National Rugby League Hall of Fame
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.
| Established | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Location | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Type | Professional sports hall of fame |
| Website | www |
Selection Process
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.
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.
| 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 |
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) |
2008 |
| 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) |
2008 |
| 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) |
2008 |
| 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) |
2008 |
| 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) |
2008 |
| 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) |
2008 |
| 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) |
2008 |
| 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) |
2008 |
| 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) |
2008 |
| 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) |
2008 |
| 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) |
2008 |
| 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) |
2008 |
| 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) |
2008 |
| 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) |
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) |
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) |
2019 |
| 109 | Stacey Jones | 1995–09 | New Zealand Captain (7 Tests)
Golden Boot Award (2002) 3× NZRL Player of the Year (1999, 2001–02) |
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 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.
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| Inductee | Year inducted | Games | Points | Premierships | Highlights | |
| Player | Coach | |||||
| Clive Churchill | 1981 | 157 games
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13 tries
77 goals 193 points
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5 premierships
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4 premierships
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| John Raper | 1981 | 215 games | 57 tries
4 field goals 179 points |
8 premierships
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| Reg Gasnier | 1981 | 125 Games
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127 tries
20 field goals 421 points
|
6 premierships
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| Bob Fulton | 1981 | 263 Games
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147 tries
26 goals 58 field goals 598 points
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3 premierships
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2 premierships
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| Graeme Langlands | 1991 | 227 Games
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86 tries
648 goals 1,554 points
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4 premierships
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| Wally Lewis | 1999 | 241 Games
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122 tries
34 goals 7 field goals 503 points
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3 premierships
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| Arthur Beetson | 1999 | 280 Games
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37 tries
1 goal 113 points
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3 premierships
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| Andrew Johns | 2012 | 249 Games
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80 tries
917 goals 22 field goals 2,179 points
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2 premierships
|
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| Dally Messenger | 2018 | 48 Games
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20 tries
159 goals 381 points
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3 premierships
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| Frank Burge | 2018 | 154 Games | 146 tries
49 goals 536 points |
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| Dave Brown | 2018 | 94 Games
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93 tries
194 goals 667 points
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4 premierships
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1 premiership
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| Norm Provan | 2018 | 256 Games
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63 tries
1 goal 193 points
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10 premierships
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4 premierships
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| Mal Meninga | 2018 | 276 Games | 151 tries
596 goals 2 field goals 1,753 points |
5 premierships
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References
- 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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