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)