Penrith's inspirational fullback Dylan Edwards has won the Clive Churchill Medal as the best player in the NRL grand final.
The Panthers' understated No.1 set up two tries in Sunday night's 28-12 win over Parramatta which sealed back-to-back titles for Penrith.
It was a gutsy tackle late in the game to deny Eels centre Bailey Simonsson a try, however, which typified Edwards' grit and determination.
The fullback clocked 228 metres with the ball in hand and was critical to helping get the Panthers' sets off to the right start.
"Thank you boys, I love all you," Edwards said.
"We worked hard for this and we will enjoy it.
"We definitely wouldn't be here without a bunch of great boys in the (wider) squad.
"We wanted to make our community proud out there and hopefully we did that."
