Sky Blue or Maroon Jerseys
(1908 - 1922)

Balmain's Charles "Chook" Fraser wearing his 1911/12 blue Kangaroo jersey.

The first Australian rugby league Test was played in Sydney in 1908. As a result, the team wore a sky-blue NSW jersey.

This was a continuation of the rugby union tradition of wearing the jersey of the home state team.

The blue jersey was used in home series in 1908, 1909 and 1920. It was also used for Kangaroo Tours in 1911/12 and 1921/22.

This photo (right) is of Charles Fraser in the 1911 Kangaroo playing strip of blue jersey, black shorts & maroon socks (with a blue band).

For Tests in Brisbane in 1908, 1909 and 1920 the Australian team wore maroon jerseys. The 1919 Kangaroos that toured New Zealand wore a maroon jersey with a sky blue collar.

Combined Sky Blue & Maroon Jersey
(1908 - 1924, 1963 & 2008)

Dally Messenger wearing the 1908 Kangaroos jersey.

A jersey combining the colours of both NSW (sky blue) and Queensland (maroon) was used for the first time on the Kangaroo Tour of 1908/09.

This was the only Australian team to tour overseas in the combined state colours jersey.

This jersey design was not unique to rugby league, having been used by the Australian rugby union team in 1905 and 1907.

For home Tests, the combined blue and maroon jersey was used in Test series against the Great Britain Lions in 1910, 1914 and 1924.

It was also used in 1963 in a home series against South Africa (who played in green), and in 2008 as a Centenary jersey.

Green & Gold Hooped Jersey
(1928, 1935 & 2003)

Queensland's Tom Gorman - captained Australia in 1928

Following the formation of the Australian Rugby League Board of Control in 1924, it was resolved to use the colours of gum-leaf green and wattle gold.

However, no further Tests were played until the home series of 1928 against Britain.

The new jersey, designed in green with gold hooped bands, made its debut in the 1928 First Test in Brisbane.

Its use in 1928 is the first time any Australian sporting team wore a green and gold playing strip in a major international match.

A similar hooped design was used by the Kangaroos on their 1935 tour of New Zealand.

As a result of a suggestion from RL1908, a 75th anniversary version of this jersey was worn by the Kangaroos in the July 2003 Test against New Zealand at the Sydney Football Stadium.

Green & Gold Double-V Jersey
(1929 - present)

Easts' Dave Brown, photographed in the 1933-34 Kangaroos playing strip.

The green jersey with the gold 'V' is the most famous of the Kangaroos' Test jerseys, and an icon of Australian sport.

This jersey has been in continuous use since the first Test of 1929 against Great Britain (apart from the 1935 short tour of NZ, the 1963 series against South Africa, and commemorative jerseys in 2003 and 2008).

The 1929/30 Kangaroos are recognised as the first Australian sporting team to play overseas in a green and gold playing strip.

The double-V style is a direct replica of the neck band on Australian Test cricketers' vests - a gold double-V on a green backing.

Slight variations have been made over the decades to the traditional V-style Kangaroo jersey, including changing the collar colour from white to gold, the use of gold sleeve piping in the 1970s and 1980s. Green shorts have been used since the 1970s. Earlier strips included the use of white or black shorts.