The Rugby League Players Association (RLPA) has announced the 68 Contenders for the 2024 Players’ Champion (NRL) award as selected by the RLPA’s player leaders from every club.
Featuring four players from every NRL club, the 68 Contenders are now eligible to be voted for by NRL players to win the individual Players’ Champion award, rugby league’s biggest and most prestigious player-voted award.
The individual winner of the Players’ Champion from the NRL will be announced on Grand Final Day,
“On behalf of the RLPA, I’d like to congratulate these 68 players on being Contenders for the individual and illustrious Players’ Champion award,” said Clint Newton, CEO of the RLPA.
“The Players’ Champion is the biggest and most significant player-voted award in rugby league, and becoming a Players’ Champion comes with incredible respect that is sealed in the history of the game.
Wests Tigers Contenders for the 2024 Players’ Champion (NRL)
- Fonua Pole
- Samuela Fainu
- Lachlan Galvin
- Apisai Koroisau
Previous Players’ Champion winners from the NRL
- • 2023 Shaun Johnson
- • 2022 James Tedesco (3)
- • 2021 Tom Trbojevic
- • 2020 Nathan Cleary
- • 2019 James Tedesco (2)
- • 2018 Kalyn Ponga
- • 2017 James Tedesco (1)
- • 2016 Jason Taumalolo
- • 2015 Johnathan Thurston (4)
- • 2014 Johnathan Thurston (3)
- • 2013 Johnathan Thurston (2)
- • 2012 Ben Barba
- • 2011 Akuila Uate
- • 2010 Darius Boyd
- • 2009 Jarryd Hayne
- • 2008 Braith Anasta & Petero Civoniceva
- • 2007 Matt Bowen
- • 2006 Ben Kennedy
- • 2005 Johnathan Thurston (1)
- • 2004 Danny Buderus
About The Players’ Champion voting:
• The Contenders’ list is composed of four players from each club who are nominated to be eligible for The Players’ Champion individual award.
• RLPA Delegates put forward three Contenders from their own teams before an RLPA Working Group panel (made up of current and former NRL players) nominates a fourth and final player from each team.
• In total, 68 players are then eligible to receive Players’ Champion votes from their NRL peers in the end-of-season poll.
• Voting is open to all contracted NRL players, with each player voting for opposition Contenders using a 3/2/1 format. Players cannot vote for their teammates.
• Players are not penalised for any suspensions and/or fines received during the course of the season.
• The player with the most number of votes across all teams is awarded The Players’ Champion.
