Australia

Records

IMPORTANT NOTE: These records are calculated based only on the data available in the Rugby League Project database. They are not official or necessarily complete figures and should be used as a guide only.

All Time

Most appearances by a player in games for Australia
Rank Appearances Holder Matches
1. 93 Clive Churchill List
2. 87 Wally Prigg List
3. 78 Mal Meninga List
4. 69 Sandy Pearce List
5. 67 Brian Davies List
6. 65 Ed Courtney List
7. 64 Ken Kearney List
8. 63 Roy Bull List
63 Darren Lockyer List
10. 62 Keith Holman List
62 Brad Fittler List

Most tries by a player in games for Australia
Rank Tries Holder Matches
1. 60 Brian Carlson List
2. 53 Ken Irvine List
3. 48 Harold Horder List
4. 46 Frank Burge List
5. 43 Mal Meninga List
6. 42 Des McGovern List
7. 40 Denis Flannery List
8. 39 Cec Blinkhorn List
39 Alan Ridley List
10. 37 Reg Gasnier List
37 Andrew Ettingshausen List

Most goals by a player in games for Australia
Rank Goals Holder Matches
1. 169 Mal Meninga List
2. 165 Johnathan Thurston List
3. 163 Noel Pidding List
4. 159 Michael Cronin List
5. 143 Dave Brown List
6. 97 Rod Wishart List
7. 95 Michael O'Connor List
8. 90 Andrew Johns List
9. 79 Mat Rogers List
10. 78 Dally Messenger List
78 Graeme Langlands List

Most points by a player in games for Australia
Rank Points Holder Matches
1. 499 Mal Meninga List
2. 425 Noel Pidding List
3. 382 Johnathan Thurston List
4. 379 Dave Brown List
5. 354 Michael Cronin List
6. 278 Michael O'Connor List
7. 270 Rod Wishart List
8. 260 Brian Carlson List
9. 228 Andrew Johns List
10. 219 Graeme Langlands List

Biggest crowds in games for Australia
Rank Amount When
1. 70,204 06/06/1932 - Australia 6 - England (GB) 8
2. 70,174 09/06/1962 - Australia 12 - Great Britain 31
3. 68,777 14/06/1958 - Australia 25 - Great Britain 8
4. 68,720 19/07/1958 - Australia 17 - Great Britain 40
5. 67,748 11/06/1955 - Australia 20 - France 8
6. 67,577 17/07/1954 - Australia 20 - Great Britain 16
7. 67,009 21/07/1951 - Australia 14 - France 35
8. 65,884 12/06/1954 - Australia 37 - Great Britain 12
9. 64,527 17/06/1946 - Australia 8 - England (GB) 8
10. 63,920 29/06/1936 - Australia 24 - England (GB) 8

Smallest crowds in games for Australia
Rank Amount When
1. 2,000 08/05/1909 - Australia 43 - NSW Firsts 10
2. 6,000 30/05/1908 - Australia 12 - New Zealand 24
6,000 18/07/1908 - Australia 20 - NZ Maori 10
6,000 26/06/1909 - Australia 10 - New Zealand 5
5. 6,500 03/07/1909 - Australia 25 - New Zealand 5
6. 6,541 22/07/1978 - Australia 33 - New Zealand 16
7. 7,000 12/06/1909 - Australia 11 - New Zealand 19
8. 7,500 28/08/1909 - Australia 20 - NZ Maori 13
9. 8,000 14/08/1909 - Australia 16 - NZ Maori 13
10. 9,000 21/06/1975 - Australia 26 - France 6

Team Records - Match

Biggest winning margin in games
Rank Amount When
1. 108 points 14/10/2000 - NZ Residents 0 - Australia 108
2. 106 points 04/11/2000 - Australia 110 - Russia 4
3. 91 points 11/08/1948 - SA Firsts 5 - Australia 96
91 points 15/07/1953 - Northland 7 - Australia 98
5. 88 points 04/10/1919 - Wellington 5 - Australia 93
6. 85 points 09/11/1921 - Bramley 7 - Australia 92
7. 84 points 21/10/2022 - Australia 84 - Scotland 0
8. 82 points 07/10/2000 - Australia 82 - Papua New Guinea 0
9. 80 points 10/10/1995 - Australia 86 - South Africa 6
10. 78 points 26/10/1994 - Sheffield 2 - Australia 80

Biggest losing margin in games
Rank Amount When
1. 42 points 24/11/1956 - St Helens 44 - Australia 2
2. 32 points 28/09/1959 - Yorkshire 47 - Australia 15
3. 30 points 04/11/2023 - Australia 0 - New Zealand 30
4. 27 points 09/11/1970 - St Helens 37 - Australia 10
5. 24 points 28/06/1952 - Australia 25 - New Zealand 49
24 points 27/11/2005 - Australia 0 - New Zealand 24
7. 23 points 19/07/1958 - Australia 17 - Great Britain 40
23 points 31/12/1959 - Carcassonne/Lezignan 32 - Australia 9
23 points 26/06/1992 - Australia 10 - Great Britain 33
10. 21 points 21/07/1951 - Australia 14 - France 35
21 points 20/06/1970 - Australia 7 - Great Britain 28
21 points 26/06/1971 - New Zealand 24 - Australia 3

Most points by Australia in a match in games
Rank Amount When
1. 110 points 04/11/2000 - Australia 110 - Russia 4
2. 108 points 14/10/2000 - NZ Residents 0 - Australia 108
3. 98 points 15/07/1953 - Northland 7 - Australia 98
4. 96 points 11/08/1948 - SA Firsts 5 - Australia 96
5. 93 points 04/10/1919 - Wellington 5 - Australia 93
6. 92 points 09/11/1921 - Bramley 7 - Australia 92
7. 86 points 10/10/1995 - Australia 86 - South Africa 6
8. 84 points 12/07/1996 - Australia 84 - Fiji (NRL) 14
84 points 21/10/2022 - Australia 84 - Scotland 0
10. 82 points 07/10/2000 - Australia 82 - Papua New Guinea 0

Most tries by Australia in a match in games
Rank Amount When
1. 24 tries 09/11/1921 - Bramley 7 - Australia 92
24 tries 11/08/1948 - SA Firsts 5 - Australia 96
24 tries 15/07/1953 - Northland 7 - Australia 98
4. 21 tries 04/10/1919 - Wellington 5 - Australia 93
5. 20 tries 14/10/2000 - NZ Residents 0 - Australia 108
6. 19 tries 04/11/2000 - Australia 110 - Russia 4
7. 17 tries 30/09/1919 - Hawke's Bay 7 - Australia 73
17 tries 08/07/1953 - South Auckland 11 - Australia 63
17 tries 07/12/1982 - Aquitaine 2 - Australia 67
10. 16 tries 12/01/1949 - Cannes 7 - Australia 60
16 tries 22/01/1953 - Cannes 0 - Australia 62
16 tries 30/06/1953 - South Island 9 - Australia 66
16 tries 06/07/1953 - Taranaki 3 - Australia 62
16 tries 21/06/1961 - Wellington 3 - Australia 66
16 tries 10/10/1995 - Australia 86 - South Africa 6

Most goals by Australia in a match in games
Rank Amount When
1. 17 goals 04/11/2000 - Australia 110 - Russia 4
2. 15 goals 04/10/1919 - Wellington 5 - Australia 93
3. 14 goals 14/10/2000 - NZ Residents 0 - Australia 108
4. 13 goals 15/07/1953 - Northland 7 - Australia 98
13 goals 25/05/1977 - South Island 5 - Australia 68
13 goals 29/11/1990 - France XIII 6 - Australia 78
13 goals 07/10/2000 - Australia 82 - Papua New Guinea 0
8. 12 goals 11/08/1948 - SA Firsts 5 - Australia 96
12 goals 26/10/1994 - Sheffield 2 - Australia 80
12 goals 12/07/1996 - Australia 84 - Fiji (NRL) 14
12 goals 02/11/2003 - Wales 4 - Australia 76
12 goals 21/10/2022 - Australia 84 - Scotland 0

Most field goals by Australia in a match in games
Rank Amount When
1. 3 field goals 08/06/1968 - Australia 37 - France 4
2. 2 field goals 01/06/1968 - New Zealand 12 - Australia 31
2 field goals 10/06/1969 - Auckland 15 - Australia 14
2 field goals 06/06/1970 - Australia 37 - Great Britain 15
2 field goals 24/10/1970 - Great Britain 11 - Australia 4
2 field goals 20/06/1993 - New Zealand 14 - Australia 14
2 field goals 07/07/1995 - Australia 20 - New Zealand 10

Individual Records - Match

Most points by a player in a match in games
Rank Amount Holder When
1. 46 points Greg Alexander (Australia) 29/11/1990 - France XIII 6 - Australia 78
46 points Ryan Girdler (Australia) 04/11/2000 - Australia 110 - Russia 4
3. 34 points Mat Rogers (Australia) 01/11/2000 - Australia 66 - Fiji 8
4. 32 points Andrew Johns (Australia) 12/07/1996 - Australia 84 - Fiji (NRL) 14
5. 31 points Noel Pidding (Australia) 12/11/1952 - Wakefield 8 - Australia 58
31 points Brian Carlson (Australia) 15/07/1953 - Northland 7 - Australia 98
7. 30 points Michael O'Connor (Australia) 20/07/1988 - Australia 70 - Papua New Guinea 8
30 points Andrew Johns (Australia) 10/10/1995 - Australia 86 - South Africa 6
30 points Mat Rogers (Australia) 14/10/2000 - NZ Residents 0 - Australia 108
10. 29 points Frank Burge (Australia) 04/10/1919 - Wellington 5 - Australia 93
29 points John Ribot (Australia) 01/12/1982 - RC Roanne 0 - Australia 65

Most tries by a player in a match in games
Rank Amount Holder When
1. 9 tries Brian Carlson (Australia) 15/07/1953 - Northland 7 - Australia 98
2. 7 tries Cec Blinkhorn (Australia) 09/11/1921 - Bramley 7 - Australia 92
7 tries Steve Ella (Australia) 07/12/1982 - Aquitaine 2 - Australia 67
4. 6 tries Les Cubitt (Australia) 27/09/1919 - Hawke's Bay 4 - Australia 67
6 tries Les Cubitt (Australia) 30/09/1919 - Hawke's Bay 7 - Australia 73
6 tries Des McGovern (Australia) 01/10/1952 - Featherstone 15 - Australia 50
6 tries Des McGovern (Australia) 06/07/1953 - Taranaki 3 - Australia 62
6 tries Ken Irvine (Australia) 24/01/1960 - Italy 22 - Australia 67
6 tries Valentine Holmes (Australia) 24/11/2017 - Australia 54 - Fiji 6
10. 5 tries Les Cubitt (Australia) 04/10/1919 - Wellington 5 - Australia 93
5 tries Harold Horder (Australia) 28/09/1921 - Bradford 3 - Australia 53
5 tries Frank Burge (Australia) 30/11/1921 - Lancashire 6 - Australia 29
5 tries Alan Ridley (Australia) 09/10/1929 - Castleford 2 - Australia 53
5 tries Bobby Lulham (Australia) 11/08/1948 - SA Firsts 5 - Australia 96
5 tries Bobby Dimond (Australia) 11/08/1948 - SA Firsts 5 - Australia 96
5 tries Johnny Graves (Australia) 12/01/1949 - Cannes 7 - Australia 60
5 tries Des McGovern (Australia) 22/01/1953 - Cannes 0 - Australia 62
5 tries Brian Carlson (Australia) 22/01/1953 - Cannes 0 - Australia 62
5 tries Des McGovern (Australia) 08/07/1953 - South Auckland 11 - Australia 63
5 tries Eddie Lumsden (Australia) 23/01/1960 - Italy 15 - Australia 37
5 tries Eric Grothe (Australia) 01/12/1982 - RC Roanne 0 - Australia 65
5 tries Terry Lamb (Australia) 15/10/1986 - Hull KR 10 - Australia 46
5 tries Greg Alexander (Australia) 29/11/1990 - France XIII 6 - Australia 78
5 tries Adam MacDougall (Australia) 14/10/2000 - NZ Residents 0 - Australia 108
5 tries Valentine Holmes (Australia) 17/11/2017 - Australia 46 - Samoa 0
5 tries Josh Addo-Carr (Australia) 04/11/2022 - Australia 48 - Lebanon 4

Most goals by a player in a match in games
Rank Amount Holder When
1. 17 goals Ryan Girdler (Australia) 04/11/2000 - Australia 110 - Russia 4
2. 13 goals Frank Burge (Australia) 04/10/1919 - Wellington 5 - Australia 93
13 goals Greg Alexander (Australia) 29/11/1990 - France XIII 6 - Australia 78
13 goals Mat Rogers (Australia) 07/10/2000 - Australia 82 - Papua New Guinea 0
13 goals Mat Rogers (Australia) 14/10/2000 - NZ Residents 0 - Australia 108
6. 12 goals Graham Eadie (Australia) 25/05/1977 - South Island 5 - Australia 68
12 goals Rod Wishart (Australia) 26/10/1994 - Sheffield 2 - Australia 80
12 goals Andrew Johns (Australia) 12/07/1996 - Australia 84 - Fiji (NRL) 14
12 goals Nathan Cleary (Australia) 21/10/2022 - Australia 84 - Scotland 0
10. 11 goals Arthur Oxford (Australia) 27/09/1919 - Hawke's Bay 4 - Australia 67
11 goals Eric Weissel (Australia) 23/11/1929 - Halifax 9 - Australia 58
11 goals Noel Pidding (Australia) 12/11/1952 - Wakefield 8 - Australia 58
11 goals Rod Wishart (Australia) 04/12/1994 - France 0 - Australia 74
11 goals Andrew Johns (Australia) 10/10/1995 - Australia 86 - South Africa 6
11 goals Craig Fitzgibbon (Australia) 02/11/2003 - Wales 4 - Australia 76

Most field goals by a player in a match in games
Rank Amount Holder When
1. 3 field goals Billy Smith (Australia) 08/06/1968 - Australia 37 - France 4
2. 2 field goals Eric Simms (Australia) 01/06/1968 - New Zealand 12 - Australia 31
2 field goals Dennis Ward (Australia) 10/06/1969 - Auckland 15 - Australia 14
2 field goals Phil Hawthorne (Australia) 06/06/1970 - Australia 37 - Great Britain 15
2 field goals Laurie Daley (Australia) 20/06/1993 - New Zealand 14 - Australia 14

Longest Streaks

Longest undefeated streak in games
Rank Amount When
1. 31 games 15/06/1980 - New Zealand 6 - Australia 15 to 12/06/1983 - New Zealand 4 - Australia 16
2. 25 games 10/07/1985 - Auckland 10 - Australia 50 to 13/12/1986 - France 0 - Australia 52
3. 16 games 06/05/2011 - Australia 20 - New Zealand 10 to 02/05/2014 - Australia 30 - New Zealand 18
4. 15 games 03/07/1992 - Australia 16 - Great Britain 10 to 16/10/1994 - Halifax 12 - Australia 26
15 games 26/10/1994 - Sheffield 2 - Australia 80 to 14/07/1995 - Australia 46 - New Zealand 10
6. 14 games 12/11/1952 - Wakefield 8 - Australia 58 to 04/01/1953 - Carcassonne 5 - Australia 18
14 games 04/01/1964 - South France 11 - Australia 51 to 23/06/1965 - Waikato 4 - Australia 25
14 games 01/11/1972 - Australia 9 - New Zealand 5 to 28/10/1973 - Bradford 14 - Australia 50
9. 13 games 18/12/1956 - French Army 11 - Australia 11 to 14/06/1958 - Australia 25 - Great Britain 8
13 games 22/10/1999 - Australia 42 - Great Britain 6 to 07/10/2001 - Papua New Guinea 12 - Australia 54
13 games 06/05/2016 - Australia 16 - New Zealand 0 to 02/12/2017 - Australia 6 - England 0
12. 12 games 20/07/1974 - Australia 22 - Great Britain 18 to 26/10/1975 - France 2 - Australia 41

Longest winning streak in games
Rank Amount When
1. 31 games 15/06/1980 - New Zealand 6 - Australia 15 to 12/06/1983 - New Zealand 4 - Australia 16
2. 25 games 10/07/1985 - Auckland 10 - Australia 50 to 13/12/1986 - France 0 - Australia 52
3. 16 games 06/05/2011 - Australia 20 - New Zealand 10 to 02/05/2014 - Australia 30 - New Zealand 18
4. 15 games 26/10/1994 - Sheffield 2 - Australia 80 to 14/07/1995 - Australia 46 - New Zealand 10
5. 14 games 12/11/1952 - Wakefield 8 - Australia 58 to 04/01/1953 - Carcassonne 5 - Australia 18
14 games 04/01/1964 - South France 11 - Australia 51 to 23/06/1965 - Waikato 4 - Australia 25
7. 13 games 22/10/1999 - Australia 42 - Great Britain 6 to 07/10/2001 - Papua New Guinea 12 - Australia 54
13 games 06/05/2016 - Australia 16 - New Zealand 0 to 02/12/2017 - Australia 6 - England 0
9. 12 games 20/12/1956 - RC Albi 20 - Australia 25 to 14/06/1958 - Australia 25 - Great Britain 8
12 games 31/10/1990 - Warrington 6 - Australia 26 to 09/12/1990 - France 10 - Australia 34
11. 11 games 26/08/1933 - St Helens Rec 9 - Australia 13 to 30/09/1933 - Halifax 5 - Australia 16

Longest unsuccessful streak in games
Rank Amount When
1. 15 games 20/01/1909 - Wigan 16 - Australia 8 to 08/03/1909 - Lancashire 19 - Australia 14
2. 4 games 20/11/1937 - Huddersfield 17 - Australia 7 to 01/12/1937 - Leeds 21 - Australia 8
4 games 17/06/1946 - Australia 8 - England (GB) 8 to 29/05/1948 - Australia 19 - New Zealand 21
4. 3 games 09/01/1909 - Wigan 10 - Australia 7 to 16/01/1909 - Welsh XIII 14 - Australia 13
3 games 30/11/1929 - Swinton 9 - Australia 5 to 07/12/1929 - Cumberland 8 - Australia 5
3 games 07/10/1933 - England (GB) 4 - Australia 0 to 14/10/1933 - Warrington 15 - Australia 12
3 games 01/11/1933 - English League 7 - Australia 5 to 11/11/1933 - England (GB) 7 - Australia 5
3 games 09/10/1948 - Great Britain 23 - Australia 21 to 14/10/1948 - St Helens 10 - Australia 8
3 games 10/12/1956 - Wakefield 17 - Australia 12 to 18/12/1956 - French Army 11 - Australia 11
3 games 11/11/1959 - Featherstone 23 - Australia 15 to 21/11/1959 - Great Britain 11 - Australia 10
3 games 10/07/1961 - Auckland 13 - Australia 8 to 30/06/1962 - Australia 10 - Great Britain 17

Longest losing streak in games
Rank Amount When
1. 6 games 15/02/1909 - England (GB) 6 - Australia 5 to 08/03/1909 - Lancashire 19 - Australia 14
2. 4 games 20/11/1937 - Huddersfield 17 - Australia 7 to 01/12/1937 - Leeds 21 - Australia 8
3. 3 games 09/01/1909 - Wigan 10 - Australia 7 to 16/01/1909 - Welsh XIII 14 - Australia 13
3 games 04/02/1909 - Cumberland 11 - Australia 2 to 10/02/1909 - St Helens 9 - Australia 0
3 games 30/11/1929 - Swinton 9 - Australia 5 to 07/12/1929 - Cumberland 8 - Australia 5
3 games 07/10/1933 - England (GB) 4 - Australia 0 to 14/10/1933 - Warrington 15 - Australia 12
3 games 01/11/1933 - English League 7 - Australia 5 to 11/11/1933 - England (GB) 7 - Australia 5
3 games 06/07/1946 - Australia 5 - England (GB) 14 to 29/05/1948 - Australia 19 - New Zealand 21
3 games 09/10/1948 - Great Britain 23 - Australia 21 to 14/10/1948 - St Helens 10 - Australia 8
3 games 11/11/1959 - Featherstone 23 - Australia 15 to 21/11/1959 - Great Britain 11 - Australia 10
3 games 10/07/1961 - Auckland 13 - Australia 8 to 30/06/1962 - Australia 10 - Great Britain 17

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