The 1999 National Rugby League season was historic for many reasons. The St. George Illawarra Dragons played their inaugural game after forming the League's first joint venture, losing 10-20 to the Parramatta Eels. That game was the second of a double header, which was the first event to be held at Sydney's Stadium Australia, the central venue for the Olympic Games the following year. That game attracted a rugby league world record of 104,583 spectators.
In August the NRL's CEO Neil Whittaker announced that he would resign at the end of the season.[1]
The defending premiers, Brisbane endured their worst ever start to a season, with just one win and a draw from their first ten games, however they would miraculously recover and record 11 wins in a row before hitting a few hurdles along the way, including a draw against Manly in round 24 and a loss against then-bogey team Parramatta at home in round 25. Their champion halfback and captain Allan Langer retired mid-season as a result. The Newcastle Knights also lost an iconic player when 1997 premiership captain Paul Harragon retired mid-season due to a chronic knee injury. The Melbourne Storm's premiership victory saw their captain Glenn Lazarus become the only player to ever win grand finals for three clubs.
In a move that polarised some fans, the NRL in its 1999 promotional campaign focused on the game's grass roots supporters who perhaps had been overlooked and pained in the trauma of the Super League war. Sydney advertising agency VCD, in the third year of their four-year tenure with the NRL, produced an advertisement featuring Thomas Keneally reading his poem, "Ode to Rugby League", which had been commissioned by the NRL. It speaks of the innocent excitement that begins each season. The ad was used at season launch and there was minimal media budget to support it throughout the year. Keneally is a longtime supporter of the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles.
We go to the cupboard, we take out club colours.
And the air sings. The season's close. Our boys are running up sandhills, their legs pump. This season, this season, this is our season. This year we all start equal. Kids paint signs, and I am seven again. I know I will see heroes soon. I feel the excitement. I have hope in March, and I might share in the glory of September. Blow that whistle, ref. Send that ball soaring.
The 1999 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 1999 NRL season. It was contested by the competition's two newest clubs: the Melbourne Storm, competing in only its second year (having finished the regular season in 3rd place); and the St. George Illawarra Dragons, in their first year as a joint-venture club (having finished the regular season in 6th place), after both sides eliminated the rest of the top eight during the finals.
A new rugby league world record crowd of 107,999 was at Stadium Australia for the game. The attendance, which saw 67,142 more people attend than had done so for the 1998 NRL Grand Final at the Sydney Football Stadium, broke the record attendance for a Grand Final, eclipsing the previous record of 78,065 set in 1965 when St. George defeated South Sydney 12-8 at the Sydney Cricket Ground. It was the last time that the Clive Churchill Medal was presented in a case before it was changed the following season where it is presented separately with a ribbon being worn around the neck.
^"NRL boss Neil Whittaker quits". CNN Sports Illustrated. Australia: Reuters. 1999-08-13. Retrieved 2009-12-24.
^Toohey, Barry (2 February 2011). "Still some bite in old Mad Dog". The Daily Telegraph. Australia: News Limited. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
^Mahoney, Blair (2009). Poetry Reloaded. Australia: Cambridge University Press. p. 72. ISBN9780521746618.
^Middleton, David (2000). Rugby League 2000. Sydney: Harper Sports. ISBN0732265576.
^"1999 NRL Grand Final". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
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The 1999 NRL season was the 92nd season of professional rugby league football in Australia and the second to be run by the National Rugby League With the exclusion of the Adelaide Rams and Gold Coast Chargers and the joint venture of the St George Dragons and Illawarra Steelers seventeen teams competed for the NRL Premiership during the 1999 season which culminated in the first grand final to be played at Stadium Australia The St George Illawarra Dragons the first joint venture club to appear in the grand final played against the Melbourne Storm who won the premiership in only their second season 1999 National Rugby LeagueDurationMarch 5 September 26 1999Teams17PremiersMelbourne 1st title Minor premiersCronulla Sutherland 2nd title Matches played213Points scored8857Average attendance15 368Attendance3 273 372Top points scorer s Matt Geyer 242 Player of the yearAndrew Johns Dally M Medal Top try scorer s Nathan Blacklock 24 19982000 Contents 1 Season summary 1 1 Teams 1 2 Advertising 1 3 Ladder 1 4 Ladder progression 2 Finals series 2 1 Chart 2 2 Grand Final 3 Player statistics 4 1999 Transfers 4 1 Players 4 2 Coaches 5 References 6 External linksSeason summary editThe 1999 National Rugby League season was historic for many reasons The St George Illawarra Dragons played their inaugural game after forming the League s first joint venture losing 10 20 to the Parramatta Eels That game was the second of a double header which was the first event to be held at Sydney s Stadium Australia the central venue for the Olympic Games the following year That game attracted a rugby league world record of 104 583 spectators During the season the members of the Balmain Tigers and Western Suburbs Magpies voted to form another joint venture to be named the Wests Tigers After the conclusion of the season the South Sydney Rabbitohs and North Sydney Bears were excluded from the premiership The Bears would later form the game s third joint venture with the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles whilst South Sydney would fight a two year legal battle for reinclusion In August the NRL s CEO Neil Whittaker announced that he would resign at the end of the season 1 The defending premiers Brisbane endured their worst ever start to a season with just one win and a draw from their first ten games however they would miraculously recover and record 11 wins in a row before hitting a few hurdles along the way including a draw against Manly in round 24 and a loss against then bogey team Parramatta at home in round 25 Their champion halfback and captain Allan Langer retired mid season as a result The Newcastle Knights also lost an iconic player when 1997 premiership captain Paul Harragon retired mid season due to a chronic knee injury The Melbourne Storm s premiership victory saw their captain Glenn Lazarus become the only player to ever win grand finals for three clubs Cliff Lyons making a comeback from retirement for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles was the oldest player in the NRL in 1999 2 Teams edit The exclusion of the Adelaide Rams and Gold Coast Chargers and the joint venture of the St George Dragons and Illawarra Steelers saw a reduction in the League s teams from twenty to seventeen the largest reduction in the number of teams in premiership history and the first reduction since the exclusion of Sydney s Newtown Jets at the end of the 1983 season AucklandWarriors nbsp 5th seasonGround Ericsson StadiumCoach Mark GrahamCaptain Matthew Ridge John Simon BalmainTigers nbsp 92nd seasonGround Leichhardt OvalCoach Wayne PearceCaptain Darren Senter BrisbaneBroncos nbsp 12th seasonGround ANZ StadiumCoach Wayne BennettCaptain Allan Langer Kevin Walters CanberraRaiders nbsp 18th seasonGround Bruce StadiumCoach Mal MeningaCaptain Laurie Daley CanterburyBulldogs nbsp 65th seasonGround Stadium AustraliaCoach Steve FolkesCaptain Darren Britt Manly WarringahSea Eagles nbsp 53rd seasonGround Brookvale OvalCoach Peter SharpCaptain Geoff Toovey MelbourneStorm nbsp 2nd seasonGround Olympic Park StadiumCoach Chris AndersonCaptain Glenn Lazarus NewcastleKnights nbsp 12th seasonGround Marathon StadiumCoach Warren RyanCaptain Paul Harragon Tony Butterfield North QueenslandCowboys nbsp 5th seasonGround Malanda StadiumCoach Tim SheensCaptain Noel Goldthorpe North SydneyBears nbsp 92nd seasonGround North Sydney OvalCoach Peter Louis Keiran DempseyCaptain Jason Taylor ParramattaEels nbsp 53rd seasonGround Parramatta StadiumCoach Brian SmithCaptain Jarrod McCracken amp Nathan Cayless PenrithPanthers 33rd seasonGround Penrith StadiumCoach Royce SimmonsCaptain Steve Carter Sharks 33rd seasonGround Shark ParkCoach John LangCaptain Andrew Ettinghausen South SydneyRabbitohs 92nd seasonGround Sydney Football StadiumCoach Craig ColemanCaptain Sean Garlick St George IllawarraDragons 1st seasonGround Kogarah Oval amp WIN StadiumCoach David Waite amp Andrew FarrarCaptain Paul McGregor Sydney CityRoosters 92nd seasonGround Sydney Football StadiumCoach Phil GouldCaptain Brad Fittler Western SuburbsMagpies 92nd seasonGround Campbelltown StadiumCoach Tommy RaudonikisCaptain Steve Georgallis Advertising edit In a move that polarised some fans the NRL in its 1999 promotional campaign focused on the game s grass roots supporters who perhaps had been overlooked and pained in the trauma of the Super League war Sydney advertising agency VCD in the third year of their four year tenure with the NRL produced an advertisement featuring Thomas Keneally reading his poem Ode to Rugby League which had been commissioned by the NRL It speaks of the innocent excitement that begins each season The ad was used at season launch and there was minimal media budget to support it throughout the year Keneally is a longtime supporter of the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles We go to the cupboard we take out club colours And the air sings The season s close Our boys are running up sandhills their legs pump This season this season this is our season This year we all start equal Kids paint signs and I am seven again I know I will see heroes soon I feel the excitement I have hope in March and I might share in the glory of September Blow that whistle ref Send that ball soaring Blow that whistle ref Thomas Kenneally 3 Ladder edit 1999 NRL seasonvte Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts 1 nbsp Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 24 18 0 6 2 586 332 254 40 2 nbsp Parramatta Eels 24 17 0 7 2 500 294 206 38 3 nbsp Melbourne Storm P 24 16 0 8 2 639 392 247 36 4 nbsp Sydney City Roosters 24 16 0 8 2 592 377 215 36 5 nbsp Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 24 15 1 8 2 520 462 58 35 6 nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons 24 15 0 9 2 588 416 172 34 7 nbsp Newcastle Knights 24 14 1 9 2 575 484 91 33 8 nbsp Brisbane Broncos 24 13 2 9 2 510 368 142 32 9 nbsp Canberra Raiders 24 13 1 10 2 618 439 179 31 10 nbsp Penrith Panthers 24 11 1 12 2 492 428 64 27 11 nbsp Auckland Warriors 24 10 0 14 2 538 498 40 24 12 nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 10 0 14 2 349 556 207 24 13 nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24 9 1 14 2 454 623 169 23 14 nbsp North Sydney Bears 24 8 0 16 2 490 642 152 20 15 nbsp Balmain Tigers 24 8 0 16 2 345 636 291 20 16 nbsp North Queensland Cowboys 24 4 1 19 2 398 588 190 13 17 nbsp Western Suburbs Magpies 24 3 0 21 2 285 944 659 10 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 Numbers underlined indicate the team had a bye in 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 Cronulla Sutherland 2 4 6 8 10 12 12 14 16 18 20 22 22 24 24 26 26 26 28 30 30 32 34 36 38 40 2 nbsp Parramatta 2 4 4 6 6 6 8 8 10 12 14 14 16 18 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 34 36 38 3 nbsp Melbourne 2 2 4 6 6 8 8 10 12 14 16 18 18 18 18 20 22 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 34 36 4 nbsp Sydney City 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 14 16 18 20 22 22 24 24 24 26 28 30 30 32 32 34 34 36 5 nbsp Canterbury 0 2 4 4 6 6 8 10 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 22 22 24 24 26 28 30 32 33 35 35 6 nbsp St George Illawarra 0 0 2 2 4 6 8 8 10 10 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 28 30 30 30 32 34 7 nbsp Newcastle 2 2 2 4 6 6 8 9 9 11 13 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 29 29 31 33 33 33 8 nbsp Brisbane 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 3 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 30 30 32 9 nbsp Canberra 2 2 2 4 6 8 8 9 11 11 11 13 13 15 17 17 19 21 21 21 23 25 27 29 29 31 10 nbsp Penrith 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 14 16 16 16 18 18 20 20 20 20 20 20 22 24 24 25 27 27 11 nbsp Auckland 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 8 8 8 10 10 12 14 14 14 14 16 16 18 20 22 24 12 nbsp South Sydney 2 4 4 6 8 8 8 8 10 10 12 14 16 16 18 18 20 22 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 13 nbsp Manly Warringah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 6 8 8 10 10 10 10 12 14 16 18 18 20 21 23 23 14 nbsp North Sydney 2 4 6 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 14 14 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 18 20 15 nbsp Balmain 0 2 4 4 6 6 8 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 14 16 16 16 16 16 18 18 18 20 20 20 16 nbsp North Queensland 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 5 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 13 13 17 nbsp Western Suburbs 0 2 2 2 2 4 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10Finals series editHome Score Away Match Information Date and Time local Venue Referee Crowd Qualifying Finals nbsp Sydney City Roosters 8 12 nbsp Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 3 September 1999 7 30 pm Sydney Football Stadium Sean Hampstead 23 478 nbsp Melbourne Storm 10 34 nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons 4 September 1999 2 30 pm Olympic Park Steve Clark 22 053 nbsp Parramatta Eels 30 16 nbsp Newcastle Knights 4 September 1999 7 30 pm Parramatta Stadium Bill Harrigan 15 653 nbsp Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 42 20 nbsp Brisbane Broncos 5 September 1999 2 30 pm Shark Park Tim Mander 13 713 Semi finals nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons 28 18 nbsp Sydney City Roosters 11 September 1999 7 30 pm Sydney Football Stadium Bill Harrigan 31 506 nbsp Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 22 24 nbsp Melbourne Storm 12 September 1999 2 30 pm Sydney Football Stadium Steve Clark 20 075 Preliminary Finals nbsp Parramatta Eels 16 18 nbsp Melbourne Storm 18 September 1999 7 30 pm Sydney Football Stadium Bill Harrigan 27 555 nbsp Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 8 24 nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons 19 September 1999 2 30 pm Stadium Australia Steve Clark 51 827 Grand Final nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons 18 20 nbsp Melbourne Storm 26 September 1999 3 00 pm Stadium Australia Bill Harrigan 107 999 Chart edit Qualifying finalsSemifinalsPreliminary finalsFinal1 nbsp Cronulla428 nbsp Brisbane201W nbsp Cronulla84W nbsp St George Illawarra28 nbsp St George Illawarra242 nbsp Parramatta302L nbsp Sydney City18 nbsp St George Illawarra187 nbsp Newcastle16 nbsp Melbourne203 nbsp Melbourne102W nbsp Parramatta166 nbsp St George Illawarra343W nbsp Canterbury22 nbsp Melbourne181L nbsp Melbourne244 nbsp Sydney City85 nbsp Canterbury12 Grand Final edit Main article 1999 NRL Grand Final The 1999 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership deciding game of the 1999 NRL season It was contested by the competition s two newest clubs the Melbourne Storm competing in only its second year having finished the regular season in 3rd place and the St George Illawarra Dragons in their first year as a joint venture club having finished the regular season in 6th place after both sides eliminated the rest of the top eight during the finals A new rugby league world record crowd of 107 999 was at Stadium Australia for the game The attendance which saw 67 142 more people attend than had done so for the 1998 NRL Grand Final at the Sydney Football Stadium broke the record attendance for a Grand Final eclipsing the previous record of 78 065 set in 1965 when St George defeated South Sydney 12 8 at the Sydney Cricket Ground It was the last time that the Clive Churchill Medal was presented in a case before it was changed the following season where it is presented separately with a ribbon being worn around the neck Pre match entertainment featured Hugh Jackman s rendition of the Australian national anthem 1999 NRL Grand Final Sunday 26 September15 00 AEST UTC 10 Melbourne Storm nbsp 20 18 nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons Tries 3Martin nbsp 53 Roarty nbsp 57 Smith nbsp penalty 75 Goals 4Smith nbsp pen 42 59 pen 64 3 4 Geyer nbsp 77 1 1 1st 0 142nd 20 4Report 4 Tries 3Fitzgibbon nbsp 13 Blacklock nbsp 29 McGregor nbsp 56 Goals 3Bartrim nbsp 15 31 2 3 Fitzgibbon nbsp pen 23 1 1 Stadium Australia SydneyAttendance 107 999 5 Referee Bill HarriganTouch judges Colin White John McCormackClive Churchill Medal Brett Kimmorley Melbourne Player statistics editThe following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 24 Top 5 point scorers Points Player Tries Goals Field Goals 230 nbsp Matt Geyer 18 79 0 229 nbsp Ryan Girdler 18 77 3 200 nbsp Daryl Halligan 7 86 0 180 nbsp Andrew Johns 7 74 4 174 nbsp Luke Williamson 6 74 2 Top 5 try scorers Tries Player 20 nbsp Nathan Blacklock 19 nbsp Robbie Ross 18 nbsp Matt Geyer 18 nbsp Ryan Girdler 17 nbsp David Peachey 17 nbsp Brett Howland 17 nbsp Rod Silva Top 5 goal scorers Goals Player 86 nbsp Daryl Halligan 79 nbsp Matt Geyer 77 nbsp Ryan Girdler 74 nbsp Andrew Johns 74 nbsp Luke Williamson1999 Transfers editPlayers edit Player 1998 Club 1999 Club Graham Appo nbsp Adelaide Rams nbsp Sydney City Roosters Dave Boughton nbsp Adelaide Rams nbsp Super League Huddersfield Giants Alan Cann nbsp Adelaide Rams Retirement Peter Clarke nbsp Adelaide Rams nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs Mark Corvo nbsp Adelaide Rams nbsp Canberra Raiders Matt Daylight nbsp Adelaide Rams nbsp Super League Gateshead Thunder Darrien Doherty nbsp Adelaide Rams nbsp North Queensland Cowboys Brett Galea nbsp Adelaide Rams Retirement Noel Goldthorpe nbsp Adelaide Rams nbsp North Queensland Cowboys Andrew Hick nbsp Adelaide Rams nbsp Super League Gateshead Thunder Tony Iro nbsp Adelaide Rams nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs Bruce Mamando nbsp Adelaide Rams N A Rod Maybon nbsp Adelaide Rams nbsp Canberra Raiders Marty McKenzie nbsp Adelaide Rams Retirement Andrew Pierce nbsp Adelaide Rams nbsp Cronulla Sutherland Sharks Chris Quinn nbsp Adelaide Rams nbsp Parramatta Eels Dean Schifilliti nbsp Adelaide Rams nbsp Parramatta Eels Wayne Simonds nbsp Adelaide Rams nbsp Featherstone Rovers Kerrod Walters nbsp Adelaide Rams nbsp Super League Gateshead Thunder Luke Williamson nbsp Adelaide Rams nbsp Canberra Raiders Sean Hoppe nbsp Auckland Warriors nbsp Super League St Helens Kevin Iro nbsp Auckland Warriors nbsp Super League St Helens Stephen Kearney nbsp Auckland Warriors nbsp Melbourne Storm Quentin Pongia nbsp Auckland Warriors nbsp Sydney City Roosters Tea Ropati nbsp Auckland Warriors Retirement Tyran Smith nbsp Auckland Warriors nbsp Balmain Tigers Anthony Swann nbsp Auckland Warriors nbsp North Sydney Bears Paul Sironen nbsp Balmain Tigers nbsp Villeneuve Leopards French Rugby League Championship Michael Withers nbsp Balmain Tigers nbsp Super League Bradford Bulls Darren Smith nbsp Brisbane Broncos nbsp Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Bradley Clyde nbsp Canberra Raiders nbsp Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Brett Hetherington nbsp Canberra Raiders nbsp North Queensland Cowboys Luke Priddis nbsp Canberra Raiders nbsp Brisbane Broncos Ricky Stuart nbsp Canberra Raiders nbsp Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Greg Fleming nbsp Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs nbsp Super League London Broncos Tony Grimaldi nbsp Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs nbsp Super League Gateshead Thunder Solomon Haumono nbsp Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs nbsp Balmain Tigers Robert Mears nbsp Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs nbsp Auckland Warriors Paul Mellor nbsp Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs nbsp Cronulla Sutherland Sharks Mitch Newton nbsp Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Retirement Matthew Ryan nbsp Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs nbsp North Queensland Cowboys Robert Tocco nbsp Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs Scott Wilson nbsp Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs nbsp Super League Warrington Wolves Geoff Bell nbsp Cronulla Sutherland Sharks nbsp North Queensland Cowboys Les Davidson nbsp Cronulla Sutherland Sharks Retirement Paul Green nbsp Cronulla Sutherland Sharks nbsp North Queensland Cowboys Craig Greenhill nbsp Cronulla Sutherland Sharks nbsp Penrith Panthers Danny Lee nbsp Cronulla Sutherland Sharks nbsp Super League Gateshead Thunder Nick Zisti nbsp Cronulla Sutherland Sharks nbsp Super League Bradford Bulls Troy Campbell nbsp Gold Coast Chargers Retirement Scott Conley nbsp Gold Coast Chargers nbsp Newcastle Knights Damian Driscoll nbsp Gold Coast Chargers nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Tony Durheim nbsp Gold Coast Chargers Retirement Jamie Goddard nbsp Gold Coast Chargers nbsp North Sydney Bears Jason Hudson nbsp Gold Coast Chargers Retirement Andrew King nbsp Gold Coast Chargers nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Chris Lawler nbsp Gold Coast Chargers Retirement Graham Mackay nbsp Gold Coast Chargers nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Jason Nicol nbsp Gold Coast Chargers nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs Clinton O Brien nbsp Gold Coast Chargers nbsp Newcastle Knights Steve Parsons nbsp Gold Coast Chargers nbsp North Sydney Bears Wes Patten nbsp Gold Coast Chargers nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs Scott Sattler nbsp Gold Coast Chargers nbsp Penrith Panthers Craig Teevan nbsp Gold Coast Chargers Retirement Trent Barrett nbsp Illawarra Steelers nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons Darren Bradstreet nbsp Illawarra Steelers nbsp Super League London Broncos Jonathan Britten nbsp Illawarra Steelers Retirement Dean Callaway nbsp Illawarra Steelers nbsp Super League London Broncos Scott Cram nbsp Illawarra Steelers nbsp Super League London Broncos Craig Fitzgibbon nbsp Illawarra Steelers nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons Andrew Hart nbsp Illawarra Steelers nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons Terry Lamey nbsp Illawarra Steelers nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons Chris Leikvoll nbsp Illawarra Steelers nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons Brad Mackay nbsp Illawarra Steelers nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons Paul McGregor nbsp Illawarra Steelers nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons Andrew Purcell nbsp Illawarra Steelers nbsp Super League Hull Sharks Brendon Reeves nbsp Illawarra Steelers nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Will Robinson nbsp Illawarra Steelers nbsp Super League Gateshead Thunder Craig Simon nbsp Illawarra Steelers nbsp Super League Gateshead Thunder Craig Smith nbsp Illawarra Steelers nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons Shaun Timmins nbsp Illawarra Steelers nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons David Walsh nbsp Illawarra Steelers Retirement Craig Wilson nbsp Illawarra Steelers nbsp Super League Gateshead Thunder Rod Wishart nbsp Illawarra Steelers nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons Craig Hancock nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles nbsp Balmain Tigers John Carlaw nbsp Melbourne Storm nbsp Balmain Tigers Brett Grogan nbsp Newcastle Knights nbsp Super League Gateshead Thunder Lee Jackson nbsp Newcastle Knights nbsp Super League Leeds Rhinos Neil Piccinelli nbsp Newcastle Knights 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Matthew Spence nbsp Parramatta Eels nbsp Western Suburbs Magpies Phil Adamson nbsp Penrith Panthers nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Brett Boyd nbsp Penrith Panthers nbsp North Queensland Cowboys Darren Brown nbsp Penrith Panthers nbsp Super League Salford City Reds Jody Gall nbsp Penrith Panthers nbsp North Queensland Cowboys Jason Williams nbsp Penrith Panthers Retirement Darren Burns nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs nbsp Sydney City Roosters David Hall nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs Retirement Terry Hermansson nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs nbsp Auckland Warriors Matt Munro nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs Retirement Michael Ostini nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs nbsp Balmain Tigers Geordi Peats nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs Retirement Troy Slattery nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs nbsp Super League Huddersfield Giants Jamie Ainscough nbsp St George Dragons nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons Wayne Bartrim nbsp St George Dragons nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons Nathan Blacklock nbsp St George Dragons nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons Nathan Brown nbsp St George Dragons nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons Adrian Brunker nbsp St George Dragons nbsp Super League Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Mark Coyne nbsp St George Dragons nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons Luke Felsch nbsp St George Dragons nbsp Super League Gateshead Thunder Jeff Hardy nbsp St George Dragons nbsp Super League Sheffield Eagles Tony Hearn nbsp St George Dragons Retirement Jim Lenihan nbsp St George Dragons nbsp Super League Huddersfield Giants Anthony Mundine nbsp St George Dragons nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons Lee Murphy nbsp St George Dragons nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons Corey Pearson nbsp St George Dragons nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons Willie Poching nbsp St George Dragons nbsp Super League Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Matthew Rodwell nbsp St George Dragons nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons Brad Smith nbsp St George Dragons nbsp Balmain Tigers Andrew Tangata Toa nbsp St George Dragons nbsp Super League Huddersfield Giants Lance Thompson nbsp St George Dragons nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons Darren Treacy nbsp St George Dragons nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons Daniel Wagon nbsp St George Dragons nbsp Parramatta Eels Colin Ward nbsp St George Dragons nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons Nigel Gaffey nbsp Sydney City Roosters nbsp Penrith Panthers Scott Gourley nbsp Sydney City Roosters Retirement Jason Lowrie nbsp Sydney City Roosters nbsp Balmain Tigers Damian Kennedy nbsp Western Suburbs Magpies nbsp Canberra Raiders Aseri Laing nbsp Western Suburbs Magpies nbsp Melbourne Storm Paul Langmack nbsp Western Suburbs Magpies nbsp Sydney City Roosters Darren Willis nbsp Western Suburbs Magpies Retirement Mark Carroll nbsp Super League London Broncos nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs Luke Goodwin nbsp Super League London Broncos nbsp Western Suburbs Magpies Damien Smith nbsp Super League St Helens nbsp North Queensland Cowboys Matt Fuller nbsp Wakefield Trinity nbsp Western Suburbs Magpies Coaches edit Coach 1998 Club 1999 Club Mal Reilly nbsp Newcastle Knights nbsp Super League Huddersfield GiantsReferences edit NRL boss Neil Whittaker quits CNN Sports Illustrated Australia Reuters 1999 08 13 Retrieved 2009 12 24 Toohey Barry 2 February 2011 Still some bite in old Mad Dog The Daily Telegraph Australia News Limited Retrieved 2 February 2011 Mahoney Blair 2009 Poetry Reloaded Australia Cambridge University Press p 72 ISBN 9780521746618 Middleton David 2000 Rugby League 2000 Sydney Harper Sports ISBN 0732265576 1999 NRL Grand Final Rugby League Project Retrieved 8 March 2023 External links editRugby League Tables Notes 1999 NRL season at Rugby League Tables Premiership History and Statistics RL1908 Interview NRL Marketing Director Mark Wallace Thomas Kenneally poem Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1999 NRL season amp oldid 1216548207, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
