A year after being axed from the NZ Kiwis for cocaine use, Kevin Proctor has been shortlisted for the 2018 Kiwis Player of the Year Award.
Along with Melbourne Storm clubmate Jesse Bromwich, Proctor was not considered for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup, when the pair were filmed using cocaine after the Kiwis' Anzac Test loss to the Kangaroos in Canberra.
That decision proved costly, as the Kiwis tumbled out in the quarter-finals loss to Fiji.
But the pair were recalled by new coach Michael Maguire for last month's one-off test against Australia and the Kiwis tour of England. Proctor played 80 minutes in three of the four tests and 69 minutes in the other.
The 29-year-old has been shortlisted alongside NZ skipper Dallin Watene-Zelezniak and veteran prop Jared Waerea-Hargreaves.
Finalists have been named in all 13 NZRL Awards categories, including Kiwi Ferns Player of the Year, which will be hotly contested by Kiwi Ferns co-captain Honey Hireme, NRLW Grand Final Player of the Match Kimiora Nati and powerhouse prop Aieshaleigh Smalley.
Kiwis debutants Joseph Manu, Ken Maumalo and Dally M Rookie of the Year Jamayne Isaako will face-off for the Kiwis Rookie of the Year award.
Last year's Junior Player of the Year, Isaiah Papali'i, will look to defend his title against South Sydney Rabbitohs junior Mawene Hiroti, as well as Warriors youngster Joseph Vuna.
Award winners will be announced on December 12.
Kiwis Player of the Year 2018
Finalists:
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (Penrith Panthers)
Kevin Proctor (Gold Coast Titans)
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (Sydney Roosters)
Kiwi Ferns Player of the Year 2018
Finalists:
Honey Hireme (St George Illawarra Dragons)
Kimiora Nati (Brisbane Broncos)
Aieshaleigh Smalley (NZ Warriors)
Kiwis Rookie of the Year 2018
Finalists:
Joseph Manu (Sydney Roosters)
Ken Maumalo (NZ Warriors)
Jamayne Isaako (Brisbane Broncos)
Kiwi Ferns Rookie of the Year 2018
Finalists:
Onjeurlina Leiataua (NZ Warriors)
Masuisuimatamaalii Tauasa-Pauaraisa (NZ Warriors)
Junior Player of the Year 2018
Finalists:
Mawene Hiroti (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
Joseph Vuna (NZ Warriors)
Isaiah Papali'I (NZ Warriors)
Pirtek Female Volunteer of the Year 2018
Finalists:
Debbie Neylon-Kennedy (Southern, Canterbury)
Michelle Harding (Southern, Canterbury)
Hana Kakoi (Southern, Canterbury)
Denise Proctor (Northland, Nga Tama Toa)
Junie Shelford (Northland, Takahiwai)
Sariah Matautia (Counties Manukau, Auckland)
Agnes Koti (Counties Manukau, Auckland)
Karen Gibbons (Akarana, Auckland)
Rose Nahu (Upper Central, Bay of Plenty)
Ally Tamihere (Mid Central, Gisborne Tairawhiti)
Pirtek Male Volunteer of the Year 2018
Finalists:
David Field (Southern, Canterbury)
Tony Grenfell (Southern, Canterbury)
Chris Perriam (Southern, Southland)
Peter Kerridge (Southern, West Coast)
Josh Cleaver (Mid Central, Taranaki)
Lawrence Erihe (Mid Central, Manawatu)
Frank Proctor (Northland, Nga Tama Toa)
Nick Waihi (Northland, Marist Brothers)
Tim Tapaki (Counties Manukau, Auckland)
Carl Gribble (Akarana, Auckland)
Grassroots Club of the Year 2018
Finalists:
Wairau Taniwha (Southern, Tasman)
Lonestar Cowboys (Southern, Southland)
South Pacific Raiders (Southern, Otago)
Rolleston Warriors (Southern, Canterbury)
Takahiwai Warriors (Northland)
Otahuhu Rugby League Club (Counties Manukau, Auckland)
Manurewa Rugby League Football & Sports Club Inc (Counties Manukau, Auckland)
Domestic Coach of the Year 2018
Finalists:
Rusty Matua (Counties Manukau, Auckland)
Tusa Lafaele (Counties Manukau, Auckland)
Keith Hanley (Akarana, Auckland)
Match Official of the Year 2018
Finalists:
Gary Smallridge (Southern, Canterbury)
Owen Harvey (Southern, Canterbury)
Chris MacMillan (Counties Manukau, Auckland)
Paki Parkinson (Upper Central, Bay of Plenty)
NZ 16s Player of the Year 2018
Finalists:
Sione Moala (Counties Manukau, Auckland)
Quinnlan Tupou (Counties Manukau, Auckland)
Lani Graham-Taufa (Akarana, Auckland)
NZ 18s Player of the Year 2018
Finalists:
Kayal Iro (NZ Warriors)
Tyler Slade (NZ Warriors)
Mahuta Ngataki-Matthews (Upper Central, Waikato)
NZRL Premier Player of the Year 2018
Finalists:
Drew Radich (Counties Manukau, Auckland)
James Baxendale (Southern, Canterbury)
Francis Leger (Akarana, Auckland)
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