Courtney Hill was named as the 2019 Telegraph Woman of Steel at the inaugural Super League Awards evening at The Lowry Theatre, Salford.
Hill has had a terrific season which has seen her lead Leeds Rhinos to a Coral Challenge Cup triumph against a much-favored Castleford Tigers side at the University of Bolton Stadium as well as to the Betfred Women’s Super League Grand Final.
The Australian half-back’s Rhinos will face Castleford once more in the Women’s Super League Grand Final on Friday 11 October, 7:30pm, at the Totally Wicked Stadium.
On winning the award, Hill said: “I really didn’t think I’d take the award. It’s a little surreal.
“It’s lovely to be recognised particularly given that it is an opponent vote. It’s great to know that you're seen is such a high regard by your opponents.”
Just hours earlier Hill had set up the winning try in Leeds Rhinos’ semi-final victory over St Helens to confirm their place in the Betfred Women’s Super League Grand Final.
“It’s been a crazy day,” Hill said.
She added: “We got off the bus at St Helens with a job to do and I asked all the girls who were coming to the awards to leave all their dresses, make-up, hair straighteners on the bus as it was time to put our heads down and knuckle in for a while.
The total votes of each individual player are as follows:
Courtney Hill – 249
Emily Rudge – 115
Kelsey Gentles – 98
Jodie Cunningham – 88
Rhiannion Marshall – 79
Danielle Anderson – 74
Amy Hardcastle – 63
Shannon Lacey – 52
Chantelle Crowl – 31
Tara Stanley – 28
Georgia Roche – 21
Amy Johnson – 15
Danielle Bose – 14
Caitlin Beevers – 12
Grace Field – 10
Sinead Peach – 9
Charlotte Booth – 8
Faye Gaskin – 8
Gemma Walsh – 8
Rachel Thompson – 5
Andrea Dobson – 4
Emma Lumley – 4
Leah Burke – 3
Paige Costello – 3
Sarah Dunn – 3
Tara Jones – 3
Leah Jones – 2
Lisa Taylor – 2
Caitlin Knights – 1
Charley Blackburn – 1
Claire Garner – 1
Danni Swaine – 1
Jessica Harrap – 1
Keara Bennett – 1
Pip Birchall – 1
Rebecca Greenfield – 1
Tasha Gaines – 1
Victoria Molyneux – 1
Total: 1021
Tickets for the 2019 Betfred Women’s Super League Grand Final between Castleford Tigers and Leeds Rhinos at the Totally Wicked Stadium on Friday 11 October, 7:30pm are available to purchase here.
