Ivan Cleary is an Australian professional rugby league coach who is the head coach of the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League (NRL) and a former professional rugby league footballer who played as a fullback and centre in the 1990s and 2000s.
James Maloney is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer and former assistant coach for the North Queensland Cowboys.
Michael Gordon is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s, he played in the National Rugby League (NRL). Gordon was a New South Wales, Origin and Country representative. He played at wing and fullback and was a noted goal-kicker.
Adam Reynolds is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who captains and plays as a halfback for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Jarrod Wallace is an Australian professional former rugby league footballer who last played as a prop for the Catalans Dragons in the English Super League.
Kodi Nikorima is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a five-eighth, halfback and fullback for the Dolphins in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Robert Jennings is a Tongan international rugby league footballer who plays as a winger and centre for the Dolphins in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Ashley Taylor is an Indigenous Australian former professional rugby league footballer who last played as a halfback, five-eighth for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL.
Nathan Cleary is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a halfback for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League and Australia at international level. He won the Clive Churchill Medal in 2021 and 2023 as well as Dally M Halfback of the year in 2020 and 2021. As co-captain, Cleary also led the Penrith Panthers to 5 consecutive grand final appearances, including four consecutive premiership wins from 2021 to 2024. He is considered one of the best halfbacks of all time, and is predicted by several previous greats of the NRL including Cameron Smith, Andrew Johns, Cooper Cronk, and Johnathan Thurston to become the greatest player in history, should his career continue on its current trajectory.
The 2017 NRL season was the 110th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 20th season run by the National Rugby League. The season started in New Zealand with the annual Auckland Nines, and was followed by the All Stars Match, which was played at McDonald Jones Stadium in Newcastle, and the World Club Series. It marked the last time that the Anzac Test and City vs. Country representative matches were played.
Jamayne Isaako is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a goal-kicking winger for the Dolphins in the National Rugby League (NRL). At the 2023 Dally M Awards, Isaako received the Ken Irvine Medal for being the "Top Tryscorer of the Year". He was also the "Top Pointscorer of the Year", and named as Best Winger of the Year along with Dallin Watene-Zelezniak from the New Zealand Warriors.
Poasa Faamausili is a former New Zealand rugby league footballer who last played as a prop for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.
The 2019 NRL season was the 112th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 22nd season run by the National Rugby League. The Sydney Roosters became the first team to win back-to-back Premierships since the Brisbane Broncos in 1992–93, and the first to achieve the feat since the unified NRL competition started in 1998.
Jesse Arthars is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger or centre for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Brian To'o is an Australian and Samoa international rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for the Penrith Panthers in the NRL.
Herbert Felix Farnworth is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a centre for the Dolphins in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Tanah Boyd is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a halfback or five-eighth for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League (NRL).
The 2020 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 2020 National Rugby League season held at Sydney's ANZ Stadium on October 25. The match was contested between minor premiers Penrith Panthers and second-placed Melbourne Storm. Melbourne led the game 22-0 at half-time before holding off a late Penrith comeback to win 26-20, claiming their fourth premiership title. Melbourne fullback Ryan Papenhuyzen was awarded the Clive Churchill Medal as the official man of the match. The match was attended by 37,303 spectators due to an enforced limit to stadium capacity by the NSW government as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. The game would be the last for Melbourne hooker and captain Cameron Smith after announcing his retirement in the following year, making him the most-capped player in the NRL with 430 games, and the most for a single club.
The Dolphins are a professional rugby league football team, based in the Redcliffe Peninsula area of the City of Moreton Bay, that competes in the Australian National Rugby League (NRL).
The 2023 NRL season was the 116th of professional rugby league in Australia and the 26th season run by the National Rugby League.
