Duncan jnr was first picked for Australia at age 20 and went on to play 21 games for his country.

The halfback spot went to Billy Roberts, who played 123 games for Kurri from 1946 to 1953, and 1957 to 1958.

“Out of all of these people, me at halfback? I can’t believe it,” Roberts said.

Australian representative Garry Sullivan was named at lock. Sullivan played for Kurri from 1966 to 1969 before moving onto Newtown, where he played 128 games, and was selected for the 1970 and 1972 World Cups.

George Hunter and Peter Brady were selected in the second row. Hunter played for Kurri from 1946 to 1948 and went on to play 150 games for Manly, including two grand final appearances.

Brady played first grade for the Bulldogs in 1975, had stints at Castleford, North Sydney, Cessnock and Maitland, and finished his career back at Kurri in the 1993 grand final-winning side.

Bill Hamilton was named as Sattler’s front row partner. Hamilton played 187 games at Manly including the 1972 and 1973 premierships.

Another Australian representative, Jeff Masterman, was named at hooker. Masterman played 97 games for Kurri and moved onto Easts in 1981, where he received the Dally M Rookie of the Year and Dally M Hooker of the Year and played two tests for Australia.

The bench consisted of Jack Lumsden (brother of Eddie), Jeff Roach, Mick Shields and Phil Williams.

Jack Lumsden played on the wing for Kurri from 1948 to 1950 and then moved to Manly, and played for Australia in 1952.

Roach, a centre/second-rower, played 256 games for the Bulldogs from 1971 to 1981, scoring more than 100 tries and earning Newcastle and Country honours.

Shields was Kurri’s first international, playing two games for Australia in 1935.

Williams is a multi-record holder at the Bulldogs, with 270 first grade games the highest of any Kurri player. He was the first player to reach 1000 points for the club and ended his career with a club-record 2436 points.

Organiser Jeff Polglase said the event was “a very successful night”. Each player in the Team of the Century was presented with a special jersey, and a replica set was auctioned later in the night, raising $14,000.