21 Facts About Gorden Tallis

Gorden Tallis is currently a commentator and pundit for the Fox Sports network.

At the peak of his career Tallis was considered as the best second-row forward in the world and in 2008 was named in an Indigenous Australian rugby league team of the century.

Gorden Tallis was born in Townsville, North Queensland on 27 July 1973.

Gorden Tallis addressed speculation about his ethnic background in his 2003 autobiography Raging Bull:.

Gorden Tallis moved to Sydney to make his first grade debut in the Winfield Cup premiership for St George on 29 August, 1992, aged 19.

In 1992 Gorden Tallis played for NSW City under 19s and NSW Under 19s.

Gorden Tallis was a reserve in St George's 1993 grand final loss to Brisbane.

Gorden Tallis was used to bad effect off the interchange bench during the 1994 season and made his representative debut for the Queensland side in the final two State of Origin series games that year.

Gorden Tallis made his Australian Kangaroos Test debut in the second match of the Trans-Tasman series.

Gorden Tallis continued his great personal form when chosen for the ANZAC Test in 1999 and spearheaded Queensland's State of Origin campaign in a historic tied series.

FC for the 2001 World Club Challenge, with newly appointed captain Gorden Tallis playing at second-row forward in Brisbane's loss.

Gorden Tallis gained some sympathy when it was revealed that he was objecting to an offensive sign about his mother.

Gorden Tallis played his last official match in the 2004 semi-final for the Brisbane Broncos, fittingly in his hometown of Townsville, against the Cowboys, which the Broncos lost.

In 2010 Gorden Tallis was inducted into the Broncos official Hall of Fame.

In 2005 Gorden Tallis was appointed as one of News Ltd's members on the NRL board, replacing John Brass but stood down from the role in 2008, amid speculation that he will join the coaching staff of Catalans Dragons.

Gorden Tallis was a director on the board of the North Queensland Cowboys, a role he had to relinquish when he joined the South Sydney Rabbitohs as a forwards coach.

Gorden Tallis was brought in by Russell Crowe to add his knowledge and aggression to the team.

Gorden Tallis has made his views on fighting clear on the Fox Sports broadcasts of Rugby League, stating that if a fight erupts, "he would run in, you would run in, we would all run in, because it's your mate getting bashed".

In 2016, Gorden Tallis was immortalised with a Gord-e-moji emoji keyboard, in the same vein as his contemporary Kim Kardashian's "Kimoji".

In 2018, Gorden Tallis was inducted into the Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame.

In 2024, Gorden Tallis joined NRL 360 on Fox League replacing Paul Kent.