[4] When Furner left Canberra at the end of the 2000 season, he had surpassed Bernie Purcell's record as the highest point-scoring forward in the game with 1218 points.
After leaving Canberra, Furner moved to the Super League where he played for the Wigan Warriors with them he won the Challenge Cup.
Furner played for the Wigan Warriors at second-row and kicked a goal in their 2001 Super League Grand Final loss to the Bradford Bulls.
[citation needed] After that he joined the Leeds Rhinos, with whom he played at lock in their 2004 Super League Grand Final victory against the Bradford Bulls.
[citation needed] The 2011 NRL season began with many experts predicting the Raiders to finish in the top 4 and be real premiership contenders.
[citation needed] In November 2013, Furner joined the North Queensland Cowboys as an assistant to head coach Paul Green.
On 4 October 2015, Furner was a member of the Cowboys' coaching staff in the side's 17-16 Grand Final victory over the Brisbane Broncos.
[7] After 5 wins and 11 losses combined during the 2019 Super League season and 2019 Challenge Cup, Furner had his contract with Leeds terminated.