Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame
Clive Churchill (1947–1957)
Position(s): Fullback
Club(s): Central Newcastle, South Sydney Rabbitohs, Brisbane Norths
Inducted: 2002
Skilful, revolutionary fullback and arguably South Sydney’s greatest player. Churchill propelled the Rabbitohs to five premierships in six years.
Reg Gasnier (1959–1968)
Position(s): Centre
Club(s): St George Dragons
Inducted: 2002
Dazzling centre who was the Dragons’ number one strike weapon during their period of unparalleled dominance. Gasnier was one of St George’s all-time greatest players.
Johnny Raper (1957–1970)
Position(s): Lock-forward
Club(s): Newtown Bluebags, St George Dragons, Western Suburbs Rosellas (Newcastle), Kurri Kurri
Inducted: 2002
Brilliant lock forward renowned for exceptional fitness and try-saving cover defence.
Graeme Langlands (1963–1976)
Position(s): Fullback/Centre
Club(s): St George Dragons
Inducted: 2002
Dynamic centre/fullback, who was pivotal to St George’s success in the 1960s and ’70s. Langlands won four premierships with St George and made 45 appearances for Australia.
Bob Fulton (1966–1978)
Position(s): Five-eighth / Centre
Club(s): Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, Eastern Suburbs Roosters
Inducted: 2002
Wally Lewis (1978–1992)
Position(s): Five-eighth
Club(s): Fortitude Valley Diehards, Wynnum-Manly Seagulls, Brisbane Broncos, Gold Coast Seagulls
Inducted: 2002
Dominant five-eighth considered by many as the best player of all time.
Dally Messenger (1908–1912)
Position(s): Centre

Rugby league legend Dally Messenger supports his teammate on the inside
Club(s): Eastern Suburbs Roosters
Inducted: 2003
Rugby league pioneer, who dominated the game in its formative years. Messenger was renowned for his sublime skills, which mesmerised opponents. He was also a remarkable goal-kicker – his successful conversion 73 metres from goal appeared in the Guinness Book of World Records. The prestigious Dally M Medal is named in his honour.
Dave Brown (1930–1941)
Position(s): Centre
Club(s): Eastern Suburbs Roosters
Inducted: 2003
Outstanding centre, who once scored 38 tries in a single season (15 matches) – a record that stands to this day. Brown was dubbed the ‘Bradman of League’, in reference to cricketing legend Sir Donald Bradman. It’s difficult to imagine greater praise.
Wally Prigg (1929–1939)

Wally Prigg was arguably the greatest lock-forward of the 1930s
Position(s): Lock-forward
Club(s): Western Suburbs Rosellas
Inducted: 2003
Keith Holman (1949–1961)
Position(s): Halfback
Club(s): Western Suburbs Magpies
Inducted: 2003
Tireless halfback who dominated throughout the 1950s. Holman is considered one of Western Suburbs’ greatest players and one of the greatest halfbacks of all time.
Arthur Beetson (1966–1981)
Position(s): Prop-forward / Coach
Club(s): Balmain Tigers, Eastern Suburbs Roosters, Parramatta Eels
Inducted: 2003
Enigmatic forward who led the legendary Eastern Suburbs sides of the mid-1970s. Revered by many as the greatest prop forward of all-time.
Mal Meninga (1979–1994)
Position(s): Centre
Club(s): Souths Magpies, Canberra Raiders
Inducted: 2003
Blockbusting centre who set a plethora of point-scoring and appearance records. Meninga captained the Canberra Raiders to three grand final victories, retiring after their 1994 triumph.
Harry Bath (1940–1959)
Position(s): Second Row / Coach
Club(s): Balmain Tigers, Warrington Wolves, St George Dragons
Inducted: 2004
Norm Provan (1951–1965)
Position(s): Second Row / Coach
Club(s): St George Dragons
Inducted: 2004
Towering back rower who was a mainstay of St George’s incredible 11 consecutive premierships. His remarkable leadership saw him become one of rugby league’s greatest coaches.
Ken Irvine (1958–1973)
Position(s): Wing
Club(s): North Sydney Bears, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Inducted: 2004
Harold Horder (1912–1924)
Position(s): Wing
Club(s): South Sydney Rabbitohs, North Sydney Bears
Inducted: 2004
Frank Burge (1911–1927)
Position(s): Lock-forward
Club(s): Glebe Dirty Reds, St George Dragons
Inducted: 2004
Vic Hey (1933–1949)
Position(s): Five-eighth
Club(s): Western Suburbs Magpies, Parramatta Eels
Inducted: 2004
Outstanding five-eighth, widely regarded as the greatest ever prior to the emergence of fellow hall-of-famers Bob Fulton and Wally Lewis.
Jimmy Craig (1915–1930)

‘Mr Versatile’ – Hall of Fame Inductee Jimmy Craig
Position(s): Fullback
Club(s): Balmain Tigers, University, Ipswich, Western Suburbs
Inducted: 2005
Incredibly versatile and talented rugby league footballer, often lauded as the greatest utility player of all-time.
Chris McKivat (1910–1912)
Position(s): Halfback
Club(s): Glebe Dirty Reds
Inducted: 2005
Duncan Thompson (1912–1925)
Position(s): Halfback / Coach
Club(s): North Sydney Bears / Toowoomba Clydesdales
Inducted: 2005
Brian Bevan (1942–1962)
Position(s): Wing
Club(s): Eastern Suburbs Roosters, Warrington Wolves
Inducted: 2005
Brian Carlson (1951–1962)
Position(s): Utility-back
Club(s): North Sydney Bears
Inducted: 2005
Ron Coote (1964 -1978)
Position(s): Lock-forward
Club(s): South Sydney Rabbitohs, Eastern Suburbs Roosters
Inducted: 2005
Dynamic lock-forward who dominated for both South Sydney and Eastern Suburbs.
Ken Kearney (1948–1961)
Position(s): Hooker
Club(s): St George Dragons
Inducted: 2006
Sidney ‘Sandy’ Pearce (1908 -1921)
Position(s): Second Row
Club(s): Eastern Suburbs Roosters
Inducted: 2006
Charles Fraser (1910–1920)
Position(s): Fullback
Club(s): Balmain Tigers
Inducted: 2006
George Treweek (1926–1934)
Position(s): Second Row
Club(s): South Sydney Rabbitohs
Inducted: 2006
Duncan Hall (1945–1957)
Position(s): Prop
Club(s): Wests Panthers, Fortitude Valley Diehards
Inducted: 2006
Peter Sterling (1978–1992)
Position(s): Halfback
Club(s): Parramatta Eels
Inducted: 2006
Scheming halfback who was the architect of Parramatta’s four premierships in the 1980s.
Arthur Halloway (1908–1920)
Position(s): Halfback
Club(s): Glebe Dirty Reds, Balmain Tigers, Eastern Suburbs Roosters
Inducted: 2007
Tom Gorman (1919–1931)
Position(s): Centre
Club(s): Toowoomba Clydesdales, Past Brothers
Inducted: 2007
Sid ‘Joe’ Pearce (1929–1940)
Position(s): Fullback / Second row
Club(s): Eastern Suburbs Roosters
Inducted: 2007
Harry Wells (1951–1961)
Position(s): Centre
Club(s): South Sydney Rabbitohs, Western Suburbs Magpies
Inducted: 2007
Keith Barnes (1955–1968)
Position(s): Fullback
Club(s): Balmain Tigers
Inducted: 2007
Mick Cronin (1977–1986)
Position(s): Centre
Club(s): Parramatta Eels
Inducted: 2007
Latest Comments
Val definitely shouldnt be in the conversation anyone can catch a ball run 10 meters and put it down
I agree he was least effective out of the 4 wingers in the final
I was prepared to write a full essay if Holmes was ahead of Mcgillvary.