1999 NRL season

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1999 National Rugby League
DurationMarch 5 – September 26, 1999
Teams17
PremiersMelbourne colours.svg Melbourne (1st title)
Minor premiersCronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland (2nd title)
Matches played213
Points scored8857
Attendance3273372
Top points scorer(s)Melbourne colours.svg Matt Geyer (242)
Player of the yearNewcastle colours.svg Andrew Johns (Dally M Medal)
Top try-scorer(s)St. George colours.svg Nathan Blacklock (24)
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The 1999 NRL season was the 92nd season of professional rugby league football in Australia, and the second to be run by the National Rugby League. With the exclusion of the Adelaide Rams and Gold Coast Chargers, and the joint venture of the St. George Dragons and Illawarra Steelers, seventeen teams competed for the NRL Premiership during the 1999 season, which culminated in the first grand final to be played at Stadium Australia. The St. George Illawarra Dragons, the first joint-venture club to appear in the grand final, played against the Melbourne Storm, who won the premiership in only their second season.

Season summary[]

The 1999 National Rugby League season was historic for many reasons. The St. George Illawarra Dragons played their inaugural game after forming the League's first joint venture, losing 10-20 to the Parramatta Eels. That game was the second of a double header, which was the first event to be held at Sydney's Stadium Australia, the central venue for the Olympic Games the following year. That game attracted a rugby league world record of 104,583 spectators.

During the season, the members of the Balmain Tigers and Western Suburbs Magpies voted to form another joint venture, to be named the Wests Tigers. After the conclusion of the season, the South Sydney Rabbitohs and North Sydney Bears were excluded from the premiership. The Bears would later form the game's third joint venture with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, whilst South Sydney would fight a two-year legal battle for reinclusion.

In August the NRL's CEO Neil Whittaker announced that he would resign at the end of the season.[1]

The defending premiers, Brisbane endured their worst ever start to a season, with just one win and a draw from their first ten games, however they would miraculously recover and record 11 wins in a row before hitting a few hurdles along the way, including a draw against Manly in round 24 and a loss against then-bogey team Parramatta at home in round 25. Their champion halfback and captain Allan Langer retired mid-season as a result. The Newcastle Knights also lost an iconic player when 1997 premiership captain Paul Harragon retired mid-season due to a chronic knee injury. The Melbourne Storm's premiership victory saw their captain Glenn Lazarus become the only player to ever win grand finals for three clubs.

Cliff Lyons, making a comeback from retirement for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, was the oldest player in the NRL in 1999.[2]

Teams[]

The exclusion of the Adelaide Rams and Gold Coast Chargers, and the joint venture of the St. George Dragons and Illawarra Steelers, saw a reduction in the League's teams from twenty to seventeen: the largest reduction in the number of teams in premiership history and the first reduction since the exclusion of Sydney's Newtown Jets at the end of the 1983 season.

Auckland
Warriors

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5th season
Ground: Ericsson Stadium
Coach: Mark Graham
Captain: Matthew RidgeJohn Simon
Balmain
Tigers

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92nd season
Ground: Leichhardt Oval
Coach: Wayne Pearce
Captain: Darren Senter
Brisbane
Broncos

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12th season
Ground: ANZ Stadium
Coach: Wayne Bennett
Captain: Allan LangerKevin Walters
Canberra
Raiders

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Ground: Bruce Stadium
Coach: Mal Meninga
Captain: Laurie Daley
Canterbury
Bulldogs

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Ground: Stadium Australia
Coach: Steve Folkes
Captain: Darren Britt
Manly-Warringah
Sea Eagles

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Ground: Brookvale Oval
Coach: Peter Sharp
Captain: Geoff Toovey
Melbourne
Storm

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2nd season
Ground: Olympic Park Stadium
Coach: Chris Anderson
Captain: Glenn Lazarus
Newcastle
Knights

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Ground: Marathon Stadium
Coach: Warren Ryan
Captain: Paul HarragonTony Butterfield
North Queensland
Cowboys

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5th season
Ground: Malanda Stadium
Coach: Tim Sheens
Captain: Noel Goldthorpe
North Sydney
Bears

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92nd season
Ground: North Sydney Oval
Coach: Peter Louis
Captain: Jason Taylor
Parramatta
Eels

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53rd season
Ground: Parramatta Stadium
Coach: Brian Smith
Captain: Jarrod McCracken &
Nathan Cayless
Penrith
Panthers

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Ground: Penrith Stadium
Coach: Royce Simmons
Captain: Steve Carter
Sharks
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33rd season
Ground: Shark Park
Coach: John Lang
Captain: Andrew Ettinghausen
South Sydney
Rabbitohs

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Ground: Sydney Football Stadium
Coach: Craig Coleman
Captain: Sean Garlick
St. George-Illawarra
Dragons

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1st season
Ground: Kogarah Oval & WIN Stadium
Coach: David Waite & Andrew Farrar
Captain: Paul McGregor
Sydney City
Roosters

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Ground: Sydney Football Stadium
Coach: Phil Gould
Captain: Brad Fittler
Western Suburbs
Magpies

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92nd season
Ground: Campbelltown Stadium
Coach: Tommy Raudonikis
Captain: Steve Georgallis

Advertising[]

In a move that polarised some fans, the NRL in its 1999 promotional campaign focused on the game's grass roots supporters who perhaps had been overlooked and pained in the trauma of the Super League war. Sydney advertising agency VCD, in the third year of their four-year tenure with the NRL, produced an advertisement featuring Thomas Keneally reading his poem, "Ode to Rugby League", which had been commissioned by the NRL. It speaks of the innocent excitement that begins each season. The ad was used at season launch and there was minimal media budget to support it throughout the year. Keneally is a longtime supporter of the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles.

We go to the cupboard, we take out club colours.


And the air sings. The season's close.
Our boys are running up sandhills, their legs pump.
This season, this season, this is our season.
This year we all start equal.
Kids paint signs, and I am seven again.
I know I will see heroes soon.
I feel the excitement.
I have hope in March, and I might share in the glory of September.
Blow that whistle, ref.
Send that ball soaring.


Blow that whistle, ref.

— Thomas Kenneally [3]

Ladder[]

Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 18 0 6 2 586 332 +254 40
2 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 24 17 0 7 2 500 294 +206 38
3 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm (P) 24 16 0 8 2 639 392 +247 36
4 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney City Roosters 24 16 0 8 2 592 377 +215 36
5 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 15 1 8 2 520 462 +58 35
6 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 15 0 9 2 588 416 +172 34
7 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 24 14 1 9 2 575 484 +91 33
8 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 24 13 2 9 2 510 368 +142 32
9 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 24 13 1 10 2 618 439 +179 31
10 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 24 11 1 12 2 492 428 +64 27
11 Auckland colours.svg Auckland Warriors 24 10 0 14 2 538 498 +40 24
12 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 10 0 14 2 349 556 -207 24
13 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 9 1 14 2 454 623 -169 23
14 North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney Bears 24 8 0 16 2 490 642 -152 20
15 Balmain colours.svg Balmain Tigers 24 8 0 16 2 345 636 -291 20
16 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 24 4 1 19 2 398 588 -190 13
17 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies 24 3 0 21 2 285 944 -659 10


Ladder progression[]

  • Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8.
  • Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
  • Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that round
  • Numbers underlined indicate the team had a bye in that round
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
1 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland 2 4 6 8 10 12 12 14 16 18 20 22 22 24 24 26 26 26 28 30 30 32 34 36 38 40
2 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta 2 4 4 6 6 6 8 8 10 12 14 14 16 18 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 34 36 38
3 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne 2 2 4 6 6 8 8 10 12 14 16 18 18 18 18 20 22 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 34 36
4 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney City 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 14 16 18 20 22 22 24 24 24 26 28 30 30 32 32 34 34 36
5 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury 0 2 4 4 6 6 8 10 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 22 22 24 24 26 28 30 32 33 35 35
6 St. George colours.svg St George Illawarra 0 0 2 2 4 6 8 8 10 10 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 28 30 30 30 32 34
7 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle 2 2 2 4 6 6 8 9 9 11 13 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 29 29 31 33 33 33
8 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 3 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 30 30 32
9 Canberra colours.svg Canberra 2 2 2 4 6 8 8 9 11 11 11 13 13 15 17 17 19 21 21 21 23 25 27 29 29 31
10 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 14 16 16 16 18 18 20 20 20 20 20 20 22 24 24 25 27 27
11 Auckland colours.svg Auckland 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 8 8 8 10 10 12 14 14 14 14 16 16 18 20 22 24
12 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney 2 4 4 6 8 8 8 8 10 10 12 14 16 16 18 18 20 22 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24
13 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 6 8 8 10 10 10 10 12 14 16 18 18 20 21 23 23
14 North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney 2 4 6 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 14 14 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 18 20
15 Balmain colours.svg Balmain 0 2 4 4 6 6 8 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 14 16 16 16 16 16 18 18 18 20 20 20
16 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 5 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 13 13
17 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs 0 2 2 2 2 4 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10


Finals series[]

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd
Qualifying Finals
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney City Roosters 8–12 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 3 September 1999 Sydney Football Stadium 23,478
Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 10–34 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 4 September 1999 Olympic Park 22,053
Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 30–16 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 4 September 1999 Parramatta Stadium Bill Harrigan 15,653
Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 42–20 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 5 September 1999 Shark Park Tim Mander 13,713
Semi Finals
St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 28–18 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney City Roosters 11 September 1999 Sydney Football Stadium Bill Harrigan 31,506
Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 22–24 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 12 September 1999 Sydney Football Stadium 20,075
Preliminary Finals
Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 16-18 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 18 September 1999 Sydney Football Stadium Bill Harrigan 27,555
Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 8–24 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 19 September 1999 Stadium Australia 51,827
Grand Final
St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 18-20 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 26 September 1999 Stadium Australia Bill Harrigan 107,999

Chart[]

  Qualifying Finals Semi Finals Preliminary Finals Grand Final
                                     
1 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla 42
8 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane 20
  1W Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla 8  
2 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta 30   4W St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra 28     St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra 24    
7 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle 16   2L Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney City 18         St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra 18
      Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne 20
3 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne 10         2W Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta 16    
6 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra 34   3W Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury 22     Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne 18  
  1L Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne 24  
4 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney City 8
5 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury 12

Grand Final[]

The 1999 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 1999 NRL season. It was contested by the competition's two newest clubs: the Melbourne Storm, competing in only its second year (having finished the regular season in 3rd place); and the St. George Illawarra Dragons, in their first year as a joint-venture club (having finished the regular season in 6th place), after both sides eliminated the rest of the top eight during the finals.

A new rugby league world record crowd of 107,999 was at Stadium Australia for the game. The attendance, which saw 67,142 more people attend than had done so for the 1998 NRL Grand Final at the Sydney Football Stadium, broke the record attendance for a Grand Final, eclipsing the previous record of 78,065 set in 1965 when St. George defeated South Sydney 12-8 at the Sydney Cricket Ground. It was the last time that the Clive Churchill Medal was presented in a case before it was changed the following season where it is presented separately with a ribbon being worn around the neck.

Pre-match entertainment featured Hugh Jackman's rendition of the Australian national anthem.

Sunday, 26 September
Melbourne Storm 20 - 18 St. George-Illawarra Dragons
Tries:
Tony Martin, Ben Roarty, Craig Smith
Goals:
Craig Smith (3/4), Matt Geyer (1/1)
Report Tries:
Nathan Blacklock, Craig Fitzgibbon, Paul McGregor
Goals:
Wayne Bartrim (2/3), Craig Fitzgibbon (1/1)
Telstra Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 107,999[4]
Referee: Bill Harrigan
Player of the Match: Brett Kimmorley[5]

1999 Transfers[]

Players[]

Player 1998 Club 1999 Club
Graham Appo Adelaide colours.svg Adelaide Rams Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney City Roosters
Dave Boughton Adelaide colours.svg Adelaide Rams Giantscolours.svg Super League: Huddersfield Giants
Alan Cann Adelaide colours.svg Adelaide Rams Retirement
Peter Clarke Adelaide colours.svg Adelaide Rams South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
Mark Corvo Adelaide colours.svg Adelaide Rams Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders
Matt Daylight Adelaide colours.svg Adelaide Rams Gthundercolours.svg Super League: Gateshead Thunder
Darrien Doherty Adelaide colours.svg Adelaide Rams North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Brett Galea Adelaide colours.svg Adelaide Rams Retirement
Noel Goldthorpe Adelaide colours.svg Adelaide Rams North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Andrew Hick Adelaide colours.svg Adelaide Rams Gthundercolours.svg Super League: Gateshead Thunder
Tony Iro Adelaide colours.svg Adelaide Rams South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
Bruce Mamando Adelaide colours.svg Adelaide Rams N/A
Rod Maybon Adelaide colours.svg Adelaide Rams Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders
Marty McKenzie Adelaide colours.svg Adelaide Rams Retirement
Andrew Pierce Adelaide colours.svg Adelaide Rams Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Chris Quinn Adelaide colours.svg Adelaide Rams Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
Dean Schifilliti Adelaide colours.svg Adelaide Rams Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
Wayne Simonds Adelaide colours.svg Adelaide Rams Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers
Kerrod Walters Adelaide colours.svg Adelaide Rams Gthundercolours.svg Super League: Gateshead Thunder
Luke Williamson Adelaide colours.svg Adelaide Rams Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders
Sean Hoppe Auckland colours.svg Auckland Warriors Saintscolours.svg Super League: St. Helens
Kevin Iro Auckland colours.svg Auckland Warriors Saintscolours.svg Super League: St. Helens
Stephen Kearney Auckland colours.svg Auckland Warriors Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm
Quentin Pongia Auckland colours.svg Auckland Warriors Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney City Roosters
Tea Ropati Auckland colours.svg Auckland Warriors Retirement
Tyran Smith Auckland colours.svg Auckland Warriors Balmain colours.svg Balmain Tigers
Anthony Swann Auckland colours.svg Auckland Warriors North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney Bears
Paul Sironen Balmain colours.svg Balmain Tigers Villeneuve Leopards (French Rugby League Championship)
Michael Withers Balmain colours.svg Balmain Tigers Bullscolours.svg Super League: Bradford Bulls
Darren Smith Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Bradley Clyde Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Brett Hetherington Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Luke Priddis Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Ricky Stuart Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Greg Fleming Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Broncoscolours.png Super League: London Broncos
Tony Grimaldi Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Gthundercolours.svg Super League: Gateshead Thunder
Solomon Haumono Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Balmain colours.svg Balmain Tigers
Robert Mears Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Auckland colours.svg Auckland Warriors
Paul Mellor Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Mitch Newton Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Retirement
Matthew Ryan Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Robert Tocco Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
Scott Wilson Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Wolvescolours.svg Super League: Warrington Wolves
Geoff Bell Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Les Davidson Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Retirement
Paul Green Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Craig Greenhill Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers
Danny Lee Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Gthundercolours.svg Super League: Gateshead Thunder
Nick Zisti Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Bullscolours.svg Super League: Bradford Bulls
Troy Campbell Gold Coast Chargers colours.svg Gold Coast Chargers Retirement
Scott Conley Gold Coast Chargers colours.svg Gold Coast Chargers Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights
Damian Driscoll Gold Coast Chargers colours.svg Gold Coast Chargers Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Tony Durheim Gold Coast Chargers colours.svg Gold Coast Chargers Retirement
Jamie Goddard Gold Coast Chargers colours.svg Gold Coast Chargers North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney Bears
Jason Hudson Gold Coast Chargers colours.svg Gold Coast Chargers Retirement
Andrew King Gold Coast Chargers colours.svg Gold Coast Chargers Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Chris Lawler Gold Coast Chargers colours.svg Gold Coast Chargers Retirement
Graham Mackay Gold Coast Chargers colours.svg Gold Coast Chargers Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Jason Nicol Gold Coast Chargers colours.svg Gold Coast Chargers South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
Clinton O'Brien Gold Coast Chargers colours.svg Gold Coast Chargers Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights
Steve Parsons Gold Coast Chargers colours.svg Gold Coast Chargers North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney Bears
Wes Patten Gold Coast Chargers colours.svg Gold Coast Chargers South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
Scott Sattler Gold Coast Chargers colours.svg Gold Coast Chargers Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers
Craig Teevan Gold Coast Chargers colours.svg Gold Coast Chargers Retirement
Trent Barrett Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Darren Bradstreet Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers Broncoscolours.png Super League: London Broncos
Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers Retirement
Dean Callaway Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers Broncoscolours.png Super League: London Broncos
Scott Cram Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers Broncoscolours.png Super League: London Broncos
Craig Fitzgibbon Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Andrew Hart Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Terry Lamey Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Chris Leikvoll Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Brad Mackay Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Paul McGregor Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Andrew Purcell Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers Hullcolours.svg Super League: Hull Sharks
Brendon Reeves Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Will Robinson Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers Gthundercolours.svg Super League: Gateshead Thunder
Craig Simon Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers Gthundercolours.svg Super League: Gateshead Thunder
Craig Smith Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Shaun Timmins Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
David Walsh Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers Retirement
Craig Wilson Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers Gthundercolours.svg Super League: Gateshead Thunder
Rod Wishart Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Craig Hancock Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Balmain colours.svg Balmain Tigers
John Carlaw Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm Balmain colours.svg Balmain Tigers
Brett Grogan Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Gthundercolours.svg Super League: Gateshead Thunder
Lee Jackson Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Rhinoscolours.svg Super League: Leeds Rhinos
Neil Piccinelli Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Retirement
Wayne Richards Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
Owen Cunningham North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Jason Death North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Auckland colours.svg Auckland Warriors
Andrew Dunemann North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
Jason Ferris North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Dale Fritz North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Castleford colours.svg Super League: Castleford Tigers
Ian Roberts North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Retirement
Dale Shearer North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Retirement
Steve Walters North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights
Greg Florimo North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney Bears Wigancolours.svg Super League: Wigan Warriors
Paul Carige Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Redscolours.svg Super League: Salford City Reds
Ian Herron Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Gthundercolours.svg Super League: Gateshead Thunder
Brett Horsnell Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Retirement
Aaron Raper Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Castleford colours.svg Super League: Castleford Tigers
John Simon Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Auckland colours.svg Auckland Warriors
Matthew Spence Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies
Phil Adamson Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Brett Boyd Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Darren Brown Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers Redscolours.svg Super League: Salford City Reds
Jody Gall Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Jason Williams Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers Retirement
Darren Burns South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney City Roosters
David Hall South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Retirement
Terry Hermansson South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Auckland colours.svg Auckland Warriors
Matt Munro South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Retirement
Michael Ostini South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Balmain colours.svg Balmain Tigers
Geordi Peats South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Retirement
Troy Slattery South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Giantscolours.svg Super League: Huddersfield Giants
Jamie Ainscough St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Wayne Bartrim St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Nathan Blacklock St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Nathan Brown St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Adrian Brunker St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons Wcatscolours.svg Super League: Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Mark Coyne St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Luke Felsch St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons Gthundercolours.svg Super League: Gateshead Thunder
Jeff Hardy St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons Sheffeagles colours.svg Super League: Sheffield Eagles
Tony Hearn St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons Retirement
Jim Lenihan St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons Giantscolours.svg Super League: Huddersfield Giants
Anthony Mundine St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Lee Murphy St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Corey Pearson St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Willie Poching St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons Wcatscolours.svg Super League: Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Matthew Rodwell St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Brad Smith St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons Balmain colours.svg Balmain Tigers
Andrew Tangata-Toa St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons Giantscolours.svg Super League: Huddersfield Giants
Lance Thompson St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Darren Treacy St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Daniel Wagon St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
Colin Ward St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Nigel Gaffey Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney City Roosters Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers
Scott Gourley Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney City Roosters Retirement
Jason Lowrie Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney City Roosters Balmain colours.svg Balmain Tigers
Damian Kennedy Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders
Aseri Laing Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm
Paul Langmack Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney City Roosters
Darren Willis Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies Retirement
Mark Carroll Broncoscolours.png Super League: London Broncos South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
Luke Goodwin Broncoscolours.png Super League: London Broncos Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies
Damien Smith Saintscolours.svg Super League: St. Helens North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Matt Fuller Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies

Coaches[]

Coach 1998 Club 1999 Club
Mal Reilly Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Giantscolours.svg Super League: Huddersfield Giants

References[]

  1. ^ "NRL boss Neil Whittaker quits". CNN Sports Illustrated. Australia: Reuters. 1999-08-13. Retrieved 2009-12-24.
  2. ^ Toohey, Barry (2 February 2011). "Still some bite in old Mad Dog". The Daily Telegraph. Australia: News Limited. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
  3. ^ Mahoney, Blair (2009). Poetry Reloaded. Australia: Cambridge University Press. p. 72. ISBN 9780521746618.
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