RLIF Golden Boot Awards

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Farrell in 2004

The RLIF Golden Boot Awards are a series of rugby league awards handed out on an annual basis for a series of achievements in rugby league. The main award is the Golden Boot Award which is handed out to the player that is voted by his peers and decided to be the best player in the world at that current time. The awarded was founded in 1985 by the Rugby League International Federation who still governs it.

Besides the main award the several other awards that are annually handed out are International Newcomer of the Year, Developing Nations Player of the Year, International Coach of the Year, International Back of the Year, International Forward of the Year and International Referee of the Year.

The award's youngest winner is Andrew Johns, who won at the age of 25 in 1999, he won it again in 2001 and along with Darren Lockyer are the only players to have won the award twice. The oldest winner of the award is Mal Meninga, whom won in 1990 at the age of 30.

[edit] Winners

Year	Player	Nationality	Position
2006	Darren Lockyer	Australia	Five-Eighth
2005	Anthony Minichiello	Australia	Fullback
2004	Andrew Farrell	England	Lock
2003	Darren Lockyer	Australia	Fullback
2002	Stacey Jones	New Zealand	Halfback
2001	Andrew Johns	Australia	Halfback
2000	Brad Fittler	Australia	Five-Eighth
1999	Andrew Johns	Australia	Halfback
1991 - 1998	award not awarded
1990	Mal Meninga	Australia	Centre
1989	Ellery Hanley	England	Five-Eighth
1988	Hugh McGahan *	New Zealand	Second-row
1988	Peter Sterling *	Australia	Halfback
1987	Garry Jack	Australia	Fullback
1986	Brett Kenny	Australia	Five-Eighth
1985	Wally Lewis	Australia	Five-Eighth