2014 Fans' Choice Player of the Year

[The Greenhouse]

2014 Fans' Choice Player of the Year


Jarrod Croker receives the 2013 Award.

2014 Total points

25 - Jarrod Croker
20 - Paul Vaughan
17 - Shaun Fensom
16 - David Shillington
12 - Anthony Milford
11 - Jack Wighton
10 - Josh Papalii
8 - Glen Buttriss
4 - Matt Allwood
3 - Terry Campese
3 - Mitch Cornish
3 - Joel Edwards
2 - Shannon Boyd
2 - Jordan Rapana
2 - Dane Tilse
1 - Jarrad Kennedy
1 - Brenko Lee
1 - Kyle O'Donnell
1 - Reece Robinson
1 - Sami Sauiluma
1 - Josh McCrone

Round by round voting

Round 26 V Eels

3 - Jack Wighton
2 - Shannon Boyd
1 - Mitch Cornish

Votes
67 - Jack Wighton
36 - Shannon Boyd
22 - Mitch Cornish
17 - Edrick Lee
17 - Josh Papalii
15 - Jarrod Croker
11 - Paul Vaughan
8 - Brett White
7 - Jarrad Kennedy
5 - Bill Tupou
3 - Joel Edwards
2 - Glen Buttriss
2 - Jeremy Hawkins
2 - Dane Tilse
1 - Anthony Milford

Round 25 V Wests Tigers

3 - Jack Wighton
2 - Dane Tilse
1 - Josh Papalii

Votes
88 - Jack Wighton
60 - Dane Tilse
48 - Josh Papalii
11 - Bill Tupou
10 - Mitch Cornish
10 - Paul Vaughan
9 - Jarrod Croker
9 - Jeremy Hawkins
4 - Shannon Boyd
3 - Joel Edwards
3 - Anthony Milford
1 - Edrick Lee

Round 24 V Sharks

3 - Jarrod Croker
2 - Anthony Milford
1 - Jack Wighton

Votes
50 - Jarrod Croker
47 - Anthony Milford
36 - Jack Wighton
32 - Paul Vaughan
30 - Matt McIlwrick
14 - Shannon Boyd
9 - Dane Tilse
6 - Mitch Cornish
6 - Josh Papalii
3 - Josh McCrone
1 - Glen Buttriss
1 - Bill Tupou

Round 23 V Dragons

3 - Paul Vaughan
2 - Jordan Rapana
1 - Josh Papalii

Votes
57 - Paul Vaughan
37 - Jordan Rapana
26 - Josh Papalii
14 - Glen Buttriss
6 - Shannon Boyd
5 - Jarrod Croker
5 - Dane Tilse
4 - Bill Tupou
3 - Josh McCrone

Round 22 V Eels

3 - Paul Vaughan
2 - Jarrod Croker
1 - Jarrad Kennedy

Votes
44 - Paul Vaughan
36 - Jarrod Croker
24 - Jarrad Kennedy
19 - Josh McCrone
19 - Brett White
18 - Jordan Rapana
6 - Edrick Lee
6 - Dane Tilse
5 - Anthony Milford
3 - Glen Buttriss
3 - Joel Edwards
3 - Jack Wighton
2 - Shannon Boyd
2 - Matt McIlwrick
2 - Josh Papalii

Round 21 V Warriors

3 - David Shillington
2 - Paul Vaughan
1 - Josh Papalii

Votes
51 - David Shillington
28 - Paul Vaughan
17 - Josh Papalii
5 - Jarrad Kennedy
5 - Dane Tilse
4 - Josh McCrone
3 - Glen Buttriss
3 - Jarrod Croker
2 - Shaun Fensom
1 - Shannon Boyd
1 - Reece Robinson
1 - Brett White

Round 20 V Rabbitohs

3 - Josh Papalii
2 - Jarrod Croker
1 - Shaun Fensom

Votes
48 - Josh Papalii
23 - Jarrod Croker
22 - Shaun Fensom
18 - Jarrad Kennedy
11 - David Shillington
5 - Shannon Boyd
4 - Kurt Baptiste
2 - Glen Buttriss
2 - Paul Vaughan
1 - Dane Tilse
1 - Reece Robinson

Round 19 V Storm

3 - David Shillington
2 - Shaun Fensom
1 - Josh McCrone

Votes
76 - David Shillington
44 - Shaun Fensom
23 - Josh McCrone
9 - Jarrod Croker
5 - Paul Vaughan
4 - Dane Tilse
3 - Josh Papalii
2 - Terry Campese
2 - Jarrad Kennedy
1- Anthony Milford
1 - Joel Edwards

Round 18 V Titans

3 - Anthony Milford
2 - Jarrod Croker
1 - Terry Campese

Votes
108 - Anthony Milford
83 - Jarrod Croker
26 - Terry Campese
12 - Shaun Fensom
12 - David Shillington
8 - Kurt Baptiste
8 - Paul Vaughan
7 - Dane Tilse
3 - Glen Buttriss
3 - Jarrad Kennedy
1 - Reece Robinson

Round 16 V Wests Tigers

3 - David Shillington
2 - Jarrod Croker
1 - Brenko Lee

Votes
54 - David Shillington
37 - Jarrod Croker
28 - Brenko Lee
12 - Glen Buttriss
10 - Shaun Fensom
8 - Jarrad Kennedy
7 - Josh Papalii
6 - Kurt Baptiste
5 - Paul Vaughan
1 - Anthony Milford

Round 15 V Bulldogs

3 - David Shillington
2 - Jarrod Croker
1 - Shaun Fensom

Votes
89 - David Shillington
79 - Jarrod Croker
29 - Shaun Fensom
21 - Glen Buttriss
5 - Dane Tilse
4 - Josh McCrone
3 - Brett White
2 - Terry Campese
1 - Jarrad Kennedy
1 - Reece Robinson
1 - Jack Wighton

Round 13 V Broncos

3 - Shaun Fensom
2 - Paul Vaughan
1 - Sami Sauiluma

Votes
73 - Shaun Fensom
37 - Paul Vaughan
23 - Sami Sauiluma
17 - Jarrad Kennedy
13 - Josh McCrone
7 - Shannon Boyd
5 - Jarrod Croker
4 - Terry Campese
2 - David Shillington
1 - Dane Tilse
1 - Brett White

Round 12 V Roosters

3 - Paul Vaughan
2 - Mitch Cornish
1 - Josh Papalii

Votes
44 - Paul Vaughan
34 - Mitch Cornish
30 - Josh Papalii
24 - David Shiilington
18 - Shaun Fensom
15 - Jarrad Kennedy
14 - Sami Sauiluma
9 - Dane Tilse
4 - Jack Wighton
2 - Jarrod Croker
1 - Shannon Boyd

Round 11 V Cowboys

3 - Jack Wighton
2 - Terry Campese
1 - Jarrod Croker

Votes
92 - Jack Wighton
68 - Terry Campese
35 - Jarrod Croker
33 - Paul Vaughan
22 - Shaun Fensom
10 - Anthony Milford
9 - Dane Tilse
4 - Glen Buttriss
4 - Mitch Cornish
4 - Jarrod Kennedy
4 - Sami Sauiluma
2 - Reece Robinson
1 - Josh McCrone

Round 10 V Panthers

3 - Shaun Fensom
2 - Glen Buttriss
1 - Anthony Milford

Votes
89 - Shaun Fensom
78 - Glen Buttriss
39 - Anthony Milford
11 - Jarrod Croker
7 - Reece Robinson
7 - Paul Vaughan
6 - David Shillington
5 - Josh Papalii
3 - Terry Campese
3 - Jack Wighton

Round 9 V Warriors

3 - Shaun Fensom
2 - Jarrod Croker
1 - Paul Vaughan

Votes
43 - Shaun Fensom
35 - Jarrod Croker
12 - Paul Vaughan
7 - Anthony Milford
6 - David Shillington
3 - Glen Buttriss
3 - Terry Campese
1 - Jack Wighton

Round 8 V Sea Eagles

3 - Paul Vaughan
2 - Glen Buttriss
1 - Reece Robinson

Votes
53 - Paul Vaughan
50 - Glen Buttriss
22 - Reece Robinson
16 - Shaun Fensom
9 - Jarrod Croker
4 - Joel Edwards
3 - Matt Allwood
3 - Shannon Boyd
3 - Josh McCrone
3 - Brett White
2 - Terry Campese
2 - Dane Tilse
1 - Jack Wighton

Round 7 V Storm

3 - Jarrod Croker
2 - Matt Allwood
1 - Paul Vaughan

Votes
168 - Jarrod Croker
64 - Matt Allwood
59 - Paul Vaughan
30 - Anthony Milford
15 - Reece Robinson
10 - David Shillington
8 - Shaun Fensom
5 - Terry Campese
4 - Josh Papalii
4 - Bill Tupou
2 - Dane Tilse
1 - Joel Edwards

Round 6 V Knights

3 - Jarrod Croker
2 - David Shillington
1 - Glen Buttriss

Votes
79 - Jarrod Croker
68 - David Shillington
23 - Glen Buttriss
15 - Shaun Fensom
9 - Matt Allwood
8 - Shannon Boyd
5 - Paul Vaughan
3 - Jarrod Kennedy
3 - Josh McCrone

Round 5 V Panthers

3 - Shaun Fensom
2 - Paul Vaughan
1 - Kyle O'Donnell

Votes
90 - Shaun Fensom
70 - Paul Vaughan
23 - Kyle O'Donnell
18 - Jarrod Croker
9 - Josh McCrone
4 - Dane Tilse
3 - Jack Wighton
2 - Glen Buttriss
1 - Terry Campese

Round 4 V Rabbitohs

3 - Anthony Milford
2 - Matt Allwood
1 - Glen Buttriss

Votes
96 - Anthony Milford
87 - Matt Allwood
45 - Glen Buttriss
41 - Terry Campese
28 - Paul Vaughan
17 - David Shillington
16 - Reece Robinson
13 - Jarrad Kennedy
10 - Joel Edwards
9 - Shannon Boyd
9 - Jack Wighton
5 - Dane Tilse
4 - Brett White

Round 3 V Titans

3 - Jarrod Croker
2 - David Shillington
1 - Joel Edwards

Votes
132 - Jarrod Croker
39 - David Shillington
36 - Joel Edwards
35 - Jarrod Kennedy
21 - Matt Allwood
17 - Glen Buttriss
12 - Anthony Milford
6 - Terry Campese
5 - Paul Vaughan
4 - Shannon Boyd
3 - Josh McCrone
2 - Brett White
1 - Matt McIlwrick
1 - Reece Robinson
1 - Dane Tilse
1 - Jack Wighton

Round 2 V Knights

3 - Anthony Milford
2 - Joel Edwards
1 - Jack Wighton

Votes
198 - Anthony Milford
67 - Joel Edwards
59 - Jack Wighton
55 - Jarrod Croker
40 - Shaun Fensom
8 - Paul Vaughan
7 - Terry Campese
5 - Matt Allwood
4 - Brett White
3 - Josh McCrone
2 - Jarrad Kennedy
1 - Shannon Boyd
1 - Dane Tilse

Round 1 V Cowboys

3 - Josh Papalii
2 - Glen Buttriss
1 - Shaun Fensom

Votes
87 - Josh Papalii
61 - Glen Buttriss
41 - Shaun Fensom
40 - Paul Vaughan
36 - Joel Edwards
27 - Anthony Milford
19 - Dane Tilse
11 - Edrick Lee
9 - Terry Campeses
4 - Shannon Boyd
4 - Jarrod Croker
1 - Matt Allwood
1 - Reece Robinson

[The Greenhouse]

Jarrod Croker the winner of the 2014 Canberra Raiders Fans' Choice Award



The Canberra Raiders Fans' Choice Award winner for 2014 is centre Jarrod Croker. It is the second year in a row that Croker has taken out the award. In 2013, he snatched the award in the very final round of voting, with a man of the match performance. But in 2014, Croker has been a front runner for much of the season, playing every match, and was a shining light in a very difficult year for the Green Machine.

Jarrod Croker was one of the top try and point scorers in the NRL in 2014, with 202 points from 18 tries and 65 goals. He finished top three in the NRL point scoring stakes, behind Johnathan Thurston (208) and James Maloney (207) - but Croker made the most important contribution to his team, scoring 43 per cent of the Raiders' total points for the season. Croker also finished top three on the NRL try scoring list, just behind Jarryd Hayne (20) and Semi Radradra (19). He was well ahead of his Raiders rivals, with Anthony Milford scoring 12 tries and Reece Robinson 10. Croker was top three in the Raiders squad in run metres (2298), and second in tackle busts (71) and line breaks (14).

The final rounds of the season saw Croker elevated to a share of the captaincy, with Terry Campese dropped to NSW Cup. And in the week leading up to the final match of the season, he committed to the Raiders until the end of 2018, rewarded with a very well deserved three year contract extension. He is surely a leading contender to take over the captaincy in 2015.

At age 23, Croker already has 139 NRL games to his name and scored 880 career points. He is now third on the list of the highest point scorers for Canberra, behind David Furner (1,218) and Clinton Schifcofske (1,052). This season he passed by the point scoring feats of Mal Meninga (864 points for the club) and Gary Belcher (572). Croker is now eighth on the list of top try scorers for the Green Machine (equal with Phil Graham 68) - and is hot on the heels of the likes of Mal Meninga (74), Noa Nadruku (73), Gary Belcher (69) and Joel Monaghan (69). His 2014 efforts put him seventh on the list of most tries, and sixth on the list of most points, by a Raider in a season.

Hailing from Goulburn, Croker is a product of the Canberra Raiders juniors system, and was part of the Raiders' premiership winning Toyota Cup team of 2008.

Paul Vaughan wins the award for Best Forward, finishing second on the leaderboard. Vaughan was the Raiders' top try scoring forward (7), led the squad with total runs (294), run metres (2708) and was fifth on the tackle busts list (41). In defence, Vaughan clocked up 487 tackles (fourth in the club). The Italian Stallion has made a big impact in 2014, after being awarded Raiders Rookie of the Year in 2013. He's surely on his way to rep honours in 2015. Vaughan finished in front of Shaun Fensom and David Shillington, who also had great seasons in 2014, albeit cut short by injury.

The Canberra Raiders Fans' Choice has been awarded since 2004, with the inaugural winner being Ruben Wiki. Other winners have included Jason Smith, Alan Tongue, Terry Campese and Shaun Fensom. The award, sponsored by The Greenhouse Canberra Raiders supporters site (http://www.thegh.com.au), is voted on by the fans on line, who give 3-2-1 points to the best players each week.

2014 Canberra Raiders Fans' Choice

Fans' Choice Player of the Year and Best Back: Jarrod Croker
Best Forward: Paul Vaughan

Final Leaderboard:

2014 Total points

25 - Jarrod Croker
20 - Paul Vaughan
17 - Shaun Fensom
16 - David Shillington
12 - Anthony Milford
11 - Jack Wighton
10 - Josh Papalii
8 - Glen Buttriss
4 - Matt Allwood
3 - Terry Campese
3 - Mitch Cornish
3 - Joel Edwards
2 - Shannon Boyd
2 - Jordan Rapana
2 - Dane Tilse
1 - Jarrad Kennedy
1 - Brenko Lee
1 - Kyle O'Donnell
1 - Reece Robinson
1 - Sami Sauiluma
1 - Josh McCrone