Manly superstar Tom Trbojevic has added to his trophy cabinet once again after being awarded the Brad Fittler Medal for a phenomenal 2021 State of Origin campaign.
Trbojevic was chosen by his NSW Origin peers as the team’s best player in the victorious 2-1 series, which came despite all three matches being played in Queensland.
The 25-year-old was central to the Blues’ triumph, running for an average of 187 metres across the three games. He also scored four tries in the series, including a hat-trick in the series opener.
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“It means a lot. Brad Fittler is a legend of the game and NSW,” Trbojevic said after his feat.
“Now to be coached by him and win an award named after him is pretty surreal. I am honoured.
“It’s obviously nice to win individual accolades. It’s not why you play the game but it’s obviously nice.”
The Brad Fittler Medal comes after Trbojevic was also won the Dally M Medal, the Wally Lewis Medal, as well as being named the RLPA Players’ Champion.
Trbojevic shattered club try-scoring records in 2021, scoring 28 in just 18 games, as he broke free from the injury problems that had plagued him in years’ past.
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“Obviously staying on the field helps,” he said when asked what the key to his stunning season was.
“The last few years I haven’t been able to do that so doing that definitely helped.
“At Manly, we played some good footy and some good boys come through and really excelled for us and made my life a bit easier.
“It was good to play finals footy with Manly, we’d like to go further but that’s what we’ll try to do next year.”