Man of Steel 2017: Some of the most bizarre player votes

Following last night’s Steve Prescott Man of Steel awards evening, Super League revealed how every player voted.

While the majority of players included at least one of Luke Gale, Zak Hardaker and Albert Kelly in their top three, there were some who threw in some real left-field votes, see below.

Jason Baitieri: 1. Joe Philbin, 2. Antoni Maria, 3. Todd Carney

Carlos Tuimavave: 1. Dominique Peyroux, 2. Jesse Sene-Lefao, 3. Ben Roberts

Jimmy Keinhorst: 1. Matty Ashurst, 2. Gareth Ellis, 3. Robert Lui

Adam Higson: 1. Anthony Gelling, 2. Danny Richardson, 3. Niall Evalds

Aaron Murphy: 1. Anthony Mullally, 2. Scott Grix, 3. Kyle Wood

Gene Ormsby: 1. Matty Russell, 2. Daryl Clark, 3. James Roby

Gale claimed the award with 481 votes, Hardaker was a close second (449) and Albert Kelly was third (267).

Mahe Fonua, Joel Moon, James Roby, Paul McShane, Matt Parcell, George Williams and Gareth Ellis made up the top 10.

Selected votes:

Luke Gale: 1. Mahe Fonua, 2. Scott Taylor, 3. Joel Moon

Zak Hardaker: 1. Albert Kelly, Matt Parcell, 3. George Williams

Danny Brough: 1. Zak Hardaker, 2. Luke Gale, 3. Albert Kelly

Gareth Ellis: 1. Luke Gale, 2. Junior Moors, 3, George Williams

Danny Houghton: 1. Luke Gale, 2. Joel Moon, George Williams

Albert Kelly: 1. Ben Murdoch-Masila, 2. Greg Eden, 3. Sebastine Ikahihifo

Rob Burrow: 1. Ben Roberts, 2. Zak Hardaker, 3. Sebastine Ikahihifo

Matt Parcell: 1. Luke Gale, 2. Zak Hardaker, 3. Albert Kelly

Danny McGuire: 1. Luke Gale, 2. Paul McShane, 3. Mahe Fonua

Micky Higham: 1. Albert Kelly, 2. Zak Hardaker, 3. David Fifita

Ben Murdoch-Masila: 1. Paul McShane, 2. Adam Milner, 3. Stevie Ward

James Roby: 1. Zak Hardaker, 2. Mahe Fonua, 3. Matt Parcell

Alex Walmsley: 1. Joel Moon, 2. Mahe Fonua, 3. Matt Parcell

Danny Kirmond: 1. Liam Watts, 2. Joel Moon, 3. Mahe Fonua

Daryl Clark: 1. Luke Gale, 2. Marc Sneyd, 3. Zak Hardaker

Chris Hill: 1. James Roby, 2. Ben Roberts, 3. Gareth Ellis

Joe Mellor: 1. Luke Gale, 2. Matt Parcell, 3. Mahe Fonua

Oliver Gildart: 1. Luke Glae, 2. Zak Hardaker, 3. Joel Moon

Sean O’Loughlin: 1. Zak Hardaker, 2. Luke Gale, 3. Gareth Ellis

Sam Tomkins: 1. Gareth Ellis, 2. Mahe Fonua, 3. Zak Hardaker