
Every week in League Express newspaper, three stand-out players from all seven Super League matches are awarded points (ranging from one to three depending on their influence on that particular game) that decide who wins the prestigious Albert Goldthorpe medal – an annual accolade created by the newspaper to reward the fairest and best player of the season.
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Here, we reveal the team of the week based on the Goldthorpe points. Do you agree with the names our reporters selected? Let us know by joining in on social media or our free forum.
Selection process explained
When more than one player is battling for the same spot in our team of the week, the number of Goldthorpe points is firstly taken into account. If there is still a tie, we will try to reposition one of the players somewhere else they have been known to feature in a game.
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1 Matty Russell (Warrington Wolves)
Points awarded: 3
2 Greg Johnson (Salford Red Devils)
Points awarded: 2
3 Paul Sykes (Wakefield Wildcats)
Points awarded: 1
4 Stefan Marsh (Widnes Vikings)
Points awarded: 3
5 Josh Griffin (Salford Red Devils)
Points awarded: 3
6 Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants)
Points awarded: 3 (enough to win this year’s award with a week to spare)
7 Sam Williams (Catalan Dragons)
Points awarded: 3
8 Andy Lynch (Castleford Tigers)
Points awarded: 3
9 Danny Houghton (Hull FC)
Points awarded: 2
10 Chris Hill (Warrington Wolves)
Points awarded: 3
11 Elliott Whitehead (Catalan Dragons)
Points awarded: 2
12 Matt Cook (London Broncos)
Points awarded: 1
13 Sean O’Loughlin (Wigan Warriors)
Points awarded: 3
Substitutes
14 Kevin Brown (Widnes Vikings)
Points awarded: 2
15 Daryl Clark (Castleford Tigers)
Points awarded: 2
16 Ben Flower (Wigan Warriors)
Points awarded: 2
17 Chris Dean (Widnes Vikings)
Points awarded: 1
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Current Albert Goldthorpe standings
Individual
Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants) 33
Kevin Brown (Widnes Vikings) 27
Travis Burns (Hull Kingston Rovers) 26
Daryl Clark (Castleford Tigers) 24
Leon Pryce (Catalan Dragons) 22
Morgan Escaré (Catalan Dragons) 21
Rangi Chase (Salford Red Devils) 20
Marc Sneyd (Castleford Tigers) 18
Matty Smith (Wigan Warriors) 17
Gareth Ellis (Hull FC) 16
Alex Walmsley (St Helens) 16
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Albert Goldthorpe Roll of Honour
2008 Danny Brough – Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
2009 Michael Dobson – Hull Kingston Rovers
2010 Pat Richards & Sam Tomkins – Wigan Warriors
2011 Rangi Chase – Castleford Tigers
2012 Scott Dureau – Catalan Dragons
2013 Danny Brough – Huddersfield Giants