2008 $1 Centenary of Rugby League Uncirculated Coin

With Dally Messenger in their ranks in 1908, the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) and Queensland Rugby League (QRL) began to build club competitions that were able to provide injury benefits and financial rewards for working-class footballers. The spectator appeal of rugby league ensured it attracted large crowds and gate-takings, with Easts, Souths, Balmain, Wests, Newtown, Newcastle, Norths, Glebe and Cumberland the original NSWRL premiership clubs.