2005 NRL season

2005 National Rugby League
Teams	15
Premiers	Wests Tigers (1st title)
Minor premiers	Parramatta Eels (5th title)
Matches played	189
Points scored	8861
Average attendance	17,337
Attendance	3,276,675
Top points scorer(s)	Brett Hodgson (308)
Player of the year	Johnathan Thurston (Dally M Medal)
Top try-scorer(s)	Matt Bowen (21)
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The 2005 NRL season was the 98th season of professional rugby league football in Australia and the eighth run by the National Rugby League. The lineup of clubs remained unchanged from the previous year, with fifteen teams contesting the 2005 Telstra Premiership, which culminated in a grand final between the Wests Tigers and the North Queensland Cowboys.

Season summary

In 2005 the NRL's salary cap was $3.25 million for the 25 highest-paid players in a club. ^[1]

The season was statistically the closest season ever, with just sixteen points separating the Parramatta Eels (1st) and Newcastle Knights (15th). It was also notable in that the previous four premiers failed to qualify for the finals (Bulldogs, Penrith Panthers, Sydney Roosters and Newcastle Knights).

In the middle of 2005 the NRL reached a broadcasting rights agreement with Foxsports and Channel 9 worth $500 million over six years, representing a 65% increase in direct television income. ^[2]

The Knights recorded their worst ever start to a season (13 straight losses) and were consigned to last place for the entire season. They did however win 8 of their last 11 games thanks to the return of superstar Andrew Johns. The Knights also defeated five of the top eight teams during the season, four of which were at home. They also recorded their then equal worst ever defeat - a 50-0 thrashing by the Parramatta Eels in round 14. During this match, an EnergyAustralia Stadium attendant ran onto the field, trying to tackle Parramatta's Daniel Wagon before he scored in the 78th minute. ^[3] Minor premiers the Parramatta Eels lost to each of the bottom four teams (Bulldogs, Rabbitohs, Raiders and Knights in rounds 8, 2, 19 and 20 respectively) during the course of the season.

It was announced that the Gold Coast Titans were to be admitted into the NRL as the sixteenth team, scheduled to begin playing in the 2007 season. The Titans would recruit John Cartwright as their inaugural coach and Preston Campbell was their first signing.

Johnathan Thurston won the 2005 Dally M Medal by a single point from Newcastle's Andrew Johns, despite Johns missing over a third of the season with a broken jaw.

The two clubs that had players sent off won their matches (unlike in 2004) but the dismissal of John Hopoate made rugby league headlines. Hopoate was sent off in his team's win over the Cronulla Sharks and consequently received 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

Brisbane Broncos 18th season Ground: Suncorp Stadium Coach: Wayne Bennett Captain: Darren Lockyer	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 71st season Ground: Sydney Showground & Telstra Stadium Coach: Steve Folkes Captain: Andrew Ryan	Canberra Raiders 24th season Ground: Canberra Stadium Coach: Matthew Elliott Captain: Simon Woolford	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 39th season Ground: Toyota Stadium Coach: Stuart Raper Captain: Brett Kimmorley	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 56th season Ground: Brookvale Oval Coach: Des Hasler Captain: Michael Monaghan
Melbourne Storm 8th season Ground Olympic Park Coach: Craig Bellamy Captain: Robbie Kearns	New Zealand Warriors 11th season Ground: Ericsson Stadium Coach: Tony Kemp Captain: Steve Price	Newcastle Knights 18th season Ground: EnergyAustralia Stadium Coach: Michael Hagan Captain: Andrew Johns	North Queensland Cowboys 11th season Ground: Dairy Farmers Stadium Coach: Graham Murray Captain: Travis Norton	Parramatta Eels 59th season Ground: Parramatta Stadium Coach: Brian Smith Captain: Nathan Cayless
Penrith Panthers 39th season Ground: Penrith Football Stadium Coach: John Lang Captain: Craig Gower	South Sydney Rabbitohs 96th season Ground: Aussie Stadium Coach: Shaun McRae Captain: Bryan Fletcher→Peter Cusack	St. George Illawarra Dragons 7th season Ground: OKI Jubilee Stadium & WIN Stadium Coach: Nathan Brown Captain: Trent Barrett	Sydney Roosters 98th season Ground: Aussie Stadium Coach: Ricky Stuart Captain: Luke Ricketson	Wests Tigers 6th season Ground: Campbelltown Stadium & Leichhardt Oval Coach: Tim Sheens Captain: Mark O'Neill→Scott Prince

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 ^[4] 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. ^[5]

Regular season

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	F1	F2	F3	GF
Brisbane Broncos	NQL +13	NZL −12	SYD +18	MEL −46	PAR +40	SGI +10	CRO +4	MAN +26	CBY +7	NQL +17	X	SOU +24	NEW +18	CAN +8	WTI +18	NZL −12	CRO +12	X	MEL +13	CBY −7	CAN +6	MAN −1	SGI −20	PEN −2	SYD −7	PAR −14	MEL −6	WTI −28
Canberra Raiders	X	NEW +25	SOU +7	SGI +20	SYD +8	MAN −22	MEL −36	NEW +4	PEN +8	CRO −6	WTI −12	SYD −14	X	BRI −8	CBY −18	NQL +1	PEN +8	MEL −20	PAR +8	NZL −8	BRI −6	WTI −8	SOU −13	NQL −3	PAR −38	MAN −18
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	SGI +18	NQL −12	WTI −1	CRO −14	X	SYD −13	NEW +4	PAR +14	BRI −7	MAN −8	MEL +10	NQL −36	SOU 0*	X	CAN +18	MAN +19	MEL −27	NZL +2	PEN +2	BRI +7	SOU −13	NEW −15	PAR −52	WTI −52	PEN −22	SYD −20
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	PEN +6	MAN −26	PAR +8	CBY +14	NQL +32	X	BRI −4	MEL +20	NZL +4	CAN +6	PEN +8	PAR −8	NQL −42	WTI −16	SYD +6	X	BRI −12	SOU −10	NEW +4*	SGI −10	WTI −40	MEL +24	SYD −6	MAN +62	NEW −30	SOU −4	SGI −6
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	NZL +6	CRO +26	MEL +7	X	SGI −26	CAN +22	SOU +34	BRI −26	WTI +8	CBY +8	PAR −6	PEN +10	SYD +4	SOU −38	NEW +22	CBY −19	WTI −25	PEN −4	SGI −26	X	NQL −2	BRI +1	NEW −8	CRO −62	NZL −2	CAN +18	PAR −24
Melbourne Storm	NEW +38	SGI +34	MAN −7	BRI +46	PEN −20	PAR −12	CAN +36	CRO −20	X	SOU +26	CBY −10	SGI +8	WTI +16	NZL −8	PEN −14	SOU +42	CBY +27	CAN +20	BRI −13	SYD +14	NEW −19	CRO −24	NZL +12	X	WTI +12	NQL −6	BRI +6	NQL −8
Newcastle Knights	MEL −38	CAN −25	X	NQL −34	SOU −25	NZL −4	CBY −4	CAN −4	SYD −30	WTI −16	SGI −2	X	BRI −18	PAR −50	MAN −22	PEN +4	SYD −14	NQL +4	CRO −4*	PAR +6	MEL +19	CBY +15	MAN +8	NZL +12	CRO +30	SGI −8
New Zealand Warriors	MAN −6	BRI +12	NQL −10	SOU +32	WTI −18	NEW +4	X	PEN −2	CRO −4	SYD −4	SOU +18	WTI +17	SGI −14	MEL +8	PAR −10	BRI +12	NQL −8	CBY −2	SYD +2	CAN +8	PEN −8	PAR −18	MEL −12	NEW −12	MAN +2	X
North Queensland Cowboys	BRI −13	CBY +12	NZL +10	NEW +34	CRO −32	WTI +24	PEN +14	SYD +20	PAR −38	BRI −17	X	CBY +36	CRO +42	SGI −30	X	CAN −1	NZL +8	NEW −4	SOU −2	PEN +20	MAN +2	SGI −20	WTI −12	CAN +3	SOU +14	MEL +6	WTI −44	MEL +8	PAR +29	WTI −14
Parramatta Eels	WTI +16	SOU −23	CRO −8	PEN +10	BRI −40	MEL +12	WTI +10	CBY −14	NQL +38	X	MAN +6	CRO +8	PEN +10	NEW +50	NZL +10	SYD −4	SOU +36	SGI +26	CAN −8	NEW −6	X	NZL +18	CBY +52	SGI −3	CAN +38	BRI +14	MAN +24	X	NQL −29
Penrith Panthers	CRO −6	SYD −8	SGI +10	PAR −10	MEL +20	SOU +30	NQL −14	NZL +2	CAN −8	SGI −22	CRO −8	MAN −10	PAR −10	X	MEL +14	NEW −4	CAN −8	MAN +4	CBY −2	NQL −20	NZL +8	SYD +2	X	BRI +2	CBY +22	WTI +16
South Sydney Rabbitohs	SYD −12	PAR +23	CAN −7	NZL −32	NEW +25	PEN −30	MAN −34	X	SGI −32	MEL −26	NZL −18	BRI −24	CBY 0*	MAN +38	SGI −18	MEL −42	PAR −36	CRO +10	NQL +2	WTI −22	CBY +13	X	CAN +13	SYD +1	NQL −14	CRO +4
St. George Illawarra Dragons	CBY −18	MEL −34	PEN −10	CAN −20	MAN +26	BRI −10	SYD +2	WTI +8	SOU +32	PEN +22	NEW +2	MEL −8	NZL +14	NQL +30	SOU +18	WTI −8	X	PAR −26	MAN +26	CRO +10	SYD +38	NQL +20	BRI +20	PAR +3	X	NEW +8	CRO +6	X	WTI −8
Sydney Roosters	SOU +12	PEN +8	BRI −18	WTI −6	CAN −8	CBY +13	SGI −2	NQL −20	NEW +30	NZL +4	X	CAN +14	MAN −4	X	CRO −6	PAR +4	NEW +14	WTI −10	NZL −2	MEL −14	SGI −38	PEN −2	CRO +6	SOU −1	BRI +7	CBY +20
Wests Tigers	PAR −16	X	CBY +1	SYD +6	NZL +18	NQL −24	PAR −10	SGI −8	MAN −8	NEW +16	CAN +12	NZL −17	MEL −16	CRO +16	BRI −18	SGI +8	MAN +25	SYD +10	X	SOU +22	CRO +40	CAN +8	NQL +12	CBY +52	MEL −12	PEN −16	NQL +44	BRI +28	SGI +8	NQL +14
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	F1	F2	F3	GF

Bold – Home game
X – Bye
* – Golden point game
Opponent for round listed above margin

Ladder

Further information: 2005 NRL season results

2005 NRL season v t e
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Parramatta Eels	24	16	0	8	2	704	456	+248	36
2	St George Illawarra Dragons	24	16	0	8	2	655	510	+145	36
3	Brisbane Broncos	24	15	0	9	2	597	484	+113	34
4	Wests Tigers (P)	24	14	0	10	2	676	575	+101	32
5	North Queensland Cowboys	24	14	0	10	2	639	563	+76	32
6	Melbourne Storm	24	13	0	11	2	640	462	+178	30
7	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	24	12	0	12	2	550	564	-14	28
8	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	24	12	0	12	2	554	632	-78	28
9	Sydney Roosters	24	11	0	13	2	488	487	+1	26
10	Penrith Panthers	24	11	0	13	2	554	554	0	26
11	New Zealand Warriors	24	10	0	14	2	515	528	-13	24
12	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	24	9	1	14	2	472	670	-198	23
13	South Sydney Rabbitohs	24	9	1	14	2	482	700	-218	23
14	Canberra Raiders	24	9	0	15	2	465	606	-141	22
15	Newcastle Knights	24	8	0	16	2	467	667	-200	20

Ladder progression

• Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8.
• Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
• Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that round
• Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.

	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
1	Parramatta	2	2	4	4	4	6	8	8	10	12	14	16	18	20	22	22	24	26	26	26	28	30	32	32	34	36
2	St George Illawarra	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	6	8	10	12	12	14	16	18	18	20	20	22	24	26	28	30	32	34	36
3	Brisbane	2	2	4	4	6	8	10	12	14	16	18	20	22	24	26	26	28	30	32	32	34	34	34	34	34	34
4	Wests	0	2	4	6	8	8	8	8	8	10	12	12	12	14	14	16	18	20	22	24	26	28	30	32	32	32
5	North Queensland	0	2	4	6	6	8	10	12	12	12	14	16	18	18	20	20	22	22	22	24	26	26	26	28	30	32
6	Melbourne	2	4	4	6	6	6	8	8	10	12	12	14	16	16	16	18	20	22	22	24	24	24	26	28	30	30
7	Cronulla-Sutherland	2	2	4	6	8	10	10	12	14	16	18	18	18	18	20	22	22	22	24	24	24	26	26	28	28	28
8	Manly-Warringah	2	4	6	8	8	10	12	12	14	16	16	18	20	20	22	22	22	22	22	24	24	26	26	26	26	28
9	Sydney	2	4	4	4	4	6	6	6	8	10	12	14	14	16	16	18	20	20	20	20	20	20	22	22	24	26
10	Penrith	0	0	2	2	4	6	6	8	8	8	8	8	8	10	12	12	12	14	14	14	16	18	20	22	24	26
11	New Zealand	0	2	2	4	4	6	8	8	8	8	10	12	12	14	14	16	16	16	18	20	20	20	20	20	22	24
12	Bulldogs	2	2	2	2	4	4	6	8	8	8	10	10	11	13	15	17	17	19	21	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
13	South Sydney	0	2	2	2	4	4	4	6	6	6	6	6	7	9	9	9	9	11	13	13	15	17	19	21	21	23
14	Canberra	2	4	6	8	10	10	10	12	14	14	14	14	16	16	16	18	20	20	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
15	Newcastle	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	6	6	8	8	10	12	14	16	18	20	20

Finals series

To decide the grand finalists from the top eight finishing teams, the NRL adopts the McIntyre final eight system.

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			Date and Time	Venue	Referee	Crowd
Qualifying Finals
Wests Tigers	50– 6	North Queensland Cowboys	9 September 2005	Telstra Stadium	Paul Simpkins	26,463
Brisbane Broncos	18 –24	Melbourne Storm	10 September 2005	Suncorp Stadium	Steve Clark	25,193
St. George Illawarra Dragons	28– 22	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	10 September 2005	WIN Stadium	Tony Archer	19,608
Parramatta Eels	46– 22	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	11 September 2005	Parramatta Stadium	Tim Mander	19,710
Semi-finals
Melbourne Storm	16 –24	North Queensland Cowboys	17 September 2005	Aussie Stadium	Paul Simpkins	16,810
Wests Tigers	34– 6	Brisbane Broncos	18 September 2005	Aussie Stadium	Tim Mander	36,563
Preliminary Finals
St. George Illawarra Dragons	12 –20	Wests Tigers	24 September 2005	Aussie Stadium	Tim Mander	41,260
Parramatta Eels	0 –29	North Queensland Cowboys	25 September 2005	Telstra Stadium	Steve Clark	44,327

Finals Chart

	Qualifying finals					Semifinals					Preliminary finals					Final
	1	Parramatta	46
	8	Manly	22								1W	Parramatta	0
						4W	Melbourne	16				North Queensland	29
	2	St. George Illawarra	28			2L	North Queensland	24
																North Queensland		16
	7	Cronulla	22
																Wests		30
	3	Brisbane	18								2W	St. George Illawarra	12
	6	Melbourne	24			3W	Wests	34				Wests	20
						1L	Brisbane	6
	4	Wests	50
	5	North Queensland	6

Grand Final

Main article: 2005 NRL Grand Final

2005 NRL Grand Final

Sunday, 2 October 19:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Wests Tigers	30 – 16	North Queensland Cowboys
Tries:5 Gibbs  18' Richards  35' Laffranchi  45' Fitzhenry  63' Payten  80' Goals:5 Hodgson  19', 37', 47', 64', 80'(5/6) Field goals: Prince (0/1)	1st: 12–6 2nd: 18–10 Report [6]	Tries:3 Bowen  8' Norton  55' Sing  78' Goals:2 Hannay  10', 56'(2/3)

Telstra Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 82,453 Referee: Tim Mander Touch judges: Steve Carrall, Matt Cecchin Clive Churchill Medal: Scott Prince (Wests Tigers)

Statistics and records

• The Broncos' Darren Smith was the NRL's oldest player in 2005 at 36 years and 284 days. ^[7]
• 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.

Player statistics

The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 26.

Top 5 point scorers Points Player Tries Goals Field Goals 250 Brett Hodgson 11 103 0 196 Luke Burt 10 78 0 190 Preston Campbell 11 73 0 180 Luke Covell 9 72 0 180 Hazem El Masri 11 68 0 Top 5 try scorers Tries Player 19 Shaun Berrigan 19 Billy Slater 18 Colin Best 18 Pat Richards 18 Matt Bowen

Top 5 goal scorers Goals Player 103 Brett Hodgson 78 Luke Burt 73 Preston Campbell 72 Luke Covell 68 Hazem El Masri

2005 Transfers

Players

Player	2004 Club	2005 Club
Michael De Vere	Brisbane Broncos	Super League: Huddersfield Giants
Craig Frawley	Brisbane Broncos	Canberra Raiders
Paul Green	Brisbane Broncos	Retirement
Ben Ikin	Brisbane Broncos	Retirement
Brad Meyers	Brisbane Broncos	Super League: Bradford Bulls
Gorden Tallis	Brisbane Broncos	Retirement
Carl Webb	Brisbane Broncos	North Queensland Cowboys
Brad Drew	Canberra Raiders	Super League: Huddersfield Giants
Mark McLinden	Canberra Raiders	Super League: London Broncos
Joel Monaghan	Canberra Raiders	Sydney Roosters
Ruben Wiki	Canberra Raiders	New Zealand Warriors
Jamie Feeney	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Melbourne Storm
Ben Harris	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Super League: Bradford Bulls
Glen Hughes	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Retirement
Steve Price	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	New Zealand Warriors
Dennis Scott	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Melbourne Storm
Johnathan Thurston	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	North Queensland Cowboys
Paul Franze	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Penrith Panthers
Jason Kent	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Super League: Leigh Centurions
Andrew Lomu	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Canberra Raiders
Matthew Rieck	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Wests Tigers
Nick Bradley-Qalilawa	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	Super League: London Broncos
Ian Donnelly	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	Melbourne Storm
Solomon Haumono	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	Super League: London Broncos
Albert Torrens	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	St. George Illawarra Dragons
Andrew Walker	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	Suspension
Rodney Howe	Melbourne Storm	Retirement
Stephen Kearney	Melbourne Storm	Super League: Hull F.C.
Ben MacDougall	Melbourne Storm	Edinburgh (Scottish rugby union)
Andrew McFadden	Melbourne Storm	Retirement
Kirk Reynoldson	Melbourne Storm	Newcastle Knights
Danny Williams	Melbourne Storm	Super League: London Broncos
Jamie Fitzgerald	Newcastle Knights	Retirement
Ben Kennedy	Newcastle Knights	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Robbie O'Davis	Newcastle Knights	Retirement
Matt Parsons	Newcastle Knights	Retirement
Russell Richardson	Newcastle Knights	Retirement
Timana Tahu	Newcastle Knights	Parramatta Eels
Vinnie Anderson	New Zealand Warriors	Super League: St. Helens
Henry Fa'afili	New Zealand Warriors	Super League: Warrington Wolves
PJ Marsh	New Zealand Warriors	Parramatta Eels
Jerry Seuseu	New Zealand Warriors	Super League: Wigan Warriors
Kevin Campion	North Queensland Cowboys	Retirement
Nathan Fien	North Queensland Cowboys	New Zealand Warriors
Jamie McDonald	North Queensland Cowboys	Melbourne Storm
Glenn Morrison	North Queensland Cowboys	Parramatta Eels
Adam Dykes	Parramatta Eels	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Lee Hopkins	Parramatta Eels	Super League: London Broncos
Junior Langi	Parramatta Eels	Super League: Salford City Reds
Jamie Lyon	Parramatta Eels	Super League: St. Helens
Shane Muspratt	Parramatta Eels	North Queensland Young Guns (Queensland Cup)
Corey Pearson	Parramatta Eels	Retirement
Craig Stapleton	Parramatta Eels	Super League: Leigh Centurions
Chris Thorman	Parramatta Eels	Super League: Huddersfield Giants
David Vaealiki	Parramatta Eels	Super League: Wigan Warriors
James Webster	Parramatta Eels	Hull Kingston Rovers
Michael Witt	Parramatta Eels	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Ryan Girdler	Penrith Panthers	Retirement
Martin Lang	Penrith Panthers	Retirement
Amos Roberts	Penrith Panthers	Sydney Roosters
Paul Whatuira	Penrith Panthers	Wests Tigers
Owen Craigie	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Super League: Widnes Vikings
Jason Death	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Retirement
Willie Manu	South Sydney Rabbitohs	St. George Illawarra Dragons
Justin Smith	South Sydney Rabbitohs	North Queensland Cowboys
Paul Stringer	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Parramatta Eels
David Thompson	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Retirement
Brad Watts	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Super League: Widnes Vikings
Nathan Blacklock	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Super League: Hull F.C.
John Carlaw	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Retirement
Andrew Frew	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Retirement
Brent Kite	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Nathan Long	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Retirement
Henry Perenara	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Parramatta Eels
Mark Riddell	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Parramatta Eels
Lincoln Withers	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Canberra Raiders
Todd Byrne	Sydney Roosters	New Zealand Warriors
Peter Cusack	Sydney Roosters	South Sydney Rabbitohs
Luke Dorn	Sydney Roosters	Super League: London Broncos
Brad Fittler	Sydney Roosters	Retirement
Shannon Hegarty	Sydney Roosters	South Sydney Rabbitohs
Justin Hodges	Sydney Roosters	Brisbane Broncos
Gavin Lester	Sydney Roosters	Retirement
Chad Robinson	Sydney Roosters	Parramatta Eels
Michael Buettner	Wests Tigers	Retirement
Nick Graham	Wests Tigers	Retirement
Robert Mears	Wests Tigers	Super League: Leigh Centurions
Jason Moodie	Wests Tigers	N/A
Scott Sattler	Wests Tigers	Retirement
Darren Senter	Wests Tigers	Retirement
Paul Mellor	Super League: Castleford Tigers	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Colin Best	Super League: Hull F.C.	St. George Illawarra Dragons
Jason Smith	Super League: Hull F.C.	Canberra Raiders
Matt Adamson	Super League: Leeds Rhinos	Canberra Raiders
Craig Smith	Super League: Wigan Warriors	Newcastle Knights
Brad Thorn	Crusaders (Super 12)	Brisbane Broncos
Terry Hill	N/A	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Daniel Irvine	N/A	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Ben Walker	N/A	South Sydney Rabbitohs

Coaches

Coach	2004 Club	2005 Club
Daniel Anderson	New Zealand Warriors	Super League: St. Helens

Sources and footnotes

1. Solomon, David (2007). Pillars of power: Australia's institutions. Federation Press. p. 204. ISBN   978-1-86287-645-3.
2. "NRL secures $500m rights deal". ABC News. Australia: Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2005-07-01. Archived from the original on 2010-03-09. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
3. "Knights put to the sword by Eels". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2005-06-11. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
4. Pace, Daniel (2005-03-02). "Same theme, different sound for NRL ads". AAP Sports News. Australia: The Gale Group, Inc. (). Retrieved 2010-06-30.^{[ permanent dead link ][ dead link ]}
5. B&T magazine article 2005 Archived September 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
6. Middleton, David. 2005 Official Rugby League Annual. Sydney: News Magazines. pp. 112–113.
7. Toohey, Barry (2 February 2011). "Still some bite in old Mad Dog". The Daily Telegraph . Australia: News Limited . Retrieved 2 February 2011.

External links

• NRL official website
• LeagueUnlimited
• Rugby League Tables and Statistics 2005
• Sports Australia League