▁and ▁scored ▁ 1 3 ▁tries ▁for ▁the ▁Bron cos ▁including ▁a ▁hat - tr ick ▁against ▁the ▁St ▁George ▁Drag ons ▁in ▁Round ▁ 6 . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁season ▁Leon ▁B ott ▁won ▁the ▁Br is b ane ▁Bron cos ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Ro ok ie ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁Award . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁D ally ▁M ▁Ro ok ie ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁but ▁missed ▁out ▁to ▁Par ram atta ▁E els ▁half - back ▁Tim ▁Smith . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁season ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁as ▁bright ▁for ▁B ott ▁as ▁his ▁ro ok ie ▁season ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁as ▁he ▁injured ▁his ▁shoulder ▁and ▁strugg led ▁to ▁hold ▁down ▁a ▁wing ▁slot ▁at ▁the ▁Bron cos ▁due ▁to ▁event ual ▁Br is b ane ▁Bron cos ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Ro ok ie ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁award ▁winner ▁D arius ▁Bo yd ▁playing ▁very ▁strongly . ▁After ▁such ▁a ▁strong ▁ro ok ie ▁season ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁in ▁the ▁N RL ▁he ▁only ▁played ▁once ▁for ▁the ▁Bron cos ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁became ▁fr ustr ated ▁being ▁stuck ▁playing ▁with ▁the ▁Bron cos ▁fe eder ▁club ▁side ▁To owo om ba ▁C ly des d ales ▁in ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Cup ▁and ▁eventually ▁ ▁asked ▁for ▁a ▁release ▁from ▁the ▁Bron cos ▁and ▁signed ▁mid - season ▁with ▁the ▁C ron ulla ▁Sh