Manly-Warringah second row forward Terry Randall had the honour of being the first player to be rated 10/10 in the opening round of the 1978 season.
mˈænliwˈɔːɹɪŋɡə sˈɛkənd ɹˈoʊ fˈɔːɹwɚd tˈɛɹi ɹˈændɔːl hæd ðɪ ˈɑːnɚɹ ʌv bˌiːɪŋ ðə fˈɜːst plˈeɪɚ təbi ɹˈeɪɾᵻd tˈɛn slˈæʃ tˈɛn ɪnðɪ ˈoʊpənɪŋ ɹˈaʊnd ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt sˈiːzən.