The81stminute Hall of Fame: Ray Warren, Gavin Miller, Roy Masters, Mick Stone, 1975 Roosters, ‘Hollywood and Zorba’ among inductees

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BY CURTIS WOODWARD

@woodward_curtis

A 14th Immortal will be crowned by the NRL on Wednesday night live from the Sydney Cricket Ground.

South Sydney and Eastern Suburbs icon Ron Coote is the favourite to be inducted ahead of Cameron Smith.

But did you know the81stminute.com has its own Hall of Fame?

So when better to add some more names to our own list?

Criteria this time around is a little different with one player representing every decade of the 1900s going in.

We’ve also included other categories like ‘Broadcaster’, ‘Administrator’, ‘Referee’ and ‘Game’.

Check it out below:

1900s: Denis Lutge (Dual International and first victorious Kangaroos captain)

1910s: Les Cubitt (Played alongside brother Charlie in 1911 grand final for Glebe before winning the premiership two years later with Easts)

1920s: Tom Gorman (First Queenslander to captain Australia on a Kangaroos Tour)

1930s: Vic Hey (Premiership-winner at Wests and regarded as one of the greatest five-eighths of all time

1940s: Herb Narvo (A war hero who would go on to win the Australian Heavyweight boxing title after retiring from rugby league)

1950s: Arthur Clues (Australian and NSW forward who would go on to play over 250 games for Leeds)

1960s: Peter Gallagher (Legendary Queensland figure who represented the Kangaroos 17 times)

1970s: Ray Branighan (Uncompromising winger who would win three titles with Manly and two with the Rabbitohs before retiring)

1980s: Gavin Miller (One of the most skilful forwards of the modern game who dominated at Cronulla in the late ‘80s

1990s: Tim Brasher (Mainstay of the NSW Blues throughout the decade and preferred fullback on the last Kangaroos Tour of the United Kingdom in 1994)

Broadcaster: Ray Warren

Broadcaster: Debbie Spillane

Administrator: Henry ‘Jersey’ Flegg

Journalist: Claude Corbett

Coach / Journalist: Roy Masters

Game: 2010 Semi-Final Roosters vs Wests Tigers

Referee: Mick Stone

TV Program: The Sunday Footy Show

Venue: Birchgrove Oval

Team: 1975 Eastern Suburbs Roosters

Radio Program: ‘Hollywood and Zorba’

Mascot: Reggie Rabbit

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