Game - Men

A timeline of those men to have held the Game's most coveted first grade records.

Men's Record Holders Timeline Most First Grade Games
Player	Clubs	Record Holding Years	Games
Harry Butler ^	South Sydney	1908 - 1916	96
Arthur Butler *	South Sydney, Glebe, Annandale	1916 - 1918	116 (137)
Arthur 'Pony' Halloway	Glebe, Sydney Roosters, Balmain	1918 - 1921	152
Sandy Pearce	Sydney Roosters	1921 - 1923	157
Ed 'Tedda' Courtney	Newtown, Western Suburbs, North Sydney	1923 - 1926	180
Charles 'Chook' Fraser	Balmain	1926 - 1949	185
Eddie Burns	Canterbury-Bankstown	1949 - 1962	212
Neville Charlton	Canterbury-Bankstown, Western Suburbs, Sydney Roosters	1962 - 1964	225
Norm Provan	St George	1964 - 1978	256
Bill Hamilton	Manly-Warringah, North Sydney	1978 - 1979	260
Bob Fulton	Manly-Warringah, Sydney Roosters	1979 - 1981	263
Bob O'Reilly	Parramatta, Penrith, Sydney Roosters	1981 - 1988	284
Geoff Gerard	Parramatta, Penrith, Manly-Warringah	1988 - 1995	325
Terry Lamb	Western Suburbs, Canterbury-Bankstown	1995 - 2011	350
Darren Lockyer	Brisbane Broncos	2011 - 2017	355
Cameron Smith	Melbourne	2017 -	430
* Games tally in brackets include matches played after losing the record ^ Harry Butler became the outright record holder in 1909 after playing 22 games (the maximum possible) across the 1908 and 1909 seasons (only player to do so)
First Man To Play 100 Games:	Arthur Butler (Playing For Glebe)	5/06/1916
First Man To Play 200 Games:	Eddie Burns (Playing For Canterbury-Bankstown)	15/04/1950
First Man To Play 300 Games:	Geoff Gerard (Playing For Penrith)	31/07/1988
First Man To Play 400 Games:	Cameron Smith (Playing For Melbourne)	13/07/2019

Men's Record Holders Timeline Most First Grade Points
Player	Clubs	Record Holding Years	Points
Johnno Stuntz *	Sydney Roosters, South Sydney, Western Suburbs	1908 - 1908	12 (35)
Arthur Butler * ^	South Sydney, Glebe, Annandale	1908 - 1908	46 (116)
Horrie Miller <	Sydney Roosters	1908 - 1908	56
Stan Carpenter	Newcastle	1909 - 1910	78
Arthur Conlin	South Sydney	1910 - 1911	109
Dally Messenger	Sydney Roosters	1911 - 1917	379
Wally Messenger	Sydney Roosters	1917 - 1922	624
Harold Horder	South Sydney	1928 - 1945	756
Arthur Oxford	South Sydney, Sydney Roosters	1928 - 1945	864
Tom Kirk	Canterbury-Bankstown, Newtown, North Sydney	1947 - 1959	1,036
Bernie Purcell	South Sydney, Western Suburbs	1959 - 1962	1,152
Ron Willey	Canterbury-Bankstown, Manly-Warringah, Parramatta	1962 - 1966	1,288
Keith Barnes	Balmain	1966 - 1973	1,519
Eric Simms	South Sydney	1973 - 1983	1,814
Graham Eadie	Manly-Warringah	1983 - 1985	1,917
Michael Cronin	Parramatta	1985 - 2000	1,971
Daryl Halligan	North Sydney, Canterbury-Bankstown	2000 - 2001	2,034
Jason Taylor	Western Suburbs, North Sydney, Northern Eagles, Parramatta	2001 - 2005	2,107
Andrew Johns	Newcastle Knights	2006 - 2009	2,176
Hazem El Masri	Canterbury-Bankstown	2009 - 2019	2,418
Cameron Smith	Melbourne	2019 -	2,786
* Points tally in brackets include matches played after losing the record ^ Arthur Butler became the outright record holder on 9th May, 1908 after Johnno Stuntz scored 12 points (4 Tries) in the opening round of 1908 on the 20th April, 1908 < Horrie Miller became the outright record holder in the 1908 Final on 29th August, 1908
First Man To Score 500 Points:	Wally Messenger (Playing For Sydney Roosters)	26/07/1919
First Man To Score 1,000 Points:	Tom Kirk (Playing For North Sydney)	19/07/1947
First Man To Score 1,500 Points:	Keith Barnes (Playing For Balmain)	6/07/1968
First Man To Score 2,000 Points:	Daryl Halligan (Playing For Canterbury-Bankstown)	8/07/2000
First Man To Score 2,500 Points:	Cameron Smith (Playing For Melbourne)	4/07/2019

Men's Record Holders Timeline Most First Grade Tries
Player	Clubs	Record Holding Years	Tries
Johnno Stuntz *	Sydney Roosters, South Sydney, Western Suburbs	1908 - 1908	4 (11)
Horrie Miller ^	Sydney Roosters	1908 - 1910	18
Tommy Anderson	South Sydney	1910 - 1911	23
Dan Frawley *	Sydney Roosters	1911 - 1911	25 (54)
Arthur McCabe *	South Sydney	1911 - 1912	31 (46)
Dan Frawley	Sydney Roosters	1912 - 1916	54
Frank Burge *	Glebe, St George	1916 - 1923	139 (148)
Harold Horder	South Sydney, North Sydney	1923 - 1969	152
Ken Irvine	North Sydney, Manly-Warringah	1969 -	212
* Tries tally in brackets include matches played after losing the record ^ Horrie Miller became the outright record holder on 9th May, 1908 after Johnno Stuntz 4 tries in the opening round of 1908 on the 20th April, 1908
First Man To Score 50 Tries:	Dan Frawley (Playing For Sydney Roosters)	11/07/1914
First Man To Score 100 Tries:	Frank Burge (Playing For Glebe)	31/05/1919
First Man To Score 150 Tries:	Harold Horder (Playing For South Sydney)	12/07/1924
First Man To Score 200 Tries:	Ken Irvine (Playing For Manly-Warringah)	25/03/1973

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