NRL Grand Final: Luke Keary wins Clive Churchill Medal after Roosters beat Melbourne Storm

Brendan Bradford

NRL Grand Final: Luke Keary wins Clive Churchill Medal after Roosters beat Melbourne Storm image

Luke Keary has been named the 2018 Clive Churchill Medallist after the Roosters beat Melbourne 21-6. 

Keary wins his second NRL premiership after guiding South Sydney to the title in 2014. 

After halfback Cooper Cronk busted his shoulder in last week's win over the Rabbitohs, Keary was forced to step up. 

And he didn't disappoint. 

Keary ran the show for the Roosters, taking on all the kicking duties and having a hand in plenty of Tricolours tries. 

Read on for absolutely everything you need to know about the Clive Churchill Medal

WHAT IS THE CLIVE CHURCHILL MEDAL? 

The Clive Churchill Medal is awarded to the player voted the man of the match in the NRL grand final. 

WHO CHOOSES THE CLIVE CHURCHILL MEDAL WINNER?

Kangaroos selectors, Mal Meninga, Laurie Daley and Darren Lockyer chose the Clive Churchill Medal winner. 

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WHO WAS THE FIRST CLIVE CHURCHILL MEDAL WINNER? 

The Clive Churchill Medal was first awarded in 1986, to Parramatta Eels legend Peter Sterling. 

As part of the NRL's centenary celebrations, the Clive Churchill Medal was awarded retrospectively dating back to the first mandatory grand final in 1954. The 1954 medal went to South Sydney Rabbitohs great Clive Churchill himself. 

St George Dragons forward Norm Provan won three, including two in a row in 1957-58.

WHO HAS WON THE MOST CLIVE CHURCHILL MEDALS? 

With three man of the match performances, Provan has the most, with Manly's Graham Eadie and Parramatta's Brett Kenny both claiming two in the pre-Clive Churchill Medal era. 

Since the award was introduced in 1986, Canberra's Bradley Clyde and Melbourne's Billy Slater have each won two. 

WHICH TEAM HAS WON THE MOST CLIVE CHURCHILL MEDALS? 

Manly and Melbourne have each won five Clive Churchill Medals. 

Manly won with Cliff Lyons (1987), Geoff Toovey (1996), Brent Kite (2008), Glenn Stewart (2001) and Daly Cherry-Evans (2013). 

The Storm won with Brett Kimmorley (1999), Greg Inglis (2007), Billy Slater (2009 and 2017) and Cooper Cronk (2012). 

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CLIVE CHURCHILL MEDAL WINNERS FROM LOSING TEAMS

Three players have won the Clive Churchill Medal from the losing team. 

The first was Brad Clyde when the Raiders lost to the Raiders in 1991. Two years later it was Dragons forward Brad Mackay to claim the dubious distinction after losing to Brisbane. Cherry-Evans was the most recent in 2013 when the Sea Eagles were edged out by the Roosters. 

CLIVE CHURCHILL MEDAL WINNERS LIST

YEAR PLAYER TEAM
1986 Peter Sterling Eels
1987  Cliff Lyons Sea Eagles
1988 Paul Dunn Bulldogs 
1989 Bradley Clyde Raiders
1990 Ricky Stuart Raiders
1991 Bradley Clyde Raiders
1992 Allan Langer Broncos
1993 Brad Mackay Dragons
1994 David Furner Raiders
1995 Jim Dymock Bulldogs
1996 Geoff Toovey Sea Eagles
1997 Robbie O'Davis Knights
1998 Gorden Tallis Broncos
1999 Brett Kimmorley Storm
2000 Darren Lockyer Broncos
2001 Andrew Johns Knights
2002 Craig Fitzgibbon Roosters
2003  Luke Priddis Panthers
2004  Willie Mason Bulldogs
2005 Scott Prince Tigers
2006 Shaun Berrigan Broncos
2007 Greg Inglis Storm
2008  Brent Kite Sea Eagles
2009 Billy Slater Storm
2010 Darius Boyd Dragons
2011 Glenn Stewart Sea Eagles
2012 Cooper Cronk Storm
2013 Daly Cherry-Evans Sea Eagles
2014 Sam Burgess Rabbitohs
2015  Johnathan Thurston Cowboys
2016 Luke Lewis Sharks
2017 Billy Slater Storm
2018 Luke Keary Roosters
 

 

Brendan Bradford