Sydney Roosters fullback James Tedesco has been named as the 2019 RLPA Players' Champion to conclude a stellar season.
Tedesco eyes golden boot after winning Players’ Champion crown
Hosted annually, the awards honour the game's best players on and off the field, including naming and celebrating the NRL Academic Team of the Year, and the NRL's Indigenous and Pasifika Academic Award winners.
Three Roosters were named in the Player's 13 Dream Team, including Latrell Mitchell and Daniel Tupou.
Vanessa Foliaki was named as the Female Academic Player of the Year, while Brett Morris was named in the Academic Team Of The Year.
The Roosters would like to congratulate all our winners.
The 2019 RLPA & NRL Awards full list of winners are:
NRL Players' Champion: James Tedesco (Sydney Roosters)
NRLW Players' Champion: Jessica Sergis (St George Illawarra Dragons)
The Dennis Tutty Award: David Gower (Parramatta Eels)
Rookie of the Year: Payne Haas (Brisbane Broncos)
The Players' 13 Dream Team
- James Tedesco
- Maika Sivo
- Latrell Mitchell
- Will Hopoate
- Daniel Tupou
- Cameron Munster
- Daly Cherry-Evans
- Payne Haas
- Cameron Smith
- Josh Papalii
- John Bateman
- Kenny Bromwich
- Jake Trbojevic
Male Academic Player of the Year: Russell Packer (Wests Tigers)
Female Academic Player of the Year: Vanessa Foliaki (Sydney Roosters)
Indigenous Academic Excellence Award: Josh Addo-Carr (Melbourne Storm)
Pasifika Academic Excellence Awards: Jayson Bukuya (Cronulla Sharks)
Academic Team of the Year:
Vanessa Foliaki (Currently completing a Bachelor of Psychology, Massey University)
Matthew Lodge (Completed a Diploma of Business and currently completing a Bachelor of Business, Swinburne University)
James Tamou (Currently completing a Cert III in Carpentry and Cert III & IV in fitness and completed small Business, EABS)
Will Hopoate (Completed a Diploma of Community Services and Cert IV in Community, Granville TAFE)
Brett Morris (Currently completing a Cert III in Carpentry and Completed cert iv in small business, Gymea TAFE)
Daniel Alvaro (Currently completing a Cert III in Carpentry, Meadowbank TAFE)
Toafofoa Sipley (Completed a Bachelor of Education in High School teaching, University of Auckland)
Jamie Buhrer (Currently completing a Bachelor in Sports Business Management, ACPE)
Coen Hess (Currently doing Master of Business Administration and completed a Diploma of Hospitality and Diploma of Business Management, CQU)
Chanel Harris-Tavita (Currently completing a Bachelor of Business, Auckland University of Technology)
Keegan Hipgrave (Currently completing a Bachelor of Business, QUT)
Russell Packer (Currently completing a Masters Business Administration, UNSW)
Robbie Rochow (Currently completing a Bachelor of Engineering, UNSW)
The NRL Players' Champion Honour Roll:
2019 James Tedesco
2018 Kalyn Ponga
2017 James Tedesco
2016 Jason Taumalolo
2015 Johnathan Thurston
2014 Johnathan Thurston
2013 Johnathan Thurston
2012 Ben Barba
2011 Akuila Uate
2010 Darius Boyd
2009 Jarryd Hayne
2008 Braith Anasta & Petero Civoniceva
2007 Matt Bowen
2006 Ben Kennedy
2005 Johnathan Thurston
2004 Danny Buderus
