The 2013 Willie M Medal: Round 25

 

Oh, the power of the Willie M Medal! Such is the fear it engenders in rugby league circles these days that Raiders-cum-wannabe-rugby winger Sandor Earl has confessed to peptide use and trafficking rather than risk winning the award. While only an outside chance, two more outings of rubbish could have seen him pinch the time-honoured award. If there is one thing that should be taken from this whole Sandor Earl saga it is that peptides don’t make you a very good player. They can’t improve your intelligence, they don’t teach you how to catch and they certainly don’t appear to give you courage. If it is any consolation, Sandor Earl will likely be a part of the Willie M Team of the Year, announced next week.

Brisbane v Newcastle
3-Jack Reed (Bri)
2-Dane Gagai (New)
1-Ben Hunt (Bri)
Judge: Cliff Bingham

Wests Tigers v South Sydney
3-Adam Blair (Tig)
2-Bryson Goodwin (Sou)
1-Ben Murdoch-Masila (Tig)
Judge: Craig Finlayson

New Zealand v Canberra
3-Josh McCrone (Can)
2-Anthony Milford (Can)
1-Joel Thompson (Can)
Judge: Matt Tedeschi

Canterbury v Penrith
3-Luke Walsh (Pen)
2-Clint Newton (Pen)
1-Lachlan Coote (Pen)
Judge: John Tooth

Manly v Melbourne
3-Will Chambers (Mel)
2-Brett Finch (Mel)
1-Justin O’Neill (Mel)
Judge: Cliff Bingham

Cronulla v North Queensland
3-Paul Gallen (Cro)
2-Isaac De Gois (Cro)
1-Ben Pomeroy (Cro)
Judge: Nathan Boss

Sydney Roosters v Gold Coast
3-James Maloney (Roo)
2-Sonny Bill Williams (Roo)
1-Dylan Napa (Roo)
Judge: Brett Oaten

Parramatta v St George Illawarra
3-Chase Stanley (Dra)
2-Nathan Fien (Dra)
1-Reni Maitua (Par)
Judge: Nick Tedeschi

Leaderboard
23: Nathan Fien (Dra)
21: Tony Williams (Bul)
20: Benji Marshall (Tig)
18: Peter Wallace (Bri)
16: Sandor Earl (Can)
15: Shaun Kenny-Dowall (Roo), Ben Roberts (Par), Luke Walsh (Pen)
14: Josh McCrone (Can), Scott Prince (Bri)
13: Mahe Fonua (Mel), Krisnan Inu (Bul)
12: Adam Blair (Tig), Beau Scott (New), Vai Toutai (Par)