2018 | 146 | ||
| Barry Barnes | 1972-1987 | 143 | 3 | |
| Chris Ward | 1979-1991 | 136 | 1 | |
| Aub Oxford | 1942-1954 | 135 | 1 | |
| David Manson | 1992-1997 | 133 | 9 | 2 |
| Chris Butler | 2014-2023 | 132 | ||
| Adam Devcich | 2009-2016 | 131 | 1 | |
| Peter Gough | 2016-2023 | 126 | ||
| Les Samuelson | 1959-1971 | 122 | ||
| Kelvin Jeffes | 1991-2000 | 121 | 9 | |
| David Munro | 2011-2020 | 117 | ||
| Fred Erickson | 1955-1964 | 112 | ||
| Mark Oaten | 1995-2002 | 109 | ||
| Brett Suttor | 2009-2014 | 107 | ||
| Tony De Las Heras | 2006-2012 | 103 | ||
| Richie Humphreys | 1969-1978 | 99 | ||
| Brian Grant | 1988-1999 | 99 | ||
| Gavin Morris | 2010-2015 | 98 | 2 | |
| Paul McBlane | 1994-1999 | 97 | 6 | |
| Austin Shiner | 1941-1955 | 90 | 1 | |
| Neil Almond | 1988-1996 | 81 | ||
| Phil Haines | 2008-2013 | 79 | ||
| Jack Bradley | 1962-1968 | 77 | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Hewitt | 1996-2000 | 76 | ||
| Denis Braybrook | 1975-1982 | 74 | ||
| Martin Weekes | 1980-1985 | 72 | ||
| Jon Stone | 2016-2020 | 69 | ||
| Matt Noyen | 2015-2021 | 68 | ||
| Tony Kelly | 1988-1996 | 67 | ||
| Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski | 2017-2023 | 64 | ||
| Moghseen Jadwat | 1997-2000 | 53 | ||
| Arthur Neville | 1962-1970 | 52 | ||
| Keith Parkinson | 1956-1963 | 48 | ||
| Joe McGauley | 1939-1942 | 47 | ||
| Jack Harris | 1964-1971 | 47 | ||
| Ian Parnaby | 1990-1996 | 47 | ||
| Mick Lewis | 1994-1996 | 47 | ||
| Barry Bradstock | 1976-1981 | 45 | ||
| Todd Smith | 2022-2023 | 42 | ||
| Barry Goldsworthy | 1979-1982 | 42 | ||
| Phil Henderson | 2018-2020 | 40 | ||
| Les Williams | 1951-1957 | 39 | ||
| Bernard Sutton | 2007-2018 | 39 | ||
| Russell Smith | 2005-2006 | 39 | ||
| Giles O'Donnell | 1982-1987 | 39 | ||
| Ray Smyth | 1943-1948 | 33 | ||
| Jack Farrelly | 1966-1971 | 33 | ||
| Geoff Weeks | 1990-1991 | 32 | ||
| Ray O'Donnell | 1955-1959 | 31 | 1 | |
| Clive Edwards | 1970-1975 | 31 | ||
| Phil Cooley | 1986-1989 | 30 | ||
| Peter Filmer | 1987-1992 | 30 | ||
| Phil McCarroll | 1969-1971 | 29 | ||
| Liam Kennedy | 2019-2023 | 28 | ||
| Bill Kelly | 1960-1966 | 28 | 1 | |
| Luke Phillips | 2010-2014 | 27 | ||
| Don Lancashire | 1959-1970 | 27 | 2 | 1 |
| Ted Cook | 1965-1969 | 26 | ||
| Denis Spagarino | 1984-1988 | 22 | ||
| Carl Langton | 1966-1967 | 22 | ||
| Tim Roby | 2016-2019 | 21 | ||
| Gary Bennett | 1971-1974 | 21 | ||
| Gavin Atkins | 2013-2016 | 20 | ||
| Tony Maksoud | 1995-1997 | 20 | ||
| Baden Wales | 1957-1959 | 19 | ||
| Rob Alexander | 1995-1996 | 18 | ||
| Dudley Nicholson | 1957-1959 | 17 | ||
| P Lee | 1939-1941 | 17 | ||
| Brian Barry | 1967-1968 | 17 | ||
| David Jay | 1994-1995 | 14 | ||
| Steve Chiddy | 1998 | 12 | ||
| Jack Kelly | 1942-1948 | 10 | ||
| Belinda Sharpe | 2019-2023 | 9 | ||
| Adam Cassidy | 2019 | 9 | ||
| Cyril Dimon | 1961-1962 | 9 | ||
| Steve Richards | 2001-2002 | 9 | ||
| Rod Lawrence | 1998-2003 | 9 | ||
| Bill Cuke | 1941-1942 | 7 | ||
| A Davis | 1947 | 7 | ||
| Bill Devine | 1940-1956 | 7 | ||
| Lionel Green | 1983 | 7 | ||
| David Goener | 1990 | 7 | ||
| Barry Cross | 1973 | 7 | ||
| H Carrick | 1942-1943 | 6 | ||
| Arthur Davis | 1939 | 6 | ||
| Greg Boyd | 1986 | 6 | ||
| David O'Keefe | 1987-1988 | 6 | ||
| Col Turnell | 1976 | 6 | ||
| Robin Whitfield | 1985-1986 | 5 | ||
| Alex Spankie | 1940 | 5 | ||
| Doug Wintin | 1977-1978 | 5 | ||
| Phil Elliss | 1967 | 5 | ||
| J Bates | 1939 | 4 | ||
| Bert Cowley | 1953 | 4 | ||
| Kevin Keough | 1956 | 4 | ||
| R McMillan | 1956 | 4 | ||
| G Lane | 1963-1964 | 4 | ||
| J Jacobson | 1964 | 4 | ||
| Steve Nash | 1982-1984 | 4 | ||
| Phil Houston | 1995-1997 | 4 | ||
| Michael Wise | 2011-2019 | 3 | ||
| G Hallwood | 1947 | 3 | ||
| Arthur Konnecke | 1954 | 3 | ||
| Frank Walsh | 1959 | 3 | ||
| Albert Perry | 1964 | 3 | ||
| George Brain | 1977 | 3 | ||
| Neil McAlister | 1975 | 3 | ||
| Bob Cummins | 1956 | 2 | ||
| Ted Pepper | 1964 | 2 | ||
| G Kellahan | 1964 | 2 | ||
| Ian Smith | 1980 | 2 | ||
| Peter Pierse | 1981 | 2 | ||
| Allan McKean | 1984 | 2 | ||
| Steve Carrall | 2001 | 2 | ||
| Mick Naughton | 1973-1979 | 2 | ||
| Jack Stewart | 1969 | 1 | ||
| Peter Kirby | 2012 | 1 | ||
| W Cole | 1939 | 1 | ||
| Barrie Keenahan | 1982 | 1 | ||
| Julien Rascagneres | 1983 | 1 | ||
| Noel Bissett | 1984 | 1 | ||
| Russell Turner | 2009 | 1 | ||
| Marcel Caillol | 1977 | 1 | ||
| Billy Thompson | 1977 | 1 | ||
| B Shipton | 1979 | 1 | ||
| Francois Escande | 1975 | 1 | ||
| Bob Flint | 1995 | 1 | ||
| * Dual referees are each credited with a game. Referees appearing as substitutes excluded | ||||
| Best Penalty Ratios (Min. 10 Games) (since 1980) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee | Team | P | For* | Against* | Ratio |
| Paul McBlane | Illawarra | 12 | 104 | 70 | 1.49 |
| Phil Haines | Cronulla | 11 | 41.5 | 28 | 1.48 |
| Kelvin Jeffes | Manly | 19 | 167 | 118 | 1.42 |
| Jon Stone | Gold Coast Titans | 10 | 43 | 31 | 1.39 |
| Matt Hewitt | Parramatta | 11 | 83 | 60 | 1.38 |
| Phil Haines | St George Illawarra | 10 | 31 | 22.5 | 1.38 |
| Jack Danzey | Cronulla | 12 | 134 | 97 | 1.38 |
| Kelvin Jeffes | Brisbane | 14 | 102 | 75 | 1.36 |
| Gavin Morris | St George Illawarra | 16 | 57 | 42 | 1.36 |
| Jared Maxwell | Cronulla | 20 | 100 | 73.5 | 1.36 |
| Chris Butler | Parramatta | 18 | 88 | 65 | 1.35 |
| Gavin Morris | Souths | 10 | 36.5 | 27 | 1.35 |
| Brian Grant | Parramatta | 12 | 86 | 64 | 1.34 |
| Mick Stone | Wests | 19 | 183 | 139 | 1.32 |
| Brian Grant | Gold Coast | 10 | 93 | 71 | 1.31 |
| Peter Gough | St George Illawarra | 22 | 110 | 84 | 1.31 |
| Bill Harrigan | Cronulla | 51 | 344 | 265 | 1.30 |
| Adam Devcich | St George Illawarra | 18 | 54.5 | 42 | 1.30 |
| Gerard Sutton | Souths | 57 | 252.5 | 194 | 1.30 |
| Chris James | St George Illawarra | 15 | 47.5 | 36.5 | 1.30 |
| Steve Lyons | Parramatta | 20 | 96.5 | 74.5 | 1.30 |
| Shayne Hayne | Parramatta | 42 | 238 | 182.5 | 1.30 |
| Greg Hartley | Manly | 11 | 126 | 97 | 1.30 |
| Worst Penalty Ratios (Min. 10 Games) (since 1980) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee | Team | P | For* | Against* | Ratio |
| Phil Haines | Newcastle | 11 | 23.5 | 38 | 0.62 |
| Chris James | Sydney Roosters | 23 | 55 | 84.5 | 0.65 |
| Greg Hartley | Wests | 11 | 84 | 127 | 0.66 |
| Brian Grant | Norths | 10 | 43 | 63 | 0.68 |
| Chris Sutton | Sydney Roosters | 14 | 39 | 55.5 | 0.70 |
| Matt Hewitt | Gold Coast | 14 | 79 | 113 | 0.70 |
| Graham Annesley | Gold Coast | 10 | 70 | 98 | 0.71 |
| Steve Clark | Wests | 10 | 64 | 90 | 0.71 |
| Kelvin Jeffes | St George | 12 | 71 | 99 | 0.72 |
| Tony De Las Heras | North Queensland | 13 | 49 | 67 | 0.73 |
| Ian Parnaby | Gold Coast | 10 | 58 | 80 | 0.73 |
| John Gocher | Newtown | 13 | 120 | 159 | 0.75 |
| Ashley Klein | Sydney Roosters | 61 | 196.5 | 262.5 | 0.75 |
| Brett Suttor | Penrith | 17 | 47.5 | 63 | 0.75 |
| Chris Butler | Melbourne | 16 | 58 | 77 | 0.75 |
| *Dual referees' penalties count half | |||||
| Best Win/Loss Records (Min. 10 Games) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee | Team | P | W | D | L | Win% |
| Gavin Reynolds | Melbourne | 13 | 13 | 100.00 | ||
| Don MacDonald | St George | 21 | 19 | 2 | 90.48 | |
| Neil Almond | Norths | 10 | 9 | 1 | 90.00 | |
| Tony Kelly | Manly | 10 | 9 | 1 | 90.00 | |
| Fred Erickson | St George | 16 | 14 | 2 | 87.50 | |
| Kelvin Jeffes | Brisbane | 14 | 12 | 2 | 85.71 | |
| Chris Sutton | Sydney Roosters | 14 | 12 | 2 | 85.71 | |
| Kelvin Jeffes | Manly | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 84.21 |
| Adam Devcich | Melbourne | 18 | 15 | 3 | 83.33 | |
| Cliff Brown | St George | 23 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 82.61 |
| Paul Simpkins | Norths | 17 | 14 | 3 | 82.35 | |
| David Munro | Melbourne | 17 | 14 | 3 | 82.35 | |
| Chris James | North Queensland | 17 | 14 | 3 | 82.35 | |
| Matt Hewitt | Parramatta | 11 | 9 | 2 | 81.82 | |
| Chris Butler | North Queensland | 11 | 9 | 2 | 81.82 | |
| Phil Haines | Souths | 11 | 9 | 2 | 81.82 | |
| Barry Barnes | Canterbury | 30 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 81.67 |
| Chris Butler | Melbourne | 16 | 13 | 3 | 81.25 | |
| Col Pearce | St George | 99 | 78 | 4 | 17 | 80.81 |
| Brian Grant | Souths | 10 | 8 | 2 | 80.00 | |
| Graeme West | Manly | 15 | 12 | 3 | 80.00 | |
| Chris Sutton | Melbourne | 20 | 16 | 4 | 80.00 | |
| Richie Humphreys | Sydney Roosters | 10 | 8 | 2 | 80.00 | |
| Worst Win/Loss Records (Min. 10 Games) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee | Team | P | W | D | L | Win% |
| Jon Stone | Newcastle | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0.00 | |
| Mick Stone | Illawarra | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9.09 | |
| Graeme West | Gold Coast | 22 | 2 | 20 | 9.09 | |
| Steve Clark | Wests | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10.00 | |
| Tony Kelly | Gold Coast | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10.00 |
| Tim Mander | Gold Coast | 16 | 2 | 14 | 12.50 | |
| Keith Parkinson | Parramatta | 15 | 2 | 13 | 13.33 | |
| Joe McGauley | Newtown | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13.64 |
| Neil Almond | Gold Coast | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 13.89 |
| Adam Gee | Gold Coast Titans | 20 | 3 | 17 | 15.00 | |
| David Munro | Newcastle | 19 | 3 | 16 | 15.79 | |
| John Gocher | Penrith | 26 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 17.31 |
| Barry Bradstock | Norths | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18.18 | |
| Tom McMahon Jr | Norths | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 18.18 |
| Chris Sutton | Canterbury | 21 | 4 | 17 | 19.05 | |
| Phil Haines | Parramatta | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20.00 | |
| Jon Stone | Gold Coast Titans | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20.00 | |
| Eddie Ward | New Zealand | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20.00 | |
| Kelvin Jeffes | Gold Coast | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 20.00 |
| Jack Farrelly | Newtown | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 20.00 |
| Largest Differences (Min. 10 games) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee | Team | Record (W-D-L) | Overall Record (W-D-L)* | Difference | ||
| Brian Grant | Souths | 8-0-2 | 80.00% | 89-7-174 | 34.26% | +45.74 |
| Neil Almond | Norths | 9-0-1 | 90.00% | 108-11-88 | 54.83% | +35.17 |
| Chris Butler | North Queensland | 9-0-2 | 81.82% | 126-0-125 | 50.20% | +31.62 |
| Jack Harris | Newtown | 9-0-4 | 69.23% | 59-8-99 | 37.95% | +31.28 |
| Gavin Reynolds | Melbourne | 13-0-0 | 100.00% | 161-1-73 | 68.72% | +31.28 |
| Phil Haines | Souths | 9-0-2 | 81.82% | 77-1-71 | 52.01% | +29.80 |
| Tony Kelly | Parramatta | 8-0-4 | 66.67% | 71-4-122 | 37.06% | +29.61 |
| Chris James | North Queensland | 14-0-3 | 82.35% | 125-0-108 | 53.65% | +28.70 |
| Bill Kelly | Newtown | 7-1-2 | 75.00% | 59-3-68 | 46.54% | +28.46 |
| Peter Gough | Newcastle | 13-0-7 | 65.00% | 69-3-119 | 36.91% | +28.09 |
| David Munro | Canberra | 13-0-4 | 76.47% | 120-1-126 | 48.79% | +27.69 |
| Neil Almond | Parramatta | 7-0-4 | 63.64% | 71-4-122 | 37.06% | +26.58 |
| Gavin Reynolds | Penrith | 16-0-5 | 76.19% | 113-0-113 | 50.00% | +26.19 |
| Don MacDonald | St George | 19-0-2 | 90.48% | 196-12-104 | 64.74% | +25.73 |
| Paul Simpkins | Norths | 14-0-3 | 82.35% | 55-3-41 | 57.07% | +25.28 |
| Ray Smyth | Sydney Roosters | 7-0-3 | 70.00% | 41-3-50 | 45.21% | +24.79 |
| Peter Gough | North Queensland | 12-0-5 | 70.59% | 91-0-106 | 46.19% | +24.40 |
| Chris Sutton | Sydney Roosters | 12-0-2 | 85.71% | 188-1-118 | 61.40% | +24.31 |
| Paul McBlane | Balmain | 9-0-6 | 60.00% | 49-1-86 | 36.40% | +23.60 |
| David Munro | Cronulla | 12-0-4 | 75.00% | 128-2-120 | 51.60% | +23.40 |
| Alan Shortall | Penrith | 22-1-8 | 72.58% | 134-2-138 | 49.27% | +23.31 |
| Graeme West | Balmain | 13-1-4 | 75.00% | 173-5-160 | 51.92% | +23.08 |
| Referee | Team | Record (W-D-L) | Overall Record (W-D-L)* | Difference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul McBlane | Norths | 2-2-7 | 27.27% | 84-6-57 | 59.18% | -31.91 |
| Jon Stone | Newcastle | 0-0-14 | 0.00% | 36-2-79 | 31.62% | -31.62 |
| Steve Lyons | Canterbury | 3-0-7 | 30.00% | 179-5-124 | 58.93% | -28.93 |
| Kelvin Jeffes | Norths | 4-2-10 | 31.25% | 123-9-84 | 59.03% | -27.78 |
| Steve Clark | Wests | 1-0-9 | 10.00% | 64-4-114 | 36.26% | -26.26 |
| Eddie Ward | New Zealand | 2-0-8 | 20.00% | 39-0-46 | 45.88% | -25.88 |
| Joe McGauley | Newtown | 1-1-9 | 13.64% | 21-3-33 | 39.47% | -25.84 |
| Barry Barnes | Sydney Roosters | 6-2-12 | 35.00% | 227-14-152 | 59.54% | -24.54 |
| Chris Sutton | Canterbury | 4-0-17 | 19.05% | 126-0-169 | 42.71% | -23.66 |
| Graham Annesley | Norths | 6-0-15 | 28.57% | 190-16-177 | 51.70% | -23.13 |
| Greg Hartley | St George | 10-1-16 | 38.89% | 141-10-87 | 61.34% | -22.46 |
| David Munro | Newcastle | 3-0-16 | 15.79% | 90-3-148 | 37.97% | -22.18 |
| Jack Bradley | Newtown | 3-0-11 | 21.43% | 57-6-75 | 43.48% | -22.05 |
| Phil Haines | Gold Coast Titans | 3-0-9 | 25.00% | 69-0-79 | 46.62% | -21.62 |
| Kelvin Jeffes | Parramatta | 4-0-12 | 25.00% | 107-6-124 | 46.41% | -21.41 |
| Barry Barnes | Souths | 5-0-14 | 26.32% | 175-10-193 | 47.62% | -21.30 |
| Tim Mander | Manly | 7-1-12 | 37.50% | 152-6-107 | 58.49% | -20.99 |
| Martin Weekes | Manly | 5-0-7 | 41.67% | 93-5-55 | 62.42% | -20.75 |
| Mark Oaten | Canterbury | 4-1-6 | 40.91% | 119-6-74 | 61.31% | -20.40 |
| Adam Gee | Gold Coast Titans | 3-0-17 | 15.00% | 109-1-200 | 35.32% | -20.32 |
| Mark Oaten | Parramatta | 4-0-7 | 36.36% | 111-8-84 | 56.65% | -20.29 |
| Peter Gough | Parramatta | 6-0-11 | 35.29% | 111-0-89 | 55.50% | -20.21 |
| *During the referee's career | ||||||