Is Mal Meninga the most successfull Queenslander to ever be involved with the NRL?

kc6791
#1. July 29th, 2010, at 10:10 PM.

I think he would be. I had a quick look at Wikipedia.

When he retired he had:
1. most appearances/points for the Australian team
2. captained 23 tests and the only man to captain 2 Kangaroo tours
3. top points scorer for Qld
4. Origin Captain for 3 years
5. League Hall of Fame
6. Qld and Aus centre: Team of the Century, 100 Greatest Players
7. 3 premierships at Canberra Raiders as a player, 2 premierships with Magpies (Brisbane League)
8. 5 years as Canberra Raiders coach.
9. 5 years as Qld Origin coach (’nuff said)
10. 1990 top try-scorer and top-point scorer, Rugby League Week’s player of the year.
11. 1990 Britain’s BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year.
12. Australia Sporting Medal. Centenary Medal. Order of Australia.

and there was more! (Everything but steak knives).

BUT – there’s also the Emperor of Lang Park: Wally Lewis

thirty-one State of Origin games, and was captain for thirty of them.
thirty-three international matches, team captain from 1984 to 1989.
record eight man of the match awards in Origin football.
Broncos Captain 88-89
Gold Coast Captain/Coach 91-92 (2 wooden spoons)
Gold Coast Coach 93 (3rd wooden spoon)

League Hall of Fame
1999 he became the sixth member of ‘The Immortals’.
2000, Australian Sports Medal
Order of Australia.

2008 Australia’s 100 Greatest Players
named as five-eighth in Australian Team of the Century.
Queensland Rugby League’s Team of the Century at five-eighth and captain.

I think when you have a look Mal has to come out on top; the man is a LEGEND.

The Ancient One
#2. July 29th, 2010, at 10:10 PM.

Hate to say cos i,m from NSW but yes Mal is the most successful Qlder ever and in fact he is the KING.Wait til you see all the thumps down i will get.Shame.

Bill P
#3. July 29th, 2010, at 10:10 PM.

Mal is their best ever coach but Wally was their best ever player, the best I have seen.

-=Ryan=-
#4. July 29th, 2010, at 10:10 PM.

Most successful Australian to be involved in the NRL in my opinion.

Let’s go Murphys
#5. July 29th, 2010, at 10:10 PM.

He’s the greatest Raider of them all

cnqaus
#6. July 29th, 2010, at 10:10 PM.

Apart from his short stint as Canberra coach, it has little to do with the NRL.

Dan
#7. July 29th, 2010, at 10:10 PM.

that title belongs to Israel Folau. Maninga’s record looks good, but it doesn’t look as good as 6 million dollars.

Pistol Knight
#8. July 29th, 2010, at 10:10 PM.

The most successful player from QLD most certainly but not the best player out of QLD thats for sure, a great player in his own right but there is only one King and that is Wally Lewis closely followed in greatness by Lockyer then Mal IMO