List of Australia national rugby league team players explained

There have been over 830 rugby league footballers who have been selected to represent Australia since the nation first started playing international matches in 1908. The Australian Rugby League administered the team and maintained the Australian national rugby league team or "The Kangaroos" players register, assigning each player an individual cap number^[1] until 2012 when this was taken over by the Australian Rugby League Commission.^[2]

The first Kangaroo was Arthur Hennessey, as he was the original captain of the side. The rest were added in alphabetical order, then in order of selection. Inclusion in the Kangaroos register denotes a player's selection for a Kangaroos squad and does not necessarily mean an actual full international appearance was made. The year selected represents the first year in which they were called up for international duties and the appearances represent full international matches. New Zealand players who were selected to play for 'Australasian' representative teams are also included.

Super League test appearances, although counted as such by their overseas counterparts, have been disregarded by the sport's Australian governing body so are excluded from their register.

Kangaroos register

No.	Name	Selected	Club	Matches
1		1908		2
2		1908		5
3		1908		3
4		1908		5
5		1908	North Brisbane	3
6		1908		6
7		1908		3
8		1908		3
9		1908	Brisbane^[3]	2
10		1908		7
11		1908		5
12		1908		4
13		1908		1
14		1908	Blackstone	2
15		1908	North Brisbane	1
16		1908	? (Ipswich)	7
17		1908		14
18		1908	Brisbane	1
19		1908		1
20		1908		8
21		1908		10
22		1908		2
23		1908	NSWRU	1
24		1908		3
25		1908		7
26		1908		1
27		1908		2
28		1908	Bundaberg	4
29		1908		2
30		1908		5
31		1908	Bundaberg	4
32		1908		3
33		1908		2
34		1908		0
35		1908		3
36		1908		0
37		1908		11
38		1908		0
39		1908		6
40		1909		5
41		1909		1
42		1909		2
43		1909		1
44		1909		1
45		1909	Toombul	2
46		1909	Bundaberg	2
47		1909		2
48		1909	Brisbane	4
49		1909		1
50		1909		0
51		1909		0
52		1909		0
53		1909		0
54		1909		0
55		1909		3
56		1909		0
57		1909		0
58		1909	Bundaberg	1
59	Charles Ross	1909		0
60		1909	Bundaberg	0
61		1909		1
62		1909		0
63		1910		3
64		1910		7
65		1910		4
66		1910		2
67		1910		5
68		1910		3
69		1910		1
70		1910		5
71		1911		1
72		1911		0
73		1911		0
74		1911		6
75		1911	Newton Rangers(Auckland)	2
76		1911		11
77		1911		7
78		1911	No Club, NZ	0
79		1911		6
80		1911		4
81		1911		0
82		1911		0
83		1911	Ponsonby Ponies	0
84		1911	Annandale	0
85		1911		2
86		1911	North Shore Albions, NZ	0
87		1914	Bundaberg	1
88		1914		13
89		1914		13
90		1914		1
91		1914		2
92		1914		7
93		1914		2
94		1914		2
95		1919		4
96		1919		8
97		1919		4
98		1919		5
99		1919		5
100		1919		5
101		1919		4
102		1919		2
103		1919	West End (Ipswich)	2
104		1919		7
105		1919	Coorparoo	2
106		1919		7
107		1919		9
108		1919		3
109		1919		7
110		1919		0
111		1919		4
112		1920	Coorparoo	1
113		1920		1
114		1920		4
115		1920		4
116		1921		4
117		1921		2
118		1921		7
119		1921		1
120		1921	City Rovers (Auckland)	0
121		1921		0
122		1921		0
123		1921		2
124		1921		0
125		1921		0
126		1924		4
127		1924		3
128		1924		1
129		1924		3
130		1924		10
131		1924		3
132		1924		3
133		1924		8
134		1924		2
135		1928	Booval	7
136		1928		1
137		1928	Tumut	1
138		1928		3
139		1928		5
140		1928		6
141		1928		9
142		1928		7
143		1928	Queanbeyan	2
144		1928		6
145		1928		1
146		1928			1
147		1928	Temora	8
148		1928	Young	3
149		1928	Tamworth	7
150		1928		1
151		1929		3
152		1929		4
153		1929	Booval	0
154		1929		9
155		1929	Bundaberg	4
156		1929		2
157		1929		0
158		1929		0
159		1929		9
160		1929	Centrals (Newcastle)	19
161		1929		0
162		1929	Souths (Toowoomba)	0
163		1929		0
164		1929	Queanbeyan	5
165		1929		4
166		1929		0
167		1932	Tivoli	3
168		1932		1
169		1932		12
170		1932		13
171		1932	Brothers (Ipswich)	3
172		1932	Tivoli	9
173		1932		4
174		1932	Coorparoo	1
175		1932		1
176		1933		9
177		1933		0
178		1933	Rialto (Ipswich)	0
179		1933		2
180		1933		11
181		1933		7
182		1933		10
183		1933		1
184		1933	South Newcastle	7
185		1933		6
186		1933		1
187		1933		1
188		1933		1
189		1933		2
190		1933	Estates (Townsville)	0
191		1933		4
192		1935		5
193		1935		3
194		1935		1
195		1935		8
196		1935		10
197		1935	East Ipswich	0
198		1935	(Brisbane)	0
199		1935		3
200		1935		9
201		1935	Quirindi	0
202		1935	(Toowoomba)	0
203		1936		10
204		1936		3
205		1937	Port Kembla	1
206		1937		2
207		1937		2
208		1937		4
209		1937	Eastern Suburbs (Newcastle)	5
210		1937		0
211		1937		0
212		1937		4
213		1937	Toowoomba	0
214		1937		0
215		1937		3
216		1937		5
217		1937	West Wyalong	3
218		1937		4
219		1946		2
220		1946		3
221		1946		3
222		1946		3
223		1946		4
224		1946		2
225		1946		3
226		1946		3
227		1946		10
228		1946		2
229		1946		3
230		1946		3
231		1946	Barcaldine	2
232		1946		1
233		1946		1
234		1946	Boggabri	1
235		1946		1
236		1946	Kurri Kurri	1
237		1948		1
238		1948		8
239		1948		8
240		1948		7
241		1948		8
242		1948		10
243		1948		2
244		1948		16
245		1948		5
246		1948	Wollongong	19
247		1948		2
248		1948		6
249		1948		37
250		1948		23
251		1948		2
252		1948		7
253		1948	Centrals (Townsville)	0
254		1948		0
255		1948	Dapto	0
256		1948	South Newcastle	5
257		1948	Canberra	4
258		1948		0
259		1948		1
260		1948		3
261		1948		5
262		1948		1
263		1948		6
264		1948		1
265		1948		0
266		1949		1
267		1949		1
268		1949		2
269		1949		2
270		1949		10
271		1949		3
272		1949		23
273		1949	? (Ipswich)	0
274		1950		32
275		1950		3
276		1950		2
277		1950	Mackay	1
278		1950		15
279		1950		15
280		1950		1
281		1951		1
282		1951		33
283		1951		2
284		1951	Bundaberg	13
285		1951		2
286		1951	Brothers (Bundaberg)	3
287		1951		8
288		1951			1
289		1952		8
290		1952	Kurri Kurri	2
291		1952	Norths (Newcastle)	7
292		1952	Lakes United	4
293		1952	^[4]	2
294		1952		2
295		1952		1
296		1952		7
297		1952		6
298		1952	Norths (Newcastle)	17
299		1952		4
300		1952		3
301		1952		6
302		1952		31
303		1952	Souths (Toowoomba)	5
304		1952	Wollongong	21
305		1952		0
306		1953		14
307		1953		0
308		1953		19
309		1954	Ayr Colts	15
310		1954		14
311		1954		1
312		1954		2
313		1954		8
314		1955	Forbes	2
315		1955		3
316		1955		5
317		1955	Toowoomba	2
318		1955		13
319		1956	Scone	3
320		1956	Brothers (Rockhampton)	2
321		1956		7
322		1956		1
323		1956		6
324		1956		8
325		1956		1
326		1956		0
327		1956		2
328		1956	Souths (Toowoomba)	1
329		1956	Cootamundra	8
330		1956		1
331		1957		14
332		1957		8
333		1957		2
334		1957		1
335		1958		10
336		1958		12
337		1958		10
338		1959	Railways (Ipswich)	18
339		1959		39
340		1959		25
341		1959	Innisfail	1
342		1959		25
343		1959	South Townsville	8
344		1959		39
345		1959		11
346		1959		15
347		1959	Valleys (Toowoomba)	3
348		1959		15
349		1959		1
350		1959		2
351		1959		0
352		1959	Kempsey	0
353		1959		0
354		1959	Wagga Wagga Magpies	18
355		1959		31
356		1959		8
357		1959	Eugowra	25
358		1959	Macquarie	3
359		1960		3
360		1960		2
361		1961	Tumut^[5]	0
362		1961	West Wyalong	5
363		1961		9
364		1961		12
365		1961		1
366		1961		2
367		1961		0
368		1961	Cairns	2
369		1961	Norths (Newcastle)	1
370		1961		9
371		1962		8
372		1962	Townsville	2
373		1962		2
374		1962	Lithgow	1
375		1962		6
376		1962		13
377		1963		17
378		1963	Gilgandra^[6]	9
379		1963		45
380		1963		1
381		1963		12
382		1963		14
383		1963		11
384		1963	Gerringong	7
385		1963	Lithgow	1
386		1963		2
387		1963		2
388		1963		0
389		1963		3
390		1963	? (Townsville)	0
391		1963		10
392		1964		26
393		1965	Eugowra	0
394		1965		0
395		1965		2
396		1965		3
397		1965	Burdekin	0
398		1965		0
399		1965	Western Suburbs (Newcastle)	2
400		1965	Maitland	0
401		1966	Souths (Newcastle)	1
402		1966		1
403		1966	Tully	1
404		1966		24
405		1966		13
406		1966		9
407		1966	Theodore	6
408		1966		29
409		1967	Burdekin	3
410		1967		2
411		1967	Lakes United	3
412		1967		1
413		1967		1
414		1967		5
415		1967		0
416		1967	Nowra District	1
417		1967		23
418		1967		0
419		1967		4
420		1967		12
421		1967	Bundaberg	2
422		1967		0
423		1967		0
424		1968		0
425		1968		0
426		1968		8
427		1968		35
428		1968		1
429		1968	Innisfail	5
430		1969		3
431		1969		0
432		1969		2
433		1969		2
434		1969		0
435		1969		5
436		1969	Wanderers Bundaberg	3
437		1969	Western Suburbs (Newcastle)	7
438		1969		0
439		1969		10
440		1970		3
441		1970		3
442		1970		2
443		1970	Railways (Rockhampton)	1
444		1970		2
445		1970		1
446		1970		8
447		1970		1
448		1970		1
449		1970		10
450		1970		16
451		1970		16
452		1970		7
453		1970		1
454		1970		1
455		1971	Warwick	0
456		1971		1
457		1971		1
458		1971		29
459		1971		11
460		1972		2
461		1972		4
462		1972		11
463		1972		4
464		1972		1
465		1972		2
466		1972		3
467		1972		11
468		1973		11
469		1973	Gerringong	33
470		1973		25
471		1973		0
472		1973		8
473		1973		4
474		1973		2
475		1973		8
476		1973		24
477		1973	Western Suburbs (Illawarra)	6
478		1974		9
479		1974		2
480		1975		11
481		1975	Wellington Roosters	6
482		1975		6
483		1975		1
484		1975		1
485		1975		4
486		1975		5
487		1975		3
488		1975		3
489		1975		8
490		1975		3
491		1975		3
492		1975		4
493		1975		6
494		1975		5
495		1975		2
496		1977		4
497		1977		17
498		1977		3
499		1977		19
500		1977		0
501		1977		2
502		1977		1
503		1978	Souths (Innisfail)	25
504		1978	Dapto	1
505		1978		2
506		1978		5
507		1978		8
508		1978		22
509		1978		3
510		1978		2
511		1978		2
512		1978	Wattles (Toowoomba)	1
513		1978		13
514		1978		20
515		1978		17
516		1978		2
517		1978		0
518		1978		6
519		1978		3
520		1978		0
521		1978		1
522		1978		7
523		1978		0
524		1980		13
525		1980		2
526		1980		3
527		1980	Wattles (Toowoomba)	3
528		1980		0
529		1980		1
530		1980		0
531		1981		33
532		1981		2
533		1981		5
534		1981		8
535		1981		9
536		1981		1
537		1981		1
538		1982		3
539		1982		13
540		1982		46
541		1982		5
542		1982		17
543		1982		6
544		1982		9
545		1982		4
546		1982		8
547		1982		0
548		1982		14
549		1982		18
550		1982		18
551		1983		5
552		1983		8
553		1983		1
554		1983		1
555		1983		1
556		1984		1
557		1984		12
558		1984		20
559		1984		13
560		1985		8
561		1985		3
562		1985		19
563		1985		6
564		1985		3
565		1985		5
566		1985		12
567		1985		17
568		1986		5
569		1986		7
570		1986		20
571		1986		10
572		1986		4
573		1986		6
574		1986		22
575		1986		1
576		1986		21
577		1986		4
578		1986		6
579		1986		15
580		1986		9
581		1986		0
582		1986		3
583		1987		1
584		1988		6
585		1988		7
586		1988		25
587		1988		9
588		1988		22
589		1988		1
590		1988		3
591		1988		0
592		1988		0
593		1988		17
594		1989		13
595		1989		2
596		1989		0
597		1989		0
598		1989		8
599		1989		18
600		1990		12
601		1990		21
602		1990		11
603		1990		20
604		1990		13
605		1990		6
606		1990		9
607		1990		40
608		1990		3
609		1990		6
610		1990		4
611		1990		9
612		1990		8
613		1991		1
614		1991		15
615		1991		10
616		1991		2
617		1991		17
618		1991		1
619		1991		13
620		1991		2
621		1991		0
622		1992		20
623		1992		1
624		1992		15
625		1992		0
626		1992		9
627		1994		15
628		1994		1
629		1994		3
630		1994		5
631		1994		4
632		1994		9
633		1994		15
634		1994		14
635		1994		1
636		1994		1
637		1994		10
638		1994		15
639		1995		4
640		1995		9
641		1995		5
642		1995	South Queensland Crushers	3
643		1995		9
644		1995		2
645		1995		2
646		1995		8
647		1995		9
648		1995		15
649		1995		1
650		1995		5
651		1995		2
652		1995		25
653		1995		10
654		1995		3
655		1995		1
656		1996		1
657		1996		1
658		1996		1
659		1997		1
660		1998		4
661		1998		59
662		1998		11
663		1998		3
664		1998		8
665		1998		2
666		1998		14
667		1998		16
668		1998		7
669		1998		8
670		1998		20
671		1998		2
672		1999		8
673		1999		15
674		1999		18
675		1999		20
676		1999		1
677		1999		1
678		1999		8
679		1999		5
680		1999		10
681		1999		9
682		2000		6
683		2000		2
684		2000		5
685		2000		12
686		2000		13
687		2000		20
688		2000		16
689		2001		25
690		2001		6
691		2001		40
692		2001		4
693		2001		9
694		2001		4
695		2001		2
696		2001		15
697		2001		7
698		2001		12
699		2002		25
700		2002		7
701		2002		5
702		2002		26
703		2002		1
704		2002		19
705		2002		16
706		2003		4
707		2003		3
708		2003		18
709		2003		5
710		2003		3
711		2003		4
712		2003	New Zealand Warriors	1
713		2003		1
714		2003		6
715		2003		16
716		2003		11
717		2004		13
718		2004	North Queensland Cowboys	1
719		2004		7
720		2004		7
721		2004		15
722		2004		6
723		2004		11
724		2004		12
725		2005		1
726		2005		2
727		2005		10
728		2005	North Queensland Cowboys	11
729		2005		4
730		2005		1
731		2006	North Queensland Cowboys	38
732		2006		11
733		2006		14
734		2006		14
735		2006		13
736		2006		1
737		2006		39
738		2006		56
739		2006		32
740		2006		11
741		2006		1
742		2006		1
743		2007		17
744		2007		38
745		2007		8
746		2007		1
747		2007		11
748		2007		6
749		2007		1
750		2008		32
751		2008		30
752		2008	North Queensland Cowboys	1
753		2008		1
754		2008	Gold Coast Titans	5
755		2008		5
756		2008		4
757		2008		5
758		2008		15
759		2008		2
760		2008		23
761		2009		3
762		2009		6
763		2009		7
764		2009		18
765		2009		6
766		2009		14
767		2009		3
768		2010		1
769		2010		9
770		2010		4
771		2010		6
772		2010		1
773		2010	North Queensland Cowboys	22
774		2010		1
775		2011		3
776		2011		1
777		2011		1
778		2011		5
779		2011		5
780		2011		5
781		2011		14
782		2011		13
783		2011		3
784		2012	North Queensland Cowboys	12
785		2012		1
786		2013		7
787		2013		20
788		2013		11
789		2014		12
790		2014		7
791		2014		1
792		2014		4
793		2014		18
794		2014		1
795		2014		3
796		2014		7
797		2014		18
798		2014		2
799		1909		2
800		2015		7
801		2015		12
802		2015		1
803		2015		7
804		2016		7
805		2016		1
806		2016		8
807		2016		12
808		2016		5
809		2016		x
810		2016		x
811		2016		3
812		2016		1
813		2016		2
814		2016		7
815		2016		1
816		2017		8
817		2017		8
818		2017		8
819		2017		5
820		2017		4
821		2017		4
822		2017		3
823		2018		3
824		2018		3
825		2018		3
826		2018		3
827		2019		3
828		2019		3
829		2019		3
830		2019		2
831		2019		2
832		2019		1

The year in which a player was first selected in an Australian squad.
The club a player was with when he was first selected.
The total number of matches played for Australia against other national sides.
Total does not include additional Super League test matches.

Super League representatives

During the split season of 1997, the Australian Super League organisation held internationals with New Zealand and Great Britain. These are considered bona fide test matches by the British Rugby Football League, the New Zealand Rugby League and Rugby League International Federation but are excluded from the Australian Rugby League's records.

No.	Name	Club	Matches
		Penrith Panthers	5
		Canberra Raiders	2
		Canberra Raiders	5
		Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	4
		Canberra Raiders	1
		Penrith Panthers	3
		Penrith Panthers	5
		Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	2
		Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	3
		Canterbury Bulldogs	1
		Perth Reds	1
		Perth Reds	1
		Hunter Mariners	2
		Brisbane Broncos	1
		Brisbane Broncos	1
		Brisbane Broncos	4
		Canberra Raiders	3
		Canberra Raiders	5
		Perth Reds	1
		Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	1
		Canberra Raiders	1
		Brisbane Broncos	1
		Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	2
		Brisbane Broncos	5
		Brisbane Broncos	5
		Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	4
		Brisbane Broncos	3
		Brisbane Broncos	5
		North Queensland Cowboys	3
		Brisbane Broncos	1

Also played for The Australian Kangaroos.

Sources

Andrews, Malcolm (2006) The ABC of Rugby League, Austn Broadcasting Corpn, Sydney
Whiticker, Alan & Hudson, Glen (2006) The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, Gavin Allen Publishing, Sydney
Australia - Players at rugbyleagueproject.com
Middleton, David Rugby League Yearbook 1987-88 (1988), Lester Townsend Publishing Sydney
Web site: . Australian Players Register . Australian Rugby League - Annual Report 2005 . secure.ausport.gov.au . 16 June 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090705170103/https://secure.ausport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/98638/Australian_Rugby_League_2005.pdf . 5 July 2009 .

Notes and References

http://www.australianrugbyleague.com.au/kangaroos/register.php Kangaroos Register
Web site: Australian Kangaroos Player Register . 2013 Annual Report . NRL . 1 December 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203014505/http://rugbyleague2013.nrl.com/PDF/Australian_Players_Register.pdf . 3 December 2013 .
Middleton p178
Web site: Brothers and Beyond. brothers.org.au. Toowoomba Brothers Rugby League Club. 21 September 2013.
Middleton p174
Middleton p176

List of Australia national rugby league team players explained

Kangaroos register

Super League representatives

See also

Sources

Notes and References