NRL

With the 2026 NRL home and away season completed, award season is in full swing with clubs hosting their end of year awards.

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The Sporting News provides all the details of the latest winners as they’re announced for all 17 NRL clubs.

Who will get the honours at your club?

NRL Club Player of the Year winners for 2026:

Brisbane Broncos — Monday 14 September

NRL Player of the Year — Paul Morgan Medal

• Xavier Willison 

Gary Balkin NRL Players’ Player Award: 

• Patrick Carrigan

Cyril Connell NRL Rookie of the Year: 

• VJ Semu

Our 2026 Meninga Medal winner is Simi Sasagi!

Congratulations Simi! #WeAreRaiders pic.twitter.com/eP0Be9LGtl

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— Canberra Raiders (@RaidersCanberra) September 15, 2026

Canberra Raiders — Monday 14 September

NRL Player of the Year — Meninga Medal:

• Simi Sasagi 

NRL Coaches’ Award:

• Ata Mariota

Peter Mulholland NRL Rookie of the Year: 

• Ethan Sanders

Canterbury Bulldogs — Friday 11 September

NRL Player of the Year — Dr George Peponis Medal:

• Lachlan Galvin

NRL Players’ Player Award: 

• Max King  

NRL Coaches’ Award: 

• Enari Tuala 

Steve Mortimer NRL Rookie of the Year: 

• Alekolasimi Jones 

Cronulla Sharks — Thursday 24 September

NRL Player of the Year — Porter-Gallen Medal:

• Will Kennedy

Tommy Bishop NRL Players’ Player Award: 

• Will Kennedy

Steve Rogers NRL Rookie of the Year: 

• Niwhai Puru

Dolphins — TBC

NRL Player of the Year — Arthur Beetson Medal:

• Yet to be awarded

NRL Players’ Player Award: 

• Yet to be awarded

NRL Rookie of the Year: 

• Yet to be awarded

Gold Coast Titans — TBC

NRL Player of the Year — Paul Broughton Medal:

• Yet to be awarded

NRL Players’ Player Award: 

• Yet to be awarded

NRL Rookie of the Year: 

• Yet to be awarded

Roy Bull Best & Fairest Haumole Olakau’atu pic.twitter.com/qg0lBasEfw

— Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (@SeaEagles) September 7, 2026

Manly Sea Eagles — Monday 7 September

Roy Bull NRL Best & Fairest:

• Haumole Olakau’átu

NRL Players’ Player Award: 

• Haumole Olakau’átu

Ken Arthurson Rising Star Award: 

• Simione Laiafi

Melbourne Storm — Monday 7 September

Cameron Smith NRL Player of the Year Award:

• Sua Fa’alogo

RedZed Members NRL Player of the Year:

• Sua Fa’alogo

Billy Slater NRL Rookie of the Year: 

• Cooper Clarke

Michael Moore Trophy Club Person of the Year Award: 

• Eli Katoa 

Newcastle Knights — Wednesday 9 September

NRL Player of the Year- Danny Buderus Medal:

• Phoenix Crossland

NRL Players’ Player Award: 

• Dominic Young

NRL Rookie of the Year: 

• Cody Hopwood & Francis Manuleleua

New Zealand Warriors — Tuesday 15 September

NRL Player of the Year —  Simon Mannering Medal:

• James Fisher-Harris

NRL Players’ Player Award: 

• Jacob Laban

NRL Rookie of the Year: 

• Eddie Ieremia-Toeava

Your 2026 Paul Bowman Medalist! 🤠🏆 pic.twitter.com/3tgpSwPfA8

— NQ Cowboys (@nthqldcowboys) September 15, 2026

North Queensland Cowboys — Tuesday 15 September

NRL Player of the Year — Paul Bowman Medal:

• Reuben Cotter

Players’ Player Award: 

• Scott Drinkwater

Rookie of the Year: 

• Liam Sutton

Parramatta Eels — Tuesday 8 September

NRL Player of the Year — Ken Thornett Medal:

• Jack Williams & Brian Kelly

Nathan Hindmarsh NRL Players’ Player Award:

• Jack Williams

Eric Grothe NRL Rookie of the Year: 

• Saxon Pryke

Penrith Panthers — Tuesday 6 October

NRL Player of the Year — Merv Cartwright Medal:

• Yet to be awarded

NRL Players’ Player Award: 

• Yet to be awarded

NRL Rookie of the Year: 

• Yet to be awarded

The Club’s highest honour. Cameron Murray has been crowned the 2026 George Piggins Medallist 🏅❤️

📰 READ MORE: https://t.co/fGL94s94jL pic.twitter.com/016AzF380v

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— South Sydney Rabbitohs 🐰 (@SSFCRABBITOHS) September 5, 2026

South Sydney Rabbitohs — Friday 5 September 

NRL Player of the Year — George Piggins Medal:

• Cameron Murray

Jack Rayner NRL Players’ Player Awards:

• Cameron Murray

John Sattler NRL Rookie of the Year: 

• Latrell Siegwalt

Bob McCarthy Clubperson of the Year: 

• Jai Arrow

St. George Illawarra Dragons — Tuesday 15 September

NRL Player of the Year — Dragons Medal:

• Hamish Stewart

Red V Members NRL Player of the Year:

• Hamish Stewart

NRL Emerging Talent Award: 

• Loko Jnr Pasifiki Tonga

Sydney Roosters — TBC

NRL Player of the Year — Jack Gibson Medal:

• Yet to be awarded

NRL Players’ Player Award: 

• Yet to be awarded

NRL Rookie of the Year: 

• Yet to be awarded

Wests Tigers — Tuesday 15 September

NRL Player of the Year — Kelly-Barnes Medal:

• Alex Twal

NRL Players’ Player Award: 

• Apisai Koroisau

NRL Rookie of the Year: 

• Heamasi Makasini