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100 years of the game

Rugby league in Australia started as a rebel football competition established in defiance of the New South Wales Rugby Union. With its mix of hardness and athleticism, it has grown to become one of the most popular of Australian sports, a skilful fast-moving game that has the passionate support of its fans.

Here, relive some of the key moments and memorabilia, with photographs which bear testament to the great teams and personalities of the past.

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Thumbnail of Viv Thicknesse scoring a try for New South Wales

Thumbnail of City versus Country game in 1934

Thumbnail of Frank McMillan, dressed in a black suit and bowler hat, with the Labor Daily Cup

Thumbnail of photo of the 1937 Kangaroo players working on their scrummaging technique on the deck of the SS Awatea

1933: The Human Bullet

Photo of Vic Hey wearing the Australian Rugby League uniform

Courtesy Melba Studios.

Vic Hey's nickname, 'the Human Bullet', indicates what a devastating player he was in attack and defence. A star with Western Suburbs, he also represented New South Wales, Queensland and Australia. He played in England for a decade before returning to see out his playing days with Parramatta.



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100 years of the game

1933: The Human Bullet

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