Jai Arrow Crowned Bob McCarthy Clubperson of the Year for 2026

­Jai Arrow Crowned Bob McCarthy Clubperson of the Year for 2026.

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For the second straight season, Rabbitohs forward Jai Arrow has been crowned the Bob McCarthy Clubperson of the Year, presented by teammate and one of his best mates, Cody Walker, at the Red and Green Ball tonight (Saturday).

 

Arrow’s bravery and leadership that he has shown throughout this year leading up to, and following, his diagnosis with Motor Neurone Disease has been amazing to say the least.

 

Arrow has brought together the Rabbitohs team, Club and the Rugby League world together like never before, all while facing the battle of his life.

 

Arrow managed to take the field in two matches at the end of the season, bringing up 100 NRL games for South Sydney, only the 67th player to do so in the Club’s 188-year history, in display of toughness and inspiration that showed that not even MND can stop people from achieving their goals and living their dreams.

Jai really embodies the South Sydney spirit, both on and off the field, and he is a worthy back-to-back recipient of the Bob McCarthy Clubperson of the Year award.

 

The Clubperson of the Year award is named after Bob McCarthy, one of the Rabbitohs’ greatest players of all time. McCarthy was part of the Rabbitohs’ golden era in the 1960s and early 1970s, playing 211 first grade games in the cardinal and myrtle, scoring 100 tries. He is a multiple Premiership-winning legend of the South Sydney club and is a regular attendee at past players’ reunions and training sessions to this very day, offering his continued support to the current crop of Rabbitohs players.

Congratulations to Jai Arrow on winning the 2026 Bob McCarthy Clubperson of the Year award.

Bob McCarthy Clubperson of the Year Winners:

Year Winner

2026 Jai Arrow

2025 Jai Arrow

2024 Ben Lovett

2023 Yileen Gordon

2022 Jacob Host

2021 Mark Nicholls

2020 Damien Cook

2019 Braidon Burns

2018 John Sutton

2017 Damien Cook

2016 Jason Clark

2015 Ben Lowe

2014 Sam Burgess

2013 Matt King

2012 Sam Burgess and Michael Crocker

2011 Michael Crocker

2010 Sam Burgess

2009 Scott Geddes

2008 Beau Champion

2007 Luke Stuart

2006 Peter Cusack

2005 Luke Stuart

2004 Ashley Harrison

2003 Jason Death

2002 Jason Death