BY STAFF WRITERS

Did you know that for six consecutive years the winner of the81stminute.com’s Arthur Beetson Medal has gone on to win the Dally M that same season?

Now that’s a stat!

And did you know that since we started giving out our own player of the year award in 2012, just once (2013) has our winner not claimed the Dally M?

2019 Arthur Beetson Medal results

SOME FUN FACTS

• The Arthur Beetson Medal has been previously called the Ultimate Sports Memorabilia Medal, Handyman Magazine Medal and the Steele Sports Medal

• Johnathan Thurston won three consecutive Arthur Beetson Medals: ’14 Thurston and Hayne, ’15 Thurston, ’16 Thurston, Cronk, Taumalolo

• The first ‘Utility MVP’ award was given out in 2017 to Parramatta’s Clint Gutherson

• Cameron Smith’s 2017 win was the largest margin since the award began in 2012. Smith won by 7 votes from Mitchell Pearce

• Kalyn Ponga led the vote in 2018 until the last round until being overtaken by Roger Tuivasa-Sheck

• Shaun Johnson led the 2016 count with two rounds to play but was overrun by Jason Taumalolo, Johnathan Thurston and Cooper Cronk

• Jason Taumalolo has won 10 individual The81stMinute awards including an Arthur Beetson Medal, positional awards in the Team of the Year and the Cowboys Player of the Year

• Despite Manly’s horrible 2018 form, Daly Cherry-Evans won the halfback position in the Team of the Year after polling more votes than any other halfback

DETAILS

Monday 28th September
From 6pm
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All awards announced live on Twitter and Facebook
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LIST OF AWARDS

Arthur Beetson Medal
Coach of the Year
Rookie of the Year
Utility MVP of the Year

Team of the Year
Fullback:
Wingers:
Centres:
Five-Eight:
Halfback:
Props:
Hooker:
Second Row:
Lock:

All 16 individual Club Player of the Year awards

And for the first time, we will be giving out an award called ’The Essence Award’

*Rep Player of the Year given out later in year

ARTHUR BEETSON MEDAL WINNERS

2019: James Tedesco
2018: Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
2017: Cameron Smith
2016: Johnathan Thurston, Cooper Cronk, Jason Taumalolo
2015: Johnathan Thurston
2014: Johnathan Thurston, Jarryd Hayne
2013: Greg Inglis
2012: Ben Barba