Rugby league collection

Enjoy a selection of memorable rugby league moments from the NFSA collection, dating from 1922 to 1999.

You can see the earliest footage in our collection of a local match, from 1922; an international game, from 1932; the 1939 grand final between South Sydney and Balmain; and a 1937 match between NSW and Queensland, a forerunner to the hugely popular State of Origin series.

We also take a look at some vital elements of the game - such as training and coaching, as well as injuries, violence and drugs.

Other scenes include a match played during a Canberra snowstorm, a documentary about an Indigenous Australian and multicultural team that started in the 1930s, Americans playing the game in Australia in 1953 and highlights from several 1970s grand finals.