The NRL belt's wildest and quietest seasons

The seasons the belt changed hands most, and the ones it hardly moved.

Some seasons the belt barely moves. Others it gets passed around like a hot potato. Here are the seasons it changed hands most, and the ones where it hardly moved.

Busiest seasons

1. 2018: 15 title changes among 10 teams; Sydney Roosters finished with it.
2. 2024: 14 title changes among 9 teams; Penrith Panthers finished with it.
3. 2017: 13 title changes among 9 teams; Melbourne Storm finished with it.
4. 2019: 12 title changes among 9 teams; Sydney Roosters finished with it.
5. 2025: 12 title changes among 10 teams; Parramatta Eels finished with it.

Quietest seasons

1. 2020: 8 title changes. Sydney Roosters carried it in and St George Illawarra Dragons carried it out.
2. 2021: 9 title changes. St George Illawarra Dragons carried it in and Penrith Panthers carried it out.
3. 2022: 9 title changes. Penrith Panthers carried it in and Penrith Panthers carried it out.
4. 2023: 9 title changes. Penrith Panthers carried it in and Dolphins carried it out.
5. 2019: 12 title changes. Sydney Roosters carried it in and Sydney Roosters carried it out.

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