BY STAFF WRITERS

We are getting to the pointy end of the season! The sun is out, the smell of spring is in the air and the NRL is about to get a whole lot more serious.

Let’s take a look at the 2024 Beetson Raudonikis Medal.

List of awards include the Beetson Raudonikis Medal, Coach of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Utility MVP, Representative Player of the Year and the Essence Award.

It also includes our Positional Team of the Year and all 17 of our individual Club Player of the Year awards.

SOME FUN FACTS

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

• This is the 13th annual Beetson Raudonikis Medal run by the81stminute.com – created by editor Curtis Woodward

• Tom Trbojevic won the award on a mammoth 41 votes in 2021 – 14 clear of his closest challenger

• 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

• Retiring Warrior Shaun Johnson won the 2023 Medal by 8 votes from Kalyn Ponga

• In total, Cowboys legend Jason Taumalolo has won a total of 12 individual awards including the Beetson Raudonikis Medal, Cowboys Player of the Year awards and positional Team of the Year awards

FORMER WINNERS

2023: Shaun Johnson
2022: Nicho Hynes
2021: Tom Trbojevic
2020: Nathan Cleary
2019: James Tedesco
2018: Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
2017: Cameron Smith
2016: Johnathan Thurston, Jason Taumalolo, Cooper Cronk
2015: Johnathan Thurston
2014: Johnathan Thurston and Jarryd Hayne
2013: Greg Inglis
2012: Ben Barba

Shaun Johnson wins 2023 the81stminute.com Beetson Raudonikis Medal for the very first time

Check out the current leaderboard before it went behind closed doors and award history here

Penrith Panthers star Dylan Edwards led the 2024 count after 23 rounds by just three votes from Melbourne Storm halfback Jahrome Hughes.

The award is announced on social media the week leading into Finals Week One.