1999 NRL season

Last updated
1999 National Rugby League
DurationMarch 5 – September 26, 1999
Teams17
Premiers Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne (1st title)
Minor premiers Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland (2nd title)
Matches played213
Points scored8857
Average attendance15,368
Attendance3,273,372
Top points scorer(s) Melbourne colours.svg Matt Geyer (242)
Player of the year Newcastle colours.svg Andrew Johns (Dally M Medal)
Top try-scorer(s) St. George colours.svg Nathan Blacklock (24)
  1998
2000  

The 1999 NRL season was the 92nd season of professional rugby league football in Australia, and the second to be run by the National Rugby League. With the exclusion of the Adelaide Rams and Gold Coast Chargers, and the joint venture of the St. George Dragons and Illawarra Steelers, seventeen teams competed for the NRL Premiership during the 1999 season, which culminated in the first grand final to be played at Stadium Australia. The St. George Illawarra Dragons, the first joint-venture club to appear in the grand final, played against the Melbourne Storm, who won the premiership in only their second season.

Contents

Season summary

The 1999 National Rugby League season was historic for many reasons. The St. George Illawarra Dragons played their inaugural game after forming the League's first joint venture, losing 10-20 to the Parramatta Eels. That game was the second of a double header, which was the first event to be held at Sydney's Stadium Australia, the central venue for the Olympic Games the following year. That game attracted a rugby league world record of 104,583 spectators.

During the season, the members of the Balmain Tigers and Western Suburbs Magpies voted to form another joint venture, to be named the Wests Tigers. After the conclusion of the season, the South Sydney Rabbitohs and North Sydney Bears were excluded from the premiership. The Bears would later form the game's third joint venture with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, whilst South Sydney would fight a two-year legal battle for reinclusion.

In August the NRL's CEO Neil Whittaker announced that he would resign at the end of the season. [1]

The defending premiers, Brisbane endured their worst ever start to a season, with just one win and a draw from their first ten games, however they would miraculously recover and record 11 wins in a row before hitting a few hurdles along the way, including a draw against Manly in round 24 and a loss against then-bogey team Parramatta at home in round 25. Their champion halfback and captain Allan Langer retired mid-season as a result. The Newcastle Knights also lost an iconic player when 1997 premiership captain Paul Harragon retired mid-season due to a chronic knee injury. The Melbourne Storm's premiership victory saw their captain Glenn Lazarus become the only player to ever win grand finals for three clubs.

Cliff Lyons, making a comeback from retirement for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, was the oldest player in the NRL in 1999. [2]

Teams

The exclusion of the Adelaide Rams and Gold Coast Chargers, and the joint venture of the St. George Dragons and Illawarra Steelers, saw a reduction in the League's teams from twenty to seventeen: the largest reduction in the number of teams in premiership history and the first reduction since the exclusion of Sydney's Newtown Jets at the end of the 1983 season.

Auckland
Warriors

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5th season
Ground: Ericsson Stadium
Coach: Mark Graham
Captain: Matthew RidgeJohn Simon
Balmain
Tigers

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92nd season
Ground: Leichhardt Oval
Coach: Wayne Pearce
Captain: Darren Senter
Brisbane
Broncos

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12th season
Ground: ANZ Stadium
Coach: Wayne Bennett
Captain: Allan LangerKevin Walters
Canberra
Raiders

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18th season
Ground: Bruce Stadium
Coach: Mal Meninga
Captain: Laurie Daley
Canterbury
Bulldogs

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65th season
Ground: Stadium Australia
Coach: Steve Folkes
Captain: Darren Britt
Manly-Warringah
Sea Eagles

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53rd season
Ground: Brookvale Oval
Coach: Peter Sharp
Captain: Geoff Toovey
Melbourne
Storm

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2nd season
Ground: Olympic Park Stadium
Coach: Chris Anderson
Captain: Glenn Lazarus
Newcastle
Knights

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12th season
Ground: Marathon Stadium
Coach: Warren Ryan
Captain: Paul HarragonTony Butterfield
North Queensland
Cowboys

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5th season
Ground: Malanda Stadium
Coach: Tim Sheens
Captain: Noel Goldthorpe
North Sydney
Bears

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92nd season
Ground: North Sydney Oval
Coach: Peter LouisKeiran Dempsey
Captain: Jason Taylor
Parramatta
Eels

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53rd season
Ground: Parramatta Stadium
Coach: Brian Smith
Captain: Jarrod McCracken &
Nathan Cayless
Penrith
Panthers

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33rd season
Ground: Penrith Stadium
Coach: Royce Simmons
Captain: Steve Carter
Sharks
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33rd season
Ground: Shark Park
Coach: John Lang
Captain: Andrew Ettinghausen
South Sydney
Rabbitohs

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92nd season
Ground: Sydney Football Stadium
Coach: Craig Coleman
Captain: Sean Garlick
St. George-Illawarra
Dragons

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1st season
Ground: Kogarah Oval & WIN Stadium
Coach: David Waite & Andrew Farrar
Captain: Paul McGregor
Sydney City
Roosters

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92nd season
Ground: Sydney Football Stadium
Coach: Phil Gould
Captain: Brad Fittler
Western Suburbs
Magpies

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92nd season
Ground: Campbelltown Stadium
Coach: Tommy Raudonikis
Captain: Steve Georgallis

Advertising

In a move that polarised some fans, the NRL in its 1999 promotional campaign focused on the game's grass roots supporters who perhaps had been overlooked and pained in the trauma of the Super League war. Sydney advertising agency VCD, in the third year of their four-year tenure with the NRL, produced an advertisement featuring Thomas Keneally reading his poem, "Ode to Rugby League", which had been commissioned by the NRL. It speaks of the innocent excitement that begins each season. The ad was used at season launch and there was minimal media budget to support it throughout the year. Keneally is a longtime supporter of the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles.

We go to the cupboard, we take out club colours.


And the air sings. The season's close.
Our boys are running up sandhills, their legs pump.
This season, this season, this is our season.
This year we all start equal.
Kids paint signs, and I am seven again.
I know I will see heroes soon.
I feel the excitement.
I have hope in March, and I might share in the glory of September.
Blow that whistle, ref.
Send that ball soaring.


Blow that whistle, ref.

Ladder

PosTeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPts
1 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2418062586332+25440
2 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 2417072500294+20638
3 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm (P)2416082639392+24736
4 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney City Roosters 2416082592377+21536
5 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2415182520462+5835
6 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 2415092588416+17234
7 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 2414192575484+9133
8 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 2413292510368+14232
9 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 24131102618439+17931
10 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 24111122492428+6427
11 Auckland colours.svg Auckland Warriors 24100142538498+4024
12 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 24100142349556-20724
13 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 2491142454623-16923
14 North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney Bears 2480162490642-15220
15 Balmain colours.svg Balmain Tigers 2480162345636-29120
16 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 2441192398588-19013
17 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies 2430212285944-65910

Ladder progression

Team1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
1 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland 246810121214161820222224242626262830303234363840
2 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta 24466688101214141618182022242628303234343638
3 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne 224668810121416181818182022222426283032343436
4 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney City 02468101214141618202222242424262830303232343436
5 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury 024466810101214161820222222242426283032333535
6 St. George colours.svg St George Illawarra 00224688101010121416182022242628283030303234
7 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle 2224668991113131517192123252729292931333333
8 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane 000002233357911131517192123252729303032
9 Canberra colours.svg Canberra 22246889111111131315171719212121232527292931
10 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith 02468101214141616161818202020202020222424252727
11 Auckland colours.svg Auckland 224444466688810101214141414161618202224
12 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney 24468888101012141616181820222424242424242424
13 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah 000000024668810101010121416181820212323
14 North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney 24688101010101010101214141616161616161616161820
15 Balmain colours.svg Balmain 024466810101212121212141616161616181818202020
16 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland 222222457779999911111111111111111313
17 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs 022224666668810101010101010101010101010

Finals series

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and Time (local)VenueRefereeCrowd
Qualifying Finals
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney City Roosters 8–12 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 3 September 1999, 7:30 pm Sydney Football Stadium Sean Hampstead23,478
Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 10–34 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 4 September 1999, 2:30 pm Olympic Park Steve Clark 22,053
Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 30–16 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 4 September 1999, 7:30 pm Parramatta Stadium Bill Harrigan 15,653
Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 42–20 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 5 September 1999, 2:30 pm Shark Park Tim Mander 13,713
Semi-finals
St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 28–18 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney City Roosters 11 September 1999, 7:30 pm Sydney Football Stadium Bill Harrigan 31,506
Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 22–24 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 12 September 1999, 2:30 pm Sydney Football Stadium Steve Clark 20,075
Preliminary Finals
Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 16-18 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 18 September 1999, 7:30 pm Sydney Football Stadium Bill Harrigan 27,555
Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 8–24 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 19 September 1999, 2:30 pm Stadium Australia Steve Clark 51,827
Grand Final
St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 18-20 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 26 September 1999, 3:00 pm Stadium Australia Bill Harrigan 107,999

Chart

Qualifying finalsSemifinalsPreliminary finalsFinal
1 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla42
8 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane201W Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla8
4W St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra28 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra24
2 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta302L Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney City18
St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra18
7 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle16
Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne20
3 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne102W Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta16
6 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra343W Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury22 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne18
1L Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne24
4 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney City8
5 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury12

Grand Final

The 1999 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 1999 NRL season. It was contested by the competition's two newest clubs: the Melbourne Storm, competing in only its second year (having finished the regular season in 3rd place); and the St. George Illawarra Dragons, in their first year as a joint-venture club (having finished the regular season in 6th place), after both sides eliminated the rest of the top eight during the finals.

A new rugby league world record crowd of 107,999 was at Stadium Australia for the game. The attendance, which saw 67,142 more people attend than had done so for the 1998 NRL Grand Final at the Sydney Football Stadium, broke the record attendance for a Grand Final, eclipsing the previous record of 78,065 set in 1965 when St. George defeated South Sydney 12-8 at the Sydney Cricket Ground. It was the last time that the Clive Churchill Medal was presented in a case before it was changed the following season where it is presented separately with a ribbon being worn around the neck.

Pre-match entertainment featured Hugh Jackman's rendition of the Australian national anthem.

1999 NRL Grand Final
Sunday, 26 September
15:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Melbourne Storm Melbourne colours.svg 20 – 18 St. George colours.svg St. George-Illawarra Dragons
Tries:3
Martin Ru ball.svg 53'
Roarty Ru ball.svg 57'
Smith Ru ball.svg (penalty) 75'
Goals:4
Smith Rugby penalty.svg pen 42', 59', pen 64'(3/4)
Geyer Rugby penalty.svg 77'(1/1)
1st: 0–14
2nd: 20–4
Report [4]
Tries:3
Fitzgibbon Ru ball.svg 13'
Blacklock Ru ball.svg 29'
McGregor Ru ball.svg 56'
Goals:3
Bartrim Rugby penalty.svg 15', 31'(2/3)
Fitzgibbon Rugby penalty.svg pen 23'(1/1)
Stadium Australia, Sydney
Attendance: 107,999 [5]
Referee: Bill Harrigan
Touch judges: Colin White, John McCormack
Clive Churchill Medal: Brett Kimmorley (Melbourne)

Player statistics

The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 24.

1999 Transfers

Players

Player1998 Club1999 Club
Graham Appo Adelaide colours.svg Adelaide Rams Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney City Roosters
Dave Boughton Adelaide colours.svg Adelaide Rams Giantscolours.svg Super League: Huddersfield Giants
Alan Cann Adelaide colours.svg Adelaide Rams Retirement
Peter Clarke Adelaide colours.svg Adelaide Rams South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
Mark Corvo Adelaide colours.svg Adelaide Rams Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders
Matt Daylight Adelaide colours.svg Adelaide Rams Gthundercolours.svg Super League: Gateshead Thunder
Darrien Doherty Adelaide colours.svg Adelaide Rams North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Brett Galea Adelaide colours.svg Adelaide Rams Retirement
Noel Goldthorpe Adelaide colours.svg Adelaide Rams North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Andrew Hick Adelaide colours.svg Adelaide Rams Gthundercolours.svg Super League: Gateshead Thunder
Tony Iro Adelaide colours.svg Adelaide Rams South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
Bruce Mamando Adelaide colours.svg Adelaide Rams N/A
Rod Maybon Adelaide colours.svg Adelaide Rams Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders
Marty McKenzie Adelaide colours.svg Adelaide Rams Retirement
Andrew Pierce Adelaide colours.svg Adelaide Rams Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Chris Quinn Adelaide colours.svg Adelaide Rams Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
Dean Schifilliti Adelaide colours.svg Adelaide Rams Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
Wayne Simonds Adelaide colours.svg Adelaide Rams Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers
Kerrod Walters Adelaide colours.svg Adelaide Rams Gthundercolours.svg Super League: Gateshead Thunder
Luke Williamson Adelaide colours.svg Adelaide Rams Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders
Sean Hoppe Auckland colours.svg Auckland Warriors Saintscolours.svg Super League: St. Helens
Kevin Iro Auckland colours.svg Auckland Warriors Saintscolours.svg Super League: St. Helens
Stephen Kearney Auckland colours.svg Auckland Warriors Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm
Quentin Pongia Auckland colours.svg Auckland Warriors Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney City Roosters
Tea Ropati Auckland colours.svg Auckland Warriors Retirement
Tyran Smith Auckland colours.svg Auckland Warriors Balmain colours.svg Balmain Tigers
Anthony Swann Auckland colours.svg Auckland Warriors North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney Bears
Paul Sironen Balmain colours.svg Balmain Tigers VilleneuveRLcolours.PNG Villeneuve Leopards (French Rugby League Championship)
Michael Withers Balmain colours.svg Balmain Tigers Bullscolours.svg Super League: Bradford Bulls
Darren Smith Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Bradley Clyde Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Brett Hetherington Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Luke Priddis Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Ricky Stuart Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Greg Fleming Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Broncoscolours.png Super League: London Broncos
Tony Grimaldi Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Gthundercolours.svg Super League: Gateshead Thunder
Solomon Haumono Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Balmain colours.svg Balmain Tigers
Robert Mears Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Auckland colours.svg Auckland Warriors
Paul Mellor Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Mitch Newton Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Retirement
Matthew Ryan Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Robert Tocco Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
Scott Wilson Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Wolvescolours.svg Super League: Warrington Wolves
Geoff Bell Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Les Davidson Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Retirement
Paul Green Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Craig Greenhill Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers
Danny Lee Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Gthundercolours.svg Super League: Gateshead Thunder
Nick Zisti Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Bullscolours.svg Super League: Bradford Bulls
Troy Campbell Gold Coast Chargers colours.svg Gold Coast Chargers Retirement
Scott Conley Gold Coast Chargers colours.svg Gold Coast Chargers Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights
Damian Driscoll Gold Coast Chargers colours.svg Gold Coast Chargers Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Tony Durheim Gold Coast Chargers colours.svg Gold Coast Chargers Retirement
Jamie Goddard Gold Coast Chargers colours.svg Gold Coast Chargers North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney Bears
Jason Hudson Gold Coast Chargers colours.svg Gold Coast Chargers Retirement
Andrew King Gold Coast Chargers colours.svg Gold Coast Chargers Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Chris Lawler Gold Coast Chargers colours.svg Gold Coast Chargers Retirement
Graham Mackay Gold Coast Chargers colours.svg Gold Coast Chargers Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Jason Nicol Gold Coast Chargers colours.svg Gold Coast Chargers South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
Clinton O'Brien Gold Coast Chargers colours.svg Gold Coast Chargers Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights
Steve Parsons Gold Coast Chargers colours.svg Gold Coast Chargers North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney Bears
Wes Patten Gold Coast Chargers colours.svg Gold Coast Chargers South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
Scott Sattler Gold Coast Chargers colours.svg Gold Coast Chargers Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers
Craig Teevan Gold Coast Chargers colours.svg Gold Coast Chargers Retirement
Trent Barrett Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Darren Bradstreet Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers Broncoscolours.png Super League: London Broncos
Jonathan Britten Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers Retirement
Dean Callaway Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers Broncoscolours.png Super League: London Broncos
Scott Cram Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers Broncoscolours.png Super League: London Broncos
Craig Fitzgibbon Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Andrew Hart Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Terry Lamey Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Chris Leikvoll Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Brad Mackay Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Paul McGregor Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Andrew Purcell Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers Hullcolours.svg Super League: Hull Sharks
Brendon Reeves Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Will Robinson Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers Gthundercolours.svg Super League: Gateshead Thunder
Craig Simon Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers Gthundercolours.svg Super League: Gateshead Thunder
Craig Smith Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Shaun Timmins Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
David Walsh Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers Retirement
Craig Wilson Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers Gthundercolours.svg Super League: Gateshead Thunder
Rod Wishart Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Craig Hancock Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Balmain colours.svg Balmain Tigers
John Carlaw Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm Balmain colours.svg Balmain Tigers
Brett Grogan Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Gthundercolours.svg Super League: Gateshead Thunder
Lee Jackson Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Rhinoscolours.svg Super League: Leeds Rhinos
Neil Piccinelli Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Retirement
Wayne Richards Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
Owen Cunningham North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Jason Death North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Auckland colours.svg Auckland Warriors
Andrew Dunemann North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
Jason Ferris North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Dale Fritz North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Castleford colours.svg Super League: Castleford Tigers
Ian Roberts North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Retirement
Dale Shearer North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Retirement
Steve Walters North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights
Greg Florimo North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney Bears Wigancolours.svg Super League: Wigan Warriors
Paul Carige Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Redscolours.svg Super League: Salford City Reds
Ian Herron Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Gthundercolours.svg Super League: Gateshead Thunder
Brett Horsnell Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Retirement
Aaron Raper Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Castleford colours.svg Super League: Castleford Tigers
John Simon Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Auckland colours.svg Auckland Warriors
Matthew Spence Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies
Phil Adamson Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Brett Boyd Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Darren Brown Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers Redscolours.svg Super League: Salford City Reds
Jody Gall Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Jason Williams Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers Retirement
Darren Burns South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney City Roosters
David Hall South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Retirement
Terry Hermansson South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Auckland colours.svg Auckland Warriors
Matt Munro South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Retirement
Michael Ostini South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Balmain colours.svg Balmain Tigers
Geordi Peats South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Retirement
Troy Slattery South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Giantscolours.svg Super League: Huddersfield Giants
Jamie Ainscough St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Wayne Bartrim St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Nathan Blacklock St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Nathan Brown St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Adrian Brunker St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons Wcatscolours.svg Super League: Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Mark Coyne St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Luke Felsch St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons Gthundercolours.svg Super League: Gateshead Thunder
Jeff Hardy St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons Sheffeagles colours.svg Super League: Sheffield Eagles
Tony Hearn St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons Retirement
Jim Lenihan St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons Giantscolours.svg Super League: Huddersfield Giants
Anthony Mundine St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Lee Murphy St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Corey Pearson St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Willie Poching St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons Wcatscolours.svg Super League: Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Matthew Rodwell St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Brad Smith St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons Balmain colours.svg Balmain Tigers
Andrew Tangata-Toa St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons Giantscolours.svg Super League: Huddersfield Giants
Lance Thompson St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Darren Treacy St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Daniel Wagon St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
Colin Ward St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Nigel Gaffey Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney City Roosters Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers
Scott Gourley Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney City Roosters Retirement
Jason Lowrie Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney City Roosters Balmain colours.svg Balmain Tigers
Damian Kennedy Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders
Aseri Laing Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm
Paul Langmack Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney City Roosters
Darren Willis Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies Retirement
Mark Carroll Broncoscolours.png Super League: London Broncos South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
Luke Goodwin Broncoscolours.png Super League: London Broncos Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies
Damien Smith Saintscolours.svg Super League: St. Helens North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Matt Fuller Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies

Coaches

Coach1998 Club1999 Club
Mal Reilly Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Giantscolours.svg Super League: Huddersfield Giants

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The St. George Dragons is an Australian rugby league football club from the St George District in Sydney, New South Wales that played in the top level New South Wales competition and Australian Rugby League competitions from the 1921 until the 1997 ARL season, as well as the unified 1998 National Rugby League season. On 23 September 1998, the club formed a joint venture with the Illawarra Steelers, creating the St. George Illawarra Dragons team which competed in the 1999 NRL season and continues to compete in the league today. As a stand-alone club, it fields teams in the NSWRL underage men's and women's competitions, Harold Matthews Cup, S.G. Ball, and Tarsha Gale Cup.

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The Manly Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Sydney's Northern Beaches. They compete in Australia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League (NRL). The club debuted in the 1947 New South Wales Rugby Football League season and currently host the majority of their home games from Brookvale Oval in Brookvale, while training at the New South Wales Academy of Sport in Narrabeen and their Centre of Excellence in Brookvale. The team colours are maroon and white, and are commonly known as Manly or the Sea Eagles.

The 2000 NRL season was the 93rd season of professional rugby league football in Australia and the third to be run by the National Rugby League. Fourteen teams competed from February till August for the NRL Premiership, culminating in the 2000 NRL Grand final between the Brisbane Broncos and the Sydney Roosters.

The 1998 NRL season was the 91st season of professional rugby league football in Australia, and the inaugural season of the newly formed National Rugby League (NRL). After the 1997 season, in which the Australian Rugby League and Super League organisations ran separate competitions parallel to each other, they joined to create a reunited competition in the NRL. The first professional rugby league club to be based in Victoria, the Melbourne Storm was introduced into the League, and with the closure of the Hunter Mariners, Western Reds and South Queensland Crushers, twenty teams competed for the premiership, which culminated in the 1998 NRL grand final between the Brisbane Broncos and Canterbury-Bankstown. It was also the final season for the Illawarra Steelers and the St. George Dragons as their own clubs prior to their merger into the St. George-Illawarra Dragons for the 1999 NRL season

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St. George Illawarra Dragons</span> Australian professional rugby league club, based in Wollongong & Kogarah, NSW

The St. George Illawarra Dragons are an Australian professional rugby league football club, representing both the Illawarra and St George regions of New South Wales. The club has competed in the National Rugby League (NRL) since 1999 after a joint-venture was formed between the St. George Dragons and the Illawarra Steelers. The club officially formed as the game's first joint-venture club on 23 September 1998 and remains the only inter-city team in the NRL. The team has its headquarters and leagues clubs in both Wollongong and the Sydney suburb of Kogarah, and trains and plays games regularly at WIN Stadium in Wollongong, as well as at Jubilee Oval in Kogarah. From 1999 to 2006 the club was jointly owned by the St. George Dragons 50% and Illawarra Steelers 50%. In 2006 WIN Corporation purchased 50% of the Illawarra Steelers stake in the club before purchasing the rest of the Illawarra Steelers' share in August 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Steve Menzies</span> Australia international rugby league footballer

Steve Menzies, commonly referred to by his nickname "Beaver", is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer best known for his career with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. He also played for the Bradford Bulls and the Catalans Dragons in the Super League. Menzies has spent the majority of his playing career in the back row, but he also played as a centre, five-eighth and as a utility player off the bench.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Matt Cooper (rugby league)</span> Australia international rugby league footballer

Matt Cooper is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. A New South Wales State of Origin and Australia international representative centre, he played his entire National Rugby League career for the St. George Illawarra Dragons, with whom he won the 2010 NRL grand final.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">George Rose (rugby league)</span> Australian rugby league footballer

George Rose is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. He played for the Melbourne Storm, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, Sydney Roosters and the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brett Morris</span> Australia international rugby league footballer

Brett Morris is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played on the wing and as a fullback for the St George Illawarra Dragons, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League (NRL) and Australia at international level.

The history of the National Rugby League (NRL), the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia, goes back to December 1997, when it was formed in the aftermath of the Super League war of the mid-1990s. The NRL has, in its relatively brief history, enjoyed growth and record attendance figures.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2008 NRL season</span> 101st season of National Rugby League

The 2008 NRL season was the 101st season of professional rugby league club competition in Australia, and the eleventh run by the National Rugby League. For the second year, sixteen teams competed for the 2008 Telstra Premiership title. The season commenced with the first matches played on 14 March and ended with the grand final, played on 5 October. The premiership was won by the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles who set the record for the biggest grand final winning margin (40–0) in Australia's rugby league history.

The 2008 National Rugby League season consisted of 26 weekly regular season rounds, starting on 14 March, followed by four weeks of play-offs, culminating in a Grand Final on 5 October.

Nathan Long is an Australian former rugby league footballer. He played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Northern Eagles, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and the St. George Illawarra Dragons as a second-row forward.

The 2009 NRL season was the 102nd season of professional rugby league football club competition in Australia, and the twelfth run by the National Rugby League. For the third consecutive year, sixteen teams competed for the 2009 Telstra Premiership title. The season commenced with the first match played on 13 March and ended with the grand final, played on 4 October. The Grand Final was won by the Melbourne Storm in their fourth consecutive grand final appearance. However, they were stripped of their Premiership on 22 April 2010 after they were found to be guilty of breaching the league's salary cap.

The 2010 NRL season was the 103rd season of professional rugby league football club competition in Australia, and the thirteenth run by the National Rugby League. The season commenced on 12 March and ended with the grand final, played on 3 October at ANZ Stadium. Sixteen teams competed for the 2010 Telstra Premiership whilst the third season of the National Youth Competition was also in progress.

The 2010 St. George Illawarra Dragons season was the 12th in the joint venture club's history. They competed in the National Rugby League's 2010 Telstra Premiership, securing their second successive minor premiership. The Dragons went on to compete in the 2010 NRL Grand Final, defeating the Sydney Roosters to gain the club's first premiership since their formation as a joint venture club in 1999.

The 2011 NRL season was the 104th season of professional rugby league football club competition in Australia, and the fourteenth and last run by the National Rugby League's partnership committee of the Australian Rugby League and News Ltd. The NRL's main championship, called the 2011 Telstra Premiership due to sponsorship from Telstra, was contested by sixteen teams for the fifth consecutive year. Alongside was the fourth season of the Toyota Cup taking place.

This is a list of rivalries in the National Rugby League.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1999 NRL Grand Final</span>

The 1999 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 1999 NRL season. It was contested by the competition's two newest clubs: the Melbourne Storm, competing in only its second year ; and the St. George Illawarra Dragons, in their first year as a joint-venture club, after both sides eliminated the rest of the top eight during the finals.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kyle Flanagan (rugby league)</span> Australian professional rugby league footballer

Kyle Flanagan is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a halfback for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League (NRL).

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