Artie Legacy Medal

This article is about a Rugby League award contested in the NRL competition. For the other similarly named award, see Arthur Beetson Medal.

Artie Legacy Medal

Sport	Rugby league
Inaugural season	2023
Number of teams	2
Most Recent Recipient	Billy Smith (2023)
Most titles	Felise Kaufusi / Billy Smith (1 title)

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.

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

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

• Rivalries in the National Rugby League

References

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.
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. "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. "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.