Australian Rugby League Captains

Captaining your country is one the greatest honours a sportsperson can receive. Below is the list of every Australian Rugby League captain in history.

Arthur Hennessy (1908)
Denis Lutge (1908)
Alex Burdon (1909)
Dally Messenger (1908–1910)
Larry O’Malley (1909)
Robert Graves (1909)
Bill Heidke (1910)
Chris McKivat (1910–1912)
Sid Deane(1914)
Arthur Halloway (1919)
Albert “Rick” Johnston (1919–1920)
Herb Gilbert (1920)
Charles “Chook” Fraser (1921–1922)
Jim Craig (1924)
Tom Gorman (1928–1930)
Herb Steinohrt (1932)
Frank McMillan (1933)
Peter “Mick” Madsen (1933)
Dave Brown (1935–1936)
Wally Prigg (1937–1938)
Joe Jorgenson (1946)
Ron Bailey (1946)
Len Smith (1948)
Col Maxwell (1948)
Wally O’Connell(1948)
Bill Tyquin (1949)
Keith Froome (1949)
Clive Churchill (1950–1954)
Ken Kearney (1956–1957)
Dick Poole (1957)
Brian Davies (1958)
Brian Carlson (1959–1961)
Keith Barnes (1959–1962)
Barry Muir (1960–1961)
Reg Gasnier (1962–1967)
Arthur Summons (1962–1964)
Billy Wilson (1963)
Ian Walsh (1963–1966)
Peter Gallagher (1967)
Johnny Raper (1967–1968)
John Sattler (1969–1970)
Graeme Langlands (1970–1975)
Phil Hawthorne (1970)
Ron Coote (1970)
Billy Smith (1970)
Bob McCarthy (1973)
Tommy Raudonikis (1973)
Arthur Beetson (1973–1977)
John Brass (1975)
Greg Veivers (1977)
Greg Pierce (1978)
Bob Fulton (1978)
George Peponis (1979–1980)
Steve Rogers (1981)
Max Krilich (1982–1983)
Wally Lewis (1984–1989)
Mal Meninga (1990–1994)
Laurie Daley (1993–1998)
Brad Fittler (1995–2001)
Paul Harragon (1995)
Geoff Toovey (1996)
Allan Langer (1998)
Gorden Tallis (2000–2002)
Andrew Johns (2002–2003)
Darren Lockyer (2003–2011)
Danny Buderus (2004–2005)
Craig Gower (2005–2007)
Cameron Smith (2007–current)

Records

Most games as Australian Rugby League Captain:

  1. Darren Lockyer – 38
  2. Clive Churchill – 27
  3. Cameron Smith – 26
  4. Brad Fittler – 25
  5. Wally Lewis – 24
  6. Mal Meninga – 24

On July 19 2016, the Men of League foundation named Darren Lockyer as Australia’s Greatest Rugby League Captain (“Captain’s Captain”).