# 2000 NRL season

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.
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.

### 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, 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.
* 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

2000 NRL seasonvte :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Brisbane Broncos (P) | 26 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 696 | 388 | +308 | 38 |
| 2 | Sydney Roosters | 26 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 601 | 520 | +81 | 32 |
| 3 | Newcastle Knights | 26 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 686 | 532 | +154 | 31 |
| 4 | Canberra Raiders | 26 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 506 | 479 | +27 | 30 |
| 5 | Penrith Panthers | 26 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 573 | 562 | +11 | 30 |
| 6 | Melbourne Storm | 26 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 672 | 529 | +143 | 29 |
| 7 | Parramatta Eels | 26 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 476 | 456 | +20 | 29 |
| 8 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 26 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 570 | 463 | +107 | 26 |
| 9 | St George Illawarra Dragons | 26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 576 | 656 | -80 | 24 |
| 10 | Wests Tigers | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 519 | 642 | -123 | 24 |
| 11 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 469 | 553 | -84 | 21 |
| 12 | Northern Eagles | 26 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 476 | 628 | -152 | 18 |
| 13 | Auckland Warriors | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 426 | 662 | -236 | 18 |
| 14 | North Queensland Cowboys | 26 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 436 | 612 | -176 | 12$^1$ |
$^1$ North Queensland were stripped of 2 competition points due to a breach of the interchange rule in Round 4.

### Ladder progression

* 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
| | 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 | Brisbane | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 38 |
| 2 | Sydney | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 |
| 3 | Newcastle | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 31 |
| 4 | Canberra | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 |
| 5 | Penrith | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 |
| 6 | Melbourne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 29 |
| 7 | Parramatta | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 29 |
| 8 | Cronulla | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 |
| 9 | St George Illawarra | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 |
| 10 | Wests | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| 11 | Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| 12 | Northern Eagles | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| 13 | Auckland | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
| 14 | North Queensland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |

## 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.
| Home | Score | Away | Match information | Match information | Match information | Match information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and time | Venue | Referee | Crowd |
| Qualifying Finals |||||||
| Canberra Raiders | 34–16 | Penrith Panthers | 4 August 2000 | Bruce Stadium | Steve Clark | 18,479 |
| Newcastle Knights | 30–16 | Melbourne Storm | 5 August 2000 | Marathon Stadium | Tim Mander | 20,597 |
| Sydney Roosters | 8–32 | Parramatta Eels | 5 August 2000 | Sydney Football Stadium | Bill Harrigan | 21,377 |
| Brisbane Broncos | 34–20 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 6 August 2000 | ANZ Stadium | Paul Simpkins | 25,831 |
| Semi-finals |||||||
| Parramatta Eels | 28–10 | Penrith Panthers | 12 August 2000 | Sydney Football Stadium | Bill Harrigan | 25,746 |
| Canberra Raiders | 10–38 | Sydney Roosters | 13 August 2000 | Sydney Football Stadium | Tim Mander | 16,441 |
| Preliminary Finals |||||||
| Newcastle Knights | 20–26 | Sydney Roosters | 19 August 2000 | Sydney Football Stadium | Bill Harrigan | 33,727 |
| Brisbane Broncos | 16–10 | Parramatta Eels | 20 August 2000 | Stadium Australia | Tim Mander | 31,087 |

### Chart

| Qualifying finals | Qualifying finals | Qualifying finals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Preliminary finals | Preliminary finals | Preliminary finals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Brisbane | 34 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Cronulla | 20 | | | | 1W | Brisbane | 16 | | | |
| | | | 4W | Parramatta | 28 | | Parramatta | 10 | | | |
| 2 | Sydney | 8 | 2L | Penrith | 10 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Sydney | 8 | 2L | Penrith | 10 | | | | Brisbane | Brisbane | 14 |
| 7 | Parramatta | 32 | | | | | | | Brisbane | Brisbane | 14 |
| 7 | Parramatta | 32 | | | | | | | Sydney | Sydney | 6 |
| 3 | Newcastle | 30 | | | | 2W | Newcastle | 20 | | | |
| 6 | Melbourne | 16 | 3W | Canberra | 10 | | Sydney | 26 | | | |
| | | | 1L | Sydney | 38 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Canberra | 34 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Penrith | 16 | | | | | | | | | |

### Grand final

* Sunday, 27 August 15:00 AEDT (UTC+11)
| Brisbane Broncos | 14 – 6 | Sydney Roosters |
| Tries: 2 Tuqiri 16' Sailor 54' Goals: 3 De Vere pen 11', 17', pen 26' (3/5) | 1st: 10–2 2nd: 4–4 Report | Tries: 1 Fitzgibbon 69' Goals: 1 Phillips pen 33' (1/1) Fitzgibbon (0/1) |
* Stadium Australia, Sydney Attendance: 94,277 Referee: Bill Harrigan Touch judges: Steve Lyons, Phil Cooley Clive Churchill Medal: Darren Lockyer (Brisbane)

## Player statistics

The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 26.
| Points | Player | Tries | Goals | Field Goals |
| 224 | Joel Caine | 15 | 82 | 0 |
| 208 | Mat Rogers | 18 | 68 | 0 |
| 204 | Daryl Halligan | 7 | 88 | 0 |
| 196 | Ryan Girdler | 12 | 73 | 2 |
| 186 | Michael De Vere | 12 | 69 | 0 |
| Tries | Player |
| 25 | Nathan Blacklock |
| 18 | Timana Tahu |
| 18 | Mat Rogers |
| 17 | Wendell Sailor |
| 17 | Shannon Hegarty |
| Goals | Player |
| 88 | Daryl Halligan |
| 82 | Joel Caine |
| 78 | Tasesa Lavea |
| 77 | Andrew Johns |
| 73 | Ryan Girdler |

## 2000 Transfers
### Players

| Player | 1999 Club | 2000 Club |
| Syd Eru | Auckland Warriors | Retirement |
| Brady Malam | Auckland Warriors | Super League: Wigan Warriors |
| Matthew Ridge | Auckland Warriors | Retirement |
| Tony Tatupu | Auckland Warriors | Super League: Wakefield Trinity Wildcats |
| John Carlaw | Balmain Tigers | Wests Tigers |
| Ben Duckworth | Balmain Tigers | Wests Tigers |
| Shayne Dunley | Balmain Tigers | Wests Tigers |
| Craig Field | Balmain Tigers | Wests Tigers |
| Michael Gillett | Balmain Tigers | Wests Tigers |
| Craig Hancock | Balmain Tigers | Retirement |
| Solomon Haumono | Balmain Tigers | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Jason Lowrie | Balmain Tigers | Wests Tigers |
| Laloa Milford | Balmain Tigers | Wests Tigers |
| Adam Nable | Balmain Tigers | Wests Tigers |
| Shannon Nevin | Balmain Tigers | Retirement |
| Mark O'Neill | Balmain Tigers | Wests Tigers |
| Darren Senter | Balmain Tigers | Wests Tigers |
| Jacin Sinclair | Balmain Tigers | Retirement |
| Tyran Smith | Balmain Tigers | Wests Tigers |
| Adam Starr | Balmain Tigers | Redcliffe Dolphins (Queensland Cup) |
| Mark Stimson | Balmain Tigers | Wests Tigers |
| Shane Walker | Balmain Tigers | Wests Tigers |
| Jason Webber | Balmain Tigers | Super League: Salford City Reds |
| Andrew Gee | Brisbane Broncos | Super League: Warrington Wolves |
| Allan Langer | Brisbane Broncos | Super League: Warrington Wolves |
| John Plath | Brisbane Broncos | Retirement |
| Steve Renouf | Brisbane Broncos | Super League: Wigan Warriors |
| Peter Ryan | Brisbane Broncos | ACT Brumbies (Super 12) |
| Ben Kennedy | Canberra Raiders | Newcastle Knights |
| Rod Maybon | Canberra Raiders | Retirement |
| David Westley | Canberra Raiders | Parramatta Eels |
| Robert Relf | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Phil Adamson | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Retirement |
| Anthony Colella | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Canberra Raiders |
| Owen Cunningham | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Northern Eagles |
| Damian Driscoll | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Northern Eagles |
| Andrew Frew | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Northern Eagles |
| Daniel Gartner | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Northern Eagles |
| Terry Hill | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Wests Tigers |
| John Hopoate | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Wests Tigers |
| Andrew King | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Northern Eagles |
| Nik Kosef | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Northern Eagles |
| Cliff Lyons | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Retirement |
| Graham Mackay | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Super League: Leeds Rhinos |
| Steve Menzies | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Northern Eagles |
| Adam Peters | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Canberra Raiders |
| Brendon Reeves | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Northern Eagles |
| Jim Serdaris | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Retirement |
| Neil Tierney | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Retirement |
| Geoff Toovey | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Northern Eagles |
| Albert Torrens | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Northern Eagles |
| Paul Bell | Melbourne Storm | Super League: Leeds Rhinos |
| Glenn Lazarus | Melbourne Storm | Retirement |
| Tawera Nikau | Melbourne Storm | Super League: Warrington Wolves |
| Scott Conley | Newcastle Knights | Retirement |
| Owen Craigie | Newcastle Knights | Wests Tigers |
| Paul Harragon | Newcastle Knights | Retirement |
| David Lomax | Newcastle Knights | Super League: Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants |
| Jason Moodie | Newcastle Knights | Parramatta Eels |
| Steve Walters | Newcastle Knights | Retirement |
| Jody Gall | North Queensland Cowboys | Penrith Panthers |
| John Lomax | North Queensland Cowboys | Melbourne Storm |
| Glen Murphy | North Queensland Cowboys | Retirement |
| Noa Nadruku | North Queensland Cowboys | Retirement |
| Matthew Ryan | North Queensland Cowboys | Retirement |
| Kris Tassell | North Queensland Cowboys | Super League: Salford City Reds |
| Michael Buettner | North Sydney Bears | Northern Eagles |
| Brett Dallas | North Sydney Bears | Super League: Wigan Warriors |
| David Fairleigh | North Sydney Bears | Newcastle Knights |
| Jamie Goddard | North Sydney Bears | Northern Eagles |
| Ben Ikin | North Sydney Bears | Brisbane Broncos |
| Gary Larson | North Sydney Bears | Parramatta Eels |
| William Leyshon | North Sydney Bears | Northern Eagles |
| Billy Moore | North Sydney Bears | Retirement |
| Glenn Morrison | North Sydney Bears | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Adam Muir | North Sydney Bears | Northern Eagles |
| Scott Pethybridge | North Sydney Bears | Auckland Warriors |
| Nigel Roy | North Sydney Bears | Northern Eagles |
| Matt Seers | North Sydney Bears | Wests Tigers |
| Mark Soden | North Sydney Bears | Retirement |
| Paul Stringer | North Sydney Bears | Northern Eagles |
| Josh Stuart | North Sydney Bears | Northern Eagles |
| Anthony Swann | North Sydney Bears | Canberra Raiders |
| Jason Taylor | North Sydney Bears | Northern Eagles |
| Steve Trindall | North Sydney Bears | Northern Eagles |
| Nathan Barnes | Parramatta Eels | Canberra Raiders |
| Jason Bell | Parramatta Eels | Auckland Warriors |
| Jarrod McCracken | Parramatta Eels | Wests Tigers |
| Justin Morgan | Parramatta Eels | Canberra Raiders |
| Dean Pay | Parramatta Eels | Retirement |
| Chris Quinn | Parramatta Eels | Retirement |
| Mark Tookey | Parramatta Eels | Auckland Warriors |
| Shane Whereat | Parramatta Eels | Retirement |
| Greg Alexander | Penrith Panthers | Retirement |
| Tim Brasher | South Sydney Rabbitohs | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Mark Carroll | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Retirement |
| Chris Caruana | South Sydney Rabbitohs | N/A |
| Peter Clarke | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Retirement |
| Andrew Dunemann | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Super League: Halifax Blue Sox |
| Sean Garlick | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Retirement |
| Tony Iro | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Retirement |
| Justin Loomans | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Central Comets (Queensland Cup) |
| Paul McNicholas | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
| Scott Murray | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
| Jason Nicol | South Sydney Rabbitohs | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Julian O'Neill | South Sydney Rabbitohs | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Matt Parsons | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Newcastle Knights |
| Wes Patten | South Sydney Rabbitohs | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Wayne Richards | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Retirement |
| Brett Rodwell | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Retirement |
| Ian Rubin | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Sydney Roosters |
| Jeremy Schloss | South Sydney Rabbitohs | North Queensland Cowboys |
| James Smith | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Super League: Salford City Reds |
| Robert Tocco | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Retirement |
| Darrell Trindall | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Super League: St. Helens |
| Craig Wing | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Sydney Roosters |
| Mark Coyne | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Retirement |
| Craig Fitzgibbon | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Sydney Roosters |
| Brad Mackay | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Super League: Bradford Bulls |
| Matthew Rodwell | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Penrith Panthers |
| Rod Wishart | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Retirement |
| Graham Appo | Sydney City Roosters | North Queensland Cowboys |
| David Barnhill | Sydney City Roosters | Super League: Leeds Rhinos |
| Ivan Cleary | Sydney City Roosters | Auckland Warriors |
| Justin Dooley | Sydney City Roosters | Super League: London Broncos |
| Paul Langmack | Sydney City Roosters | Retirement |
| Andrew Walker | Sydney City Roosters | ACT Brumbies (Super 12) |
| Adam Bristow | Western Suburbs Magpies | Leigh Centurions (Northern Ford Premiership) |
| Justin Brooker | Western Suburbs Magpies | Super League: Bradford Bulls |
| Scott Coxon | Western Suburbs Magpies | Auckland Warriors |
| Leo Dynevor | Western Suburbs Magpies | Retirement |
| Darren Fritz | Western Suburbs Magpies | Retirement |
| Matt Fuller | Western Suburbs Magpies | Retirement |
| Steve Georgallis | Western Suburbs Magpies | Wests Tigers |
| Luke Goodwin | Western Suburbs Magpies | N/A |
| Brett Hodgson | Western Suburbs Magpies | Parramatta Eels |
| Harvey Howard | Western Suburbs Magpies | Brisbane Broncos |
| Andrew Leeds | Western Suburbs Magpies | Retirement |
| Ken McGuinness | Western Suburbs Magpies | Wests Tigers |
| Kevin McGuinness | Western Suburbs Magpies | Wests Tigers |
| Ciriaco Mescia | Western Suburbs Magpies | Wests Tigers |
| John Skandalis | Western Suburbs Magpies | Wests Tigers |
| Matthew Spence | Western Suburbs Magpies | Auckland Warriors |
| James Pickering | Super League: Castleford Tigers | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
| Brett Grogan | Super League: Gateshead Thunder | Northern Eagles |
| Kerrod Walters | Super League: Gateshead Thunder | Brisbane Broncos |
| Robbie Simpson | Super League: London Broncos | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Des Clark | Super League: St. Helens | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Shane Kenward | Super League: Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Bruce Mamando | Sydney City Roosters | North Queensland Cowboys |

### Coaches

| Coach | 1999 Club | 2000 Club |
| Wayne Pearce | Balmain Tigers | Wests Tigers |
| Peter Sharp | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Northern Eagles |
| Graham Murray | Super League: Leeds Rhinos | Sydney Roosters |