List of National Rugby League golden point games
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The golden point, a sudden death overtime system, is used to resolve drawn rugby league matches in the National Rugby League, Australasia's top competition in the sport. The term is borrowed from the golden goal system formerly employed in association football. The golden point is used to determine a winner when scores are level at the end of regular time. Prior to its introduction into the National Rugby League competition at the beginning of the 2003 season, normal season games were left as draws; in finals matches, 20 minutes extra time ensued (10 minutes each way), with a replay in the event of a draw. If the scores are level at the end of 80 minutes, five minutes are played, the teams swap ends with no break, and a further five minutes are played. Any score (try, penalty goal, or field goal) in this 10-minute period secures a win for the scoring team, and the game ends at that point. If the scoring event is a try, no conversion is attempted. If no further scoring occurs, the game is drawn and each team receives one competition point.
As of 12 July 2026, 182 golden point games have been played, with 19 remaining a draw after the ten minutes of golden point extra-time. Daly Cherry-Evans has scored the winning points on seven occasions, more than anyone in the NRL, while Nathan Cleary has scored the winning points on five occasions, followed by Johnathan Thurston, Valentine Holmes, Jamayne Isaako, and Shaun Johnson all behind on four.
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