a 17-match ban. The Sea Eagles then terminated his contract. The Wests Tigers became the first ever joint venture club to win the premiership, having formed in 2000 as a union between the Balmain Tigers and Western Suburbs Magpies, both foundation members of the original New South Wales Rugby Football League. Teams Advertising In 2005 the NRL and their advertising agency MJW Hakuhodo for the third year running stayed with the Hoodoo Gurus' "That's My Team" soundtrack and developed three different musical executions. The campaign focussed on the association of "strength" with the game and the ads featured three different musical interpretations of the song all without vocals. Each was created intending to bring out the positionings of rugby league characteristice of ‘strength of body’, ‘strength of mind’ and ‘strength of character’ Outdoor supersites also featured in suburban locations in NSW and local cinema versions of the TVC ran with a call to action inviting fans to attend a game of the team local to the cinema location. Regular season Bold – Home game X – Bye * – Golden point game Opponent for round listed above margin Ladder Finals series To decide the grand finalists from the top eight finishing teams, the NRL adopts the McIntyre final eight system. Finals Chart Grand Final Statistics and records The Broncos' Darren Smith was the NRL's oldest player in 2005 at 36 years and 284 days. The Brisbane Broncos set a new club record for highest score conceded (50 points) and greatest losing margin (46 points), when they lost 50-4 against the Melbourne Storm at Olympic Park in Round 4. These records were broken in 2020 when they lost 59-0 to the Sydney Roosters in round 4, which was the first (of two) time Brisbane have failed to score a point at their home of Suncorp Stadium. The Newcastle Knights lost a club record 13 straight matches from 13 March - 19 June, and went on to win the wooden spoon for the first time. In Rounds 23 and 24, the Canterbury Bulldogs suffered their worst defeats since 1935, when they lost 56-4 against the Parramatta Eels in Round 23, then lost 54-2 against Wests Tigers in Round 24. Wests Tigers' club record for their longest winning streak with 8 wins from round 16 to round 24. Wests Tigers' standing record for their biggest ever win : 54-2 over the Canterbury Bulldogs