The Dally-M voting panel might not have thought so - but the NRL players have singled out Shaun Johnson as the competition's player of the year
The Dally-M voting panel might not have thought so - but the NRL players have singled out Shaun Johnson as the competition's player of the year
1 October 2023 - article from www.rugbyleague.co.nz
The Warriors playmaker has been announced as the Rugby League Players' Association's "Player's Champion" for 2023.
It comes after he controversially missed out on the Dally-M to Newcastle's Kalyn Ponga.
After beating out team-mate Addin Fonua-Blake and the Brisbane trio of Adam Reynolds, Payne Haas and Reece Walsh to win the gong for the first time - Johnson says it's a huge honour.
The award is decided by an end-of-season 3-2-1 vote by the players - who aren't allowed to vote for their team-mates.
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