Todd Carney may have pipped him for the Dally M Medal, but Darius Boyd got one on the five-eighth at the last stand.
The Dragons fullback capped off a sensational season when he was crowned the Clive Churchill Medal winner in front of 82,334 fans.
“It’s a huge honour, I’m very honoured to receive it,” he said.
“I think any one of the players could’ve got it today, I’m just a bit lucky, but in saying that it’s an awesome feeling.”