Sam Tomkins has won the Albert Goldthorpe Rookie of the Year Medal at a ceremonial lunch hosted by League Express at Headingley Carnegie Stadium.
The medal, which is solid silver, is awarded to the Rookie (defined as a player who played ten or fewer first-team games before the start of the season) who is adjudged to have made the biggest impact on the game in the regular Super League season.
Sam, 20, made his Super League debut this season, playing 20 matches so far in the regular Super League season.
His award was presented by Steve and Donna Walker, the parents of Leon Walker, the Wakefield rookie who tragically died in a reserve-team game in Maesteg in March.
Sam also received a cheque for £500.
The Albert Goldthorpe Medal itself was won by Hull Kingston Rovers star Michael Dobson, who led his team to fourth place in the final Super League table, and played in all 27 of his side's Super League matches.
Ray French was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his contribution to Rugby League as a player, journalist, broadcaster, Chairman of the British Lions Association, and for his support of amateur and student rugby league.

All worthy winners especially Ray French, he has his knockers but the man lives every minute of his life devoted to rugby league.

Well done all.

Well done to Sam!
I didn't know there was a Rookie medal.

A very well done too to Michael Dobson for winner of the Albert Goldthorpe medal. He has put in a very consistent season to have achieved the award. Though a HKR player many of us will never forget his massive contribution in saving us from relegation.

Congratulations to Ray French for his Lifetime achievement award. The hours he puts in for Rugby League are enormous and it is an award that is very well deserved.

Well done to sam and Dobbo

Also fully agree with the comments about Ray French

It's a good little competition that by the league express - worked on their match reporters giving a 1, 2, 3 for every game.

I think Dobson player of the year and Sam young player is a fair reflection although I'd give Brett Hodgson man of steel.

Same for Ray French. I think most people agree he went on a little too long on the TV (although he was never helped by having Jonathan Davies alongside him) but I still think he is a cracking radio commentator.

It just didnt feel the same watching the CC final without Ray french commentating

Well done to Sam Tomkins. Fantastic young player with a brilliant attitude.

Which other players meet that criteria and could have been in the reckoning?

I can't think of anybody else.

Kyle Eastmond maybe although he's preformed nowhere near the level of Tomkins on a consistant basis.

Ainscough would be right up there aswell given the criteria even though he's only played half a year.

He walked the award. The criteria ruled out Kyle Eastmond or Ryan Hall.

For the main award the top 10 were

Michael Dobson 40 points
Danny Brough 31
Brett Hodgson 29
Sam Tomkins 25
Brad Drew 23
Thomas Bosc 21
Rangi Chase 21
Kevin Sinfield 20
Shaun Briscoe 18
Danny McGuire 16

but but but but Danny is the world's best number 6, a true once in a lifetime legend of player!!!! The whole thing is fixed

Shows we should have kept dobson though doesnt it. A Sam / Dobson partnership would be a WC partnership that could play for wigan for ten years.

We should have gone for dobson when we had the chance to get him last year instead of getting the lump riddell. Imagine Sam /Dobson in the middle with Leuleui at Hooker. That alone would have given us 6-8 points more this season and could possibly have secured second spot!

We couldn't keep Dobbo though, he was goin back to Australia anyway and was contracted under the Raiders then.

And before KR signed him we apparently made 3 increasingly higher offers for him but he chose the money on offer from KR instead.