Rugby League Golden Boot Winners

The Golden Boot is one of rugby league’s most prestigious awards. The Golden Boot is awarded by Rugby League World magazine to the world’s best rugby league player.

Below is a list of every Golden Boot winner to date:

1984 – Wally Lewis (Wakefield Trinity)

1985 – Brett Kenny (Wigan Warriors / Parramatta Eels)

1986 – Garry Jack (Balmain Tigers)

1987 – Hugh McGahan (Eastern Suburbs Roosters) & Peter Sterling (Parramatta Eels)

1988 – Ellery Hanley (Balmain Tigers)

1989 – Mal Meninga (Canberra Raiders)

1990 – Garry Schofield (Leeds Rhinos) Note: Awarded retrospectively in 2011

1991-98 – The Golden Boot was not awarded between 1991 and 1998.

1999 – Andrew Johns (Newcastle Knights)

2000 – Brad Fittler (Sydney Roosters)

2001 – Andrew Johns (Newcastle Knights)

2002 – Stacey Jones (New Zealand Warriors)

2003 – Darren Lockyer (Brisbane Broncos)

2004 – Andrew Farrell (Wigan Warriors)

2005 – Anthony Minichiello (Sydney Roosters)

2006 – Darren Lockyer (Brisbane Broncos)

2007 – Cameron Smith (Melbourne Storm)

2008 – Billy Slater (Melbourne Storm)

2009 – Greg Inglis (Melbourne Storm)

2010 – Benji Marshall (Wests Tigers)

2011 – Johnathan Thurston (North Queensland Cowboys)

2012 – Kevin Sinfield (Leeds Rhinos)

2013 – Johnathan Thurston (North Queensland Cowboys)

2014 – Shaun Johnson (New Zealand Warriors)

2015 – Johnathan Thurston (North Queensland Cowboys

2016 – Cooper Cronk (Melbourne Storm)