Mr Darren Lockyer

It is an extraordinary feat to have played most rugby league games for the Brisbane Broncos, the Queensland State of Origin side or the Australian Kangaroos. So to have done so for all three teams almost belies belief. But that is the legacy of Darren Lockyer.

For 17 years from 1995, he was a standout every time he pulled on a jumper and retired in 2011 as captain of the three teams he represented with such distinction through 355 NRL games, 36 Origin games and 59 internationals.

Originally from Roma, he also holds the record for most NRL games, most games as Australian captain, most tries for Australia, and is the Broncos highest points-scorer. And through it all, he was never suspended for an on-field illegality.

A cornerstone of the Mighty Maroons Origin team throughout his career, he played in seven winning Origin series – six as captain.

Named at fullback in the Queensland Team of the Century in 2008, he won four NRL premierships, was Broncos Player of the Year in 2002-03-11-12, and twice won the Golden Boot as the best player in the world – at fullback and five-eighth. A rugby league immortal of the not too distant future whose life-size statue stands proudly outside Suncorp Stadium.