List of Queensland Reds players

Last updated May 14, 2024

This is a list of rugby union footballers who have played for the Queensland Reds in Super Rugby. The list includes any player that has played in a regular season match, semi-final or final for the Reds, ordered by debut date and name. Queensland Reds were a foundation team in the 1996 Super 12 season.^[1]^[2]

Players

No.	Name	Caps	Tries	C	P	DG	Points	Debut	Last
1	Mark Connors	89	6				30	03/03/1996	12/05/2006
2	Dan Crowley	39	1				5	03/03/1996	22/05/1999
3	Tony Daly	10	1				5	03/03/1996	18/05/1996
4	John Eales	46	6	63	83		405	03/03/1996	19/05/2001
5	Elton Flatley	88	11	92	130		629	03/03/1996	11/03/2006
6	Michael Foley	63	3				15	03/03/1996	19/05/2001
7	Daniel Herbert	82	17				85	03/03/1996	03/05/2003
8	Tim Horan	52	18				90	03/03/1996	13/05/2000
9	Jason Little	30	11				55	03/03/1996	16/05/1998
10	Tyron Mandrusiak	11						03/03/1996	12/04/1997
11	Rod McCall	3						03/03/1996	11/05/1996
12	Garrick Morgan	27	5				25	03/03/1996	16/05/1998
13	Jacob Rauluni	47	4				20	03/03/1996	11/05/2002
14	Damian Smith	54	15				75	03/03/1996	07/04/2001
15	Ben Tune	98	31				155	03/03/1996	05/05/2007
16	David Wilson	45	4				20	03/03/1996	29/04/2000
17	Toutai Kefu	86	12				60	10/03/1996	10/05/2003
18	Michael Flanagan	2	1				5	17/03/1996	22/03/1997
19	Brett Johnstone	37	3				15	17/03/1996	14/05/1999
20	Matthew Ryan	10						17/03/1996	19/04/1997
21	Paul Carozza	5						14/04/1996	18/05/1996
22	Brendan Cannon	19						26/04/1996	14/05/1999
23	Peter Clohessy	5						01/03/1997	31/03/1997
24	Shane Drahm	28	6	14	30	1	151	01/03/1997	19/05/2001
25	Barry Lea	2						01/03/1997	08/03/1997
26	Elton Moncrieff	4						01/03/1997	22/03/1997
27	Mark Murray	24	1				5	01/03/1997	13/05/2000
28	Matt Pini	4	1				5	01/03/1997	03/05/1997
29	Willie Carne	8	1				5	08/03/1997	17/05/1997
30	Matt Cockbain	72	6				30	15/03/1997	10/05/2003
31	Glen Panoho	71	1				5	22/03/1997	10/05/2003
32	Scott Webster	6	1				5	05/04/1997	22/03/1998
33	John Watkins	4						12/04/1997	04/04/1998
34	Christiaan Knapp	3						03/05/1997	17/05/1997
35	Drew Barrett	1						10/05/1997	10/05/1997
36	Brent Cockbain	2						17/05/1997	14/05/1999
37	Mark Gabey	1						17/05/1997	17/05/1997
38	Craig Howe	1						17/05/1997	17/05/1997
39	Andrew Heath	17						27/02/1998	14/05/1999
40	Chris Latham	99	41		1	1	211	27/02/1998	10/05/2008
41	Damian McInally	2						27/02/1998	07/03/1998
42	André Vos	11						27/02/1998	16/05/1998
43	Nathan Williams	36	6	1			32	14/03/1998	08/05/2004
44	Sam Cordingley	43	3				15	27/02/1999	17/05/2008
45	Nathan Sharpe	70	5				25	27/02/1999	14/05/2005
46	Nathan Spooner	18	2	20	51		203	27/02/1999	22/04/2001
47	Warwick Waugh	12	1				5	27/02/1999	22/05/1999
48	Nick Stiles	68	5				25	03/04/1999	14/05/2005
49	John Stafford	2						01/05/1999	08/05/1999
50	Fletcher Dyson	39	1				5	26/02/2000	12/04/2003
51	Sean Hardman	122	5				25	26/02/2000	15/05/2010
52	Steve Kefu	54	9	1			47	26/02/2000	05/05/2006
53	Timote Tavalea	2						26/02/2000	04/03/2000
54	Scott Fava	6						04/03/2000	14/04/2001
55	Ricky Nalatu	10						18/03/2000	19/05/2001
56	Mike Mitchell	5						25/03/2000	27/04/2002
57	Richard Graham	2						08/04/2000	20/04/2002
58	John Roe	82	17				85	24/02/2001	26/04/2008
59	David Croft	94	8				40	03/03/2001	17/05/2008
60	Ben Wakely	6	1				5	23/03/2001	26/04/2003
61	Simon Kerr	3						07/04/2001	09/03/2002
62	Junior Pelesasa	34	9				45	14/04/2001	06/05/2005
63	Jason Ramsamy	1						22/04/2001	22/04/2001
64	Tom Murphy	11						23/02/2002	11/05/2002
65	Wendell Sailor	43	12				60	23/02/2002	14/05/2005
66	Andrew Scotney	6		2	3		13	23/02/2002	11/05/2002
67	Daniel Heenan	23	2				10	27/04/2002	29/04/2005
68	Tim Atkinson	20	1				5	22/02/2003	12/05/2006
69	Julian Huxley	32	5	23	22		137	22/02/2003	12/05/2006
70	Josh Valentine	38	4				20	22/02/2003	12/05/2006
71	Luke Doherty	20						28/02/2003	14/05/2005
72	Tai McIsaac	15						28/02/2003	08/05/2004
73	Tom McVerry	44						28/02/2003	05/05/2007
74	Michael Tabrett	6						28/02/2003	10/05/2003
75	Rudi Vedelago	21	1				5	28/02/2003	14/05/2005
76	Gene Fairbanks	1						08/03/2003	08/03/2003
77	Peter Hynes	77	19				95	04/04/2003	26/02/2011
78	Stephen Moore	60	7				35	19/04/2003	14/07/2017
79	Peter Niumata	5						19/04/2003	24/03/2006
80	Anthony Mathison	24						26/04/2003	12/05/2006
81	Van Humphries	54	4				20	20/02/2004	20/04/2012
82	Drew Mitchell	35	9				45	20/02/2004	12/05/2006
83	Angus Scott	9						20/02/2004	08/05/2004
84	Todd Feather	3	1	1	1		10	28/02/2004	13/03/2004
85	Tim Walsh	6		2	2		10	28/03/2004	27/02/2010
86	Nic Berry	28						26/02/2005	05/05/2007
87	Hugh McMeniman	28	1				5	26/02/2005	25/04/2009
88	Greg Holmes	144	7				35	04/03/2005	15/07/2016
89	Mitchell Chapman	28	2				10	12/03/2005	05/05/2007
90	Rodney Blake	36	2				10	01/04/2005	17/05/2008
91	Scott Daruda	1						01/04/2005	01/04/2005
92	Brock James	3						09/04/2005	14/05/2005
93	Brett Sheehan	4						15/04/2005	14/05/2005
94	Lloyd Johansson	20	1				5	23/04/2005	14/04/2007
95	Berrick Barnes	45	7	18	7	6	110	11/02/2006	16/05/2009
96	Tom Court	3						11/02/2006	25/02/2006
97	James Horwill	116	8				40	11/02/2006	13/06/2015
98	Henari Veratau	13						11/02/2006	28/04/2007
99	Caleb Brown	10	1				5	18/02/2006	17/05/2008
100	Cameron Treloar	13						18/02/2006	05/05/2007
101	Ole Avei	3						03/03/2006	09/03/2007
102	Ben Mowen	1						01/04/2006	01/04/2006
103	Caleb Brown	1						21/04/2006	21/04/2006
104	Andrew Brown	8						05/05/2006	05/05/2007
105	Ben Coutts	10						03/02/2007	17/05/2008
106	Charlie Fetoai	23	2				10	03/02/2007	16/05/2009
107	Will Genia	115	18	1	1		95	03/02/2007	13/06/2015
108	Ed O'Donoghue	55						03/02/2007	13/06/2015
109	Clinton Schifcofske	23	3	28	42		197	03/02/2007	17/05/2008
110	Brando Va'aulu	35	3				15	03/02/2007	15/05/2010
111	Quade Cooper	117	23	138	140	7	843	10/02/2007	14/07/2017
112	Herman Hunt	10						24/02/2007	05/05/2007
113	Andrew Walker	11	1	1	5		22	03/03/2007	18/04/2008
114	Gavin Warren	1						03/03/2007	03/03/2007
115	Ernest Skelton	3						09/03/2007	24/03/2007
116	Tama Tuirirangi	7						16/03/2007	05/05/2007
117	David Te Moana	5						07/04/2007	05/05/2007
118	Geoff Abram	2						28/04/2007	05/05/2007
119	AJ Gilbert	2						05/05/2007	08/03/2008
120	Leroy Houston	50	2				10	15/02/2008	06/05/2017
121	Digby Ioane	66	18				90	15/02/2008	18/05/2013
122	Chris Siale	3						15/02/2008	01/03/2008
123	Morgan Turinui	18	4				20	15/02/2008	14/03/2010
124	Dayna Edwards	15						22/02/2008	06/03/2009
125	Ben Lucas	82	9	6	7		78	01/03/2008	02/06/2018
126	Scott Higginbotham	102	26				130	15/03/2008	15/06/2019
127	Poutasi Luafutu	16	2				10	15/03/2008	15/05/2010
128	Ben Daley	80	2				10	10/05/2008	15/07/2016
129	Daniel Braid	19	2				10	14/02/2009	01/05/2010
130	Adam Byrnes	19						14/02/2009	01/05/2010
131	Anthony Fainga'a	89	5				25	14/02/2009	21/05/2016
132	Saia Fainga'a	100	7				35	14/02/2009	15/07/2016
133	Mark McLinden	12	3				15	14/02/2009	16/05/2009
134	Rob Simmons	114	4				20	14/02/2009	14/07/2017
135	Laurie Weeks	23	1				5	14/02/2009	23/04/2010
136	Blair Connor	7	1				5	20/02/2009	05/03/2010
137	Jack Kennedy	8						14/03/2009	01/05/2010
138	Ezra Taylor	15	1				5	14/03/2009	15/05/2010
139	Rodney Davies	58	19				95	28/03/2009	12/07/2014
140	Brendan McKibbin	4		5			10	28/03/2009	08/05/2009
141	Luke Morahan	45	11				55	18/04/2009	20/07/2013
142	Richard Kingi	5						08/05/2009	15/05/2010
143	Ant Sauer	2						08/05/2009	16/05/2009
144	Andrew Shaw	4						08/05/2009	07/05/2010
145	Ben Tapuai	66	8				40	08/05/2009	13/06/2015
146	Will Chambers	26	5				25	13/02/2010	02/07/2011
147	James Slipper	104	5				25	13/02/2010	12/05/2018
148	James Hanson	82	7				35	19/02/2010	13/06/2015
149	Jake Schatz	86	8				40	19/02/2010	16/04/2016
150	Radike Samo	34	5				25	07/05/2010	20/07/2013
151	Lei Tomiki	1						07/05/2010	07/05/2010
152	Ed Quirk	39	1				5	15/05/2010	02/05/2014
153	Beau Robinson	56	1				5	20/02/2011	13/06/2015
154	Aidan Toua	24	2				10	20/02/2011	13/04/2019
155	Mike Harris	45	6	42	51	1	270	26/02/2011	12/07/2014
156	Liam Gill	76	11			1	58	05/03/2011	15/07/2016
157	Adam Wallace-Harrison	30	2				10	05/03/2011	10/05/2013
158	Guy Shepherdson	5						09/04/2011	02/07/2011
159	Albert Anae	29	1				5	30/04/2011	14/05/2022
160	Dom Shipperley	44	13				65	30/04/2011	27/06/2014
161	Ian Prior	5						06/05/2011	02/07/2011
162	Ben Coridas	2						04/06/2011	11/06/2011
163	Jono Lance	34	3	22	16		107	11/06/2011	13/07/2018
164	Dallan Murphy	3		2			4	18/06/2011	31/03/2012
165	Caleb Ralph	1						18/06/2011	18/06/2011
166	Nick Frisby	65	11	3		1	64	17/03/2012	26/05/2017
167	Nathan Eyres-Brown	1						31/03/2012	31/03/2012
168	Joelin Rapana	1						31/03/2012	31/03/2012
169	Sam Lane	2		2	2		10	06/04/2012	20/04/2012
170	Chris Feauai-Sautia	81	21				105	19/05/2012	12/09/2020
171	Blake Enever	1						29/06/2012	29/06/2012
172	Jarrad Butler	12						06/07/2012	18/05/2013
173	Curtis Browning	35	4				20	23/03/2013	15/07/2016
174	Jono Owen	12						20/07/2013	17/05/2014
175	Lachie Turner	22	10	2	2		60	22/02/2014	13/06/2015
176	Jonah Placid	1						05/04/2014	05/04/2014
177	Jamie-Jerry Taulagi	10	1				5	05/04/2014	08/05/2015
178	David McDuling	12						11/05/2014	11/04/2015
179	Samu Kerevi	73	26				130	30/05/2014	15/06/2019
180	Tim Buchanan	1						05/07/2014	05/07/2014
181	Scott Gale	5						05/07/2014	05/03/2016
182	Sam Johnson	2						05/07/2014	12/07/2014
183	Kirisi Kuridrani	25	4				20	12/07/2014	02/06/2017
184	Sef Fa'agase	66	2				10	13/02/2015	04/05/2024
185	Karmichael Hunt	32	4		1		23	13/02/2015	14/07/2017
186	Marco Kotze	11	2				10	13/02/2015	08/05/2015
187	Campbell Magnay	17	2				10	13/02/2015	14/07/2017
188	Duncan Paia'aua	48	7				35	13/02/2015	15/06/2019
189	Sam Talakai	41						13/02/2015	07/07/2017
190	Tom Murday	4						21/02/2015	11/04/2015
191	Adam Thomson	15						21/02/2015	13/06/2015
192	James O'Connor	63	5	101	59	1	407	27/02/2015	10/06/2023
193	Tom Banks	2						14/03/2015	15/07/2016
194	Pettowa Paraka	7						14/03/2015	19/03/2016
195	Michael Gunn	8						27/03/2015	15/07/2016
196	Adam Korczyk	28	2				10	11/04/2015	07/06/2019
197	Lolo Fakaosilea	4						26/04/2015	22/05/2015
198	Andrew Ready	30	3				15	26/04/2015	26/05/2018
199	Sam Greene	6						15/05/2015	06/05/2016
200	Jake McIntyre	23	3	18	16	1	102	15/05/2015	02/06/2017
201	Hendrik Tui	30						06/06/2015	02/06/2017
202	Ayumu Goromaru	8		3	8		30	27/02/2016	21/05/2016
203	Ben Matwijow	11						27/02/2016	21/05/2016
204	Eto Nabuli	38	11				55	27/02/2016	13/07/2018
205	Cadeyrn Neville	16	1				5	27/02/2016	07/07/2017
206	Henry Taefu	4		4	1		11	27/02/2016	15/07/2016
207	Junior Laloifi	6						05/03/2016	14/05/2016
208	Waita Setu	3						05/03/2016	19/03/2016
209	Matt Mafi	4						12/03/2016	08/07/2016
210	Lukhan Salakaia-Loto	69	6				30	16/04/2016	14/05/2022
211	James Tuttle	24	1	6	11		50	16/04/2016	14/04/2018
212	Kane Douglas	29						01/07/2016	06/07/2018
213	Taniela Tupou	87	24				120	01/07/2016	29/04/2022
214	Jack Tuttle	2						01/07/2016	08/07/2016
215	Alex Gibbon	2						08/07/2016	15/07/2016
216	Izack Rodda	46	3				15	24/02/2017	29/02/2020
217	George Smith	22	2				10	24/02/2017	29/06/2018
218	Izaia Perese	17	4				20	02/03/2017	02/06/2018
219	Markus Vanzati	5						11/03/2017	14/07/2017
220	Lachlan Maranta	2						25/03/2017	08/04/2017
221	Kirwan Sanday	9						25/03/2017	02/06/2017
222	Phil Kite	1						01/04/2017	01/04/2017
223	Alex Mafi	61	13				65	08/04/2017	25/02/2022
224	Moses Sorovi	37	2				10	08/04/2017	11/06/2021
225	Hamish Stewart	72	6	7	1		47	08/04/2017	03/06/2022
226	Caleb Timu	21	5				25	07/07/2017	15/06/2019
227	Reece Hewat	1						14/07/2017	14/07/2017
228	Jayden Ngamanu	3						14/07/2017	02/06/2018
229	Filipo Daugunu	69	22	2	2		120	23/02/2018	10/06/2023
230	Tate McDermott	86	26				130	23/02/2018	12/04/2024
231	Brandon Paenga-Amosa	55	14				70	23/02/2018	11/06/2021
232	JP Smith	39	1				5	23/02/2018	19/09/2020
233	Liam Wright	79	12				60	23/02/2018	04/05/2024
234	Harry Hockings	28						02/03/2018	14/03/2020
235	Angus Scott-Young	69	2				10	02/03/2018	03/06/2022
236	Ruan Smith	28						17/03/2018	05/09/2020
237	Jordan Petaia	58	16				80	07/04/2018	19/04/2024
238	Harry Hoopert	48	4				20	28/04/2018	03/06/2022
239	Angus Blyth	58	2				10	13/07/2018	04/05/2024
240	Teti Tela	1						13/07/2018	13/07/2018
241	Feao Fotuaika	31	2				10	22/02/2019	03/06/2022
242	Bryce Hegarty	44	9	49	22		209	22/02/2019	11/06/2021
243	Isaac Lucas	15	3				15	22/02/2019	14/03/2020
244	Sefa Naivalu	13	3				15	22/02/2019	15/06/2019
245	Jack Hardy	7	1				5	09/03/2019	21/08/2020
246	Fraser McReight	67	16				80	24/03/2019	04/05/2024
247	Jock Campbell	73	18	9	3		117	13/04/2019	04/05/2024
248	Matt McGahan	5				1	3	18/05/2019	15/06/2019
249	Seb Wileman	1						24/05/2019	24/05/2019
250	Gavin Luka	2						01/06/2019	07/06/2019
251	Scott Malolua	13						01/06/2019	15/08/2020
252	Hunter Paisami	50	8				40	31/01/2020	04/05/2024
253	Henry Speight	7	3				15	31/01/2020	14/03/2020
254	Seru Uru	45	3				15	31/01/2020	12/04/2024
255	Harry Wilson	69	20				100	31/01/2020	04/05/2024
256	Dane Zander	41						31/01/2020	10/06/2023
257	Josh Nasser	26	6				30	08/02/2020	04/05/2024
258	Ed Craig	2	1				5	22/02/2020	29/02/2020
259	Tuaina Taii Tualima	12	1				5	03/07/2020	14/05/2022
260	Josh Flook	46	18				90	10/07/2020	04/05/2024
261	Jack Straker	4						17/07/2020	21/08/2020
262	Zane Nonggorr	36	2				10	08/08/2020	04/05/2024
263	Sean Farrell	1						15/08/2020	15/08/2020
264	Jethro Felemi	1						15/08/2020	15/08/2020
265	Richie Asiata	29	1				5	19/02/2021	10/06/2023
266	Ilaisa Droasese	5	1				5	19/02/2021	04/06/2021
267	Ryan Smith	52	7				35	19/02/2021	04/05/2024
268	Suliasi Vunivalu	37	16				80	26/02/2021	04/05/2024
269	Kalani Thomas	41	1				5	27/03/2021	04/05/2024
270	Sam Wallis	2						27/03/2021	04/06/2021
271	Isaac Henry	14	2	7	1		27	14/05/2021	15/03/2024
272	Mac Grealy	22						04/06/2021	04/05/2024
273	Hudson Creighton	1						11/06/2021	11/06/2021
274	Lawson Creighton	28	3	33	7		102	19/02/2022	04/05/2024
275	Spencer Jeans	5						25/02/2022	06/05/2022
276	Matt Faessler	37	12				60	04/03/2022	04/05/2024
277	Connor Vest	19	1				5	12/03/2022	04/05/2024
278	Lopeti Faifua	5						15/04/2022	03/06/2023
279	Connor Anderson	3						25/02/2023	14/04/2023
280	Taj Annan	8						25/02/2023	23/03/2024
281	Tom Lynagh	20		26	13		91	25/02/2023	27/04/2024
282	Peni Ravai	24	3				15	25/02/2023	04/05/2024
283	Jake Upfield	10	1				5	25/02/2023	10/06/2023
284	Phransis Sula-Siaosi	4						25/03/2023	14/04/2023
285	George Blake	7	2				10	29/04/2023	30/03/2024
286	Paddy James	1						12/05/2023	12/05/2023
287	John Bryant	8						24/02/2024	04/05/2024
288	Cormac Daly	7						24/02/2024	19/04/2024
289	Alex Hodgman	5						24/02/2024	27/04/2024
290	Harry McLaughlin-Phillips	6		9	1		21	24/02/2024	12/04/2024
291	Tim Ryan	4	5				25	09/03/2024	04/05/2024
292	Jeffery Toomaga-Allen	8	2				10	09/03/2024	04/05/2024
293	Joe Brial	2						19/04/2024	27/04/2024
294	Louis Werchon	3						19/04/2024	04/05/2024
295	Floyd Aubrey	1						27/04/2024	27/04/2024

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">1995 ARL season</span> Rugby league competition

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References

↑ "Reds Super Rugby History". reds.rugby.
↑ "Reds rugby team page". all.rugby.

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Member of the Australian Rugby Union
Super Rugby team	Queensland Reds
Super W teams	Queensland Reds Women
NRC teams	Brisbane City Queensland Country
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Venues	Ballymore Stadium Lang Park
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