Ata Hingano & Savannah Andrade York RLFC's Players of Year

Half-back Hingano took home the Graham Steadman award after an impressive season that has seen him repeatedly open up defences with his creativity, whilst second-row Andrade, an ever-present in the second row as the Valkyrie became the first team to defend the Betfred Women’s Super League title, earned the Julie Cronin award.

Those though were not the only accolades for the pair, who also scooped their sides’ Players’ Player of the Year and their Back or Forward of the Year.

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Wingers Joe Brown and Eboni Partington finished as the Knights and Valkyrie’s top scorers with 19 and 24 tries respectively.

Partington, who joined Lindsay Anfield’s side from St Helens over the off-season, was also named the Valkyrie’s Back of the Year, and scored their Try of the Season against Warrington Wolves in July.

York Valkyrie winger Eboni Partington scooped an awards hat-trick. (Image: Craig Hawkhead Photography) The Knights’ Try of the Season was awarded to full-back Will Dagger for his length-of-the field effort at Toulouse Olympique in August.

Winger Brad Ward won the Knights’ Young Player of the Year after a breakthrough season that also saw him named among the Betfred Championship’s nominees at the RFL’s End of Season awards earlier in the week.

Championship Player of the Year nominee Jordan Thompson was named the Knights’ Forward of the Year after another tireless season playing at either prop or loose forward.

Prop Jess Sharp picked up the Young Player of the Year in her second season with the Valkyrie.

The Michael May award was presented to St Oswald’s Primary in recognition of their work and support of the York RLFC Foundation, whilst Kay Rollinson and Carly Hilton shared the Jim Bone award, given to an individual or group of people who have delivered an outstanding contribution to the club.

Newly crowned Woman of Steel Georgie Hetherington won the Phil Johnson award for on and off-field achievements, with the men’s equivalent, the Danny Sheehan award, presented to half-back Nikau Williams.

List of Winners:

• York Valkyrie Top Try-scorer – Eboni Partington
• York Knights Top Try-scorer – Joe Brown
• York Valkyrie Try of the Year – Eboni Partington vs Warrington Wolves
• York Knights Try of the Year – Will Dagger vs Toulouse Olympique
• York Valkyrie Forward of the Year – Savannah Andrade
• York Knights Forward of the Year – Jordan Thompson
• York Valkyrie Back of the Year – Eboni Partington
• York Knights Back of the Year – Ata Hingano
• York Valkyrie Young Player of the Year – Jess Sharp
• York Knights Young Player of the Year – Brad Ward
• York Valkyrie Players’ Player of the Year – Savannah Andrade
• York Knights Players’ Player of the Year – Ata Hingano
• Julie Cronin Player of the Year – Savannah Andrade
• Graham Steadman Player of the Year – Ata Hingano
• Phil Johnson Award – Georgie Hetherington
• Danny Sheehan Award – Nikau Williams