Simi Sasagi and Leianne Tufuga won the 2026 Meninga Medals for the Canberra Raiders in NRL and NRLW, respectively.
Canberra Raiders stars Simi Sasagi and Leianne Tufuga have capped off outstanding individual seasons in green, winning the 2026 Meninga Medals in the NRL and NRLW for the Canberra Raiders.
Both Sasagi and Tufuga win their first Meninga Medals, ending the remarkable streaks of Joe Tapine who has won the past four NRL Meninga Medals (2022-2025) and Simaima Taufa, who has taken home the past three NRLW Player of the Year awards (2023-2025).
The Meninga Medal is awarded to the player in the team who polls the most votes over the course of the season. Each week, players and football staff cast their 3-2-1 votes, with the weekly top three decided by the most cumulative votes.
Simi Sasagi polled 26 votes over the course of the season with a staggering seven Man of the Match...