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Australian full-back Brett Hodgson was named Man of Steel, fellow countryman Nathan Brown won the coach-of-the-year award and the Giants were named engage Super League club of the year.

The other major award went to Wigan's 20-year-old half-back Sam Tomkins, who was named young player of the year.

Brown topped a poll of his fellow Super League coaches after transforming the fortunes of the West Yorkshire club in his first season at the Galpharm Stadium.

Huddersfield, who finished third from bottom of the table in 2008, came third this year and reached the Challenge Cup final, with Hodgson the central figure behind their improved fortunes.

The 31-year-old former Wests Tigers favourite was named Rugby League Writers' Association player of the year last month and won the most votes in a poll of Super League players to lift the game's most coveted individual award.

Hodgson, who was deemed to have made the biggest impact on the season, beat off competition from Warrington captain Adrian Morley and St Helens prop James Graham, who won the award in 2008.

Hodgson's success ends a run of four successive victories by St Helens players and he emulates 2005 winner Jamie Lyon in lifting the award in his first season in Super League.

In being named club of the year, Huddersfield were praised for their investment in coaching and talent development over the last 12 months which has seen local players Leroy Cudjoe and Michael Lawrence break into the first team.

Special awards were made to Robbie Paul and Stanley Gene to mark the end of their Super League careers, Paul Wellens to mark his 350th appearance for St Helens, Warrington's Lee Briers for his 300th Super League appearance and to Hull captain Lee Radford, who passed the 300 career appearances milestone this summer.