Adam SutcliffeGreg Inglis soars to top of NRL world as best player in Rugby League Week Poll
July 16th 2008 02:12
Only 21, Inglis is the youngest NRL player to win the prominent award in its 22-year history.
A cross-section of 100 players from all NRL clubs voted anonymously, with Inglis polling 22 votes, beating last year’s winner Johnathan Thurston who finished second with 19 votes.
“It’s a real honour to be voted by my peers as the best player in the game,” said a delighted Inglis.
“It’s come as a bit of a shock because there are so many great players in the NRL - Cam Smith, Darren Lockyer, Thurston, the list goes on. There are so many brilliant players that it’s quite a humbling experience to be voted the best.
“But I know I’ve really only just started my career in the past few years and I’ve got a long way to go before I reach my full potential. I’ve just got to keep working hard on my game to become the best player I can be and help my teammates as much as I can.”
Since lighting up Suncorp Stadium with one of the most dominant performances in State-of-Origin history in Game II, Inglis has been unstoppable. He’s scored eight tries in his past three club games, including hat-tricks against North Queensland in Round 15 and Wests Tigers in Round 18.
Inglis was also voted the best centre in the game polling 45 votes, despite spending most of this season at five-eighth.
Several other Storm players were also voted the best in their respective positions.
Billy Slater was a clear winner of the NRL’s best fullback award polling 66 votes; Folau was even more convincing, voted the best winger with 77 votes; Cam Smith the best hooker with 59 votes; and Craig Bellamy was voted best coach with 57 votes.
For the rest of the results in the annual players’ survey be sure to go and purchase a copy of Rugby League Week which goes on sale in newsagencies today.
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