Season Awards - Roosters

A list of men receiving recognition at the Roosters
annual awards. The vast majority of awards were
introduced in 1995 when the Club first held its
annual Jack Gibson Medal awards evening.

Player Of The Year
Year	Player	Award
1958	Terry Fearnley	J.J. Brown Trophy
1959	Dick See	J.J. Brown Trophy
1960 - 1963: Awards Not Held
1964	Ron Saddler	J.J. Brown Trophy
1965	Kevin Junee	J.J. Brown Trophy
1966	Gwyl Barnes	J.J. Brown Trophy
1967	Kevin Junee	J.J. Brown Trophy
1968	John Peard	J.J. Brown Trophy
1969	Ron Saddler	J.J. Brown Trophy
1970	Kevin Junee	J.J. Brown Trophy
1971	Bill Mullins	J.J. Brown Trophy
1972	Mark Harris	J.J. Brown Trophy
1973	Kevin Junee	J.J. Brown Trophy
1974	Arthur Beetson	J.J. Brown Trophy
1975	John Peard	J.J. Brown Trophy
1976	Ron Coote	J.J. Brown Trophy
1977	Bob Fulton	J.J. Brown Trophy
1978	Kevin Hastings	J.J. Brown Trophy
1979 - 1985: Awards Not Held
1986	Brendan Hall	Player Of The Year
1987	David Trewhella	Player Of The Year
1988	Kurt Sherlock	Player Of The Year
1989	Trevor Gillmeister	Player Of The Year
1990	Hugh McGahan	Player Of The Year
1991	Wayne Marshall	Player Of The Year
1992	Gary Freeman	Player Of The Year
1993	Nigel Gaffey	Player Of The Year
1994	Jason Lowrie	Player Of The Year
1995	Jason Lowrie	Jack Gibson Medal
1996	Terry Hermansson	Jack Gibson Medal
1997	Luke Ricketson	Jack Gibson Medal
1998	Brad Fittler	Jack Gibson Medal
1999	Bryan Fletcher	Jack Gibson Medal
2000	Brad Fittler	Jack Gibson Medal
2001	Craig Fitzgibbon	Jack Gibson Medal
2002	Craig Fitzgibbon	Jack Gibson Medal
2003	Adrian Morley	Jack Gibson Medal
2004	Brett Finch	Jack Gibson Medal
2005	Ryan Cross	Jack Gibson Medal
2006	Craig Fitzgibbon	Jack Gibson Medal
2007	Braith Anasta	Jack Gibson Medal
2008	Mitchell Pearce	Jack Gibson Medal
2009	Craig Fitzgibbon	Jack Gibson Medal
2010	Mitchell Pearce	Jack Gibson Medal
2011	Jake Friend	Jack Gibson Medal
2012	Jared Waerea-Hargreaves	Jack Gibson Medal
2013	Sonny Bill Williams	Jack Gibson Medal
2014	Mitchell Pearce	Jack Gibson Medal
2015	Boyd Cordner	Jack Gibson Medal
2016	Jake Freind	Jack Gibson Medal
2017	Boyd Cordner	Jack Gibson Medal
2018	James Tedesco	Jack Gibson Medal
2019	James Tedesco	Jack Gibson Medal
2020	James Tedesco	Jack Gibson Medal
2021	James Tedesco	Jack Gibson Medal
2022	James Tedesco	Jack Gibson Medal
2023	Lindsay Collins	Jack Gibson Medal
2024	James Tedesco	Jack Gibson Medal
2025	James Tedesco	Jack Gibson Medal
J.J. (John) Brown was President of Easts Leagues Club from 1960 to 1963 and Football Club President in 1966. Jack Gibson played 123 first grade games (1953 - 1961) for the Roosters and coached the Club for 119 games in two stints (1967 - 1968, 1974 - 1976). With Gibson as Coach, the Club won first grade premierships in both 1974 and 1975.

James Mathews Clubman Of The Year
Year	Player
1995	Sean Garlick
1996	Nathan Wood
1997	Ivan Cleary
1998	Simon Bonetti
1999	David Barnhill
2000	Luke Ricketson
2001	Dallas Hood
2002	Peter Cusack
2003	Michael Crocker
2004	Chris Flannery
2005	Adrian Morley
2006	Adrian Morley
2007	Craig Fitzgibbon
2008	Mark O'Meley
2009	Craig Fitzgibbon
2010	Braith Anasta
2011	Mitchell Aubusson
2012	Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
2013	Anthony Minichiello
2014	Shaun Kenny-Dowall
2015	Mitchell Aubusson
2016	Mitchell Aubusson
2017	Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
2018	Jake Friend
2019	Daniel Tupou
2020	Victor Radley
2021	Nat Butcher
2022	Joseph Manu
2023	Luke Keary
2024	Connor Watson
2025	Sam Walker
James Mathews was a highly talented centre who joined the Roosters for the 1992 season from Illawarra, playing 15 first grade games. On Christmas Eve 1992 Mathews tragically lost his life in a motor vehicle accident on the Hume Highway near Canberra, aged just 24.

Harry Phipps Rising Star
Year	Player
1995	Nathan Blacklock
1996	Shane Rigon
1997	Simon Bonetti
1998	Anthony Minichiello
1999	David Solomona
2000	Luke Phillips
2001	Craig Wing
2002	Peter Cusack
2003	Lopini Paea
2004	Anthony Tupou
2005	Iosia Soliola
2006	Mitchell Aubusson
2007	Ben Jones
2008	Jake Friend
2009	Tom Symonds
2010	Martin Kennedy
2011	Tautau Moga
2012	Dylan Napa
2013	Daniel Tupou
2014	Jackson Hastings
2015	Latrell Mitchell
2016	Connor Watson
2017	Victor Radley
2018	Billy Smith
2019	Sam Verrills
2020	Daniel Suluka-Fifita
2021	Sam Walker
2022	Joseph-Aukuso Sua'ali'l
2023	Siua Wong
2024	Toby Rodwell
2025	Beniah Ioelu
Harry Phipps had a long term association with, and love of, the Roosters for over 40 years until his death in 2013, aged 81. Phipps, a Roosters life member, is credited with reviving the Sydney Roosters award nights, in 1995, after they had laid dormant for a number of years. The criteria for eligibility for the Harry Phipps Rising Star Award was slightly tweaked in 2025 to ensure that all future winners are genuine NRL 'rookies'.

Young Player Of The Year
Year	Player	Award
1995	Robert Mears	President's Cup Player Of The Year
1996	Peter Cusack	President's Cup Player Of The Year
1997	Chad Halliday	Under 20's Player Of The Year
1998	Dean Widders	Jersey Flegg Player Of The Year
1999	Nathan Tutt	Jersey Flegg Player Of The Year
2000	Max Johnson	Jersey Flegg Player Of The Year
2001	Wade Humphries	Jersey Flegg Player Of The Year
2002	Ian Henderson	Jersey Flegg Player Of The Year
2003	Steve Meredith	Jersey Flegg Player Of The Year
2004	Jamie Soward	Jersey Flegg Player Of The Year
2005	Danny Williams	Jersey Flegg Player Of The Year
2006	Rory Kostjasyn	Jersey Flegg Player Of The Year
2007	James Tamou	Jersey Flegg Player Of The Year
2008	Tom Symonds	NYC Player Of The Year
2009	Isaac Maliota	NYC Player Of The Year
2010	Brad Murray	NYC Player Of The Year
2011	Kane Evans	NYC Player Of The Year
2012	Roger Tuivasa-Sheck	Arthur Beetson Medal
2013	Samisoni Langi	Arthur Beetson Medal
2014	Nene Mcacdonald	Arthur Beetson Medal
2015	Connor Watson	Arthur Beetson Medal
2016	Nat Butcher	Arthur Beetson Medal
2017	Victor Radley	Arthur Beetson Medal
2018	Sam Verrills	Arthur Beetson Medal
2019	Freddy Lussick	Arthur Beetson Medal
2020	Not Awarded
2021	Not Awarded
2022	Jacob Preston	Arthur Beetson Medal
2023	Max McCathie	Arthur Beetson Medal
2024	Owen Flaherty	Arthur Beetson Medal
2025	Josh Durkin	Arthur Beetson Medal
Rugby League Immortal Arthur Beetson played 131 first grade games for the Roosters (1971 - 1978), captaining the Club to two titles in 1974 and 1975. He coached the club for 152 games in three stints (1977 - 1978, 1985 - 1988 and the later part of 1994) and was the Club's recruitment officer for most of the the 1990's and the first decade of the 21st century. From 2012 - 2017 the Arthur Beetson Medal was awarded to the NYC Player of the Year and from 2018 to the Jersey Flegg Cup Player of the Year.

Chris Sykes Junior Representative Player Of The Year
Year	Player
1995	Nathan Blacklock
1996	Joshua Smith
1997	Brendan Currie
1998	Adam Gooden
1999	Mark Minichiello
2000	Trent Clayton
2001	Luke Milton
2002	Ian Henderson
2003	Lopini Paea
2004	Iosia Soliola
2005	Mickey Paea
2006	Mitchell Aubusson
2007	Ben Jones
2008	Jake Friend
2009	Jacob Miller
2010	Henare Wells
2011	Tautau Moga
2012	Taane Milne
2013	Willis Meehan
2014	Latrell Mitchell
2015	Joseph Manu
2016	Lachlan Lam
2017	Jake Hazard
2018	Egan Butcher
2019	Michael Abdow
2020	Naufahu Whyte
2021	Sandon Smith
2022	Siua Wong
2023	De La Salle Va'a
2024	Jake Elliott
2025	Darcy Smith
Chris Sykes was an elite junior talent in the Roosters system who was diagnosed with cancer whilst playing President's Cup (Under 21s) for the Club in 1993. Despite a grim prognosis, Sykes continued to play a major role in that team, which was to go on to win the 1993 President's Cup title. Sykes was named player of the match in the Grand Final and very sadly passed away the next year, at just 20 years of age.

Second Tier Player Of The Year
Year	Player	Award
1995	Brendan Hall	Reserve Grade Player Of The Year
1996	Richie Allen	Reserve Grade Player Of The Year
1997	Bryan Fletcher	Second Grade Player Of The Year
1998	Martin Stewart	President's Cup Player Of The Year
1999	Paul Khoury	First Division Player Of The Year
2000	Dean Widders	First Division Player Of The Year
2001	Sam Obst	First Division Player Of The Year
2002	Joe Lichaa	First Division Player Of The Year
2003	Stuart Webb	Premier League Player Of The Year
2004	Ian Henderson	Premier League Player Of The Year
2005	Nigel Plum	Premier League Player Of The Year
2006 - 2022: Roosters Did Not Participate In The Various N.S.W.R.L. Second Tier Competitions Under Their Own Name *
2023	Siua Wong	N.S.W. Cup Player Of The Year
2024	Taylor Losalu	N.S.W. Cup Player Of The Year
2025	Tom Rodwell	N.S.W. Cup Player Of The Year
* After an absence of 17 seasons from the various second tier competitions run by the N.S.W.R.L. the Roosters returned in 2023 to the N.S.W. Cup, whilst they were in the final year of a five year arrangement with the North Sydney Bears (2019 - 2023), where Roosters players not required in first grade on a given week played for the Bears. Prior to this the Roosters had similar arrangements with Wyong (2015 - 2018) and Newtown (2006 - 2014). With their return to the competition in 2023, under the Roosters name, the Player of the Year award in the second tier competition was resurrected, after previously being discontinued in 2005, when the Roosters last played in the N.S.W.R.L. competition under its own name.

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