Best Clive Churchill Performances

[Sime_11]

Brent Kite 2008 justified?

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Sterlo maintains selectors meant to pick FB Paul Taylor in 1986 but both had long blonde hair.

CCM - flawed from inception. Lol

 

[gUt]

Billy Slater every year

 

[Captain Apollo]

agree with this - JT was always going to be picked in this game - from memory he and Sam Burgess were overwhelming odds for the medal.

Even JT has said publicly he was somewhat embarrassed to receive the Clive Churchill Medal for 2015 as he didn't think he played that well in the GF.

 

[Captain Apollo]

Andrew Johns in 2001 was a quality performance.

Cliff Lyons in 1987 was worthy too.

 

[Marshall_magic]

agree with this - JT was always going to be picked in this game - from memory he and Sam Burgess were overwhelming odds for the medal.

Slater in 09 as well. An Australian team was to be selected and this gave the selectors a case for keeping Billy at fullback. Cronk was easily the man of the match that day

 

[Someone2]

Fui should of won it in 09

scored the greatest ever grand final try

 

[Someone2]

Andrew Johns in 2001 was a quality performance.

Cliff Lyons in 1987 was worthy too.

I got a feeling the 01 Gf is one of the games he was on something

 

[siv]

I heard Clive did pretty well in 1954

 

[Someone2]

Consolation prize for missing out on the Dally M. Still, I don't know who else they could have given it to.

Koloamantangi

 

[Munky]

I got a feeling the 01 Gf is one of the games he was on something

Hindmarsh's tears.

He feasted on salted eel that night.

 

[Babyface O'reilly]

All due respect to Fitzy but Brad Fittler should’ve been given the medal in 02. Had a hand in four tries and kicking was immense. Turned the game around.

 

[DeeJ]

Slater in 09 as well. An Australian team was to be selected and this gave the selectors a case for keeping Billy at fullback. Cronk was easily the man of the match that day

I totally agree. To Slater's credit, he acknowledged Cronk was the best on field during his acceptance speech.

I also though Cam Smith was clearly the best on ground when Slater won his second medal.

 

[cooko]

DCE in 2013 and Simple Jack in 2019 anyone?

A lot of people reckon Luke Phillips should have received it in 2000.

 

[Evil Emperor Zurg]

Jeremy Smith 2010.

 

[Dodgy]

This thread is a tribute to Luke Priddis.

 

[SBD82]

No love for Darbs?

 

[THE CHAMP]

I thought George was even better, just played less minutes.

George and JWH (2019) are clear examples where props could (should) have got the award.

Sam moa 2013

 

[Generalzod]

Churchill medal is made political by the NRL everyone knew that Fifita won it 2016.

 

[mxlegend99]

Removing potential bias and ruling out Priddis 2003. I'll go with Luke Keary.