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)
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Val definitely shouldnt be in the conversation anyone can catch a ball run 10 meters and put it down
I agree he was least effective out of the 4 wingers in the final
I was prepared to write a full essay if Holmes was ahead of Mcgillvary.