National Rugby League Hall of Fame

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The National Rugby League Hall of Fame was first established as the Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame in 2002, before being reestablished in 2018 in its current form. The hall of fame honours the contributions made to the National Rugby League, Australian Rugby League, Super League and New South Wales Rugby League since 1908 by players, referees, media personalities, coaches and administrators.

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When relaunched in 2018 there were 100 inductees, while a major expansion in 2024 included a number of players, coaches, referees, and contributors.

National Rugby League Hall of Fame
National Rugby League Hall of Fame Logo.svg
Former name
Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame
Established2002 (reestablished 2018)
Location Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Type Professional sports hall of fame
Website www.nrl.com/hall-of-fame/

Background

The Hall of Fame was officially established in 2002, to honour the many past greats of the game, who have played in the New South Wales/Sydney league competition, Australian rugby league competition, Super League competition and the National Rugby League.

The first batch of players were inducted to the hall of fame in 2002 including legends of the sport such as Reg Gasnier, Johnny Raper and Wally Lewis. In 2003 another six members were added to the elite club, with six more added in 2004, 2005 and 2006. In 2007 there were three more inductees: three from pre-1940 and three from post World War II. [1]

There were thirty-five members of the Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame up to the end of 2007.

In 2018 the ARL took control of the concept of The Immortals, an accolade till that point administered by Rugby League Week . The ARL clarified the protocols of Immortal induction and the interplay with the Hall of Fame. It was confirmed that Immortals would continue to be inducted rarely & occasionally and would be selected from the overall pool of the Rugby League Hall of Fame. Inductees for the Hall of Fame would occur regularly — perhaps every year —- with six new inductees in 2018. It was also confirmed that the 65 members of the NRL's Team of the Century (selected during the 2008 century celebrations) who were not in the Hall of Fame as at 2007, were all to be entered to the Hall of Fame. Effectively 65 players who had been selected for honour in 2008 were added to the Hall of Fame in March 2018; with a further new six added in July 2018.

Further expansion of the criteria for inclusion have been established since 2023, with categories for coaches, referees, and contributors.

Selection Process

Categories

Player

Individuals who have competed in the elite premiership rugby league competition in Australia and achieved outstanding feats on and off the field throughout a professional playing career.

Coach

People who have coached in the elite premiership rugby league competition in Australia and consistently achieved outstanding results throughout a professional coaching career.

Referee

People who have officiated in the elite premiership rugby league competition in Australia and displayed fairness and integrity consistently throughout a career as a match official.

Contributor

People who have contributed significantly to the growth, popularity and prosperity of the elite premiership rugby league competition in Australia.

Eligibility Criteria

Player
  1. Individual must have competed in the elite premiership rugby league competition in Australia
  2. Individual must have played the majority of their elite rugby league career in Australia
  3. Individual must be retired three years [lower-alpha 1] from competing in a professional sporting competition
Coach
  1. Individual must have coached at a first-grade level in the elite premiership rugby league competition in Australia
  2. Individual may be nominated and inducted at any stage of professional or post-career
Referee
  1. Individual must have officiated at a first-grade level in the elite premiership rugby league competition in Australia
  2. Individual must be retired three years from officiating in the elite rugby league competition in Australia
Contributor
  1. Individual must have contributed significantly to the elite premiership rugby league competition in Australia in fields other than Player, Coach or Referee.
  2. Individual may be nominated and inducted at any stage of professional or post-career

Metrics of Excellence

The Metrics of Excellence, or simply Metrics, is a tailored weighting system applied to specific accolades and areas of achievement at the elite level of the game (i.e. Premiership games played; State of Origin games played; Dally M Medal; Clive Churchill Medal, Grand Finals played, etc.).

The Metrics application automatically compiles players based on the aggregate of points achieved through their collective career achievements. A purely objective function, the application effectively acts as a filtering mechanism.

Equalisation functions are built into the Metrics application to ensure parity for players from different eras of the game (i.e. Pre-War, Wartime period, Super League, etc.) and competitions (i.e. Brisbane Rugby League, Country Rugby League, etc.)

Voting Process – Player

  1. Metrics of Excellence applied to all individuals that have competed in the elite premiership rugby league competition in Australia from 1908 through to the designated qualification year
  2. Complete list of qualified players recompiled based on Metrics results.
  3. Top 100 players to achieve the highest aggregate of points through the Metrics process, extracted from complete list and populated on to the Hall of Fame Provisional Ballot.
  4. Provisional Ballot advanced to Screening Committee for screening process.
  5. Top 25 players selected via screening process populated on to the Hall of Fame Final Ballot.
  6. Final Ballot advanced to Voting College for final selection.

Screening Process

  1. Provisional Ballot presented to the Screening Committee for initial evaluation.
  2. Screening Committee to reduce the Provisional Ballot to 50 by the end of the first deliberation stage.
  3. Screening Committee then tasked with reducing the list from 50 to the final 25 players by the conclusion of the second deliberation stage.
  4. Final Ballot (25) confirmed and documented by the Awards Sub-Committee.
Screening Process - Hall of Fame
ComponentOutput
ScreeningOverview and Briefing
Provisional BallotPresentation of Provisional Ballot List
Deliberation Stage 1Provisional Ballot reduced to 50
Intermission and Review
Discussion PointsKey Discussion Points tabled for 50
Deliberation Stage 250 Nominated reduced to final 25
ReviewAwards Sub-Committee to finalise Final Ballot (25)

Induction Determinant

Individuals that achieve an aggregate of 10% or greater of the total points available (375) will qualify for induction into the NRL Hall of Fame.

ComponentPointsDescription
Nominees25Final Ballot
Judges25Voting College
Points Per Judge5Top Selection
4Second Selection
3Third Selection
2Fourth Selection
1Fifth & Final Selection
Total Points Per Judge15Individual Aggregate
Total Points Available375Total Aggregate
Total Points Required for Inclusion38+10% of Total Votes

Induction Parameters

Player

Minimum two inductions – Maximum four inductions per annual cycle In the event players, outside of the top four tally the same number of votes as those within the top four – a countback mechanism will be executed to determine who received the higher number of five point votes, four point votes, three point votes, etc.

Coach & Referee

Minimum of one induction – Maximum two inductions per four-year cycle

Contributor

Minimum of one induction – Maximum three inductions per two-year cycle

Hall of Fame Inductees

Players

Men's players

Key to list
Named as an Immortal
No.InducteeActiveAchievementsInducted [lower-alpha 2] Ref
1 Billy Cann 1908–1916Kangaroo Tours (1908–1909, 1911–1912)

3× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1908–1909, 1914)

2008
2 Tedda Courtney 1908–1924Kangaroo Tours (1908–1909, 1911–1912)2008
3 Dally Messenger 1907–1917 Kangaroo Tour (1908–1909)

Australian Captain (3 Tests)

2× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1908–1909)

Australian Rugby League Team of the Century (2008)

New South Wales Team of the Century (2008)

No. 4 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

Most Points in an Interstate Match (32)

2003
4 Sandy Pearce 1907–1922Kangaroo Tours (1908–1909, 1921–1922)

3× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1911–1913)

New South Wales Team of the Century (2008)

No. 43 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

2006
5 Albert Rosenfeld 1908–1924 Kangaroo Tour (1908–1909)

5× RFL Championship Winner (1911–1915)

Challenge Cup Winner (1913, 1915)

No. 64 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

All-Time Record for Most Tries in a Season (80) (1913–1914)

2008
6 Arthur Halloway 1908–1921Kangaroo Tours (1908–1909, 1911–1912)

Australian Captain (3 Tests)

7× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1912–1913, 1915–1917, 1919–1920)

No. 60 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

2007
7 Dan Frawley 1908–1915Kangaroo Tours (1908–1909, 1911–1912)

3× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1911–1913)

2008
8 Howard Hallett 1908–1924 Kangaroo Tour (1911–1912)

3× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1909, 1914, 1918)

No. 40 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

2008
9 Chris McKivat 1910–1917 Kangaroo Tour (1911–1912)

Kangaroo Tour Captain (1911–1912)

Australian Captain (3 Tests)

No. 42 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

2005
10 Viv Farnsworth 1910–1921 Kangaroo Tour (1911–1912)

NSWRL Premiership Winner (1910)

No. 84 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

2008
11 Charles Fraser 1910–1927Kangaroo Tours (1911–1912, 1921–1922)

Australian Captain (3 Tests)

6× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1915–1917, 1919–1920, 1924)

No. 51 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

2006
12 Frank Burge 1911–1927 Kangaroo Tour (1921–1922)

Australian Rugby League Team of the Century (2008)

New South Wales Team of the Century (2008)

No. 17 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

NSWRL Record for Most Tries in a Match (8)

2004
13 Les Cubitt 1911–1922 Kangaroo Tour (1921–1922)

Kangaroo Tour Captain (1921–1922)

No. 94 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

2008
14 Herb Gilbert 1911–1921 Kangaroo Tour (1911–1912)

Australian Captain (2 Tests)

Challenge Cup Winner (1914)

No. 70 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

2008
15 Harold Horder 1912–1926 Kangaroo Tour (1921–1922)

4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1914, 1918, 1921–1922)

No. 12 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

2004
16 Cec Blinkhorn 1914–1924 Kangaroo Tour (1921–1922)

2× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1921–1922)

No. 44 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

2008
17 Duncan Thompson 1911–1925 Kangaroo Tour (1921–1922)

2× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1921–1922)

Queensland Team of the Century (2008)

No. 10 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

2005
18 Jim Craig 1915–1930 Kangaroo Tour (1921–1922)

Australian Captain (3 Tests)

6× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1915–1917, 1919–1920, 1930)

Queensland Team of the Century (2008)

No. 34 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

2005
19 Frank McMillan 1921–1935 Kangaroo Tour (1929–1930)

Australian Captain (2 Tests)

2× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1929–1930)

No. 76 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

2008
20 Benny Wearing 1921–19337× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1925–1929, 1931–1932)

No. 88 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

2008
21 Tom Gorman 1920–1930 Kangaroo Tour (1929–1930)

Kangaroo Tour Captain (1929–1930)

Australian Captain (7 Tests)

BRL Premiership Winner (1926)

Queensland Team of the Century (2008)

2007
22 Vic Armbruster 1926–1935 Kangaroo Tour (1929–1930)

BRL Premiership Winner (1927)

No. 85 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

2008
23 Eric Weissel 1921–1939 Kangaroo Tour (1929–1930)

No. 32 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

2008
24 Dan Dempsey 1922–1934Kangaroo Tours (1929–1930, 1933–1934)2008
25 Herb Steinohrt 1919–1938 Kangaroo Tour (1929–1930)

Australian Captain (3 Tests)

Queensland Team of the Century (2008)

No. 56 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

2008
26 Mick Madsen 1921–1937Kangaroo Tours (1929–1930, 1933–1934)

Australian Captain (1 Test)

Queensland Team of the Century (2008)

No. 61 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

2008
27 George Treweek 1926–1934 Kangaroo Tour (1929–1930)

6× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1926–1929, 1931–1932)

No. 35 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

2006
28 Joe Busch 1926–1936 Kangaroo Tour (1929–1930)

No. 20 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

2008
29 Wally Prigg 1927–1938Kangaroo Tours (1929–1930, 1933–1934)

Australian Captain (7 Tests)

New South Wales Team of the Century (2008)

NSW Country Team of the Century (2008)

No. 18 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

2003
30 Ray Stehr 1927–1946Kangaroo Tours (1933–1934, 1937–1938)

4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1935–1937, 1940)

No. 66 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

NSWRL Record as Youngest Player in a Game (16)

2008
31 Joe Pearce 1929–1942Kangaroo Tours (1933–1934, 1937–1938)

4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1935–1937, 1940)

No. 45 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

2007
32 Dave Brown 1930–1941 Kangaroo Tour (1933–1934)

Australian Captain (6 Tests)

4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1935–1937, 1940)

New South Wales Team of the Century (2008)

No. 9 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

NSWRL Record for Most Points in a Game (45)

NSWRL Record for Most Tries in a Season (38) (1935)

2003
33 Ernie Norman 1931–1939 Kangaroo Tour (1937–1938)

3× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1935–1937)

No. 81 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

2008
34 Viv Thicknesse 1932–1937 Kangaroo Tour (1933–1934)

3× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1935–1937)

2008
35 Vic Hey 1933–1949 Kangaroo Tour (1933–1934)

NSWRL Premiership Winner (1934)

Challenge Cup Winner (1941–1942)

No. 8 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

2004
36 Jack Beaton 1933–1938 Kangaroo Tour (1937–1938)

3× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1935–1937)

No. 89 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

2008
37 Andy Norval 1932–1941 Kangaroo Tour (1937–1938)

4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1935–1937, 1940)

2008
38 Herb Narvo 1932–1949 Kangaroo Tour (1937–38)

NSWRL Premiership Winner (1943)

NSW Country Team of the Century (2008)

No. 28 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

2008
39 Brian Bevan 1942–19643× RFL Championship Winner (1948, 1954–1955)

Challenge Cup Winner (1950, 1954)

Australian Rugby League Team of the Century (2008)

No. 22 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

2005
40 Harry Bath 1942–19595× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1946–1947, 1957–1959)

3× RFL Championship Winner (1948, 1954–1955)

Challenge Cup Winner (1950, 1954)

BRL Premiership Winner (1945)

No. 30 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

2004
41 Arthur Clues 1943–1957No. 58 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)2008
42 Roy Bull 1947–1959Kangaroo Tours (1952–1953, 1956–1957)

2× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1957, 1959)

NSWRL Player of the Year (1955)

New South Wales Team of the Century (2008)

No. 65 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

NRL Team of the 1950s (2007)

2008
43 Clive Churchill 1946–1961Kangaroo Tours (1948–1949, 1952–1953, 1956–1957)

Kangaroo Tour Captain (1952–1953)

Australian Captain (27 Tests)

4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1950–1951, 1953, 1955)

3× NSWRL Player of the Year (1950–1951, 1953)

Sun-Herald Best and Fairest (1952)

NSWRL Grand Final Man of the Match (1954)

Australian Rugby League Team of the Century (2008)

New South Wales Team of the Century (2008)

NSW Country Team of the Century (2008)

No. 1 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

NRL Team of the 1950s (2007)

2002
44 Duncan Hall 1945–1957Kangaroo Tours (1948–1949, 1952–1953)

BRL Premiership Winner (1954)

BRL Best and Fairest (1954)

JG Stephenson Trophy (1951)

Australian Rugby League Team of the Century (2008)

Queensland Team of the Century (2008)

No. 25 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

2006
45 Keith Holman 1946–1961Kangaroo Tours (1952–1953, 1956–1957)

2× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1948, 1952)

3× NSWRL Player of the Year (1952, 1957, 1959)

5× Sun-Herald Best and Fairest (1950–1951, 1953, 1956, 1958)

No. 19 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

NRL Team of the 1950s (2007)

2003
46 Ken Kearney 1948–1961Kangaroo Tours (1952–1953, 1956–1957)

Kangaroo Tour Captain (1956–1957)

Australian Captain (9 Tests)

5× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1956–1960)

NSWRL Player of the Year (1956)

No. 75 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

2006
47 Brian Davies 1949–1963Kangaroo Tours (1952–1953, 1956–1957)

Australian Captain (3 Tests)

2× BRL Premiership Winner (1956, 1958)

4× BRL Best and Fairest (1955–1958)

JG Stephenson Trophy (1955)

Queensland Team of the Century (2008)

No. 41 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

2008
48 Norm Provan 1951–1965 Kangaroo Tour (1956–1957)

10× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1956–1965)

NSWRL Player of the Year (1958)

Sun-Herald Best and Fairest (1954)

NSWRL Grand Final Man of the Match (1957–1958, 1963)

Australian Rugby League Team of the Century (2008)

New South Wales Team of the Century (2008)

No. 26 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

NRL Team of the 1950s (2007)

2004
49 Harry Wells 1951–1972Kangaroo Tours (1952–1953, 1959–1960)

NSWRL Premiership Winner (1951)

Sun-Herald Best and Fairest (1957)

No. 57 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

NRL Team of the 1950s (2007)

2007
50 Brian Carlson 1951–1962Kangaroo Tours (1952–1953, 1959–1960)

Australian Captain (2 Tests)

Sun-Herald Best and Fairest (1961)

NSW Country Team of the Century (2008)

No. 14 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

NRL Team of the 1950s (2007)

2005
51 Ian Walsh 1950–1967Kangaroo Tours (1959–1960, 1963–1964)

Australian Captain (10 Tests)

5× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1962–1966)

NSWRL Player of the Year (1964)

NSWRL Grand Final Man of the Match (1962)

NSW Country Team of the Century (2008)

No. 24 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

NRL Team of the 1960s (2006)

2008
52 Kel O'Shea 1951–1965 Kangaroo Tour (1956–1957)

JG Stephenson Trophy (1954)

No. 24 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

NRL Team of the 1950s (2007)

2008
53 Brian Clay 1953–1967 Kangaroo Tour (1959–1960)

8× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1957–1961, 1964–1966)

NSWRL Grand Final Man of the Match (1961)

No. 68 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

2008
54 Keith Barnes 1954–1968 Kangaroo Tour (1959–1960)

Kangaroo Tour Captain (1959–1960)

Australian Captain (14 Tests)

No. 67 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

2007
55 Eddie Lumsden 1954–1966 Kangaroo Tour (1959–1960)

9× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1957–1959, 1961–1966)

NSW Country Team of the Century (2008)

No. 69 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

2008
56 Brian Hambly 1956–1967Kangaroo Tours (1959–1960, 1963–1964)

No. 74 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

2008
57 Johnny Raper 1957–1968Kangaroo Tours (1959–1960, 1963–1964, 1967–1968)

Australian Captain (8 Tests)

8× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1959–1966)

2× NSWRL Player of the Year (1961, 1965)

3× Sun-Herald Best and Fairest (1960, 1963, 1967)

NSWRL Grand Final Man of the Match (1966)

Harry Sunderland Medal (1964)

Australian Rugby League Team of the Century (2008)

New South Wales Team of the Century (2008)

No. 2 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

NRL Team of the 1950s (2007)

NRL Team of the 1960s (2006)

2002
58 Peter Gallagher 1957–1967Kangaroo Tours (1963–1964, 1967–1968)

Australian Captain (1 Test)

2× BRL Premiership Winner (1958, 1967)

2× JG Stephenson Trophy (1963, 1967)

No. 98 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

2008
59 Noel Kelly 1957–1970Kangaroo Tours (1959–1960, 1963–1964, 1967–1968)

Australian Rugby League Team of the Century (2008)

Queensland Team of the Century (2008)

No. 59 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

NRL Team of the 1960s (2006)

2008
60 Barry Muir 1956–1971Kangaroo Tours (1959–1960, 1963–1964)

Australian Captain (2 Tests)

2× BRL Best and Fairest (1959, 1961)

No. 55 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

2008
61 Ken Irvine 1958–1973Kangaroo Tours (1959–1960, 1963–1964, 1967–1968)

2× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1972–1973)

Australian Rugby League Team of the Century (2008)

New South Wales Team of the Century (2008)

No. 15 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

NRL Team of the 1950s (2007)

NRL Team of the 1960s (2006)

NSWRL Record For the Most Tries in Premiership History (212)

2004
62 Reg Gasnier 1959–1967Kangaroo Tours (1959–1960, 1963–1964, 1967–1968)

Kangaroo Tour Captain (1967–1968)

Australian Captain (8 Tests)

6× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1960–1965)

3× NSWRL Player of the Year (1960, 1962, 1965)

Australian Rugby League Team of the Century (2008)

New South Wales Team of the Century (2008)

No. 3 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

NRL Team of the 1950s (2007)

NRL Team of the 1960s (2006)

2002
63 Ken Thornett 1960–1971 Kangaroo Tour (1963–1964)

NSWRL Player of the Year (1966)

Sun-Herald Best and Fairest (1965)

No. 29 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

2008
64 Arthur Summons 1960–1967 Kangaroo Tour (1963–1964)

Kangaroo Tour Captain (1963–1964)

Australian Captain (5 Tests)

NSWRL Player of the Year (1963)

2008
65 Johnny King 1960–1974 Kangaroo Tour (1967–1968)

7× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1960–1966)

NRL Team of the 1960s (2006)

2008
66 Les Johns 1961–1971Kangaroo Tours (1963–1964, 1967–1968)

NSWRL Player of the Year (1968)

Sun-Herald Best and Fairest (1969)

NSWRL Grand Final Man of the Match (1967)

No. 39 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

NRL Team of the 1960s (2006)

2008
67 Billy Smith 1961–1977 Kangaroo Tour (1967–1968)

4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1963–1966)

Australian Captain (1 Test)

NSWRL Player of the Year (1967)

Sun-Herald Best and Fairest (1966)

Harry Sunderland Medal (1966–1967)

No. 46 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

NRL Team of the 1960s (2006)

2008
68 Graeme Langlands 1961–1976Kangaroo Tours (1963–1964, 1967–1968)

Australian Captain (15 Tests)

4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1963–1966)

2× NSWRL Player of the Year (1971–1972)

Sun-Herald Best and Fairest (1970)

NSWRL Grand Final Man of the Match (1964)

Australian Rugby League Team of the Century (2008)

New South Wales Team of the Century (2008)

NSW Country Team of the Century (2008)

No. 5 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

NRL Team of the 1960s (2006)

NRL Team of the 1970s (2005)

2002
69 John Sattler 1961–1975 Kangaroo Tour (1967–1968)

Australian Captain (3 Tests)

4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1967–1968, 1970–1971)

2008
70 Bob McCarthy 1963–1978 Kangaroo Tour (1973)

Australian Captain (1 Test)

4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1967–1968, 1970–1971)

No. 37 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

NRL Team of the 1970s (2005)

2008
71 Ron Coote 1964–1978 Kangaroo Tour (1967–1968)

Australian Captain (3 Tests)

6× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1967–1968, 1970–1971, 1974–1975)

4× NSWRL Player of the Year (1969–1970, 1975, 1977)

NSWRL Grand Final Man of the Match (1971)

Harry Sunderland Medal (1970, 1974)

Australian Rugby League Team of the Century (2008)

New South Wales Team of the Century (2008)

No. 23 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

NRL Team of the 1960s (2006)

NRL Team of the 1970s (2005)

2005
72 Arthur Beetson 1963–1981 Kangaroo Tour (1973)

Australian Captain (8 Tests)

2× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1974–1975)

BRL Premiership Winner (1965)

NSWRL Player of the Year (1976)

Rugby League Week Player of the Year (1974)

Courier-Mail BRL Best and Fairest (1965)

NSWRL Grand Final Man of the Match (1974)

Australian Rugby League Team of the Century (2008)

Queensland Team of the Century (2008)

No. 16 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

NRL Team of the 1960s (2006)

NRL Team of the 1970s (2005)

2003
73 John O'Neill 1964–1976 Kangaroo Tour (1973)

6× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1967–1968, 1970–1973)

No. 77 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

NRL Team of the 1970s (2005)

2008
74 Bob Fulton 1965–1979 Australian Captain (7 Tests)

3× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1972–1973, 1976)

2× NSWRL Player of the Year (1973–1974)

Rugby League Week Player of the Year (1975)

NSWRL Grand Final Man of the Match (1973)

Australian Rugby League Team of the Century (2008)

New South Wales Team of the Century (2008)

NSW Country Team of the Century (2008)

No. 6 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

NRL Team of the 1960s (2006)

NRL Team of the 1970s (2005)

2002
75 Tommy Raudonikis 1969–1983Kangaroo Tours (1973, 1978)

Australian Captain (2 Tests)

Rothmans Medal (1972)

Sun-Herald Best and Fairest (1974)

No. 63 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

NRL Team of the 1970s (2005)

2008
76 Mick Cronin 1969–1986Kangaroo Tours (1973, 1978)

4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1981–1983, 1986)

Rothmans Medal (1977–1978)

NSWRL Player of the Year (1978)

Dally M Centre of the Year (1980–1981, 1983)

NSW Country Team of the Century (2008)

No. 38 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

NRL Team of the 1970s (2005)

2008
77 Graham Eadie 1971–1989Kangaroo Tours (1973, 1978)

4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1972–1973, 1976, 1978)

Challenge Cup Winner (1987)

Rothmans Medal (1974)

Dally M Fullback of the Year (1983)

NSWRL Grand Final Man of the Match (1976, 1978)

Lance Todd Trophy (1987)

No. 36 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

2008
78 Steve Rogers 1971–1986Kangaroo Tours (1973, 1978, 1982)

Australian Captain (2 Tests)

Rothmans Medal (1975)

Dally M Medal (1981)

Dally M Lock of the Year (1981)

New South Wales Team of the Century (2008)

No. 31 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

NRL Team of the 1970s (2005)

2008
79 Steve Mortimer 1975–1988 Kangaroo Tour (1982)

4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1980, 1984–1985, 1988)

NSWRL Grand Final Man of the Match (1985)

No. 73 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

2008
80 Ray Price 1976–1986Kangaroo Tours (1978, 1982)

4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1981–1983, 1986)

Rothmans Medal (1979)

Dally M Medal (1982)

Rugby League Week Player of the Year (1979, 1985)

Dally M Lock of the Year (1982–1986)

Harry Sunderland Medal (1979)

No. 52 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

NRL Team of the 1980s (2004)

2008
81 Mal Meninga 1979–1994Kangaroo Tours (1982, 1986, 1990, 1994)

Kangaroo Tour Captain (1990, 1994)

Australian Captain (24 Tests)

3× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1989–1990, 1994)

2× BRL Premiership Winner (1981, 1985)

Golden Boot Award (1989)

Rugby League Week Player of the Year (1990)

Dally M Centre of the Year (1990–1991)

Australian Rugby League Team of the Century (2008)

Queensland Team of the Century (2008)

No. 13 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

NRL Team of the 1980s (2004)

NRL Team of the 1990s (2003)

2003
82 Kerry Boustead 1977–1990Kangaroo Tours (1978, 1982)

Dally M Winger of the Year (1983)

No. 83 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

NRL Team of the 1970s (2005)

NRL Team of the 1980s (2004)

2008
83 Wally Lewis 1978–1992Kangaroo Tours (1982, 1986)

Kangaroo Tour Captain (1986)

Australian Captain (24 Tests)

3× BRL Premiership Winner (1979, 1984, 1986)

Golden Boot Award (1984)

Dally M Five-Eighth of the Year (1988)

Harry Sunderland Medal (1988)

Australian Rugby League Team of the Century (2008)

Queensland Team of the Century (2008)

No. 7 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

NRL Team of the 1980s (2004)

2002
84 Peter Sterling 1978–1992Kangaroo Tours (1982, 1986)

4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1981–1983, 1986)

Golden Boot Award (1987)

Rothmans Medal (1987, 1990)

Dally M Medal (1986–1987)

Rugby League Week Player of the Year (1984, 1986–1987)

Dally M Halfback of the Year (1983–1984, 1986–1987)

Clive Churchill Medal (1986)

No. 11 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

NRL Team of the 1980s (2004)

2006
85 Eric Grothe Sr. 1979–1989 Kangaroo Tour (1982)

4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1981–1983, 1986)

No. 54 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

NRL Team of the 1980s (2004)

2008
86 Wayne Pearce 1980–1990 Kangaroo Tour (1982)

Rothmans Medal (1985)

Dally M Lock of the Year (1987–1988)

Harry Sunderland Medal (1984)

No. 99 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

2008
87 Terry Lamb 1980–1996 Kangaroo Tour (1986)

ARL Premiership Winner (1995)

2× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1984, 1988)

Rothmans Medal (1984)

Dally M Medal (1983)

Dally M Five-Eighth of the Year (1983–1984, 1986–1987, 1991–1993)

2008
88 Brett Kenny 1980–1993Kangaroo Tours (1982, 1986)

4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1981–1983, 1986)

Challenge Cup Winner (1985)

Golden Boot Award (1985)

NSWRL Grand Final Man of the Match (1982–1983)

Lance Todd Trophy (1985)

No. 27 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

NRL Team of the 1980s (2004)

2008
89 Gene Miles 1980–1992Kangaroo Tours (1982, 1986)

3× BRL Premiership Winner (1982, 1984, 1986)

BRL Rothmans Medal (1987)

Queensland Team of the Century (2008)

2008
90 Steve Roach 1982–1992Kangaroo Tours (1986, 1990)

Dally M Prop of the Year (1984, 1986, 1989)

NSW Country Team of the Century (2008)

NRL Team of the 1980s (2004)

2008
91 Andrew Ettingshausen 1983–2000Kangaroo Tours (1990, 1994)

Dally M Centre of the Year (1994, 1996)

2008
92 Steve Walters 1984–1999 Kangaroo Tours (1994)

3× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1989–1990, 1994)

Rugby League Week Player of the Year (1993)

Dally M Hooker of the Year (1991, 1993, 1995)

NRL Team of the 1990s (2003)

2008
93 Allan Langer 1984–1902Kangaroo Tours (1990, 1994)

Australian Captain (2 Tests)

NRL Premiership Winner (1998)

2× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1992–1993)

ASL Premiership Winner (1997)

Rothmans Medal (1992)

Dally M Medal (1996)

Rugby League Week Player of the Year (1996)

Dally M Halfback of the Year (1988, 1994, 1996)

Clive Churchill Medal (1992)

No. 80 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

NRL Team of the 1990s (2003)

2008
94 Laurie Daley 1986–2000Kangaroo Tours (1990, 1994)

Australian Captain (2 Tests)

3× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1989–1990, 1994)

Dally M Medal (1995)

Rugby League Week Player of the Year (1995)

Dally M Five-Eighth of the Year (1995–1996)

No. 49 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

NRL Team of the 1990s (2003)

2008
95 Glenn Lazarus 1987–1999Kangaroo Tours (1990, 1994)

NRL Premiership Winner (1999)

4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1989–1990, 1992–1993)

Dally M Prop of the Year (1992)

New South Wales Team of the Century (2008)

NSW Country Team of the Century (2008)

NRL Team of the 1990s (2003)

2008
96 Bradley Clyde 1988–2001 Kangaroo Tour (1994)

2× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1989, 1994)

Dally M Lock of the Year (1989–1990)

Harry Sunderland Medal (1992)

Clive Churchill Medal (1989, 1991)

NSW Country Team of the Century (2008)

No. 33 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)

NRL Team of the 1990s (2003)

2008
97 Brad Fittler 1989–2004Kangaroo Tours (1990, 1994, 2001)

Australian Captain (25 Tests)

NRL Premiership Winner (2002)

NSWRL Premiership Winner (1991)

Golden Boot Award (2000)

Rugby League Week Player of the Year (1997)

Provan-Summons Medal (1997)

Dally M Centre of the Year (1992–1993)

Dally M Lock of the Year (1994)

Dally M Five-Eighth of the Year (1998–1999, 2002)

NRL Team of the 1990s (2003)

2008
98 Andrew Johns 1993–2007 Kangaroo Tour (2001)

Australian Captain (2 Tests)

NRL Premiership Winner (2001)

ARL Premiership Winner (1997)

Golden Boot Award (1999, 2001)

Dally M Medal (1998–1999, 2002)

Rugby League Week Player of the Year (1998–1999, 2002)

Dally M Halfback of the Year (1995, 1998–1999, 2002)

Australian Rugby League Team of the Century (2008)

New South Wales Team of the Century (2008)

NSW Country Team of the Century (2008)

2008
99 Shane Webcke 1995–2006 Kangaroo Tour (2003)

3× NRL Premiership Winner (1998, 2000, 2006)

ASL Premiership Winner (1997)

Rugby League Week Player of the Year (2001)

Dally M Prop of the Year (2000–2002)

NRL Team of the 1990s (2003)

2008
100 Darren Lockyer 1995–2011Kangaroo Tours (2001, 2003)

Australian Captain (38 Tests)

3× NRL Premiership Winner (1998, 2000, 2006)

ASL Premiership Winner (1997)

Golden Boot Award (2003, 2006)

Dally M Fullback of the Year (1998, 2001–2002)

Dally M Five-Eighth of the Year (2004, 2006–2007)

Wally Lewis Medal (2006)

Harry Sunderland Medal (2008)

Clive Churchill Medal (2000)

Queensland Team of the Century (2008)

NRL Team of the 1990s (2003)

2008
101 Mark Graham 1975–1989 New Zealand Captain (18 Tests)

Dally M Second-Rower of the Year (1981–1982)

New Zealand Team of the Century (2007)

2018
102 Cliff Lyons 1982–2001 Kangaroo Tour (1990)

ARL Premiership Winner (1996)

NSWRL Premiership Winner (1987)

Dally M Medal (1990, 1994)

Rugby League Week Player of the Year (1994)

Dally M Five-Eighth of the Year (1990, 1994)

Clive Churchill Medal (1987)

2018
103 Ricky Stuart 1988–2000Kangaroo Tours (1990, 1994)

3× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1989–1990, 1994)

Dally M Medal (1993)

Rothmans Medal (1993)

Dally M Halfback of the Year (1990, 1993)

Clive Churchill Medal (1990)

2018
104 Gorden Tallis 1992–2004 Australian Captain (2 Tests)

2× NRL Premiership Winner (1998, 2000)

ASL Premiership Winner (1997)

Dally M Second-Rower of the Year (1999)

Clive Churchill Medal (1998)

NRL Team of the 1990s (2003)

2018
105 Steve Menzies 1993–2013 Kangaroo Tour (1994)

NRL Premiership Winner (2008)

ARL Premiership Winner (1996)

Dally M Second-Rower of the Year (1994–1995, 1998)

Dally M Second-Rower of the Year (2002)

2018
106 Petero Civoniceva 1998–2012Kangaroo Tours (2001, 2003)

2× NRL Premiership Winner (1998, 2000)

Dally M Prop of the Year (2008)

Harry Sunderland Medal (2006)

RLPA Players Champion (2008)

2018
107 Craig Young 1977–1988Kangaroo Tours (1978, 1982)

2× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1977, 1979)

Dally M Prop of the Year (1980, 1985)

NRL Team of the 1980s (2004)

2019
108 Ruben Wiki 1993–2008 New Zealand Captain (18 Tests)

NSWRL Premiership Winner (1994)

NZRL Player of the Year (2003)

New Zealand Team of the Century (2007)

2019
109 Stacey Jones 1995–2009 New Zealand Captain (7 Tests)

Golden Boot Award (2002)

3× NZRL Player of the Year (1999, 2001–2002)

New Zealand Team of the Century (2007)

2019
110 Danny Buderus 1997–2013Kangaroo Tours (2001, 2003)

NRL Premiership Winner (2001)

Dally M Medal (2004)

Dally M Hooker of the Year (2002, 2004–2005)

Brad Fittler Medal (2008)

2019
116 Lionel Morgan 1959–1963First Indigenous Australia to play with Kangaroos

Indigenous Team of the Century (2008)

2024
117 Les Boyd 1976–19892x Kangaroo Tours (1978, 1982)

Harry Sunderland Trophy (1986)

2024
118 Benny Elias 1982–1994Kangaroo Tours (1986, 1990)

2× National Panasonic Cup titles with Balmain Tigers (1985, 1987)

Dally M Hooker of the Year (1985, 1988, 1992)

2024
119 Steve Renouf 1988–2001 Rugby League World Cup (1992)

Kangaroo Tour (1994)

2× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1992–1993)

ASL Premiership Winner (1997)

World Club Championship Winner (1997)

NRL Premiership Winner (1998)

2024
120 Cameron Smith 2002–20203x NRL Premiership Winner (2012, 2017, 2020)

World Club Challenge Winner (2010, 2013, 2018)

Rugby League World Cup Winner (2013, 2017)

Dally M Medal (2006, 2017)

Dally M Hooker of the Year (2006, 2008, 2011–2013, 2016–2017, 2019–2020)

Clive Churchill Medal (2009, 2017)

4× Wally Lewis Medal (2007, 2011, 2013, 2016)

Rugby League World Golden Boot Award (2007, 2017)

Harry Sunderland Medal (2014, 2017)

2024
121 Johnathan Thurston 2003–20182× NRL Premiership Winner (2004, 2015)

World Club Challenge Winner (2016)

Clive Churchill Medal (2015)

Dally M Medal (2005, 2007, 2014, 2015)

Dally M Halfback of the Year (2005, 2007, 2009, 2015)

Dally M Five-Eighth of the Year (2012, 2013, 2014)

Rugby League World Golden Boot Award (2011, 2013, 2015)

Wally Lewis Medal Winner (2008)

Ken Stephen Memorial Award Winner (2012)

2024
122 Billy Slater 2003–20182x NRL Premiership Winner (2012, 2017)

World Club Challenge Winner (2010, 2013, 2018)

Dally M Medal (2011)

Dally M Fullback of the Year (2008, 2011, 2017)

Clive Churchill Medal (2009, 2017)

2× Wally Lewis Medal (2010, 2018)

Rugby League World Golden Boot Award (2008)

2024
123 Benji Marshall 2003–2021NRL Premiership Winner (2005)

Dally M Five-Eighth of the Year (2011)

Rugby League World Cup Winner (2008)

Rugby League World Golden Boot Award (2010)

2024
124 Cooper Cronk 2004–20194x NRL Premiership Winner (2012, 2017, 2018, 2019)

World Club Challenge Winner (2013, 2019)

Dally M Medal (2013, 2016)

Dally M Halfback of the Year (2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016)

Clive Churchill Medal (2012)

Rugby League World Golden Boot Award (2016)

2024
125 Greg Inglis 2005–20211x NRL Premiership Winner (2014)

World Club Challenge Winner (2010, 2015)

Clive Churchill Medal (2007)

IRL Golden Boot Award (2009)

Dally M Fullback of the Year (2013)

Dally M Representative Player of the Year (2008, 2009)

Dally M Five-Eighth of the Year (2008)

Harry Sunderland Medal (2009)

Wally Lewis Medal (2009)

2× George Piggins Medal Winner (2013, 2015)

2024
126 Sam Burgess 2006–2019NRL Premiership Winner (2014)

Clive Churchill Medal (2014)

RLIF Player of the Year (2014)

Dally M Lock of the Year (2014)

3× George Piggins Medal Winner (2014, 2016–2017)

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Women's players

No.InducteeActiveAchievementsInductedRef
127 Natalie Dwyer 1993–2013Played 26 Tests for the Jillaroos

Inaugural Jillaroos Captain

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128 Katrina Fanning 1995–2006Played 24 Tests for the Jillaroos

ACT Australian of the Year (2020)

2024
129 Tarsha Gale 1995–2000Played 15 Tests for the Jillaroos

NSW Captain (1999)

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130 Veronica White 1995–2004Played 17 Tests for the Jillaroos


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131 Karyn Murphy 1998–2013Played 28 Tests for the Jillaroos

Captain Jillaroos to win 2013 Rugby League World Cup

2024
132 Tahnee Norris 1998–2013Played 33 Tests for the Jillaroos


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Coaches

No.InducteeActiveAchievementsInductedRef
135 Jack Gibson 1967–1990Won five premiership titles Eastern Suburbs Roosters (1974–1975), Parramatta Eels (1981–1983)

Coached New South Wales in 1989–1990

Dally M Coach of the Year 1982

2024
136 Wayne Bennett 1977–presentLongest serving coach in history

Won seven premiership titles Brisbane Broncos (1992–1993, 1997–1998, 2006), St. George Illawarra Dragons (2010)

Won BRL premiership with Southern Suburbs Magpies (1985)

Coached Queensland to seven State of Origin series victories (1986–1988, 1998, 2001–2003, and 2020)

16 Tests as Australia coach (1998, 2004–2005)

Coached England and Great Britain

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Contributors

No.InducteeActiveAchievementsInductedRef
111 J J Giltinan 1907–1950Established the NSWRL (1907)

Helped Establish Interstate Rugby League in Brisbane

Organised and Underwrote the First Kangaroo Tour of England (1908–1909)

Honoured Posthumously with the Naming of the JJ Giltinan Shield awarded to the NRL Minor Premiers

2019
112 Peter Frilingos 1964–2004Covered Every Grand Final from 1964 to 2003

Covered Four Kangaroo Tours of Great Britain and France

Member of 2UE's Continuous Call Team from 1987 to 2004

Naming of the Peter Frilingos Headline Moment Award at the Annual Dally M Awards

2019
113 Ray Warren 1974–2021Commentator of the Amco Cup Competition from 1974

State of Origin Commentary Team from 1989

Head Commentator for Nine from 1992

Order of Australia Medal

Sydney Cricket Ground Media Hall of Honour

2019
114 Ian Heads Journalist and author

Covered the game for over five decades, writing over 40 rugby league biographies and histories

2023 [2]
115 George Piggins 1967–2002Player with South Sydney Rabbitohs 1967–1978

Coach of South Sydney Rabbitohs 1986–1990

Led the fight to reinstate South Sydney to the NRL 1999–2002

2023 [2]
137 Frank Hyde 1953–1990Player with Newtown, Balmain, and North Sydney 1936–1944

Coach of North Sydney in 1943–1944 and 1950.

Broadcaster with 2SM, called 31 consecutive grand finals 1953–1983

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138 Ken Arthurson 1962–2004Player with Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 1950–1952

Coach of Manly 1957–1961

Administrator at Manly 1963–1983, Australian Rugby League chairman 1983–1997, New South Wales Rugby League chairman 1987–1997

Order of Australia (1988) for services to rugby league

2024
139 John Quayle 1983–1996Player with Eastern Suburbs and Parramatta 1968–1976

General Manager New South Wales Rugby League 1983–1997

2024
140 David Morrow 1980–2024Broadcaster with Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Macquarie Radio Network 2024

Referees

No.InducteeActiveAchievementsInductedRef
133 Col Pearce 1947–1967Refereed 340 first grade matches

Officiated in nine Tests, three World Cup matches and nine interstate matches

Controlled 513 matches at grade and representative level

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134 Bill Harrigan 1986–2003Refereed 393 first grade matches

Controlled 10 grand finals, 21 State of Origin series matches, and 24 Test and World Cup matches

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Immortals

The Immortals category is reserved for those who are deemed to have had a significant impact on the game of Rugby League. Being named as an "Immortal" of the National Rugby League Hall of Fame is the highest honour which one can receive in the NRL.

Originally Australian sports magazine Rugby League Week named the immortals. In 2017 Rugby League Week closed down and the concept was taken over by the Australian Rugby League Commission.

Immortals
InducteeYear inductedGamesPointsPremiershipsHighlights
PlayerCoach
Clive Churchill 1981157 games 13 tries

77 goals

193 points

5premierships
  1. 1950
  2. 1951
  3. 1952
  4. 1954
  5. 1955
4 premierships
  1. 1967
  2. 1968
  3. 1970
  4. 1971

Representative honours:

League honours:

  • 3× NSWRL Player of the Year (1950–51, 1953)
  • Sun-Herald Best and Fairest (1952)
  • Grand Final Man of the Match (1954)
  • NRL Team of the 1950s (2007)

Club Coaching record:

Representative Coaching record:

John Raper 1981215 games57 tries

4 field goals

179 points

8premierships
  1. 1959
  2. 1960
  3. 1961
  4. 1962
  5. 1963
  6. 1964
  7. 1965
  8. 1966

Representative honours:

League honours:

  • 2× NSWRL Player of the Year (1961, 1965)
  • 3× Sun-Herald Best and Fairest (1960, 1963, 1967)
  • Grand Final Man of the Match (1966)
  • NRL Team of the 1950s (2007)
  • NRL Team of the 1960s (2006)

Club Coaching record:

Reg Gasnier 1981125 Games127 tries

20 field goals

421 points

6 premierships
  1. 1960
  2. 1961
  3. 1962
  4. 1963
  5. 1964
  6. 1965

Representative honours:

League honours:

  • 3× NSWRL Player of the Year (1960, 1962, 1965)
  • NRL Team of the 1950s (2007)
  • NRL Team of the 1960s (2006)

Representative Coaching record:

Bob Fulton 1981263 Games147 tries

26 goals

58 field goals

598 points

3 premierships
  1. 1972
  2. 1973
  3. 1976
2 premierships
  1. 1987
  2. 1996
Representative honours:

League honours:

  • 2× NSWRL Player of the Year (1973–74)
  • Rugby League Week Player of the Year (1975)
  • Grand Final Man of the Match (1973)
  • NRL Team of the 1960s (2006)
  • NRL Team of the 1970s (2005)

Club Coaching record:

Representative Coaching record:

Graeme Langlands 1991227 Games86 tries

648 goals

1,554 points

4 premierships
  1. 1963
  2. 1964
  3. 1965
  4. 1966
Representative honours:

League honours:

  • 2× NSWRL Player of the Year (1971–72)
  • Sun-Herald Best and Fairest (1970)
  • Grand Final Man of the Match (1964)
  • NRL Team of the 1960s (2006)
  • NRL Team of the 1970s (2005)

Club Coaching record:

Representative Coaching record:

Wally Lewis 1999241 Games122 tries

34 goals

7 field goals

503 points

3 premierships
  1. 1979
  1. 1984
  2. 1986

Representative honours:

League honours:

Club Coaching record:

Representative Coaching record:

Arthur Beetson 1999280 Games37 tries

1 goal

113 points

3 premierships
  1. 1965
  1. 1974
  2. 1975

Representative honours:

League honours:

  • NSWRL Player of the Year (1976)
  • Rugby League Week Player of the Year (1974)
  • Courier-Mail Best and Fairest (1965)
  • Grand Final Man of the Match (1974)
  • NRL Team of the 1960s (2006)
  • NRL Team of the 1970s (2005)

Club Coaching record:

Representative Coaching record:

Andrew Johns 2012249 Games80 tries

917 goals

22 field goals

2,179 points

2 premierships
  1. 1997
  2. 2001

Representative honours:

League honours:

Dally Messenger 201848 Games20 tries

159 goals

381 points

3 premierships
  1. 1911
  2. 1912
  3. 1913

Representative honours:

Frank Burge 2018154 Games146 tries

49 goals

536 points

Representative honours:

Club Coaching record:

Dave Brown 201894 Games93 tries

194 goals

667 points

4 premierships
  1. 1935
  2. 1936
  3. 1937
  4. 1940
1 premiership
  1. 1940

Representative honours:

Club Coaching record:

Norm Provan 2018256 Games63 tries

1 goal

193 points

10 premierships
  1. 1956
  2. 1957
  3. 1958
  4. 1959
  5. 1960
  6. 1961
  7. 1962
  8. 1963
  9. 1964
  10. 1965
4 premierships
  1. 1962
  2. 1963
  3. 1964
  4. 1965

Representative honours:

League honours:

  • NSWRL Player of the Year (1958)
  • Sun-Herald Best and Fairest (1954)
  • Grand Final Man of the Match (1957–58, 1963)
  • NRL Team of the 1950s (2007)

Club Coaching record:

Mal Meninga 2018276 Games151 tries

596 goals

2 field goals

1,753 points

5 premierships
  1. 1981
  2. 1985
  1. 1989
  2. 1990
  3. 1994

Representative honours:

League honours:

  • Rugby League Week Player of the Year (1990)
  • 2× Dally M Centre of the Year (1990–91)
  • NRL Team of the 1980s (2004)
  • NRL Team of the 1990s (2003)

Club Coaching record:

Representative Coaching record:

Ron Coote 2024257 Games88 tries

264 points

6 premierships
  1. 1967
  2. 1968
  3. 1970
  4. 1971
  1. 1974
  2. 1975

Representative honours:

League honours:

  • NSWRL Grand Final Player of the Match (1971)
  • NRL Team of the 1960s (2006)
  • NRL Team of the 1970s (2005)


See also

Notes

  1. Originally five, changed to three in 2024
  2. Year inducted into previous (ARL) or current (NRL) iteration of Hall of Fame

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joe Pearce (Australian rugby league)</span> Australian RL coach and former Australia international rugby league footballer

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Graeme Langlands</span> Australian RL coach and former Australia international rugby league footballer

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Harold Horder</span> Australia rugby league footballer

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Duncan Hall was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s, singled out as having been amongst the greatest of the 20th century. He played in the Brisbane Rugby League premiership for Fortitude Valley Diehards and represented Queensland and Australia. He has been named amongst the nation's finest footballers of the 20th century. Away from football Hall worked as a hotelier and bookmaker, and in his later years worked at the Broncos Leagues Club. His son Duncan Hall, Jr. played 15 rugby union tests for the Wallabies

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