Outrage on Billy Slater's victory in the Wally Lewis medal invites NRL review

The NRL will consider changing the voting mechanism that bestowed Billy Slater's Wally Lewis medal on the best player in the State of Origin series after a storm of criticism.

But who polled what will remain secret, with chief executive Todd Greenberg said it would not be "fair" that Judges Mal Meninga, Darren Lockyer and Laurie Daley reveal their votes.

Slater became the first player to claim the losing side medal of an Origin series when he was rewarded. the honor after the victory of Queensland's third game on Wednesday

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Billy Slater, wearing the Wally Lewis medal, talks to Lewis after the third game of the State or Origin series in Brisbane.

Slater was injured in the opening match, but he was arguably the best of the Maroons on his return in the second game and again in the last game.

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Meninga, Lockyer and Daley voted on a 4-3-2-1 base for their best players in each game but it seems like the equal distribution of contributors in the game. NSW team counted against the winners of the series.

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Tom Trbojevic, scoring a try for the Blues in the third game of Origin, would have been the choice of his coach Brad Fittler for the Wally Lewis Medal.

Even Greenberg admitted that he was "surprised" that Slater came out triumphant.

"The way this has been described is that there was an artist who stood out on one side, Queensland, who is Billy Slater." In New South Wales , the votes were split among several players who performed well in the series. "

Asked if the result highlighted shortcomings in the system, Greenberg said:" Potentially Yes, that's why if we have to look at it, we will look at it.

"If there is a better system that we can examine, we are always open to that. We review everything at the end of an Origin series, so I'm sure that will be part of it.

"But what you can not question, is the integrity of the three people making the decision, and you can not question the ability that they have to judge them. even as three people who played the game at the highest level. "

However, Greenberg said the NRL would not disclose their votes, with the judges signing all confidentiality agreements

I do not think that It's fair to go back and ask them to disclose who they voted for or how they voted, "he said

" I do not think that's happening in any of the media that I saw. do not do it for the Dally Ms, we do not do it for any other rewards, why would we do that for that? "

Says that the voting details were released by the AFL on the last day of the Norm Smith" Greenberg said: "It's their sport, our sport, we do not do it, we have not done so before and we do not intend to do it today. "

NSW Coach Brad Fittler suggested that Slater would have received the medal in recognition of his achievements in a 15-year-old original career.

"I can live with him by winning a medal, but it was more than for this series".

When asked who he thought deserved it, Fittler said, "Tom Trbojevic has been quite remarkable in my last three games and he was my choice."

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