{{Short description|Rugby league competition}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Use Australian English|date=May 2015}} {{Infobox rugby league season | year = 2000 | competition = National Rugby League | image = | imagesize = 125px | caption = | duration = 5 February – 27 August 2000 | teams = 14 | premiers = 16x16px Brisbane | count = 5th | minor premiers = 16x16px Brisbane | mpcount = 5th | matches = 191 | points = 8,050 | avg_attendance = 15,494 | attendance = 2,959,390 | top point scorer = 16x16px Joel Caine (224) | top try scorer = 16x16px Nathan Blacklock (25) | MVP = {{leagueicon|St. George|16}} Trent Barrett | MVP_link = Dally M Medal | wooden_spoon = 16x16px North Queensland | wooden_spoon_count = 2nd | prevseason_year = 1999 | nextseason_year = 2001 }}
The '''2000 NRL season''' was the 93rd season of professional rugby league football in Australia and the third to be run by the National Rugby League. Fourteen teams competed from February until August for the NRL Premiership, culminating in the 2000 NRL Grand Final between the Brisbane Broncos and the Sydney Roosters.
==Season summary==
The 2000 National Rugby League season started with a new CEO in rugby union's David Moffett who replaced Neil Whittaker in late 1999.<ref>{{cite news | last = Hadfield | first = Dave | title = Moffett insists conversion is no miracle | work = The Independent | place =UK | publisher = Independent News and Media Limited | date = 30 November 1999 | url = https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-league-moffett-insists-conversion-is-no-miracle-1129853.html | access-date = 2009-12-24}}</ref>
The season began in early February to accommodate the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games which were to be held during September and required the use of Stadium Australia, the grand final venue. The grand final was scheduled for late August, the first grand final in that month since 1963. The capacity of Stadium Australia for the grand final was limited due to preparations for the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games, which would take place just nineteen days later.
Throughout the month of February, mandatory breaks in play at the 20th and 60th minute of the game were implemented to allow players to rehydrate themselves. Due to concerns over the summer heat, the Brisbane and North Queensland clubs played their first four games away from home.
The Cowboys were stripped of two competition points after it was later revealed that they unwittingly used a fourteenth player for three minutes in their 26–18 win against the Parramatta Eels, due to an error in interchanging players.
Melbourne Storm players Stephen Kearney and Marcus Bai ended the career of Wests Tigers captain Jarrod McCracken with a spear tackle. Kearney was suspended for 8 matches and Bai for 2 matches. The two men were also sued by McCraken, who won a six-figure damages bill.
The Canberra Raiders and the Wests Tigers became the first teams to play a premiership game in the snow. It occurred at Bruce Stadium on 28 May and it is the only premiership game played in these conditions.
=== Teams === The season saw the debut of the Wests Tigers (formed by the merging of the Balmain Tigers and Western Suburbs Magpies) and Northern Eagles (formed by the merging of the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and North Sydney Bears) in the National Rugby League. In addition, the South Sydney Rabbitohs were excluded from the competition, thereby completing the NRL's rationalisation process from 20 teams in 1998 to 14 in 2000.
For the 2000 season, the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs changed their name again, this time to the geographically indistinct "Bulldogs" and the Auckland Warriors were re-branded the New Zealand Warriors at the end of the season. {| class="toccolours" style="margin:auto; text-valign:center;" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="2" |- !width=175| !width=175| !width=175| !width=175| |- | style="text-align:center;"|'''Auckland Warriors'''<br /> <small>6th season<br />Ground: Ericsson Stadium<br />Coach: Mark Graham<br />Captain: John Simon</small> | style="text-align:center;"|'''Brisbane Broncos'''<br /> <small>13th season<br />Ground: ANZ Stadium<br />Coach: Wayne Bennett<br />Captain: Kevin Walters</small> | style="text-align:center;"|'''Bulldogs'''<br />100px|center<small>66th season<br />Ground: Stadium Australia<br />Coach: Steve Folkes<br />Captain: Darren Britt</small> | style="text-align:center;"|'''Canberra Raiders'''<br /> <small>19th season<br />Ground: Bruce Stadium<br />Coach: Mal Meninga<br />Captain: Laurie Daley</small> | style="text-align:center;"|'''Melbourne Storm'''<br />100px|center<small>3rd season<br />Ground: Olympic Park Stadium &<br />Melbourne Cricket Ground<br />Coach: Chris Anderson<br />Captain: Robbie Kearns</small> |- | style="text-align:center;"|'''Newcastle Knights'''<br />100px|center<small>13th season<br />Ground: Marathon Stadium<br />Coach: Warren Ryan<br />Captain: Tony Butterfield</small> | style="text-align:center;"|'''North Queensland Cowboys'''<br />100px|center<small>6th season<br />Ground: Dairy Farmers Stadium<br />Coach: Tim Sheens<br />Captain: Noel Goldthorpe / Tim Brasher</small> | style="text-align:center;"|'''Northern Eagles'''<br /> <small>1st season<br />Ground: Brookvale Oval & NorthPower Stadium<br />Coach: Peter Sharp<br />Captain: Geoff Toovey</small> | style="text-align:center;"|'''Parramatta Eels'''<br /> <small>54th season<br />Ground: Parramatta Stadium<br />Coach: Brian Smith<br />Captain: Nathan Cayless</small> | style="text-align:center;"|'''Penrith Panthers'''<br /> <small>34th season<br />Ground: Penrith Stadium<br />Coach: Royce Simmons<br />Captain: Steve Carter</small> |- | style="text-align:center;"|'''Sharks'''<br /> <small>34th season<br />Ground: Shark Park<br />Coach: John Lang<br />Captain: Andrew Ettingshausen</small> | style="text-align:center;"|'''St. George Illawarra Dragons'''<br /> <small>2nd season<br />Ground: WIN Stadium & Sydney Football Stadium<br />Coach: David Waite & Andrew Farrar<br />Captain: Craig Smith</small> | style="text-align:center;"|'''Sydney Roosters'''<br /> <small>93rd season<br />Ground: Sydney Football Stadium<br />Coach: Graham Murray<br />Captain: Brad Fittler</small> | style="text-align:center;"|'''Wests Tigers'''<br /> <small>1st season<br />Ground: Campbelltown Stadium & Leichhardt Oval<br />Coach: Wayne Pearce<br />Captain: Jarrod McCracken</small> | |}
===Advertising=== For the first time since farewelling Tina Turner in 1995 the NRL used a major recording star in its promotional campaign and accessed a media budget that saw the launch ad shown regularly throughout the season. Sydney advertising agency VCD in the last of their four-year tenure on the NRL account shot an ad with Tom Jones performing on stage alongside hi-kicking female dancers,<ref>{{cite web | last = Mealey | first = Rachel | title = Tom Jones the new voice of NRL | work = abc.net.au | publisher = Australian Broadcasting Corporation | date = 2000-01-29 | url = https://www.abc.net.au/am/stories/s96345.htm | access-date = 2009-07-03}} </ref> the 1993 Salt-N-Pepa hit ''Whatta Man'' with lyrics re-worked as "What A Game".
===Records and statistics=== *Martin Lang ran 4,571 metres with the ball in 2000, more than any other player in the competition.<ref>{{cite news|last=Proszenko|first=Adrian|title=Gallen set to smash record|url=https://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/gallen-set-to-smash-record-20120505-1y5lo.html|access-date=7 May 2012|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=6 May 2012}}</ref> *Melbourne Storm club record for their biggest ever win and most points in a game : 70–10 over St. George Illawarra Dragons in round 5. *Melbourne Storm club record for their biggest ever loss : 50–4 loss to St. George Illawarra Dragons in round 18. *St. George Illawarra Dragons club record for their biggest ever win : 50–4 over Melbourne Storm in round 18. *North Queensland Cowboys scored their first ever 50 points in a game: 50–10 over Northern Eagles in round 8.
===Ladder=== {{Nrl2000ladder}} {{Nrl2000ladderprogression}}
==Finals series== The biggest upset of the 2000 Finals series was in the 3rd Qualifying Final when 7th placed Parramatta Eels beat 2nd placed Sydney Roosters 32–8 at the SFS. It was nearly a similar story for Minor Premiers' the Brisbane Broncos when they came from 20-6 down at halftime to win 34–20 against 8th placed Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the 4th Qualifying Final at QSAC. The Sydney Roosters also made a famous comeback when they came from 16-2 down at halftime to win 26–20 against the Newcastle Knights in the 1st Preliminary Final at the SFS to earn a spot in the Grand final against Brisbane. {| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%; text-align:center; width:100%;" |- style="background:#c1d8ff;" ! rowspan="2" style="width:21%;"|Home ! rowspan="2" style="width:6%;"|Score ! rowspan="2" style="width:21%;"|Away !colspan=6|Match information |- style="background:#efefef;" !width=17%|Date and time !width=17%|Venue !width=11%|Referee !width=7%|Crowd |- style="background:#d0e7ff;" | colspan=7 | '''Qualifying Finals''' |- style="background:#f5faff;" |align=left | 16x16px Canberra Raiders |34–16 |align=left | 16px Penrith Panthers |4 August 2000 |Bruce Stadium |Steve Clark |18,479 |- style="background:#f5faff;" |align=left | 16x16px Newcastle Knights |30–16 |align=left | 16x16px Melbourne Storm |5 August 2000 |Marathon Stadium |Tim Mander |20,597 |- style="background:#f5faff;" |align=left | 16x16px Sydney Roosters |8–32 |align=left | 16x16px Parramatta Eels |5 August 2000 |Sydney Football Stadium |Bill Harrigan |21,377 |- style="background:#f5faff;" |align=left | 16x16px Brisbane Broncos |34–20 |align=left | 16x16px {{nowrap|Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks}} |6 August 2000 |ANZ Stadium |Paul Simpkins |25,831 |- style="background:#d0e7ff;" | colspan=7 | '''Semi-finals''' |- style="background:#f5faff;" |align=left | 16x16px Parramatta Eels |28–10 |align=left | 16px Penrith Panthers |12 August 2000 |Sydney Football Stadium |Bill Harrigan |25,746 |- style="background:#f5faff;" |align=left | 16x16px Canberra Raiders |10–38 |align=left | 16x16px Sydney Roosters |13 August 2000 |Sydney Football Stadium |Tim Mander |16,441 |- style="background:#d0e7ff;" | colspan=7 | '''Preliminary Finals''' |- style="background:#f5faff;" |align=left | 16x16px Newcastle Knights |20–26 |align=left | 16x16px Sydney Roosters |19 August 2000 |Sydney Football Stadium |Bill Harrigan |33,727 |- style="background:#f5faff;" |align=left | 16x16px Brisbane Broncos |16–10 |align=left | 16x16px Parramatta Eels |20 August 2000 |Stadium Australia |Tim Mander |31,087
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===Chart=== {{8McIntyre | RD1-team1=16x16px '''Brisbane''' | RD1-score1='''34''' | RD1-team2=16x16px Cronulla | RD1-score2=20 | RD1-team3=16x16px Sydney | RD1-score3=8 | RD1-team4=16x16px '''Parramatta''' | RD1-score4='''32''' | RD1-team5=16x16px '''Newcastle''' | RD1-score5='''30''' | RD1-team6=16x16px Melbourne | RD1-score6=16 | RD1-team7=16x16px '''Canberra''' | RD1-score7='''34''' | RD1-team8=16px Penrith | RD1-score8=16
| RD2-team1=16x16px '''Parramatta''' | RD2-score1='''28''' | RD2-team2=16px Penrith | RD2-score2=10 | RD2-team3=16x16px Canberra | RD2-score3=10 | RD2-team4=16x16px '''Sydney''' | RD2-score4='''38'''
| RD3-team1=16x16px '''Brisbane''' | RD3-score1='''16''' | RD3-team2=16x16px Parramatta | RD3-score2=10 | RD3-team3=16x16px Newcastle | RD3-score3=20 | RD3-team4=16x16px '''Sydney''' | RD3-score4='''26'''
| RD4-team1=16x16px '''Brisbane''' | RD4-score1='''14''' | RD4-team2=16x16px Sydney | RD4-score2=6 }}
===Grand final=== {{main|2000 NRL Grand final}} {{#section:2000 NRL Grand Final|scoreboard}}
==Player statistics== The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 26. {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} '''Top 5 point scorers''' {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;" |- !width=50 |Points !width=200 |Player !width=30 |Tries !width=30 |Goals !width=30 |Field Goals |- !224 |{{leagueicon|Wests Tigers}} Joel Caine |align=center|15 |align=center|82 |align=center|0 |- !208 |{{leagueicon|Cronulla}} Mat Rogers |align=center|18 |align=center|68 |align=center|0 |- !204 |{{leagueicon|Canterbury}} Daryl Halligan |align=center|7 |align=center|88 |align=center|0 |- !196 |{{leagueicon|Penrith}} Ryan Girdler |align=center|12 |align=center|73 |align=center|2 |- !186 |{{leagueicon|Brisbane}} Michael De Vere |align=center|12 |align=center|69 |align=center|0 |} '''Top 5 try scorers''' {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;" |- !width=50 |Tries !width=200 |Player |- !25 |{{leagueicon|St. George}} Nathan Blacklock |- !18 |{{leagueicon|Newcastle}} Timana Tahu |- !18 |{{leagueicon|Cronulla}} Mat Rogers |- !17 |{{leagueicon|Brisbane}} Wendell Sailor |- !17 |{{leagueicon|Eastern Suburbs}} Shannon Hegarty |} {{col-2}} '''Top 5 goal scorers''' {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;" |- !width=50 |Goals !width=200 |Player |- !88 |{{leagueicon|Canterbury}} Daryl Halligan |- !82 |{{leagueicon|Wests Tigers}} Joel Caine |- !78 |{{leagueicon|Melbourne}} Tasesa Lavea |- !77 |{{leagueicon|Newcastle}} Andrew Johns |- !73 |{{leagueicon|Penrith}} Ryan Girdler |} {{col-end}}
==2000 Transfers==
===Players===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:700px;" |- bgcolor=#bdb76b !Player !1999 Club !2000 Club |- |data-sort-value="Eru, Syd"| Syd Eru | {{leagueicon|Auckland}} Auckland Warriors | Retirement |- |data-sort-value="Malam, Brady"| Brady Malam | {{leagueicon|Auckland}} Auckland Warriors | {{leagueicon|Wigan}} Super League: Wigan Warriors |- |data-sort-value="Ridge, Matthew"| Matthew Ridge | {{leagueicon|Auckland}} Auckland Warriors | Retirement |- |data-sort-value="Tatupu, Tony"| Tony Tatupu | {{leagueicon|Auckland}} Auckland Warriors | {{leagueicon|Wakefield}} Super League: Wakefield Trinity Wildcats |- |data-sort-value="Carlaw, John"| John Carlaw | {{leagueicon|Balmain}} Balmain Tigers | {{leagueicon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers |- |data-sort-value="Duckworth, Ben"| Ben Duckworth | {{leagueicon|Balmain}} Balmain Tigers | {{leagueicon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers |- |data-sort-value="Dunley, Shayne"| Shayne Dunley | {{leagueicon|Balmain}} Balmain Tigers | {{leagueicon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers |- |data-sort-value="Field, Craig"| Craig Field | {{leagueicon|Balmain}} Balmain Tigers | {{leagueicon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers |- |data-sort-value="Gillett, Michael"| Michael Gillett | {{leagueicon|Balmain}} Balmain Tigers | {{leagueicon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers |- |data-sort-value="Hancock, Craig"| Craig Hancock | {{leagueicon|Balmain}} Balmain Tigers | Retirement |- |data-sort-value="Haumono, Solomon"| Solomon Haumono | {{leagueicon|Balmain}} Balmain Tigers | {{leagueicon|St. George}} St. George Illawarra Dragons |- |data-sort-value="Lowrie, Jason"| Jason Lowrie | {{leagueicon|Balmain}} Balmain Tigers | {{leagueicon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers |- |data-sort-value="Milford, Laloa"| Laloa Milford | {{leagueicon|Balmain}} Balmain Tigers | {{leagueicon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers |- |data-sort-value="Nable, Adam"| Adam Nable | {{leagueicon|Balmain}} Balmain Tigers | {{leagueicon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers |- |data-sort-value="Nevin, Shannon"| Shannon Nevin | {{leagueicon|Balmain}} Balmain Tigers | Retirement |- |data-sort-value="O'Neill, Mark"| Mark O'Neill | {{leagueicon|Balmain}} Balmain Tigers | {{leagueicon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers |- |data-sort-value="Senter, Darren"| Darren Senter | {{leagueicon|Balmain}} Balmain Tigers | {{leagueicon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers |- |data-sort-value="Sinclair, Jacin"| Jacin Sinclair | {{leagueicon|Balmain}} Balmain Tigers | Retirement |- |data-sort-value="Smith, Tyran"| Tyran Smith | {{leagueicon|Balmain}} Balmain Tigers | {{leagueicon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers |- |data-sort-value="Starr, Adam"| Adam Starr | {{leagueicon|Balmain}} Balmain Tigers | Redcliffe Dolphins (Queensland Cup) |- |data-sort-value="Stimson, Mark"| Mark Stimson | {{leagueicon|Balmain}} Balmain Tigers | {{leagueicon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers |- |data-sort-value="Walker, Shane"| Shane Walker | {{leagueicon|Balmain}} Balmain Tigers | {{leagueicon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers |- |data-sort-value="Webber, Jason"| Jason Webber | {{leagueicon|Balmain}} Balmain Tigers | {{leagueicon|Salford City}} Super League: Salford City Reds |- |data-sort-value="Gee, Andrew"| Andrew Gee | {{leagueicon|Brisbane}} Brisbane Broncos | {{leagueicon|Warrington}} Super League: Warrington Wolves |- |data-sort-value="Langer, Allan"| Allan Langer | {{leagueicon|Brisbane}} Brisbane Broncos | {{leagueicon|Warrington}} Super League: Warrington Wolves |- |data-sort-value="Plath, John"| John Plath | {{leagueicon|Brisbane}} Brisbane Broncos | Retirement |- |data-sort-value="Renouf, Steve"| Steve Renouf | {{leagueicon|Brisbane}} Brisbane Broncos | {{leagueicon|Wigan}} Super League: Wigan Warriors |- |data-sort-value="Ryan, Peter"| Peter Ryan | {{leagueicon|Brisbane}} Brisbane Broncos | ACT Brumbies (Super 12) |- |data-sort-value="Kennedy, Ben"| Ben Kennedy | {{leagueicon|Canberra}} Canberra Raiders | {{leagueicon|Newcastle}} Newcastle Knights |- |data-sort-value="Maybon, Rod"| Rod Maybon | {{leagueicon|Canberra}} Canberra Raiders | Retirement |- |data-sort-value="Westley, David"| David Westley | {{leagueicon|Canberra}} Canberra Raiders | {{leagueicon|Parramatta}} Parramatta Eels |- |data-sort-value="Relf, Robert"| Robert Relf | {{leagueicon|Canterbury}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | {{leagueicon|North Queensland}} North Queensland Cowboys |- |data-sort-value="Adamson, Phil"| Phil Adamson | {{leagueicon|Manly}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Retirement |- |data-sort-value="Colella, Anthony"| Anthony Colella | {{leagueicon|Manly}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | {{leagueicon|Canberra}} Canberra Raiders |- |data-sort-value="Cunningham, Owen"| Owen Cunningham | {{leagueicon|Manly}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | {{leagueicon|Northern Eagles}} Northern Eagles |- |data-sort-value="Driscoll, Damian"| Damian Driscoll | {{leagueicon|Manly}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | {{leagueicon|Northern Eagles}} Northern Eagles |- |data-sort-value="Frew, Andrew"| Andrew Frew | {{leagueicon|Manly}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | {{leagueicon|Northern Eagles}} Northern Eagles |- |data-sort-value="Gartner, Daniel"| Daniel Gartner | {{leagueicon|Manly}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | {{leagueicon|Northern Eagles}} Northern Eagles |- |data-sort-value="Hill, Terry"| Terry Hill | {{leagueicon|Manly}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | {{leagueicon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers |- |data-sort-value="Hopoate, John"| John Hopoate | {{leagueicon|Manly}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | {{leagueicon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers |- |data-sort-value="King, Andrew"| Andrew King | {{leagueicon|Manly}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | {{leagueicon|Northern Eagles}} Northern Eagles |- |data-sort-value="Kosef, Nik"| Nik Kosef | {{leagueicon|Manly}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | {{leagueicon|Northern Eagles}} Northern Eagles |- |data-sort-value="Lyons, Cliff"| Cliff Lyons | {{leagueicon|Manly}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Retirement |- |data-sort-value="Mackay, Graham"| Graham Mackay | {{leagueicon|Manly}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | {{leagueicon|Leeds}} Super League: Leeds Rhinos |- |data-sort-value="Menzies, Steve"| Steve Menzies | {{leagueicon|Manly}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | {{leagueicon|Northern Eagles}} Northern Eagles |- |data-sort-value="Peters, Adam"| Adam Peters | {{leagueicon|Manly}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | {{leagueicon|Canberra}} Canberra Raiders |- |data-sort-value="Reeves, Brendon"| Brendon Reeves | {{leagueicon|Manly}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | {{leagueicon|Northern Eagles}} Northern Eagles |- |data-sort-value="Serdaris, Jim"| Jim Serdaris | {{leagueicon|Manly}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Retirement |- |data-sort-value="Tierney, Neil"| Neil Tierney | {{leagueicon|Manly}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Retirement |- |data-sort-value="Toovey, Geoff"| Geoff Toovey | {{leagueicon|Manly}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | {{leagueicon|Northern Eagles}} Northern Eagles |- |data-sort-value="Torrens, Albert"| Albert Torrens | {{leagueicon|Manly}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | {{leagueicon|Northern Eagles}} Northern Eagles |- |data-sort-value="Bell, Paul"| Paul Bell | {{leagueicon|Melbourne}} Melbourne Storm | {{leagueicon|Leeds}} Super League: Leeds Rhinos |- |data-sort-value="Lazarus, Glenn"| Glenn Lazarus | {{leagueicon|Melbourne}} Melbourne Storm | Retirement |- |data-sort-value="Nikau, Tawera"| Tawera Nikau | {{leagueicon|Melbourne}} Melbourne Storm | {{leagueicon|Warrington}} Super League: Warrington Wolves |- |data-sort-value="Conley, Scott"| Scott Conley | {{leagueicon|Newcastle}} Newcastle Knights | Retirement |- |data-sort-value="Craigie, Owen"| Owen Craigie | {{leagueicon|Newcastle}} Newcastle Knights | {{leagueicon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers |- |data-sort-value="Harragon, Paul"| Paul Harragon | {{leagueicon|Newcastle}} Newcastle Knights | Retirement |- |data-sort-value="Lomax, David"| David Lomax | {{leagueicon|Newcastle}} Newcastle Knights | {{leagueicon|Huddersfield}} Super League: Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants |- |data-sort-value="Moodie, Jason"| Jason Moodie | {{leagueicon|Newcastle}} Newcastle Knights | {{leagueicon|Parramatta}} Parramatta Eels |- |data-sort-value="Walters, Steve"| Steve Walters | {{leagueicon|Newcastle}} Newcastle Knights | Retirement |- |data-sort-value="Gall, Jody"| Jody Gall | {{leagueicon|North Queensland}} North Queensland Cowboys | 23px Penrith Panthers |- |data-sort-value="Lomax, John"| John Lomax | {{leagueicon|North Queensland}} North Queensland Cowboys | {{leagueicon|Melbourne}} Melbourne Storm |- |data-sort-value="Murphy, Glen"| Glen Murphy | {{leagueicon|North Queensland}} North Queensland Cowboys | Retirement |- |data-sort-value="Nadruku, Noa"| Noa Nadruku | {{leagueicon|North Queensland}} North Queensland Cowboys | Retirement |- |data-sort-value="Ryan, Matthew"| Matthew Ryan | {{leagueicon|North Queensland}} North Queensland Cowboys | Retirement |- |data-sort-value="Tassell, Kris"| Kris Tassell | {{leagueicon|North Queensland}} North Queensland Cowboys | {{leagueicon|Salford City}} Super League: Salford City Reds |- |data-sort-value="Buettner, Michael"| Michael Buettner | {{leagueicon|North Sydney}} North Sydney Bears | {{leagueicon|Northern Eagles}} Northern Eagles |- |data-sort-value="Dallas, Brett"| Brett Dallas | {{leagueicon|North Sydney}} North Sydney Bears | {{leagueicon|Wigan}} Super League: Wigan Warriors |- |data-sort-value="Fairleigh, David"| David Fairleigh | {{leagueicon|North Sydney}} North Sydney Bears | {{leagueicon|Newcastle}} Newcastle Knights |- |data-sort-value="Goddard, Jamie"| Jamie Goddard | {{leagueicon|North Sydney}} North Sydney Bears | {{leagueicon|Northern Eagles}} Northern Eagles |- |data-sort-value="Ikin, Ben"| Ben Ikin | {{leagueicon|North Sydney}} North Sydney Bears | {{leagueicon|Brisbane}} Brisbane Broncos |- |data-sort-value="Larson, Gary"| Gary Larson | {{leagueicon|North Sydney}} North Sydney Bears | {{leagueicon|Parramatta}} Parramatta Eels |- |data-sort-value="Leyshon, William"| William Leyshon | {{leagueicon|North Sydney}} North Sydney Bears | {{leagueicon|Northern Eagles}} Northern Eagles |- |data-sort-value="Moore, Billy"| Billy Moore | {{leagueicon|North Sydney}} North Sydney Bears | Retirement |- |data-sort-value="Morrison, Glenn"| Glenn Morrison | {{leagueicon|North Sydney}} North Sydney Bears | {{leagueicon|North Queensland}} North Queensland Cowboys |- |data-sort-value="Muir, Adam"| Adam Muir | {{leagueicon|North Sydney}} North Sydney Bears | {{leagueicon|Northern Eagles}} Northern Eagles |- |data-sort-value="Pethybridge, Scott"| Scott Pethybridge | {{leagueicon|North Sydney}} North Sydney Bears | {{leagueicon|Auckland}} Auckland Warriors |- |data-sort-value="Roy, Nigel"| Nigel Roy | {{leagueicon|North Sydney}} North Sydney Bears | {{leagueicon|Northern Eagles}} Northern Eagles |- |data-sort-value="Seers, Matt"| Matt Seers | {{leagueicon|North Sydney}} North Sydney Bears | {{leagueicon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers |- |data-sort-value="Soden, Mark"| Mark Soden | {{leagueicon|North Sydney}} North Sydney Bears | Retirement |- |data-sort-value="Stringer, Paul"| Paul Stringer | {{leagueicon|North Sydney}} North Sydney Bears | {{leagueicon|Northern Eagles}} Northern Eagles |- |data-sort-value="Stuart, Josh"| Josh Stuart | {{leagueicon|North Sydney}} North Sydney Bears | {{leagueicon|Northern Eagles}} Northern Eagles |- |data-sort-value="Swann, Anthony"| Anthony Swann | {{leagueicon|North Sydney}} North Sydney Bears | {{leagueicon|Canberra}} Canberra Raiders |- |data-sort-value="Taylor, Jason"| Jason Taylor | {{leagueicon|North Sydney}} North Sydney Bears | {{leagueicon|Northern Eagles}} Northern Eagles |- |data-sort-value="Trindall, Steve"| Steve Trindall | {{leagueicon|North Sydney}} North Sydney Bears | {{leagueicon|Northern Eagles}} Northern Eagles |- |data-sort-value="Barnes, Nathan"| Nathan Barnes | {{leagueicon|Parramatta}} Parramatta Eels | {{leagueicon|Canberra}} Canberra Raiders |- |data-sort-value="Bell, Jason"| Jason Bell | {{leagueicon|Parramatta}} Parramatta Eels | {{leagueicon|Auckland}} Auckland Warriors |- |data-sort-value="McCracken, Jarrod"| Jarrod McCracken | {{leagueicon|Parramatta}} Parramatta Eels | {{leagueicon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers |- |data-sort-value="Morgan, Justin"| Justin Morgan | {{leagueicon|Parramatta}} Parramatta Eels | {{leagueicon|Canberra}} Canberra Raiders |- |data-sort-value="Pay, Dean"| Dean Pay | {{leagueicon|Parramatta}} Parramatta Eels | Retirement |- |data-sort-value="Quinn, Chris"| Chris Quinn | {{leagueicon|Parramatta}} Parramatta Eels | Retirement |- |data-sort-value="Tookey, Mark"| Mark Tookey | {{leagueicon|Parramatta}} Parramatta Eels | {{leagueicon|Auckland}} Auckland Warriors |- |data-sort-value="Whereat, Shane"| Shane Whereat | {{leagueicon|Parramatta}} Parramatta Eels | Retirement |- |data-sort-value="Alexander, Greg"| Greg Alexander | {{leagueicon|Penrith}} Penrith Panthers | Retirement |- |data-sort-value="Brasher, Tim"| Tim Brasher | {{leagueicon|South Sydney}} South Sydney Rabbitohs | {{leagueicon|North Queensland}} North Queensland Cowboys |- |data-sort-value="Carroll, Mark"| Mark Carroll | {{leagueicon|South Sydney}} South Sydney Rabbitohs | Retirement |- |data-sort-value="Caruana, Chris"| Chris Caruana | {{leagueicon|South Sydney}} South Sydney Rabbitohs | N/A |- |data-sort-value="Clarke, Peter"| Peter Clarke | {{leagueicon|South Sydney}} South Sydney Rabbitohs | Retirement |- |data-sort-value="Dunemann, Andrew"| Andrew Dunemann | {{leagueicon|South Sydney}} South Sydney Rabbitohs | {{leagueicon|Halifax}} Super League: Halifax Blue Sox |- |data-sort-value="Garlick, Sean"| Sean Garlick | {{leagueicon|South Sydney}} South Sydney Rabbitohs | Retirement |- |data-sort-value="Iro, Tony"| Tony Iro | {{leagueicon|South Sydney}} South Sydney Rabbitohs | Retirement |- |data-sort-value="Loomans, Justin"| Justin Loomans | {{leagueicon|South Sydney}} South Sydney Rabbitohs | Central Comets (Queensland Cup) |- |data-sort-value="McNicholas, Paul"| Paul McNicholas | {{leagueicon|South Sydney}} South Sydney Rabbitohs | {{leagueicon|Cronulla}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |- |data-sort-value="Murray, Scott"| Scott Murray | {{leagueicon|South Sydney}} South Sydney Rabbitohs | {{leagueicon|Cronulla}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |- |data-sort-value="Nicol, Jason"| Jason Nicol | {{leagueicon|South Sydney}} South Sydney Rabbitohs | {{leagueicon|North Queensland}} North Queensland Cowboys |- |data-sort-value="O'Neill, Julian"| Julian O'Neill | {{leagueicon|South Sydney}} South Sydney Rabbitohs | {{leagueicon|North Queensland}} North Queensland Cowboys |- |data-sort-value="Parsons, Matt"| Matt Parsons | {{leagueicon|South Sydney}} South Sydney Rabbitohs | {{leagueicon|Newcastle}} Newcastle Knights |- |data-sort-value="Patten, Wes"| Wes Patten | {{leagueicon|South Sydney}} South Sydney Rabbitohs | {{leagueicon|St. George}} St. George Illawarra Dragons |- |data-sort-value="Richards, Wayne"| Wayne Richards | {{leagueicon|South Sydney}} South Sydney Rabbitohs | Retirement |- |data-sort-value="Rodwell, Brett"| Brett Rodwell | {{leagueicon|South Sydney}} South Sydney Rabbitohs | Retirement |- |data-sort-value="Rubin, Ian"| Ian Rubin | {{leagueicon|South Sydney}} South Sydney Rabbitohs | {{leagueicon|Eastern Suburbs}} Sydney Roosters |- |data-sort-value="Schloss, Jeremy"| Jeremy Schloss | {{leagueicon|South Sydney}} South Sydney Rabbitohs | {{leagueicon|North Queensland}} North Queensland Cowboys |- |data-sort-value="Smith, James"| James Smith | {{leagueicon|South Sydney}} South Sydney Rabbitohs | {{leagueicon|Salford City}} Super League: Salford City Reds |- |data-sort-value="Tocco, Robert"| Robert Tocco | {{leagueicon|South Sydney}} South Sydney Rabbitohs | Retirement |- |data-sort-value="Trindall, Darrell"| Darrell Trindall | {{leagueicon|South Sydney}} South Sydney Rabbitohs | {{leagueicon|St. Helens}} Super League: St. Helens |- |data-sort-value="Wing, Craig"| Craig Wing | {{leagueicon|South Sydney}} South Sydney Rabbitohs | {{leagueicon|Eastern Suburbs}} Sydney Roosters |- |data-sort-value="Coyne, Mark"| Mark Coyne | {{leagueicon|St. George}} St. George Illawarra Dragons | Retirement |- |data-sort-value="Fitzgibbon, Craig"| Craig Fitzgibbon | {{leagueicon|St. George}} St. George Illawarra Dragons | {{leagueicon|Eastern Suburbs}} Sydney Roosters |- |data-sort-value="Mackay, Brad"| Brad Mackay | {{leagueicon|St. George}} St. George Illawarra Dragons | {{leagueicon|Bradford}} Super League: Bradford Bulls |- |data-sort-value="Rodwell, Matthew"| Matthew Rodwell | {{leagueicon|St. George}} St. George Illawarra Dragons | 23px Penrith Panthers |- |data-sort-value="Wishart, Rod"| Rod Wishart | {{leagueicon|St. George}} St. George Illawarra Dragons | Retirement |- |data-sort-value="Appo, Graham"| Graham Appo | {{leagueicon|Eastern Suburbs}} Sydney City Roosters | {{leagueicon|North Queensland}} North Queensland Cowboys |- |data-sort-value="Barnhill, David"| David Barnhill | {{leagueicon|Eastern Suburbs}} Sydney City Roosters | {{leagueicon|Leeds}} Super League: Leeds Rhinos |- |data-sort-value="Cleary, Ivan"| Ivan Cleary | {{leagueicon|Eastern Suburbs}} Sydney City Roosters | {{leagueicon|Auckland}} Auckland Warriors |- |data-sort-value="Dooley, Justin"| Justin Dooley | {{leagueicon|Eastern Suburbs}} Sydney City Roosters | {{leagueicon|London}} Super League: London Broncos |- |data-sort-value="Langmack, Paul"| Paul Langmack | {{leagueicon|Eastern Suburbs}} Sydney City Roosters | Retirement |- |data-sort-value="Walker, Andrew"| Andrew Walker | {{leagueicon|Eastern Suburbs}} Sydney City Roosters | ACT Brumbies (Super 12) |- |data-sort-value="Bristow, Adam"| Adam Bristow | {{leagueicon|Western Suburbs}} Western Suburbs Magpies | {{leagueicon|Leigh}} Leigh Centurions (Northern Ford Premiership) |- |data-sort-value="Brooker, Justin"| Justin Brooker | {{leagueicon|Western Suburbs}} Western Suburbs Magpies | {{leagueicon|Bradford}} Super League: Bradford Bulls |- |data-sort-value="Coxon, Scott"| Scott Coxon | {{leagueicon|Western Suburbs}} Western Suburbs Magpies | {{leagueicon|Auckland}} Auckland Warriors |- |data-sort-value="Dynevor, Leo"| Leo Dynevor | {{leagueicon|Western Suburbs}} Western Suburbs Magpies | Retirement |- |data-sort-value="Fritz, Darren"| Darren Fritz | {{leagueicon|Western Suburbs}} Western Suburbs Magpies | Retirement |- |data-sort-value="Fuller, Matt"| Matt Fuller | {{leagueicon|Western Suburbs}} Western Suburbs Magpies | Retirement |- |data-sort-value="Georgallis, Steve"| Steve Georgallis | {{leagueicon|Western Suburbs}} Western Suburbs Magpies | {{leagueicon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers |- |data-sort-value="Goodwin, Luke"| Luke Goodwin | {{leagueicon|Western Suburbs}} Western Suburbs Magpies | N/A |- |data-sort-value="Hodgson, Brett"| Brett Hodgson | {{leagueicon|Western Suburbs}} Western Suburbs Magpies | {{leagueicon|Parramatta}} Parramatta Eels |- |data-sort-value="Howard, Harvey"| Harvey Howard | {{leagueicon|Western Suburbs}} Western Suburbs Magpies | {{leagueicon|Brisbane}} Brisbane Broncos |- |data-sort-value="Leeds, Andrew"| Andrew Leeds | {{leagueicon|Western Suburbs}} Western Suburbs Magpies | Retirement |- |data-sort-value="McGuinness, Ken"| Ken McGuinness | {{leagueicon|Western Suburbs}} Western Suburbs Magpies | {{leagueicon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers |- |data-sort-value="McGuinness, Kevin"| Kevin McGuinness | {{leagueicon|Western Suburbs}} Western Suburbs Magpies | {{leagueicon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers |- |data-sort-value="Mescia, Ciriaco"| Ciriaco Mescia | {{leagueicon|Western Suburbs}} Western Suburbs Magpies | {{leagueicon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers |- |data-sort-value="Skandalis, John"| John Skandalis | {{leagueicon|Western Suburbs}} Western Suburbs Magpies | {{leagueicon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers |- |data-sort-value="Spence, Matthew"| Matthew Spence | {{leagueicon|Western Suburbs}} Western Suburbs Magpies | {{leagueicon|Auckland}} Auckland Warriors |- |data-sort-value="Pickering, James"| James Pickering | {{leagueicon|Castleford}} Super League: Castleford Tigers | {{leagueicon|Canterbury}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |- |data-sort-value="Grogan, Brett"| Brett Grogan | {{leagueicon|Gateshead}} Super League: Gateshead Thunder | {{leagueicon|Northern Eagles}} Northern Eagles |- |data-sort-value="Walters, Kerrod"| Kerrod Walters | {{leagueicon|Gateshead}} Super League: Gateshead Thunder | {{leagueicon|Brisbane}} Brisbane Broncos |- |data-sort-value="Simpson, Robbie"| Robbie Simpson | {{leagueicon|London}} Super League: London Broncos | {{leagueicon|St. George}} St. George Illawarra Dragons |- |data-sort-value="Clark, Des"| Des Clark | {{leagueicon|St. Helens}} Super League: St. Helens | {{leagueicon|North Queensland}} North Queensland Cowboys |- |data-sort-value="Kenward, Shane"| Shane Kenward | {{leagueicon|Wakefield}} Super League: Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | {{leagueicon|North Queensland}} North Queensland Cowboys |- |data-sort-value="Mamando, Bruce"| Bruce Mamando | {{leagueicon|Eastern Suburbs}} Sydney City Roosters | {{leagueicon|North Queensland}} North Queensland Cowboys |- |}
===Coaches=== {| class="wikitable sortable" !Coach !1999 Club !2000 Club |- | Wayne Pearce | {{leagueicon|Balmain}} Balmain Tigers | {{leagueicon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers |- |data-sort-value="Sharp, Peter"| Peter Sharp | {{leagueicon|Manly}} Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | {{leagueicon|Northern Eagles}} Northern Eagles |- |data-sort-value="Murray, Graham"| Graham Murray | {{leagueicon|Leeds}} Super League: Leeds Rhinos | {{leagueicon|Eastern Suburbs}} Sydney Roosters |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.nrl.com/ NRL official website] * [https://www.abc.net.au/am/stories/s96345.htm NRL CEO David Moffat discusses the Tom Jones ad]
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