Albert Goldthorpe Medal Explained

Albert Goldthorpe Medal
Sport:Rugby league
Competition:Super League
Givenfor:Leading players
Presenter:Rugby Leaguer & League Express
Country:United Kingdom
France
Year:2008
Firstwinner: Danny Brough
Holder: Bevan French
George Williams
(joint winners)

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

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

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

Other awards

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Rookie of the Year

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

Career of the Year

Awarded to the years retirees:

Lifetime Achievement Award

Journalism Award

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Huddersfield Giants captain Danny Brough closing in on a hat trick of major individual awards . YorkshireLive . 24 September 2023 . 21 September 2013.
  2. http://www.totalrl.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Albert-Goldthorpe-Medal-Final-Table-2015.pdf Albert Goldthorpe Medal - Final Points Table 2015
  3. http://www.totalrl.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Albert-Goldthorpe-Medal-Final-Table-2016.pdf Albert Goldthorpe Medal - Final Points Table 2016
  4. https://www.totalrl.com/st-helens-dominate-2019-albert-goldthorpe-medal-rankings/ St Helens dominate 2019 Albert Goldthorpe Medal Rankings
  5. Web site: Salford Red Devils' Brodie Croft wins Albert Goldthorpe Medal . Total Rugby League . 31 July 2023 . 7 September 2022.
  6. Web site: Albert Goldthorpe Medal winners revealed as two Super League stars share prize . Total Rugby League . 3 October 2023 . 25 September 2023.
  7. News: Albert Goldthorpe Rookie of the year shortlist . Total Rugby League . 24 September 2023 . 13 September 2019.