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Queensland Rugby League's Team of the Century

Queensland Rugby League's Team of the Century

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The Queensland Rugby League Team of the Century is a hypothetical team comprising the best players who have played for Queensland to form a team for 1909 until 2008. Rugby league in Queensland was initiated in 1909 with the Queensland Rugby Football League competition, which evolved into the Brisbane Rugby Football League in 1922. In 1988, a national competition encompassing all Australian states including Queensland meant that the Brisbane Rugby Football League competition became a second tier to the national competition. Today, three Queensland clubs participate in the national competition while two formerly did so.

The team as painted by Dave Thomas

The team was announced at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre on 10 June 2008, ahead of the second State of Origin game in Brisbane.[1] The players eligible for the team are players originally from Queensland and even though some players went to New South Wales and played for them under residential selection rules, these players could be chosen under their place of origin. The team was picked by a team of six judges in 2008 from a list of 100 nominated players.[2] The judges were former administrator Kevin Brasch, former Queensland halfback Cyril Connell, writer Ian Heads, historian Professor Max Howell, commentator John McCoy and historian Greg Shannon.[3]

The team

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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 Queensland during his career.
D The number of games he played at national level for Australia during his career.
E The Clubs, Queensland and Australia columns are in terms of his coaching career, not his playing career.

References

  1. "Queensland Team of the Century". Queensland Rugby League. 10 June 2008. Archived from the original on 28 September 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
  2. Ricketts, Steve (10 June 2008). "Queensland team to be announced". The Courier-Mail. Archived from the original on 13 June 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2009.
  3. Ricketts, Steve (10 June 2008). "Locky named No.1 but Wal's still King". The Courier-Mail. Archived from the original on 2 July 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2009.
  4. "Queensland Representatives – L". Queensland Rugby League. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
  5. "Darren Lockyer – Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
  6. "Queensland Representatives – A". Queensland Rugby League. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
  7. "Cecil Aynsley – Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
  8. "Queensland Representatives – G". Queensland Rugby League. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
  9. "Tom Gorman – Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
  10. "Queensland Representatives – M". Queensland Rugby League. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
  11. "Mal Meninga – Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
  12. "Queensland Representatives – F". Queensland Rugby League. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
  13. "Denis Flannery – Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
  14. "Wally Lewis – Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
  15. "Allan Langer – Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
  16. "Queensland Representatives – H". Queensland Rugby League. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
  17. "Duncan Hall – Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
  18. "Queensland Representatives – K". Queensland Rugby League. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
  19. "Arthur Beetson – Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
  20. "Queensland Representatives – B". Queensland Rugby League. Archived from the original on 29 September 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
  21. "Brian Davies – Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
  22. "Queensland Representatives – D". Queensland Rugby League. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
  23. "Bob Lindner – Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
  24. "Jim Craig – Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
  25. "Queensland Representatives – C". Queensland Rugby League. Archived from the original on 26 January 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
  26. "Duncan Thompson – Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
  27. "Queensland Representatives – T". Queensland Rugby League. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
  28. "Herb Steinohrt – Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
  29. "Queensland Representatives – S". Queensland Rugby League. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2009.

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