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Hull KR half-back Mikey Lewis has been topped the Betfred Tremendous League’s 2024 Steve Prescott MBE Man of Metal.
Lewis obtained the award at a ceremony in Leeds on Tuesday night time, changing into the primary Rovers participant to win it since Australian free ahead Gavin Miller in 1986.
The 23-year-old Lewis was the excellent element of his facet’s surge to their first Grand Remaining, which they are going to contest in opposition to Wigan at Outdated Trafford on Saturday.
He scored 19 tries, inserting him third within the standings on the finish of the common season, along with kicking 70 objectives for a complete of 216 factors.
Lewis beat Warrington full-back Matt Dufty and Salford half-back Marc Sneyd, who had been additionally short-listed for the award.
Lewis was hailed by Rovers captain Elliot Minchella, who firmly believes the most effective is but to come back from the membership’s home-grown product.
Minchella mentioned: “Mikey is a maverick and a game-changer and he’s a type of gamers in our recreation who places bums on seats.
“He has actually matured over the past 12 months and he has grown into his position. He takes cost of the boys and his kicking recreation has been superior.
“Mikey is on a journey and he can carry on bettering. I don’t assume he’s reached his potential but and that’s thrilling as properly.”
There was extra success for Rovers as head coach Willie Peters pipped Wigan counterpart Matt Peet to be topped Tremendous League Coach of the 12 months.
Wakefield duo Daryl Powell and Max Jowitt gained the Championship Coach and Participant of the 12 months respectively.
York’s Georgie Hetherington was topped Girl of Metal, whereas Matty Smith of St Helens was voted Ladies’s Tremendous League Coach of the 12 months. Leeds’ Joshua Butler gained the Wheels of Metal award for the Wheelchair Tremendous League.
