The team was announced on 19 May 2008, ahead of the first State of Origin game in Sydney.[1]
>| No. | Name | Position|A|A | Clubs|B|B | New South Wales|C|C | Australia|D|D | Source |
|---|
| 1. | Clive Churchill (c) | | born
21 January 1927
died
9 August 1985 | FB}} | Central Newcastle, South Sydney, Brisbane Norths | 36 matches (1948-1957)
27 Interstate matches
9 City vs Country matches (with City) | 37 matches (1948–1956)
34 Test matches
3 World Cup matches |
| 2. | Ken Irvine | born
5 March 1940
died
22 December 1990 | WG}} | North Sydney, Manly Warringah | 32 matches (1959–1967)
24 Interstate matches
8 City vs Country matches (with City)35 matches (1959–1968)
33 Test matches
2 World Cup matches | |
| 3. | Reg Gasnier | born
12 May 1939
died
11 May 2014 | CE}} | St. George | 16 matches (1959–1967)
16 Interstate matches | 39 matches (1959–1967)
36 Test matches
3 World Cup matches |
| 4. | Graeme Langlands | born
1 September 1941
died
20 January 2018 | CE}} | Wollongong, St. George | 34 matches (1962–1975)
33 Interstate matches
1 City vs Country match (with Country) | 45 matches (1963–1975)
34 Test matches
11 World Cup matches |
| 5. | Dally Messenger | born
12 April 1883
died
24 November 1959 | WG}} | Eastern Suburbs | 32 matches (1907–1912)
3 Tour matches
23 Interstate matches
6 City vs Country matches (with City)7 matches (1908–1910)
7 Test matches | |
| 6. | Bob Fulton | born
1 December 1947 | FE}} | Wests Wollongong, Manly-Warringah, Eastern Suburbs | 16 matches (1967-1978)
16 Interstate matches
35 matches (1968-1978)
20 Test matches
15 World Cup matches
1 regular match | |
| 7. | Andrew Johns | born
19 May 1974 | HB}} | Newcastle, Warrington | 26 matches (1995–2005)
23 State of Origin matches
3 City vs Country matches (with Country) | 27 matches (1995–2006)
18 Test matches
9 World Cup matches |
| 8. | Frank Burge | born
14 August 1894
died
5 July 1958 | PR}} | Glebe, Grenfell, St. George | 6 matches (1912–1926)
6 Interstate matches | 13 matches (1914–1922)
13 Test matches |
| 9. | Sandy Pearce | born
1883
died
1930 | HK}} | Eastern Suburbs | 6 matches (1910-1920)
6 Interstate matches | 14 matches (1908-1922)
14 Test matches |
| 10. | Glenn Lazarus | born
11 December 1965 | PR}} | Canberra Raiders, Brisbane Broncos, Melbourne Storm | 22 matches (1989–1999)
19 State of Origin matches
3 Super League matches | 22 matches (1990–1999)
15 Test matches
6 World Cup matches
1 Super League match |
| 11. | Ron Coote | born
25 October 1944 | SR}} | South Sydney, Eastern Suburbs | 13 matches (1965–1975)
13 Interstate matches | 23 matches (1967–1975)
13 Test matches
10 World Cup matches |
| 12. | Norm Provan | born
18 December 1932 | SR}} | St. George | 19 matches (1954–1961)
19 Interstate matches | 25 matches (1954–1960)
21 Test matches
4 World Cup matches |
| 13. | Johnny Raper | born
12 April 1939 | LK}} | Newtown, St. George, Wests Newcastle, Kurri Kurri | 24 matches (1959–1970)
24 Interstate matches | 39 matches (1959–1968)
33 Test matches
6 World Cup matches |
| 14. | Wally Prigg | born
17 October 1908
died
8 September 1980 | Reserve | Wests Newcastle, Centrals Newcastle | 35 matches (1929–1939)
35 Interstate matches | 19 matches (1929–1938)
19 Test matches |
| 15. | Dave Brown | born
4 April 1913
died
23 February 1974 | Reserve | Eastern Suburbs, Warrington | 19 matches (1930-1936)
19 Interstate matches | 9 matches (1933-1936)
9 Test matches |
| 16. | Steve Rogers | born
29 November 1954
died
3 January 2006 | Reserve | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, St. George Dragons, Widnes | 21 matches (1973–1982)
17 Interstate matches
4 State of Origin matches | 24 matches (1973–1982)
21 Test matches
3 World Cup matches |
| 17. | Roy Bull | | born
12 June 1929
died
29 June 2004 | Reserve | Manly-Warringah | 26 matches (1949–1956)
26 Interstate matches | 23 matches (1949–1957)
20 Test matches
3 World Cup matches |
| Coach{{Ref label>Coach|E|E}} | Jack Gibson | born
27 February 1929
died
9 May 2008 | Eastern Suburbs, St. George, Newtown, South Sydney Rabbitohs, Parramatta Eels, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 6 matches (1989–1990)
as coach
2 wins
4 losses |
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1. ^{{cite web|publisher=Daily Telegraph|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/nsw-rugby-league-team-of-the-century-revealed/story-e6frexv9-1111116382664}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}
{{New South Wales rugby league team of the century}}