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Who is the oldest in NRL?

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Rachel Ellis

Published Jan 21, 2026

LOTE TUQIRI has played in some great backlines over the years but the NRL's oldest player reckons this current South Sydney line up is as good as any he's been a part of. As the Rabbitohs prepare to take on the Broncos on Thursday night Tuqiri was this week reflecting on the club that gave him his start 15 years ago.

Who is the current oldest AFL player?

Shaun Playford Burgoyne (born 21 October 1982) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Port Adelaide Football Club, and Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Playing statistics correct to the end of 2021. State and international statistics correct as of 2017.

Who is the youngest team in the NRL?

The average age of the Dragons is a low 23.12 years but the youngest aged team in the competition are the North Queensland Cowboys who came in with an average of only 22.71 years. The Canterbury Bulldogs are the competition's oldest aged team with an average of 25.53 years.

Who is the longest playing NRL player?

Former Australian test captain Brad Fittler says he will retire at the end of the National Rugby League season. The champion five-eighth, the longest-serving player in the NRL, will bring down the curtain on an illustrious career spanning three decades and 17 seasons in the premiership.

How old is the oldest NRL player?

Tuqiri turns 35 on September 23 which makes him the oldest man in the NRL, just three days ahead of Fuifui Moimoi who was born on September 26, 1979, while Luke Bailey, Jeremy Smith, Willie Mason, Anthony Minichiello and John Morris all turned 34 this year.

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Who is the youngest player in the NRL 2021?

Youngest ever NRL debutant's advice for Suaalii as the teen prodigy prepares for 2021 debut. The youngest player ever to make his NRL debut, Jordan Rankin, has offered teen prodigy Joseph Suaalii some advice ahead of the 2021 season where he could make his debut at just 17-years old.

Who is the oldest footy player ever?

At 43, the oldest man to play AFL football. Cumberland was a ruckman with great strength.

Who is the youngest ever AFL player?

When he made his league debut with Collingwood in 1953 aged just fifteen years and two hundred and ninety-seven days Keith Bromage became the youngest VFL footballer ever.

What age did Vic Cumberland retire?

St Kilda (1912 – 1915; 1920)

Cumberland played his last season with St Kilda after returning from war. He was 43 years of age when he finally retired from top-level football, the oldest player ever to have appeared in the VFL.

How old was Michael Tuck when retired?

He retired as the tenth-oldest player ever. He was 38 years and 95 days old.

Who is the hottest AFL player?

Most sexiest AFL player

  • 1/9. Simon Black (Brisbane) - 2.5% Picture: Herald Sun.
  • 2/9. Alan Didak (Collingwood) - 1.7% Picture: Herald Sun.
  • 3/9. Lance Franklin (Hawthorn) - 3.3% Picture: Herald Sun.
  • 4/9. Josh Gibson (Hawthorn) - 3.2% Picture: Herald Sun.
  • 5/9. Luke Hodge (Hawthorn) - 3.3% Picture: Herald Sun.
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Who was the youngest NRL player to debut?

Sport: Ben is a two-time Australian representative and was a State of Origin mainstay for the Queensland Maroons, where he first shot to prominence in 1995. Becoming the youngest player ever to debut for the Maroons at the age of 18, a record that still stands today.

What is the newest NRL team?

On 13 October 2021, Queensland Cup side the Redcliffe Dolphins were granted a license to field an NRL side from the 2023 season to become the NRL's 17th franchise. They beat out bids from other Queensland rivals, the Brisbane Jets and Brisbane Firehawks.

Is Peter Sterling still married?

Post-playing career. Sterling lives on the Central Coast with his wife, Selina, and 18-year-old daughter, Hannah.

Who has kicked the most field goals in NRL history?

Andrew Johns holds the NRL record for the most field goals in a career, a staggeringly high number of 20.

Who has won the most NRL premierships in a row?

George with 192 premierships, including a record 79 New South Wales premierships in a row between 1956 and 1966.