Rothmans Medal
Awarded for | The Brisbane Rugby League |
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Country | Australia |
History | |
First award | 1968 (Rothmans Medal) 1997 (Provan-Summons Medal) |
Final award | 1997 |
The Rothmans Medal was the premier individual award in the
History
The Rothmans Medal was the first official player-of-the-year award to be established in rugby league in Australia. The medal was sponsored by
The voting for the Rothmans Medal was done by the match-day referee. After each match, he awarded three votes to the best player, two votes to the second-best player, and one vote to the third-best player. This is the same basic format as the modern day Dally M, except that the votes are now determined by the media.
The two Rothmans Medals were first awarded in 1968, and were awarded each year until 1996. In 1997, the Rothmans Medal in New South Wales became known as the Provan-Summons medal, because all tobacco advertising and sponsorship was prohibited in Australia in 1992, under the Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Act 1992; the medal then disappeared altogether in 1998 with the merger of the
Rothmans Medal winners
New South Wales
Note: includes Provan-Summons Medal winner in 1997.
Queensland
References
- ^ Pramberg, Bernie (3 November 2006). "Winding back the clock". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 26 July 2011.