2004 NRL season

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2004 National Rugby League
Teams15
PremiersCanterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (8th title)
Minor premiersEastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters (16th title)
Matches played189
Points scored9,086
Attendance3,010,639
Top points scorer(s)Canterbury colours.svg Hazem El Masri (342)
Player of the yearNewcastle colours.svg Danny Buderus (Dally M Medal)
Top try-scorer(s)Panthers colours.svg Amos Roberts (23)
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The 2004 NRL season (also known as the 2004 Telstra Premiership due to sponsorship from Telstra) was the 97th season of professional rugby league football in Australia, and the seventh run by the National Rugby League. Fifteen clubs competed during the regular season before the top eight finishing teams contested the finals series. The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs defeated the Sydney Roosters in the 2004 NRL grand final and in doing so claimed their eighth premiership.

Pre-season[]

The beginning of the season was largely overshadowed with several Bulldogs players questioned by police in relation to an alleged rape of a 20-year-old Coffs Harbour woman.[1] An independent investigator, former New South Wales chief of detectives, would later fail to find any evidence of misconduct on behalf of the players, and no charges were pressed.

The 2004 World Club Challenge was held on Friday, 13 February 2004, at the Alfred McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield, England. The game was contested by Bradford Bulls and Penrith Panthers and won by the home team.

The salary cap for the 2004 season was A$3.25 million per club for their 25 highest-paid players.[2]

Regular season[]

Due to a perceived emphasis in the game on defence, NRL referees were instructed to call out "surrender tackle" this season when ball carriers submit at the ruck, signalling the defence to slow down the tackle in order for defenders to reset.[3]

The first round of the season began on Friday, 12 March with 2003 champions, the Penrith Panthers losing 14–20 to the Newcastle Knights before a crowd of 19,936 at Penrith Stadium.[4]

During a match between the Broncos and the Tigers, the Broncos fielded 14 men at one stage of the Campbelltown Stadium match. In the 60th minute, Brisbane's Shane Webcke knocked out by Tiger Bryce Gibbs. Corey Parker was brought onto the ground while Webcke was still being assisted off. Parker immediately scored off a Darren Lockyer pass and started a Broncos revival (they trailed 24–8 at halftime) which later saw them win 24–32. But, after the fourteenth man was investigated, the Broncos were stripped of the two competition points,[5] which were reinstated weeks later.

A significant comeback was seen in a round 25 clash between the St George Dragons and Manly. Trailing 34–10 after 53 minutes, St. George Illawarra came back to win the match 36–34. This match stood in second-place in the rankings of the biggest comebacks in Australian premiership history.

Several players and coaches also made the headlines for the wrong reasons. Jamie Lyon walked out on the Parramatta club after the first round citing burnout and dissatisfaction with living in Sydney, and would later move to the UK for a successful Super League career. Coaches Daniel Anderson and Paul Langmack would have their contracts terminated at the New Zealand Warriors and South Sydney Rabbitohs respectively.

Andrew Johns was injured in Newcastle's third game of the season against Parramatta, and subsequently missed the remainder of the season. The Knights missed the finals of the NRL for the first time since 1996.

2004 was also notable for the emergence of teenage players Sonny Bill Williams (Bulldogs) and Karmichael Hunt (Brisbane Broncos), and their performances, mature beyond their years, would be critical to the fortunes of their clubs.

A quirk of the draw meant that the Sydney Roosters did not play a premiership match in Queensland during the season, while there was only one Queensland derby contested during the regular season, in round six in Townsville.[6]

Teams[]

The line-up of fifteen teams for the 2004 premiership remained unchanged from the previous season.

Brisbane Broncos
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17th season
Ground: Suncorp Stadium
Coach: Wayne Bennett
Captain: Gorden Tallis 		Bulldogs
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70th season
Ground: Sydney Showground & Telstra Stadium
Coach: Steve Folkes
Captain: Steve Price 		Canberra Raiders
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Ground: Canberra Stadium
Coach: Matthew Elliott
Captain: Simon Woolford 		Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
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38th season
Ground: Toyota Stadium
Coach: Stuart Raper
Captain: Brett Kimmorley 		Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
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Ground: Brookvale Oval
Coach: Des Hasler
Captain: Steve Menzies
Melbourne Storm
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7th season
Ground Olympic Park Stadium
Coach: Craig Bellamy
Captain: Stephen Kearney 		Newcastle Knights
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Ground: EnergyAustralia Stadium
Coach: Michael Hagan
Captain: Andrew Johns 		New Zealand Warriors
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10th season
Ground: Ericsson Stadium
Coach: Daniel Anderson → Tony Kemp
Captain: Stacey Jones 		North Queensland Cowboys
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10th season
Ground: Dairy Farmers Stadium
Coach: Graham Murray
Captain: Travis Norton 		Parramatta Eels
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58th season
Ground: Parramatta Stadium
Coach: Brian Smith
Captain: Nathan Cayless
Penrith Panthers
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Ground: Penrith Stadium
Coach: John Lang
Captain: Craig Gower 		South Sydney Rabbitohs
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Ground: Aussie Stadium
Coach: Paul Langmack → Arthur Kitinas
Captain: Bryan Fletcher 		St. George Illawarra Dragons
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6th season
Ground: OKI Jubilee Stadium & WIN Stadium
Coach: Nathan Brown
Captain: Trent Barrett 		Sydney Roosters
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97th season
Ground: Aussie Stadium
Coach: Ricky Stuart
Captain: Brad Fittler 		Wests Tigers
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Ground: Campbelltown Stadium & Leichhardt Oval
Coach: Tim Sheens
Captain: Scott Sattler & Darren Senter

Advertising[]

In 2004 the NRL and their advertising agency MJW Hakuhodo continued with their use of the Hoodoo Gurus' 1987 hit "What's My Scene" with reworked lyrics as "That's My Team".

In addition to the big 60-second season launch TV commercial, three shorter executions were produced: one targeting young men, another targeting women and one aimed at families. In a year where sexual assault allegations damaged perceptions and the reputation of the code, retaining female fans was seen as a massive challenge.[7]

Statistics and records[]

  • Anthony Minichiello ran 4,590 metres with the ball in 2004, more than any other player in the competition.[8]
  • Hazem El Masri's tally of 342 points from 2004 still stands as the individual record for most points scored in a season in Australian club rugby league history.
  • The St. George Illawarra Dragons's club record for their biggest comeback was set at 24 points when they came from 34–10 down with only 25 minutes remaining to win 36–34 against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles.
  • The Brisbane Broncos' 10–0 loss to the Cowboys was their first ever against the Townsville-based club, and the first time they had been held scoreless in Queensland.
  • The Wests Tigers were held scoreless in consecutive weeks (rounds 15 and 16), those two rounds, the Tigers conceded 50+ points, a 50–0 loss to St. George Illawarra Dragons in round 15 and a 56–0 loss to the Sydney Roosters in round 16. Also the Tigers were held scoreless twice against the Roosters, the other time, a 22–0 scoreline in round 9.
  • The North Queensland Cowboys' round 25 clash against the Wests Tigers was their first match broadcast by the Nine Network since round 1, 1995.

Ladder[]

2004 NRL season
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Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 24 19 0 5 2 710 368 +342 42
2 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (P) 24 19 0 5 2 760 491 +269 42
3 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 24 16 1 7 2 602 533 +69 37
4 Panthers colours.svg 24 15 0 9 2 672 567 +105 34
5 St. George colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 24 14 0 10 2 624 415 +209 32
6 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 24 13 0 11 2 684 517 +167 30
7 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 24 12 1 11 2 526 514 +12 29
8 Canberra colours.svg 24 11 0 13 2 554 613 −59 26
9 Wests Tigers colours.svg 24 10 0 14 2 509 534 −25 24
10 Newcastle colours.svg 24 10 0 14 2 516 617 −101 24
11 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 10 0 14 2 528 645 −117 24
12 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 24 9 0 15 2 517 626 −109 22
13 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg 24 9 0 15 2 615 754 −139 22
14 New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 24 6 0 18 2 427 693 −266 16
15 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 5 2 17 2 455 812 −357 16


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 last place on the ladder in that round.
  • Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during 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 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney 2 4 6 6 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 20 22 24 26 28 28 30 32 34 34 36 38 40 42
2 Canterbury colours.svg Bulldogs 2 4 4 6 8 10 12 14 14 16 16 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 38 40 42
3 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane 2 2 4 6 8 10 12 12 14 14 16 18 18 20 22 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 34 36 37 37
4 Panthers colours.svg Penrith 0 2 4 6 8 8 8 10 12 14 16 18 18 18 20 22 22 22 24 26 26 28 28 30 32 34
5 St. George colours.svg St. George-Illawarra 0 2 2 4 6 8 8 10 10 10 12 12 12 14 16 18 20 20 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34
6 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne 2 2 4 4 4 6 8 8 8 10 12 14 16 16 18 20 22 22 22 24 24 24 26 28 30 30
7 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland 0 2 2 2 4 4 4 6 8 9 9 11 13 15 17 17 17 17 19 21 23 23 25 25 27 29
8 Canberra colours.svg Canberra 2 2 4 6 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 14 14 16 18 20 20 22 22 22 22 22 24 26
9 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests 2 2 2 4 4 6 8 8 8 10 12 14 14 16 16 16 16 16 18 18 20 22 24 24 24 24
10 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle 2 4 4 4 6 6 6 8 10 12 14 14 14 14 14 16 16 18 18 18 20 22 22 22 22 24
11 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland 0 0 2 2 2 4 6 6 8 8 10 12 14 14 14 16 18 20 20 20 20 22 22 24 24 24
12 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta 0 2 4 6 6 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 12 14 14 14 14 16 16 16 16 18 20 22 22 22
13 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 6 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 12 14 14 16 16 18 20 20 22
14 New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 6 6 6 8 8 10 10 10 10 12 12 14 14 16 16 16 16 16 16
15 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney 0 2 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 9 11 13 13 13 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 16


Finals series[]

To decide the grand finalists from the top eight finishing teams, the NRL adopts the McIntyre Final Eight System.

The North Queensland Cowboys qualified for the finals for the first time in their ten-year history, and shocked everybody by finishing just one game short of the grand final. During the finals, they won their first ever game against Queensland rivals Brisbane, thus ending the career of Brisbane stalwart Gorden Tallis. Also retiring after the 2004 finals series were Brad Fittler, Ryan Girdler and Kevin Campion.

St. George Illawarra Dragons almost capped a remarkable comeback when they trailed 24–0 only after half an hour of play to come back to only lose 31–30 against the Penrith Panthers in the first Qualifying Final. In doing so St. George Illawarra became the first team to finish fifth to bow out after the first week of the finals, giving Penrith a home preliminary final; despite leading 8–4 at halftime in their preliminary final against Canterbury, they lost 30–14, thus ending their premiership defence.

Another notable game was the seventh-placed North Queensland Cowboys reaching the finals for the first time and upsetting the second-placed and competition favourites the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 30–22 in the 3rd Qualifying Final. North Queensland also defeated the Brisbane Broncos for the first time ever during the semi finals but were unable to reach the Grand Final when they lost to the Sydney Roosters in the Preliminary Final.

The North Queensland vs Brisbane semi-final was originally fixtured to be played at Aussie Stadium, however, at the behest of both clubs, and in accordance with Aussie Stadium management, the NRL agreed to move the game to Dairy Farmers Stadium in Townsville.[9] North Queensland won the game 10–0, giving them their first ever win over Brisbane and eliminating from the finals in the process. The game was Broncos' captain and club legend Gorden Tallis' last, who coincidentally was born and raised in Townsville.[10]

The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs claimed their 8th premiership title by beating the Sydney Roosters in the Grand Final.

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd
Qualifying Finals
Panthers colours.svg Penrith Panthers 31 – 30 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 10 September 2004 Penrith Football Stadium 21,963
Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 14 – 31 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 11 September 2004 Suncorp Stadium Steve Clark 31,100
Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 22 – 30 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 11 September 2004 Telstra Stadium Tim Mander 18,371
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 38 – 12 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 12 September 2004 Aussie Stadium Paul Simpkins 18,375
Semi-finals
North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 10 – 0 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 18 September 2004 Dairy Farmers Stadium¹ Tim Mander 24,989
Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 43 – 18 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 19 September 2004 Aussie Stadium Paul Simpkins 23,750
Preliminary Finals
Panthers colours.svg Penrith Panthers 14 – 30 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 25 September 2004 Aussie Stadium Tim Mander 37,868
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 19 – 16 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 26 September 2004 Telstra Stadium Paul Simpkins 43,048

¹ Game relocated to Dairy Farmers Stadium, the Cowboys' home ground, from Aussie Stadium. Cowboys designated home team despite the Broncos finishing higher on the table.

Finals Chart[]

  Qualifying Finals Semi Finals Preliminary Finals Grand Final
                                     
1 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney 38
8 Canberra colours.svg Canberra 12
  1W Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney 19  
2 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury 22   4W North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland 10       North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland 16    
7 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland 30   2L Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane 0           Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney 13
        Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury 16
3 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane 14         2W Panthers colours.svg Penrith 14    
6 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne 31   3W Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne 18       Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury 30  
  1L Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury 43  
4 Panthers colours.svg Penrith 31
5 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra 30

Grand Final[]

Main article: 2004 NRL Grand Final
Sunday, 3 October
7:00pm (AEST)
Sydney Roosters Eastern Suburbs colours.svg 13 – 16 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Tries:
Chris Walker (14') 1
Anthony Minichiello (35') 1
Goals:
Craig Fitzgibbon 2/2
(15', 36')
Field Goals:
Brett Finch 1/1
(34') 		1st: 13 - 6
2nd: 0 - 10
Report 		Tries:
Matt Utai (23', 44') 2
Hazem El Masri (53') 1
Goals:
Hazem El Masri 2/4
(29' pen, 45')
Telstra Stadium
Attendance: 82,127[11]
Clive Churchill Medal: Willie Mason
Referee: Tim Mander

2004 Transfers[]

Players[]

Player 2003 Club 2004 Club
Andrew Gee Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Retirement
Scott Prince Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers
Richard Swain Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Hullcolours.svg Super League: Hull F.C.
Rod Jensen Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Jamahl Lolesi Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Michael Monaghan Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Sean Rutgerson Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders Redscolours.svg Super League: Salford City Reds
Shane Marteene Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
Travis Norton Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Steve Reardon Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Retirement
Nigel Vagana Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Aaron Cannings Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
Luke Dorn Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters
Tony Jensen Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Danny Lima Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Wolvescolours.svg Super League: Warrington Wolves
Nathan Long Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Ben MacDougall Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm
Kevin McGuinness Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Redscolours.svg Super League: Salford City Reds
Mark Shipway Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Redscolours.svg Super League: Salford City Reds
Marcus Bai Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm Rhinoscolours.svg Super League: Leeds Rhinos
Junior Langi Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
Aaron Moule Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm Widnes colours.svg Super League: Widnes Vikings
Robbie Ross Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm Retirement
Mitchell Sargent Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Adam MacDougall Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
Tim Maddison Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Retirement
Sean Rudder Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Castleford colours.svg Super League: Castleford Tigers
John Carlaw New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Ali Lauiti'iti New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors Rhinoscolours.svg Super League: Leeds Rhinos
Logan Swann New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors Bullscolours.svg Super League: Bradford Bulls
John Buttigieg North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Retirement
Paul Dezolt North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors
Paul McNicholas North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Hullcolours.svg Super League: Hull F.C.
Chris Muckert North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
Shane Muspratt North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
David Thompson North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
Alex Chan Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm
Shayne Dunley Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Paul Green Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Daniel Heckenberg Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Brett Hodgson Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers
Jason Moodie Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers
Pat Richards Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers
David Solomona Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Wcatscolours.svg Super League: Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Darren Treacy Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Retirement
Geoff Bell Panthers colours.svg Penrith Panthers Retirement
Shane Elford Panthers colours.svg Penrith Panthers Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers
Chris Hicks Panthers colours.svg Penrith Panthers Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Ben Roarty Panthers colours.svg Penrith Panthers Giantscolours.svg Super League: Huddersfield Giants
Scott Sattler Panthers colours.svg Penrith Panthers Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers
Colin Ward Panthers colours.svg Penrith Panthers Retirement
Jamie Fitzgerald South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights
Andrew Hart South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Broncoscolours.png Super League: London Broncos
Duncan MacGillivray South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Wcatscolours.svg Super League: Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wade McKinnon South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
Frank Puletua South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Panthers colours.svg Penrith Panthers
Russell Richardson South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights
John Cross St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons Retirement
Chris Leikvoll St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons Wolvescolours.svg Super League: Warrington Wolves
Amos Roberts St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons Panthers colours.svg Penrith Panthers
Hassan Saleh St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Craig Stapleton St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
Eric Grothe Jr. Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
Andrew Lomu Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Todd Payten Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers
Robbie Beckett Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Retirement
Nick Bradley-Qalilawa Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Terry Hill Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers N/A
Willie Manu Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
Luke O'Donnell Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Corey Pearson Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
Steve Trindall Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Broncoscolours.png Super League: London Broncos
Lincoln Withers Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Mark Lennon Castleford colours.svg Super League: Castleford Tigers Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Andrew Frew Faxcolours.svg Super League: Halifax St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Scott Logan Hullcolours.svg Super League: Hull F.C. South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
Tony Martin Broncoscolours.png Super League: London Broncos New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors
Chris Thorman Broncoscolours.png Super League: London Broncos Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
Darren Smith Saintscolours.svg Super League: St. Helens Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Nick Graham Wigancolours.svg Super League: Wigan Warriors Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers
Andrew Walker ACT Brumbies (Super 12) Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

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