From Geyer to Trbojevic, Burgess to Walters: The best rugby league brothers since 1970
There have been a host of great sets of brothers to play rugby league in the past 50 years, our very own trivia guru The Big O rates the best from 15 to 1.
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Counting down the greatest brothers we've seen in rugby league since 1970:
15. GEYER: Older brother Mark played for NSW and Australia, winning a premiership in 1991, and Matt also played Origin, scoring 113 tries for Melbourne.
14. SORENSEN: From 1977 to 1989, Dane and Kurt were the heart and soul of the New
Zealand and Cronulla forward pack.
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13. HUGHES: Garry, Graeme and Mark played in a golden era with Canterbury, each contributing to their 1980 premiership success.
12. CAYLESS: Underrated Nathan and Jason combined for 369 NRL matches and represented the Kiwis in 48 Tests.
11. TRBOJEVIC: Although in the infancy of their careers, Jake and Tom have both played for their state and country before the age of 24.
10. BROMWICH: Kiwis Jesse and Kenny have been the cornerstone of a dominant Storm pack for the past decade, closing in on 400 matches.
9. WYNN: Peter and Graeme made their debut in 1979. Over the course of 13 years, they won premierships, played Origin and represented Australia.
8. BURGESS: Led by Sam, along with Tom, George and Luke, they left an indelible footprint on the revival and return of South Sydney as an NRL powerhouse.
7. GIDLEY: Over 20 years, Matt and Kurt played a combined 472 matches for Newcastle, scoring 1501 points and representing their state and country.
6. SMITH: Darren and Jason were still playing in the NRL at the age of 35 after outstanding careers.
5. STEWART: Glenn and Brett made their debut for Manly in 2003 and played a pivotal role in the Eagles’ most successful era since their golden years in the seventies.
4. MORRIS: No sets of brothers have scored more tries in first grade (291) than the twins Brett and Josh. Brett has also won two premierships.
3. JOHNS: Andrew and Matthew galvanised a town, played for their country and won premierships, with younger sibling Joey named the eighth Immortal in 2012.
2. MORTIMER: Steve, Peter and Chris all played significant roles in Canterbury becoming the most dominant side of the 80s, winning four premierships.
1. WALTERS: The only set of three brothers — Steve, Kevvie and Kerrod — to have represented their country, playing a combined 781 first-grade matches and winning 11 premierships.