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Waiting for the NRL belt: the longest droughts
The active teams that have gone longest without the belt, and the ones still waiting for their first reign.
Every active NRL team and how long it's been since it last held the belt. The belt moves constantly, so a long wait usually means a team keeps losing the one game that matters.
The longest waits
- Wests Tigers: last held it July 27, 2018, 2,990 days ago.
- South Sydney Rabbitohs: last held it July 11, 2024, 814 days ago.
- Cronulla Sharks: last held it September 28, 2024, 735 days ago.
- Newcastle Knights: last held it June 27, 2025, 463 days ago.
- St George Illawarra Dragons: last held it August 15, 2025, 414 days ago.
- Parramatta Eels: last held it March 5, 2026, 212 days ago.
- Melbourne Storm: last held it March 20, 2026, 197 days ago.
- Brisbane Broncos: last held it April 10, 2026, 176 days ago.
- North Queensland Cowboys: last held it April 16, 2026, 170 days ago.
- Manly Sea Eagles: last held it May 3, 2026, 153 days ago.