The National Rugby League's Artie Legacy Medal is an award that was inaugurated in the 2023 NRL season to be presented to the best player on the field in each match played between the Dolphins and Sydney Roosters. It was created to honour rugby league Immortal Arthur “Artie” Beetson, who was himself a former player and coach of both the Redcliffe Dolphins and the Eastern Suburbs Roosters.

Artie Legacy Medal
Artie Legacy Medal
SportRugby league
Inaugural season2023
Number of teams2
Most Recent RecipientBilly Smith (2023)
Most titlesFelise Kaufusi / Billy Smith (1 title)

It is intended that the Medal be "... played for and at every game between the two organisations that enabled him [Beetson] to achieve his Immortal status."[1]

Fixtures & Results

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Winning Team Score Losing Team Medal Recipient Match information
Date and time Venue Referee Crowd
  Dolphins 28–18[2]   Sydney Roosters Felise Kaufusi[3] Sunday 5 March 2023 (Round 1) Suncorp Stadium Chris Butler[4] 32,177[4]
  Sydney Roosters 30-14[5]   Dolphins Billy Smith[6] Saturday 12 August 2023 (Round 24) Allianz Stadium Todd Smith[7] 13,704[7]
TBC TBC TBC TBC Friday 2 August 2024 (Round 22) HBF Park, Perth TBC TBC

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Roosters and Dolphins launch Artie Legacy Medal | Roosters". www.roosters.com.au. 28 February 2023. Archived from the original on 9 March 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "Dolphins v Roosters - Round 1, 2023 - Match Centre | NRL.com". www.nrl.com. 5 March 2023. Archived from the original on 8 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  3. ^ "NRL on Twitter: Congratulations to Felise Kaufusi who was the recipient of the Artie Legacy Medal in honour of the late Arthur Beetson". www.twitter.com. 5 March 2023. Archived from the original on 8 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  4. ^ a b "NRL 2023 - Round 1 - Dolphins 28 def. Sydney Roosters 18 - RLP". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Archived from the original on 8 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Roosters v Dolphins - Round 24, 2023 - Match Centre | NRL.com". www.nrl.com. Archived from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Roosters Dazzle to Down Dolphins In Keary's 200th | Roosters". www.roosters.com.au. 12 August 2023. Archived from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  7. ^ a b "NRL 2023 - Round 24 - Sydney Roosters 30 def. Dolphins 14 - RLP". www.roosters.com.au. Archived from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.