Rothmans Medal Winners

The Rothman’s Medal was awarded to the best player in both the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) and the Brisbane Rugby League (BRL) competitions between 1968 and 1997. At the end of each match, the referee would award points to the best players in a 3-2-1 format. The player with the most points at the end of the season was adjudged the winner.

Since the formation of the National Rugby League (NRL) in 1998, the Dally M Medal has become Australian rugby league’s official best-and-fairest award.

A full list of winners are below.

New South Wales Rugby League Winners:

1968 – Terry Hughes (Cronulla Sharks)
1969 – Denis Pittard (South Sydney)
1970 – Kevin Junee (Eastern Suburbs Roosters)
1971 – Denis Pittard (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
1972 – Tommy Raudonikis (Western Suburbs Magpies)
1973 – Ken Maddison (Cronulla Sharks)
1974 – Graham Eadie (Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles)
1975 – Steve Rogers (Cronulla Sharks)
1976 – Ray Higgs (Parramatta Eels)
1977 – Mick Cronin (Parramatta Eels)
1978 – Mick Cronin (Parramatta Eels)
1979 – Ray Price (Parramatta Eels)
1980 – Geoff Bugden (Newtown)
1981 – Kevin Hastings (Eastern Suburbs Roosters)
1982 – Greg Brentnall (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs)
1983 – Michael Eden (Eastern Suburbs Roosters)
1984 – Terry Lamb (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs)
1985 – Wayne Pearce (Balmain Tigers)
1986 – Mal Cochrane (Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles)
1987 – Peter Sterling (Parramatta Eels)
1988 – Barry Russell (Cronulla Sharks)
1989 – Gavin Miller (Cronulla Sharks) / Mark Sargent (Newcastle Knights)
1990 – Peter Sterling (Parramatta Eels)
1991 – Ewan McGrady (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs)
1992 – Allan Langer (Brisbane Broncos)
1993 – Ricky Stuart (Canberra Raiders)
1994 – David Fairleigh (North Sydney Bears)
1995 – Paul Green (Cronulla Sharks)
1996 – Jason Taylor (North Sydney Bears)
1997 – Brad Fittler (Sydney Roosters)*

*In 1997, the award was renamed as the Provan-Summons Medal

Brisbane Rugby League Winners:

1968 – Wayne Head (Western Suburbs)
1969 – Johnny Brown (Northern Suburbs)
1970 – Graeme Atherton (Southern Suburbs)
1971 – Len Brunner (Wynnum-Manly)
1972 – Marty Scanlan (Valleys)
1973 – John Eales (Eastern Suburbs)
1974 – Jeff Fyfe (Eastern Suburbs)
1975 – Steve Calder (Northern Suburbs)
1976 – Darryl Brohman (Northern Suburbs)
1977 – Alan Currie (Eastern Suburbs)
1978 – Ian Pearce (Redcliffe)
1979 – Neville Draper (Northern Suburbs)
1980 – Tony Obst (Redcliffe)
1981 – Chris Phelan (Southern Suburbs)
1982 – Tony Currie (Western Suburbs)
1983 – Trevor Paterson (Eastern Suburbs)
1984 – Cavill Heugh (Eastern Suburbs)
1985 – Ian French (Wynnum-Manly)
1986 – Bryan Niebling (Redcliffe) / Scott Tronc (Southern Suburbs)
1987 – Gene Miles (Wynnum-Manly)
1988 – Kevin Langer (Western Suburbs)
1989 – Neil Tierney (Wynnum-Manly)
1990 – Trevor Benson (Redcliffe)
1991 – Darryl Duncan (Northern Suburbs)
1992 – Jason Hanrahan (Southern Suburbs)
1993 – Paul Green (Eastern Suburbs) / Steve Mills (Western Suburbs)
1994 – Steve Bryant (Brothers)
1995 – Graham Cotter (Redcliffe)
1996 – Alan Wieland (Western Suburbs)