Clive Churchill has been named the Fullback for the Rugby League Team of the Century.

The final fullback nominations included: Keith Barnes, Brian Carlson,
Clive Churchill, Graham Eadie, Charles Fraser, Howard Hallett, Les Johns, Graeme Langlands, Darren Lockyer, Frank McMillan and Ken Thornett.

Notes on the Fullback of the Century

Clive CHURCHILL
 
Clubs: Central Newcastle 1946-7; South Sydney 1947-58; Norths Brisbane 1959.
Club Landmarks: Won Premierships with Souths 1950–51, 1953–55
Games for NSW: 37 (1948–57); Games for Qld: One (1959);
Tests for Australia: 34 (1948–56) — 24 as captain;
World Cup matches: Three (1954) — all as captain
Representative landmarks: Kangaroo tours 1948–49, 1952–53 (captain), 1956–57; Australian tours of New Zealand 1949, 1953; World Cup 1954;

It was the legendary Ray Stehr who tagged Clive Churchill the ‘Little Master’, while the original Master, Dally Messenger, said simply: “Churchill is the Greatest”.  Just 76kg and 168cm tall, Churchill, with his courage and will to win, towered over the game through the forties and fifties.

He revolutionised the fullback position and was as fierce in defence as he was brilliant in attack. Clive would later turn his hand to coaching and guide Souths to four more Premierships (’67, ’68, ’70 and ’71).