National Rugby League Hall of Fame

The National Rugby League Hall of Fame was established in 2018, to help recognise the contributions made to the National Rugby League, Australian Rugby League, Super League and New South Wales Rugby League since 1908 by players, referees, media personalities, coaches and administrators. It was initially established with 100 inductees.

National Rugby League Hall of Fame

Established	2018
Location	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Type	Professional sports hall of fame
Website	www.nrl.com/hall-of-fame/

Selection Process

Categories

Player

Individuals who have competed in the elite premiership rugby league competition in Australia and achieved outstanding feats on and off the field throughout a professional playing career.

Coach

People who have coached in the elite premiership rugby league competition in Australia and consistently achieved outstanding results throughout a professional coaching career.

Referee

People who have officiated in the elite premiership rugby league competition in Australia and displayed fairness and integrity consistently throughout a career as a match official.

Contributor

People who have contributed significantly to the growth, popularity and prosperity of the elite premiership rugby league competition in Australia.

Eligibility Criteria

Player

1. Individual must have competed in the elite premiership rugby league competition in Australia

2. Individual must have played the majority of their elite rugby league career in Australia

3. Individual must be retired five years from competing in a professional sporting competition

Coach

1. Individual must have coached at a first-grade level in the elite premiership rugby league competition in Australia

2. Individual may be nominated and inducted at any stage of professional or post-career

Referee

1. Individual must have officiated at a first-grade level in the elite premiership rugby league competition in Australia

2. Individual must be retired three years from officiating in the elite rugby league competition in Australia

Contributor

1. Individual must have contributed significantly to the elite premiership rugby league competition in Australia in fields other than Player, Coach or Referee.

2. Individual may be nominated and inducted at any stage of professional or post-career

Metrics of Excellence

The Metrics of Excellence, or simply Metrics, is a tailored weighting system applied to specific accolades and areas of achievement at the elite level of the game (i.e. Premiership games played; State of Origin games played; Dally M Medal; Clive Churchill Medal, Grand Finals played, etc.).

The Metrics application automatically compiles players based on the aggregate of points achieved through their collective career achievements. A purely objective function, the application effectively acts as a filtering mechanism.

Equalisation functions are built into the Metrics application to ensure parity for players from different eras of the game (i.e. Pre-War, Wartime period, Super League, etc.) and competitions (i.e. Brisbane Rugby League, Country Rugby League, etc.)

Voting Process - Player

1. Metrics of Excellence applied to all individuals that have competed in the elite premiership rugby league competition in Australia from 1908 through to the designated qualification year

2. Complete list of qualified players recompiled based on Metrics results.

3. Top one-hundred (100) players to achieve the highest aggregate of points through the Metrics process, extracted from complete list and populated on to the Hall of Fame Provisional Ballot.

4. Provisional Ballot advanced to Screening Committee for screening process.

5. Top twenty-five (25) players selected via screening process populated on to the Hall of Fame Final Ballot.

6. Final Ballot advanced to Voting College for final selection.

Screening Process

1. Provisional Ballot presented to the Screening Committee for initial evaluation.

2. Screening Committee to reduce the Provisional Ballot to fifty (50) by the end of the first deliberation stage.

3. Screening Committee then tasked with reducing the list from 50 to the final 25 players by the conclusion of the second deliberation stage.

4. Final Ballot (25) confirmed and documented by the Awards Sub-Committee.

Screening Process - Hall of Fame

Component	Output
Screening	Overview and Briefing
Provisional Ballot	Presentation of Provisional Ballot List
Deliberation Stage 1	Provisional Ballot reduced to 50
Intermission and Review
Discussion Points	Key Discussion Points tabled for 50
Deliberation Stage 2	50 Nominated reduced to final 25
Review	Awards Sub-Committee to finalise Final Ballot (25)

Induction Determinant

Individuals that achieve an aggregate of 10% or greater of the total points available (375) will qualify for induction into the NRL Hall of Fame.

Component	Points	Description
Nominees	25	Final Ballot
Judges	25	Voting College
Points Per Judge	5	Top Selection
	4	Second Selection
	3	Third Selection
	2	Fourth Selection
	1	Fifth & Final Selection
Total Points Per Judge	15	Individual Aggregate
Total Points Available	375	Total Aggregate
Total Points Required for Inclusion	38+	10% of Total Votes

Induction Parameters

Player

Minimum two inductions – Maximum four inductions per annual cycle In the event players, outside of the top four tally the same number of votes as those within the top four – a countback mechanism will be executed to determine who received the higher number of five point votes, four point votes, three point votes, etc.

Coach & Referee

Minimum of one induction – Maximum two inductions per four-year cycle

Contributor

Minimum of one induction – Maximum three inductions per two-year cycle

Hall of Fame Inductees

Players

Inductee	Inductee	Active	Achievements	Inducted
1	Billy Cann	1908–16	2× Kangaroo Tours (1908–09, 1911–12) 3× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1908–09, 1914)	2008
2	Tedda Courtney	1908–24	2× Kangaroo Tours (1908–09, 1911–12)	2008
3	Dally Messenger	1907–17	Kangaroo Tour (1908–09) Australian Captain (3 Tests) 2× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1908–09) Australian Rugby League Team of the Century (2008) New South Wales Team of the Century (2008) No. 4 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992) Most Points in an Interstate Match (32)	2008
4	Sandy Pearce	1907–22	2× Kangaroo Tours (1908–09, 1921–22) 3× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1911–13) New South Wales Team of the Century (2008) No. 43 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)	2008
5	Albert Rosenfeld	1908–24	Kangaroo Tour (1908–09) 5× RFL Championship Winner (1911–15) 2× Challenge Cup Winner (1913, 1915) No. 64 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992) All-Time Record for Most Tries in a Season (80) (1913–14)	2008
6	Arthur Halloway	1908–21	2× Kangaroo Tours (1908–09, 1911–12) Australian Captain (3 Tests) 7× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1912–13, 1915–17, 1919–20) No. 60 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)	2008
7	Daniel Frawley	1908–15	2× Kangaroo Tours (1908–09, 1911–12) 3× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1911–13)	2008
8	Howard Hallett	1908–24	Kangaroo Tour (1911–12) 3× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1909, 1914, 1918) No. 40 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)	2008
9	Chris McKivat	1910–17	Kangaroo Tour (1911–12) Kangaroo Tour Captain (1911–12) Australian Captain (3 Tests) No. 42 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)	2008
10	Viv Farnsworth	1910–21	Kangaroo Tour (1911–12) NSWRL Premiership Winner (1910) No. 84 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)	2008
11	Charles Fraser	1910–27	2× Kangaroo Tours (1911–12, 1921–22) Australian Captain (3 Tests) 6× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1915–17, 1919–20, 1924) No. 51 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)	2008
12	Frank Burge	1911–27	Kangaroo Tour (1921–22) Australian Rugby League Team of the Century (2008) New South Wales Team of the Century (2008) No. 17 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992) NSWRL Record for Most Tries in a Match (8)	2008
13	Les Cubitt	1911–22	Kangaroo Tour (1921–22) Kangaroo Tour Captain (1921–22) No. 94 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)	2008
14	Herb Gilbert	1911–21	Kangaroo Tour (1911–12) Australian Captain (2 Tests) Challenge Cup Winner (1914) No. 70 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)	2008
15	Harold Horder	1912–26	Kangaroo Tour (1921–22) 4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1914, 1918, 1921–22) No. 12 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)	2008
16	Cecil Blinkhorn	1914–24	Kangaroo Tour (1921–22) 2× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1921–22) No. 44 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)	2008
17	Duncan Thompson	1911–25	Kangaroo Tour (1921–22) 2× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1921–22) Queensland Team of the Century (2008) No. 10 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)	2008
18	Jim Craig	1915–30	Kangaroo Tour (1921–22) Australian Captain (3 Tests) 6× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1915–17, 1919–20, 1930) Queensland Team of the Century (2008) No. 34 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)	2008
19	Frank McMillan	1921–35	Kangaroo Tour (1929–30) Australian Captain (2 Tests) 2× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1929–30) No. 76 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)	2008
20	Benny Wearing	1921–33	7× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1925–29, 1931–32) No. 88 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)	2008
21	Tom Gorman	1920–30	Kangaroo Tour (1929–30) Kangaroo Tour Captain (1929–30) Australian Captain (7 Tests) BRL Premiership Winner (1926) Queensland Team of the Century (2008)	2008
22	Vic Armbruster	1926–35	Kangaroo Tour (1929–30) BRL Premiership Winner (1927) No. 85 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)	2008
23	Eric Weissel	1921–39	Kangaroo Tour (1929–30) No. 32 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)	2008
24	Dan Dempsey	1922–34	2× Kangaroo Tours (1929–30, 1933–34)	2008
25	Herb Steinohrt	1919–38	Kangaroo Tour (1929–30) Australian Captain (3 Tests) Queensland Team of the Century (2008) No. 56 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)	2008
26	Peter Madsen	1921–37	2× Kangaroo Tours (1929–30, 1933–34) Australian Captain (1 Test) Queensland Team of the Century (2008) No. 61 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)	2008
27	George Treweek	1926–34	Kangaroo Tour (1929–30) 6× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1926–29, 1931–32) No. 35 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)	2008
28	Joe Busch	1926–36	Kangaroo Tour (1929–30) No. 20 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)	2008
29	Wally Prigg	1927–38	2× Kangaroo Tours (1929–30, 1933–34) Australian Captain (7 Tests) New South Wales Team of the Century (2008) NSW Country Team of the Century (2008) No. 18 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)	2008
30	Ray Stehr	1927–46	2× Kangaroo Tours (1933–34, 1937–38) 4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1935–37, 1940) No. 66 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992) NSWRL Record as Youngest Player in a Game (16)	2008
31	Joe Pearce	1929–42	2× Kangaroo Tours (1933–34, 1937–38) 4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1935–37, 1940) No. 45 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)	2008
32	Dave Brown	1930–41	Kangaroo Tour (1933–34) Australian Captain (6 Tests) 4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1935–37, 1940) New South Wales Team of the Century (2008) No. 9 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992) NSWRL Record for Most Points in a Game (45) NSWRL Record for Most Tries in a Season (38) (1935)	2008
33	Ernie Norman	1931–39	Kangaroo Tour (1937–38) 3× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1935–37) No. 81 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)	2008
34	Viv Thicknesse	1932–37	Kangaroo Tour (1933–34) 3× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1935–37)	2008
35	Vic Hey	1933–49	Kangaroo Tour (1933–34) NSWRL Premiership Winner (1934) 2× Challenge Cup Winner (1941–42) No. 8 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)	2008
36	Jack Beaton	1933–38	Kangaroo Tour (1937–38) 3× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1935–37) No. 89 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)	2008
37	Andy Norval	1932–41	Kangaroo Tour (1937–38) 4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1935–37, 1940)	2008
38	Herb Narvo	1932–49	Kangaroo Tour (1937–38) NSWRL Premiership Winner (1943) NSW Country Team of the Century (2008) No. 28 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)	2008
39	Brian Bevan	1942–64	3× RFL Championship Winner (1948, 1954–55) 2× Challenge Cup Winner (1950, 1954) Australian Rugby League Team of the Century (2008) No. 22 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)	2008
40	Harry Bath	1942–59	5× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1946–47, 1957–59) 3× RFL Championship Winner (1948, 1954–55) 2× Challenge Cup Winner (1950, 1954) BRL Premiership Winner (1945) No. 30 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)	2008
41	Arthur Clues	1943–57	No. 58 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)	2008
42	Roy Bull	1947–59	2× Kangaroo Tours (1952–53, 1956–57) 2× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1957, 1959) NSWRL Player of the Year (1955) New South Wales Team of the Century (2008) No. 65 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992) NRL Team of the 1950s (2007)	2008
43	Clive Churchill	1946–61	3× Kangaroo Tours (1948–49, 1952–53, 1956–57) Kangaroo Tour Captain (1952–53) Australian Captain (27 Tests) 4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1950–51, 1953, 1955) 3× NSWRL Player of the Year (1950–51, 1953) Sun-Herald Best and Fairest (1952) NSWRL Grand Final Man of the Match (1954) Australian Rugby League Team of the Century (2008) New South Wales Team of the Century (2008) NSW Country Team of the Century (2008) No. 1 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992) NRL Team of the 1950s (2007)	2008
44	Duncan Hall	1945–57	2× Kangaroo Tours (1948–49, 1952–53) BRL Premiership Winner (1954) BRL Best and Fairest (1954) JG Stephenson Trophy (1951) Australian Rugby League Team of the Century (2008) Queensland Team of the Century (2008) No. 25 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)	2008
45	Keith Holman	1946–61	2× Kangaroo Tours (1952–53, 1956–57) 2× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1948, 1952) 3× NSWRL Player of the Year (1952, 1957, 1959) 5× Sun-Herald Best and Fairest (1950–51, 1953, 1956, 1958) No. 19 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992) NRL Team of the 1950s (2007)	2008
46	Ken Kearney	1948–61	2× Kangaroo Tours (1952–53, 1956–57) Kangaroo Tour Captain (1956–57) Australian Captain (9 Tests) 5× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1956–60) NSWRL Player of the Year (1956) No. 75 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)	2008
47	Brian Davies	1949–63	2× Kangaroo Tours (1952–53, 1956–57) Australian Captain (3 Tests) 2× BRL Premiership Winner (1956, 1958) 4× BRL Best and Fairest (1955–58) JG Stephenson Trophy (1955) Queensland Team of the Century (2008) No. 41 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)	2008
48	Norm Provan	1951–65	Kangaroo Tour (1956–57) 10× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1956–65) NSWRL Player of the Year (1958) Sun-Herald Best and Fairest (1954) 3× NSWRL Grand Final Man of the Match (1957–58, 1963) Australian Rugby League Team of the Century (2008) New South Wales Team of the Century (2008) No. 26 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992) NRL Team of the 1950s (2007)	2008
49	Harry Wells	1951–72	2× Kangaroo Tours (1952–53, 1959–60) NSWRL Premiership Winner (1951) Sun-Herald Best and Fairest (1957) No. 57 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992) NRL Team of the 1950s (2007)	2008
50	Brian Carlson	1951–62	2× Kangaroo Tours (1952–53, 1959–60) Australian Captain (2 Tests) Sun-Herald Best and Fairest (1961) NSW Country Team of the Century (2008) No. 14 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992) NRL Team of the 1950s (2007)	2008
51	Ian Walsh	1950–67	2× Kangaroo Tours (1959–60, 1963–64) Australian Captain (10 Tests) 5× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1962–66) NSWRL Player of the Year (1964) NSWRL Grand Final Man of the Match (1962) NSW Country Team of the Century (2008) No. 24 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992) NRL Team of the 1960s (2006)	2008
52	Kel O'Shea	1951–65	Kangaroo Tour (1956–57) JG Stephenson Trophy (1954) No. 24 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992) NRL Team of the 1950s (2007)	2008
53	Brian Clay	1953–67	Kangaroo Tour (1959–60) 8× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1957–61, 1964–66) NSWRL Grand Final Man of the Match (1961) No. 68 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)	2008
54	Keith Barnes	1954–68	Kangaroo Tour (1959–60) Kangaroo Tour Captain (1959–60) Australian Captain (14 Tests) No. 67 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)	2008
55	Eddie Lumsden	1954–66	Kangaroo Tour (1959–60) 9× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1957–59, 1961–66) NSW Country Team of the Century (2008) No. 69 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)	2008
56	Brian Hambly	1956–67	2× Kangaroo Tours (1959–60, 1963–64) No. 74 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)	2008
57	Johnny Raper	1957–68	3× Kangaroo Tours (1959–60, 1963–64, 1967–68) Australian Captain (8 Tests) 8× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1959–66) 2× NSWRL Player of the Year (1961, 1965) 3× Sun-Herald Best and Fairest (1960, 1963, 1967) NSWRL Grand Final Man of the Match (1966) Harry Sunderland Medal (1964) Australian Rugby League Team of the Century (2008) New South Wales Team of the Century (2008) No. 2 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992) NRL Team of the 1950s (2007) NRL Team of the 1960s (2006)	2008
58	Peter Gallagher	1957–67	2× Kangaroo Tours (1963–64, 1967–68) Australian Captain (1 Test) 2× BRL Premiership Winner (1958, 1967) 2× JG Stephenson Trophy (1963, 1967) No. 98 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)	2008
59	Noel Kelly	1957–70	3× Kangaroo Tours (1959–60, 1963–64, 1967–68) Australian Rugby League Team of the Century (2008) Queensland Team of the Century (2008) No. 59 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992) NRL Team of the 1960s (2006)	2008
60	Barry Muir	1956–71	2× Kangaroo Tours (1959–60, 1963–64) Australian Captain (2 Tests) 2× BRL Best and Fairest (1959, 1961) No. 55 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)	2008
61	Ken Irvine	1958–73	3× Kangaroo Tours (1959–60, 1963–64, 1967–68) 2× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1972–73) Australian Rugby League Team of the Century (2008) New South Wales Team of the Century (2008) No. 15 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992) NRL Team of the 1950s (2007) NRL Team of the 1960s (2006) NSWRL Record For the Most Tries in Premiership History (212)	2008
62	Reg Gasnier	1959–67	3× Kangaroo Tours (1959–60, 1963–64, 1967–68) Kangaroo Tour Captain (1967–68) Australian Captain (8 Tests) 6× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1960–65) 3× NSWRL Player of the Year (1960, 1962, 1965) Australian Rugby League Team of the Century (2008) New South Wales Team of the Century (2008) No. 3 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992) NRL Team of the 1950s (2007) NRL Team of the 1960s (2006)	2008
63	Ken Thornett	1960–71	Kangaroo Tour (1963–64) NSWRL Player of the Year (1966) Sun-Herald Best and Fairest (1965) No. 29 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)	2008
64	Arthur Summons	1960–67	Kangaroo Tour (1963–64) Kangaroo Tour Captain (1963–64) Australian Captain (5 Tests) NSWRL Player of the Year (1963)	2008
65	Johnny King	1960–74	Kangaroo Tour (1967–68) 7× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1960–66) NRL Team of the 1960s (2006)	2008
66	Les Johns	1961–71	2× Kangaroo Tours (1963–64, 1967–68) NSWRL Player of the Year (1968) Sun-Herald Best and Fairest (1969) NSWRL Grand Final Man of the Match (1967) No. 39 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992) NRL Team of the 1960s (2006)	2008
67	Billy Smith	1961–77	Kangaroo Tour (1967–68) 4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1963–66) Australian Captain (1 Test) NSWRL Player of the Year (1967) Sun-Herald Best and Fairest (1966) 2× Harry Sunderland Medal (1966–67) No. 46 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992) NRL Team of the 1960s (2006)	2008
68	Graeme Langlands	1961–76	2× Kangaroo Tours (1963–64, 1967–68) Australian Captain (15 Tests) 4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1963–66) 2× NSWRL Player of the Year (1971–72) Sun-Herald Best and Fairest (1970) NSWRL Grand Final Man of the Match (1964) Australian Rugby League Team of the Century (2008) New South Wales Team of the Century (2008) NSW Country Team of the Century (2008) No. 5 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992) NRL Team of the 1960s (2006) NRL Team of the 1970s (2005)	2008
69	John Sattler	1961–75	Kangaroo Tour (1967–68) Australian Captain (3 Tests) 4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1967–68, 1970–71)	2008
70	Bob McCarthy	1963–78	Kangaroo Tour (1973) Australian Captain (1 Test) 4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1967–68, 1970–71) No. 37 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992) NRL Team of the 1970s (2005)	2008
71	Ron Coote	1964–78	Kangaroo Tour (1967–68) Australian Captain (3 Tests) 6× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1967–68, 1970–71, 1974–75) 4× NSWRL Player of the Year (1969–70, 1975, 1977) NSWRL Grand Final Man of the Match (1971) 2× Harry Sunderland Medal (1970, 1974) Australian Rugby League Team of the Century (2008) New South Wales Team of the Century (2008) No. 23 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992) NRL Team of the 1960s (2006) NRL Team of the 1970s (2005)	2008
72	Arthur Beetson	1963–81	Kangaroo Tour (1973) Australian Captain (8 Tests) 2× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1974–75) BRL Premiership Winner (1965) NSWRL Player of the Year (1976) Rugby League Week Player of the Year (1974) Courier-Mail BRL Best and Fairest (1965) NSWRL Grand Final Man of the Match (1974) Australian Rugby League Team of the Century (2008) Queensland Team of the Century (2008) No. 16 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992) NRL Team of the 1960s (2006) NRL Team of the 1970s (2005)	2008
73	John O'Neill	1964–76	Kangaroo Tour (1973) 6× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1967–68, 1970–73) No. 77 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992) NRL Team of the 1970s (2005)	2008
74	Bob Fulton	1965–79	Australian Captain (7 Tests) 3× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1972–73, 1976) 2× NSWRL Player of the Year (1973–74) Rugby League Week Player of the Year (1975) NSWRL Grand Final Man of the Match (1973) Australian Rugby League Team of the Century (2008) New South Wales Team of the Century (2008) NSW Country Team of the Century (2008) No. 6 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992) NRL Team of the 1960s (2006) NRL Team of the 1970s (2005)	2008
75	Tom Raudonikis	1969–83	2× Kangaroo Tours (1973, 1978) Australian Captain (2 Tests) Rothmans Medal (1972) Sun-Herald Best and Fairest (1974) No. 63 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992) NRL Team of the 1970s (2005)	2008
76	Michael Cronin	1969–86	2× Kangaroo Tours (1973, 1978) 4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1981–83, 1986) 2× Rothmans Medal (1977–78) NSWRL Player of the Year (1978) 3× Dally M Centre of the Year (1980–81, 1983) NSW Country Team of the Century (2008) No. 38 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992) NRL Team of the 1970s (2005)	2008
77	Graham Eadie	1971–89	2× Kangaroo Tours (1973, 1978) 4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1972–73, 1976, 1978) Challenge Cup Winner (1987) Rothmans Medal (1974) Dally M Fullback of the Year (1983) 2× NSWRL Grand Final Man of the Match (1976, 1978) Lance Todd Trophy (1987) No. 36 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)	2008
78	Steve Rogers	1971–86	3× Kangaroo Tours (1973, 1978, 1982) Australian Captain (2 Tests) Rothmans Medal (1975) Dally M Medal (1981) Dally M Lock of the Year (1981) New South Wales Team of the Century (2008) No. 31 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992) NRL Team of the 1970s (2005)	2008
79	Steve Mortimer	1975–88	Kangaroo Tour (1982) 4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1980, 1984–85, 1988) NSWRL Grand Final Man of the Match (1985) No. 73 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)	2008
80	Ray Price	1976–86	2× Kangaroo Tours (1978, 1982) 4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1981–83, 1986) Rothmans Medal (1979) Dally M Medal (1982) 2× Rugby League Week Player of the Year (1979, 1985) 5× Dally M Lock of the Year (1982–86) Harry Sunderland Medal (1979) No. 52 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992) NRL Team of the 1980s (2004)	2008
81	Mal Meninga	1979–94	4× Kangaroo Tours (1982, 1986, 1990, 1994) 2× Kangaroo Tour Captain (1990, 1994) Australian Captain (24 Tests) 3× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1989–90, 1994) 2× BRL Premiership Winner (1981, 1985) Golden Boot Award (1989) Rugby League Week Player of the Year (1990) 2× Dally M Centre of the Year (1990–91) Australian Rugby League Team of the Century (2008) Queensland Team of the Century (2008) No. 13 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992) NRL Team of the 1980s (2004) NRL Team of the 1990s (2003)	2008
82	Kerry Boustead	1977–90	2× Kangaroo Tours (1978, 1982) Dally M Winger of the Year (1983) No. 83 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992) NRL Team of the 1970s (2005) NRL Team of the 1980s (2004)	2008
83	Wally Lewis	1978–92	2× Kangaroo Tours (1982, 1986) Kangaroo Tour Captain (1986) Australian Captain (24 Tests) 3× BRL Premiership Winner (1979, 1984, 1986) Golden Boot Award (1984) Dally M Five-Eighth of the Year (1988) Harry Sunderland Medal (1988) Australian Rugby League Team of the Century (2008) Queensland Team of the Century (2008) No. 7 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992) NRL Team of the 1980s (2004)	2008
84	Peter Sterling	1978–92	2× Kangaroo Tours (1982, 1986) 4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1981–83, 1986) Golden Boot Award (1987) 2× Rothmans Medal (1987, 1990) 2× Dally M Medal (1986–87) 3× Rugby League Week Player of the Year (1984, 1986–87) 4× Dally M Halfback of the Year (1983–84, 1986–87) Clive Churchill Medal (1986) No. 11 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992) NRL Team of the 1980s (2004)	2008
85	Eric Grothe	1979–89	Kangaroo Tour (1982) 4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1981–83, 1986) No. 54 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992) NRL Team of the 1980s (2004)	2008
86	Wayne Pearce	1980–90	Kangaroo Tour (1982) Rothmans Medal (1985) 2× Dally M Lock of the Year (1987–88) Harry Sunderland Medal (1984) No. 99 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992)	2008
87	Terry Lamb	1980–96	Kangaroo Tour (1986) ARL Premiership Winner (1995) 2× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1984, 1988) Rothmans Medal (1984) Dally M Medal (1983) 7× Dally M Five-Eighth of the Year (1983–84, 1986–87, 1991–93)	2008
88	Brett Kenny	1980–93	2× Kangaroo Tours (1982, 1986) 4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1981–83, 1986) Challenge Cup Winner (1985) Golden Boot Award (1985) 2× NSWRL Grand Final Man of the Match (1982–83) Lance Todd Trophy (1985) No. 27 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992) NRL Team of the 1980s (2004)	2008
89	Gene Miles	1980–92	2× Kangaroo Tours (1982, 1986) 3× BRL Premiership Winner (1982, 1984, 1986) BRL Rothmans Medal (1987) Queensland Team of the Century (2008)	2008
90	Steve Roach	1982–92	2× Kangaroo Tours (1986, 1990) 3× Dally M Prop of the Year (1984, 1986, 1989) NSW Country Team of the Century (2008) NRL Team of the 1980s (2004)	2008
91	Andrew Ettingshausen	1983–00	2× Kangaroo Tours (1990, 1994) 2× Dally M Centre of the Year (1994, 1996)	2008
92	Steve Walters	1984–99	Kangaroo Tours (1994) 3× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1989–90, 1994) Rugby League Week Player of the Year (1993) 3× Dally M Hooker of the Year (1991, 1993, 1995) NRL Team of the 1990s (2003)	2008
93	Allan Langer	1984–02	2× Kangaroo Tours (1990, 1994) Australian Captain (2 Tests) NRL Premiership Winner (1998) 2× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1992–93) ASL Premiership Winner (1997) Rothmans Medal (1992) Dally M Medal (1996) Rugby League Week Player of the Year (1996) 3× Dally M Halfback of the Year (1988, 1994, 1996) Clive Churchill Medal (1992) No. 80 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992) NRL Team of the 1990s (2003)	2008
94	Laurie Daley	1986–00	2× Kangaroo Tours (1990, 1994) Australian Captain (2 Tests) 3× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1989–90, 1994) Dally M Medal (1995) Rugby League Week Player of the Year (1995) 2× Dally M Five-Eighth of the Year (1995–96) No. 49 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992) NRL Team of the 1990s (2003)	2008
95	Glenn Lazarus	1987–99	2× Kangaroo Tours (1990, 1994) NRL Premiership Winner (1999) 4× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1989–90, 1992–93) Dally M Prop of the Year (1992) New South Wales Team of the Century (2008) NSW Country Team of the Century (2008) NRL Team of the 1990s (2003)	2008
96	Bradley Clyde	1988–01	Kangaroo Tour (1994) 2× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1989, 1994) 2× Dally M Lock of the Year (1989–90) Harry Sunderland Medal (1992) 2× Clive Churchill Medal (1989, 1991) NSW Country Team of the Century (2008) No. 33 In Rugby League Week's Top 100 Players (1992) NRL Team of the 1990s (2003)	2008
97	Brad Fittler	1989–04	3× Kangaroo Tours (1990, 1994, 2001) Australian Captain (25 Tests) NRL Premiership Winner (2002) NSWRL Premiership Winner (1991) Golden Boot Award (2000) Rugby League Week Player of the Year (1997) Provan-Summons Medal (1997) 2× Dally M Centre of the Year (1992–93) Dally M Lock of the Year (1994) 3× Dally M Five-Eighth of the Year (1998–99, 2002) NRL Team of the 1990s (2003)	2008
98	Andrew Johns	1993–07	Kangaroo Tour (2001) Australian Captain (2 Tests) NRL Premiership Winner (2001) ARL Premiership Winner (1997) 2× Golden Boot Award (1999, 2001) 3× Dally M Medal (1998–99, 2002) 3× Rugby League Week Player of the Year (1998–99, 2002) 4× Dally M Halfback of the Year (1995, 1998–99, 2002) Australian Rugby League Team of the Century (2008) New South Wales Team of the Century (2008) NSW Country Team of the Century (2008)	2008
99	Shane Webcke	1995–06	Kangaroo Tour (2003) 3× NRL Premiership Winner (1998, 2000, 2006) ASL Premiership Winner (1997) Rugby League Week Player of the Year (2001) 3× Dally M Prop of the Year (2000–02) NRL Team of the 1990s (2003)	2008
100	Darren Lockyer	1995–11	2× Kangaroo Tours (2001, 2003) Australian Captain (38 Tests) 3× NRL Premiership Winner (1998, 2000, 2006) ASL Premiership Winner (1997) 2× Golden Boot Award (2003, 2006) 3× Dally M Fullback of the Year (1998, 2001–02) 3× Dally M Five-Eighth of the Year (2004, 2006–07) Wally Lewis Medal (2006) Harry Sunderland Medal (2008) Clive Churchill Medal (2000) Queensland Team of the Century (2008) NRL Team of the 1990s (2003)	2008
101	Mark Graham	1975–89	New Zealand Captain (18 Tests) 2× Dally M Second-Rower of the Year (1981–82) New Zealand Team of the Century (2007)	2018
102	Cliff Lyons	1982–01	Kangaroo Tour (1990) ARL Premiership Winner (1996) NSWRL Premiership Winner (1987) 2× Dally M Medal (1990, 1994) Rugby League Week Player of the Year (1994) 2× Dally M Five-Eighth of the Year (1990, 1994) Clive Churchill Medal (1987)	2018
103	Ricky Stuart	1988–00	2× Kangaroo Tours (1990, 1994) 3× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1989–90, 1994) Dally M Medal (1993) Rothmans Medal (1993) 2× Dally M Halfback of the Year (1990, 1993) Clive Churchill Medal (1990)	2018
104	Gorden Tallis	1992–04	Australian Captain (2 Tests) 2× NRL Premiership Winner (1998, 2000) ASL Premiership Winner (1997) Dally M Second-Rower of the Year (1999) Clive Churchill Medal (1998) NRL Team of the 1990s (2003)	2018
105	Steve Menzies	1993–13	Kangaroo Tour (1994) NRL Premiership Winner (2008) ARL Premiership Winner (1996) 3× Dally M Second-Rower of the Year (1994–95, 1998) Dally M Second-Rower of the Year (2002)	2018
106	Petero Civoniceva	1998–12	2× Kangaroo Tours (2001, 2003) 2× NRL Premiership Winner (1998, 2000) Dally M Prop of the Year (2008) Harry Sunderland Medal (2006) RLPA Players Champion (2008)	2018
107	Craig Young	1977–88	2× Kangaroo Tours (1978, 1982) 2× NSWRL Premiership Winner (1977, 1979) 2× Dally M Prop of the Year (1980, 1985) NRL Team of the 1980s (2004)	2019
108	Ruben Wiki	1993–08	New Zealand Captain (18 Tests) NSWRL Premiership Winner (1994) NZRL Player of the Year (2003) New Zealand Team of the Century (2007)	2019
109	Stacey Jones	1995–09	New Zealand Captain (7 Tests) Golden Boot Award (2002) 3× NZRL Player of the Year (1999, 2001–02) New Zealand Team of the Century (2007)	2019
110	Danny Buderus	1997–13	2× Kangaroo Tours (2001, 2003) NRL Premiership Winner (2001) Dally M Medal (2004) 3× Dally M Hooker of the Year (2002, 2004–05) Brad Fittler Medal (2008)	2019

Contributors

Inductee	Inductee	Active	Achievements	Inducted
111	James J. Giltinan	1907–50	Established the NSWRL (1907) Helped Establish Interstate Rugby League in Brisbane Organised and Underwrote the First Kangaroo Tour of England (1908–09) Honoured Posthumously with the Naming of the JJ Giltinan Shield awarded to the NRL Minor Premiers	2019
112	Peter Frilingos	1964–04	Covered Every Grand Final from 1964 to 2003 Covered Four Kangaroo Tours of Great Britain and France Member of 2UE's Continuous Call Team from 1987 to 2004 Naming of the Peter Frilingos Headline Moment Award at the Annual Dally M Awards	2019
113	Ray Warren	1974–21	Commentator of the Amco Cup Competition from 1974 State of Origin Commentary Team from 1989 Head Commentator for Nine from 1992 Order of Australia Medal Sydney Cricket Ground Media Hall of Honour	2019
114	Ian Heads		Journalist and author Covered the game for over five decades, writing over 40 rugby league biographies and histories	2023
115	George Piggins	1967–02	Player with South Sydney Rabbitohs 1967–78 Coach of South Sydney Rabbitohs 1986–90 Led the fight to reinstate South Sydney to the NRL 1999–2002	2023

Immortals

The Immortals category is reserved for those who are deemed to have had a significant impact on the game of Rugby League. Being named as an "Immortal" of the National Rugby League Hall of Fame is the highest honour which one can receive in the NRL.

Originally Australian sports magazine Rugby League Week named the immortals. In 2017 Rugby League Week closed down and the concept was taken over by the Australian Rugby League Commission.

Immortals
Inductee	Year inducted	Games	Points	Premierships		Highlights
				Player	Coach
Clive Churchill	1981	157 games South Sydney (157)	13 tries 77 goals 193 points South Sydney (193)	5 premierships South Sydney (NSWRL) 1950 1951 1952 1954 1955	4 premierships South Sydney (NSWRL) 1967 1968 1970 1971	Representative honours: Australia (37 matches) Australian captain (27 matches) 3× Kangaroo Tours (1948–49, 1952–53, 1956–57) Kangaroo Tour captain (1952–53) Australian coach (29 matches) New South Wales (27 matches) Queensland coach (4 matches) Australian team of the Century (2008) New South Wales team of the Century (2008) NSW Country team of the Century (2008) League honours: 3× NSWRL Player of the Year (1950–51, 1953) Sun-Herald Best and Fairest (1952) Grand Final Man of the Match (1954) NRL Team of the 1950s (2007) Club Coaching record: South Sydney 1958, 1967–75 (141–80–3) Canterbury-Bankstown 1963–64 (7–27–2) Representative Coaching record: Australia 1952–53, 1959–60, 1963 (14–9–1) Queensland 1959 (3–1–0)
John Raper	1981	215 games Newtown (35) St George (180)	57 tries 4 field goals 179 points Newtown (30) St George (149)	8 premierships St George (NSWRL) 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966		Representative honours: Australia (39 matches) Australian captain (8 matches) 3× Kangaroo Tours (1959–60, 1963–64, 1967–68) New South Wales (24 matches) Australian team of the Century (2008) New South Wales team of the Century (2008) Harry Sunderland Medal (1964) League honours: 2× NSWRL Player of the Year (1961, 1965) 3× Sun-Herald Best and Fairest (1960, 1963, 1967) Grand Final Man of the Match (1966) NRL Team of the 1950s (2007) NRL Team of the 1960s (2006) Club Coaching record: St George 1969 (14–9–0) Cronulla-Sutherland 1975–76 (18–24–2) Newtown 1978 (2–7–0)
Reg Gasnier	1981	125 Games St George (125)	127 tries 20 field goals 421 points St George (421)	6 premierships St George (NSWRL) 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965		Representative honours: Australia (39 matches) Australian captain (8 matches) 3× Kangaroo Tours (1959–60, 1963–64, 1967–68) Kangaroo Tour captain (1967–68) Australian coach (12 matches) New South Wales (16 matches) New South Wales coach (2 matches) Australian team of the Century (2008) New South Wales team of the Century (2008) League honours: 3× NSWRL Player of the Year (1960, 1962, 1965) NRL Team of the 1950s (2007) NRL Team of the 1960s (2006) Representative Coaching record: Australia 1964, 1967–68 (8–3–1) New South Wales 1967 (1–1–0)
Bob Fulton	1981	263 Games Manly-Warringah (213) Eastern Suburbs (50)	147 tries 26 goals 58 field goals 598 points Manly-Warringah (510) Eastern Suburbs (88)	3 premierships Manly-Warringah (NSWRL) 1972 1973 1976	2 premierships Manly-Warringah (NSWRL/ARL) 1987 1996	Representative honours: Australia (35 matches) Australian captain (7 matches) Australian coach (51 matches) New South Wales (17 matches) Australian team of the Century (2008) New South Wales team of the Century (2008) NSW Country team of the Century (2008) League honours: 2× NSWRL Player of the Year (1973–74) Rugby League Week Player of the Year (1975) Grand Final Man of the Match (1973) NRL Team of the 1960s (2006) NRL Team of the 1970s (2005) Club Coaching record: Eastern Suburbs 1979–82 (57–38–5) Manly-Warringah 1983–88, 1993–99 (204–95–6) Representative Coaching record: Australia 1989–95, 1998 (43–7–1)
Graeme Langlands	1991	227 Games St George (227)	86 tries 648 goals 1,554 points St George (1,554)	4 premierships St George (NSWRL) 1963 1964 1965 1966		Representative honours: Australia (45 matches) Australian captain (15 matches) 2× Kangaroo Tours (1963–64, 1967–68) Australian coach (24 matches) New South Wales (33 matches) New South Wales coach (12 matches) Australian team of the Century (2008) New South Wales team of the Century (2008) NSW Country team of the Century (2008) League honours: 2× NSWRL Player of the Year (1971–72) Sun-Herald Best and Fairest (1970) Grand Final Man of the Match (1964) NRL Team of the 1960s (2006) NRL Team of the 1970s (2005) Club Coaching record: St George 1972–76 (70–44–5) Representative Coaching record: Australia 1973–75 (18–4–2) New South Wales 1973–76 (9–1–2)
Wally Lewis	1999	241 Games Valleys (109) Wynnum (52) Brisbane (46) Gold Coast (34)	122 tries 34 goals 7 field goals 503 points Valleys (244) Wynnum (127) Brisbane (102) Gold Coast (30)	3 premierships Valleys (BRL) 1979 Wynnum (BRL) 1984 1986		Representative honours: Australia (34 matches) Australian captain (24 matches) 2× Kangaroo Tours (1982, 1986) Kangaroo Tour captain (1986) Queensland (35 matches) Queensland coach (6 matches) Australian team of the Century (2008) Queensland team of the Century (2008) Golden Boot Award (1984) Harry Sunderland Medal (1988) League honours: Dally M Five-eighth of the Year (1988) NRL Team of the 1980s (2004) Club Coaching record: Wynnum 1987 (3–1–0) Gold Coast 1992–93 (7–36–1) Representative Coaching record: Queensland 1993–94 (2–4–0)
Arthur Beetson	1999	280 Games Redcliffe (56) Balmain (74) Eastern Suburbs (131) Parramatta (18)	37 tries 1 goal 113 points Redcliffe (39) Balmain (20) Eastern Suburbs (51) Parramatta (3)	3 premierships Redcliffe (BRL) 1965 Eastern Suburbs (NSWRL) 1974 1975		Representative honours: Australia (28 matches) Australian captain (8 matches) Kangaroo Tour (1973) Australian coach (2 matches) New South Wales (17 matches) Queensland (3 matches) Queensland coach (22 matches) Australian team of the Century (2008) Queensland Wales team of the Century (2008) League honours: NSWRL Player of the Year (1976) Rugby League Week Player of the Year (1974) Courier-Mail Best and Fairest (1965) Grand Final Man of the Match (1974) NRL Team of the 1960s (2006) NRL Team of the 1970s (2005) Club Coaching record: Eastern Suburbs 1977–78, 1985–88, 1994 (74–70–8) Cronulla-Sutherland 1992–93 (17–27–0) Representative Coaching record: Australia 1983 (1–1–0) Queensland 1981–84, 1989–90 (14–8–0)
Andrew Johns	2012	249 Games Newcastle (249)	80 tries 917 goals 22 field goals 2,179 points Newcastle (2,179)	2 premierships Newcastle (ARL/NRL) 1997 2001		Representative honours: Australia (26 matches) Australian captain (2 matches) Kangaroo Tour (2001) New South Wales (23 matches) Australian team of the Century (2008) New South Wales team of the Century (2008) NSW Country team of the Century (2008) 2× Golden Boot Award (1999, 2001) League honours: 3× Dally M Medal (1998–99, 2002) 3× Rugby League Week Player of the Year (1998–99, 2002) 4× Dally M Halfback of the Year (1995, 1998–99, 2002) Clive Churchill Medal (2001)
Dally Messenger	2018	48 Games Eastern Suburbs (48)	20 tries 159 goals 381 points Eastern Suburbs (381)	3 premierships Eastern Suburbs (NSWRL) 1911 1912 1913		Representative honours: Australia (8 matches) Australian captain (3 matches) Kangaroo Tour (1908–09) New Zealand (4 matches) New South Wales (6 matches) Australian team of the Century (2008) New South Wales team of the Century (2008)
Frank Burge	2018	154 Games Glebe (138) St George (16)	146 tries 49 goals 536 points Glebe (509) St George (27)			Representative honours: Australia (13 matches) Kangaroo Tour (1921–22) New South Wales (6 matches) Australian team of the Century (2008) New South Wales team of the Century (2008) Club Coaching record: St George 1927–30, 1937 (49–20–5) Eastern Suburbs 1932 (9–6–0) North Sydney 1935, 1945 (17–14–1) Canterbury 1936 (9–4–2) Newtown 1940 (9–6–0) Western Suburbs 1947 (12–8–0)
Dave Brown	2018	94 Games Eastern Suburbs (94)	93 tries 194 goals 667 points Eastern Suburbs (667)	4 premierships Eastern Suburbs (NSWRL) 1935 1936 1937 1940	1 premiership Eastern Suburbs (NSWRL) 1940	Representative honours: Australia (9 matches) Australian captain (6 matches) Kangaroo Tour (1933–34) New South Wales (19 matches) New South Wales team of the Century (2008) Club Coaching record: Eastern Suburbs 1940, 1943, 1957–59 (38–45–1)
Norm Provan	2018	256 Games St George (256)	63 tries 1 goal 193 points St George (191)	10 premierships St George (NSWRL) 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965	4 premierships St George (NSWRL) 1962 1963 1964 1965	Representative honours: Australia (18 matches) Australian captain (27 matches) Kangaroo Tour (1956–57) New South Wales (20 matches) Australian team of the Century (2008) New South Wales team of the Century (2008) League honours: NSWRL Player of the Year (1958) Sun-Herald Best and Fairest (1954) 3× Grand Final Man of the Match (1957–58, 1963) NRL Team of the 1950s (2007) Club Coaching record: St George 1962–65, 1968 (80–20–5) Parramatta 1975 (13–12–1) Cronulla-Sutherland 1978–79 (31–17–2)
Mal Meninga	2018	276 Games Souths (108) Canberra (166)	151 tries 596 goals 2 field goals 1,753 points Souths (889) Canberra (864)	5 premierships Souths (BRL) 1981 1985 Canberra (NSWRL) 1989 1990 1994		Representative honours: Australia (46 matches) Australian captain (24 matches) 4× Kangaroo Tours (1982, 1986, 1990, 1994) Australian coach (17 matches) Papua New Guinea coach (2 matches) Queensland (38 matches) Queensland coach (30 matches) Australian team of the Century (2008) Queensland team of the Century (2008) Golden Boot Award (1989) League honours: Rugby League Week Player of the Year (1990) 2× Dally M Centre of the Year (1990–91) NRL Team of the 1980s (2004) NRL Team of the 1990s (2003) Club Coaching record: Canberra 1997–01 (66–57–2) Representative Coaching record: Papua New Guinea 2014–15 (1–1–0) Australia 2016–19 (15–2–0) Queensland 2006–15 (20–10–0)

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