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The ARL Team of the Century

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The ARL Team of the Century game quiz
"Rugby league celebrated its 100th birthday in 2008. One of the highlights of 2008 was the announcement of the Team of the Century by the Australian Rugby League - the best players to play in each position over the first 100 years. Can you pick the team?"

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. The fullback of the century hasn't played since the 1950s but his name lives on in Man of the Match medal awarded every year in the NRL Grand Final. With the nickname of "The Little Master", who was declared the fullback of the century?
    Graham Eadie
    Ken Thornett
    Billy Slater
    Clive Churchill


2. One of the wingers in the Team of the Century is the first player to be inducted into both the Australian and British Rugby League Halls of Fame. This winger scored an amazing 796 tries in his career and is the only member of the Team of the Century to have never played a test match for Australia. Who is this remarkable player?
    Dick Thornett
    Brian Bevan
    Rex Mossop
    Michael O'Connor


3. One of the wingers in the Team of the Century played for both the North Sydney Bears and the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. He scored 33 tries in 31 test matches while playing for his country. Who is this try scoring winger?
    Justin Hodges
    Ray Stehr
    Ray Branighan
    Ken Irvine


4. This centre played for St George in the 1950s and 1960s. He captained Australia for eight of the thirty-six tests he played. With the nickname of Puff, the Magic Dragon, who is this centre?
    Reg Gasnier
    Steve Rogers
    Bob McCarthy
    Andrew Ettingshausen


5. This selection picks himself really. He was the first player to tour four times with the Kangaroos, and the first player to make two tours as captain. He played in the first State of Origin match, and won three NRL premierships while captain. Who is this centre?
    Mal Meninga
    Allan Langer
    Brett Kenny
    Brad Fittler


6. For the pivotal position of five-eighth we need someone who can take a leading role in his team's positional play, who can direct the attack like no one else, someone who can control a team like a king would control his realm. Who is this "royal" player chosen in the Team of the Century as the five-eighth?
    Steve Mortimer
    Terry Lamb
    Billy Smith
    Wally Lewis


7. The Australian Rugby League Team of the Century needs a halfback. The man chosen for this honour played 21 test matches, 23 State of Origins for New South Wales, and was the first player to score over 2,000 pts for a single team in the NRL premiership. Who is this agile, instinctive, and daring Knights player?
    Tommy Raudonikis
    Andrew Johns
    Paul Harrogan
    Peter Sterling


8. The lock in the Australian Rugby League Team of the Century started his professional career playing for Newtown but it wasn't long before the St George Dragons lured him to their den. Our lock won eight premierships with the Dragons and secured a place in history with his endurance. Never a chicken on the field, who is he?
    Johnny Raper
    Col Rasmussen
    Brian Clay
    Ian Walsh


9. One of the second-rowers in the Australian Rugby League Team of the Century played for only two teams in his career - Eastern Suburbs and South Sydney. He also captained Australia to a World Cup win in 1970. Who is this man?
    Ron Coote
    Dave Brown
    John Sattler
    Ray Price


10. One of the second-rowers in the Australian Rugby League Team of the Century is memorable for his height, his indefatigability, his captain-coaching of St George to four premierships, and the nickname of "Sticks". Who is this second-rower in the ARL Team of the Century?
    Steve Edge
    Barry Beath
    Harry Bath
    Norm Provan


11. One of the front-rowers in the Australian Rugby League Team of the Century was the first indigenous Australian to captain an Australian sporting team in any sport. With a personality and sporting brain as big as his heart, who was this front-rower?
    Larry Corowa
    Laurie Daley
    Cliff Lyons
    Artie Beetson


12. The Australian Rugby League Team of the Century has a front-rower who played his entire domestic career in Queensland in the post-WWII era between 1945 and 1957. Described as having the perfect combination of brawn and brains, who is this front-rower?
    Dan Dempsey
    Duncan Hall
    Tom Gorman
    Gene Miles


13. The hooker in the Australian Rugby League's Team of the Century started off his career in Ipswich (Qld) and finished it in Wollongong (NSW) in 1970. Who is this man selected as the hooker of the century?
    Vic Armbruster
    Noel Kelly
    Bradley Clyde
    Steve Walters


14. Every team needs reserves (interchange players) in case of injury. The Australian Rugby League Team of the Century has four reserves - two backs and two forwards. One of the reserves is the first person to win an NRL premiership and an Ashes series as a player, a captain, and as a coach. Of the four reserves, who is the player who achieved all this?
    Graeme Langlands
    Bob Fulton
    Frank Burge
    Herbert Messenger


15. The Australian Rugby League Team of the Century needs a coach! The coach elected as the best coach of the century had a sharp mind, a clever and insightful wit, and a slow, deliberate manner. He coached six teams in the NRL competition as well as the NSW State of Origin team in 1989-90. Who is this super coach?
    Jack Gibson
    Ricky Stuart
    Wayne Bennett
    Tim Sheens


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