2018 player of the year awards

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Put your predictions in here.

Player of the year - Munster
Best back (tipping it to be renamed for Billy Slater) - Addo-Carr
Best forward - Asofa-Solomona (would have gone Finucane if he'd played more games)
Rookie - Drinkwater narrowly over Grant
Most Improved - Welch
Best clubman (tipping it to get renamed for Hoffy) - Slater and Hoffman to be joint winners
Cronk medal (best Q Cup player) - Drinkwater or Pat Kaufusi
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I thought Hoffy already had clubman award...second time he left for the Warriors

Agree with you on all of them except the Qcup award ...Drinkwater will proberly win it but Justin olam had a really good year too


The 20s awards will be handed out as well even though they already had theirs last week
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Mattpoet wrote:Put your predictions in here.

Player of the year - Munster
Best back (tipping it to be renamed for Billy Slater) - Addo-Carr
Best forward - Asofa-Solomona (would have gone Finucane if he'd played more games)
Rookie - Drinkwater narrowly over Grant
Most Improved - Welch
Best clubman (tipping it to get renamed for Hoffy) - Slater and Hoffman to be joint winners
Cronk medal (best Q Cup player) - Drinkwater or Pat Kaufusi
I like these except would have Finucane winning the forward gong
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I would too bit he missed a lot through injury
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Does Brandon Smith still qualify for our rookie of the year?

Also i’d have Kaufusi as forward of the year
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Deadpool wrote:Does Brandon Smith still qualify for our rookie of the year?
Not sure what criteria the club uses. If it is the same as Dally M voting, Brandon Smith would be eligible given that he only played three NRL games last year. If he qualifies under club eligibility rules, he would claim this award easily.
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My version...

Player of the year - Cameron Munster
Best back - Billy Slater
Best forward - Dale Finucane (even with limited games)
Rookie - Brandon Smith
Most Improved - Legitimately struggled to find someone that improved on 2017 form... I think I'd go Jahrome Hughes.
Best clubman - Hoffman makes sense. Cam Smith should be considered for his rep retirement and efforts to get us to the big dance.
Q Cup POTY - Harry Grant
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I think Welch will get most improved
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Mattpoet wrote:I think Welch will get most improved
Probably. He played consistent first grade for the first time however I thought he had more impact last year. This year he had some really good games, a lot of average ones and that sweet one handed offload all but disappeared.
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Official Winners will be out of order coming in via twitter

Chairpersons award Ashley.... not sure who or what he does

Cooper Conk medal (best Q Cup player) Scott Drinkwater

Most improved Christian Welch

Best try Fox vs Bulldogs

Life members Jesse Bromwich, Adam O’Brien, John Donahue

(Renamed Rookie of the year) Billy Slater Rookie of the year Brandon Smith

Members player of the year Cameron Smith

Micheal moore club person of the year matthew barradean seen his face but not sure what he does (assuming its in the front office as he thanked Ponessi
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Is that official?
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Yep updating via storms twitter and a friend at the awards
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After 8 rounds munster is in the lead by 3

After rd 19 munster in the lead by 2 in front of Cam Smith
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Departing players didnt change from rd 25 video
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After home and away rounds Munster is 6 points in front of Dale and C Smith
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