Golden Boot 2019

[kiwileaguefan]

http://www.rlif.com/article/8499/rl...-and-female-international-players-of-the-year

Good to see the announcement of a females Golden Boot award for the first time. Though I thought Fout-Moala (NZ) won it last year through RLIF (turns out she got player of the RLWC)?

I believe in the next two days they are announcing the short list for both men's and women's.

Will be interesting to see the short list for the men's. Thinking it will include:
James Tedesco (Aus)
Rodger Tuivasa-Sheck (NZ)
Damien Cook (Aus)
Valentine Holmes (Aus)
David Fusitu'a (Tonga)
James Roby (Eng)

Not sure on English players as I haven't seen much of the super league.

Hard to guarge how much represtitve performance for the year impact on nominations.

 

[titoelcolombiano]

Doesn't the golden boot only take into account performances in international matches?

 

[dogz08]

tedesco should get it, but josh jackson will run him close..

 

[Springs09]

RLIF Men’s Golden Boot 2018

James Tedesco (Australia)

Boyd Cordner (Australia)

Jason Taumalolo (Tonga)

Valentine Holmes (Australia)

Sio Siua Taukeiaho (Tonga)


RLIF Women’s Golden Boot 2018

Honey Hireme (New Zealand)

Ali Brigginshaw (Australia)

Brittany Breayley (Australia)

Isabelle Kelly (Australia)

https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/10/25/golden-boot-nominees-announced-for-2018/

 

[Bobby DIGital]

I'm gonna have to vote for Valentine Holmes of the Ngati Porou iwi. He's been a class above this year.

 

[TheFrog]

It includes the World Cup final, and there are two matches yet to be played, but they've announced the nominees already. No England or NZ players. Tedesco and Cordner FFS. It only considers internationals, do they actually realise this?

They are trying to make the Dally M's look well run, surely.

 

[hutch]

It includes the World Cup final, and there are two matches yet to be played, but they've announced the nominees already. No England or NZ players. Tedesco and Cordner FFS. It only considers internationals, do they actually realise this?

They are trying to make the Dally M's look well run, surely.

There will be names added to the shortlist after (or during) the nz v England series.

 

[Force]

If it includes last years World Cup then it wont be Tedesco, he was poor for Italy.

 

[TheFrog]

It includes the final only. Tedesco has played two games and only one of them was any good, when Tonga allowed him to run. It won't be him although the Aussie press will push his barrow. DWZ has done much more but it'll probably be one of the Poms.

 

[Captain Apollo]

Nominees have now been whittled down to 4, they are -

Men's Shortlist

Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (New Zealand)
Elliott Whitehead (England)
James Tedesco (Australia)
Tommy Makinson (England).

Women's Shortlist

Ali Brigginshaw (Australia)
Brittany Breayley (Australia)
Georgia Roche (England)
Honey Hireme (New Zealand)
Isabelle Kelly (Australia).

Source: https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/11/05...head-tommy-makinson-on-golden-boot-shortlist/

 

[deluded pom?]

I’d love to see Whitehead win it. I just love watching him play.

 

[kiwileaguefan]

ElliottWhitehead is a shoe in for the award

 

[roughyedspud]

ElliottWhitehead is a shoe in for the award

How James Graham isn't on the list is beyond me....Elliot has had a cracking season at Canberra but so has jammer,ask anyone at St George and they say jammer was part of the reason they got to the finals...his passion carried that team without a doubt

 

[Perth Red]

If Makinson repeats last week next week he wins it for me. Otherwise DWZ, he’s been very impressive for kiwis.

 

[flamin]

Who decided to change the criteria for the award？

It used to be for the best player in the world with extra weight given to internationals which was perfect.

Nominating the best player in the world based on 3 or 4 games devalues the award - especially when a player might be injured and miss the whole international season.

 

[flamin]

Tommy Makinson wins it.

http://www.rlif.com/article/8521/tommy-makinson-wins-mens-golden-boot-

 

[kiwileaguefan]

Tommy Makinson wins it.

http://www.rlif.com/article/8521/tommy-makinson-wins-mens-golden-boot-

Seriously....people wonder why our game is a joke....nothing against Tommy, he finished off the opportunities presented on the weekend, but gee this is an embarrassment....

Change it to International player of the year.....Golden Boot should include all domestic footy too....award a player the top International award after 3 games against one nation

 

[jim_57]

I think the Golden Boot just died or completely changed its public perception.

It used to be tacked on to the end of any list of accolades for great players and rightly so. Now that a Super League winger has won it on the back of 2 International games it's lost a bit of prestige in my mind.

 

[roughyedspud]

I always thought there was 2 awards?? The RLIF player of the year and the golden boot award which was award by a board of press,ex players & coaches etc??

 

[PARRA_FAN]

Looking at that list, it wouldve been a joke regardless who won it.

Nothing against those guys but best in the world??

Anyway well done to Tommy.