Utility forward Ben Wyborn has been crowned top dog at the Kurri Kurri Bulldogs annual awards.
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Wyborn was named player of the year for his excellent season which included representative duties with the NSW Pioneers along with teammate Mitch Cullen.
The award is Wyborn’s fifth player of the year award with the club and he also took out the best forward trophy.
Fullback Kade Hardy’s outstanding season was recognised with the first grade and club players’ player and club leading point scorer awards.
Hardy shared the clubs players’ player award with Harmony Liddell who also collected the Ladies League Tag player of the year, players’ player and best forward awards.
Centre Zeb Dunstan won the best back award in his first season after moving from the Cessnock Goannas.
The coaches award was shared by Kahn Juhnke and Barry McGrady.
In key club awards, Angie Peterkin was named clubman of the year, Nick Scoot was the leading try scorer and Dane Corben and Danny Vale were rookies of the year.,
Peter Cronin and Jarred Anderson were recognised for international duties and Mick Carr (250), Mick Campton (200), Mitch Cullen (150) and Ben Edwards (150) had milestone games.
Life membership was awarded to Ben Edwards, Shane Lee, Glenn Messenger, Steven Kidd and Shaun Collingwood.
First grade:
- Player of the year: Ben Wyborn
- Players’ player: Kade Hardy
- Coaches award: Kahn Juhnke and Barry McGrady
- Best forward: Ben Wyborn
- Best back: Zeb Dunstan
Reserve Grade:
- Player of the year: Shane Baldwin
- Players’ player: Jacob Lollback
- Coaches award: Jackson Cluff
- Best forward: Shane Baldwin
- Best back: Brent Mendyk
Open Grade:
- Player of the year: Justin Peterkin
- Players’ player: Justin Peterkin, Zac Pryor
- Coaches award: Michael Hugg
- Best forward: Justin Peterkin; Best back: Blake Easton
Ladies League Tag:
- Player of the year: Harmony Liddell
- Players’ player: Harmony Liddell
- Coaches award: Elyse Stoker
- Best forward: Harmony Liddell
- Best back: Elyse Stoker
Under-19:
- Player of the year: Jye Jones
- Players’ player: Danny Vale, Lewis Hughes, Reece Bohuslav
- Coaches award: Samuel Hunt
- Best forward: Jye Jones
- Best back: Samuel Hunt