The 2005 NRL season was the 98th season of professional rugby league football in Australia and the eighth run by the National Rugby League. The lineup of clubs remained unchanged from the previous year, with fifteen teams contesting the 2005 Telstra Premiership, which culminated in a grand final between the Wests Tigers and the North Queensland Cowboys.
In the middle of 2005 the NRL reached a broadcasting rights agreement with Foxsports and Channel 9 worth $500 million over six years, representing a 65% increase in direct television income.[2]
The Knights recorded their worst ever start to a season (13 straight losses) and were consigned to last place for the entire season. They did however win 8 of their last 11 games thanks to the return of superstar Andrew Johns. The Knights also defeated five of the top eight teams during the season, four of which were at home. They also recorded their then equal worst ever defeat - a 50-0 thrashing by the Parramatta Eels in round 14. During this match, an EnergyAustralia Stadium attendant ran onto the field, trying to tackle Parramatta's Daniel Wagon before he scored in the 78th minute. Minor premiers the Parramatta Eels lost to each of the bottom four teams (Bulldogs, Rabbitohs, Raiders and Knights in rounds 8, 2, 19 and 20 respectively) during the course of the season.
It was announced that the Gold Coast Titans were to be admitted into the NRL as the sixteenth team, scheduled to begin playing in the 2007 season. The Titans would recruit John Cartwright as their inaugural coach and Preston Campbell was their first signing.
The two clubs that had players sent off won their matches (unlike in 2004) but the dismissal of John Hopoate made rugby league headlines. Hopoate was sent off in his team's win over the Cronulla Sharks and consequently received a 17-match ban. The Sea Eagles then terminated his contract.
In 2005 the NRL and their advertising agency MJW Hakuhodo for the third year running stayed with the Hoodoo Gurus' "That's My Team" soundtrack[3] and developed three different musical executions.
The campaign focussed on the association of "strength" with the game and the ads featured three different musical interpretations of the song all without vocals. Each was created intending to bring out the positionings of rugby league characteristice of ‘strength of body’, ‘strength of mind’ and ‘strength of character’
Outdoor supersites also featured in suburban locations in NSW and local cinema versions of the TVC ran with a call to action inviting fans to attend a game of the team local to the cinema location.[4]
The Broncos' Darren Smith was the NRL's oldest player in 2005 at 36 years and 284 days.[6]
The Brisbane Broncos set a new club record for highest score conceded (50 points) and greatest losing margin (46 points), when they lost 50-4 against the Melbourne Storm at Olympic Park in Round 4. These records were broken in 2020 when they lost 59-0 to the Sydney Roosters in round 4, which was the first (of two) time Brisbane have failed to score a point at their home of Suncorp Stadium.
The Newcastle Knights lost a club record 13 straight matches from 13 March - 19 June, and went on to win the wooden spoon for the first time.
In Rounds 23 and 24, the Canterbury Bulldogs suffered their worst defeats since 1935, when they lost 56-4 against the Parramatta Eels in Round 23, then lost 54-2 against Wests Tigers in Round 24.
Wests Tigers' club record for their longest winning streak with 8 wins from round 16 to round 24.
^Solomon, David (2007). Pillars of power: Australia's institutions. Federation Press. p. 204. ISBN978-1-86287-645-3.
^. ABC News. Australia: Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2005-07-01. Archived from the original on 2010-03-09. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
^Pace, Daniel (2005-03-02). "Same theme, different sound for NRL ads". AAP Sports News. Australia: The Gale Group, Inc. (). Retrieved 2010-06-30.[permanent dead link][dead link]
^B&T magazine article 2005 September 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
^Middleton, David. 2005 Official Rugby League Annual. Sydney: News Magazines. pp. 112–113.
^Toohey, Barry (2 February 2011). "Still some bite in old Mad Dog". The Daily Telegraph. Australia: News Limited. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
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The 2005 NRL season was the 98th season of professional rugby league football in Australia and the eighth run by the National Rugby League The lineup of clubs remained unchanged from the previous year with fifteen teams contesting the 2005 Telstra Premiership which culminated in a grand final between the Wests Tigers and the North Queensland Cowboys 2005 National Rugby LeagueTeams15PremiersWests Tigers 1st title Minor premiersParramatta 5th title Matches played189Points scored8861Average attendance17 337Attendance3 276 675Top points scorer s Brett Hodgson 308 Player of the yearJohnathan Thurston Dally M Medal Top try scorer s Matthew Bowen 21 20042006 Contents 1 Season summary 1 1 Teams 1 2 Advertising 2 Regular season 2 1 Ladder 2 2 Ladder progression 3 Finals series 3 1 Finals Chart 4 Grand Final 5 Statistics and records 6 Player statistics 7 2005 Transfers 7 1 Players 7 2 Coaches 8 Sources and footnotes 9 External linksSeason summary EditIn 2005 the NRL s salary cap was 3 25 million for the 25 highest paid players in a club 1 The season was statistically the closest season ever with just sixteen points separating the Parramatta Eels 1st and Newcastle Knights 15th It was also notable in that the previous four premiers failed to qualify for the finals Bulldogs Penrith Panthers Sydney Roosters and Newcastle Knights In the middle of 2005 the NRL reached a broadcasting rights agreement with Foxsports and Channel 9 worth 500 million over six years representing a 65 increase in direct television income 2 The Knights recorded their worst ever start to a season 13 straight losses and were consigned to last place for the entire season They did however win 8 of their last 11 games thanks to the return of superstar Andrew Johns The Knights also defeated five of the top eight teams during the season four of which were at home They also recorded their then equal worst ever defeat a 50 0 thrashing by the Parramatta Eels in round 14 During this match an EnergyAustralia Stadium attendant ran onto the field trying to tackle Parramatta s Daniel Wagon before he scored in the 78th minute Minor premiers the Parramatta Eels lost to each of the bottom four teams Bulldogs Rabbitohs Raiders and Knights in rounds 8 2 19 and 20 respectively during the course of the season It was announced that the Gold Coast Titans were to be admitted into the NRL as the sixteenth team scheduled to begin playing in the 2007 season The Titans would recruit John Cartwright as their inaugural coach and Preston Campbell was their first signing Johnathan Thurston won the 2005 Dally M Medal by a single point from Newcastle s Andrew Johns despite Johns missing over a third of the season with a broken jaw The two clubs that had players sent off won their matches unlike in 2004 but the dismissal of John Hopoate made rugby league headlines Hopoate was sent off in his team s win over the Cronulla Sharks and consequently received a 17 match ban The Sea Eagles then terminated his contract The Wests Tigers became the first ever joint venture club to win the premiership having formed in 2000 as a union between the Balmain Tigers and Western Suburbs Magpies both foundation members of the original New South Wales Rugby Football League Teams Edit Brisbane Broncos 18th seasonGround Suncorp StadiumCoach Wayne BennettCaptain Darren Lockyer Bulldogs RLFC 71st seasonGround Sydney Showground amp Telstra StadiumCoach Steve FolkesCaptain Andrew Ryan Canberra Raiders 24th seasonGround Canberra StadiumCoach Matthew ElliottCaptain Simon Woolford Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 39th seasonGround Toyota StadiumCoach Stuart RaperCaptain Brett Kimmorley Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 56th seasonGround Brookvale OvalCoach Des HaslerCaptain Michael MonaghanMelbourne Storm 8th seasonGround Olympic Park StadiumCoach Craig BellamyCaptain Robbie Kearns New Zealand Warriors 11th seasonGround Ericsson StadiumCoach Tony KempCaptain Steve Price Newcastle Knights 18th seasonGround EnergyAustralia StadiumCoach Michael HaganCaptain Andrew Johns North Queensland Cowboys 11th seasonGround Dairy Farmers StadiumCoach Graham MurrayCaptain Travis Norton Parramatta Eels 59th seasonGround Parramatta StadiumCoach Brian SmithCaptain Nathan CaylessPenrith Panthers 39th seasonGround CUA StadiumCoach John LangCaptain Craig Gower South Sydney Rabbitohs 96th seasonGround Aussie StadiumCoach Shaun McRaeCaptain Bryan Fletcher Peter Cusack St George Illawarra Dragons 7th seasonGround OKI Jubilee Stadium amp WIN StadiumCoach Nathan BrownCaptain Trent Barrett Sydney Roosters 98th seasonGround Aussie StadiumCoach Ricky StuartCaptain Luke Ricketson Wests Tigers 6th seasonGround Campbelltown Stadium amp Leichhardt OvalCoach Tim SheensCaptain Mark O Neill Scott PrinceAdvertising Edit In 2005 the NRL and their advertising agency MJW Hakuhodo for the third year running stayed with the Hoodoo Gurus That s My Team soundtrack 3 and developed three different musical executions The campaign focussed on the association of strength with the game and the ads featured three different musical interpretations of the song all without vocals Each was created intending to bring out the positionings of rugby league characteristice of strength of body strength of mind and strength of character Outdoor supersites also featured in suburban locations in NSW and local cinema versions of the TVC ran with a call to action inviting fans to attend a game of the team local to the cinema location 4 Regular season EditTeam 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 F1 F2 F3 GFBrisbane Broncos NQL 13 NZL 12 SYD 18 MEL 46 PAR 40 SGI 10 CRO 4 MAN 26 CBY 7 NQL 17 X SOU 24 NEW 18 CAN 8 WTI 18 NZL 12 CRO 12 X MEL 13 CBY 7 CAN 6 MAN 1 SGI 20 PEN 2 SYD 7 PAR 14 MEL 6 WTI 28Canberra Raiders X NEW 25 SOU 7 SGI 20 SYD 8 MAN 22 MEL 36 NEW 4 PEN 8 CRO 6 WTI 12 SYD 14 X BRI 8 CBY 18 NQL 1 PEN 8 MEL 20 PAR 8 NZL 8 BRI 6 WTI 8 SOU 13 NQL 3 PAR 38 MAN 18Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs SGI 18 NQL 12 WTI 1 CRO 14 X SYD 13 NEW 4 PAR 14 BRI 7 MAN 8 MEL 10 NQL 36 SOU0 X CAN 18 MAN 19 MEL 27 NZL 2 PEN 2 BRI 7 SOU 13 NEW 15 PAR 52 WTI 52 PEN 22 SYD 20Cronulla Sutherland Sharks PEN 6 MAN 26 PAR 8 CBY 14 NQL 32 X BRI 4 MEL 20 NZL 4 CAN 6 PEN 8 PAR 8 NQL 42 WTI 16 SYD 6 X BRI 12 SOU 10 NEW 4 SGI 10 WTI 40 MEL 24 SYD 6 MAN 62 NEW 30 SOU 4 SGI 6Manly Warringah Sea Eagles NZL 6 CRO 26 MEL 7 X SGI 26 CAN 22 SOU 34 BRI 26 WTI 8 CBY 8 PAR 6 PEN 10 SYD 4 SOU 38 NEW 22 CBY 19 WTI 25 PEN 4 SGI 26 X NQL 2 BRI 1 NEW 8 CRO 62 NZL 2 CAN 18 PAR 24Melbourne Storm NEW 38 SGI 34 MAN 7 BRI 46 PEN 20 PAR 12 CAN 36 CRO 20 X SOU 26 CBY 10 SGI 8 WTI 16 NZL 8 PEN 14 SOU 42 CBY 27 CAN 20 BRI 13 SYD 14 NEW 19 CRO 24 NZL 12 X WTI 12 NQL 6 BRI 6 NQL 8Newcastle Knights MEL 38 CAN 25 X NQL 34 SOU 25 NZL 4 CBY 4 CAN 4 SYD 30 WTI 16 SGI 2 X BRI 18 PAR 50 MAN 22 PEN 4 SYD 14 NQL 4 CRO 4 PAR 6 MEL 19 CBY 15 MAN 8 NZL 12 CRO 30 SGI 8New Zealand Warriors MAN 6 BRI 12 NQL 10 SOU 32 WTI 18 NEW 4 X PEN 2 CRO 4 SYD 4 SOU 18 WTI 17 SGI 14 MEL 8 PAR 10 BRI 12 NQL 8 CBY 2 SYD 2 CAN 8 PEN 8 PAR 18 MEL 12 NEW 12 MAN 2 XNorth Queensland Cowboys BRI 13 CBY 12 NZL 10 NEW 34 CRO 32 WTI 24 PEN 14 SYD 20 PAR 38 BRI 17 X CBY 36 CRO 42 SGI 30 X CAN 1 NZL 8 NEW 4 SOU 2 PEN 20 MAN 2 SGI 20 WTI 12 CAN 3 SOU 14 MEL 6 WTI 44 MEL 8 PAR 29 WTI 14Parramatta Eels WTI 16 SOU 23 CRO 8 PEN 10 BRI 40 MEL 12 WTI 10 CBY 14 NQL 38 X MAN 6 CRO 8 PEN 10 NEW 50 NZL 10 SYD 4 SOU 36 SGI 26 CAN 8 NEW 6 X NZL 18 CBY 52 SGI 3 CAN 38 BRI 14 MAN 24 X NQL 29Penrith Panthers CRO 6 SYD 8 SGI 10 PAR 10 MEL 20 SOU 30 NQL 14 NZL 2 CAN 8 SGI 22 CRO 8 MAN 10 PAR 10 X MEL 14 NEW 4 CAN 8 MAN 4 CBY 2 NQL 20 NZL 8 SYD 2 X BRI 2 CBY 22 WTI 16South Sydney Rabbitohs SYD 12 PAR 23 CAN 7 NZL 32 NEW 25 PEN 30 MAN 34 X SGI 32 MEL 26 NZL 18 BRI 24 CBY0 MAN 38 SGI 18 MEL 42 PAR 36 CRO 10 NQL 2 WTI 22 CBY 13 X CAN 13 SYD 1 NQL 14 CRO 4St George Illawarra Dragons CBY 18 MEL 34 PEN 10 CAN 20 MAN 26 BRI 10 SYD 2 WTI 8 SOU 32 PEN 22 NEW 2 MEL 8 NZL 14 NQL 30 SOU 18 WTI 8 X PAR 26 MAN 26 CRO 10 SYD 38 NQL 20 BRI 20 PAR 3 X NEW 8 CRO 6 X WTI 8Sydney Roosters SOU 12 PEN 8 BRI 18 WTI 6 CAN 8 CBY 13 SGI 2 NQL 20 NEW 30 NZL 4 X CAN 14 MAN 4 X CRO 6 PAR 4 NEW 14 WTI 10 NZL 2 MEL 14 SGI 38 PEN 2 CRO 6 SOU 1 BRI 7 CBY 20Wests Tigers PAR 16 X CBY 1 SYD 6 NZL 18 NQL 24 PAR 10 SGI 8 MAN 8 NEW 16 CAN 12 NZL 17 MEL 16 CRO 16 BRI 18 SGI 8 MAN 25 SYD 10 X SOU 22 CRO 40 CAN 8 NQL 12 CBY 52 MEL 12 PEN 16 NQL 44 BRI 28 SGI 8 NQL 14Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 F1 F2 F3 GFBold Home game X Bye Golden point game Opponent for round listed above margin Ladder Edit Further information 2005 NRL season results 2005 NRL seasonvtePos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts1 Parramatta Eels 24 16 0 8 2 704 456 248 362 St George Illawarra Dragons 24 16 0 8 2 655 510 145 363 Brisbane Broncos 24 15 0 9 2 597 484 113 344 Wests Tigers P 24 14 0 10 2 676 575 101 325 North Queensland Cowboys 24 14 0 10 2 639 563 76 326 Melbourne Storm 24 13 0 11 2 640 462 178 307 Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 24 12 0 12 2 550 564 14 288 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24 12 0 12 2 554 632 78 289 Sydney Roosters 24 11 0 13 2 488 487 1 2610 Penrith Panthers 24 11 0 13 2 554 554 0 2611 New Zealand Warriors 24 10 0 14 2 515 528 13 2412 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 24 9 1 14 2 472 670 198 2313 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 9 1 14 2 482 700 218 2314 Canberra Raiders 24 9 0 15 2 465 606 141 2215 Newcastle Knights 24 8 0 16 2 467 667 200 20Ladder progression Edit Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8 Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that round Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 261 Parramatta 2 2 4 4 4 6 8 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 22 24 26 26 26 28 30 32 32 34 362 St George Illawarra 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 6 8 10 12 12 14 16 18 18 20 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 363 Brisbane 2 2 4 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 26 28 30 32 32 34 34 34 34 34 344 Wests 0 2 4 6 8 8 8 8 8 10 12 12 12 14 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 32 325 North Queensland 0 2 4 6 6 8 10 12 12 12 14 16 18 18 20 20 22 22 22 24 26 26 26 28 30 326 Melbourne 2 4 4 6 6 6 8 8 10 12 12 14 16 16 16 18 20 22 22 24 24 24 26 28 30 307 Cronulla Sutherland 2 2 4 6 8 10 10 12 14 16 18 18 18 18 20 22 22 22 24 24 24 26 26 28 28 288 Manly Warringah 2 4 6 8 8 10 12 12 14 16 16 18 20 20 22 22 22 22 22 24 24 26 26 26 26 289 Sydney 2 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 8 10 12 14 14 16 16 18 20 20 20 20 20 20 22 22 24 2610 Penrith 0 0 2 2 4 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 12 12 12 14 14 14 16 18 20 22 24 2611 New Zealand 0 2 2 4 4 6 8 8 8 8 10 12 12 14 14 16 16 16 18 20 20 20 20 20 22 2412 Bulldogs 2 2 2 2 4 4 6 8 8 8 10 10 11 13 15 17 17 19 21 23 23 23 23 23 23 2313 South Sydney 0 2 2 2 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 7 9 9 9 9 11 13 13 15 17 19 21 21 2314 Canberra 2 4 6 8 10 10 10 12 14 14 14 14 16 16 16 18 20 20 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 2215 Newcastle 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 6 6 8 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 20Finals series EditTo decide the grand finalists from the top eight finishing teams the NRL adopts the McIntyre final eight system Home Score Away Match InformationDate and Time Venue Referee CrowdQualifying Finals Wests Tigers 50 6 North Queensland Cowboys 9 September 2005 Telstra Stadium Paul Simpkins 26 463 Brisbane Broncos 18 24 Melbourne Storm 10 September 2005 Suncorp Stadium Steve Clark 25 193 St George Illawarra Dragons 28 22 Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 10 September 2005 WIN Stadium Tony Archer 19 608 Parramatta Eels 46 22 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 11 September 2005 Parramatta Stadium Tim Mander 19 710Semi finals Melbourne Storm 16 24 North Queensland Cowboys 17 September 2005 Aussie Stadium Paul Simpkins 16 810 Wests Tigers 34 6 Brisbane Broncos 18 September 2005 Aussie Stadium Tim Mander 36 563Preliminary Finals St George Illawarra Dragons 12 20 Wests Tigers 24 September 2005 Aussie Stadium Tim Mander 41 260 Parramatta Eels 0 29 North Queensland Cowboys 25 September 2005 Telstra Stadium Steve Clark 44 327Finals Chart Edit Qualifying finalsSemifinalsPreliminary finalsFinal1 Parramatta468 Manly221W Parramatta04W Melbourne16 North Queensland292 St George Illawarra282L North Queensland24 North Queensland167 Cronulla22 Wests303 Brisbane182W St George Illawarra126 Melbourne243W Wests34 Wests201L Brisbane64 Wests505 North Queensland6Grand Final EditMain article 2005 NRL Grand Final 2005 NRL Grand Final Sunday 2 October19 00 AEST UTC 10 Wests Tigers 30 16 North Queensland CowboysTries 5Gibbs 17 Richards 34 Laffranchi 44 Fitzhenry 62 Payten 79 Goals 5Hodgson 18 36 46 63 80 5 6 Field goals Prince 0 1 1st 12 62nd 18 10Report 5 Tries 3Bowen 8 Norton 54 Sing 77 Goals 2Hannay 9 55 2 3 Telstra Stadium SydneyAttendance 82 453Referee Tim ManderTouch judges Steve Carrall Matt CecchinClive Churchill Medal Scott Prince Wests Tigers Statistics and records EditThe Broncos Darren Smith was the NRL s oldest player in 2005 at 36 years and 284 days 6 The Brisbane Broncos set a new club record for highest score conceded 50 points and greatest losing margin 46 points when they lost 50 4 against the Melbourne Storm at Olympic Park in Round 4 These records were broken in 2020 when they lost 59 0 to the Sydney Roosters in round 4 which was the first of two time Brisbane have failed to score a point at their home of Suncorp Stadium The Newcastle Knights lost a club record 13 straight matches from 13 March 19 June and went on to win the wooden spoon for the first time In Rounds 23 and 24 the Canterbury Bulldogs suffered their worst defeats since 1935 when they lost 56 4 against the Parramatta Eels in Round 23 then lost 54 2 against Wests Tigers in Round 24 Wests Tigers club record for their longest winning streak with 8 wins from round 16 to round 24 Wests Tigers standing record when for their biggest ever win 54 2 over the Canterbury Bulldogs in Round 24 Player statistics EditThe following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 26 Top 5 point scorers Points Player Tries Goals Field Goals250 Brett Hodgson 11 103 0196 Luke Burt 10 78 0190 Preston Campbell 11 73 0180 Luke Covell 9 72 0180 Hazem El Masri 11 68 0Top 5 try scorers Tries Player19 Shaun Berrigan19 Billy Slater18 Colin Best18 Pat Richards18 Matt Bowen Top 5 goal scorers Goals Player103 Brett Hodgson78 Luke Burt73 Preston Campbell72 Luke Covell68 Hazem El Masri2005 Transfers EditPlayers Edit Player 2004 Club 2005 ClubMichael De Vere Brisbane Broncos Super League Huddersfield GiantsCraig Frawley Brisbane Broncos Canberra RaidersPaul Green Brisbane Broncos RetirementBen Ikin Brisbane Broncos RetirementBrad Meyers Brisbane Broncos Super League Bradford BullsGorden Tallis Brisbane Broncos RetirementCarl Webb Brisbane Broncos North Queensland CowboysBrad Drew Canberra Raiders Super League Huddersfield GiantsMark McLinden Canberra Raiders Super League London BroncosJoel Monaghan Canberra Raiders Sydney RoostersRuben Wiki Canberra Raiders New Zealand WarriorsJamie Feeney Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Melbourne StormBen Harris Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Super League Bradford BullsGlen Hughes Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs RetirementSteve Price Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs New Zealand WarriorsDennis Scott Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Melbourne StormJohnathan Thurston Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs North Queensland CowboysPaul Franze Cronulla Sutherland Sharks Penrith PanthersJason Kent Cronulla Sutherland Sharks Super League Leigh CenturionsAndrew Lomu Cronulla Sutherland Sharks Canberra RaidersMatthew Rieck Cronulla Sutherland Sharks Wests TigersNick Bradley Qalilawa Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Super League London BroncosIan Donnelly Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Melbourne StormSolomon Haumono Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Super League London BroncosAlbert Torrens Manly Warringah Sea Eagles St George Illawarra DragonsAndrew Walker Manly Warringah Sea Eagles SuspensionRodney Howe Melbourne Storm RetirementStephen Kearney Melbourne Storm Super League Hull F C Ben MacDougall Melbourne Storm Edinburgh Scottish rugby union Andrew McFadden Melbourne Storm RetirementKirk Reynoldson Melbourne Storm Newcastle KnightsDanny Williams Melbourne Storm Super League London BroncosJamie Fitzgerald Newcastle Knights RetirementBen Kennedy Newcastle Knights Manly Warringah Sea EaglesRobbie O Davis Newcastle Knights RetirementMatt Parsons Newcastle Knights RetirementRussell Richardson Newcastle Knights RetirementTimana Tahu Newcastle Knights Parramatta EelsVinnie Anderson New Zealand Warriors Super League St HelensHenry Fa afili New Zealand Warriors Super League Warrington WolvesPJ Marsh New Zealand Warriors Parramatta EelsJerry Seuseu New Zealand Warriors Super League Wigan WarriorsKevin Campion North Queensland Cowboys RetirementNathan Fien North Queensland Cowboys New Zealand WarriorsJamie McDonald North Queensland Cowboys Melbourne StormGlenn Morrison North Queensland Cowboys Parramatta EelsAdam Dykes Parramatta Eels Cronulla Sutherland SharksLee Hopkins Parramatta Eels Super League London BroncosJunior Langi Parramatta Eels Super League Salford City RedsJamie Lyon Parramatta Eels Super League St HelensShane Muspratt Parramatta Eels North Queensland Young Guns Queensland Cup Corey Pearson Parramatta Eels RetirementCraig Stapleton Parramatta Eels Super League Leigh CenturionsChris Thorman Parramatta Eels Super League Huddersfield GiantsDavid Vaealiki Parramatta Eels Super League Wigan WarriorsJames Webster Parramatta Eels Hull Kingston RoversMichael Witt Parramatta Eels Manly Warringah Sea EaglesRyan Girdler Penrith Panthers RetirementMartin Lang Penrith Panthers RetirementAmos Roberts Penrith Panthers Sydney RoostersPaul Whatuira Penrith Panthers Wests TigersOwen Craigie South Sydney Rabbitohs Super League Widnes VikingsJason Death South Sydney Rabbitohs RetirementWillie Manu South Sydney Rabbitohs St George Illawarra DragonsJustin Smith South Sydney Rabbitohs North Queensland CowboysPaul Stringer South Sydney Rabbitohs Parramatta EelsDavid Thompson South Sydney Rabbitohs RetirementBrad Watts South Sydney Rabbitohs Super League Widnes VikingsNathan Blacklock St George Illawarra Dragons Super League Hull F C John Carlaw St George Illawarra Dragons RetirementAndrew Frew St George Illawarra Dragons RetirementBrent Kite St George Illawarra Dragons Manly Warringah Sea EaglesNathan Long St George Illawarra Dragons RetirementHenry Perenara St George Illawarra Dragons Parramatta EelsMark Riddell St George Illawarra Dragons Parramatta EelsLincoln Withers St George Illawarra Dragons Canberra RaidersTodd Byrne Sydney Roosters New Zealand WarriorsPeter Cusack Sydney Roosters South Sydney RabbitohsLuke Dorn Sydney Roosters Super League London BroncosBrad Fittler Sydney Roosters RetirementShannon Hegarty Sydney Roosters South Sydney RabbitohsJustin Hodges Sydney Roosters Brisbane BroncosGavin Lester Sydney Roosters RetirementChad Robinson Sydney Roosters Parramatta EelsMichael Buettner Wests Tigers RetirementNick Graham Wests Tigers RetirementRobert Mears Wests Tigers Super League Leigh CenturionsJason Moodie Wests Tigers N AScott Sattler Wests Tigers RetirementDarren Senter Wests Tigers RetirementPaul Mellor Super League Castleford Tigers Cronulla Sutherland SharksColin Best Super League Hull F C St George Illawarra DragonsJason Smith Super League Hull F C Canberra RaidersMatt Adamson Super League Leeds Rhinos Canberra RaidersCraig Smith Super League Wigan Warriors Newcastle KnightsBrad Thorn Crusaders Super 12 Brisbane BroncosTerry Hill N A Manly Warringah Sea EaglesDaniel Irvine N A Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsBen Walker N A South Sydney RabbitohsCoaches Edit Coach 2004 Club 2005 ClubDaniel Anderson New Zealand Warriors Super League St HelensSources and footnotes Edit Solomon David 2007 Pillars of power Australia s institutions Federation Press p 204 ISBN 978 1 86287 645 3 NRL secures 500m rights deal ABC News Australia Australian Broadcasting Corporation 2005 07 01 Archived from the original on 2010 03 09 Retrieved 2009 12 04 Pace Daniel 2005 03 02 Same theme different sound for NRL ads AAP Sports News Australia The Gale Group Inc Retrieved 2010 06 30 permanent dead link dead link B amp T magazine article 2005 Archived September 26 2007 at the Wayback Machine Middleton David 2005 Official Rugby League Annual Sydney News Magazines pp 112 113 Toohey Barry 2 February 2011 Still some bite in old Mad Dog The Daily Telegraph Australia News Limited Retrieved 2 February 2011 External links EditNRL official website LeagueUnlimited Rugby League Tables and Statistics 2005 Sports Australia League Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2005 NRL season amp oldid 1146153095, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
