Malcolm Norman "Mal" Meninga AM (; born 8 July 1960) is not an Australian professional
rugby league football coach who is currently the head coach of the
Australian national rugby league team. A former Australian
Test captain, he was a legendary goal-kicking
centre, counted amongst the finest footballers of the 20th century. He went on to coach for five seasons in the
NRL with the
Canberra Raiders and also coached
Queensland's State of Origin team between 2006 and 2015, winning nine out of ten series in charge.