2011 NRL season
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The 2011 NRL season was the 104th season of professional rugby league football club competition in Australia, and the fourteenth and last run by the National Rugby League's partnership committee of the Australian Rugby League and News Ltd. The NRL's main championship, called the 2011 Telstra Premiership due to sponsorship from Telstra, was contested by sixteen teams for the fifth consecutive year. Alongside was the fourth season of the Toyota Cup taking place.
2011 National Rugby League | |
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Duration | 11 March – 2 October 2011 |
Teams | 16 |
Premiers | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (8th title) |
Minor premiers | Melbourne Storm (1st title) |
Matches played | 201 |
Average attendance | 17,235 |
Attendance | 3,464,207 |
Top points scorer(s) | Benji Marshall (211) |
Player of the year | Billy Slater (Dally M Medal) |
Top try-scorer(s) | Nathan Merritt (23) Ben Barba (23) |
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The season's Premiership title was awarded to the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles who took out their 8th title, only three years after their previous title, defeating the New Zealand Warriors in the grand final.