Competition Vault Profile
National Rugby League
Historical competition records, participants, seasons, teams, venues and all-time statistical leaders.
- Country
- Australia
- First year
- 1908
- Last year
- 2026
- Seasons
- 120
Competition appointments
Referees
Top 100 ordered by games from the all-time competition record table.| Pos | Referee | Games | Tries | Goals | Points | Home Wins | Draws | Away Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Ashley Klein | 452 | 3,406 | 2,948 | 19,635 | 268 | 2 | 182 |
| 2 | G Gerard Sutton | 449 | 3,242 | 2,875 | 18,855 | 256 | 2 | 191 |
| 3 | B Ben Cummins | 443 | 3,088 | 2,722 | 17,876 | 261 | 2 | 180 |
| 4 | B Bill Harrigan | 393 | 2,640 | 2,403 | 15,452 | 253 | 6 | 134 |
| 5 | M Matt Cecchin | 372 | 2,680 | 2,299 | 15,383 | 237 | 2 | 133 |
| 6 | G Gavin Badger | 355 | 2,592 | 2,222 | 14,883 | 212 | 2 | 141 |
| 7 | G Grant Atkins | 343 | 2,559 | 2,241 | 14,823 | 187 | 0 | 156 |
| 8 | C Col Pearce | 338 | 1,785 | 2,503 | 10,501 | 204 | 9 | 125 |
| 9 | S Shayne Hayne | 327 | 2,399 | 2,049 | 13,759 | 186 | 4 | 137 |
| 10 | A Adam Gee | 318 | 2,388 | 2,107 | 13,884 | 185 | 0 | 133 |
| 11 | S Steve Clark | 314 | 2,359 | 2,086 | 13,658 | 187 | 5 | 122 |
| 12 | T Tony Archer | 294 | 2,248 | 1,882 | 12,805 | 177 | 2 | 115 |
| 13 | T Tim Mander | 292 | 2,201 | 1,965 | 12,781 | 163 | 12 | 117 |
| 14 | S Sean Hampstead | 290 | 2,200 | 1,893 | 12,634 | 168 | 2 | 120 |
| 15 | P Paul Simpkins | 284 | 2,196 | 1,819 | 12,466 | 154 | 7 | 123 |
| 16 | K Kevin Roberts | 273 | 1,645 | 1,853 | 9,447 | 162 | 8 | 103 |
| 17 | D Darcy Lawler | 271 | 1,589 | 1,832 | 8,449 | 166 | 9 | 96 |
| 18 | J Jared Maxwell | 271 | 1,935 | 1,594 | 10,982 | 158 | 1 | 112 |
| 19 | J Jack O'Brien | 261 | 1,643 | 1,757 | 8,457 | 158 | 5 | 98 |
| 20 | T Tom Mcmahon | 246 | 1,637 | 1,654 | 8,219 | 142 | 17 | 87 |
| 21 | G Graham Annesley | 244 | 1,373 | 1,360 | 8,261 | 143 | 3 | 98 |
| 22 | G Greg Mccallum | 240 | 1,274 | 1,259 | 7,693 | 137 | 3 | 100 |
| 23 | A Alan Shortall | 239 | 1,717 | 1,488 | 9,889 | 138 | 2 | 99 |
| 24 | L Laurie Bruyeres | 237 | 1,345 | 1,721 | 7,647 | 139 | 5 | 93 |
| 25 | E Eddie Ward | 218 | 1,318 | 1,330 | 7,986 | 119 | 4 | 95 |
| 26 | G George Bishop | 211 | 1,402 | 1,327 | 6,866 | 126 | 10 | 75 |
| 27 | J Jason Robinson | 210 | 1,634 | 1,365 | 9,290 | 122 | 1 | 87 |
| 28 | T Tom Mcmahon | 210 | 1,008 | 969 | 5,030 | 113 | 9 | 88 |
| 29 | H Henry Perenara | 205 | 1,452 | 1,294 | 8,431 | 109 | 0 | 96 |
| 30 | K Keith Page | 205 | 1,032 | 1,414 | 6,122 | 117 | 9 | 79 |
| 31 | M Mick Stone | 191 | 1,051 | 1,116 | 6,329 | 112 | 4 | 75 |
| 32 | W William Neill | 191 | 1,085 | 875 | 5,007 | 100 | 7 | 84 |
| 33 | C Chris Sutton | 189 | 1,390 | 1,254 | 8,095 | 111 | 2 | 76 |
| 34 | P Peter Gough | 189 | 1,463 | 1,238 | 8,401 | 100 | 0 | 89 |
| 35 | C Chris James | 183 | 1,306 | 1,095 | 7,438 | 107 | 2 | 74 |
| 36 | G Graeme West | 181 | 1,095 | 1,056 | 6,523 | 104 | 6 | 71 |
| 37 | J John Gocher | 178 | 1,036 | 1,156 | 5,823 | 112 | 6 | 60 |
| 38 | G Greg Hartley | 174 | 1,074 | 1,181 | 5,609 | 107 | 9 | 58 |
| 39 | J Jack Danzey Jnr | 173 | 991 | 1,124 | 5,277 | 108 | 4 | 61 |
| 40 | C Cliff Brown | 170 | 1,010 | 1,289 | 5,620 | 95 | 6 | 69 |
| 41 | S Steve Lyons | 165 | 1,305 | 1,065 | 7,378 | 86 | 2 | 77 |
| 42 | L Lal Deane | 160 | 914 | 828 | 4,414 | 91 | 7 | 62 |
| 43 | D Don Macdonald | 157 | 902 | 1,081 | 4,943 | 82 | 5 | 70 |
| 44 | C Chris Butler | 155 | 1,173 | 1,031 | 6,787 | 88 | 2 | 65 |
| 45 | K Keith Holman | 153 | 886 | 1,012 | 4,809 | 79 | 6 | 68 |
| 46 | G Gary Cook | 152 | 830 | 1,064 | 4,637 | 83 | 4 | 65 |
| 47 | G Gavin Reynolds | 147 | 1,104 | 916 | 6,277 | 78 | 0 | 69 |
| 48 | B Barry Barnes | 142 | 839 | 887 | 4,917 | 88 | 3 | 51 |
| 49 | C Chris Ward | 136 | 756 | 808 | 4,437 | 82 | 6 | 48 |
| 50 | A Aub Oxford | 135 | 927 | 921 | 4,627 | 81 | 6 | 48 |
| 51 | D David Manson | 133 | 821 | 686 | 4,682 | 81 | 6 | 46 |
| 52 | A Adam Devcich | 131 | 955 | 773 | 5,380 | 82 | 0 | 49 |
| 53 | L Les Samuelson | 124 | 588 | 880 | 3,678 | 71 | 4 | 49 |
| 54 | T Todd Smith | 122 | 1,014 | 830 | 5,799 | 64 | 1 | 57 |
| 55 | K Kelvin Jeffes | 121 | 791 | 650 | 4,493 | 76 | 6 | 39 |
| 56 | D David Munro | 119 | 880 | 777 | 5,091 | 62 | 0 | 57 |
| 57 | A Arthur Farrow | 116 | 534 | 487 | 2,592 | 53 | 9 | 54 |
| 58 | F Fred Erickson | 111 | 531 | 772 | 3,141 | 58 | 3 | 50 |
| 59 | M Mark Oaten | 110 | 841 | 715 | 4,806 | 60 | 3 | 47 |
| 60 | B Brett Suttor | 108 | 768 | 658 | 4,411 | 54 | 1 | 53 |
| 61 | T Tony De Las Heras | 104 | 787 | 656 | 4,481 | 51 | 0 | 53 |
| 62 | B Brian Grant | 99 | 609 | 556 | 3,574 | 63 | 4 | 32 |
| 63 | R Richie Humphreys | 99 | 632 | 647 | 3,218 | 51 | 2 | 46 |
| 64 | G Gavin Morris | 98 | 696 | 584 | 3,966 | 51 | 0 | 47 |
| 65 | P Paul Mcblane | 97 | 667 | 591 | 3,861 | 66 | 2 | 29 |
| 66 | A Austin Shiner | 90 | 579 | 643 | 3,025 | 52 | 4 | 34 |
| 67 | N Neil Almond | 81 | 466 | 469 | 2,813 | 42 | 7 | 32 |
| 68 | J Joe Murray | 78 | 466 | 371 | 2,142 | 43 | 1 | 34 |
| 69 | P Phil Haines | 78 | 561 | 479 | 3,212 | 42 | 0 | 36 |
| 70 | P Przeklasa | 78 | 549 | 506 | 3,227 | 35 | 0 | 43 |
| 71 | J Jack Bradley | 77 | 408 | 484 | 2,284 | 48 | 2 | 27 |
| 72 | D Denis Braybrook | 75 | 422 | 500 | 2,275 | 44 | 4 | 27 |
| 73 | M Matt Hewitt | 75 | 539 | 407 | 2,977 | 45 | 1 | 29 |
| 74 | M Martin Weekes | 73 | 408 | 438 | 2,279 | 45 | 3 | 25 |
| 75 | L Liam Kennedy | 72 | 595 | 497 | 3,425 | 38 | 0 | 34 |
| 76 | M Matt Noyen | 71 | 486 | 450 | 2,857 | 29 | 1 | 41 |
| 77 | J Jon Stone | 70 | 474 | 445 | 2,796 | 35 | 0 | 35 |
| 78 | T Tony Kelly | 67 | 421 | 390 | 2,476 | 36 | 4 | 27 |
| 79 | W Wyatt Raymond | 60 | 543 | 425 | 3,062 | 34 | 0 | 26 |
| 80 | B Bill Fry | 56 | 321 | 320 | 1,605 | 33 | 2 | 21 |
| 81 | T Tom Dickenson | 56 | 358 | 249 | 1,584 | 30 | 1 | 25 |
| 82 | J Joe Mcgauley | 55 | 326 | 288 | 1,554 | 27 | 2 | 26 |
| 83 | A Arthur Neville | 53 | 219 | 374 | 1,471 | 34 | 2 | 17 |
| 84 | A Arthur Thornton | 53 | 315 | 246 | 1,439 | 33 | 2 | 18 |
| 85 | M Moghseen Jadwat | 53 | 398 | 312 | 2,222 | 33 | 1 | 19 |
| 86 | P Phil Lee | 53 | 384 | 318 | 1,788 | 33 | 3 | 17 |
| 87 | J Jack Harris | 49 | 265 | 345 | 1,500 | 28 | 1 | 20 |
| 88 | K Keith Parkinson | 49 | 254 | 325 | 1,412 | 32 | 1 | 16 |
| 89 | B Barry Bradstock | 48 | 293 | 324 | 1,533 | 27 | 1 | 20 |
| 90 | I Ian Parnaby | 47 | 309 | 282 | 1,809 | 26 | 1 | 20 |
| 91 | M Mick Lewis | 47 | 330 | 294 | 1,913 | 33 | 1 | 13 |
| 92 | C Charlie Russell | 45 | 274 | 219 | 1,260 | 21 | 1 | 23 |
| 93 | B Barry Goldsworthy | 44 | 247 | 307 | 1,364 | 24 | 4 | 16 |
| 94 | L Les Williams | 40 | 236 | 308 | 1,326 | 25 | 0 | 15 |
| 95 | P Phil Henderson | 40 | 265 | 271 | 1,610 | 25 | 0 | 15 |
| 96 | G Giles O'Donnell | 39 | 208 | 240 | 1,293 | 23 | 2 | 14 |
| 97 | R Russell Smith | 39 | 311 | 252 | 1,753 | 23 | 0 | 16 |
| 98 | J Joe Black | 38 | 207 | 132 | 891 | 19 | 4 | 15 |
| 99 | B Bernard Sutton | 37 | 299 | 238 | 1,676 | 21 | 0 | 16 |
| 100 | C Charlie Hedley | 37 | 206 | 152 | 928 | 19 | 3 | 15 |