| 2009 National Rugby League | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 16 |
| Premiers |  Melbourne Storm |
| Minor premiers |  St. George Illawarra (1st title) |
| Matches played | 201 |
| Points scored | 8315 |
| Average attendance | 16,980 |
| Attendance | 3,412,872 |
| Top points scorer(s) |  Hazem El Masri (248) |
| Player of the year |  Jarryd Hayne (Dally M Medal) |
| Top try-scorer(s) | Brett Morris (25) |
The 2009 NRL season was the 102nd season of professional rugby league football club competition in Australia, and the twelfth run by the National Rugby League. For the third consecutive year, sixteen teams competed for the 2009 Telstra Premiership title. The season commenced with the first match played on 13 March and ended with the grand final, played on 4 October. The Grand Final was won by the Melbourne Storm in their fourth consecutive grand final appearance. However, they were stripped of their Premiership on 22 April 2010 after they were found to be guilty of breaching the league's salary cap.[2][3]
The second season of the National Youth Competition also commenced in line with the Telstra Premiership.
- ^ Stuart Honeysett and Brent Read (23 April 2010) Shocking end to the Melbourne Storm era The Australian
- ^ "Melbourne Storm breach NRL Salary Cap". National Rugby League. 22 April 2010. Archived from the original on 25 April 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- ^ McDonald, Margie (22 April 2010). "Melbourne Storm stripped of two rugby league titles over salary cap fraud". The Australian. Retrieved 22 April 2010.