2003 NRL season

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English Template:Short description Template:Template other The 2003 NRL premiership was the 96th season of professional rugby league football in Australia and the sixth run by the National Rugby League. Fifteen teams competed, with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles returning in place of their failed joint-venture club, the Northern Eagles. Ultimately, the Penrith Panthers defeated reigning champions, the Sydney Roosters in the 2003 NRL grand final, claiming their first premiership since 1991.

Season summary

Season 2003 brought in the new "golden point" extra time rule, where after 80 minutes, if the game was drawn, then 10 minutes of extra time was played until one team scored the winning point(s). The salary cap for the 2003 season was A$3.25 million per club for their 25 highest-paid players.

The first round of the Premiership improved on the previous year's in terms of attendance and television ratings. The major story this season was the resurgence of the Penrith Panthers, who defied the critics and naysayers to win their second premiership in their illustrious history since joining the competition in 1967. Coached by John Lang and captained by Craig Gower, the Panthers were the surprise minor premiers, dominating the competition despite consistent disparagement from many sources, and would continue their outstanding form in the finals, beating the Broncos, Warriors and finally the Roosters in the grand final.

The Dally M Medal ceremony was cancelled by the NRL after negotiations with the players' union, the Rugby League Professionals Association, stalled. All votes for the award were destroyed. It was later revealed that with one round of the regular season to play, Craig Gower was leading both Brad Fittler and Clinton Schifcofske by one point in the overall points tally. However, with the ceremony officially cancelled more than a week out from the awards, no points were allocated in the final round of the season.

At the end of the season, Chris Anderson would lose his job at Cronulla-Sutherland, while Peter Sharp was dismissed as the Sea Eagles coach. Trainer and former Manly star, Des Hasler would replace Sharp as head coach in 2004.

Also at the end of the season, a squad of players from the NRL premiership went on the 2003 Kangaroo tour.

A major flaw of the fixture was that the previous season's Grand Finalists, the New Zealand Warriors and Sydney Roosters, did not meet until the penultimate round of the regular season.

Teams

The lineup of fifteen teams for the 2003 premiership remained unchanged from the previous season, except that the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles name and colours rejoined the competition since their merger with North Sydney Bears in 1999, taking the place of the failed Northern Eagles, Manly Warringah returned as a stand alone in 2002, but played under the Northern Eagles name and colours

Records and statistics

• Anthony Minichiello ran 4,571 metres with the ball in 2003, more than any other player in the competition.
• Nathan Brown became the youngest non-playing coach in premiership history at the age of 29. Brown had retired from playing in 2001 after a neck injury in a trial game.
• Referee Bill Harrigan's tenth grand final in 2003, the final match of his career, stands as the record for the most grand finals officiated by a referee.
• On 23 August the Parramatta Eels beat the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 74–4, at the time the third highest winning margin for a club game in Australian rugby league history.
• Also on 23 August, the North Queensland Cowboys beat the South Sydney Rabbitohs 60–8, at the time the biggest win and most points in a match in Cowboys history.
• The Brisbane Broncos set a record for their longest losing streak, from round 20 to the 4th qualifying final. This was equalled again from round 22, 2005 to round 1, 2006 inclusive, and then broken when the club lost thirteen consecutive matches between round 10, 2020 and round 2, 2021 inclusive.
• The Penrith Panthers became the first team to win the minor premiership and hold bottom spot on the ladder in the same season.
• The Penrith Panthers won 8 matches in a row from 19 April - 7 June, most wins in a row in the club's history. This was broken in season 2020, when the club won seventeen consecutive matches between round six and the preliminary final inclusive.
• The Bulldogs equalled their worst defeat with a 50–4 loss to the Melbourne Storm in round 22.
• The Brisbane Broncos suffered their worst ever defeat at Suncorp Stadium, losing to the Bulldogs 40–4 in round 18. This was later eclipsed by a 56–18 loss to the New Zealand Warriors in round 12, 2013, and then again with a 59–0 loss to the Sydney Roosters in round 4, 2020. They also only recorded one victory at the Stadium in season 2003, which came two weeks earlier with a 10–8 win over the Sydney Roosters (who, at that time had not won at Suncorp since 1991, however this drought ended in 2005).

Advertising

In 2003 the NRL sacked their advertising agency of the previous two years, Saatchi & Saatchi Sydney, and took the unusual step of coming up with their own in-house creative concept. Former Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks player and then current Parramatta Eels assistant coach Alan Wilson hit upon the idea of using the Hoodoo Gurus' 1987 hit "What's My Scene?" with reworked lyrics as "That's My Team".

"and another thing, I'm discovering lately, I'm a bit crazy, for my rugby league team "

Wilson is a friend of Hoodoo Gurus singer Dave Faulkner and made the necessary arrangements which included re-uniting the band to re-record the track. Faulkner is a long-time supporter of the Sharks and the original film clip of "What's My Scene?" had included shots of band members in Wests and Cronulla-Sutherland jumpers.

The ad focuses on the grass roots supporters at all levels of the game and in its finished version includes shots of fans from the Cessnock Goannas, a proud Bulldogs supporter and a Penrith teenager with a broken leg signed by her heroes. These images are included with the usual fare of pre-season team training images, big-hits, clever passes and post-try celebrations.

To produce the ad the League returned to the agency who created and produced the Tina Turner campaigns from 1989 to 1995 - Hertz Walpole Advertising by now renamed MJW Hakuhodo.

Regular season

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	F1	F2	F3	GF
Brisbane Broncos	PEN +4	SOU +2	CRO +26	NQL +8	NZL −20	SYD −7	PAR +6	WTI +32	NQL +26	MEL +20	CBY +24	NEW −10	X	CAN +4	X	SYD +2	SGI −16	CBY −36	MEL +4*	MAN −6	CRO −10	PEN −7	WTI −2	NZL −8	PAR −2	SGI −1	PEN −10
Canberra Raiders	NQL +32	WTI +7	SGI +4	PEN +12	PAR +14	X	CBY +4	SOU +22	MEL −20	PEN −8	NZL +8	CRO +6	PAR +36	BRI −4	NZL −8	X	MEL −10	SGI +1	WTI +2	CRO +28	SYD −4	MAN +35	NQL −6	NEW +8	CBY +5	SYD −7	MEL −12	NZL −1
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	SOU +8	NZL −4	WTI +32	PAR +20	NEW −6	SGI −10	CAN −4	NZL +6	SYD +6	SGI +2	BRI −24	WTI −6	SYD +10	MAN +14	MEL +14	PEN −2	NEW +34	BRI +36	X	NQL +20	SOU +50	MEL +46	MAN +32	X	CAN −5	CRO +14	NZL −26	MEL +30	SYD −10
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	MEL −4	X	BRI −26	SYD −20	MEL −6	NEW −8	X	SGI −16	MAN +24	SOU +16	NEW +6	CAN −6	NZL −17	WTI +2	MAN −18	NQL +6	PEN −20	WTI −32	NZL −7	CAN −28	BRI +10	SYD −8	SGI +9	PAR −70	SOU +20	CBY −14
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	X	NQL −10	NZL −4	WTI −26	SGI +26	MEL +6	SOU +8	PEN −1	CRO −24	PAR +2*	NQL −11	X	WTI +8	CBY −14	CRO +18	SGI −14	PAR −11	NZL −8	SYD −24	BRI +6	NEW −8	CAN −35	CBY −32	SYD −30	PEN −26	MEL −30
Melbourne Storm	CRO +4	PEN +26	X	NEW −16	CRO +6	MAN −6	NQL −20	NEW +40	CAN +20	BRI −20	PAR +2	SYD −7	SOU −27	PEN +20	CBY −14	WTI +8	CAN +10	NQL +6	BRI −4*	SOU +18	NZL +2	CBY −46	PAR +38	SGI +8	X	MAN +30	CAN +12	CBY −30
Newcastle Knights	NZL +10	SYD −4	PAR −18	MEL +16	CBY +6	CRO +8	WTI +28	MEL −40	SOU +14	SYD −22	CRO −6	BRI +10	X	SGI +2	PEN −28	PAR +14	CBY −34	X	PEN −13	WTI −40	MAN +8	NQL +36	NZL +16	CAN −8	SGI +34	NQL +8	SYD −28
New Zealand Warriors	NEW −10	CBY +4	MAN +4	SOU +22	BRI +20	NQL +6	PEN −14	CBY −6	PAR +2	X	CAN −8	PEN −22	CRO +17	PAR −2	CAN +8	SOU +1*	NQL −20	MAN +8	CRO +7	X	MEL −2	SGI +10	NEW −16	BRI +8	SYD +2	WTI +16	CBY +26	CAN +1	PEN −8
North Queensland Cowboys	CAN −32	MAN +10	SOU +7	BRI −8	SYD −32	NZL −6	MEL +20	X	BRI −26	WTI +18	MAN +11	SGI +20	PEN −4*	SYD −1	PAR −2	CRO −6	NZL +20	MEL −6	SGI −20	CBY −20	X	NEW −36	CAN +6	SOU +52	WTI +20	NEW −8
Parramatta Eels	SYD −18	SGI −2	NEW +18	CBY −20	CAN −14	WTI +20	BRI −6	SYD −32	NZL −2	MAN −2*	MEL −2	SOU +24	CAN −36	NZL +2	NQL +2	NEW −14	MAN +11	X	SOU +14	SGI +26	WTI +3	X	MEL −38	CRO +70	BRI +2	PEN −18
Penrith Panthers	BRI −4	MEL −26	SYD +1	CAN −12	X	SOU +2	NZL +14	MAN +1	SGI +4	CAN +8	WTI +22	NZL +22	NQL +4*	MEL −20	NEW +28	CBY +2	CRO +20	SOU +6	NEW +13	SYD −14	SGI −6	BRI +7	X	WTI +16	MAN +26	PAR +18	BRI +10	X	NZL +8	SYD +12
South Sydney Rabbitohs	CBY −8	BRI −2	NQL −7	NZL −22	WTI +10	PEN −2	MAN −8	CAN −22	NEW −14	CRO −16	SGI −2	PAR −24	MEL +27	X	SGI −14	NZL −1*	SYD −28	PEN −6	PAR −14	MEL −18	CBY −50	WTI +2	SYD −10	NQL −52	CRO −20	X
St. George Illawarra Dragons	WTI −4	PAR +2	CAN −4	X	MAN −26	CBY +10	SYD +4	CRO +16	PEN −4	CBY −2	SOU +2	NQL −20	X	NEW −2	SOU +14	MAN +14	BRI +16	CAN −1	NQL +20	PAR −26	PEN +6	NZL −10	CRO −9	MEL −8	NEW −34	BRI +1
Sydney Roosters	PAR +18	NEW +4	PEN −1	CRO +20	NQL +32	BRI +7	SGI −4	PAR +32	CBY −6	NEW +22	X	MEL +7	CBY −10	NQL +1	WTI −8	BRI −2	SOU +28	X	MAN +24	PEN +14	CAN +4	CRO +8	SOU +10	MAN +30	NZL −2	CAN +7	NEW +28	X	CBY +10	PEN −12
Wests Tigers	SGI +4	CAN −7	CBY −32	MAN +26	SOU −10	PAR −20	NEW −28	BRI −32	X	NQL −18	PEN −22	CBY +6	MAN −8	CRO −2	SYD +8	MEL −8	X	CRO +32	CAN −2	NEW +40	PAR −3	SOU −2	BRI +2	PEN −16	NQL −20	NZL −16
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	F1	F2	F3	GF

Bold – Home game
X – Bye
* – Golden point game
Opponent for round listed above margin

Finals series

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			Date and Time	Venue	Referee	Crowd
Qualifying Finals
File:Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders	18 – 30	File:Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm	12 September 2003	Canberra Stadium	Tim Mander	14,094
File:Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	22 – 48	File:New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors	13 September 2003	Sydney Showground	Bill Harrigan	18,312
File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters	36 – 8	File:Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights	13 September 2003	Aussie Stadium	Sean Hampstead	23,853
File:Panthers colours.svg Penrith Panthers	28 – 18	File:Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos	14 September 2003	Penrith Football Stadium	Steve Clark	18,534
Semi-finals
File:New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors	17 – 16	File:Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders	20 September 2003	Aussie Stadium	Tim Mander	31,616
File:Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	30 – 0	File:Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm	21 September 2003	Aussie Stadium	Bill Harrigan	19,367
Preliminary Finals
Template:Leagueicon Sydney Roosters	28 – 18	File:Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	27 September 2003	Aussie Stadium	Bill Harrigan	41,123
File:Panthers colours.svg Penrith Panthers	28 – 20	File:New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors	28 September 2003	Telstra Stadium	Tim Mander	43,174

Grand Final

{{#section:2003 NRL Grand Final|scoreboard}}

Player statistics

The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 26.

Top 5 point scorers

Points	Player	Tries	Goals	Field Goals
270	Template:Leagueicon Hazem El Masri	8	119	0
230	Template:Leagueicon Josh Hannay	10	95	0
208	Template:Leagueicon Clinton Schifcofske	8	87	2
180	Template:Leagueicon Michael De Vere	12	66	0
170	Template:Leagueicon Matt Orford	7	71	0

Top 5 try scorers

Tries	Player
24	File:Panthers colours.svg Rhys Wesser
21	Template:Leagueicon Matt Sing
21	Template:Leagueicon Scott Donald
20	Template:Leagueicon Joel Monaghan
19	Template:Leagueicon Nigel Vagana
19	Template:Leagueicon Billy Slater

Top 5 goal scorers

Goals	Player
119	Template:Leagueicon Hazem El Masri
95	Template:Leagueicon Josh Hannay
87	Template:Leagueicon Clinton Schifcofske
71	Template:Leagueicon Matt Orford
69	Template:Leagueicon Mark Riddell

2003 Transfers

Players

Player	2002 Club	2003 Club
Ashley Harrison	Template:Leagueicon Brisbane Broncos	Template:Leagueicon South Sydney Rabbitohs
Allan Langer	Template:Leagueicon Brisbane Broncos	Retirement
Lote Tuqiri	Template:Leagueicon Brisbane Broncos	New South Wales Waratahs (Super 12)
Shane Walker	Template:Leagueicon Brisbane Broncos	Template:Leagueicon South Sydney Rabbitohs
Brett Finch	Template:Leagueicon Canberra Raiders	Template:Leagueicon Sydney Roosters
Ken Nagas	Template:Leagueicon Canberra Raiders	Retirement
Todd Payten	Template:Leagueicon Canberra Raiders	Template:Leagueicon Sydney Roosters
Brett Howland	Template:Leagueicon Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	File:Panthers colours.svg Penrith Panthers
Paul Rauhihi	Template:Leagueicon Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Template:Leagueicon North Queensland Cowboys
Darren Smith	Template:Leagueicon Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Template:Leagueicon Super League: St. Helens
Nathan Sologinkin	Template:Leagueicon Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Template:Leagueicon Melbourne Storm
Darrell Trindall	Template:Leagueicon Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Retirement
Colin Best	Template:Leagueicon Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Template:Leagueicon Super League: Hull F.C.
Preston Campbell	Template:Leagueicon Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	File:Panthers colours.svg Penrith Panthers
Nick Graham	Template:Leagueicon Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Template:Leagueicon Super League: Wigan Warriors
Matthew Johns	Template:Leagueicon Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Retirement
Karl Lovell	Template:Leagueicon Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Retirement
Chris McKenna	Template:Leagueicon Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Template:Leagueicon Super League: Leeds Rhinos
Paul Mellor	Template:Leagueicon Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Template:Leagueicon Super League: Castleford Tigers
Andrew Pierce	Template:Leagueicon Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Retirement
Dean Treister	Template:Leagueicon Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Template:Leagueicon Super League: Hull F.C.
William Leyshon	Template:Leagueicon Melbourne Storm	Template:Leagueicon Parramatta Eels
Henry Perenara	Template:Leagueicon Melbourne Storm	Template:Leagueicon St. George Illawarra Dragons
Matt Rua	Template:Leagueicon Melbourne Storm	N/A
Ian Sibbit	Template:Leagueicon Melbourne Storm	Template:Leagueicon Super League: Warrington Wolves
Richard Swain	Template:Leagueicon Melbourne Storm	Template:Leagueicon Brisbane Broncos
Julian Bailey	Template:Leagueicon Newcastle Knights	Template:Leagueicon Super League: Huddersfield Giants
John Morris	Template:Leagueicon Newcastle Knights	Template:Leagueicon Parramatta Eels
Clinton O'Brien	Template:Leagueicon Newcastle Knights	Template:Leagueicon Super League: Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Bill Peden	Template:Leagueicon Newcastle Knights	Template:Leagueicon Super League: London Broncos
Kevin Campion	File:New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors	Template:Leagueicon North Queensland Cowboys
Ivan Cleary	File:New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors	Retirement
Shontayne Hape	File:New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors	Template:Leagueicon Super League: Bradford Bulls
David Myles	File:New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors	Template:Leagueicon North Queensland Cowboys
Tim Brasher	Template:Leagueicon North Queensland Cowboys	Bath (English rugby union)
John Doyle	Template:Leagueicon North Queensland Cowboys	N/A
Peter Jones	Template:Leagueicon North Queensland Cowboys	Retirement
Tim Maddison	Template:Leagueicon North Queensland Cowboys	Template:Leagueicon Newcastle Knights
Ken McGuinness	Template:Leagueicon North Queensland Cowboys	Retirement
Lenny Beckett	Template:Leagueicon Northern Eagles	ACT Brumbies (Super 12)
Shayne Dunley	Template:Leagueicon Northern Eagles	Template:Leagueicon Parramatta Eels
Jason Ferris	Template:Leagueicon Northern Eagles	Template:Leagueicon Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Wade Forrester	Template:Leagueicon Northern Eagles	Retirement
Jamie Goddard	Template:Leagueicon Northern Eagles	Retirement
John Hopoate	Template:Leagueicon Northern Eagles	Template:Leagueicon Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Nik Kosef	Template:Leagueicon Northern Eagles	Retirement
Tasesa Lavea	Template:Leagueicon Northern Eagles	Auckland (New Zealand rugby union)
Danny Lima	Template:Leagueicon Northern Eagles	Template:Leagueicon Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Nathan Long	Template:Leagueicon Northern Eagles	Template:Leagueicon Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Ben MacDougall	Template:Leagueicon Northern Eagles	Template:Leagueicon Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Steve Menzies	Template:Leagueicon Northern Eagles	Template:Leagueicon Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Robert Miles	Template:Leagueicon Northern Eagles	Template:Leagueicon Wests Tigers
Scott Pethybridge	Template:Leagueicon Northern Eagles	Retirement
Brendon Reeves	Template:Leagueicon Northern Eagles	Template:Leagueicon Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Mark Shipway	Template:Leagueicon Northern Eagles	Template:Leagueicon Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Albert Torrens	Template:Leagueicon Northern Eagles	Template:Leagueicon Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
David Westley	Template:Leagueicon Northern Eagles	Retirement
Luke Williamson	Template:Leagueicon Northern Eagles	Template:Leagueicon Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Michael Buettner	Template:Leagueicon Parramatta Eels	Template:Leagueicon Wests Tigers
Scott Donald	Template:Leagueicon Parramatta Eels	Template:Leagueicon Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Brad Drew	Template:Leagueicon Parramatta Eels	Template:Leagueicon Canberra Raiders
Ian Hindmarsh	Template:Leagueicon Parramatta Eels	Template:Leagueicon Canberra Raiders
Ben Kusto	Template:Leagueicon Parramatta Eels	Retirement
Andrew McFadden	Template:Leagueicon Parramatta Eels	Template:Leagueicon Melbourne Storm
Andrew Ryan	Template:Leagueicon Parramatta Eels	Template:Leagueicon Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Ned Catic	File:Panthers colours.svg Penrith Panthers	Template:Leagueicon Sydney Roosters
John Cross	File:Panthers colours.svg Penrith Panthers	Template:Leagueicon St. George Illawarra Dragons
Jody Gall	File:Panthers colours.svg Penrith Panthers	Retirement
Lee Hopkins	File:Panthers colours.svg Penrith Panthers	Template:Leagueicon Parramatta Eels
Justin Brooker	Template:Leagueicon South Sydney Rabbitohs	Retirement
Chris Caruana	Template:Leagueicon South Sydney Rabbitohs	Retirement
Anthony Colella	Template:Leagueicon South Sydney Rabbitohs	Template:Leagueicon Super League: Huddersfield Giants
Glenn Grief	Template:Leagueicon South Sydney Rabbitohs	Retirement
Brent Grose	Template:Leagueicon South Sydney Rabbitohs	Template:Leagueicon Super League: Warrington Wolves
Andrew King	Template:Leagueicon South Sydney Rabbitohs	Template:Leagueicon Super League: London Broncos
Paul McNicholas	Template:Leagueicon South Sydney Rabbitohs	Template:Leagueicon North Queensland Cowboys
Adam Muir	Template:Leagueicon South Sydney Rabbitohs	Retirement
Adam Peek	Template:Leagueicon South Sydney Rabbitohs	Template:Leagueicon Parramatta Eels
Luke Felsch	Template:Leagueicon St. George Illawarra Dragons	Retirement
Lee Hookey	Template:Leagueicon St. George Illawarra Dragons	Template:Leagueicon South Sydney Rabbitohs
Jason Hooper	Template:Leagueicon St. George Illawarra Dragons	Template:Leagueicon Super League: St. Helens
Shane Millard	Template:Leagueicon St. George Illawarra Dragons	Template:Leagueicon Super League: Widnes Vikings
Willie Peters	Template:Leagueicon St. George Illawarra Dragons	Template:Leagueicon South Sydney Rabbitohs
Justin Smith	Template:Leagueicon St. George Illawarra Dragons	Template:Leagueicon South Sydney Rabbitohs
Bryan Fletcher	Template:Leagueicon Sydney Roosters	Template:Leagueicon South Sydney Rabbitohs
Paul Green	Template:Leagueicon Sydney Roosters	Template:Leagueicon Parramatta Eels
Dallas Hood	Template:Leagueicon Sydney Roosters	Template:Leagueicon Super League: Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
David Kidwell	Template:Leagueicon Sydney Roosters	Template:Leagueicon Melbourne Storm
Brett Mullins	Template:Leagueicon Sydney Roosters	Retirement
Luke Phillips	Template:Leagueicon Sydney Roosters	Retirement
Steven Crouch	Template:Leagueicon Wests Tigers	Template:Leagueicon Parramatta Eels
Ben Jeffries	Template:Leagueicon Wests Tigers	Template:Leagueicon Super League: Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Kevin McGuinness	Template:Leagueicon Wests Tigers	Template:Leagueicon Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Hassan Saleh	Template:Leagueicon Wests Tigers	Template:Leagueicon St. George Illawarra Dragons
Matt Seers	Template:Leagueicon Wests Tigers	Template:Leagueicon Super League: Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Robbie Beckett	Template:Leagueicon Super League: Halifax Blue Sox	Template:Leagueicon Wests Tigers
Tonie Carroll	Template:Leagueicon Super League: Leeds Rhinos	Template:Leagueicon Brisbane Broncos
Ben Walker	Template:Leagueicon Super League: Leeds Rhinos	Template:Leagueicon Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Darren Treacy	Template:Leagueicon Super League: Salford City Reds	Template:Leagueicon Parramatta Eels
Solomon Haumono	Hiatus	Template:Leagueicon Manly Warringah Sea Eagles

External links

• NRL official website
• 2003 NRL "That's My Team" Season Advertisement
• 2003 NRL Grand Final Template:Webarchive at sportsphotography.net