| Player Awards |
| Golden Boot Award |
This award was presented to the finest player in the world, as chosen by experts in all rugby league countries. It was instituted in 1985 by Harry Edgar, founder of Britain's Open Rugby magazine, and later promoted by Channel 10 and Rugby League Week. It died out due to sponsorship problems in 1991.
1985 Wally Lewis (Australia)
1986 Brett Kenny (Australia)
1987 Garry Jack (Australia)
1988 Peter Sterling (Australia),
Hugh McGahan (New Zealand) (tie)
1989 Ellery Hanley (Great Britain)
1990 Mal Meninga (Australia)
| Claude Corbett Memorial Trophy |
The Corbetts were a family of sports reporters. For at least 50 years from the start of rugby league in Australia, there was at least one Corbett covering the game for a major Sydney newspaper, and for two seasons in the 1930s there was one at each of the four Sydney games. Claude Corbett became argueably Australia's most famous rugby league reporter and is (or was) the only newspaperman to receive life membership of the NSW Rugby League. He died of cancer in 1944, and his brother donated the award in his memory.
I have seen two sources on what the award was given for. The first claims it was awarded to the captain of the winning side in the third test of each series held in Australia, whereas the second and more recent source restricts it to Anglo-Australian tests held in Australia. I don't know which is correct.
1946 Gus Risman (Great Britain) 1950 Clive Churchill (Australia, v. Great Britain) 1951 Puig-Aubert (France) 1952 Trav Hardwick (New Zealand) 1954 Clive Churchill (Australia, v. Great Britain) 1955 Jacques Merquey (France) 1956 Ken Kearney (Australia, v. New Zealand) 1958 Alan Prescott (Great Britain) 1959 Cliff Johnson (New Zealand) 1960 Antoine Jiminez (France) 1962 Arthur Summons (Australia, v. Great Britain) 1963 Arthur Summons (Australia, v. New Zealand) 1964 Reg Gasnier (Australia, v. France) 1966 Ian Walsh (Australia, v. Great Britain) 1967 Reg Gasnier (Australia, v. New Zealand) 1970 Frank Mylar (Great Britain) 1974 Graeme Langlands (Australia, v. Great Britain) 1978 Bob Fulton (Australia, v. New Zealand) 1979 George Peponis (Australia, v. Great Britain) 1984 Wally Lewis (Australia, v. Great Britain) 1988 Ellery Hanley (Great Britain) ...others?
| Sydney/National Best and Fairest |
The Rothman's medal was awarded to the Best and Fairest player in the Sydney Premiership. After each match the referee cast a vote, and at the end of the preliminary rounds the votes were tallied and the medal awarded. Players who were sent off and convicted of an offence became inelligable for the award.
The Rothman's Medal was replaced from 1997 by the Provan-Summons medal. Australia's laws against tobacco sponsorship of sport made it impossible to continue to use the name Rothman's. Norm Provan and Arthur Summons are the two people featured on the Optus Cup sculpture.
Rothmans' Medal:
1968 20 Terry Hughes (Cronulla Sutherland)
1969 21 Denis Pittard (South Sydney)
1970 19 Kevin Junee (Eastern Suburbs)
1971 21 Denis Pittard (South Sydney)
1972 20 Tom Raudonikis (Western Suburbs)
1973 23 Ken Maddison (Cronulla Sutherland)
1974 25 Graham Eadie (Manly Warringah)
1975 23 Steve Rogers (Cronulla Sutherland)
1976 22 Ray Higgs (Parramatta)
1977 25 Mick Cronin (Parramatta)
1978 32 Mick Cronin (Parramatta)
1979 28 Ray Price (Parramatta)
1980 22 Geoff Bugden (Newtown)
1981 29 Kevin Hastings (Eastern Suburbs)
1982 28 Greg Brentnall (Canterbury Bankstown)
1983 21 Mike Eden (Eastern Suburbs)
1984 26 Terry Lamb (Canterbury Bankstown)
1985 23 Wayne Pearce (Balmain)
1986 25 Mal Cochrane (Manly Warringah)
1987 30 Peter Sterling (Parramatta)
1988 29 Barry Russell (Cronulla Sutherland)
1989 Gavin Miller (Cronulla Sutherland)
and Mark Sargent (Newcastle) (tie)
1990 24 Peter Sterling (Parramatta)
1991 23 Ewan McGrady (Canterbury Bankstown)
1992 Allan Langer (Brisbane)
1993 30 Ricky Stuart (Canberra)
1994 33 David Fairleigh (North Sydney)
1995 24 Paul Green (Cronulla Sutherland)
1996 26 Jason Taylor (North Sydney)
Nokia Provan-Summons Medal:
1997 40 Brad Fittler (Sydney City)
1998 Andrew Johns (Newcastle)
A Rothmans' Medal is/was also awarded to the Best and Fairest player in the Brisbane Premiership.
Rothman's Medal:
1968 Wayne Head (Southern Suburbs)
1969 John Brown (Northern Suburbs)
1970 Graham Atherton (Southern Suburbs)
1971 Len Brunner (Wynnum-Manly)
1972 Marty Scanlan (Fortitude Valley)
1973 John Eales (Eastern Suburbs)
1974 Jeff Fyffe (Eastern Suburbs)
1975 Steve Calder (Northern Suburbs)
1976 Darryl Brohman (Northern Suburbs)
1977 Alan Currie (Eastern Suburbs)
1978 Ian Pearce (Redcliffe)
1979 Neville Draper (Northern Suburbs)
1980 Tony Obst (Redcliffe)
1981 Chris Phelan (Southern Suburbs)
1982 Tony Currie (Western Suburbs)
1983 Trevor Paterson (Eastern Suburbs)
1984 Cavill Heugh (Eastern Suburbs)
1985 Ian French (Wynnum-Manly)
1986 Bryan Niebling (Redcliffe)
and Scott Tronc (Southern Suburbs)
1987 Gene Miles (Wynnum-Manly)
1988 Kevin Langer (Western Suburbs)
1989 Neil Tierney (Wynnum-Manly)
1990 Trevor Benson (Redcliffe)
1991 Darryl Duncan (Northern Suburbs)
1992 ?
1993 Paul Green
1994 Steve Bryant (Past Brothers)
1995 Graham Cotter (Redcliffe)
1996 ?
1997 ?
| Dally M Awards |
Named for the great Dally Messenger, these awards are presented to the best players and coaches in the Sydney Premiership, as determined by a team of experts from the Daily Mirror newspaper (now Daily Telegraph Mirror).
The winners of the best player award (Gold Dally M) are:
1980 Robert Laurie (South Sydney) 1981 Steve Rogers (Cronulla Sutherland) 1982 Ray Price (Parramatta) 1983 Terry Lamb (Western Suburbs) 1984 Michael Potter (Canterbury Bankstown) 1985 Greg Alexander (Penrith) 1986 Peter Sterling (Parramatta) 1987 Peter Sterling (Parramatta) 1988 Gavin Miller (Cronulla Sutherland) 1989 Gavin Miller (Cronulla Sutherland) 1990 Cliff Lyons (Manly Warringah) 1991 Michael Potter (St George) 1992 Gary Freeman (Eastern Suburbs) 1993 Ricky Stuart (Canberra) 1994 86 Cliff Lyons (Manly Warringah) 1995 104 Laurie Daley (Canberra) 1996 97 Allan Langer (Brisbane) 1997 Not awarded 1998 Andrew Johns (Newcastle)
The full award list:
| Rising Star Award |
Each week throughout the regular season a panel of judges selects a player in his first season in the Sydney Premiership. The player must be under 23 years of age and have played less than six first grade games prior to the start of the year. At the end of the league proper the judging panel picks one of the 22 selected players as the outstanding player of the year.
Norwich Rising Star: 1992 Matthew Rodwell (Newcastle) 1993 Jack Elsegood (Manly Warringah) 1994 Matthew Seers (North Sydney) 1995 John Hopoate (Manly Warringah) 1996 Ben Kennedy (Canberra) ARL Rookie of the Year: 1997 Scott Cram (Illawarra) ? 1998 Trent Barrett (Illawarra)
| Clive Churchill Medal |
Awarded to the Man of the Match in the Sydney/National Premiership grand final in memory of 'The Little Master'.
1986 Peter Sterling (Parramatta) 1987 Cliff Lyons (Manly Warringah) 1988 Paul Dunn (Canterbury Bankstown) 1989 Bradley Clyde (Canberra) 1990 Ricky Stuart (Canberra) 1991 Bradley Clyde (Canberra) 1992 Allan Langer (Brisbane) 1993 Brad Mackay (St George) 1994 David Furner (Canberra) 1995 Jim Dymock (Sydney Bulldogs) 1996 Geoff Toovey (Manly Warringah) 1997 Robbie O'Davis (Newcastle) 1998 ???
| Sun-Herald Best and Fairest Player |
The Sun-Herald made this award from its inception in 1949 up until the mid 1970s. Each week it would choose the three best players in each match, awarding them 3, 2 and 1 point respectively. At the end of the preliminary rounds the player or players with the most points would win a trophy and a cash prize.
In 1952 the mid-season departure ot the Kangaroos led to the awarding to two prizes, one for the best player up to that point and one for the best player at the end of the season.
1949 22 Keith Froome (Newtown)
1950 23 Keith Holman (Western Suburbs)
1951 Keith Holman (Western Suburbs)
1952 Clive Churchill (South Sydney),
17 Jim Gillon (North Sydney)
1953 Barry Stenhouse (Canterbury Bankstown)
1954 23 Norm Provan (St George)
1955 18 Bill Marsh (Balmain)
1956 22 Keith Holman (Western Suburbs)
1957 22 Harry Wells (Western Suburbs)
1958 20 Keith Holman (Western Suburbs),
Rex Mossop (Manly Warringah) (tie)
1959 22 Fred Nelson (South Sydney)
1960 22 Johnny Raper (St George)
1961 17 Brian Carlson (North Sydney)
1962 20 Laurie Fagan (Balmain)
1963 22 Johnny Raper (St George)
1964 15 Richie Powell (South Sydney)
1965 23 Ken Thornett (Parramatta)
1966 Peter Provan (Balmain),
Ron Lynch (Parramatta),
Billy Smith (St George) (3 way tie)
1967 21 Johnny Raper (St George)
1968 26 Dennis Ward (Manly Warringah)
1969 26 Les Johns (Canterbury Bankstown)
1970 22 Graeme Langlands (St George)
1971 22 Kevin Hogan (Cronulla Sutherland),
Denis Pittard (South Sydney) (tie)
1972 31 Mark Harris (Eastern Suburbs)
1973 21 Denis Pittard (South Sydney),
Garry Dowling (Canterbury Bankstown)
1974 25 Garry Dowling (Canterbury Bankstown),
Tom Raudonikis (Western Suburbs)
| Rugby League Week Player of the Year |
Each week Rugby League Week rates the performance of each player in the Sydney Premiership out of ten. At the end of the preliminary rounds, all but the worst five of these scores are added together, and the player with the highest score wins the award.
1970 Tommy Bishop (Cronulla Sutherland) 1971 Bob Grant (South Sydney) 1972 John Ballesty (Eastern Suburbs) 1973 Johnny Mayes (Manly Warringah) 1974 Arthur Beetson (Eastern Suburbs) 1975 Bob Fulton (Manly Warringah) 1976 Ray Higgs (Parramatta) 1977 Michael Cronin (Parramatta) 1978 Geoff Gerard (Parramatta) 1979 Ray Price (Parramatta) 1980 Kevin Hastings (Eastern Suburbs) 1981 Kevin Hastings (Eastern Suburbs) 1982 Kevin Hastings (Eastern Suburbs) 1983 Phil Sigsworth (Manly Warringah) 1984 Peter Sterling (Parramatta) 1985 Ray Price (Parramatta) 1986 Peter Sterling (Parramatta) 1987 Peter Sterling (Parramatta) 1988 Ben Elias (Balmain) 1989 Gavin Miller (Cronulla Sutherland) 1990 Mal Meninga (Canberra) 1991 Ewan McGrady (Canterbury Bankstown) 1992 Paul Langmack (Western Suburbs) 1993 Steve Walters (Canberra) 1994 Cliff Lyons (Manly Warringah) 1995 129 Laurie Daley (Canberra) 1996 136 Allan Langer (Brisbane) 1997 Brad Fittler (Sydney City) 1998 149 Andrew Johns (Newcastle)
From 1975 they also rated and gave an award for the Brisbane Premiership. The Brisbane award cut out in 1988 when the Broncos entered the Sydney Premiership.
1975 Des Morris (Eastern Suburbs) 1976 John Lang (Eastern Suburbs) 1977 Bunny Pearce (Redcliffe) 1978 Bunny Pearce (Redcliffe) 1979 Gary Prickett (Western Suburbs) 1980 Tony Obst (Redcliffe) 1981 Wally Lewis (Fortitude Valley) 1982 Dennis Cook (Northern Suburbs) 1983 Mark Crear (Western Suburbs) 1984 Cavill Heugh (Eastern Suburbs) 1985 Henry Foster (Past Brothers) 1986 Bryan Niebling (Redcliffe) 1987 Clinton Mohr (Past Brothers)
Prior to 1978 players were rated out of five, and fives were quite common. From 1978 players have been rated out of ten, and tens are rarely given. Players who have scored tens:
26 Mar 1978 Terry Randall (Manly Warringah) v St George
2 Apr 1978 Geoff Foster (Western Suburbs) v St George
2 Apr 1978 Larry Corowa (Balmain) v Newtown
23 Jul 1978 Graham Murray (Parramatta) v St George
29 Mar 1980 Robert Laurie (South Sydney) v St George
27 Apr 1980 John Dowling (St George) v North Sydney
12 Apr 1981 Peter Leis (Redcliffe) v South Sydney
2 Aug 1981 Wally Lewis (Fortitude Valley) v Wynnum Manly
9 Aug 1981 Johnny Gibbs (Manly Warringah) v Cronulla Sutherland
19 Jun 1982 Greg Brentnall (Canterbury Bankstown) v Manly Warringah
3 Apr 1983 Kevin Hastings (Eastern Suburbs) v Penrith
16 Mar 1986 Peter Sterling (Parramatta) v St George
26 May 1987 Peter Sterling (Parramatta) v Eastern Suburbs
1991 Bradley Clyde (Canberra) v Western Suburbs
1995 Brad Fittler (Australia) v New Zealand
30 Jun 1997 Greg Florimo (North Sydney) v Manly Warringah
| NSW Player of the Year |
Ernie Christensen was editor of the official Rugby League Year Book. Each year he chose the player he thought was the best in NSW. It was a much appreciated honour.
1946 Lionel Cooper (Eastern Suburbs)
1947 Bobby Lulham (Balmain)
1948 Len Smith (Newtown)
1949 Clive Churchill (South Sydney)
1950 Clive Churchill (South Sydney)
1951 Keith Holman (Western Suburbs)
1952 Clive Churchill (South Sydney)
1953 Jack Rayner (South Sydney)
1954 Roy Bull (Manly Warringah)
1955 Ken Kearney (St George)
1956 Keith Holman (Western Suburbs)
1957 Norm Provan (St George)
1958 Keith Holman (Western Suburbs)
1959 Reg Gasnier (St George)
1960 Johnny Raper (St George)
1961 Reg Gasnier (St George)
1962 Arthur Summons (Western Suburbs)
1963 Ian Walsh (St George)
1964 Johnny Raper (St George),
Reg Gasnier (St George) (tie)
1965 Ken Thornett (Parramatta)
1966 Billy Smith (St George)
1967 Les Johns (Canterbury Bankstown)
1968 Ron Coote (South Sydney)
1969 Ron Coote (South Sydney)
1970 Graeme Langlands (St George)
1971 Graeme Langlands (St George)
1972 Bob Fulton (Manly Warringah)
1973 Bob Fulton (Manly Warringah)
1974 Ron Coote (Eastern Suburbs)
1975 Arthur Beetson (Eastern Suburbs)
1976 Ron Coote (Eastern Suburbs)
1977 Mick Cronin (Parramatta)
No players were nominated after 1977.
| Rugby League Players of the Year |
When David Middleton started editing the official Rugby League series of books in 1988, he continued the tradition, though he chooses to name 5 players rather than just one.
(The years below are those of the volume, which actually covers the games from the preceeding year.)
1988 Hugh McGahan (Eastern Suburbs),
Michael O'Connor (Manly Warringah),
Wayne Pearce (Balmain),
Dale Shearer (Manly Warringah),
Peter Sterling (Parramatta)
1989 Ben Elias (Balmain),
Garry Jack (Balmain),
Allan Langer (Brisbane),
Wally Lewis (Brisbane),
Gavin Miller (Cronulla Sutherland)
1990 Gary Belcher (Canberra),
Bradley Clyde (Canberra),
Mal Meninga (Canberra),
Gavin Miller (Cronulla Sutherland),
Kerrod Walters (Brisbane)
1991 Gary Belcher (Canberra),
Glenn Lazarus (Canberra),
Cliff Lyons (Manly Warringah),
Mal Meninga (Canberra),
Peter Sterling (Parramatta)
1992 Greg Alexander (Penrith),
Bradley Clyde (Canberra),
Allan Langer (Brisbane),
Ewan McGrady (Canterbury Bankstown),
Mal Meninga (Canberra)
1993 Gary Freeman (Eastern Suburbs),
Allan Langer (Brisbane),
Glenn Lazarus (Brisbane),
Steve Renouf (Brisbane),
Steve Walters (Canberra)
1994 Mark Coyne (St George),
Brad Mackay (St George),
Ricky Stuart (Canberra),
Kerrod Walters (Brisbane),
Steve Walters (Canberra)
1995 Bradley Clyde (Canberra),
Greg Florimo (North Sydney),
Brett Mullins (Canberra),
Dean Pay (Canterbury Bankstown),
Ricky Stuart (Canberra)
1996 Laurey Daley (Canberra),
Brad Fittler (Penrith),
Andrew Johns (Newcastle),
Gary Larson (North Sydney),
Steven Menzies (Manly Warringah)
1997 Brad Fittler (Sydney City),
Paul Harragon (Newcastle),
Robbie O'Davis (Newcastle),
John Simon (Parramatta),
Geoff Toovey (Manly).
He also selects a best team:
1988 Gary Belcher (Canberra); Dale Shearer (Manly Warringah),
Michael O'Connor (Manly Warringah), Peter Jackson (Canberra),
Steve Morris (Eastern Suburbs); Cliff Lyons (Manly Warringah),
Peter Sterling (Parramatta); Ian Roberts (South Sydney),
Royce Simmons (Penrith), Peter Tunks (Canterbury Bankstown),
Les Davidson (South Sydney), Hugh McGahan (Eastern Suburbs),
Wayne Pearce (Balmain).
1989 Garry Jack (Balmain); John Fergusson (Canberra),
Michael O'Connor (Manly Warringah), Peter Jackson (Canberra),
Andrew Ettingshausen (Cronulla Sutherland);
Wally Lewis (Brisbane), Allan Langer (Brisbane);
Paul Dunn (Canterbury Bankstown), Ben Elias (Balmain),
Sam Backo (Canberra), Paul Sironen (Balmain),
Gavin Miller (Cronulla Sutherland), Wayne Pearce (Balmain).
1990 Gary Belcher (Canberra); Michael Hancock (Brisbane),
Tony Currie (Brisbane), Mal Meninga (Canberra),
John Fergusson (Canberra); Phil Blake (South Sydney),
Ricky Stuart (Canberra); Steve Roach (Balmain),
Kerrod Walters (Brisbane), Glenn Lazarus (Canberra),
Paul Sironen (Balmain), Gavin Miller (Cronulla Sutherland),
Bradley Clyde (Canberra).
1991 Gary Belcher (Canberra); Michael Hancock (Brisbane),
Mal Meninga (Canberra),
Andrew Ettingshausen (Cronulla Sutherland),
John Fergusson (Canberra); Cliff Lyons (Manly Warringah),
Peter Sterling (Parramatta); Steve Roach (Balmain),
Ben Elias (Balmain), Glenn Lazarus (Canberra),
Paul Sironen (Balmain), John Cartwright (Penrith),
Bob Lindner (Western Suburbs).
1992 Michael Potter (St George); Rod Wishart (Illawarra),
Mal Meninga (Canberra), Andrew Ettingshausen (Cronulla Sutherland),
Willie Carne (Brisbane); Peter Jackson (North Sydney),
Allan Langer (Brisbane); Craig Salvatori (Eastern Suburbs),
Steve Walters (Canberra), Martin Bella (Manly Warringah),
David Gillespie (Western Suburbs), Mark Geyer (Penrith),
Bradley Clyde (Canberra).
1993 Michael Potter (St George); Willie Carne (Brisbane),
Steve Renouf (Brisbane), Paul McGregor (Illawarra),
Michael Hancock (Brisbane); Brad Fittler (Penrith),
Allan Langer (Brisbane); Glenn Lazarus (Brisbane),
Steve Walters (Canberra), Mark Sargent (Newcastle),
John Cartwright (Penrith), Trevor Gillmeister (Brisbane),
Bradley Clyde (Canberra).
1994 Michael Potter (St George); Willie Carne (Brisbane),
Mark Coyne (St George), Brad Fittler (Penrith),
Noa Nadruku (Canberra); Kevin Walters (Brisbane),
Ricky Stuart (Canberra); Ian Roberts (Manly Warringah),
Steve Walters (Canberra), Glenn Lazarus (Brisbane),
Bob Lindner (Illawarra), Paul Sironen (Balmain),
Brad Mackay (St George).
1995 Brett Mullins (Canberra); Rod Wishart (Illawarra),
Steve Renouf (Brisbane), Ruben Wiki (Canberra),
Sean Hoppe (North Sydney); Greg Florimo (North Sydney),
Ricky Stuart (Canberra); John Lomax (Canberra),
Steve Walters (Canberra), Ian Roberts (Manly Warringah),
Dean Pay (Canterbury Bankstown), Bradley Clyde (Canberra),
Brad Fittler (Penrith).
1996 Tim Brasher (Balmain); Rod Wishart (Illawarra),
Steven Renouf (Brisbane), Terry Hill (Manly Warringah),
Sean Hoppe (Brisbane); Laurie Daley (Canberra),
Andrew Johns (Newcastle); David Gillespie (Manly Warringah),
Steve Walters (Canberra), Mark Carroll (Manly Warringah),
Gary Larson (North Sydney), Steven Menzies (Manly Warringah),
Brad Fittler (Penrith).
1997 Robbie O'Davis (Newcastle); Darren Albert (Newcastle),
Craig Innes (Manly Warringah), Terry Hill (Manly Warringah),
Jack Elsegood (Manly Warringah); Brad Fittler (Sydney City),
John Simon (Parramatta); Paul Harragon (Newcastle),
Geoff Toovey (Manly Warringah), Mark Carroll (Manly Warringah),
Adam Muir (Newcastle), Luke Ricketson (Sydney City),
Nik Kosef (Manly Warringah).
| NSW Country Player of the Year |
1965 Laurie Moraschi (Griffith, Group 20) 1966 Terry Pannowitz (Maitland, Newcastle) 1967 Allan Thomson (Lakes United, Newcastle) 1968 Allan Thomson (Lakes United, Newcastle) 1969 Fr. John Cootes (Western Suburbs, Newcastle) 1970 Les Hutchings (Condobolin, ?) 1971 Dick Jeffery (Glen Innes, ?) 1972 Brian Burke (Maitland, Newcastle) 1973 John Donnelly (Gunnedah, ?) 1974 Mick Cronin (Gerrigong, Group 7) 1975 Steve Hewson (Queenbeyan United, Canberra) 1976 Peter Kennedy (Forbes, ?) 1977 Barry Pearson (Western Suburbs, Illawarra) 1978 Ray Brown (Griffith Waratahs, Group 20) 1979 Pat Smith (Maitland, Newcastle) 1980 Perry Haddock (Erina, Central Coast) 1981 Terry Regan (Cessnock, Newcastle) 1982 Willie Tarry (Cessnock, Newcastle) 1983 Paul Feild (Cootamundra, Group 13) 1984 Ross Gibson (Wyong, Central Coast) 1985 Peter Hawthorne (Griffith, Group 20) 1986 Neil Moy (Parkes, ?) 1987 Steve Walters (Lakes United, Newcastle) 1988 Chris Cummings (Aberdeen, Group 21) 1989 Mark Ryan (Moree, Group 4) 1990 Paul Danes (Wagga Magpies, Group 13) 1991 Richard Jones (South Newcastle, Newcastle) 1992 Trevor Crow (South Newcastle, Newcastle) 1993 Warren Douche (Erina, Central Coast) 1994 Brian Quinton (Kurri Kurri, Newcastle) 1995 Jamy Forbes (Cessnock, Newcastle) 1996 Brett Gallard (Orange CYMS, Group 10) 1997 ???
| Queensland Country Player of the Year |
1982 Michael Grimsey (Biloela) [Dally M]
| NSW Country Origin Player of the Year |
Awarded at the end of each year to the most outstanding player in the Sydney competition who started their playing career in country New South Wales.
1992 Laurie Daley (Canberra) 1993 Paul Harragon (Newcastle) 1994 John Simon (Illawarra) 1995 Paul Harragon (Newcastle) 1996 Paul Harragon (Newcastle) 1997 ?
| NSW Rugby League Writers' Player of the Year |
I don't know much about this award.
...others? 1993 Ricky Stuart (Canberra) 1994 Ricky Stuart (Canberra) ...others?
| Discovery of the Year |
I don't know much about this award.
...others? 1993 Jack Elsegood (Manly Warringah) 1994 Steven Menzies (Manly Warringah) ...others?
| Coach of the Year |
This was awarded to the best coach of the year in the Sydney Premiership as chosen initially by journalists and later by a vote of all first grade coaches. The award was scrapped after arguments over the merits of the winners caused the sponsers to withdraw.
The award was revivied in 1997.
1971 Ian Walsh (Parramatta) 1972 Ron Willey (Manly Warringah) 1973 Jack Gibson (Newtown) 1974 Don Parish (Western Suburbs) 1975 Jack Gibson (Eastern Suburbs) 1976 Terry Fearnley (Parramatta) 1977 Harry Bath (St George) 1978 Roy Masters (Western Suburbs) 1979 Ted Glossop (Canterbury Bankstown) 1980 Ted Glossop (Canterbury Bankstown) 1981 Warren Ryan (Newtown) 1982 Jack Gibson (Parramatta) 1983 Laurie Freier (Eastern Suburbs) 1984 Warren Ryan (Canterbury Bankstown) 1985 Roy Masters (St George) 1986 George Piggins (South Sydney) 1987 Arthur Beetson (Eastern Suburbs) 1997 Phil Economidis (Gold Coast)
| Rugby League Week Hall of Fame |
In 1992 Rugby League Week published a list of the top 100 rugby league players, as selected by a panel of six judges. The top ten were automatically inducted into the RLW Hall of Fame. Since 1995 three new players have been added each year. The judges for 1996 were Ken Arthurson, Ian Heads and Tony Durkin.
Initial Inductees:
Clive Churchill, John Raper, Reg Gasnier,
Dally Messenger, Graeme Langlands, Bob Fulton,
Wally Lewis, Vic Hey, Dave Brown, Duncan Thompson
1995 Peter Sterling, Arthur Beatson, Harold Horder
1996 Michael Cronin, Tom Gorman, Keith Holman
| Metropolitan Cup Player Awards |
Buckley Medal Winners: 1990 Andrew Devlin (Bankstown) 1991 Danny Farrar (St Marys) 1992 Shane Kelly (Newtown) 1993 Jason Croker (Moorebank) 1994 Tony Wall (Mt Pritchard) 1995 Trevor Schodel (Newtown) 1996 Gary Lester (Illawarra Red Devils) 1997 ? Rookie of the Year: 1990 Andrew Willis (Western Suburbs) 1991 Lee Oudenryn (Mt Pritchard) 1992 Tim Blasczak (Newtown) 1993 Jamie Tighe (Hills District) 1994 Brett Hyde (Hills District) 1995 Chris Tolar (Guildford) 1996 Steve Bosse (Illawarra Red Devils) 1997 ?
| Super League Awards |
Super League Player of the Year:
Telstra Medal 1997 Laurie Daley (Canberra)
Super League Coach of the Year:
1997 Wayne Bennett (Brisbane)