Mal Meninga Medal

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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 twice, 2005 and 2009, with Josh Miller involved on both occasions.

Canberra Raiders rugby league football club

The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the national capital city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They have competed in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership since 1982. Over this period the club has won 3 premierships,. They have not won a grand final since 1994 and last played in a grand final in 2019. They have received 1 wooden spoon and had a total of 15 of its players selected to play for the Australia national rugby league team. The Raiders' current home ground is Canberra Stadium in Bruce, Australian Capital Territory. Previously, the team played home matches at Seiffert Oval in Queanbeyan, New South Wales, with the move to the AIS Stadium in Bruce taking place in 1990. The official symbol for the Canberra Raiders is the Viking. The Viking, also a mascot at Raiders' games, is known as Victor the Viking.

Mal Meninga Australian rugby league footballer and coach for Australia

Malcolm Norman Meninga is the head coach of the Australian national team and an Australian former rugby league footballer. Meninga is widely regarded as one of the finest players in the game's history. He enjoyed a long career in both Australia and England, playing mainly as a goal-kicking centre, but also on the wing. After retiring, Meninga has enjoyed success as a coach, and is currently the head coach of Australia.

Josh Miller (rugby league) Australian rugby league player

Josh Miller is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He played in the National Rugby League (NRL) for the Canberra Raiders and St. George Illawarra Dragons.

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List of recipients

SeasonWinner [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 Laurie Daley
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

Players who have received the medal more than once:

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References

  1. Matthew O'Neill (Press Release) (13 August 2008). "RAIDERS TO AWARD MAL MENINGA MEDAL". www.rleague.com. Retrieved 11 September 2008.
  2. "Monaghan wins Meninga Medal". Canberra Raiders. 11 September 2008. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
  3. "Award Winners". Canberra Raiders. Archived from the original on 4 September 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2009.