Man of Steel Awards

The Steve Prescott Man of Steel Awards is an end-of-season awards dinner for the Super League rugby league competition. The event's name is taken from the main award presented, the Man of Steel award for the rugby league footballer of the year. In 2014, it was renamed after Steve Prescott.

Steve Prescott Man Of Steel
Given forBest player of the Super League season
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented byRugby Football League
History
First award1977
First winner David Ward
Most wins Ellery Hanley (3)
Wigan Warriors (11)
Most recent Jackson Hastings

The Steve Prescott Man of Steel award

Origins

The awards were started in 1977 when David Howes, the Rugby League's public relations officer, organised sponsorship worth £3,000 from Trumanns Steel Limited for awards in six different categories; Trumanns Man of Steel, Division One Player of the Year, Division Two Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, Young Player of the Year and Referee of the Year. The awards were voted on by the members of the rugby league press.[1] The first awards were made at the end of the 1976–77 season with the inaugural award winners being:[1]

In 2008, the voting for the award was changed, with the winner being chosen by the players of the Super League instead.[2] In 2019, in response to criticism that some players were not taking the voting seriously,[3] a panel of former rugby league players was chosen to determine the winner of the award. The voting was changed to a system similar to the Australian Dally M Medal, with points being awarded to the best performing players after each game (three points for the man of the match, two points for the runner-up, and one point for the third best player).[4]

Name change

Former England player Steve Prescott died of cancer in 2013, aged 39.[5] Following a short campaign, a petition with over 12,000 signatures was sent to the Rugby Football League, calling for the Man of Steel award to be renamed in Prescott's honour.[6] In March 2014, the RFL officially announced that the award would be called the "Steve Prescott Man of Steel" from the 2014 season onwards.[7]

Men of Steel
YearNatWinnerClubPosition
1977David Ward LeedsHooker
1978George Nicholls St. HelensProp
1979Doug Laughton WidnesLoose forward
1980George Fairbairn WiganFullback
1981Ken Kelly WarringtonScrum-half
1982Mick MorganCarlisleSecond-row
1983Allan Agar Featherstone RoversScrum-half
1984Joe Lydon WidnesWing, Fullback
1985Ellery Hanley Bradford NorthernLoose forward
1986Gavin MillerHull Kingston RoversProp
1987Ellery Hanley WiganLoose forward
1988Martin Offiah WidnesWing
1989Ellery Hanley WiganLoose forward
1990Shaun Edwards WiganStand-off
1991Garry Schofield LeedsStand-off
1992Dean Bell WiganCentre
1993Andy Platt WiganProp
1994Jonathan Davies WarringtonCentre
1995Denis Betts WiganSecond-row
1996Andy Farrell WiganLoose forward
1997James Lowes BradfordHooker
1998Iestyn Harris LeedsStand-off
1999Adrian Vowles CastlefordLoose forward
2000Sean Long St. HelensScrum-half
2001Paul Sculthorpe St. HelensStand-off
2002Paul Sculthorpe St. HelensLoose forward
2003Jamie Peacock BradfordSecond-row
2004Andy Farrell WiganLoose forward
2005Jamie Lyon St. HelensCentre
2006Paul Wellens St. HelensFullback
2007James Roby St. HelensHooker
2008James Graham St. HelensProp
2009Brett Hodgson[8] HuddersfieldFullback
2010Pat Richards WiganWing
2011Rangi Chase CastlefordStand-off
2012Sam Tomkins WiganFullback
2013Danny Brough HuddersfieldScrum-half
2014Daryl Clark Castlefordhooker
2015Zak Hardaker LeedsFullback
2016Danny Houghton HullHooker
2017Luke Gale CastlefordScrum-half
2018Ben Barba St. HelensFullback
2019Jackson Hastings Salfordscrum-half, stand-off

Multiple winners
Player Wins Winning Years
1 Ellery Hanley31985, 1987, 1989
2 Paul Sculthorpe22001, 2002
3 Andy Farrell21996, 2004

Winners by club
Club Wins
1 Wigan Warriors11
2 St. Helens9
3 Leeds Rhinos4
Castleford Tigers
5 Widnes Vikings3
Bradford Bulls
7 Warrington Wolves2
Huddersfield Giants
9Carlisle1
Featherstone Rovers
Hull F.C.
Hull Kingston Rovers
Salford Red Devils

Winners by country
Nationality Wins
1 England30
2 Australia6
3 Scotland2
4 Wales2
5 New Zealand2

Woman of Steel
Main article: Woman of Steel

In 2018 an additional category for the Woman of Steel from the Women's Super League was inaugurated.[9]

YearWinnerClub
2018 Georgia Roche Castleford Tigers
2019 Courtney Hill Leeds Rhinos

Other Awards

Young Player of the Year
YearWinnerClub
1996 Keiron Cunningham St. Helens
1997 Lee Briers Warrington Wolves
1998 Lee Gilmour Wigan Warriors
1999 Leon Pryce Bradford Bulls
2000 Stuart Fielden Bradford Bulls
2001 Rob Burrow Leeds Rhinos
2002 Richard Horne Hull F.C.
2003 Gareth Hock Wigan Warriors
2004 Shaun Briscoe Hull F.C.
2005 Richard Whiting Hull F.C.
2006 James Graham St. Helens
2007 Sam Burgess Bradford Bulls
2008 Joe Westerman Castleford Tigers
2009 Sam Tomkins Wigan Warriors
2010 Sam Tomkins Wigan Warriors
2011 Jonny Lomax St. Helens
2012 Zak Hardaker Leeds Rhinos
2013 Ben Crooks Hull F.C.
2014 Daryl Clark Castleford Tigers
2015 George Williams Wigan Warriors
2016 Tom Johnstone Wakefield Trinity
2017 Oliver Gildart Wigan Warriors
2018 Jake Trueman Castleford Tigers
2019 Matty Lees St. Helens

Coach of the Year
YearNatWinnerClub
2009  Australia Nathan Brown Huddersfield Giants
2010  Australia Michael Maguire Wigan Warriors
2011  Australia Trent Robinson Catalans Dragons
2012  Australia Mick Potter Bradford Bulls
2013  England Paul Anderson Huddersfield Giants
2014  England Daryl Powell Castleford Tigers
2015  England Brian McDermott Leeds Rhinos
2016  England Lee Radford Hull F.C.
2017  England Daryl Powell Castleford Tigers
2018  England Shaun Wane Wigan Warriors
2019  Australia Justin Holbrook St. Helens

Top Try Scorer
YearWinnerClubTries
1996 Paul Newlove St. Helens 28
1997 Nigel Vagana Warrington Wolves 17
1998 Anthony Sullivan St. Helens 20
1999 Toa Kohe-Love Warrington Wolves 25
2000 Sean Long
Tommy Martyn		 St. Helens 22
2001 Kris Radlinski Wigan Warriors 27
2002 Dennis Moran London Broncos 22
2003 Dennis Moran London Broncos 24
2004 Lesley Vainikolo Bradford Bulls 36
2005 Mark Calderwood Leeds Rhinos 27
2006 Justin Murphy Catalans Dragons 25
2007 Henry Fa'afili Warrington Wolves 21
2008 Ade Gardner St. Helens 26
2009 Ryan Hall Leeds Rhinos 29
2010 Pat Richards Wigan Warriors 29
2011 Ryan Hall
Sam Tomkins		 Leeds Rhinos
Wigan Warriors		 28
2012 Josh Charnley Wigan Warriors 31
2013 Josh Charnley Wigan Warriors 33
2014 Joel Monaghan Warrington Wolves 28
2015 Jermaine McGillvary Huddersfield Giants 27
2016 Denny Solomona Castleford Tigers 40
2017 Greg Eden Castleford Tigers 38
2018 Ben Barba St. Helens 28
2019 Tommy Makinson St. Helens 23

Top Points Scorer
YearWinnerClubPoints
1996 Bobbie Goulding St. Helens 257
1997 Andrew Farrell Wigan Warriors 243
1998 Iestyn Harris Leeds Rhinos 255
1999 Iestyn Harris Leeds Rhinos 325
2000 Sean Long St. Helens 390
2001 Andrew Farrell Wigan Warriors 388
2002 Paul Deacon Bradford Bulls 301
2003 Paul Deacon Bradford Bulls 286
2004 Kevin Sinfield Leeds Rhinos 277
2005 Paul Deacon Bradford Bulls 322
2006 Jamie Lyon St. Helens 316
2007 Pat Richards Wigan Warriors 248
2008 Pat Richards Wigan Warriors 269
2009 Pat Richards Wigan Warriors 252
2010 Pat Richards Wigan Warriors 288
2011 Jamie Foster St. Helens 330
2012 Scott Dureau Catalans Dragons 281
2013 Danny Brough Huddersfield Giants 208
2014 Marc Sneyd Castleford Tigers 224
2015 Luke Gale Castleford Tigers 247
2016 Luke Gale Castleford Tigers 262
2017 Luke Gale Castleford Tigers 317
2018 Danny Richardson St Helens 296

Top Metre Maker
YearWinnerClubMetres
2003 Craig Greenhill Hull F.C. 3,594
2004 Michael Korkidas Wakefield Trinity 4,084
2005 Terry O'Connor Widnes Vikings 4,104
2006 Danny Nutley Castleford Tigers 3,372
2007 James Roby St. Helens 3,303
2008 James Graham St. Helens 3,774
2009 James Graham St. Helens 4,752
2010 James Graham St. Helens 4,036
2011 James Roby St. Helens 5,000
2012 James Roby St. Helens 3,971
2013 Jamie Peacock Leeds Rhinos 4,040
2014 Matty Russell Warrington Wolves 3,546
2015 Alex Walmsley St. Helens 4,092
2016 Chris Hill Warrington Wolves 3,983
2017 Alex Walmsley St. Helens 4,256
2018 Bill Tupou Wakefield Trinity 4,114
2019 Tommy Makinson St. Helens 3,803

Hit Man

The player making most tackles in the regular season.

YearWinnerClubTackles
2009 Malcolm Alker Salford Red Devils 981
2010 Dallas Johnson Catalans Dragons 1,106
2011 Danny Houghton Hull F.C. 1,060
2012 Danny Washbrook Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 991
2013 Danny Houghton Hull F.C. 1,179
2015 James Roby St. Helens 1,054
2016 Danny Houghton Hull F.C. 1,359
2017 Danny Houghton Hull F.C. 1,123
2018 Paul McShane Castleford Tigers 1,160
2019 Danny Houghton Hull F.C. 1,259

Club of the Year
YearClub
2009 Huddersfield Giants
2010 Wigan Warriors
2011 Huddersfield Giants
2012 Wigan Warriors
2013 St. Helens
2014 Widnes Vikings
2015 Leeds Rhinos
2016 Hull F.C.
2017 Castleford Tigers
2018 Warrington Wolves
  • The Mike Gregory Spirit of Rugby League Award - Both players and non-players are eligible to receive the award, which will be judged by a panel from the governing body.
  • Fairplay Index Award for Super League
  • The Community Player of the year

Special awards
  • The ‘200 Club’ - retiring players who have played in over 200 games.
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See also

References
  1. "The birth of Rugby League's 'Man of Steel'". Rugby League Journal (62). Spring 2018. p. 7.
  2. Wilson, Andy (8 August 2008). "Players not necessarily best judge of Steel". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  3. "Some players mock of Man of Steel voting with bizarre votes". Total Rugby League. League Publications. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  4. "Man of Steel Panel Announced". Rugby Football League. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  5. BBC Sport, "Rugby League star Steve Prescott dies of stomach cancer, aged 39", 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013
  6. Campbell, James (19 February 2014). "'Man of Steel Steve Prescott Award' petition handed into Rugby League HQ in honour of Hull FC legend". Hull Daily Mail. Archived from the original on 29 September 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  7. "Man of Steel award to be re-named in memory of the late Steve Prescott". Sky Sports. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  8. "Man of Steel on SLTV". Super League. 2009-10-06. Archived from the original on 2012-08-25. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
  9. "Woman of Steel: Lois Forsell, Tara-Jane Stanley and Georgia Roche on shortlist". BBC Sport. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
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