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 Bowen (Wigan Warriors)
Points awarded: 1
2 Tom Makinson (St Helens)
Points awarded: 1
3 Anthony Gelling (Wigan Warriors)
Points awarded: 2
4 Mike McMeeken (London Broncos)
Points awarded: 1
5 Justin Carney (Castleford Tigers)
Points awarded: 3
6 Kevin Brown (Widnes Vikings)
Points awarded: 3
7 Luke Gale (Bradford Bulls)
Points awarded: 3
8 Adam Sidlow (Bradford Bulls)
Points awarded: 2
9 Michael Monaghan (Warrington Wolves)
Points awarded: 3
10 Iafeta Paleaaesina (Hull FC)
Points awarded: 2
11 Oliver Holmes (Castleford Tigers)
Points awarded: 2
12 Dave Allen (Widnes Vikings)
Points awarded: 2
13 Louis Anderson (Catalan Dragons)
Points awarded: 2
Substitutes
14 Shaun Lunt (Huddersfield Giants)
Points awarded: 3
15 Matty Smith (Wigan Warriors)
Points awarded: 3
16 Richard Horne (Hull FC)
Points awarded: 3
17 Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants)
Points awarded: 2
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Current Albert Goldthorpe standings
Individual
1 Travis Burns (Hull KR) 26
2 Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants) 24
3 Leon Pryce (Catalan Dragons) 22
T4 Daryl Clark (Castleford Tigers) 21; Kevin Brown (Widnes Vikings) 21
T6 Morgan Escare (Catalan Dragons) 18; Marc Sneyd (Castleford Tigers) 18
T8 Rangi Chase (Salford Red Devils) 17; Matty Smith (Wigan Warriors) 17
10 Alex Walmsley (St Helens) 16
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Team
Wigan Warriors 94
St Helens 93
Castleford Tigers 93
Warrington Wolves 85
Leeds Rhinos 79
Huddersfield Giants 78
Catalan Dragons 76
Hull KR 65
Widnes Vikings 65
Hull FC 62
Salford Red Devils 59
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 57
Bradford Bulls 43
London Broncos 17
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
