NRL: Roger Tuivasa-Sheck named Warriors NRL Player of the Year

  • 03/09/2018
Simon Mannering with Roger Tuivasa-Sheck.
Simon Mannering with Roger Tuivasa-Sheck. Photo credit: Photosport

Warriors captain Roger Tuivasa-Sheck collected his second successive Player of the Year trophy at the NRL team's end-of-year awards in Auckland on Sunday night.

The fullback becomes the inaugural winner of the Simon Mannering Medal, announced to honour the retiring club legend.

The 25-year-old is just the fourth player to win the award multiple times, following five-time winner Mannering (2008, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016), Steve Price (2006, 2007) and Ben Matulino (2012, 2015).

Tuivasa-Sheck also won the People's Choice Award, voted on by the public.

The New Zealand international has had arguably his best season in the NRL, making 4058m (fourth-best among all players), averaging 184m a game, including 1093 post-contact metres.

He is first among all players for most kick return metres (1330) and fifth for most tackle breaks (109).

On top of that, he led the club to a 15-9 win-loss record, the equal-second best in the club's history.

Tuivasa-Sheck is also a top contender for the Dally M Award for the NRL's Player of the Year to be named on September 26 - a week out from the Grand Final.

The other nominees for the Player of the Year gong were front-rower Agnatius Paasi, hooker Issac Luke, bench utility Jazz Tevaga and left wing Ken Maumalo.

Isaiah Papali'i collected the Warriors NRL Rookie of the Year award, while five-eighth Blake Green claimed the Clubman of the Year award in his first season in Auckland.

Reserve squad captain James Bell collected two awards, winning the Warriors ISP Team Man of the Year and Warriors ISP Player of the Year.

Off the field, long-time Warriors team manager Laurie Hale took out Club Person of the Year and Jayden Penerate was recognised as the Sir Peter Leitch Member of the Year.

The Warriors, who qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2011, will face the Penrith Panthers on Saturday night in an elimination final. 

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