Dylan Edwards has capped off another outstanding season by taking home the prestigious Merv Cartwright Medal at the club\u2019s annual awards night.<\/p>\n
Recognising his consistency, leadership and impact throughout the 2026 NRL season, the honour sees Edwards join the list of Panthers greats to have claimed the club\u2019s top individual award.<\/p>\n
Liam Henry was recognised with the John Farragher Award for Courage and Determination for his resilience and commitment throughout the season, while also receiving the Senior Education Award in recognition of his commitment to education.<\/p>\n
Winger Tom Jenkins was named Members Player of the Year for the second consecutive year following another standout season in the NRL.<\/p>\n
Billy Phillips was named the Ben Alexander Rookie of the Year following an impressive debut season, while Brian To\u2019o was recognised as Club Person of the Year for his contribution to the club both on and off the field.<\/p>\n
To\u2019o was also awarded Try of the Year for his Round 3 effort, making it a memorable night for the Panthers winger.<\/p>\n
The club\u2019s pathways and women\u2019s programs were also celebrated, with Haami Loza named Jersey Flegg Player of the Year and Jaxen Edgar taking out NSW Cup Player of the Year.<\/p>\n
Chloe Pallisier was recognised as the NSW Women\u2019s Premiership Player of the Year, while Julie Taufao received the Junior Education Award.<\/p>\n
The night celebrated the achievements of Panthers players and members across the NRL, pathways and women\u2019s programs, recognising another season of individual excellence and contribution across the club.<\/p>\n
2026 AWARD WINNERS<\/p>\n
Merv Cartwright Medal \u2013 Dylan Edwards
\nJohn Farragher Award for Courage and Determination \u2013 Liam Henry
\nMembers Player of the Year \u2013 Tom Jenkins
\nBen Alexander Rookie of the Year \u2013 Billy Phillips
\nClub Person of the Year \u2013 Brian To\u2019o
\nTry of the Year \u2013 Brian To\u2019o Round 3
\nJersey Flegg Player of the Year \u2013 Haami Loza
\nNSW Cup Player of the Year \u2013 Jaxen Edgar
\nNSW Women\u2019s Premiership Player of the Year \u2013 Chloe Pallisier
\nJunior Education Award \u2013 Julie Taufao<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dylan Edwards has capped off another outstanding season by taking home the prestigious Merv Cartwright Medal at the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":918368,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":["post-918367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nrl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-national-rugby-league","tag-nationalrugbyleague","tag-nrl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/918367","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=918367"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/918367\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/918368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=918367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=918367"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=918367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}