1999 NRL season

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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 League
DurationMarch 5 – September 26, 1999
Teams17
Premiers Melbourne (1st title)
Minor premiers Cronulla-Sutherland (2nd title)
Matches played213
Points scored8857
Average attendance15,368
Attendance3,273,372
Top points scorer(s) Matt Geyer (242)
Dally M Medal Andrew Johns
Top try-scorer(s) Nathan Blacklock (24)
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Season summary

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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.

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

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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.

Auckland
Warriors

 
5th season
Ground: Ericsson Stadium
Coach: Mark Graham
Captain: Matthew RidgeJohn Simon
Balmain
Tigers

 
92nd season
Ground: Leichhardt Oval
Coach: Wayne Pearce
Captain: Darren Senter
Brisbane
Broncos

 
12th season
Ground: ANZ Stadium
Coach: Wayne Bennett
Captain: Allan LangerKevin Walters
Canberra
Raiders

 
18th season
Ground: Bruce Stadium
Coach: Mal Meninga
Captain: Laurie Daley
Canterbury
Bulldogs

 
65th season
Ground: Stadium Australia
Coach: Steve Folkes
Captain: Darren Britt
Manly-Warringah
Sea Eagles

 
53rd season
Ground: Brookvale Oval
Coach: Peter Sharp
Captain: Geoff Toovey
Melbourne
Storm

 
2nd season
Ground: Olympic Park Stadium
Coach: Chris Anderson
Captain: Glenn Lazarus
Newcastle
Knights

 
12th season
Ground: Marathon Stadium
Coach: Warren Ryan
Captain: Paul HarragonTony Butterfield
North Queensland
Cowboys

 
5th season
Ground: Malanda Stadium
Coach: Tim Sheens
Captain: Noel Goldthorpe
North Sydney
Bears

 
92nd season
Ground: North Sydney Oval
Coach: Peter LouisKeiran Dempsey
Captain: Jason Taylor
Parramatta
Eels

 
53rd season
Ground: Parramatta Stadium
Coach: Brian Smith
Captain: Jarrod McCracken &
Nathan Cayless
Penrith
Panthers

33rd season
Ground: Penrith Stadium
Coach: Royce Simmons
Captain: Steve Carter
Sharks
33rd season
Ground: Shark Park
Coach: John Lang
Captain: Andrew Ettingshausen
South Sydney
Rabbitohs

92nd season
Ground: Sydney Football Stadium
Coach: Craig Coleman
Captain: Sean Garlick
St. George-Illawarra
Dragons

1st season
Ground: Kogarah Oval & WIN Stadium
Coach: David Waite & Andrew Farrar
Captain: Paul McGregor
Sydney City
Roosters

92nd season
Ground: Sydney Football Stadium
Coach: Phil Gould
Captain: Brad Fittler
Western Suburbs
Magpies

92nd season
Ground: Campbelltown Stadium
Coach: Tommy Raudonikis
Captain: Steve Georgallis

Advertising

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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.

Ladder

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Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 18 0 6 2 586 332 +254 40
2   Parramatta Eels 24 17 0 7 2 500 294 +206 38
3   Melbourne Storm (P) 24 16 0 8 2 639 392 +247 36
4   Sydney City Roosters 24 16 0 8 2 592 377 +215 36
5   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 15 1 8 2 520 462 +58 35
6   St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 15 0 9 2 588 416 +172 34
7   Newcastle Knights 24 14 1 9 2 575 484 +91 33
8   Brisbane Broncos 24 13 2 9 2 510 368 +142 32
9   Canberra Raiders 24 13 1 10 2 618 439 +179 31
10   Penrith Panthers 24 11 1 12 2 492 428 +64 27
11   Auckland Warriors 24 10 0 14 2 538 498 +40 24
12   South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 10 0 14 2 349 556 -207 24
13   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24 9 1 14 2 454 623 -169 23
14   North Sydney Bears 24 8 0 16 2 490 642 -152 20
15   Balmain Tigers 24 8 0 16 2 345 636 -291 20
16   North Queensland Cowboys 24 4 1 19 2 398 588 -190 13
17   Western Suburbs Magpies 24 3 0 21 2 285 944 -659 10

Ladder progression

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  • 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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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 10


Finals series

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (local) Venue Referee Crowd
Qualifying Finals
  Sydney City Roosters 8–12   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 3 September 1999, 7:30 pm Sydney Football Stadium Sean Hampstead 23,478
  Melbourne Storm 10–34   St. George Illawarra Dragons 4 September 1999, 2:30 pm Olympic Park Steve Clark 22,053
  Parramatta Eels 30–16   Newcastle Knights 4 September 1999, 7:30 pm Parramatta Stadium Bill Harrigan 15,653
  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 42–20   Brisbane Broncos 5 September 1999, 2:30 pm Shark Park Tim Mander 13,713
Semi-finals
  St. George Illawarra Dragons 28–18   Sydney City Roosters 11 September 1999, 7:30 pm Sydney Football Stadium Bill Harrigan 31,506
  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 22–24   Melbourne Storm 12 September 1999, 2:30 pm Sydney Football Stadium Steve Clark 20,075
Preliminary Finals
  Parramatta Eels 16-18   Melbourne Storm 18 September 1999, 7:30 pm Sydney Football Stadium Bill Harrigan 27,555
  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 8–24   St. George Illawarra Dragons 19 September 1999, 2:30 pm Stadium Australia Steve Clark 51,827
Grand Final
  St. George Illawarra Dragons 18-20   Melbourne Storm 26 September 1999, 3:00 pm Stadium Australia Bill Harrigan 107,999

Chart

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Qualifying finalsSemifinalsPreliminary finalsFinal
1  Cronulla42
8  Brisbane201W  Cronulla8
4W  St. George Illawarra28  St. George Illawarra24
2  Parramatta302L  Sydney City18
  St. George Illawarra18
7  Newcastle16
  Melbourne20
3  Melbourne102W  Parramatta16
6  St. George Illawarra343W  Canterbury22  Melbourne18
1L  Melbourne24
4  Sydney City8
5  Canterbury12

Grand Final

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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 September
15:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Melbourne Storm   20–18   St. George-Illawarra Dragons
Tries: 3
Martin   53'
Roarty   57'
Smith   (penalty) 75'
Goals: 4
Smith   pen 42', 59', pen 64' (3/4)
Geyer   77' (1/1)
1st: 0–14
2nd: 20–4
Report[4]
Tries: 3
Fitzgibbon   13'
Blacklock   29'
McGregor   56'
Goals: 3
Bartrim   15', 31' (2/3)
Fitzgibbon   pen 23' (1/1)
Stadium Australia, Sydney
Attendance: 107,999[5]
Referee: Bill Harrigan
Touch judges: Colin White, John McCormack
Clive Churchill Medal: Brett Kimmorley (Melbourne)


Player statistics

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The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 24.

1999 Transfers

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Players

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Player 1998 Club 1999 Club
Graham Appo   Adelaide Rams   Sydney City Roosters
Dave Boughton   Adelaide Rams   Super League: Huddersfield Giants
Alan Cann   Adelaide Rams Retirement
Peter Clarke   Adelaide Rams   South Sydney Rabbitohs
Mark Corvo   Adelaide Rams   Canberra Raiders
Matt Daylight   Adelaide Rams   Super League: Gateshead Thunder
Darrien Doherty   Adelaide Rams   North Queensland Cowboys
Brett Galea   Adelaide Rams Retirement
Noel Goldthorpe   Adelaide Rams   North Queensland Cowboys
Andrew Hick   Adelaide Rams   Super League: Gateshead Thunder
Tony Iro   Adelaide Rams   South Sydney Rabbitohs
Bruce Mamando   Adelaide Rams N/A
Rod Maybon   Adelaide Rams   Canberra Raiders
Marty McKenzie   Adelaide Rams Retirement
Andrew Pierce   Adelaide Rams   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Chris Quinn   Adelaide Rams   Parramatta Eels
Dean Schifilliti   Adelaide Rams   Parramatta Eels
Wayne Simonds   Adelaide Rams   Featherstone Rovers
Kerrod Walters   Adelaide Rams   Super League: Gateshead Thunder
Luke Williamson   Adelaide Rams   Canberra Raiders
Sean Hoppe   Auckland Warriors   Super League: St. Helens
Kevin Iro   Auckland Warriors   Super League: St. Helens
Stephen Kearney   Auckland Warriors   Melbourne Storm
Quentin Pongia   Auckland Warriors   Sydney City Roosters
Tea Ropati   Auckland Warriors Retirement
Tyran Smith   Auckland Warriors   Balmain Tigers
Anthony Swann   Auckland Warriors   North Sydney Bears
Paul Sironen   Balmain Tigers   Villeneuve Leopards (French Rugby League Championship)
Michael Withers   Balmain Tigers   Super League: Bradford Bulls
Darren Smith   Brisbane Broncos   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Bradley Clyde   Canberra Raiders   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Brett Hetherington   Canberra Raiders   North Queensland Cowboys
Luke Priddis   Canberra Raiders   Brisbane Broncos
Ricky Stuart   Canberra Raiders   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Greg Fleming   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs   Super League: London Broncos
Tony Grimaldi   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs   Super League: Gateshead Thunder
Solomon Haumono   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs   Balmain Tigers
Robert Mears   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs   Auckland Warriors
Paul Mellor   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Mitch Newton   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Retirement
Matthew Ryan   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs   North Queensland Cowboys
Robert Tocco   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs   South Sydney Rabbitohs
Scott Wilson   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs   Super League: Warrington Wolves
Geoff Bell   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks   North Queensland Cowboys
Les Davidson   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Retirement
Paul Green   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks   North Queensland Cowboys
Craig Greenhill   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks   Penrith Panthers
Danny Lee   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks   Super League: Gateshead Thunder
Nick Zisti   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks   Super League: Bradford Bulls
Troy Campbell   Gold Coast Chargers Retirement
Scott Conley   Gold Coast Chargers   Newcastle Knights
Damian Driscoll   Gold Coast Chargers   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Tony Durheim   Gold Coast Chargers Retirement
Jamie Goddard   Gold Coast Chargers   North Sydney Bears
Jason Hudson   Gold Coast Chargers Retirement
Andrew King   Gold Coast Chargers   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Chris Lawler   Gold Coast Chargers Retirement
Graham Mackay   Gold Coast Chargers   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Jason Nicol   Gold Coast Chargers   South Sydney Rabbitohs
Clinton O'Brien   Gold Coast Chargers   Newcastle Knights
Steve Parsons   Gold Coast Chargers   North Sydney Bears
Wes Patten   Gold Coast Chargers   South Sydney Rabbitohs
Scott Sattler   Gold Coast Chargers   Penrith Panthers
Craig Teevan   Gold Coast Chargers Retirement
Trent Barrett   Illawarra Steelers   St. George Illawarra Dragons
Darren Bradstreet   Illawarra Steelers   Super League: London Broncos
Jonathan Britten   Illawarra Steelers Retirement
Dean Callaway   Illawarra Steelers   Super League: London Broncos
Scott Cram   Illawarra Steelers   Super League: London Broncos
Craig Fitzgibbon   Illawarra Steelers   St. George Illawarra Dragons
Andrew Hart   Illawarra Steelers   St. George Illawarra Dragons
Terry Lamey   Illawarra Steelers   St. George Illawarra Dragons
Chris Leikvoll   Illawarra Steelers   St. George Illawarra Dragons
Brad Mackay   Illawarra Steelers   St. George Illawarra Dragons
Paul McGregor   Illawarra Steelers   St. George Illawarra Dragons
Andrew Purcell   Illawarra Steelers   Super League: Hull Sharks
Brendon Reeves   Illawarra Steelers   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Will Robinson   Illawarra Steelers   Super League: Gateshead Thunder
Craig Simon   Illawarra Steelers   Super League: Gateshead Thunder
Craig Smith   Illawarra Steelers   St. George Illawarra Dragons
Shaun Timmins   Illawarra Steelers   St. George Illawarra Dragons
David Walsh   Illawarra Steelers Retirement
Craig Wilson   Illawarra Steelers   Super League: Gateshead Thunder
Rod Wishart   Illawarra Steelers   St. George Illawarra Dragons
Craig Hancock   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles   Balmain Tigers
John Carlaw   Melbourne Storm   Balmain Tigers
Brett Grogan   Newcastle Knights   Super League: Gateshead Thunder
Lee Jackson   Newcastle Knights   Super League: Leeds Rhinos
Neil Piccinelli   Newcastle Knights Retirement
Wayne Richards   Newcastle Knights   South Sydney Rabbitohs
Owen Cunningham   North Queensland Cowboys   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Jason Death   North Queensland Cowboys   Auckland Warriors
Andrew Dunemann   North Queensland Cowboys   South Sydney Rabbitohs
Jason Ferris   North Queensland Cowboys   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Dale Fritz   North Queensland Cowboys   Super League: Castleford Tigers
Ian Roberts   North Queensland Cowboys Retirement
Dale Shearer   North Queensland Cowboys Retirement
Steve Walters   North Queensland Cowboys   Newcastle Knights
Greg Florimo   North Sydney Bears   Super League: Wigan Warriors
Paul Carige   Parramatta Eels   Super League: Salford City Reds
Ian Herron   Parramatta Eels   Super League: Gateshead Thunder
Brett Horsnell   Parramatta Eels Retirement
Aaron Raper   Parramatta Eels   Super League: Castleford Tigers
John Simon   Parramatta Eels   Auckland Warriors
Matthew Spence   Parramatta Eels   Western Suburbs Magpies
Phil Adamson   Penrith Panthers   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Brett Boyd   Penrith Panthers   North Queensland Cowboys
Darren Brown   Penrith Panthers   Super League: Salford City Reds
Jody Gall   Penrith Panthers   North Queensland Cowboys
Jason Williams   Penrith Panthers Retirement
Darren Burns   South Sydney Rabbitohs   Sydney City Roosters
David Hall   South Sydney Rabbitohs Retirement
Terry Hermansson   South Sydney Rabbitohs   Auckland Warriors
Matt Munro   South Sydney Rabbitohs Retirement
Michael Ostini   South Sydney Rabbitohs   Balmain Tigers
Geordi Peats   South Sydney Rabbitohs Retirement
Troy Slattery   South Sydney Rabbitohs   Super League: Huddersfield Giants
Jamie Ainscough   St. George Dragons   St. George Illawarra Dragons
Wayne Bartrim   St. George Dragons   St. George Illawarra Dragons
Nathan Blacklock   St. George Dragons   St. George Illawarra Dragons
Nathan Brown   St. George Dragons   St. George Illawarra Dragons
Adrian Brunker   St. George Dragons   Super League: Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Mark Coyne   St. George Dragons   St. George Illawarra Dragons
Luke Felsch   St. George Dragons   Super League: Gateshead Thunder
Jeff Hardy   St. George Dragons   Super League: Sheffield Eagles
Tony Hearn   St. George Dragons Retirement
Jim Lenihan   St. George Dragons   Super League: Huddersfield Giants
Anthony Mundine   St. George Dragons   St. George Illawarra Dragons
Lee Murphy   St. George Dragons   St. George Illawarra Dragons
Corey Pearson   St. George Dragons   St. George Illawarra Dragons
Willie Poching   St. George Dragons   Super League: Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Matthew Rodwell   St. George Dragons   St. George Illawarra Dragons
Brad Smith   St. George Dragons   Balmain Tigers
Andrew Tangata-Toa   St. George Dragons   Super League: Huddersfield Giants
Lance Thompson   St. George Dragons   St. George Illawarra Dragons
Darren Treacy   St. George Dragons   St. George Illawarra Dragons
Daniel Wagon   St. George Dragons   Parramatta Eels
Colin Ward   St. George Dragons   St. George Illawarra Dragons
Nigel Gaffey   Sydney City Roosters   Penrith Panthers
Scott Gourley   Sydney City Roosters Retirement
Jason Lowrie   Sydney City Roosters   Balmain Tigers
Damian Kennedy   Western Suburbs Magpies   Canberra Raiders
Aseri Laing   Western Suburbs Magpies   Melbourne Storm
Paul Langmack   Western Suburbs Magpies   Sydney City Roosters
Darren Willis   Western Suburbs Magpies Retirement
Mark Carroll   Super League: London Broncos   South Sydney Rabbitohs
Luke Goodwin   Super League: London Broncos   Western Suburbs Magpies
Damien Smith   Super League: St. Helens   North Queensland Cowboys
Matt Fuller   Wakefield Trinity   Western Suburbs Magpies

Coaches

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Coach 1998 Club 1999 Club
Mal Reilly   Newcastle Knights   Super League: Huddersfield Giants

References

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  1. ^ "NRL boss Neil Whittaker quits". CNN Sports Illustrated. Australia: Reuters. 1999-08-13. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved 2009-12-24.
  2. ^ Toohey, Barry (2 February 2011). "Still some bite in old Mad Dog". The Daily Telegraph. Australia: News Limited. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
  3. ^ Mahoney, Blair (2009). Poetry Reloaded. Australia: Cambridge University Press. p. 72. ISBN 9780521746618.
  4. ^ Middleton, David (2000). Rugby League 2000. Sydney: Harper Sports. ISBN 0732265576.
  5. ^ "1999 NRL Grand Final". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
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