I can still remember falling out of my seat when Jared was walking towards the stage and they announced Simple Jack.
Sonny definitely had a good game as well in 2013, would have been happy with him winning it. Cherry was good for a Manly too but it’s tough giving it to a halfback in a losing effort.
2015 was a weird one, the entire second half was Brisbane defending their line and barely playing any footy at all. It worked until one freak play. If the Broncos held out then Thurston’s performance is remember as the mother of all bed grogans
I'm a big believer in giving it to someone from the winning team, let them and their fans have their moment.
Of the two against us that went to someone from the losing team, DCE was the weirdest as manly got beat 18-0 in the last 30 minutes. How you give it to a member of their team under that circumstance is beyond me.
In 2019 Jack arguably was the best player in the match but as we have discussed, there were two worthy recipients from the winning team. Then there is the infamous 2015 decision when Milford was the best example of when a losing player should have got it
Anyways, at least they are back in track since 2020.