The Canberra Raiders' player of the year receives the Mal Meninga Medal in his honour since 2008 and a statue of him has been placed behind the Mal Meninga grandstand next to the one of Laurie Daley. He was appointed head coach of his old club, the Canberra Raiders in Australia's Super League season in 1997. Mal then went on to score another try in the third and deciding test as Australia won 14–0 and retained The Ashes they had held since 1974. In 1982, he was named man-of-the-match in Game 1 of 1982 State of Origin series against New South Wales at Lang Park, and was later selected to make his test début for Australia in a test against New Zealand at the Sydney Cricket Ground, being the 540th player selected for Australia. These hippie kids protested against the Vietnam War and participated in the civil rights movement. After his displays on the 1982 Kangaroo tour, Meninga was in high demand with English club sides. Mel Meninga coached eight matches with a total of seven wins and one draw. In June 2008, he was chosen in the Queensland Rugby League's Team of the Century at centre. The team managed to defeat Great Britain in the Ashes test in order to keep the victory in their name since 1974. Zodiac Sign: Mal Meninga is a Cancer. The NRL donated $65,000 to UNICEF Australia and pledged $50,000 through the help of community donations. Mel Meninga retired from the national team that same year in a win over France. The strengths of this sign are being loyal, emotional, sympathetic, tenacious, persuasive, while weaknesses can be moody, pessimistic, suspicious, manipulative and insecure. Under his leadership, Queensland won the State of Origin series from 2006 to 2013. 1985 also saw NSW win the Origin series for the first time, though Mal was selected for the mid-season Kangaroo Tour of New Zealand. He had a successful playing career from 1978 to 1994, playing for Souths, St. Helens, and the Canberra Raiders. The Hall of Famer has been successful since the late 1970s. He scored a try and kicked 5 goals in his final test for Australia in Australia. Meninga became the only player selected to four Kangaroo tours and the only player to twice be named tour captain. The following year Meninga was graded with Souths Brisbane and made his State debut in 1979. Meninga is the only player in history to be selected for four Kangaroo Tours. Meninga continued his good form in 1983, even though Souths missed the BRL Grand Final. He soon recovered and played in the centres for Souths in their 17–3 loss to the Wynnum Manly Seagulls in the BRL Grand Final at Lang Park. Former teammate and coach of the London Broncos, Gary Grienke was hopeful of bringing Meninga to his club for a swansong season, but this did not eventuate. You can also find out who is Mal Meninga dating now and celebrity dating histories at CelebsCouples. After Canberra's salary cap problems at the end of 1991 which saw them lose a number of fringe players as well as some veterans (though most, including Meninga, agreed to actually take a pay cut in order to keep the side together), the Raiders missed the finals for the first time since 1986 when they finished 12th in 1992. Before his appointment Mal announced his ambitions that he wanted the International game to become the pinnacle of rugby league like it was in his playing days. He was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1994, and the Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame in 2003. Meninga was appointed coach of the Raiders in 1997, succeeding three-time winner Tim Sheens, but achieved only moderate success. He net worth has been growing significantly in 2018-19. Meninga captained the Raiders to the Grand final for a record fifth time in 1994. Mal Meninga was born on 8 July, 1960 in Bundaberg Central, Australia, is an Australian rugby league footballer and coach for Australia. In the 2009 series, Queensland won the first two games giving them a record fourth consecutive series win with captain Darren Lockyer saying Meninga now stands among the legends in State of Origin. On an unseasonably warm day, Meninga's lack of match fitness since his return told (he had only played 60 minutes of the Preliminary final win over Eastern Suburbs the week before) and he was finally replaced by Raiders reserve back Kevin Walters midway through the second half. Like many famous people and celebrities, Mal Meninga keeps his personal life private. The memoir Mal Meninga:  My Life in Football was published in 1995.

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