Jason Taumalolo has again re-written the North Queensland Toyota Cowboys history books.
The 29-year-old claimed his remarkable sixth Paul Bowman Medal for the Cowboys Player of the Year at the Cowboys Presentation Night at the Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre.
Johnathan Thurston’s four Paul Bowman Medal wins once seemed a record unlikely ever to be broken, Taumalolo has now won two more than Thurston – all before his 30th birthday.
After an injury-interrupted 2021, Taumalolo has been simply outstanding in 2022.
The Cowboys co-captain appeared in 23 of a possible 24 games in the regular season and again finished inside the top 10 in the NRL for post-contact metres and ran for more total metres than just three other forwards.
His leadership of a youthful Cowboys forward pack has seen the unit emerge as one of the most feared in the NRL.
Taumalolo finished on 25 points, nine in front of Tom Gilbert and Valentine Holmes (16).
Full list of winners:
- Club Person of the Year: Tom Gilbert
- Young Guns Cowboys Way Award: Robert Derby
- Gold Stars Cowboys Way Award: Sareka Mooka
- JCU Education Award: Scott Drinkwater
- Rookie of the Year: Jeremiah Nanai
- Players Player of the Year: Tom Dearden
- NRL Cowboys Way Award: Tom Dearden
- Paul Bowman Medal: Jason Taumalolo
