Coach Andrew Webster and veteran half Shaun Johnson head a long list of NZ Warriors nominees for the annual Dally M awards, to be presented this week.
As the dust settles on their playoff elimination by Brisbane Broncos, six of the Warriors contingent having been named as contenders for NRL positional honours on Wednesday night at Sydney.
In his first season as a head coach, Webster will face opposition from former Penrith Panthers mentor Ivan Cleary and Broncos legend Kevin Walters for Coach of the Year.
Johnson is up against Panthers star Nathan Cleary and Manly Sea Eagles counterpart Daly Cherry-Evans for Halfback of the Year, while looming as a favourite for overall Player of the Year honours.
Other Warriors in contention are winger Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, hooker Wayde Egan, prop Addin Fonua-Blake and lock Tohu Harris, who is also up for Captain of the Year.
Other Kiwis among the finalists are wingers Jamayne Isaako (Dolphins) and Ronald Mulitalo (Cronulla Sharks), props James Fisher-Harris (Panthers) and Nelson Asofa-Solomona (Melbourne Storm), second-rower Briton NIkora (Sharks), and rookies Will Warbrick (Storm) and Jaream Bula (Wests Tigers), while Canberra Raiders prop Joseph Tapine is nominated for Tackle of the Year.
The full list of nominees is:
Fullback of the Year: James Tedesco (Roosters), Dylan Edwards (Panthers), Kalyn Ponga (Knights)
Winger of the Year (two winners): Watene-Zelezniak, Isaako, Mulitalo, Brian To'o (Panthers), Dominic Young (Knights), Selwyn Cobbo (Broncos)
Centre of the Year (two winners): Stephen Crichton (Panthers), Bradman Best (Knights), Kotoni Staggs (Broncos), Campbell Graham (Rabbitohs), Herbie Farnworth (Broncos), Izack Tago (Panthers)
Five-Eighth of the Year: Ezra Mam (Broncos), Cameron Munster (Storm), Cody Walker (Rabbitohs)
Halfback of the Year: Johnson, Nathan Cleary, Cherry-Evans
Hooker of the Year: Egan, Apisai Koroisau (Tigers), Harry Grant (Storm)
Prop of the Year (two winners): Fonua-Blake, Fisher-Harris, Asofa-Solomona, Lindsay Collins (Roosters), Payne Haas (Broncos), Jake Trbojevic (Sea Eagles)
Second Row of the Year (two winners): Nikora, Liam Martin (Panthers), Tyson Frizell (Knights), Haumole Olakau'atu (Sea Eagles), David Fifita (Titans), Hudson Young (Raiders)
Lock of the Year: Harris, Isaah Yeo (Panthers), Patrick Carrigan (Broncos)
Coach of the Year: Webster, Walters, Ivan Cleary
Captain of the Year: Harris, Adam Reynolds (Broncos), Isaah Yeo (Panthers)
Rookie of the Year: Bula, Warbrick, Sunia Turuva (Panthers)
Try of the Year: Dominic Young (Knights), Mathew Feagai (Dragons), Sunia Turuva (Panthers)
Tackle of the Year: Tapine, Haumole Olakau'atu (Sea Eagles), Ezra Mam (Broncos)
