1995 ARL season

Rugby league competition 1995 AFL season March 2022 1995 Australian Rugby League 1995 ARL season logo.png 200px 20 16x16px Sydney Bulldogs 7th 16x16px Manly Sea Eagles 7th 229 5,370 3,352,927 14,642 16x16px Matthew Ridge (257) 16x16px Steve Menzies (22) Cronulla 16 Paul Green Rothmans Medal North Queensland 1st 1994 NSWRL season 1994 (NSWRL) 1996 ARL season 1996 The 1995 ARL premiership was the 88th season of professional rugby league football in Australia, and the first to be run by the Australian Rugby League following the hand-over of the Premiership's administration by the New South Wales Rugby League. For the first time since 1988, the Premiership expanded again, with the addition of two new clubs from Queensland: North Queensland Cowboys, based in Townsville South Queensland Crushers, based in Brisbane. For the first time ever, clubs were also added from outside the borders of New South Wales and Queensland, and indeed, Australia: Harms John The Pearl: Steve Renouf's Story University of Queensland Press 2005 Australia 167 https://books.google.com/books?id=OFE2EZ7JyEkC 9780702235368 Western Reds (later Perth Reds), based in Perth Auckland Warriors, based in Auckland This saw a total of twenty teams, the largest number in the League's history, compete during the regular season for the J J Giltinan Shield, which was followed by a series of play-off finals between the top eight teams that culminated in a grand final for the Winfield Cup between the re-branded Sydney Bulldogs and Manly. The 1995 season also saw the first major consequences of the Super League war, with the ARL's refusal to select almost all playersExcluding Canberra, most of these clubs contained a handful of players who did not sign with the new league or attempted to defect back to the ARL, of whom the Broncos' Gavin Allen,Mascord Steve League Turns Up Cup Heat on Allen Sydney Morning Herald 9 September 1995 64 the Reds' Brad Mackay, Penrith's Brad Fittler and Matt Sing, and Canterbury's Brett Dallas,Heads Ian Dallas Joins $3m Bulldogs The Sun-Herald 25 June 1995 71 Jason SmithDefectors Return The Age 23 May 1995 48 and Dean Pay did play in the State of Origin series, while Cronulla's Aaron Raper played in the October Test matches. from the eight clubs who had aligned with News Ltd's proposed Super LeagueThese included every club that had won the premiership since 1988 — the Bulldogs in 1988, Canberra in 1989, 1990 and 1994, Penrith in 1991 and Brisbane in 1992 and 1993 for State of Origin or Test matches, including the 1995 Rugby League World Cup. Season summary 1995 would prove to be a year of massive change for the League. In addition to the introduction of four new teams, it was the last year of the premiership's association with Rothmans and the Winfield brand and consequently the final year that clubs competed for the Winfield Cup. There had been a cloud over the league for some time in the form of rumours and speculation about the Super League, but the ensuing dispute was more extensive than almost any commenters and analysts had predicted. The subsequent Super League war would have massive impacts on the sport in Australia and would substantially harm the league's popular support and grassroots structures.https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/how-the-super-league-war-changed-the-game-20150326-1m8rxx.html How the Super League war changed the game The Sydney Morning Herald Masters Roy March 27, 2015 April 19, 2022 The 1995 season was played in front of a background of legal actions which did large damage to interpersonal relations within the league, with players and managers jockeying for position. Players who had signed with the new Super League venture were forbidden by the ARL from participating in the 1995 State of Origin. Selectors from New South Wales and Queensland were limited to selecting players only from ARL-aligned clubs, plus certain defectors from Super League. The usual twenty-two regular season rounds were played from March till August. However the large number of teams meant a resulting top eight would battle it out in the finals rather than the usual five. These were Manly, Canberra, Brisbane, Cronulla, Newcastle, Sydney Bulldogs, St. George and North Sydney (who made it in due to Auckland being penalised for an interchange infringement). In addition to the premiership, there was also the 1995 Trans-Tasman Test series between the Australian Rugby League's and New Zealand Rugby League's national teams. Cronulla-Sutherland's halfback Paul Green was awarded the 1995 Rothmans Medal. The Dally M Award was given to Canberra's five-eighth, Laurie Daley who was also named Rugby League Week's player of the year. Manly-Warringah's Steve Menzies became the first forward for 50 years to top the season's try-scoring list, while his teammate Matthew Ridge set a club point scoring record of 257 points11 tries, 106 goals and 1 field goal to be the league's leading point scorer for the year. By the end of the regular season, the ARL's inaugural 20-team competition had set a new record for aggregate match attendances of 3,061,338.http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/09/02/2674785.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20090905141140/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/09/02/2674785.htm dead September 5, 2009 Gallop salutes NRL's march forward - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Abc.net.au 2009-09-02 2012-08-15 Advertising 1995 marked the final year of the New South Wales Rugby League's sponsorship arrangement with Rothmans and Winfield due to the federal government's blanket ban on cigarette advertising in Australia effective from 1 January 1996. It was consequently the final year of a seven-year association with Tina Turner and the end of an era in Australian sports marketing. With a lock-up-your-daughters, kick-off your suspenders, red-blooded Tina Turner marketing blitz, the ARL had stuck it right up the other footy codes. Ray Martin, 1999 Ray Martin Ray Martin (television presenter) Why my beloved Rabbitohs can't die The Sun-Herald 69 Fairfax Digital 1999-10-03 http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?docID=news991006_0574_7147 2009-10-06 As in 1994 the New South Wales Rugby League and its advertising agency Hertz Walpole returned to the original 1989 recording of The Best by Turner to underscore the season launch advertisement. Footage from the studio bluescreen shoot taken during Turner's 1993 Sydney visit was used in the final advertisements. The enduring images are of Turner performing the song on an elevated stage in front of the fluttering banners of the 20 clubs that would participate in 1995's expanded competition. Teams When the Australian Rugby League began taking bids for additional teams to begin playing in 1995, it was expected that only two teams would enter. Auckland were the first club to be accepted, with the final place being fought for by South Queensland, North Queensland and Perth. The Australian Rugby League later announced that all three clubs had been accepted, taking the number of teams from 16 in 1994 to 20 in 1995, the highest it had ever been and would ever be. With the addition of the Auckland Warriors, North Queensland Cowboys, South Queensland Crushers and Western Reds the 1995 season involved an unprecedented twenty clubs,History of the Premiership http://www.centenaryofrugbyleague.com.au/site/about/history/history-of-the-premiership.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20080209104018/http://www.centenaryofrugbyleague.com.au/site/about/history/history-of-the-premiership.aspx dead 9 February 2008 centenaryofrugbyleague.com.au Australian Rugby League 21 October 2013 including five Sydney-based foundation teams, another six from Sydney, one from Newcastle, one from Wollongong, two from Brisbane, one from Gold Coast, one from Townsville, one from Auckland, one from Canberra and one from Perth, who all contested the premiership, making it the largest competition in terms of participation in Australia's history. We haven't brought these teams into the Winfield Cup just to see them dropped after one season Australian Rugby League boss, Ken Arthurson, 1995 Hadfield Dave Winfield plan threatened by revolt The Independent independent.co.uk 1995-03-13 https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/winfield-plan-threatened-by-revolt-1611109.html 2009-12-08 London With the storm that would be the Super League war already brewing in the background, three clubs based in Sydney suburbs, in an effort to position themselves favourably as battle lines were being drawn up, re-branded themselves for the 1995 season with less geographically distinct names: the Balmain Tigers became the 'Sydney Tigers', the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs became the 'Sydney Bulldogs', and the Eastern Suburbs Roosters became the 'Sydney City Roosters'. Auckland Warriors100px|center 1st seasonGround: Ericsson Stadium Coach: John MonieCaptain: Dean BellBrisbane Broncos100px|center 8th seasonGround: ANZ Stadium Coach: Wayne BennettCaptain: Allan LangerCanberra Raiders100px|center 14th seasonGround: Bruce Stadium Coach: Tim SheensCaptain: Ricky StuartCronulla Sharks100px|center 29th seasonGround: Endeavour Park Coach: John LangCaptain: Andrew EttingshausenGold Coast Seagulls100px|center 8th seasonGround: Seagulls Stadium Coach: John HarveyCaptain: Craig ColemanIllawarra Steelers100px|center 14th seasonGround: Wollongong Stadium Coach: Graham Murray→Allan FitzgibbonCaptain: John CrossManly Sea Eagles100px|center 49th seasonGround: Brookvale Oval Coach: Bob FultonCaptain: Geoff TooveyNewcastle Knights100px|center 8th seasonGround: Marathon Stadium Coach: Malcolm "Mal" ReillyCaptain: Mark Sargent → Paul HarragonNorth Qld Cowboys100px|center 1st seasonGround: Stockland Stadium Coach: Grant BellCaptain: variousNorth Syd. Bears100px|center 88th seasonGround: North Sydney Oval Coach: Peter LouisCaptain: Jason TaylorParramatta Eels100px|center 49th seasonGround: Parramatta Stadium Coach: Ron HilditchCaptain: Paul DunnPenrith Panthers100px|center 29th seasonGround: Penrith Stadium Coach: Royce SimmonsCaptain: John CartwrightSouth Qld Crushers100px|center 1st seasonGround: Suncorp Stadium Coach: Bill Gardner → Bob LindnerCaptain: Mario Fenech → Trevor GillmeisterSouth Syd. Rabbitohs100px|center 88th seasonGround: Sydney Football Stadium Coach: Ken ShineCaptain: Lee Jackson → Craig FieldSt. George Dragons100px|center 75th seasonGround: Kogarah Oval Coach: Brian SmithCaptain: Mark CoyneSydney Bulldogs(Canterbury Bulldogs)100px|center 61st seasonGround: Parramatta Stadium Coach: Chris AndersonCaptain: Terry LambSydney City Roosters(East. Sub. Roosters)100px|center 88th seasonGround: Sydney Football Stadium Coach: Phil GouldCaptain: Sean GarlickSydney Tigers(Balmain Tigers)100px|center 88th seasonGround: Parramatta Stadium Coach: Wayne PearceCaptain: Paul SironenWestern Reds100px|center 1st seasonGround: WACA Ground Coach: Peter MulhollandCaptain: Brad MackayWest. Sub. Magpies100px|center 88th seasonGround: Campbelltown Stadium Coach: Tommy RaudonikisCaptain: Paul Langmack Ladder TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts1 16x16px Manly Sea Eagles22 2002687248+439 402 16x16px Canberra Raiders222002634255+379403 16x16px Brisbane Broncos221705600364+236344 16x16px Cronulla Sharks221606516287+229325 16x16px Newcastle Knights221507549396+153306 16x16px Sydney Bulldogs (P)221408468352+116287 16x16px St. George Dragons221309583382+201268 16x16px North Sydney Bears221129542331+211249 16x16px Sydney City Roosters2212010466406+602410 16x16px Auckland Warriors221309544493+512411 16x16px Western Reds2211011361549-1882212 16x16px Illawarra Steelers2210111519431+882113 16x16px Western Suburbs Magpies2210012459534-752014 Penrith 16 Penrith Panthers229013481484-31815 16x16px Sydney Tigers227015309591-2821416 16x16px South Queensland Crushers226115303502-1991317 Gold Coast Seagulls 16 Gold Coast Seagulls224117350628-278918 16x16px South Sydney Rabbitohs224117319686-367919 16x16px Parramatta Eels223019310690-380620 16x16px North Queensland Cowboys222020269660-3914 Auckland Warriors were stripped of 2 competition points due to exceeding the replacement limit in round 3. Finals A new finals system involving eight teams instead of the previous five was introduced for the expanded 1995 competition.NRL Finals in the 1990s http://www.sportal.com.au/league-ford-ute-display/nrl-finals-in-the-1990s-97342 https://archive.today/20121206023313/http://www.sportal.com.au/league-ford-ute-display/nrl-finals-in-the-1990s-97342 dead 6 December 2012 30 June 2012 sportal.com.au The final eight was to be made of four clubs who would ultimately prove loyal to the Australian Rugby League (Manly, St. George, North Sydney and Newcastle) and four clubs who would join Super League's rebel ranks (Sydney Bulldogs, Canberra, Brisbane and Cronulla Sharks). The Grand Final was played out by a team from each faction, being the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and the Sydney Bulldogs. HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeCrowd Quarter-finals 23x23px Newcastle Knights20–10 23x23px North Sydney Bears1 September 1995Parramatta StadiumDavid Manson14,174 23x23px Canberra Raiders14–8 23x23px Brisbane Broncos2 September 1995Suncorp StadiumKelvin Jeffes40,187 23x23px Sydney Bulldogs12–8 23x23px St. George Dragons2 September 1995Sydney Football StadiumEddie Ward26,835 23x23px Manly Sea Eagles24–20 23x23px Cronulla Sharks3 September 1995Sydney Football StadiumPaul McBlane32,795 Semi-finals 23x23px Cronulla Sharks18–19 23x23px Newcastle Knights9 September 1995Sydney Football StadiumEddie Ward26,061 23x23px Brisbane Broncos10–24 23x23px Sydney Bulldogs10 September 1995Sydney Football StadiumDavid Manson34,087 Preliminary finals 23x23px Canberra Raiders6–25 23x23px Sydney Bulldogs16 September 1995Sydney Football StadiumEddie Ward36,894 23x23px Manly Sea Eagles12–4 23x23px Newcastle Knights17 September 1995Sydney Football StadiumDavid Manson38,874 Grand final 23x23px Manly Sea Eagles4–17 23x23px Sydney Bulldogs24 September 1995Sydney Football StadiumEddie Ward41,127 Chart 180 40 3 Sept, Sydney Football Stadium Manly 16 Manly Sea Eagles 24 Cronulla 16 Cronulla Sharks 20 1 Sept, Parramatta Stadium Newcastle 16 Newcastle Knights 20 North Sydney 16 North Sydney Bears 10 2 Sept, Sydney Football Stadium Canterbury 16 Sydney Bulldogs 12 St. George 16 St. George Dragons 8 2 Sept, Suncorp Stadium Canberra 16 Canberra Raiders 14 Brisbane 16 Brisbane Broncos 8 9 Sept, Sydney Football Stadium Cronulla 16 Cronulla Sharks 18 Newcastle 16 Newcastle Knights 19 10 Sept, Sydney Football Stadium Brisbane 16 Brisbane Broncos 10 Canterbury 16 Sydney Bulldogs 24 17 Sept, Sydney Football Stadium Manly 16 Manly Sea Eagles 12 Newcastle 16 Newcastle Knights 4 16 Sept, Sydney Football Stadium Canberra 16 Canberra Raiders 6 Canterbury 16 Sydney Bulldogs 25 24 Sept, Sydney Football Stadium Manly 16 Manly Sea Eagles 4 Canterbury 16 Sydney Bulldogs 17 Grand Final 1995 ARL Grand Final Allianz Stadium from above.jpg An aerial view of the Sydney Football Stadium, where the match was played 50pxManly Sea Eagles 50pxSydney Bulldogs MAN Manly Sea Eagles 16 SYB Canterbury 16 4 0 4 6 11 17 24 September 1995 Sydney Football Stadium Sydney Clive Churchill Medal Jim Dymock (SYB) Australian National anthem Julie Anthony Eddie Ward 41,127 Nine Network Ken Sutcliffe (host) Ray Warren Peter Sterling Paul VautinPhil Gould Steve Roach (sideline) 1994 1996 Teams Twelve Bulldogs players remained from the squad that played in the 1994 Grand Final. Initially selected in the starting line-up, winger Brett Dallas missed the decider due to a hamstring injury sustained in the preliminary final.Mascord Steve Super Cup Snub The Sydney Morning Herald 25 September 1995 Sydney, New South Wales 46Magnay Jacquelin Season of turmoil and strife forgotten as celebrations sweep Canterbury The Sydney Morning Herald 25 September 1995 Sydney, New South Wales 40 Des Hasler and Cliff Lyons both had previous Grand Final experience for Manly, playing in the 1987 Grand Final, while Manly pr David Gillespie had played in the Bulldogs’ 1988 premiership win. Manly fb Matthew Ridge started the match under an injury cloud, having sustained a rib injury during the finals series. n center Manly Warringah Sea Eagles maroon white maroon Sydney Bulldogs blue white blue 16 s n Bob Fulton Matthew Ridge 1 Craig Hancock 2 Danny Moore 3 Terry Hill 4 John Hopoate 5 Cliff Lyons 6 Geoff Toovey (c) 7 David Gillespie 8 Des Hasler 9 Mark Carroll 10 Steve Menzies 11 Ian Roberts 12 Nik Kosef 13 Owen Cunningham 14 Daniel Gartner 15 Solomon Haumono 16 Chris Anderson Rod Silva 1 Jason Williams 18 John Timu 3 Matthew Ryan 4 Daryl Halligan 5 Terry Lamb (c) 6 Craig Polla-Mounter 7 Darren Britt 8 Jason Hetherington 9 Dean Pay 10 Steve Price 11 Simon Gillies 12 Jim Dymock 13 Jason Smith 25 Glen Hughes 27 Mitch Newton 28 Middleton David Rugby League 1996 HarperSports Pymble, New South Wales 0732256720 174Hauser Liam The Great Grand Finals – Rugby League's Greatest Contests New Holland Wahroonga, Australia 9781760794736 171–174 2022 Entertainment Julie Anthony performed Advance Australia Fair before the match. The half time entertainment included a surreal commercial presentation from competition sponsor Optus Vision in which a large black television was left swinging above the turf until one side collapsed releasing a shower of balloons to fall to the ground. The mishap delayed the start of the second half of the match.Wells Jeff This Dog walks on water The Sydney Morning Herald 25 September 1995 Sydney, New South Wales 45 Optus Vision CEO Geoff Cousins proclaiming "what happened was supposed to happen." Match details Having finished in sixth place at the end of the regular season, the Bulldogs managed a history-making finals surge, winning three sudden death matches to make the Grand Final. The match kicked off in sunny conditions, with the forecast showers not eventuating.Huxley John Anyhow, have a Winfield Cup as Terry Lamb quits for life The Sydney Morning Herald 25 September 1995 Sydney, New South Wales 1 An early chance to open the scoring from a penalty goal attempt was missed by Bulldogs goalkicker Daryl Halligan in the fourth minute, his kick falling short from approximately 39 metres from the posts. A few minutes later with Manly on the attack, Bulldogs captain Terry Lamb was sent to the sin bin following a professional foul.Cowley Michael A year of crisis: the saga goes on The Sydney Morning Herald 25 September 1995 Sydney, New South Wales 40–41 From the resulting penalty, Matthew Ridge converted his attempt at goal to give Manly a 2–0 advantage. The Bulldogs scrambled in defence and were able to keep out Manly while down to 12-men. Following Lamb's return they were able to level the scores following a penalty against Manly wg John Hopoate. Following an error by Terry Hill that gave the Bulldogs field position, Bulldogs lk forward Jim Dymock sparked an attack with his around-the-corner pass to Simon Gillies not ruled forward by the match officials, Gillies offloaded to Steve Price to score the first try of the Grand Final.Roy Masters Roy Masters (rugby league) How the Dogs Stole the Final The Sydney Morning Herald 25 September 1995 Sydney, New South Wales 39 Manly were able to cut the margin ten minutes from the break when Ridge converted a penalty goal attempt from 36 metres. It had been a frentic and chaotic first half contest dominated by defence, with the Bulldogs ahead at half-time 6–4. It was an erratic ten minutes to start the second half, with both teams guilty of handling errors. Then the biggest controversy of the match unfolded. The Bulldogs extended their lead to 10–4 when Glen Hughes scored a try from what appeared to be the seventh tackle in attack. Dymock and Lamb engineering the play for Dean Pay to bounce a looping pass to Hughes to score the try. Chasing the match, further Manly errors gave the Bulldogs field position, with Lamb slotting a field goal in the 69th minute. They were denied a try a couple of minutes later when Matthew Ryan reached to ground the ball over the line, only for the referee to rule a knock-on. They wouldn't be denied a final try through Rod Silva in the final minutes, the fullback running in support of John Timu to score, again with a suspicion of a forward pass. The Bulldogs had scored 11 unanswered points in the second half to secure the club's seventh premiership title and their first of the decade. The Bulldogs won despite losing the scrum count 3–5 and the penalty count 9–10. Manly's 22–3 season win–loss record remains the best not to have secured the premiership. Coach Chris Anderson stating "we got away to a good start in the second half, but Manly can pull a try out of anything and I wasn't certain we'd won until Silva put the ball down over the line with a few minutes left." Manly stalwart Cliff Lyons dubbed the match "our worst performance of the year by far."Koslowski Michael Below-pay "Seagulls" conjure up sympathy The Sydney Morning Herald 25 September 1995 Sydney, New South Wales 40 At game's end Lamb enjoyed the rare honour of celebrating as a retiring victorious skipper, although he surprisingly returned for the 1996 season. Lamb meanwhile had given his premiership winners' medal to injured winger Brett Dallas during the victory lap. The performance of Eddie Ward, refereeing his NSWRL/ARL first grand final (Ward had previously officiated in Brisbane Rugby League grand finals including the infamous 1990 decider), was subject to some post match controversy.Mascord Steve Lucky Dogs? Perhaps, but Hughes in seventh heaven The Sydney Morning Herald 25 September 1995 Sydney, New South Wales 41http://www.lists.thegrandstand.net/?p=9 6 Referee/Umpire Blunders « The Grandstand Sports Lists Lists.thegrandstand.net 2010-09-30 2012-08-15 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120402185325/http://www.lists.thegrandstand.net/?p=9 2012-04-02 http://blogs.smh.com.au/executive-style/sportandstyle/bencoady/2009/09/28/grandfinaldra.html Grand Final Dramas( No. 8) The Sydney Morning Herald 28 September 2009 22 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20121010150922/http://blogs.smh.com.au/executive-style/sportandstyle/bencoady/2009/09/28/grandfinaldra.html 10 October 2012 dead http://www.foxsports.com.au/other-sports/knockout-polls/vote-now-graham-polls-three-card-trick-michael-jordans-nba-freedom-or-the-afl-grand-final-poster/story-fn8lh8cd-1226088944299 Greatest gaffes by those in charge | Knockout Polls Fox Sports 2011-07-07 2012-08-15 Rugby League Week commented:Two of Canterbury's three tries appeared to have resulted from borderline passes, another came on the seventh tackle, and a fourth – which in fact was a fair try – was disallowed.Rugby League Week, Vol. 26 No. 34, p. 20 Despite the controversy, most pundits agreed that the better team ended up winning.Warren Ryan Warren Ryan The title was not for turning after decisive gang tackle The Sydney Morning Herald 25 September 1995 Sydney, New South Wales 45 Scoreboard 1995 ARL Winfield Cup Grand Final Sunday, 24 September 15:00 AEST (UTC+10) 4 – 17 4–6 0–11 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 2Ridge pen 7 pen 29 (2/2) Canterbury 16 Sydney Bulldogs 3Price 21Hughes 61Silva 78 2Halligan pen 17 78 (2/5) 1Lamb 69Sin bin:Lamb 6 16 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 41,127 Eddie Ward Martin Weekes, Kevin RussellIn-goal judges: Tom Peet, John McCormack Clive Churchill Medal Jim DymockD'Souza Miguel Grand Final History http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/league/2009-grand-final/grandFinal_History.swf https://web.archive.org/web/20140819082626/http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/league/2009-grand-final/grandFinal_History.swf dead 19 August 2014 wwos.ninemsn.com.au AAP 8 September 2013 (Sydney Bulldogs) Other match Newcastle Knights won the reserve grade Grand Final 22–10 against Cronulla. The Knights opened the scoring in the 13th minute through John Carlaw, before halfback Brett Kimmorley scored two tries in the second half, including a 90-metre intercept try.Mascord Steve Knights save best for last The Sydney Morning Herald 25 September 1995 Sydney, New South Wales 41 The win was the club's first premiership in any competition. Title and the Sydney Bulldogs name After a Grand Final appearance the previous season in which they lost to the Canberra Raiders, the Bulldogs rebranded from the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs to the Sydney Bulldogs in 1995. This short-lived rebrand saw the club capture its seventh title in its first season under the new name, before it was altered to Canterbury Bulldogs in 1997 by Super League, changed again to Bulldogs RLFC in the 2000s and eventually reverted to its original name in 2010. Player statistics The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 22. Top 5 point scorers PointsPlayerTriesGoalsField Goals239Manly Matthew Ridge10991192Canberra David Furner10760190Canterbury Daryl Halligan12710186Brisbane Julian O'Neill8762184Cronulla Mat Rogers13660 Top 5 try scorers TriesPlayer21Manly Steve Menzies20Manly John Hopoate19Auckland Sean Hoppe16Newcastle Jamie Ainscough15Canberra Jason Croker15Brisbane Steve Renouf Top 5 goal scorers GoalsPlayer99Manly Matthew Ridge83North Sydney Jason Taylor78Newcastle Andrew Johns76Canberra David Furner76Brisbane Julian O'Neill See also 1995 State of Origin series Super League war Notes References External links 1995 ARL Grand Final replay at NRL.com Rugby League Tables – Season 1995 The World of Rugby League Australian Rugby League season 1995 at rleague.comJanuary 2025 medicmedic ARL season 1995 at rugbyleagueproject.com Results: 1991-2000 at rabbitohs.com.au Category:National Rugby League seasons ARL season ARL season