ɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd tə ðə ɹˈeɪɾɪŋ ʌv plˈeɪɚz ˈɛvɚ sˈɪns ɹˈʌɡbi lˈiːɡ wˈiːk wʌz fˈɜːst pˈʌblɪʃt dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˌɛnˌɛsdˈʌbəljˌuːˌɑːɹɹˌɛfˈɛl sˈiːzən hˈæzbiːn ɪts plˈeɪɚɹ ʌvðə jˈɪɹ ɐwˈɔːɹd.
Related to the rating of players ever since Rugby League Week was first published during the 1970 NSWRFL season has been its Player of the Year award.