BY STAFF WRITERS
LIVE COVERAGE
It is time for the 14th annual the81stminute.com Beetson Raudonikis Medal.
Awards will begin to be announced from 6.30pm on our social media channels and winners posted here.
Check out the history of our award here: Beetson Raudonikis Medal –
Continue to refresh the page for updates:
- With the Kangaroos Ashes Tour to England other Test matches in the post-season, our Representative Player of the Year award will be awarded then
- The Essence Award is for “spirit of rugby league”: ‘the intrinsic nature or indispensable quality of something, especially something abstract, which determines its character’
- Former Wallaby and NRL sensation Mark Nawaqanitawase is elidable for our Rookie of the Year
- Voting for the 2025 Rugby League Hottest 100 is currently live – vote for your favourite footy anthems – submit via the81stminute@outlook.com
- ‘Magpies Can’t Play Footy’ is still available for purchase on amazon.com.au
- In a change to award order, the 17 Club Player of the Year awards will go first tonight
- Club Player of the Year awards are up
- Warriors: Erin Clark
- Dolphins: Isaiya Katoa
- Rabbitohs: Jye Gray
- Sharks: Braydon Trindall
- Broncos: Payne Haas
- Storm: Cameron Munster
- Cowboys: Tom Dearden
- Raiders: Kaeo Weekes
- Dragons: Clint Gutherson
- Wests Tigers: Tyrell May
- Panthers: Nathan Cleary
- Eels: Zac Lomax
- Bulldogs: Connor Tracey
- Roosters: James Tedesco
- Sea Eagles: Tolutau Koula
- Knights: Fletcher Sharpe, Bradman Best, Dylan Lucas
- Titans: Jayden Campbell
- That’s the Club awards out of the way
- Coming up next: Essence Award, Utility MVP, Coach of the Year and Rookie of the Year #BeetsonRaudonikisMedal #NRL #NRLFinals
- Essence Award: NSW Women’s Blues Team
- Utility MVP: Tyran Wishart
- Coach of the Year: Ricky Stuart
- Rookie of the Year: Mark Nawaqanitawase
- Team of the Year up next
- Fullback: James Tedesco
- Wing: Zac Lomax / Roger Tuivasa-Sheck / Mark Nawaqanitawase
- Centre: Tolutau Koula / Herbie Farnworth
- Five-eighth: Braydon Trindall
- Halback: Tom Dearden
- Prop: Terrell May / Payne Haas
- Hooker: Harry Grant
- Second Row: Eli Katoa / Jacob Preston
- Lock: Erin Clark
- TOM DEARDEN WINS
- Dearden outlasts Tedesco and Katoa to claim his maiden Beetson Raudonikis Medal
