Albert Goldthorpe Medal

Award

Albert Goldthorpe Medal
History
Hunslet captain, Albert Goldthorpe, posing with "All Four Cups" in 1908
Sport	Rugby league
Competition	Super League
Country	England France Canada
Presented by	Rugby Leaguer & League Express
First award	2008
First winner	Danny Brough
Most recent	Bevan French George Williams (joint winners)

The Albert Goldthorpe Medal is an award that has been created by Rugby Leaguer & League Express to honour the leading players in the Super League and to honour Albert Goldthorpe, who was English rugby league's first superstar at the turn of the 20th century.

The Albert Goldthorpe Medal is a solid gold medal worth several thousand UK pounds, incorporating a photograph of Goldthorpe with "All Four Cups".

The award was introduced in the 2008 season to commemorate the centenary of the feat of Goldthorpe in leading Hunslet to become the first club to win all four major trophies in one season in 1908.

It is intended to parallel the 'Dally M Medal' named after the great Australian player Dally Messenger, which is awarded to the NRL player of the year by rugby league writers associated with the News Limited series of newspapers in Australia.

League Express reporters will cast votes for the Albert Goldthorpe Medal after every Super League game in the regular season. The three players who, in the opinion of the reporter, have been the three 'best and fairest' players in the game will receive three points, two points and one point respectively. To be eligible for a vote, a player must not have been suspended from the competition at any stage during the season.

Winners

Year	Albert Goldthorpe Medal	Second	Third
2008	Danny Brough (Scrum-half - Wakefield Trinity Wildcats)	Thomas Bosc (Scrum-half - Dragons Catalans) Michael Monaghan (Scrum-half - Warrington) Leon Pryce (Stand-off - St. Helens)
2009	Michael Dobson (Scrum-half - Hull Kingston Rovers)	Danny Brough (Scrum-half - Wakefield Trinity Wildcats)	Brett Hodgson (Fullback - Huddersfield)
2010	Pat Richards (Wing - Wigan) Sam Tomkins (Stand-off - Wigan)		Kevin Brown (Stand-off - Huddersfield)
2011	Rangi Chase (Scrum-half - Castleford)	Sam Tomkins (Fullback - Wigan)	Scott Dureau (Scrum-half - Dragons Catalans)
2012	Scott Dureau (Scrum-half - Dragons Catalans)	Michael Dobson (Scrum-half - Hull Kingston Rovers) Brett Finch (Stand-off - Wigan)
2013^[1]	Danny Brough (Scrum-half - Huddersfield)	Rangi Chase (Scrum-half - Castleford)	Michael Dobson (Scrum-half - Hull Kingston Rovers)
2014	Danny Brough (Scrum-half - Huddersfield)	Kevin Brown (Stand-off - Widnes)	Travis Burns (Stand-off - Hull Kingston Rovers)
2015^[2]	Luke Gale (Scrum-half - Castleford)	Danny Brough (Scrum-half - Huddersfield)	Ian Henderson (Hooker - Dragons Catalans) Alex Walmsley (Prop - St. Helens)
2016^[3]	Luke Gale (Scrum-half - Castleford)	Marc Sneyd (Scrum-half - Hull F.C.)	Denny Solomona (Wing - Castleford)
2017	Luke Gale (Scrum-half - Castleford)	Robert Lui (Stand-off - Salford)	Albert Kelly (Stand-off - Hull F.C.)
2018	Stefan Ratchford (Fullback - Warrington)	James Roby (Hooker - St. Helens) Sam Tomkins (Fullback - Wigan)
2019^[4]	Jonny Lomax (Stand-off - St. Helens)	Jackson Hastings (Scrum-half - Salford)	Lachlan Coote (Fullback - St. Helens)
2020–21	Not awarded
2022^[5]	Brodie Croft (Stand-off - Salford Red Devils)	Sam Tomkins (Fullback - Catalans Dragons)	Jai Field (Fullback - Wigan Warriors)
2023^[6]	Bevan French (Stand-off - Wigan Warriors) George Williams (Scrum-half - Warrington Wolves)		Lachlan Lam (Scrum-half - Leigh Leopards) Benjamin Garcia (Loose forward - Catalans Dragons)

Rookie of the Year

The League Express also award a Rookie of the Year medal annually. To be eligible for the award, players must have made fewer than ten appearances in the Super League or National Rugby League prior to the start of the season.^[7]

2008 Luke Burgess – Leeds Rhinos
2009 Sam Tomkins – Wigan Warriors
2010 Liam Watts – Hull Kingston Rovers
2011 Jermaine McGillvary – Huddersfield Giants
2012 John Bateman – Bradford Bulls
2013 Tom Lineham – Hull FC
2014 Joe Burgess – Wigan Warriors
2015 Andre Savelio – St Helens
2016 Max Jowitt – Wakefield Trinity
2017 Liam Marshall – Wigan Warriors
2018 Jake Trueman – Castleford Tigers
2019 Morgan Smithies – Wigan Warriors
2020 Matty Ashton – Warrington Wolves
2022 Lewis Murphy – Wakefield Trinity
2023 Edwin Ipape – Leigh Leopards

References

^ "Huddersfield Giants captain Danny Brough closing in on a hat trick of major individual awards". YorkshireLive. 21 September 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
^ Albert Goldthorpe Medal - Final Points Table 2015, totalrl.com, consulté le 10 octobre 2018
^ Albert Goldthorpe Medal - Final Points Table 2016, totalrl.com, consulté le 10 octobre 2018
^ St Helens dominate 2019 Albert Goldthorpe Medal Rankings, totalrl.com, consulté le 6 octobre 2019.
^ "Salford Red Devils' Brodie Croft wins Albert Goldthorpe Medal". Total Rugby League. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
^ "Albert Goldthorpe Medal winners revealed as two Super League stars share prize". Total Rugby League. 25 September 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
^ "Albert Goldthorpe Rookie of the year shortlist". Total Rugby League. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2023.