| KW | Queensland Origin coach, initials (2) |
| LOWE | Queensland Origin coach 1991, '92 (4) |
| EM | Queensland Reds' 2011 Super Rugby winning coach, initials (2) |
| AN | Former Queensland paceman now Brisbane Heat WBBL coach, initials (2) |
| SK | Warriors NRL coach, initials (2) |
| GC | Wallabies' 1991 World Cupwinning coach, initials (2) |
| LM | Brisbane Lions' AFL premiership threepeat coach, initials (2) |
| TR | Sydney Roosters NRL coach, initials (2) |
| EJ | England rugby's Aussie coach, initials (2) |
| DS | Former Queensland Origin stalwart nicknamed "Rowdy", initials (2) |
| DT | Former Queensland Origin forward nicknamed "Coal Train", initials (2) |
| DH | Manly's 2008 and 2011 NRL premiership-winning coach, initials (2) |
| AF | Warren Gatland's successor as British and Irish Lions coach, initials (2) |
| RO | Queensland Origin fullback before emergence of Darren Lockyer, initials (2) |
| MCDONALD | Queensland's first State of Origin coach (8) |
| GREEN | Queensland State of Origin coach 2021 (5) |
| BENNETT | Succeeded Des Morris as Maroons Origin coach 1986 (7) |
| MURRAY | NSW State of Origin coach 2006-07 (6) |
| GLOSSOP | NSW's inaugural State of Origin coach 1980 (7) |
| LEWIS | Succeeded Graham Lowe as Maroons Origin coach 1993 (5) |
