The National Rugby League Hall of Fame was established in 2018, to help recognise 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. It was initially established with 100 inductees.

National Rugby League Hall of Fame
Established2018
LocationSydney, New South Wales, Australia
TypeProfessional sports hall of fame
Websitewww.nrl.com/hall-of-fame/

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 five years 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 one-hundred (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 twenty-five (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 fifty (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
Component Output
Screening Overview and Briefing
Provisional Ballot Presentation of Provisional Ballot List
Deliberation Stage 1 Provisional Ballot reduced to 50
Intermission and Review
Discussion Points Key Discussion Points tabled for 50
Deliberation Stage 2 50 Nominated reduced to final 25
Review Awards 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.

Component Points Description
Nominees 25 Final Ballot
Judges 25 Voting College
Points Per Judge 5 Top Selection
4 Second Selection
3 Third Selection
2 Fourth Selection
1 Fifth & Final Selection
Total Points Per Judge 15 Individual Aggregate
Total Points Available 375 Total Aggregate
Total Points Required for Inclusion 38+ 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

Inductee Inductee Active Achievements Inducted
1 Billy Cann 1908–16 2× Kangaroo Tours (1908–09, 1911–12)

3× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1908–09, 1914)

 2008
2 Tedda Courtney 1908–24 2× Kangaroo Tours (1908–09, 1911–12) 2008
3 Dally Messenger 1907–17 Kangaroo Tour (1908–09)

Australian Captain (3 Tests)

2× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1908–09)

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)

 2008
4 Sandy Pearce 1907–22 2× Kangaroo Tours (1908–09, 1921–22)

3× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1911–13)

New South Wales Team of the Century (2008)

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

 2008
5 Albert Rosenfeld 1908–24 Kangaroo Tour (1908–09)

5× RFL Championship Winner (1911–15)

2× 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) (1913–14)

 2008
6 Arthur Halloway 1908–21 2× Kangaroo Tours (1908–09, 1911–12)

Australian Captain (3 Tests)

7× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1912–13, 1915–17, 1919–20)

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

 2008
7 Daniel Frawley 1908–15 2× Kangaroo Tours (1908–09, 1911–12)

3× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1911–13)

 2008
8 Howard Hallett 1908–24 Kangaroo Tour (1911–12)

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

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

 2008
9 Chris McKivat 1910–17 Kangaroo Tour (1911–12)

Kangaroo Tour Captain (1911–12)

Australian Captain (3 Tests)

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

 2008
10 Viv Farnsworth 1910–21 Kangaroo Tour (1911–12)

NSWRL Premiership Winner (1910)

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

 2008
11 Charles Fraser 1910–27 2× Kangaroo Tours (1911–12, 1921–22)

Australian Captain (3 Tests)

6× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1915–17, 1919–20, 1924)

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

 2008
12 Frank Burge 1911–27 Kangaroo Tour (1921–22)

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)

 2008
13 Les Cubitt 1911–22 Kangaroo Tour (1921–22)

Kangaroo Tour Captain (1921–22)

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

 2008
14 Herb Gilbert 1911–21 Kangaroo Tour (1911–12)

Australian Captain (2 Tests)

Challenge Cup Winner (1914)

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

 2008
15 Harold Horder 1912–26 Kangaroo Tour (1921–22)

4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1914, 1918, 1921–22)

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

 2008
16 Cecil Blinkhorn 1914–24 Kangaroo Tour (1921–22)

2× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1921–22)

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

 2008
17 Duncan Thompson 1911–25 Kangaroo Tour (1921–22)

2× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1921–22)

Queensland Team of the Century (2008)

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

 2008
18 Jim Craig 1915–30 Kangaroo Tour (1921–22)

Australian Captain (3 Tests)

6× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1915–17, 1919–20, 1930)

Queensland Team of the Century (2008)

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

 2008
19 Frank McMillan 1921–35 Kangaroo Tour (1929–30)

Australian Captain (2 Tests)

2× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1929–30)

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

 2008
20 Benny Wearing 1921–33 7× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1925–29, 1931–32)

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

 2008
21 Tom Gorman 1920–30 Kangaroo Tour (1929–30)

Kangaroo Tour Captain (1929–30)

Australian Captain (7 Tests)

BRL Premiership Winner (1926)

Queensland Team of the Century (2008)

 2008
22 Vic Armbruster 1926–35 Kangaroo Tour (1929–30)

BRL Premiership Winner (1927)

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

 2008
23 Eric Weissel 1921–39 Kangaroo Tour (1929–30)

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

 2008
24 Dan Dempsey 1922–34 2× Kangaroo Tours (1929–30, 1933–34) 2008
25 Herb Steinohrt 1919–38 Kangaroo Tour (1929–30)

Australian Captain (3 Tests)

Queensland Team of the Century (2008)

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

 2008
26 Peter Madsen 1921–37 2× Kangaroo Tours (1929–30, 1933–34)

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 1926–34 Kangaroo Tour (1929–30)

6× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1926–29, 1931–32)

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

 2008
28 Joe Busch 1926–36 Kangaroo Tour (1929–30)

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

 2008
29 Wally Prigg 1927–38 2× Kangaroo Tours (1929–30, 1933–34)

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)

 2008
30 Ray Stehr 1927–46 2× Kangaroo Tours (1933–34, 1937–38)

4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1935–37, 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 1929–42 2× Kangaroo Tours (1933–34, 1937–38)

4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1935–37, 1940)

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

 2008
32 Dave Brown 1930–41 Kangaroo Tour (1933–34)

Australian Captain (6 Tests)

4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1935–37, 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)

 2008
33 Ernie Norman 1931–39 Kangaroo Tour (1937–38)

3× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1935–37)

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

 2008
34 Viv Thicknesse 1932–37 Kangaroo Tour (1933–34)

3× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1935–37)

 2008
35 Vic Hey 1933–49 Kangaroo Tour (1933–34)

NSWRL Premiership Winner (1934)

2× Challenge Cup Winner (1941–42)

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

 2008
36 Jack Beaton 1933–38 Kangaroo Tour (1937–38)

3× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1935–37)

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

 2008
37 Andy Norval 1932–41 Kangaroo Tour (1937–38)

4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1935–37, 1940)

 2008
38 Herb Narvo 1932–49 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 1942–64 3× RFL Championship Winner (1948, 1954–55)

2× Challenge Cup Winner (1950, 1954)

Australian Rugby League Team of the Century (2008)

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

 2008
40 Harry Bath 1942–59 5× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1946–47, 1957–59)

3× RFL Championship Winner (1948, 1954–55)

2× Challenge Cup Winner (1950, 1954)

BRL Premiership Winner (1945)

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

 2008
41 Arthur Clues 1943–57 No. 58 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992) 2008
42 Roy Bull 1947–59 2× Kangaroo Tours (1952–53, 1956–57)

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 1946–61 3× Kangaroo Tours (1948–49, 1952–53, 1956–57)

Kangaroo Tour Captain (1952–53)

Australian Captain (27 Tests)

4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1950–51, 1953, 1955)

3× NSWRL Player of the Year (1950–51, 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)

 2008
44 Duncan Hall 1945–57 2× Kangaroo Tours (1948–49, 1952–53)

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)

 2008
45 Keith Holman 1946–61 2× Kangaroo Tours (1952–53, 1956–57)

2× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1948, 1952)

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

5× Sun-Herald Best and Fairest (1950–51, 1953, 1956, 1958)

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

NRL Team of the 1950s (2007)

 2008
46 Ken Kearney 1948–61 2× Kangaroo Tours (1952–53, 1956–57)

Kangaroo Tour Captain (1956–57)

Australian Captain (9 Tests)

5× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1956–60)

NSWRL Player of the Year (1956)

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

 2008
47 Brian Davies 1949–63 2× Kangaroo Tours (1952–53, 1956–57)

Australian Captain (3 Tests)

2× BRL Premiership Winner (1956, 1958)

4× BRL Best and Fairest (1955–58)

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 1951–65 Kangaroo Tour (1956–57)

10× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1956–65)

NSWRL Player of the Year (1958)

Sun-Herald Best and Fairest (1954)

3× NSWRL Grand Final Man of the Match (1957–58, 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)

 2008
49 Harry Wells 1951–72 2× Kangaroo Tours (1952–53, 1959–60)

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)

 2008
50 Brian Carlson 1951–62 2× Kangaroo Tours (1952–53, 1959–60)

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)

 2008
51 Ian Walsh 1950–67 2× Kangaroo Tours (1959–60, 1963–64)

Australian Captain (10 Tests)

5× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1962–66)

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 1951–65 Kangaroo Tour (1956–57)

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 1953–67 Kangaroo Tour (1959–60)

8× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1957–61, 1964–66)

NSWRL Grand Final Man of the Match (1961)

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

 2008
54 Keith Barnes 1954–68 Kangaroo Tour (1959–60)

Kangaroo Tour Captain (1959–60)

Australian Captain (14 Tests)

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

 2008
55 Eddie Lumsden 1954–66 Kangaroo Tour (1959–60)

9× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1957–59, 1961–66)

NSW Country Team of the Century (2008)

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

 2008
56 Brian Hambly 1956–67 2× Kangaroo Tours (1959–60, 1963–64)

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

 2008
57 Johnny Raper 1957–68 3× Kangaroo Tours (1959–60, 1963–64, 1967–68)

Australian Captain (8 Tests)

8× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1959–66)

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)

 2008
58 Peter Gallagher 1957–67 2× Kangaroo Tours (1963–64, 1967–68)

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 1957–70 3× Kangaroo Tours (1959–60, 1963–64, 1967–68)

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 1956–71 2× Kangaroo Tours (1959–60, 1963–64)

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 1958–73 3× Kangaroo Tours (1959–60, 1963–64, 1967–68)

2× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1972–73)

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)

 2008
62 Reg Gasnier 1959–67 3× Kangaroo Tours (1959–60, 1963–64, 1967–68)

Kangaroo Tour Captain (1967–68)

Australian Captain (8 Tests)

6× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1960–65)

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)

 2008
63 Ken Thornett 1960–71 Kangaroo Tour (1963–64)

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 1960–67 Kangaroo Tour (1963–64)

Kangaroo Tour Captain (1963–64)

Australian Captain (5 Tests)

NSWRL Player of the Year (1963)

 2008
65 Johnny King 1960–74 Kangaroo Tour (1967–68)

7× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1960–66)

NRL Team of the 1960s (2006)

 2008
66 Les Johns 1961–71 2× Kangaroo Tours (1963–64, 1967–68)

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 1961–77 Kangaroo Tour (1967–68)

4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1963–66)

Australian Captain (1 Test)

NSWRL Player of the Year (1967)

Sun-Herald Best and Fairest (1966)

2× Harry Sunderland Medal (1966–67)

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

NRL Team of the 1960s (2006)

 2008
68 Graeme Langlands 1961–76 2× Kangaroo Tours (1963–64, 1967–68)

Australian Captain (15 Tests)

4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1963–66)

2× NSWRL Player of the Year (1971–72)

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)

 2008
69 John Sattler 1961–75 Kangaroo Tour (1967–68)

Australian Captain (3 Tests)

4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1967–68, 1970–71)

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70 Bob McCarthy 1963–78 Kangaroo Tour (1973)

Australian Captain (1 Test)

4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1967–68, 1970–71)

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

NRL Team of the 1970s (2005)

 2008
71 Ron Coote 1964–78 Kangaroo Tour (1967–68)

Australian Captain (3 Tests)

6× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1967–68, 1970–71, 1974–75)

4× NSWRL Player of the Year (1969–70, 1975, 1977)

NSWRL Grand Final Man of the Match (1971)

2× 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)

 2008
72 Arthur Beetson 1963–81 Kangaroo Tour (1973)

Australian Captain (8 Tests)

2× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1974–75)

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)

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73 John O'Neill 1964–76 Kangaroo Tour (1973)

6× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1967–68, 1970–73)

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

NRL Team of the 1970s (2005)

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74 Bob Fulton 1965–79 Australian Captain (7 Tests)

3× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1972–73, 1976)

2× NSWRL Player of the Year (1973–74)

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)

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75 Tom Raudonikis 1969–83 2× Kangaroo 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)

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76 Michael Cronin 1969–86 2× Kangaroo Tours (1973, 1978)

4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1981–83, 1986)

2× Rothmans Medal (1977–78)

NSWRL Player of the Year (1978)

3× Dally M Centre of the Year (1980–81, 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)

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77 Graham Eadie 1971–89 2× Kangaroo Tours (1973, 1978)

4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1972–73, 1976, 1978)

Challenge Cup Winner (1987)

Rothmans Medal (1974)

Dally M Fullback of the Year (1983)

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

Lance Todd Trophy (1987)

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

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78 Steve Rogers 1971–86 3× Kangaroo 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)

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79 Steve Mortimer 1975–88 Kangaroo Tour (1982)

4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1980, 1984–85, 1988)

NSWRL Grand Final Man of the Match (1985)

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

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80 Ray Price 1976–86 2× Kangaroo Tours (1978, 1982)

4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1981–83, 1986)

Rothmans Medal (1979)

Dally M Medal (1982)

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

5× Dally M Lock of the Year (1982–86)

Harry Sunderland Medal (1979)

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

NRL Team of the 1980s (2004)

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81 Mal Meninga 1979–94 4× Kangaroo Tours (1982, 1986, 1990, 1994)

2× Kangaroo Tour Captain (1990, 1994)

Australian Captain (24 Tests)

3× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1989–90, 1994)

2× BRL Premiership Winner (1981, 1985)

Golden Boot Award (1989)

Rugby League Week Player of the Year (1990)

2× Dally M Centre of the Year (1990–91)

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)

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82 Kerry Boustead 1977–90 2× Kangaroo 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)

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83 Wally Lewis 1978–92 2× Kangaroo 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)

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84 Peter Sterling 1978–92 2× Kangaroo Tours (1982, 1986)

4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1981–83, 1986)

Golden Boot Award (1987)

2× Rothmans Medal (1987, 1990)

2× Dally M Medal (1986–87)

3× Rugby League Week Player of the Year (1984, 1986–87)

4× Dally M Halfback of the Year (1983–84, 1986–87)

Clive Churchill Medal (1986)

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

NRL Team of the 1980s (2004)

 2008
85 Eric Grothe 1979–89 Kangaroo Tour (1982)

4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1981–83, 1986)

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

NRL Team of the 1980s (2004)

 2008
86 Wayne Pearce 1980–90 Kangaroo Tour (1982)

Rothmans Medal (1985)

2× Dally M Lock of the Year (1987–88)

Harry Sunderland Medal (1984)

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

 2008
87 Terry Lamb 1980–96 Kangaroo Tour (1986)

ARL Premiership Winner (1995)

2× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1984, 1988)

Rothmans Medal (1984)

Dally M Medal (1983)

7× Dally M Five-Eighth of the Year (1983–84, 1986–87, 1991–93)

 2008
88 Brett Kenny 1980–93 2× Kangaroo Tours (1982, 1986)

4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1981–83, 1986)

Challenge Cup Winner (1985)

Golden Boot Award (1985)

2× NSWRL Grand Final Man of the Match (1982–83)

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 1980–92 2× Kangaroo Tours (1982, 1986)

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

BRL Rothmans Medal (1987)

Queensland Team of the Century (2008)

 2008
90 Steve Roach 1982–92 2× Kangaroo Tours (1986, 1990)

3× 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 1983–00 2× Kangaroo Tours (1990, 1994)

2× Dally M Centre of the Year (1994, 1996)

 2008
92 Steve Walters 1984–99 Kangaroo Tours (1994)

3× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1989–90, 1994)

Rugby League Week Player of the Year (1993)

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

NRL Team of the 1990s (2003)

 2008
93 Allan Langer 1984–02 2× Kangaroo Tours (1990, 1994)

Australian Captain (2 Tests)

NRL Premiership Winner (1998)

2× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1992–93)

ASL Premiership Winner (1997)

Rothmans Medal (1992)

Dally M Medal (1996)

Rugby League Week Player of the Year (1996)

3× 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 1986–00 2× Kangaroo Tours (1990, 1994)

Australian Captain (2 Tests)

3× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1989–90, 1994)

Dally M Medal (1995)

Rugby League Week Player of the Year (1995)

2× Dally M Five-Eighth of the Year (1995–96)

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

NRL Team of the 1990s (2003)

 2008
95 Glenn Lazarus 1987–99 2× Kangaroo Tours (1990, 1994)

NRL Premiership Winner (1999)

4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1989–90, 1992–93)

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 1988–01 Kangaroo Tour (1994)

2× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1989, 1994)

2× Dally M Lock of the Year (1989–90)

Harry Sunderland Medal (1992)

2× 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 1989–04 3× Kangaroo 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)

2× Dally M Centre of the Year (1992–93)

Dally M Lock of the Year (1994)

3× Dally M Five-Eighth of the Year (1998–99, 2002)

NRL Team of the 1990s (2003)

 2008
98 Andrew Johns 1993–07 Kangaroo Tour (2001)

Australian Captain (2 Tests)

NRL Premiership Winner (2001)

ARL Premiership Winner (1997)

2× Golden Boot Award (1999, 2001)

3× Dally M Medal (1998–99, 2002)

3× Rugby League Week Player of the Year (1998–99, 2002)

4× Dally M Halfback of the Year (1995, 1998–99, 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 1995–06 Kangaroo Tour (2003)

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

ASL Premiership Winner (1997)

Rugby League Week Player of the Year (2001)

3× Dally M Prop of the Year (2000–02)

NRL Team of the 1990s (2003)

 2008
100 Darren Lockyer 1995–11 2× Kangaroo Tours (2001, 2003)

Australian Captain (38 Tests)

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

ASL Premiership Winner (1997)

2× Golden Boot Award (2003, 2006)

3× Dally M Fullback of the Year (1998, 2001–02)

3× Dally M Five-Eighth of the Year (2004, 2006–07)

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 1975–89 New Zealand Captain (18 Tests)

2× Dally M Second-Rower of the Year (1981–82)

New Zealand Team of the Century (2007)

 2018
102 Cliff Lyons 1982–01 Kangaroo Tour (1990)

ARL Premiership Winner (1996)

NSWRL Premiership Winner (1987)

2× Dally M Medal (1990, 1994)

Rugby League Week Player of the Year (1994)

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

Clive Churchill Medal (1987)

 2018
103 Ricky Stuart 1988–00 2× Kangaroo Tours (1990, 1994)

3× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1989–90, 1994)

Dally M Medal (1993)

Rothmans Medal (1993)

2× Dally M Halfback of the Year (1990, 1993)

Clive Churchill Medal (1990)

 2018
104 Gorden Tallis 1992–04 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 1993–13 Kangaroo Tour (1994)

NRL Premiership Winner (2008)

ARL Premiership Winner (1996)

3× Dally M Second-Rower of the Year (1994–95, 1998)

Dally M Second-Rower of the Year (2002)

 2018
106 Petero Civoniceva 1998–12 2× Kangaroo 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 1977–88 2× Kangaroo Tours (1978, 1982)

2× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1977, 1979)

2× Dally M Prop of the Year (1980, 1985)

NRL Team of the 1980s (2004)

 2019
108 Ruben Wiki 1993–08 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 1995–09 New Zealand Captain (7 Tests)

Golden Boot Award (2002)

3× NZRL Player of the Year (1999, 2001–02)

New Zealand Team of the Century (2007)

 2019
110 Danny Buderus 1997–13 2× Kangaroo Tours (2001, 2003)

NRL Premiership Winner (2001)

Dally M Medal (2004)

3× Dally M Hooker of the Year (2002, 2004–05)

Brad Fittler Medal (2008)

 2019

Contributors

Inductee Inductee Active Achievements Inducted
111 James J. Giltinan 1907–50 Established the NSWRL (1907)

Helped Establish Interstate Rugby League in Brisbane

Organised and Underwrote the First Kangaroo Tour of England (1908–09)

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

 2019
112 Peter Frilingos 1964–04 Covered 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 1974–21 Commentator 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[1]
115 George Piggins 1967–02 Player with South Sydney Rabbitohs 1967–78

Coach of South Sydney Rabbitohs 1986–90

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

 2023[1]

    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
    Inductee Year inducted Games Points Premierships Highlights
    Player Coach
    Clive Churchill 1981 157 games 13 tries

    77 goals

    193 points

    		 5 premierships
    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 1981 215 games 57 tries

    4 field goals

    179 points

    		 8 premierships
    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 1981 125 Games 127 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 1981 263 Games 147 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 1991 227 Games 86 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 1999 241 Games 122 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 1999 280 Games 37 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 2012 249 Games 80 tries

    917 goals

    22 field goals

    2,179 points

    		 2 premierships
    1. 1997
    2. 2001

    Representative honours:

    League honours:

    Dally Messenger 2018 48 Games 20 tries

    159 goals

    381 points

    		 3 premierships
    1. 1911
    2. 1912
    3. 1913

    Representative honours:

    Frank Burge 2018 154 Games 146 tries

    49 goals

    536 points

    Representative honours:

    Club Coaching record:

    Dave Brown 2018 94 Games 93 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 2018 256 Games 63 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)
    • 3× Grand Final Man of the Match (1957–58, 1963)
    • NRL Team of the 1950s (2007)

    Club Coaching record:

    Mal Meninga 2018 276 Games 151 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:

    References

    1. 1 2 Walter, Brad (20 July 2023). "Integrity and respect: How Piggins and Heads earned their places in history". NRL.com. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
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