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There are currently sixteen clubs in the NRL. Those clubs that are located in [[Sydney]] are the [[Sydney Roosters]], [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]], [[Wests Tigers]], [[St George-Illawarra Dragons]], [[Canterbury Bulldogs]], [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles]], [[Parramatta Eels]], [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]] and the [[Penrith Panthers]]. These teams are considered the Sydney Football Clubs.

There are currently sixteen clubs in the NRL. Those clubs that are located in [[Sydney]] are the [[Sydney Roosters]], [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]], [[Wests Tigers]], [[St George-Illawarra Dragons]], [[Canterbury Bulldogs]], [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles]], [[Parramatta Eels]], [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]] and the [[Penrith Panthers]]. These teams are considered the Sydney Football Clubs.

Those clubs which are located in [[New South Wales] outside of Sydney are the [[Newcastle Knights]] and the [[Canberra Raiders]]. These clubs are the result of franchising which occurred in 1982. They are a professional amalgamation of the clubs that existed in those two cities.

Those clubs which are located in [[New South Wales]] outside of Sydney are the [[Newcastle Knights]] and the [[Canberra Raiders]]. These clubs are the result of franchising which occurred in 1982. They are a professional amalgamation of the clubs that existed in those two cities.

Those clubs which are located in [[Queensland]] are the [[Brisbane Broncos]], [[North Queensland Cowboys]] and the [[Gold Coast Titans]]. The Brisbane Broncos were a club that was created out of a franchise in 1988 that amalgamated the previously existing football clubs of [[Brisbane]]. The North Queensland Cowboys were created as a part of the 1995 expansion push. The Gold Coast Titans were granted a franchise to join the 2007 competition, although there had previously been clubs from the Gold Coast in the national competition.

Those clubs which are located in [[Queensland]] are the [[Brisbane Broncos]], [[North Queensland Cowboys]] and the [[Gold Coast Titans]]. The Brisbane Broncos were a club that was created out of a franchise in 1988 that amalgamated the previously existing football clubs of [[Brisbane]]. The North Queensland Cowboys were created as a part of the 1995 expansion push. The Gold Coast Titans were granted a franchise to join the 2007 competition, although there had previously been clubs from the Gold Coast in the national competition.