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Lockyer steals show at awards
presentation night
By DAVID KAPI
BRISBANE Broncos captain
Darren Lockyer stole the show during the 2007 SP Cup rugby
league competition end of the season SP Lager Awards
presentation night at Crowne Plaza in Port Moresby last Friday.
Lockyer, a household name throughout rugby league-crazed PNG was
the guest speaker at the gala event.
He was accompanied by an Australian TV station Channel Nine
team.
The NRL star was considered one of the best fullbacks ever to
wore number one jersey in any to level of the modern era of the
code, but he had since switched positions to five-eighth.
On Friday night he told the guests at the presentation night
that he was excited and at the same time humbled to be part of
an event leading to the 2007 SP Cup grand final between Agmark
Gurias and Muruks which the latter won comprehensively
yesterday.
ìI am proud to be here tonight to be part of the party
celebrating with you all for the game with your country being
the only nation in the world to have rugby league as the
national sport,î said Lockyer.
The SP Lager awards won by players for the 2007 season in
different categories are as follows:
*Player of the year and golden boot winner - Menzie Yere (Agmark
Gurias)
*Player of the year - Runner up: Benjamin John (Brian Bell
Bulldogs)
*Rookie of the year - Nixon Kolo (Wari Vele Raiders)
*Rookie of the year - Runner up: (Mathew Puke (Mabey & Johnson
Muruks)
 
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