The Mal Meninga Medal is the name of the award that goes to the Canberra Raiders' Player of the Year. The award was named after former Raiders captain and coach, Mal Meninga and was first awarded in 2008.[1] Before this there was no name for the award but was still awarded. The medal is awarded to the player that received the most votes during the season, players after each match vote for the best player in the team for the match with the player with the most votes getting 3 points, the next best gets 2, and third gets 1.[2] If the votes are tied at the end of the season the medal is awarded to both players, this has happened only four times, 2005, 2009, 2016 and 2020.

List of recipients edit

Season Winner[3]
1982 Jon Hardy
1983 Steve O'Callaghan
1984 Chris O'Sullivan
1985 Chris O'Sullivan
1986 Gary Belcher
1987 Gary Belcher
1988 Ricky Stuart
1989 Bradley Clyde
1990 Laurie Daley
1991 Steve Walters
1992 Ricky Stuart
1993 Ricky Stuart
1994 John Lomax
1995 Laurie Daley
1996 Laurie Daley
1997 Laurie Daley
1998 Mark McLinden
1999 Laurie Daley
2000 Jason Croker
2001 Clinton Schifcofske
2002 Ruben Wiki
2003 Ruben Wiki
2004 Clinton Schifcofske
2005 Troy Thompson
Josh Miller
2006 Alan Tongue
2007 Scott Logan
2008 Joel Monaghan
2009 Josh Dugan
Josh Miller
2010 David Shillington
2011 Shaun Fensom
2012 Shaun Fensom
2013 Anthony Milford
2014 Jarrod Croker
2015 Sia Soliola
2016 Josh Hodgson
Josh Papalii
2017 Junior Paulo
2018 Josh Papalii
2019 Josh Papalii
2020 Jack Wighton
Josh Papalii
2021 Jordan Rapana
2022 Joseph Tapine

Players who have received the medal more than once:

  • Laurie Daley = 5
  • Josh Papalii = 4
  • Ricky Stuart = 3
  • Chris O'Sullivan = 2
  • Gary Belcher = 2
  • Ruben Wiki = 2
  • Clinton Schifcofske = 2
  • Josh Miller = 2
  • Shaun Fensom = 2

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Matthew O'Neill (Press Release) (13 August 2008). "RAIDERS TO AWARD MAL MENINGA MEDAL". www.rleague.com. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2008.
  2. ^ "Monaghan wins Meninga Medal". Canberra Raiders. 11 September 2008. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
  3. ^ "Award Winners". Canberra Raiders. Archived from the original on 19 February 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2009.

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