Artie Legacy Medal

This article is about a Rugby League award contested in the NRL competition. For the other similarly named award, see Arthur Beetson Medal.

The National Rugby League's Artie Legacy Medal is an award that was inaugurated in the 2023 NRL season to be presented to the best player on the field in each match played between the Dolphins and Sydney Roosters. It was created to honour rugby league Immortal Arthur “Artie” Beetson, who was himself a former player and coach of both the Redcliffe Dolphins and the Eastern Suburbs Roosters.

Artie Legacy Medal

Sport	Rugby league
Inaugural season	2023
Number of teams	2
Most Recent Recipient	James Tedesco (2024)
Most titles	Felise Kaufusi / Billy Smith / Sam Walker / James Tedesco (1 title)

It is intended that the Medal be "... played for and at every game between the two organisations that enabled him [Beetson] to achieve his Immortal status."^[1]

Fixtures & Results

Winning Team	Score	Losing Team	Medal Recipient	Match information
				Date and time	Venue	Referee	Crowd
Dolphins	28–18[2]	Sydney Roosters	Felise Kaufusi[3]	Sunday 5 March 2023 (Round 1)	Suncorp Stadium	Chris Butler[4]	32,177[4]
Sydney Roosters	30-14[5]	Dolphins	Billy Smith[6]	Saturday 12 August 2023 (Round 24)	Allianz Stadium	Todd Smith[7]	13,704[7]
Sydney Roosters	40-34[8]	Dolphins	Sam Walker[9]	Friday 2 August 2024 (Round 22)	HBF Park, Perth	Gerard Sutton[10]	20,027[10]
Sydney Roosters	36-26[11]	Dolphins	James Tedesco[12]	Friday 2 May 2025 (Round 9)	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane	Grant Atkins[13]	48,359[13]
TBC	TBC	TBC	TBC	Saturday 9 August 2025 (Round 23)	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane	TBC	TBC

See also

• Sports portal

• Rivalries in the National Rugby League