RLIF End of Year Awards

Winners highlighted in bold

Rookie of the Year
Matt Duffie (Melbourne Storm and New Zealand)
Jamal Idris (Canterbury Bulldogs and Australia)
Jharal Yow Yeh (Brisbane Broncos and Australia)

Referee of the Year
Tony Archer (Australia)
Phil Bentham (England)
Matt Cecchin (Australia)

Coach of the Year
Craig Bellamy (Melbourne Storm)
Des Hasler (Manly Sea Eagles)
Brian McDermott (Leeds Rhinos)

Full-back of the Year
Matt Bowen (North Queensland Cowboys)
Brett Hodgson (Warrington Wolves)
Billy Slater (Melbourne Storm)
Brett Stewart (Manly Sea Eagles)
Sam Tomkins (Wigan Warriors)

Winger of the Year
Nathan Merritt (South Sydney)
Joel Monaghan (Warrington Wolves)
Jason Nightingale (St George Illawarra)
Akuila Uate (Newcastle Knights)
Jharal Yow Yeh (Brisbane Broncos)

Centre of the Year
George Carmont (Wigan Warriors
Matt Cooper (St George Illawarra)
Justin Hodges (Brisbane Broncos)
Jamie Lyon (Manly Sea Eagles)
Willie Tonga (North Queensland Cowboys)

Stand-off of the Year
Rangi Chase (Castleford Tigers)
Kieran Foran (Manly Sea Eagles)
Darren Lockyer (Brisbane Broncos)
James Maloney (New Zealand Warriors)
Benji Marshall (Wests Tigers)

Scrum-half of the Year
Daly Cherry-Evans (Manly Sea Eagles)
Cooper Cronk (Melbourne Storm)
Scott Dureau (Catalan Dragons)
Jonny Lomax (St Helens)
Johnathan Thurston (North Queensland Cowboys)

Prop of the Year
Adam Blair (Melbourne Storm)
Petero Civoniceva (Penrith Panthers)
Keith Galloway (Wests Tigers)
James Graham (St Helens)
Matt Scott (North Queensland)

Hooker of the Year
Thomas Leuluai (Wigan Warriors)
Issac Luke (South Sydney)
Michael Monaghan (Warrington Wolves)
James Roby (St Helens)
Cameron Smith (Melbourne Storm)

Second row of the Year
Feleti Mateo (New Zealand Warriors)
Steve Menzies (Catalan Dragons)
Tariq Sims (North Queensland Cowboys)
Sam Thaiday (Brisbane Broncos)
Ben Westwood (Warrington Wolves)

Loose forward of the Year
Paul Gallen (Cronulla Sharks)
Luke Lewis (Penrith Panthers)
Sean O’Loughlin (Wigan Warriors)
Glenn Stewart (Manly Sea Eagles)
Kevin Sinfield (Leeds Rhinos)

Player of the Year
Benji Marshall (Wests Tigers)
Billy Slater (Melbourne Storm)
Cameron Smith (Melbourne Storm)

In my opnion, the awards should go to :

Rookie - Jamal Idris,
Coach - Des Hasler,
F.B. - Billy Slater,
Winger - Jason Nightingale,
Center - Jamie Lyon,
S.O. - Darren Lockyer,
S.H - Scott Dureau,
Prop - James Graham,
Hooker - Michael Monaghan,
S.R. - Steve Menzies,
L.F. - Paul Gallen,

PLAYER - Billy Slater

International player of the has to be Benji Marshall. He's head and shoulders above any player of either code in the world.

Surely Shaun Johnson from the NZ Warrior's deserve's a nomination in the scrum half position.

Seeing as Cameron Smith, Billy Slater, and Benji Marshall are nominated for the Player of the Year award surely this makes them nailed on to win their position awards? (Smith - Hooker, Slater - Fullback, Marshall - Stand off)

Bit surprised by Westwood's inclusion thought he had a great year last year but not so much this year. Would of rather seen Lee Mossop of Wigan Warriors being nominated in the second row category.

Can see any superleague based players winning any of the postion awards.

Also Brain Mclennan in the coach of the year award? Bit surprised by that given his fans were calling for his head in April/May time. Was a good turn around by the team to win it but stil a shock inclusion I feel.

Have updated the original post with the winner following last nights ceremony.

As expected not a single superleague based winner, but is hard to see where a possible win would of come from.

The only one i thought had a chance was Micheal Monaghan who had a great season at Warrington and should of been our Man of Steel imo . But up against Cameron Smith you cant really argue .

Joel Monaghan possably, i still think that Steve Menzies should have won his catogrey as he's been outstanding this year.
Billy Slater deserves tbe player of the year, as has been simply superb in most games he's played, espically the origin.

But it shows the panels? view of the English game, when they picked Sinfield at loose Forward, even though he's been playing stand off most of the season.