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Albert Goldthorpe Medal

The Albert Goldthorpe Medal is an award created by Rugby Leaguer & League Express to honour the leading players in the Super League.

Albert Goldthorpe Medal
Hunslet captain, Albert Goldthorpe, posing
with "All Four Cups" in 1908
SportRugby league
CompetitionSuper League
CountryUnited Kingdom
France
Presented byRugby Leaguer & League Express
History
First award2008
First winnerScotland Danny Brough
Most recentAustralia Bevan French
England George Williams
(joint winners)


The award is named after Albert Goldthorpe, who is regarded as English rugby league's first superstar.

The Albert Goldthorpe Medal is a solid gold medal worth several thousand UK pounds, incorporating a photograph of Goldthorpe with "All Four Cups".

The award was introduced in the 2008 season to commemorate the centenary of the feat of Goldthorpe in leading Hunslet to become the first club to win all four major trophies in one season in 1908.

It is intended to parallel the 'Dally M Medal' named after the great Australian player Dally Messenger, which is awarded to the NRL player of the year by rugby league writers associated with the News Limited series of newspapers in Australia.

League Express reporters cast votes for the Albert Goldthorpe Medal after every Super League game in the regular season. The three players who, in the opinion of the reporters, have been the three 'best and fairest' players in the game will receive three points, two points and one point respectively. To be eligible for a vote, a player must not have been suspended from the competition at any stage during the season.

Winners

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Year First Second Third
2008   Danny Brough
(Scrum-half - Wakefield Trinity Wildcats)		   Thomas Bosc
(Scrum-half - Dragons Catalans)
  Michael Monaghan
(Scrum-half - Warrington)
  Leon Pryce
(Stand-off - St. Helens)
2009   Michael Dobson
(Scrum-half - Hull Kingston Rovers)		   Danny Brough
(Scrum-half - Wakefield Trinity Wildcats)		   Brett Hodgson
(Fullback - Huddersfield)
2010   Pat Richards
(Wing - Wigan)
  Sam Tomkins
(Stand-off - Wigan)		   Kevin Brown
(Stand-off - Huddersfield)
2011   Rangi Chase
(Scrum-half - Castleford)		   Sam Tomkins
(Fullback - Wigan)		   Scott Dureau
(Scrum-half - Dragons Catalans)
2012   Scott Dureau
(Scrum-half - Dragons Catalans)		   Michael Dobson
(Scrum-half - Hull Kingston Rovers)
  Brett Finch
(Stand-off - Wigan)
2013[1]   Danny Brough
(Scrum-half - Huddersfield)		   Rangi Chase
(Scrum-half - Castleford)		   Michael Dobson
(Scrum-half - Hull Kingston Rovers)
2014   Danny Brough
(Scrum-half - Huddersfield)		   Kevin Brown
(Stand-off - Widnes)		   Travis Burns
(Stand-off - Hull Kingston Rovers)
2015[2]   Luke Gale
(Scrum-half - Castleford)		   Danny Brough
(Scrum-half - Huddersfield)		   Ian Henderson
(Hooker - Dragons Catalans)
  Alex Walmsley
(Prop - St. Helens)
2016[3]   Luke Gale
(Scrum-half - Castleford)		   Marc Sneyd
(Scrum-half - Hull F.C.)		   Denny Solomona
(Wing - Castleford)
2017   Luke Gale
(Scrum-half - Castleford)		   Robert Lui
(Stand-off - Salford)		   Albert Kelly
(Stand-off - Hull F.C.)
2018   Stefan Ratchford
(Fullback - Warrington)		   James Roby
(Hooker - St. Helens)
  Sam Tomkins
(Fullback - Wigan)
2019[4]   Jonny Lomax
(Stand-off - St. Helens)		   Jackson Hastings
(Scrum-half - Salford)		   Lachlan Coote
(Fullback - St. Helens)
2020–21 Not awarded
2022[5]   Brodie Croft
(Stand-off - Salford Red Devils)		   Sam Tomkins
(Fullback - Catalans Dragons)		   Jai Field
(Fullback - Wigan Warriors)
2023[6]   Bevan French
(Stand-off - Wigan Warriors)
  George Williams
(Scrum-half - Warrington Wolves)		   Lachlan Lam
(Scrum-half - Leigh Leopards)
  Benjamin Garcia
(Loose forward - Catalans Dragons)

Other awards

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Rookie of the Year

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The League Express also award a Rookie of the Year medal annually. To be eligible for the award, players must have made fewer than ten appearances in the Super League or National Rugby League prior to the start of the season.

Team of the Year

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  • 2011 Warrington Wolves
  • 2012 Wigan Warriors
  • 2013 Huddersfield Giants
  • 2014 Wigan Warriors
  • 2015 Wigan Warriors

Career of the Year

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Awarded to the years retirees:

  • 2011 Robbie Paul – Bradford Bulls, Huddersfield Giants, Salford City Reds, Leigh Centurions
  • 2012 Paul Sculthorpe – Warrington Wolves, St Helens
  • 2013 Keith Senior – Sheffield Eagles, Leeds Rhinos / Steve Menzies – Catalan Dragons, Bradford Bulls, Manly Sea Eagles

Lifetime Achievement Award

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  • 2008 Francis Maloney
  • 2009 Ray French
  • 2010 Malcolm Alker
  • 2011 Mike ‘Stevo’ Stephenson
  • 2012 David Oxley
  • 2013 Harry Jepson

Journalism Award

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  • 2012 Dave Hadfield
  • 2013 Phil Caplan

References

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  1. ^ "Huddersfield Giants captain Danny Brough closing in on a hat trick of major individual awards". YorkshireLive. 21 September 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  2. ^ Albert Goldthorpe Medal - Final Points Table 2015, totalrl.com, consulté le 10 octobre 2018
  3. ^ Albert Goldthorpe Medal - Final Points Table 2016, totalrl.com, consulté le 10 octobre 2018
  4. ^ St Helens dominate 2019 Albert Goldthorpe Medal Rankings, totalrl.com, consulté le 6 octobre 2019.
  5. ^ "Salford Red Devils' Brodie Croft wins Albert Goldthorpe Medal". Total Rugby League. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Albert Goldthorpe Medal winners revealed as two Super League stars share prize". Total Rugby League. 25 September 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Albert Goldthorpe Rookie of the year shortlist". Total Rugby League. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
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