Ruddy Duck wrote:
Wrong, the players votes for the player of their choice from all the players, but is the RFL who decide on the short list which we assume is the five players with the most votes.
Didn't even realise they changed it a couple of years ago tbh. Just looking into it though, it isn't the RFL that chooses the 3. After the players vote there's a Man of Steel Selection Panel before a winner is determined, that gets the top 5 names down to 3. I know last year the five-man panel comprised of two current Super League players nominated by the players’ association League13, don't know who nominates them now since League13 isn't around, representatives of the broadcast and print media and a retired former Man of Steel winner.
Tbh it'd be interesting to see who the other 2 players were before the cut.