FINAL LEADERBOARD:
Kalyn Ponga: 56 points
Shaun Johnson: 55 points
*Scott Drinkwater: 50 points
Nicho Hynes 48 points
Harry Grant: 47 points
Daly Cherry-Evans 46 points
Addin Fonua-Blake 44 points
Dylan Edwards 42 points
Nathan Cleary: 42 points
Payne Haas: 42 points
Isaah Yeo: 42 points
*ineligible due to suspension
Ponga was a worthy winner imo, though SJ was equally worthy. Personally I think Walsh was the best player all year by far though, and him not even pooling in the top 10 shows just how badly judged these awards are. Some other lowlights were:
Harry Grant finishing 5th, only 9 points being the winner. Grant had a shocking year. He was just plain bad. He’s developed an attitude where he gets a bit aggro and goes off his game, he throws so many forward passes it’s not funny, and his attack has gone missing. How he won the best Hooker award I’ll never know.
Hynes in 4th, fairdinkum? They beat one top 8 side all year, and he was nothing special.
Adam Reynolds nowhere to be seen either. Where did all the points go in broncos wins? Seemingly just to the default selection of Haas. He’s good, but he’s getting these points on reputation. He is rarely our
What did everyone else think? best player.
It’s a result that’s hard to argue with. Ponga stands out on the Knights, and they had a pretty good year. I think Hynes and DCE have a similar situation.
Don’t follow the Broncs that closely, but surprised not to see anyone from the spine of the team that could have come first -and winners of the premiership- ranked here.