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NRL 2003: Rounds 1-26 Trivia Quiz

The 2003 NRL home and away season was one of the closest in recent times. Re-live it with me, and see how much you remember about the 26 rounds of NRL 2003.

A multiple-choice quiz by timence. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
timence

Time
5 mins

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Multiple Choice

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149,172

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 25

1. The 2003 season kicked off on 14th March 2003. Did the defending premiers, the Sydney Roosters, win their opening match against Parramatta?

Yes

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Question 2 of 25

2. The 'golden point' rule was introduced in 2003. What game saw the first historic home-and-away NRL game won in extra time? Hint

Souths v Warriors, round 16

Cowboys v Penrith, round 18

Manly v Parramatta, round 11

Melbourne v Brisbane, round 19

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Question 3 of 25

3. How many matches were won in 2003 with a field goal in 'golden point' extra time? Hint

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Question 4 of 25

4. There were no draws in 2003, due to the golden point rule. When was the last time this happened in the Australian national competition? Hint

Never

1980

1970

1960

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Question 5 of 25

5. Which team took out the minor premiership in 2003? Hint

Penrith

Roosters

Canberra

Bulldogs

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Question 6 of 25

6. Hazem El Masri equalled the world record for most consecutive successful kicks at goal. How many was this? Hint

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Question 7 of 25

7. Which team scored the most points between rounds 1 and 26 in 2003? Hint

Roosters

Cronulla

Brisbane

Bulldogs

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Question 8 of 25

8. Which team conceded the least points between rounds 1 and 26 in 2003? Hint

Roosters

Bulldogs

Canberra

Warriors

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Question 9 of 25

9. How many competition points did a team receive for a bye in 2003? Hint

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Question 10 of 25

10. The biggest win of the season came in round 24 when Parramatta beat the Sharks by what score? Hint

74-4

84-4

64-4

54-4

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Question 11 of 25

11. Penrith broke their club record for most consecutive wins. How may did they manage? Hint

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Question 12 of 25

12. Who topped the try-scoring list in 2003? Hint

All three players tied

Matt Sing (North Queensland)

Rhys Wesser (Penrith)

Scott Donald (Manly)

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Question 13 of 25

13. Who won the 2003 State of Origin Series, and by what margin? Hint

QLD won 3-0

NSW won 3-0

NSW won 2-1

QLD won 2-1

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Question 14 of 25

14. Of the 8 games Brisbane played at the revamped Suncorp Stadium (formerly Lang Park), how may did they win? Hint

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Question 15 of 25

15. The Broncos broke their own club record for what in 2003? Hint

Most consecutive losses

Most field goals in a season

Most consecutive wins

Most tries in a season

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Question 16 of 25

16. Which match of the 2003 season saw the most points scored, in total, when 88 points were scored by the two teams? Hint

Manly v Wests Tigers, round 4

Parramatta v Sharks, round 24

Souths v Sharks, round 25

Manly v NZ Warriors, round 3

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Question 17 of 25

17. Two matches of the 2003 season produced 18 points - the lowest total score for a match. Which of the following matches is an actual result from 2003? Hint

Newcastle 12 beat Bulldogs 6

Penrith 12 beat Brisbane 6

Bulldogs 12 beat Newcastle 6

Brisbane 12 beat Penrith 6

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Question 18 of 25

18. Which player topped the tackle count in the 26 rounds of 2003? Hint

Steve Price (Bulldogs)

Danny Nutley (Cronulla)

Nathan Cayless (Parramatta)

Richard Swain (Brisbane)

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Question 19 of 25

19. Which Brisbane Bronco announced his retirement during 2003, despite being only 26 years old? Hint

Ben Ikin

John Cross

Andrew Gee

Darren Lockyer

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Question 20 of 25

20. Which team finished the 2003 season with the wooden spoon? Hint

North Queensland

Manly-Warringah

South Sydney

Cronulla Sharks

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Question 21 of 25

21. What event was cancelled at the end of the 2003 season? Hint

The Dally M awards

The minor premiership presentation

The first round of semi-finals

All of these

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Question 22 of 25

22. Which leading player failed to finish the 26 rounds for his club team due to injury? Hint

Andrew Johns

Brad Fittler

Craig Gower

All of these

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Question 23 of 25

23. One of the surprise packets of the season was the Canberra Raiders, who led the competition for much of the year. Where did they finish the minor premiership? Hint

5th

3rd

2nd

4th

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Question 24 of 25

24. How many of the top 8 teams in 2003 also made the top 8 in 2002? Hint

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Question 25 of 25

25. Which club won 10 games for the season, and in doing so set a club record? Hint

North Queensland

Manly-Warringah

Wests Tigers

Parramatta

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The 2003 season kicked off on 14th March 2003. Did the defending premiers, the Sydney Roosters, win their opening match against Parramatta?

Answer: Yes

The Roosters won by 32-14, scoring 5 tries to 3. Nathan Cayless from Parramatta scored the first try of 2003 in the 8th minute of this match.

2. The 'golden point' rule was introduced in 2003. What game saw the first historic home-and-away NRL game won in extra time?

Answer: Manly v Parramatta, round 11

The games listed here were the 4 to go into golden point in 2003. The scores were Manly 36 Parramatta 34, Penrith 28 Cowboys 24, Brisbane 26 Melbourne 22, and Warriors 31 Souths 30.

3. How many matches were won in 2003 with a field goal in 'golden point' extra time?

Answer: 1

The only true 'golden point' was kicked by Stacey Jones to break a 30-30 deadlock in extra time, Warriors v Souths 30-31.

4. There were no draws in 2003, due to the golden point rule. When was the last time this happened in the Australian national competition?

Answer: 1960

Interestingly, of the 4 golden point matches played out in 2003, 3 were won by the away team.

5. Which team took out the minor premiership in 2003?

Answer: Penrith

Penrith had a poor start to the season, losing 3 of their first 4 matches, but went on to win 15 of their remaining 20 to finish on top of the ladder.

6. Hazem El Masri equalled the world record for most consecutive successful kicks at goal. How many was this?

Answer: 35

El Masri kicked 119 goals in the 26 rounds of competition, far ahead of his nearest rival, Josh Hannay of the Cowboys (95).

7. Which team scored the most points between rounds 1 and 26 in 2003?

Answer: Bulldogs

The bulldogs scored 702 points. Next best was the Roosters on 680.

8. Which team conceded the least points between rounds 1 and 26 in 2003?

Answer: Bulldogs

The bulldogs conceded 419 points. Next least was the Roosters with 445.

9. How many competition points did a team receive for a bye in 2003?

Answer: 2

The bye is equivalent (in terms of competition points) to a win.

10. The biggest win of the season came in round 24 when Parramatta beat the Sharks by what score?

Answer: 74-4

A club record win for Parramatta, as was Jamie Lyon's 5-try haul. A controversial match, with David Peachy's send off for dissent and one other send off for a high tackle brought into question. At one stage the Sharks only had 10 men on the field.

11. Penrith broke their club record for most consecutive wins. How may did they manage?

Answer: 8

Penrith won all their matches between Rounds 6 and 13 inclusive. Their winning run was brought to a halt by Melbourne, who beat them 32-12 in round 14.

12. Who topped the try-scoring list in 2003?

Answer: Rhys Wesser (Penrith)

Rhys Wesser, the dynamic Penrith fullback, scored 24 tries in the 2003 home and away season, 3 ahead of Scott Donald and Matt Sing. He also broke the record for most tries in a season by a fullback.

13. Who won the 2003 State of Origin Series, and by what margin?

Answer: NSW won 2-1

NSW re-gained the trophy after Queensland won it in 2001 and 'retained' it in 2002 with a drawn series. NSW won the first game 25-12 and the second 27-12, whilst Qld won the third 36-6.

14. Of the 8 games Brisbane played at the revamped Suncorp Stadium (formerly Lang Park), how may did they win?

Answer: 1

They beat the Roosters 10-8 in this a solitary win at Suncorp.

15. The Broncos broke their own club record for what in 2003?

Answer: Most consecutive losses

Before 2003, Brisbane had never lost 7 matches in a row, as they did between rounds 20 and 26 inclusive. They kicked their first field goal for 2003 in the last few minutes of the round 26 match against St George-Illawarra, but lost that match in the dying seconds with a long range Mark Ridell penalty goal.

16. Which match of the 2003 season saw the most points scored, in total, when 88 points were scored by the two teams?

Answer: Souths v Sharks, round 25

Sharks 54 Souths 34, 88 points in all scored. 16 tries were scored all together, 10 for the Sharks, 6 for Souths.

17. Two matches of the 2003 season produced 18 points - the lowest total score for a match. Which of the following matches is an actual result from 2003?

Answer: Newcastle 12 beat Bulldogs 6

In round 5, Newcastle scored 2 tries, and the Bulldogs one, in what is by today's standards a very low-scoring game. In round 22 Penrith beat Brisbane 13-6 (not 12-6). The other 18-point game was Brisbane's 10-8 win over the Roosters in round 16.

18. Which player topped the tackle count in the 26 rounds of 2003?

Answer: Danny Nutley (Cronulla)

Nutley made 871 tackles in 2003. Not as impressive as Richard Swain's effort of 1,000 tackles in 2002, but a great achievement.

19. Which Brisbane Bronco announced his retirement during 2003, despite being only 26 years old?

Answer: Ben Ikin

Ikin played 138 games in first grade for the Gold Coast and Broncos. His chronic knee injuries finally forced him to give the game away in 2003.

20. Which team finished the 2003 season with the wooden spoon?

Answer: South Sydney

Souths could only manage 3 wins from their 24 matches in 2003.

21. What event was cancelled at the end of the 2003 season?

Answer: The Dally M awards

The rugby league players association threatened to boycott the awards due to breakdowns in negotiation of a collective bargaining agreement. The NRL called their bluff and cancelled the awards. It was later revealed that Penrith halfback Craig Gower was to be crowned player of the year.

22. Which leading player failed to finish the 26 rounds for his club team due to injury?

Answer: Andrew Johns

'Joey' played 16 games in 2003, but was forced to end his season due to a serious spinal injury. He was also forced to pull out of the Kangaroo Tour at the end of the year.

23. One of the surprise packets of the season was the Canberra Raiders, who led the competition for much of the year. Where did they finish the minor premiership?

Answer: 4th

Their loss in round 26 to the Roosters meant that they finished 4th, rather than 2nd. The Bulldogs finished in 3rd spot.

24. How many of the top 8 teams in 2003 also made the top 8 in 2002?

Answer: 5

The Roosters, Canberra, Warriors, Newcastle and Brisbane were the teams to make consecutive semi-finals. Cronulla, Parramatta and St. George-Illawarra missed out in 2003 after featuring in the 2002 semis.

25. Which club won 10 games for the season, and in doing so set a club record?

Answer: North Queensland

Since joining the competition in 1995, this was their best season as measured by number of wins. Well that's it, hope you enjoyed my season wrap-up. Look out for the follow-up quiz, "NRL 2003: the finals".

Source: Author timence

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