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1. Which team is the most successful in terms of percentage of games won during their debut year?
2. Which of the following teams has been least successful in terms of percentage of games won in their first season?
3. The Canberra Raiders won more than 50 percent of their matches in their debut season in the NSWRL (1982).
4. When Penrith joined the NSWRL in 1967, they won 5 games and finished second-last.
5. The Wests Tigers drew their first ever NRL game. Did they go on to make the top 8 in their debut season of 2000?
6. Between 1908, when the NSWRL started, and 1998, when the NRL started, ___ team(s) finished as minor premier in their debut season?
7. St George-Illawarra won what percentage of NRL matches in their first season as a joint venture club (1999)?
8. South Sydney only lost one match in the first ever NSWRL season way back in 1908. Who did they lose to?
9. Despite finishing with the wooden spoon in their first season (1967), Cronulla-Sutherland actually won their first ever NSWRL match.
10. Canterbury-Bankstown (later known as the Bulldogs) were winless in their debut season (1935).
11. Eastern Suburbs (later known as the Roosters) only lost two games in their debut season (1908): one was against South Sydney in the final. Who was the other against?
12. The Auckland Warriors (later known as NZ Warriors) made the top 8 in their debut season (1995).
13. Parramatta won how many games in their debut season (1947)?
14. What position did Brisbane finish in their debut season (1988)?
15. Did Manly-Warringah finish 2nd in their first season (1947)?
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