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Belt games decided by 3 points or less

40 belt games have come down to 3 points or less. These are the teams who got closest without taking it, and the holders who survived by a whisker.

So close: challengers

Lost a belt game by 3 or less

Gold Coast Titans3
Cronulla Sharks2
Parramatta Eels2
Wests Tigers2
Brisbane Broncos1
North Queensland Cowboys1
Dolphins1
Newcastle Knights1
Canterbury Bulldogs1
Melbourne Storm1
New Zealand Warriors1
Manly Sea Eagles1

Lost it by a whisker

Holders beaten by 3 or less

Penrith Panthers6
Brisbane Broncos2
Sydney Roosters2
South Sydney Rabbitohs2
Manly Sea Eagles2
Canberra Raiders2
St George Illawarra Dragons1
Melbourne Storm1
Wests Tigers1
Gold Coast Titans1
New Zealand Warriors1
Cronulla Sharks1

Escape artists

Holders who defended by 3 or less

Penrith Panthers3
Sydney Roosters2
Cronulla Sharks2
South Sydney Rabbitohs2
North Queensland Cowboys2
Canberra Raiders2
Melbourne Storm2
New Zealand Warriors2

Latest nail-biters

Sep 5, 2026New Zealand Warriors beat Manly Sea Eagles 31–30Defense
Jun 20, 2026Gold Coast Titans beat Penrith Panthers 19–18Title change
May 31, 2026Penrith Panthers beat New Zealand Warriors 20–18Defense
May 3, 2026Penrith Panthers beat Manly Sea Eagles 18–16Title change
May 4, 2025Canberra Raiders beat Melbourne Storm 20–18Defense
Mar 30, 2025New Zealand Warriors beat Wests Tigers 26–24Defense
Aug 15, 2024Melbourne Storm beat Penrith Panthers 24–22Title change
Aug 9, 2024Penrith Panthers beat Parramatta Eels 36–34Defense
Jul 21, 2024Penrith Panthers beat Dolphins 28–26Title change
May 4, 2024Melbourne Storm beat Gold Coast Titans 22–20Defense
Apr 12, 2024Melbourne Storm beat Canterbury Bulldogs 16–14Defense
Apr 4, 2024Melbourne Storm beat Brisbane Broncos 34–32Title change
Mar 16, 2024North Queensland Cowboys beat Newcastle Knights 21–20Defense
Jul 21, 2023New Zealand Warriors beat Canberra Raiders 21–20Title change
Apr 29, 2023Canberra Raiders beat Dolphins 31–30Defense
Mar 3, 2023Brisbane Broncos beat Penrith Panthers 13–12Title change
Sep 10, 2022North Queensland Cowboys beat Cronulla Sharks 32–30Defense
Jul 17, 2022Penrith Panthers beat Wests Tigers 18–16Defense
May 6, 2022Parramatta Eels beat Penrith Panthers 22–20Title change
Oct 3, 2021Penrith Panthers beat South Sydney Rabbitohs 14–12Title change
Mar 27, 2021New Zealand Warriors beat Canberra Raiders 34–31Title change
Mar 21, 2021Canberra Raiders beat Cronulla Sharks 12–10Title change
Jul 2, 2020Melbourne Storm beat Sydney Roosters 27–25Title change
Jun 30, 2019Penrith Panthers beat New Zealand Warriors 19–18Title change
Apr 20, 2019St George Illawarra Dragons beat Manly Sea Eagles 12–10Title change

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