1999 NRL season explained

Year:	1999
Competition:	National Rugby League
Duration:	March 5 – September 26, 1999
Teams:	17
Count:	1st
Mpcount:	2nd
Matches:	213
Points:	8857
Avg Attendance:	15,368
Attendance:	3,273,372
Top Point Scorer:	Matt Geyer (242)
Top Try Scorer:	Nathan Blacklock (24)
Player Of The Year:	Andrew Johns (Dally M Medal)
Nextseason Year:	2000

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.

Season summary

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

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.

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Auckland Warriors 5th season Ground: Ericsson Stadium Coach: Mark Graham Captain: Matthew Ridge → John 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 Langer → Kevin 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 Harragon → Tony 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 Louis → Keiran Dempsey Captain: Jason Taylor
Parramatta Eels 53rd season Ground: Parramatta Stadium Coach: Brian Smith Captain: Jarrod McCracken &<br />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

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.

Ladder

Finals series

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
width=17%	Date and Time (local)	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referee	width=7%	Crowd
Qualifying Finals
align=left	Sydney City Roosters	8–12	align=left	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	3 September 1999, 7:30 pm	Sydney Football Stadium	Sean Hampstead	23,478
align=left	Melbourne Storm	10–34	align=left	St. George Illawarra Dragons	4 September 1999, 2:30 pm	Olympic Park	Steve Clark	22,053
align=left	Parramatta Eels	30–16	align=left	Newcastle Knights	4 September 1999, 7:30 pm	Parramatta Stadium	Bill Harrigan	15,653
align=left		42–20	align=left	Brisbane Broncos	5 September 1999, 2:30 pm	Shark Park	Tim Mander	13,713
Semi-finals
align=left	St. George Illawarra Dragons	28–18	align=left	Sydney City Roosters	11 September 1999, 7:30 pm	Sydney Football Stadium	Bill Harrigan	31,506
align=left	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	22–24	align=left	Melbourne Storm	12 September 1999, 2:30 pm	Sydney Football Stadium	Steve Clark	20,075
Preliminary Finals
align=left	Parramatta Eels	16-18	align=left	Melbourne Storm	18 September 1999, 7:30 pm	Sydney Football Stadium	Bill Harrigan	27,555
align=left	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	8–24	align=left	St. George Illawarra Dragons	19 September 1999, 2:30 pm	Stadium Australia	Steve Clark	51,827
Grand Final
align=left	St. George Illawarra Dragons	18-20	align=left	Melbourne Storm	26 September 1999, 3:00 pm	Stadium Australia	Bill Harrigan	107,999

Grand Final

See 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.

Player statistics

The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 24.Top 5 point scorers

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230	Matt Geyer	18	79	0
229	Ryan Girdler	18	77	3
200	Daryl Halligan	7	86	0
180	Andrew Johns	7	74	4
174	Luke Williamson	6	74	2

Top 5 try scorers

width=50	Tries	width=200	Player
20	Nathan Blacklock
19	Robbie Ross
18	Matt Geyer
18	Ryan Girdler
17	David Peachey
17	Brett Howland
17	Rod Silva

Top 5 goal scorers

width=50	Goals	width=200	Player
86	Daryl Halligan
79	Matt Geyer
77	Ryan Girdler
74	Andrew Johns
74	Luke Williamson

1999 Transfers

Players

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

Coaches

External links

• Rugby League Tables - Notes
• 1999 NRL season at Rugby League Tables
• Premiership History and Statistics RL1908
• Interview NRL Marketing Director Mark Wallace Thomas Kenneally poem

Notes and References

1. News: NRL boss Neil Whittaker quits. CNN Sports Illustrated. Australia. Reuters. 1999-08-13. 2009-12-24.
2. News: Toohey. Barry. Still some bite in old Mad Dog. The Daily Telegraph. Australia. News Limited. 2 February 2011. 2 February 2011.