2000 NRL season
2000 National Rugby League | |
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Duration | 5 February – 27 August 2000 |
Teams | 14 |
Premiers | ![]() |
Minor premiers | ![]() |
Matches played | 191 |
Points scored | 8050 |
Attendance | 2959390 |
Top points scorer(s) | ![]() |
Player of the year | ![]() |
Top try-scorer(s) | ![]() |
The 2000 NRL season was the 93rd season of professional rugby league football in Australia and the third to be run by the National Rugby League. Fourteen teams competed from February till August for the NRL Premiership, culminating in the 2000 NRL Grand final between the Brisbane Broncos and the Sydney Roosters.
Season summary[]
The 2000 National Rugby League season started with a new CEO in rugby union's David Moffett who replaced Neil Whittaker in late 1999.[1]
The season began in early February to accommodate the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games which were to be held during September and required the use of Stadium Australia, the grand final venue. The grand final was scheduled for late August, the first grand final in that month since 1963. The capacity of Stadium Australia for the grand final was limited due to preparations for the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games, which would take place just nineteen days later.
Throughout the month of February, mandatory breaks in play at the 20th and 60th minute of the game were implemented to allow players to rehydrate themselves. Due to concerns over the summer heat, the Brisbane and North Queensland clubs played their first four games away from home.
The Cowboys were stripped of two competition points after it was later revealed that they unwittingly used a fourteenth player for three minutes in their 26–18 win against the Parramatta Eels, due to an error in interchanging players.
Melbourne Storm players Stephen Kearney and Marcus Bai ended the career of Wests Tigers captain Jarrod McCracken with a spear tackle. Kearney was suspended for 8 matches and Bai for 2 matches. The two men were also sued by McCraken, who won a six-figure damages bill.
The Canberra Raiders and the Wests Tigers became the first teams to play a premiership game in the snow. It occurred at Bruce Stadium on 28 May and it is the only premiership game played in these conditions.
Teams[]
The season saw the debut of the Wests Tigers (formed by the merging of the Balmain Tigers and Western Suburbs Magpies) and Northern Eagles (formed by the merging of the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and North Sydney Bears) in the National Rugby League. In addition, the South Sydney Rabbitohs were excluded from the competition, thereby completing the NRL's rationalisation process from 20 teams in 1998 to 14 in 2000.
For the 2000 season, the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs changed their name again, this time to the geographically indistinct "Bulldogs" and the Auckland Warriors were re-branded the New Zealand Warriors at the end of the season.
Auckland Warriors![]() Ground: Ericsson Stadium Coach: Mark Graham Captain: John Simon |
Brisbane Broncos![]() Ground: ANZ Stadium Coach: Wayne Bennett Captain: Kevin Walters |
Bulldogs![]() Ground: Stadium Australia Coach: Steve Folkes Captain: Darren Britt |
Canberra Raiders![]() Ground: Bruce Stadium Coach: Mal Meninga Captain: Laurie Daley |
Melbourne Storm![]() Ground: Olympic Park Stadium & Melbourne Cricket Ground Coach: Chris Anderson Captain: Robbie Kearns |
Newcastle Knights![]() Ground: Marathon Stadium Coach: Warren Ryan Captain: Tony Butterfield |
North Queensland Cowboys![]() Ground: Dairy Farmers Stadium Coach: Tim Sheens Captain: Noel Goldthorpe / Tim Brasher |
Northern Eagles![]() Ground: Brookvale Oval & NorthPower Stadium Coach: Peter Sharp Captain: Geoff Toovey |
Parramatta Eels![]() Ground: Parramatta Stadium Coach: Brian Smith Captain: Nathan Cayless |
Penrith Panthers![]() Ground: Penrith Stadium Coach: Royce Simmons Captain: Steve Carter |
Sharks![]() Ground: Shark Park Coach: John Lang Captain: Andrew Ettinghausen |
St. George Illawarra Dragons![]() Ground: WIN Stadium & Sydney Football Stadium Coach: David Waite & Andrew Farrar Captain: Craig Smith |
Sydney Roosters![]() Ground: Sydney Football Stadium Coach: Graham Murray Captain: Brad Fittler |
Wests Tigers![]() Ground: Campbelltown Stadium & Leichhardt Oval Coach: Wayne Pearce Captain: Jarrod McCracken |
Advertising[]
For the first time since farewelling Tina Turner in 1995 the NRL used a major recording star in its promotional campaign and accessed a media budget that saw the launch ad shown regularly throughout the season. Sydney advertising agency VCD in the last of their four-year tenure on the NRL account shot an ad with Tom Jones performing on stage alongside hi-kicking female dancers,[2] the 1993 Salt-N-Pepa hit Whatta Man with lyrics re-worked as "What A Game".
Records and statistics[]
- Martin Lang ran 4,571 metres with the ball in 2000, more than any other player in the competition.[3]
- Melbourne Storm club record for their biggest ever win and most points in a game : 70–10 over St. George Illawarra Dragons in round 5.
- Melbourne Storm club record for their biggest ever loss : 50–4 loss to St. George Illawarra Dragons in round 18.
- St. George Illawarra Dragons club record for their biggest ever win : 50–4 over Melbourne Storm in round 18.
- North Queensland Cowboys scored their first ever 50 points in a game: 50–10 over Northern Eagles in round 8.
Ladder[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
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1 | ![]() |
26 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 696 | 388 | +308 | 38 | |
2 | ![]() |
26 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 601 | 520 | +81 | 32 | |
3 | ![]() |
26 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 686 | 532 | +154 | 31 | |
4 | ![]() |
26 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 506 | 479 | +27 | 30 | |
5 | ![]() |
26 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 573 | 562 | +11 | 30 | |
6 | ![]() |
26 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 672 | 529 | +143 | 29 | |
7 | ![]() |
26 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 476 | 456 | +20 | 29 | |
8 | ![]() |
26 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 570 | 463 | +107 | 26 | |
9 | ![]() |
26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 576 | 656 | -80 | 24 | |
10 | ![]() |
26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 519 | 642 | -123 | 24 | |
11 | ![]() |
26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 469 | 553 | -84 | 21 | |
12 | ![]() |
26 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 476 | 628 | -152 | 18 | |
13 | ![]() |
26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 426 | 662 | -236 | 18 | |
14 | ![]() |
26 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 436 | 612 | -176 | 121 |
1 North Queensland were stripped of 2 competition points due to a breach of the interchange rule in Round 4.
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
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 | |
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1 | ![]() |
1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 38 |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 31 |
4 | ![]() |
2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 |
5 | ![]() |
2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 |
6 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 29 |
7 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 29 |
8 | ![]() |
2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 |
9 | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 |
10 | ![]() |
1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
11 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
12 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
13 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
14 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Finals series[]
The biggest upset of the 2000 Finals series was in the 3rd Qualifying Final when 7th placed Parramatta Eels beat 2nd placed Sydney Roosters 32-8 at the SFS. It was nearly a similar story for Minor Premiers' the Brisbane Broncos when they came from 20-6 down at halftime to win 34-20 against 8th placed Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the 4th Qualifying Final at QSAC. The Sydney Roosters also made a famous comeback when they came from 16-2 down at halftime to win 26-20 against the Newcastle Knights in the 1st Preliminary Final at the SFS to earn a spot in the Grand Final against Brisbane.
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | |||||
Qualifying Finals | ||||||||
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34–16 | ![]() |
4 August 2000 | Bruce Stadium | Steve Clark | 18,479 | ||
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30–16 | ![]() |
5 August 2000 | Marathon Stadium | Tim Mander | 20,597 | ||
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8–32 | ![]() |
5 August 2000 | Sydney Football Stadium | Bill Harrigan | 21,377 | ||
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34–20 | ![]() |
6 August 2000 | ANZ Stadium | Paul Simpkins | 25,831 | ||
Semi Finals | ||||||||
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28–10 | ![]() |
12 August 2000 | Sydney Football Stadium | Bill Harrigan | 25,746 | ||
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10–38 | ![]() |
13 August 2000 | Sydney Football Stadium | Tim Mander | 16,441 | ||
Preliminary Finals | ||||||||
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20–26 | ![]() |
19 August 2000 | Sydney Football Stadium | Bill Harrigan | 33,727 | ||
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16–10 | ![]() |
20 August 2000 | Stadium Australia | Tim Mander | 31,087 |
Chart[]
Qualifying Finals | Semi Finals | Preliminary Finals | Grand Final | |||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() |
34 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() |
20 | ||||||||||||||||
1W | ![]() |
16 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() |
8 | 4W | ![]() |
28 | ![]() |
10 | |||||||||||
7 | ![]() |
32 | 2L | ![]() |
10 | ![]() |
14 | |||||||||||
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6 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() |
30 | 2W | ![]() |
20 | |||||||||||||
6 | ![]() |
16 | 3W | ![]() |
10 | ![]() |
26 | |||||||||||
1L | ![]() |
38 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() |
34 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() |
16 |
Grand final[]
Sunday, 27 August
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Brisbane Broncos ![]() |
14 -6 | ![]() |
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2 Tries: Wendell Sailor Lote Tuqiri 3 Goals: Michael De Vere (3/5) |
Report | 1 Try: Craig Fitzgibbon 1 Goal Luke Phillips (1/1) |
Stadium Australia, Sydney
Attendance: 94,277[4] Referee: Bill Harrigan Player of the Match: Darren Lockyer |
2000 Transfers[]
Players[]
Player | 1999 Club | 2000 Club |
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Syd Eru | ![]() |
Retirement |
Brady Malam | ![]() |
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Matthew Ridge | ![]() |
Retirement |
Tony Tatupu | ![]() |
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John Carlaw | ![]() |
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Ben Duckworth | ![]() |
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Shayne Dunley | ![]() |
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Craig Field | ![]() |
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Michael Gillett | ![]() |
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Craig Hancock | ![]() |
Retirement |
Solomon Haumono | ![]() |
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Jason Lowrie | ![]() |
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Laloa Milford | ![]() |
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Adam Nable | ![]() |
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Shannon Nevin | ![]() |
Retirement |
Mark O'Neill | ![]() |
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Darren Senter | ![]() |
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Jacin Sinclair | ![]() |
Retirement |
Tyran Smith | ![]() |
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Adam Starr | ![]() |
Redcliffe Dolphins (Queensland Cup) |
Mark Stimson | ![]() |
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Shane Walker | ![]() |
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Jason Webber | ![]() |
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Andrew Gee | ![]() |
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Allan Langer | ![]() |
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John Plath | ![]() |
Retirement |
Steve Renouf | ![]() |
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Peter Ryan | ![]() |
ACT Brumbies (Super 12) |
Ben Kennedy | ![]() |
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Rod Maybon | ![]() |
Retirement |
David Westley | ![]() |
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Robert Relf | ![]() |
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Phil Adamson | ![]() |
Retirement |
Anthony Colella | ![]() |
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Owen Cunningham | ![]() |
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Damian Driscoll | ![]() |
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Andrew Frew | ![]() |
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Daniel Gartner | ![]() |
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Terry Hill | ![]() |
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John Hopoate | ![]() |
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Andrew King | ![]() |
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Nik Kosef | ![]() |
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Cliff Lyons | ![]() |
Retirement |
Graham Mackay | ![]() |
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Steve Menzies | ![]() |
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Brendon Reeves | ![]() |
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Jim Serdaris | ![]() |
Retirement |
Neil Tierney | ![]() |
Retirement |
Geoff Toovey | ![]() |
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Albert Torrens | ![]() |
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Paul Bell | ![]() |
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Glenn Lazarus | ![]() |
Retirement |
Tawera Nikau | ![]() |
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Scott Conley | ![]() |
Retirement |
Owen Craigie | ![]() |
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Paul Harragon | ![]() |
Retirement |
David Lomax | ![]() |
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Jason Moodie | ![]() |
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Steve Walters | ![]() |
Retirement |
Jody Gall | ![]() |
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John Lomax | ![]() |
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Glen Murphy | ![]() |
Retirement |
Noa Nadruku | ![]() |
Retirement |
Matthew Ryan | ![]() |
Retirement |
Kris Tassell | ![]() |
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Michael Buettner | ![]() |
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Brett Dallas | ![]() |
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David Fairleigh | ![]() |
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Jamie Goddard | ![]() |
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Ben Ikin | ![]() |
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Gary Larson | ![]() |
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William Leyshon | ![]() |
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Billy Moore | ![]() |
Retirement |
Glenn Morrison | ![]() |
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Adam Muir | ![]() |
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Scott Pethybridge | ![]() |
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Nigel Roy | ![]() |
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Matt Seers | ![]() |
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Mark Soden | ![]() |
Retirement |
Paul Stringer | ![]() |
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Josh Stuart | ![]() |
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Anthony Swann | ![]() |
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Jason Taylor | ![]() |
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Steve Trindall | ![]() |
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Nathan Barnes | ![]() |
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Jason Bell | ![]() |
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Jarrod McCracken | ![]() |
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Justin Morgan | ![]() |
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Dean Pay | ![]() |
Retirement |
Chris Quinn | ![]() |
Retirement |
Mark Tookey | ![]() |
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Shane Whereat | ![]() |
Retirement |
Greg Alexander | ![]() |
Retirement |
Tim Brasher | ![]() |
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Mark Carroll | ![]() |
Retirement |
Chris Caruana | ![]() |
N/A |
Peter Clarke | ![]() |
Retirement |
Andrew Dunemann | ![]() |
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Sean Garlick | ![]() |
Retirement |
Tony Iro | ![]() |
Retirement |
Justin Loomans | ![]() |
Central Comets (Queensland Cup) |
Paul McNicholas | ![]() |
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Scott Murray | ![]() |
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Jason Nicol | ![]() |
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Julian O'Neill | ![]() |
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Matt Parsons | ![]() |
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Wes Patten | ![]() |
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Wayne Richards | ![]() |
Retirement |
Brett Rodwell | ![]() |
Retirement |
Ian Rubin | ![]() |
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Jeremy Schloss | ![]() |
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James Smith | ![]() |
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Robert Tocco | ![]() |
Retirement |
Darrell Trindall | ![]() |
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Craig Wing | ![]() |
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Mark Coyne | ![]() |
Retirement |
Craig Fitzgibbon | ![]() |
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Brad Mackay | ![]() |
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Matthew Rodwell | ![]() |
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Rod Wishart | ![]() |
Retirement |
Graham Appo | ![]() |
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David Barnhill | ![]() |
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Ivan Cleary | ![]() |
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Justin Dooley | ![]() |
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Paul Langmack | ![]() |
Retirement |
Andrew Walker | ![]() |
ACT Brumbies (Super 12) |
Adam Bristow | ![]() |
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Justin Brooker | ![]() |
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Scott Coxon | ![]() |
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Leo Dynevor | ![]() |
Retirement |
Darren Fritz | ![]() |
Retirement |
Matt Fuller | ![]() |
Retirement |
Steve Georgallis | ![]() |
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Luke Goodwin | ![]() |
N/A |
Brett Hodgson | ![]() |
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Harvey Howard | ![]() |
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Andrew Leeds | ![]() |
Retirement |
Ken McGuinness | ![]() |
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Kevin McGuinness | ![]() |
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Ciriaco Mescia | ![]() |
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John Skandalis | ![]() |
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Matthew Spence | ![]() |
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James Pickering | ![]() |
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Brett Grogan | ![]() |
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Kerrod Walters | ![]() |
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Robbie Simpson | ![]() |
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Des Clark | ![]() |
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Shane Kenward | ![]() |
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Bruce Mamando | N/A | ![]() |
Coaches[]
Coach | 1999 Club | 2000 Club |
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Wayne Pearce | ![]() |
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Peter Sharp | ![]() |
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Graham Murray | ![]() |
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References[]
- ^ Hadfield, Dave (30 November 1999). "Moffett insists conversion is no miracle". The Independent. UK: Independent News and Media Limited. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
- ^ Mealey, Rachel (29 January 2000). "Tom Jones the new voice of NRL". abc.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
- ^ Proszenko, Adrian (6 May 2012). "Gallen set to smash record". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ^ D'Souza, Miguel. "Grand Final History". wwos.ninemsn.com.au. Australian Associated Press. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
External links[]
- 2000 NRL season
- 2000 in Australian rugby league