The full list of club award winners from the 2024 NRL Telstra Premiership season as they were announced by each team.
Brisbane Broncos
Lock Pat Carrigan has won his second Paul Morgan Medal as Brisbane Broncos’ NRL Player of the Year.
Carrigan, who shared the Medal with Payne Haas in 2020, won it in his own right this season with 86 votes from coaches and players, to finish well ahead of Selwyn Cobbo (50), Kotoni Staggs (48), Haas (32), Reece Walsh (26), Corey Jensen (23) and Kobe Hetherington (22).
Carrigan also won the Shane Webcke Award for Best Forward as well as the Gary Balkin Award for Players’ Player on an incredible evening for the Kangaroos and Maroons star who posted his 100th game for the Broncos in Round 21.
- Paul Morgan Medal - NRL Player of the Year - Pat Carrigan
- Cyril Connell Award - Rookie of the Year - Blake Mozer
- Kevin Walters Award - Most Consistent - Corey Jensen
- Allan Langer Award - Best Back - Kotoni Staggs
- Shane Webcke Award - Best Forward - Pat Carrigan
- Wally Lewis Award - Play of the Year - Jesse Arthars (Round 5 Try v Storm)
- Gary Balkin Award - Players' Player - Pat Carrigan
Canberra Raiders
Kiwis prop Joe Tapine capped a third straight Meninga Medal by being announced as the Raiders captain for the 2025 season during the club's Presentation Night at Parliament House.
Tapine took home the prestigious award in commanding fashion. He polled 33 votes during the season, which was 22 votes ahead of the next-best player.
The night was even more special for Tapine, with departing captain Elliott Whitehead announcing to those attending that Tapine would be the new captain for season 2025 and beyond.
Simaima Taufa also collected her second consecutive Player of the Year award, after it was announced earlier in the evening that the Raiders NRLW Player of the Year would also receive a Meninga Medal moving forward.
- Meninga Medal (NRL) – Joe Tapine
- Meninga Medal (NRLW) – Simaima Taufa
- NRL Coaches’ Award – Kaeo Weekes
- NRLW Coaches’ Award – Chanté Temara
- Peter Mulholland Rookie of the Year – Ethan Strange
- NRLW Rookie of the Year – Relna Wuruki-Hosea
- Fred Daly Club Person of the Year – Josh Papalii
- NSW Cup Player of the Year – Albert Hopoate
- Jersey Flegg Player of the Year – Regan Carr
- NSW Cup Coaches’ Award – Adam Cook
- Jersey Flegg Coaches’ Award – Mitchell Prest
- Gordon McLucas Junior Representative of the Year – Noah Martin
- Female Junior Representative of the Year – Claudia Finau
Cronulla Sharks
Blayke Brailey has joined an illustrious group to claim the Porter Gallen Medal multiple times after being named the Sharks Pontifex Jewellers Player of the Year for the second straight season.
The durable hooker, who touched the ball more than anyone else (3,360 times) in 2024, has become the first player to secure back-to-back NRL Player of the Year awards for the club since Michael Gordon's double in 2013-14.
The 26-year-old sits among Sharks royalty as the latest player to receive the NRL Player of the Year award more than once since 1989, the list including Andrew Ettingshausen, Danny Lee, David Peachey, Danny Nutley and Paul Gallen.
Brailey was announced as the 2024 winner by NRL head coach Craig Fitzgibbon, edging out fellow nominees Will Kennedy, Jesse Ramien, Briton Nikora and Siosifa Talakai. Gallen presented the prestigious medal carrying his name and that of inaugural Sharks captain Monty Porter to his former teammate.
In playing every game for a remarkable fourth consecutive season, Brailey was also the lone player to clinch the NRL Iron Man award. The No.9 churned out the second-most tackles in the league (1,108), punching well above his weight.
- Porter Gallen Medal: Blayke Brailey
- Steve Rogers Rookie of the Year: Kayal Iro
Members' Player of the Year: Daniel Atkinson - Tommy Bishop Players' Player: Jesse Ramien
Andrew Ettingshausen Club Person of the Year: Tony Grimaldi
Iron Man Award: Blayke Brailey - Sharks Have Heart Community Award: Nicho Hynes & Max Bradbury
- Jersey Flegg Greg Pierce Players' Player: Felix Faatili
- Jersey Flegg Gavin Miller Player of the Year: Samuel McCulloch
- NRL Wellbeing & Education Excellence Award: Jesse Colquhoun
- Jersey Flegg Wellbeing & Education Excellence Award: Samuel McCulloch
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Coming back from a tough year that saw him make just nine appearances, Viliame Kikau was a force to be reckoned with throughout the 2024 season and was rewarded after being named as the 2024 Dr George Peponis Medallist. The Fijian international enjoyed one of his best seasons in the NRL to date, appearing in 22 matches which saw him score four tries, create a further four, offload 41 times and break the line on 10 occasions.
- Dr George Peponis Player of the Year Award: Viliame Kikau
- NRL Players' Player: Jacob Kiraz
- Steve Mortimer Medal – Rookie of the Year: Bailey Hayward
- Community Service Award: Toby Sexton
- Carroll & O’Dea Bulldogs Members Player of the Year: Stephen Crichton
- Les Johns Medal for Club person of the Year: Stephen Crichton
- Bulldogs Coaches Award: Toby Sexton
The Dolphins
Max Plath has capped off a sensational year on the field by taking home the Arthur Beetson Medal as the Dolphins' Player of the Year. The consistency shown by Plath over 21 matches this year was the key to receiving the medal.
It wasn't just the coaches who thought Plath was the season's shining light; he also won the Players' Player Award, which his teammates judged as the season's best performer.
In the same vein, he beat out nominees Mark Nicholls and Ray Stone for the Best Forward award.
Arthur Beetson Medal (NRL Player of the Year): Max Plath
Players' Player: Max Plath
Most Consistent: Mark Nicholls
Academic Award: Tom Gilbert
Rookie of the Year: Jack Bostock
Best Back: Herbie Farnworth
Best Forward: Max Plath
Adventure Kings' Fan Voted MVP: Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow
Gold Coast Titans
Fullback Keano Kini has been crowned the 2024 Paul Broughton medallist in just his second year of NRL football. Kini held off former winners Brian Kelly and Moeaki Fotuaika, capping a remarkable season.
- Paul Broughton Medal (NRL Player of the Year): Keano Kini
- Wellbeing & Education Award: Ben Liyou
- Members' NRL MVP: Jayden Campbell
- NRL Rookie of the Year: Josiah Pahulu
- NRL Players' Player: Brian Kelly
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Tom Trbojevic has claimed the Club’s NRL Roy Bull 'Best and Fairest' Award for season 2024. Coach Anthony Seibold presented the fullback with the club’s highest honour which saw him become just the fourth player to have won the award three times, having already claimed it in 2016 and 2021.
- Roy Bull Medal (NRL Player of the Year): Tom Trbojevic
- NRL Players’ Player Award: Tom Trbojevic
- Gordon Willoughby Medallion: Daly Cherry-Evans
- Ken Arthurson Rising Star Award: Lehi Hopoate
- NRL Leading Point Scorer Award: Reuben Garrick
- NRL Leading Try Scorer Award: Tom Trbojevic
- Menzies Medal for the Play of the Year: Jake Trbojevic
- Manly Mentality Award: Tommy Talau
- NRL Doug Daley Club Person of the Year Award: Lachlan Croker
- NRL Club Wellbeing and Education Award: Karl Lawton
- NRL Club Community Award: Jake Trbojevic
Melbourne Storm
Melbourne Storm half-back and Dally M Medal winner Jahrome Hughes has capped off a stellar season winning the Cameron Smith Player of the Year Award for 2024.
Hughes put a gap in the votes toward the back end of the season to eventually win his second Cameron Smith Player of the Year Award with 37 votes, ahead of Harry Grant (19), Trent Loiero (18) and Will Warbrick (16), last winning the award in 2021.
- Cameron Smith award (NRL Player of the Year): Jahrome Hughes
- Young Tonumaipea Harold Matthews Under 17's Player of The Year: Waka Hammond
- Greg Brentall SG Ball U19’s Player of the Year: Chase Paterson
- Junior Representatives Player of the Year: Hugo Peel
- Darren Bell Jersey Flegg Under 21’s Player of the Year: Angus Hinchey
- Melbourne Storm Academy Player of the Year: Coby Williamson
- Cooper Cronk Feeder Club Player of the Year: Lazarus Vaalepu
- Chairman’s Award: Andrew McGuinness
- Best Try Award Presented by Grill'd: Xavier Coates
- Most Improved Player Award Presented By TRADIE: Trent Loiero
- Billy Slater Rookie of the Year Award: Jack Howarth
- RedZed Members Player of the Year Award: Jahrome Hughes
- Michael Moore Trophy ‘Club Person of the Year’ Award: Ross Patison
- Best Forward of the Year Award: Harry Grant
- Best Back of the Year Award: Will Warbrick
Newcastle Knights
Centre Dane Gagai has taken home the three major honours including the Danny Buderus Medal for Player of the Year.
The 33-year-old scored eight tries and came up with 143 tackle breaks in a stellar 2024 season that included a State of Origin recall for the Maroons for Game Three. Gagai has now played 192 games for the Knights across two stints and has become a favourite of the Newcastle faithful.
Along with the Player of the Year Award he also took home the NRL Players' Player award and Knights Gladiator of the Year award, presented by the Once A Knight Old Boys.
Following an outstanding breakout season, Fletcher Sharpe claimed the Rookie of the Year award.
- Player of the Year (Danny Buderus Medal): Dane Gagai
- NRL Players' Player: Dane Gagai
- Gladiator of the Year: Dane Gagai
- NRL Rookie of the Year: Fletcher Sharpe
- Community Player of the Year: Dylan Lucas
- Knight in Shining Armour: Tyson Frizell
North Queensland Cowboys
Co-captain Tom Dearden has become the third youngest Paul Bowman Medal winner, polling 25 votes to take home his first Cowboys Player of the Year award.
Dearden finished with 25 votes, with 2023 winner Scott Drinkwater second on 13 and Reuben Cotter and Murray Taulagi third on 11.
Dearden came up with nine tries, 13 try assists and 17 line break assists in 24 matches, leading from the front in his first season at the helm alongside Reuben Cotter.
- Paul Bowman Medal (NRL Player of the Year): Tom Dearden
- Players' Player: Tom Dearden
- Cowboys Way Award: Jake Granville
- Rookies of the Year: Jaxon Purdue
- Club Person of the Year: Coen Hess
- Young Guns Cowboys Way Award: Henry Teutau
- Affiliate Player of the Year: Tom Duffy
Penrith Panthers
Panthers lock Isaah Yeo has been rewarded for an impressive season by winning the prestigious Merv Cartwright Medal at the club's annual awards night on Tuesday.
This year's achievement is the third time Yeo has won the top award, having previously claimed the honour in 2018 and 2023.
- Merv Cartwright Medal (NRL Player of the Year) – Isaah Yeo
- John Farragher Award for Courage and Determination – Mitch Kenny
- MKJ Projects Members Player of the Year – Isaah Yeo
- Ben Alexander Rookie of the Year – Liam Henry
- Club Person of the Year – Matt Eisenhuth
- Senior Education Award – Luke Garner
- Jersey Flegg Player of the Year – Nick Murphy
- Junior Education Award – Lachlan Blackburn
- NSW Cup Player of the Year – Isiah Iongi
- OAK Plus Try of the Year – Dylan Edwards
South Sydney Rabbitohs
Jack Wighton has been awarded the George Piggins Medal as the Rabbitohs' Best and Fairest player for 2024 in his first season with the club. The player of the year medal was Wighton’s second award of the evening, after he also took home the Jack Rayner Players' Player Award, voted as by the Rabbitohs playing squad.
- George Piggins Medal (NRL Player of the Year): Jack Wighton
- Jack Rayner Players' Player: Jack Wighton
- Bob McCarthy Clubperson of the Year: Ben Lovett
- John Sattler Rookie of the Year: Jye Gray
- The Burrow Appreciation Award: Jai Arrow
- Roy Asotasi Members' Choice Award: Cameron Murray
- Souths Cares Award (Community): Ben Lovett
St George Illawarra Dragons
Jaydn Su’A claimed his maiden Dragons Medal as the NRL side's Player of the Year in his third season with the Red V. Su’A finished the year with a career-highs in tries scored (9), run metres (2591), tackles (604) and offloads (30) whilst playing his 50th game for the club in Round 24.
- Dragons Medal (NRL Player of the Year): Jaydn Su’A
- Immortals Trophy: Tom Eisenhuth
- Geoff Selby Memorial Trophy for NRL Emerging Talent: Lyhkan King-Togia
- Red V Members Player of the Year: Zac Lomax
- Mark Coyne Trophy for Career Development: Jesse Marschke
- Community Involvement Award: Jacob Liddle
- Club person of the year: Ben Murdoch-Masila
Sydney Roosters
James Tedesco has collected his sixth Jack Gibson Medal as the Roosters' player of the year after another outstanding season in 2024. Tedesco played 25 matches and averaged 198 run metres per match as well as bagging 17 tries, 24 line breaks and 24 try assists. Dally M Medal winner Olivia Kernick was named the NRLW player of the year after her superb season that culminated in a two-try performance in the grand final win over the Sharks.
- Jack Gibson Medal (NRL Player of the Year): James Tedesco
- Members' Player of the Year: Angus Crichton
- James Mathews Clubman of the Year Award: Connor Watson
- NRLW Player of the Year: Olivia Kernick
- NRLW Players' Player: Isabelle Kelly
- NRLW Rookie of the Year: Eliza Lopamaua
- Members' Player of the Year: Isabelle Kelly
Warriors
Mitchell Barnett capped an impressive second year with the Warriors by capturing the Simon Mannering Medal at the club’s 30th annual awards. The other nominees for the medal were Addin Fonua-Blake, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck and Te Maire Martin. Fonua-Blake was voted the players’ player by his peers ahead of Barnett and Martin. Half Luke Metcalf won the clubman of the year award ahead of other nominees Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, Chanel Harris-Tavita and Marcelo Montoya while 2024 debutant Jacob Laban was named the rookie of the year.
- Simon Mannering Medal (NRL Player of the Year): Mitchell Barnett
- NRL Players’ Player of the Year: Addin Fonua-Blake
- NRL Clubman of the Year: Luke Metcalf
- NRL Rookie of the Year: Jacob Laban
- One New Zealand Warriors Peoples' Choice: Mitchell Barnett
Wests Tigerss
Samuela Fainu has been awarded the Kelly-Barnes Medal at the 2024 Wests Tigers Awards Gala, held at ICC Sydney.
Fainu had an outstanding first season with the club, cementing himself as the club’s left-edge second-rower and he pipped rookie Lachlan Galvin by just one point in the Kelly-Barnes Medal voting.
After initially beginning his Wests Tigers career on the interchange bench, Fainu went on to start at second row 18 times from his 23 appearances in 2024.
His dynamic running, ability to bust tackles, and high work rate became features of his game as the season went on, and at just 20 years of age, he looks destined for further honours as his career progresses.
Skipper Api Koroisau rounded out the top three and won Wests Tigers NRL Players’ Player award.
Koroisau’s nine try assists for the season went hand-in-hand with his trademark darting runs, fearless defence and craftiness around the ruck.
Wests Tigers NRL Rookie of the Year went to Galvin after the prodigious youngster's unforgettable debut season.
The Campbelltown junior emerged as one of the best young players in the competition, consistently troubling opposition teams with his tenacity, inch-perfect passing, and tackle-busting ability.
- Kelly-Barnes Medal — Samuela Fainu
- NRL Players’ Player — Api Koroisau
- NRL Rookie of the Year — Lachlan Galvin
