New South Wales Rugby League's Team of the Century

The New South Wales Rugby League Team of the Century is a hypothetical team comprising the best players who have played for New South Wales to form a team for 1908 until 2007. Rugby league in New South Wales was initiated in 1908 with the New South Wales Rugby Football League competition, which evolved into the New South Wales Rugby League in 1984. Today, ten New South Wales clubs participate in the national competition while thirteen formerly did so.

The team was announced on 19 May 2008, ahead of the first State of Origin game in Sydney.[1]

The team
No. Name Position[A] Clubs[B] New South Wales[C] Australia[D] Source
1. Clive Churchill (c) born
21 January 1927
died
9 August 1985		 Fullback Central Newcastle, South Sydney, Brisbane Norths 36 matches (1948-1957)
27 Interstate matches
9 City vs Country matches (with City)		 37 matches (1948–1956)
34 Test matches
3 World Cup matches
2. Ken Irvine born
5 March 1940
died
22 December 1990		 Wing North Sydney, Manly Warringah 32 matches (1959–1967)
24 Interstate matches
8 City vs Country matches (with City)		 35 matches (1959–1968)
33 Test matches
2 World Cup matches
3. Reg Gasnier born
12 May 1939
died
11 May 2014		 Centre St. George 16 matches (1959–1967)
16 Interstate matches		 39 matches (1959–1967)
36 Test matches
3 World Cup matches
4. Graeme Langlands born
1 September 1941
died
20 January 2018		 Centre Wollongong, St. George 34 matches (1962–1975)
33 Interstate matches
1 City vs Country match (with Country)		 45 matches (1963–1975)
34 Test matches
11 World Cup matches
5. Dally Messenger born
12 April 1883
died
24 November 1959		 Wing Eastern Suburbs 32 matches (1907–1912)
3 Tour matches
23 Interstate matches
6 City vs Country matches (with City)		 7 matches (1908–1910)
7 Test matches
6. Bob Fulton born
1 December 1947		 Five-eighth Wests Wollongong, Manly-Warringah, Eastern Suburbs 16 matches (1967-1978)
16 Interstate matches
 35 matches (1968-1978)
20 Test matches
15 World Cup matches
1 regular match
7. Andrew Johns born
19 May 1974		 Halfback Newcastle, Warrington 26 matches (1995–2005)
23 State of Origin matches
3 City vs Country matches (with Country)		 27 matches (1995–2006)
18 Test matches
9 World Cup matches
8. Frank Burge born
14 August 1894
died
5 July 1958		 Prop Glebe, Grenfell, St. George 6 matches (1912–1926)
6 Interstate matches		 13 matches (1914–1922)
13 Test matches
9. Sandy Pearce born
1883
died
1930		 Hooker Eastern Suburbs 6 matches (1910-1920)
6 Interstate matches		 14 matches (1908-1922)
14 Test matches
10. Glenn Lazarus born
11 December 1965		 Prop Canberra Raiders, Brisbane Broncos, Melbourne Storm 22 matches (1989–1999)
19 State of Origin matches
3 Super League matches		 22 matches (1990–1999)
15 Test matches
6 World Cup matches
1 Super League match
11. Ron Coote born
25 October 1944		 Second-row South Sydney, Eastern Suburbs 13 matches (1965–1975)
13 Interstate matches		 23 matches (1967–1975)
13 Test matches
10 World Cup matches
12. Norm Provan born
18 December 1932		 Second-row St. George 19 matches (1954–1961)
19 Interstate matches		 25 matches (1954–1960)
21 Test matches
4 World Cup matches
13. Johnny Raper born
12 April 1939		 Lock Newtown, St. George, Wests Newcastle, Kurri Kurri 24 matches (1959–1970)
24 Interstate matches		 39 matches (1959–1968)
33 Test matches
6 World Cup matches
14. Wally Prigg born
17 October 1908
died
8 September 1980		 Reserve Wests Newcastle, Centrals Newcastle 35 matches (1929–1939)
35 Interstate matches		 19 matches (1929–1938)
19 Test matches
15. Dave Brown born
4 April 1913
died
23 February 1974		 Reserve Eastern Suburbs, Warrington 19 matches (1930-1936)
19 Interstate matches		 9 matches (1933-1936)
9 Test matches
16. Steve Rogers born
29 November 1954
died
3 January 2006		 Reserve Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, St. George Dragons, Widnes 21 matches (1973–1982)
17 Interstate matches
4 State of Origin matches		 24 matches (1973–1982)
21 Test matches
3 World Cup matches
17. Roy Bull born
12 June 1929
died
29 June 2004		 Reserve Manly-Warringah 26 matches (1949–1956)
26 Interstate matches		 23 matches (1949–1957)
20 Test matches
3 World Cup matches
Coach[E] Jack Gibson born
27 February 1929
died
9 May 2008		 Eastern Suburbs, St. George, Newtown, South Sydney Rabbitohs, Parramatta Eels, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 6 matches (1989–1990)
as coach
2 wins
4 losses

Notes
A The position the player were chosen in the Team of the Century.
B The Australian clubs/teams the player played for during his career.
C The number of games he played at state level for New South Wales during his career.
D The number of games he played at national level for Australia during his career.
E The Clubs, New South Wales and Australia columns are in terms of his coaching career, not his playing career.

References
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