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