The Melbourne fullback Billy Slater capped a stunning 2009 season with his second successive Storm player of the year award at the NRL premiership winners' presentation ball.
After winning the Clive Churchill Medal as player of the grand final in the 23-16 win over Parramatta, Slater added the club award to the premiership, State of Origin series win with Queensland and victory over New Zealand in the Anzac Test match.
He was also named in the Kangaroos squad for the upcoming Four-Nations tournament in the northern hemisphere.
The awards keep piling up for National Rugby League Dally M medallist Jarryd Hayne after the Parramatta superstar was named the club's player of the year.
Capping a memorable week for the 21-year-old, who played in his first grand final before being recalled to the Australian side for the Four Nations tournament, Hayne was presented with the Ken Thornett Medal at the Eels' presentation night at Rosehill Gardens.
His win brought an end to the dominance of the award by veteran backrower Nathan Hindmarsh, who took home the medal in seven of the nine previous years.
Hayne was instrumental in guiding the Eels to their first grand final since 2001, with the Eels going down 23-16 to Melbourne.
