Harry Grant, inspired by Lockyer, humbly receives the 2025 Golden Boot award amid elite finalists.
From putting up his posters on his bedroom wall to being presented the international game's highest individual honour from the NRL Hall of Famer; Harry Grant has come a long way since aspiring to be the next Darren Lockyer as a child.
In a crowded field of finalists that also included inspirational Samoa prop Payne Haas and his Melbourne Storm team-mate Cameron Munster, Grant pipped Kiwi duo Joseph Tapine and Dylan Brown to claim the 2025 International Rugby League Golden Boot award.
Supported in the audience by brother George and mother Margie - who "outed" a young Harry as a Lockyer fan by calling out to ask if she could finally take his posters down - the Yeppoon Seagulls junior was presented with the award at a ceremony at RLC Queensland following his series-winning performances in the Ashes where he captained the Kangaroos in the second match of the series.