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.[3] 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[4] 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.[5]
The Broncos' Darren Smith was the NRL's oldest player in 2005 at 36 years and 284 days.[7]
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.
Player statisticsedit
The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 26.
^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.
^"Knights put to the sword by Eels". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2005-06-11. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
^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 Eels 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 Matt 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 3 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 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 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 Monaghan Melbourne Storm 8th seasonGround Olympic ParkCoach 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 Cayless Penrith Panthers 39th seasonGround Penrith Football 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 Prince Advertising 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 4 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 5 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 GF Brisbane 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 28 Canberra 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 18 Canterbury 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 20 Cronulla 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 6 Manly 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 24 Melbourne 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 8 Newcastle 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 8 New 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 X North 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 14 Parramatta 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 29 Penrith 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 16 South 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 4 St 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 8 Sydney 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 20 Wests 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 14 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 26 F1 F2 F3 GF Bold Home game X Bye Golden point game Opponent for round listed above margin Ladder edit Further information 2005 NRL season results 2005 NRL seasonvte Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts 1 nbsp Parramatta Eels 24 16 0 8 2 704 456 248 36 2 nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons 24 16 0 8 2 655 510 145 36 3 nbsp Brisbane Broncos 24 15 0 9 2 597 484 113 34 4 nbsp Wests Tigers P 24 14 0 10 2 676 575 101 32 5 nbsp North Queensland Cowboys 24 14 0 10 2 639 563 76 32 6 nbsp Melbourne Storm 24 13 0 11 2 640 462 178 30 7 nbsp Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 24 12 0 12 2 550 564 14 28 8 nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24 12 0 12 2 554 632 78 28 9 nbsp Sydney Roosters 24 11 0 13 2 488 487 1 26 10 nbsp Penrith Panthers 24 11 0 13 2 554 554 0 26 11 nbsp New Zealand Warriors 24 10 0 14 2 515 528 13 24 12 nbsp Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 24 9 1 14 2 472 670 198 23 13 nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 9 1 14 2 482 700 218 23 14 nbsp Canberra Raiders 24 9 0 15 2 465 606 141 22 15 nbsp Newcastle Knights 24 8 0 16 2 467 667 200 20 Ladder 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 26 1 nbsp 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 36 2 nbsp 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 36 3 nbsp 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 34 4 nbsp 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 32 5 nbsp 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 32 6 nbsp 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 30 7 nbsp 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 28 8 nbsp 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 28 9 nbsp 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 26 10 nbsp 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 26 11 nbsp 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 24 12 nbsp 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 23 13 nbsp 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 23 14 nbsp 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 22 15 nbsp 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 Information Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd Qualifying Finals nbsp Wests Tigers 50 6 nbsp North Queensland Cowboys 9 September 2005 Telstra Stadium Paul Simpkins 26 463 nbsp Brisbane Broncos 18 24 nbsp Melbourne Storm 10 September 2005 Suncorp Stadium Steve Clark 25 193 nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons 28 22 nbsp Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 10 September 2005 WIN Stadium Tony Archer 19 608 nbsp Parramatta Eels 46 22 nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 11 September 2005 Parramatta Stadium Tim Mander 19 710 Semi finals nbsp Melbourne Storm 16 24 nbsp North Queensland Cowboys 17 September 2005 Aussie Stadium Paul Simpkins 16 810 nbsp Wests Tigers 34 6 nbsp Brisbane Broncos 18 September 2005 Aussie Stadium Tim Mander 36 563 Preliminary Finals nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons 12 20 nbsp Wests Tigers 24 September 2005 Aussie Stadium Tim Mander 41 260 nbsp Parramatta Eels 0 29 nbsp North Queensland Cowboys 25 September 2005 Telstra Stadium Steve Clark 44 327 Finals Chart edit Qualifying finalsSemifinalsPreliminary finalsFinal1 nbsp Parramatta468 nbsp Manly221W nbsp Parramatta04W nbsp Melbourne16 nbsp North Queensland292 nbsp St George Illawarra282L nbsp North Queensland24 nbsp North Queensland167 nbsp Cronulla22 nbsp Wests303 nbsp Brisbane182W nbsp St George Illawarra126 nbsp Melbourne243W nbsp Wests34 nbsp Wests201L nbsp Brisbane64 nbsp Wests505 nbsp North Queensland6Grand Final editMain article 2005 NRL Grand Final 2005 NRL Grand Final Sunday 2 October19 00 AEST UTC 10 Wests Tigers nbsp 30 16 nbsp North Queensland Cowboys Tries 5Gibbs nbsp 18 Richards nbsp 35 Laffranchi nbsp 45 Fitzhenry nbsp 63 Payten nbsp 80 Goals 5Hodgson nbsp 19 37 47 64 80 5 6 Field goals Prince 0 1 1st 12 62nd 18 10Report 6 Tries 3Bowen nbsp 8 Norton nbsp 55 Sing nbsp 78 Goals 2Hannay nbsp 10 56 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 7 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 Player statistics editThe following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 26 Top 5 point scorers Points Player Tries Goals Field Goals 250 nbsp Brett Hodgson 11 103 0 196 nbsp Luke Burt 10 78 0 190 nbsp Preston Campbell 11 73 0 180 nbsp Luke Covell 9 72 0 180 nbsp Hazem El Masri 11 68 0 Top 5 try scorers Tries Player 19 nbsp Shaun Berrigan 19 nbsp Billy Slater 18 nbsp Colin Best 18 nbsp Pat Richards 18 nbsp Matt Bowen Top 5 goal scorers Goals Player 103 nbsp Brett Hodgson 78 nbsp Luke Burt 73 nbsp Preston Campbell 72 nbsp Luke Covell 68 nbsp Hazem El Masri2005 Transfers editPlayers edit Player 2004 Club 2005 Club Michael De Vere nbsp Brisbane Broncos nbsp Super League Huddersfield Giants Craig Frawley nbsp Brisbane Broncos nbsp Canberra Raiders Paul Green nbsp Brisbane Broncos Retirement Ben Ikin nbsp Brisbane Broncos Retirement Brad Meyers nbsp Brisbane Broncos nbsp Super League Bradford Bulls Gorden Tallis nbsp Brisbane Broncos Retirement Carl Webb nbsp Brisbane Broncos nbsp North Queensland Cowboys Brad Drew nbsp Canberra Raiders nbsp Super League Huddersfield Giants Mark McLinden nbsp Canberra Raiders nbsp Super League London Broncos Joel Monaghan nbsp Canberra Raiders nbsp Sydney Roosters Ruben Wiki nbsp Canberra Raiders nbsp New Zealand Warriors Jamie Feeney nbsp Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs nbsp Melbourne Storm Ben Harris nbsp Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs nbsp Super League Bradford Bulls Glen Hughes nbsp Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Retirement Steve Price nbsp Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs nbsp New Zealand Warriors Dennis Scott nbsp Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs nbsp Melbourne Storm Johnathan Thurston nbsp Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs nbsp North Queensland Cowboys Paul Franze nbsp Cronulla Sutherland Sharks nbsp Penrith Panthers Jason Kent nbsp Cronulla Sutherland Sharks nbsp Super League Leigh Centurions Andrew Lomu nbsp Cronulla Sutherland Sharks nbsp Canberra Raiders Matthew Rieck nbsp Cronulla Sutherland Sharks nbsp Wests Tigers Nick Bradley Qalilawa nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles nbsp Super League London Broncos Ian Donnelly nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles nbsp Melbourne Storm Solomon Haumono nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles nbsp Super League London Broncos Albert Torrens nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons Andrew Walker nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Suspension Rodney Howe nbsp Melbourne Storm Retirement Stephen Kearney nbsp Melbourne Storm nbsp Super League Hull F C Ben MacDougall nbsp Melbourne Storm Edinburgh Scottish rugby union Andrew McFadden nbsp Melbourne Storm Retirement Kirk Reynoldson nbsp Melbourne Storm nbsp Newcastle Knights Danny Williams nbsp Melbourne Storm nbsp Super League London Broncos Jamie Fitzgerald nbsp Newcastle Knights Retirement Ben Kennedy nbsp Newcastle Knights nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Robbie O Davis nbsp Newcastle Knights Retirement Matt Parsons nbsp Newcastle Knights Retirement Russell Richardson nbsp Newcastle Knights Retirement Timana Tahu nbsp Newcastle Knights nbsp Parramatta Eels Vinnie Anderson nbsp New Zealand Warriors nbsp Super League St Helens Henry Fa afili nbsp New Zealand Warriors nbsp Super League Warrington Wolves PJ Marsh nbsp New Zealand Warriors nbsp Parramatta Eels Jerry Seuseu nbsp New Zealand Warriors nbsp Super League Wigan Warriors Kevin Campion nbsp North Queensland Cowboys Retirement Nathan Fien nbsp North Queensland Cowboys nbsp New Zealand Warriors Jamie McDonald nbsp North Queensland Cowboys nbsp Melbourne Storm Glenn Morrison nbsp North Queensland Cowboys nbsp Parramatta Eels Adam Dykes nbsp Parramatta Eels nbsp Cronulla Sutherland Sharks Lee Hopkins nbsp Parramatta Eels nbsp Super League London Broncos Junior Langi nbsp Parramatta Eels nbsp Super League Salford City Reds Jamie Lyon nbsp Parramatta Eels nbsp Super League St Helens Shane Muspratt nbsp Parramatta Eels North Queensland Young Guns Queensland Cup Corey Pearson nbsp Parramatta Eels Retirement Craig Stapleton nbsp Parramatta Eels nbsp Super League Leigh Centurions Chris Thorman nbsp Parramatta Eels nbsp Super League Huddersfield Giants David Vaealiki nbsp Parramatta Eels nbsp Super League Wigan Warriors James Webster nbsp Parramatta Eels nbsp Hull Kingston Rovers Michael Witt nbsp Parramatta Eels nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Ryan Girdler nbsp Penrith Panthers Retirement Martin Lang nbsp Penrith Panthers Retirement Amos Roberts nbsp Penrith Panthers nbsp Sydney Roosters Paul Whatuira nbsp Penrith Panthers nbsp Wests Tigers Owen Craigie nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs nbsp Super League Widnes Vikings Jason Death nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs Retirement Willie Manu nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons Justin Smith nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs nbsp North Queensland Cowboys Paul Stringer nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs nbsp Parramatta Eels David Thompson nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs Retirement Brad Watts nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs nbsp Super League Widnes Vikings Nathan Blacklock nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons nbsp Super League Hull F C John Carlaw nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons Retirement Andrew Frew nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons Retirement Brent Kite nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Nathan Long nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons Retirement Henry Perenara nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons nbsp Parramatta Eels Mark Riddell nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons nbsp Parramatta Eels Lincoln Withers nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons nbsp Canberra Raiders Todd Byrne nbsp Sydney Roosters nbsp New Zealand Warriors Peter Cusack nbsp Sydney Roosters nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs Luke Dorn nbsp Sydney Roosters nbsp Super League London Broncos Brad Fittler nbsp Sydney Roosters Retirement Shannon Hegarty nbsp Sydney Roosters nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs Justin Hodges nbsp Sydney Roosters nbsp Brisbane Broncos Gavin Lester nbsp Sydney Roosters Retirement Chad Robinson nbsp Sydney Roosters nbsp Parramatta Eels Michael Buettner nbsp Wests Tigers Retirement Nick Graham nbsp Wests Tigers Retirement Robert Mears nbsp Wests Tigers nbsp Super League Leigh Centurions Jason Moodie nbsp Wests Tigers N A Scott Sattler nbsp Wests Tigers Retirement Darren Senter nbsp Wests Tigers Retirement Paul Mellor nbsp Super League Castleford Tigers nbsp Cronulla Sutherland Sharks Colin Best nbsp Super League Hull F C nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons Jason Smith nbsp Super League Hull F C nbsp Canberra Raiders Matt Adamson nbsp Super League Leeds Rhinos nbsp Canberra Raiders Craig Smith nbsp Super League Wigan Warriors nbsp Newcastle Knights Brad Thorn Crusaders Super 12 nbsp Brisbane Broncos Terry Hill N A nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Daniel Irvine N A nbsp Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Ben Walker N A nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs Coaches edit Coach 2004 Club 2005 Club Daniel Anderson nbsp New Zealand Warriors nbsp 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 Knights put to the sword by Eels The Sydney Morning Herald 2005 06 11 Retrieved 2024 03 29 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 1218949250, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
