Each club's NRL Player of the Year winner for 2023

The full list of club award winners from the 2023 NRL Telstra Premiership season as they were announced by each team.

Payne Haas has taken out the Paul Morgan Medal for the fifth consecutive year. Haas polled 80 votes from coaches and players across the season, to finish ahead of Adam Reynolds (64) and Reece Walsh (51). The 23-year-old averaged 187 run metres per game in 2023 and racked up 113 tackle breaks and 50 offloads. He joins Allan Langer as the only five-time winners of the award and is the first man to win five years in a row.

• Paul Morgan Medal (NRL Player of the Year): Payne Haas
• Cyril Connell Award - Rookie of the Year: Tristan Sailor
• Kevin Walters Award - Most Consistent: Payne Haas
• Shane Webcke Award - Best Forward: Payne Haas
• Allan Langer Award - Best Back: Reece Walsh

Canberra Raiders

Joe Tapine has clinched back-to-back Meninga Medals after being named Canberra's player of the year for 2023. Sebastian Kris finished two points behind Tapine in the overall voting with Matt Timoko in third.

• Meninga Medal (NRL Player of the Year): Joe Tapine
• NRL Coaches Award: Sebastian Kris
• Peter Mulholland NRL Rookie of the Year: Ata Mariota
• Fred Daly Club Person of the Year: Jamal Fogarty
• Geoff Caldwell Welfare and Education Award: Hohepa Puru

Jacob Preston took out the Dr George Peponis Player of the Year Award after an impressive first season in the blue and white. Preston was also named the club's Members' Player of the Year as well as the Rookie of the Year while young outside back Jacob Kiraz took out the Coaches Award.

• Dr George Peponis Player of the Year Award: Jacob Preston
• Steve Mortimer Rookie of the Year Award: Jacob Preston
• Community Service Award: Viliame Kikau
• Coaches Award: Jacob Preston

Cronulla Sharks

Hooker Blayke Brailey is the 2023 Porter Gallen Medal winner, taking the award ahead of fellow nominees Will Kennedy, Sione Katoa, Cameron McInnes and Briton Nikora.Brailey, who made more tackles (1057) than any other player in the NRL, also took home the Sharks Tommy Bishop Players' Player.

• Porter Gallen Medal – Player of the Year: Blayke Brailey
• Steve Rogers Rookie of the Year: Tom Hazelton
• Members' Player of the Year: Will Kennedy
• Tommy Bishop Players' Player: Blayke Brailey
• Andrew Ettingshausen Club Person of the Year: Jess Adams

Dolphins

Jamayne Isaako has capped a stunning season in the NRL by being named the first winner of the Arthur Beetson Medal as Player of the Year for the Dolphins. The awards have been coming thick and fast for Isaako, who became just the seventh person in 116 years – and the last since Mal Meninga in 1990 – to claim both the NRL’s top try scorer and top point-scorer award in the one season.

• Arthur Beetson Medal (NRL Player of the Year) – Jamayne Isaako
• Players' Player – Jamayne Isaako
• Most Consistent – Jamayne Isaako
• Academic Award – Euan Aitken
• Rookie of the Year – Isaiya Katoa
• Best Back – Jamayne Isaako
• Best Forward – Mark Nicholls

Gold Coast Titans

Moeaki Fotuaika has claimed his second Paul Broughton Medal to cap off his stellar season with the Titans. The 23-year-old was the most consistent performer on the field in 2023, earning an Origin recall for the Maroons as well as recognition from his teammates by also taking out the Players’ Player of the Year award.

• Paul Broughton Medal (NRL Player of the Year): Moeaki Fotuaika
• NRL Coaches Award: Chris Randall
• Members' NRL MVP: David Fifita
• NRL Rookie of the Year: Alofiana Khan-Pereira

Skipper Daly Cherry-Evans took home the Roy Bull Medal as Manly's best and fairest player for the third time in his career. Cherry-Evans also picked up the NRL Players’ Player award and the Gordon Willoughby Medallion for Best Player as voted by Manly Members.

• Roy Bull Medal (NRL Player of the Year): Daly Cherry-Evans
• NRL RL Players’ Player Award: Daly Cherry-Evans
• Gordon Willoughby Medallion: Daly Cherry-Evans
• Ken Arthurson Rising Star Award: Dean Matterson
• NRL Club Wellbeing and Education Award: Lachlan Croker

Melbourne Storm

Maroons winger Xavier Coates has collected his first Cameron Smith Player of the Year Award, edging out Josh King and Will Warbrick. Coates played 21 games in 2023, scoring 16 tries, making 11 line breaks and racking up 59 tackle breaks. 

• Cameron Smith Player of the Year Award: Xavier Coates
• Members’ Player of the Year: Nick Meaney
• Billy Slater Rookie of the Year: Will Warbrick
• Most Improved Player: Bronson Garlick
• Best Forward of the Year: Josh King
• Best Back of the Year: Will Warbrick

Newcastle Knights

Captain and fullback Kalyn Ponga has taken out the Danny Buderus Medal as the Knights' NRL Player of the Year – his third time named as Newcastle's player of the year after clinching the award in 2018 and 2020 previously. The fullback amassed 18 appearances in 2023, notching eight tries, 40 goals and 20 try-assists, with his spectacular run of form late on leading the Knights into the finals.

• Danny Buderus Medal (NRL Player of the Year): Kalyn Ponga
• NRL Players' Player: Tyson Frizell
• Rookie of the Year Award: Dylan Lucas
• Community Player of the Year Award: Jacob Saifiti
• Knight in Shining Armour Award: Leo Thompson
• Gladiator of the Year Award: Phoenix Crossland

North Queensland Cowboys

Scott Drinkwater has claimed his first Paul Bowman Medal as the Cowboys' player of the year for 2023. Drinkwater finished ahead of Tom Dearden and Jake Granville in the voting and also took out the Players' Player of the Year award.

• Paul Bowman Medal (NRL Player of the Year): Scott Drinkwater
• Players' Player of the Year: Scott Drinkwater
• Cowboys Way Award: Jordan McLean
• Rookie of the Year: Kulikefu Finefeuiaki

Parramatta Eels

Eels captain Clint Gutherson has won the Ken Thornett Medal as Parramatta's player of the year for 2023. The co-captain also collected the Nathan Hindmarsh Players' Player Award as well as the Blue & Gold Army Award.

• Ken Thornett Medal (NRL Player of the Year): Clint Gutherson
• Nathan Hindmarsh Players’ Player: Clint Gutherson
• Jack Gibson Coaches’ Award: Will Penisini
• Eric Grothe Rookie of the Year: Wiremu Greig
• Ray Price Community Award: Junior Paulo

Captain Isaah Yeo has capped off another superb season by taking out the Merv Cartwright Medal for the second time in his career. Yeo led Penrith to their third consecutive premiership – registering career high season totals in tackle breaks, tackles and running metres as part of his stellar campaign.

• Merv Cartwright Medal (NRL Player of the Year): Isaah Yeo
• John Farragher Award for Courage and Determination: Moses Leota
• Rookie of the Year: Sunia Turuva
• Members Player of the Year: Dylan Edwards

Rabbitohs centre Campbell Graham has been awarded his first George Piggins Medal as the season's best and fairest player for 2023 after a stellar season in the outside backs. Despite playing under extreme duress due to a season-long sternum injury, Graham came off representing Australia at last year's Rugby League World Cup to be named the player of the year for his club this season.

• George Piggins Medal (NRL Player of the Year): Campbell Graham
• Jack Rayner Players' Player: Cody Walker
• Jason Clark Award: Alex Johnston
• John Sattler Rookie of the Year: Tyrone Munro
• The Burrow Appreciation Award: Campbell Graham
• Roy Asotasi Members' Choice Award: Cameron Murray

St George Illawarra Dragons

Blake Lawrie collected three awards at the Dragons' presentation evening, including the Dragons Medal for the NRL Player of the Year. In addition to the main award, Lawrie was also named the Members Player of the Year while also picking up the Community Involvement Award.

• Dragons Medal (NRL Player of the Year): Blake Lawrie
• Immortals Trophy: Jack de Belin
• Geoff Selby Memorial Trophy for NRL Emerging Talent: Toby Couchman
• Red V Members Player of the Year: Blake Lawrie
• Mark Coyne Trophy for Career Development: Tyrell Fuimaono
• Community Involvement Award: Blake Lawrie

Sydney Roosters

Roosters forward Lindsay Colins has capped off a stellar season with the 2023 Jack Gibson Medal. A first-time winner of the club's most coveted award, Collins featured in all but one of the Roosters’ games this season, scoring three tries, making 802 tackles and averaging 112 hard-earned run metres per match.  

• Jack Gibson Medal (NRL Player of the Year): Lindsay Collins
• James Mathews Clubman of the Year: Luke Keary 
• Harry Phipps Rising Star Award: Siua Wong 
• Roosters Our Community Award: James Tedesco 
• Members Player of the Year: Lindsay Collins 

Shaun Johnson capped a superb season by taking home the Simon Mannering Medal as the Warriors' best player. Johnson was also voted the NRL Players' Player and the Peoples' Choice award while Taine Tuaupiki was voted rookie of the year.

• Simon Mannering Medal (NRL Player of the Year): Shaun Johnson
• NRL Players’ Player of the Year: Shaun Johnson
• NRL Clubman of the Year: Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad
• NRL Rookie of the Year: Taine Tuaupiki
• One New Zealand Warriors Peoples' Choice: Shaun Johnson

Wests Tigers

Wests Tigers fullback Jahream Bula has claimed the Kelly-Barnes Medal as the club's player of the year, becoming the first player to win the award in his rookie season. The mercurial No.1 was also voted to be Wests Tigers’ Players’ Player and Rookie of the Year, finishing one point ahead of captain Api Koroisau in the overall voting despite only featuring in 18 games this season.

• Kelly-Barnes Medal (NRL Player of the Year): Jahream Bula
• NRL Players’ Player Award: Jahream Bula
• NRL Rookie of the Year Award: Jahream Bula
• Wayne Pearce Community Award: Brent Naden