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Man of Steel
Awarded for	Best player of the Super League season
Presented by	Rugby Football League
Country	United Kingdom
First awarded	1977

The Man of Steel Award is the annual award for the best rugby league player in the Super League competition.

Started in 1977, the Man of Steel Award annually honours the outstanding player in the British game. Originally voted on by members of the Rugby Football League press and, from 2008, by Super League players themselves, the award has often bypassed the top try scorer, winning captain or great International player.^{[citation needed]}

The award is club and country blind - the success of the player's club is irrelevant and winners include Australians and a New Zealander.

[edit] List of winners

Year	Winner	Club	Position
1977	David Ward	Leeds	Hooker
1978	George Nicholls	St Helens	Forward
1979	Doug Laughton	Widnes	Loose forward
1980	George Fairbairn	Wigan	Fullback
1981	Ken Kelly	Warrington	Scrum-half
1982	Michael "Mick" Morgan	Carlisle	Second-row
1983	Allan Agar	Featherstone Rovers	Scrum-half
1984	Joe Lydon	Widnes	Wing, Fullback
1985	Ellery Hanley	Bradford Northern	Loose forward
1986	Gavin Miller	Hull KR	Prop
1987	Ellery Hanley	Wigan	Loose forward
1988	Martin Offiah	Widnes	Wing
1989	Ellery Hanley	Wigan	Loose forward
1990	Shaun Edwards	Wigan	Stand-off
1991	Garry Schofield	Leeds	Stand-off
1992	Dean Bell	Wigan	Centre
1993	Andy Platt	Wigan	Prop
1994	Jonathan Davies	Warrington	Centre
1995	Denis Betts	Wigan	Second-row
1996	Andrew Farrell	Wigan	Loose forward
1997	James Lowes	Bradford Bulls	Hooker
1998	Iestyn Harris	Leeds	Stand-off
1999	Adrian Vowles	Castleford	Loose forward
2000	Sean Long	St Helens	Scrum-half
2001	Paul Sculthorpe	St Helens	Stand-off
2002	Paul Sculthorpe	St Helens	Loose forward
2003	Jamie Peacock	Bradford Bulls	Second-row
2004	Andrew Farrell	Wigan	Loose forward
2005	Jamie Lyon	St Helens	Centre
2006	Paul Wellens	St Helens	Fullback
2007	James Roby	St Helens	Hooker
2008	James Graham	St Helens	Prop
2009	Brett Hodgson^[1]	Huddersfield Giants	Fullback