"I'm just a girl coming from rugby. In my first year, it's just very surprising, to be fair."
That's what Canberra Raiders centre Cheyelle Robins-Reti said in sheer disbelief moments after receiving the club's NRLW rookie of the year award last week.
But for anyone that has watched the Raiders' inaugural NRLW team play this season, there's nothing surprising about Robins-Reti's achievement at all.