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Season Awards - Competition

A list of competition awards won by men
whilst at the Roosters.

Dally M Player Of The Year

(1979 - 1996, 1998 - 2002, 2004 -     )
Year Player
1992 Gary Freeman
2010 Todd Carney
2019 James Tedesco
2025 James Tedesco

Dally M Coach Of The Year

(1980 - 1996, 1998 - 2002, 2004 -     )
Year Player
1981 Bob Fulton
2010 Brian Smith
2013 Trent Robinson

Dally M Captain Of The Year

(1980 - 1996, 1998 - 2002, 2004 -     )
Year Player
1999 Brad Fittler
2010 Braith Anasta
2021 James Tedesco
2025 James Tedesco

Dally M Rookie Of The Year

(1980 - 1996, 1998 -     )
Year Player
1981 Jeff Masterman
2021 Sam Walker
2025 Robert Toia

Dally M Team Of The Year

(1980 - 1996, 1998 - 2002, 2004 -     ) *
Year Position Player
1980 Halfback Kevin Hastings (1)
1980 Hooker John Lang
1981 Winger Terry Fahey
1981 Halfback Kevin Hastings (2)
1981 Hooker Jeff Masterman
1982 Halfback Kevin Hastings (3)
1985 Winger John Ferguson
1987 Winger Steve Morris
1987 Second Rower Hugh McGahan
1991 Prop Forward Craig Salvatori
1993 Fullback Rod Silva
1998 Five Eighth Brad Fittler (1)
1999 Five Eighth Brad Fittler (2)
2002 Five Eighth Brad Fittler (3)
2004 Fullback Anthony Minichiello
2004 Halfback Brett Finch
2010 Five Eighth Todd Carney
2013 Winger Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (1)
2013 Second Rower Boyd Cordner
2015 Fullback Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (2)
2018 Winger Blake Ferguson
2019 Fullback James Tedesco (1)
2019 Centre Latrell Mitchell
2022 Fullback James Tedesco (2)
2022 Winger Joseph-Aukuso Sua'ali'i
2022 Centre Joseph Manu
2024 Fullback James Tedesco (3)
2024 Second Rower Angus Crichton
2025 Fullback James Tedesco (4)
2025 Winger Mark Nawaqanitawase
* From 2020 the Team of the Year was expanded to include
two players for each dual position.

^ Once a player has been chosen for a second or subsequent
occasion as a Rooster, a figure in brackets appears, after the
player’s name, indicating the number of times that the player
has been selected in the Dally M Team Of The Year, from the
Club, at the conclusion of that particular season.

Dally M Awards - Others

(1980 - 1996, 1998 -    )
Year Award Player
1983 Top Point Scorer Mike Eden <
1998 Top Point Scorer Ivan Cleary <
2004 Representative Player Of The Year Craig Fitzgibbon *
2007 Peter Frilingos Headline Moment Braith Anasta #
2010 Provan-Summons Medal Todd Carney >
2013 Top Point Scorer James Maloney <
2017 Peter Frilingos Headline Moment Mitchell Pearce #
2019 Top Point Scorer Latrell Mitchell <
2021 Provan-Summons Medal Josh Morris >
2025 Top Try Scorer Mark Nawaqanitawase ^
2025 Try Of The Year Mark Nawaqanitawase ~
* Representative Player Of The Year award was first presented in 1993
and was presented for the final time in 2016.

> The Provan-Summons Medal (first presented in 1998) was a People's
Choice Award from 1998 to 2018. From 2019 it was changed to be a
Spirit Of The Game Award.

^ Since 2018 the Dally M Top Try Scorer (most tries in the regular season)
has been awarded the Ken Irvine Medal. Ken Irvine (212 career first grade
tries) was the game's leading try scorer from 1969 to 2026.

< The player who scores the most points in the regular season is awarded
the Dally M Top Point Scorer.

~ The Dally M Try of the Year and Dally M Tackle of the Year were first
awarded in 2020.

# The Peter Frilingos Headline Moment award was first presented in 2004.

# The 2007 Peter Frilingos Headline Moment Award to Braith Anasta
(as Roosters captain) was for the Club's Round 22 Golden Point victory
over the Wests Tigers.

# The 2017 Peter Frilingos Headline Moment Award to Mitchell Pearce
was for his winning field goal in the Club's Round 8 victory over
St George Illawarra.

Ken Stephen Medallists

(1988 -     )
Year Player
   
(No Roosters Winners As Yet)
The Ken Stephen Medal - Man of the Year, which
has ben awarded each season from 1988, in
honour of the former NSWRL Secretary (CEO),
Ken Stephen, recognises the efforts of a first
grade player who has not only achieved on the
field, but has committed time off the field to
community projects.

RLPA Players' Champion

(2004 -    )
Year Player
2008 Braith Anasta *
2019 James Tedesco
2022 James Tedesco
2025 James Tedesco
* Denotes Joint Winner

RLPA Rookie Of The Year

(2004 -    )
Year Player
2018 Victor Radley
2025 Mark Nawaqanitawase

RLPA Dream Team

(2017 -    )
Year Position Player
2018 Centre Latrell Mitchell (1)
2019 Fullback James Tedesco (1)
2019 Winger Daniel Tupou
2019 Centre Latrell Mitchell (2)
2020 Fullback James Tedesco (2)
2020 Winger Brett Morris
2020 Five Eighth Luke Keary
2020 Prop Forward Siosiua Taukeiaho
2021 Centre Joseph Manu (1)
2021 Second Rower Angus Crichton (1)
2022 Fullback James Tedesco (3)
2022 Winger Daniel Tupou (2)
2022 Winger Joseph-Aukuso Sua'ali'i
2022 Centre Joseph Manu (2)
2024 Second Rower Angus Crichton (2)
2024 Impact Player Terrell May
2025 Fullback James Tedesco (4)
2025 Winger Mark Nawaqanitawase
^ Once a player has been chosen for a second or subsequent
occasion as a Rooster, a figure in brackets appears, after the
player’s name, indicating the number of times that the player
has been selected in the RLPA Dream Team, from the Club,
at the conclusion of that particular season.

Rugby League Annual
Team Of The Year

(1987 -     )
Year Position Player
1987 Winger Steve Morris
1987 Second Rower Hugh McGahan *
1991 Prop Forward Craig Salvatori
1992   Gary Freeman * #
1996 Lock Forward Brad Fittler (1)
1997 Winger Jack Elsegood
1997 Five Eighth Brad Fittler * (2)
1997 Second Rower Luke Ricketson (1)
1999 Lock Forward Brad Fittler (3)
2000 Five Eighth Brad Fittler (4)
2001 Lock Forward Brad Fittler (5)
2002 Winger Anthony Minichiello (1)
2002 Five Eighth Brad Fittler * (6)
2003   Craig Wing * #
2003 Second Rower Adrian Morley *
2003 Lock Forward Luke Ricketson * (2)
2004 Fullback Anthony Minichiello (2)
2005 Fullback Anthony Minichiello (3)
2010   Todd Carney * #
2010 Centre Shaun Kenny-Dowall *
2013 Winger Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (1)
2013 Centre Michael Jennings (1)
2013 Prop Forward Jared Waerea-Hargreaves * (1)
2013 Second Rower Sonny Bill Williams *
2014 Centre Michael Jennings (2)
2015 Fullback Roger Tuivasa-Sheck * (2)
2015 Centre Michael Jennings (3)
2015 Prop Forward Jared Waerea-Hargreaves * (2)
2017 Second Rower Boyd Cordner
2018 Fullback James Tedesco * (1)
2018 Centre Joseph Manu (1)
2018 Centre Latrell Mitchell *
2018 Prop Forward Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (3)
2019 Fullback James Tedesco * (2)
2019 Centre Joseph Manu (2)
2019 Prop Forward Siosiua Taukeiaho *
2020 Winger Daniel Tupou
2020 Centre Joseph Manu (3)
2020 Centre Josh Morris
2020 Second Rower Angus Crichton (1)
2021 Centre Joseph Manu (4)
2021 Second Rower Angus Crichton (2)
2022 Fullback James Tedesco * (3)
2022 Centre Joseph Manu * (5)
2024 Fullback James Tedesco (4)
2024 Second Rower Angus Crichton * (3)
2024 Prop Forward Lindsay Collins
The Rugby League Annual Team Of The Year is a feature
of the Official Rugby League Annual that has been
published since 1987. The team is selected by esteemed
rugby league historian and statistician David Middleton,
who has edited the Annual since its 1987 inception.

* Named in David Middleton's Top Five Players Of The Year.

# Missed selection in Team Of The Year but judged as one
of the five best players of the year.

^ Once a player has been chosen for a second or subsequent
occasion as a Rooster, a figure in brackets appears, after the
player’s name, indicating the number of times that the player
has been selected in the Team Of The Year, from theClub, at
the conclusion of that particular season.

NSWRL Player Of The Year

(1946 - 1977)
Year Player
1946 Lionel Cooper
1974 Ron Coote
1975 Arthur Beetson
1976 Ron Coote
The N.S.W.R.L. Player Of The Year was a feature
of the N.S.W.R.L. Year Book, edited by
E.E. (Ernie) Christensen. When introduced in 1946
(and for decades after) it was the primary player
of the year award of the N.S.W.R.L. competition.

Rothmans Medal

(1968 - 1997) *
Year Player
1970 Kevin Junee
1981 Kevin Hastings
1983 Mike Eden
1997 Brad Fittler
The Rothmans Medal (1968 - 1996) and
the Nokia Provan-Summons Medal (1997)
were the primary player of the year awards
of the N.S.W.R.L. and A.R.L. competitions
until the formation of the N.R.L. in 1998.

* In 1997 the name of the award was changed
to the Nokia Provan-Summons Medal.

Rugby League Week
Player Of The Year

(1970 - 2016) 
Year Coach
1972 John Ballesty
1974 Arthur Beetson
1980 Kevin Hastings
1981 Kevin Hastings
1982 Kevin Hastings
1997 Brad Fittler
2015 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
The Rugby League Week Player Of The Year
was a highly prestigious award where all
players received a score out of ten for every
premiership match they player. The player
who accumulated the most points at seasons
end was crowned the winner.

NSWRL Coach Of The Year

(1971 - 1987) 
Year Coach
1975 Jack Gibson
1983 Laurie Freier
1987 Arthur Beetson

 

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