The NRL has had some excellent premiership teams since 2005, many of them including some of the best players of the modern era. This list ranks these premiership winning sides against one another, based on their overall season and players.

2005 was the last time a grand final took place with players that are still active in the NRL.

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1. Melbourne Storm - 2017

The Melbourne Storm team of 2017 included some of the best NRL players of all time as well as a mix of young superstars. The Storm lost only four games the entire year as they charged towards the premiership, defeating the Cowboys convincingly in the grand final. Billy Slater, Cooper Cronk and Cameron Smith played alongside Cameron Munster, Jesse Bromwich, Will Chambers, Jordan McLean, Ryan Hoffman and so many other stars in one of the best sides of the modern era.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 01: Cameron Smith of the Storm celebrates and holds aloft the NRL Premiership trophy after winning the 2017 NRL Grand Final match between the Melbourne Storm and the North Queensland Cowboys at ANZ Stadium on October 1, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)
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