Queensland Rugby League's Team of the Century

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The Queensland Rugby League Team of the Century is a hypothetical team comprising the best players who have played for Queensland to form a team for 1909 until 2008. Rugby league in Queensland was initiated in 1909 with the Queensland Rugby Football League competition, which evolved into the Brisbane Rugby Football League in 1922. In 1988, a national competition encompassing all Australian states including Queensland meant that the Brisbane Rugby Football League competition became a second tier to the national competition. Today, three Queensland clubs participate in the national competition while two formerly did so.

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The team was announced at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre on 10 June 2008, ahead of the second State of Origin game in Brisbane. [1] The players eligible for the team are players originally from Queensland and even though some players went to New South Wales and played for them under residential selection rules, these players could be chosen under their place of origin. The team was picked by a team of six judges in 2008 from a list of 100 nominated players. [2] The judges were former administrator Kevin Brasch, former Queensland halfback Cyril Connell, writer Ian Heads, historian Professor Max Howell, commentator John McCoy and historian Greg Shannon. [3]

The team

No.NamePosition [A] Clubs [B] Queensland [C] Australia [D] Source
1. Darren Lockyer Darren Lockyer (5 September 2003).jpg born
24 March 1977		 Fullback Brisbane Broncos 31 matches (1997–2009)
29 State of Origin matches
2 Super League matches		50 matches (1997–2009)
37 Test matches
9 World Cup matches
4 Super League matches		 [4] [5]
2. Cecil Aynsley Cecil Aynsley (1924, Sydney).jpg born
1902
died
1975		 Wing Brisbane Wests
Starlights, Ipswich
Rochdale Hornets, England 		34 matches (1922–1930)
34 regular matches		4 matches (1924–1928)
4 Test matches		 [6] [7]
3. Tom Gorman Tom Gorman (1924, Sydney).jpg born
1 June 1901
died
22 June 1978		 Centre Toowoomba Past Christian Brothers
Brisbane Christian Brothers
Brisbane Past Christian Brothers 		43 matches (1920–1930)
43 regular matches		32 matches (1924–1930)
10 Test matches
22 Tour matches		 [8] [9]
4. Mal Meninga Mal Meninga (10 July 2008, Canberra).jpg born
8 July 1960		 Centre Brisbane Souths
Canberra Raiders 		43 matches (1979–1994)
32 State of Origin matches
11 regular games		46 matches (1982–1994)
33 Test matches
13 World Cup matches		 [10] [11]
5. Denis Flannery born
2 April 1928
died
12 February 2012		 Wing Ipswich Brothers 27 matches (1948–1956)
27 regular matches		45 matches (1950–1957)
13 Test matches
2 World Cup matches
30 Tour matches		 [12] [13]
6. Wally Lewis (c) Wally Lewis (29 April 2004, Brisbane).jpg born
1 December 1959		 Five-eighth Fortitude Valley
Wynnum-Manly
Brisbane Broncos
Gold Coast 		40 matches
31 State of Origin matches
9 regular games		35 matches
25 Test matches
9 World Cup matches
1 regular match		 [4] [14]
7. Allan Langer Allan Langer (28 July 2009, Sydney).jpg born
30 July 1966		 Halfback Ipswich Jets
Brisbane Broncos 		38 matches (1987–2002)
34 State of Origin matches
3 Super League match
1 regular match		26 matches (1988–1999)
17 Test matches
7 World Cup matches
1 Super League match
1 regular match		 [4] [15]
8. Duncan Hall born
24 August 1925
died
18 January 2011		 Prop Brisbane Valleys
Toowoomba Brothers
Home Hill
Brisbane Wests 		24 matches (1948–1955)
24 regular matches		69 matches (1948–1955)
22 Test matches
1 World Cup match
46 Tour matches		 [16] [17]
9. Noel Kelly born
22 January 1936
died
14 June 2020		 Hooker Ipswich Brothers
Ayr
Sydney Wests
Wollongong		7 matches
7 regular matches		81 matches
25 Test matches
3 World Cup matches
53 Tour matches		 [18]
10. Peter Madsen Peter Madsen (1935, Brisbane).jpg born
16 September 1901
died
2 February 1979		 Prop Toowoomba Valleys
Toowoomba Brothers
Stanthorpe		41 matches (1928–1937)
41 regular matches		51 matches (1929–1936)
9 Test matches
42 Tour matches		 [10]
11. Arthur Beetson Arthur Beetson (26 October 2008).jpg born
22 January 1945
died
1 December 2011		 Second-row Redcliffe
Balmain
Sydney Easts
Parramatta 		3 matches (1980–1981)
1 State of Origin match
2 regular matches		28 matches (1966–1977)
14 Test matches
14 World Cup matches		 [19] [20]
12. Brian Davies born
16 May 1930
died
14 November 2012		 Second-row Brisbane Brothers
Canterbury-Bankstown
St. George 		38 matches (1950–1958)
38 regular matches		33 matches (1951–1958)
33 Test matches
6 World Cup matches		 [21] [22]
13. Bob Lindner born
10 November 1962		 Lock Brisbane Souths
Wynnum-Manly
Castleford, England
Parramatta Eels
Gold Coast
Western Suburbs Magpies
Illawarra Steelers
Oldham, England 		27 matches (1983–1993)
25 State of Origin matches
2 regular matches		24 matches (1986–1993)
15 Test matches
9 World Cup matches		 [4] [23]
14. Jimmy Craig Jim Craig Australian Rugby League.jpg born
1895
died
1959		Reserve Balmain
Sydney University
Ipswich Starlights
Sydney Wests 		33 matches (1923–1928)
33 regular matches		7 matches (1921–1928)
7 Test matches		 [24] [25]
15. Duncan Thompson Duncan Thompson.jpg born
14 March 1895
died
27 May 1980		ReserveIpswich St. Pauls
North Sydney
Toowoomba Valleys 		17 matches
17 regular matches		35 matches
9 Test matches
26 Tour matches		 [26] [27]
16. Gene Miles born
21 July 1959		Reserve South Townsville
Wynnum-Manly
Brisbane Broncos 		27 matches (1982–1989)
20 State of Origin matches
7 regular matches		14 matches (1983–1988)
10 Test matches
4 World Cup matches		 [10]
17. Herb Steinohrt Herb Steinohrt (1925, Brisbane).jpg born
21 October 1899
died
27 December 1985		ReserveWarra
Toowoomba Valleys		51 matches (1924–1933)
51 regular matches		9 matches (1928–1932)
9 Test matches		 [28] [29]
Coach [E] Wayne Bennett Wayne Bennett (4 October 2006, Brisbane) 2.jpg born
1 January 1950		 Toowoomba All Whites
Brisbane Souths
Brisbane Brothers
Canberra Raiders
Brisbane Broncos
St. George Illawarra Dragons
Newcastle Knights
Brisbane Broncos
South Sydney Rabbitohs 		24 matches (1986–2003)
as coach
11 wins
1 draw
12 losses		16 matches (1998–2005)
as coach
12 wins
1 draw
3 losses

[Redcliffe Dolphins]

Notes

A The position the player were chosen in the Team of the Century.
B The Australian clubs/teams the player played for during his career.
C The number of games he played at state level for Queensland during his career.
D The number of games he played at national level for Australia during his career.
E The Clubs, Queensland and Australia columns are in terms of his coaching career, not his playing career.

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