Wests Tigers player Taniela Tuiaki has tonight been named the Dally M Winger of the Year.

Tuiaki was presented with the trophy at the State Theatre after an outstanding season where he scored 21 tries in 22 matches before a season ending leg injury against Parramatta in Round 24.

Exciting young Wests Tigers full-back Jake Mullaney has finished as the Toyota Cup leading pointscorer.

Heading into the final round this weekend, Mullaney was sitting on 256 points, 24 clear of nearest rival Gareth Widdop from the Melbourne Storm.

Widdop had a chance too to overtake Mullaney after the Wests Tigers full-back was sick during the team’s warm-up against the Bulldogs on Friday night, resulting in him being a late withdrawal just prior to kick-off.

However, Widdop only managed an individual haul of 14 points in the Storm’s 46-44 victory over the Warriors to finish on 246 points – 10 behind Mullaney.

Mullaney scored 22 tries and kicked 84 goals for a personal tally of 256 points.

Wests Tigers congratulates Jake Mullaney on his achievements and wish him and his team-mates the very best of luck for the Toyota Cup finals next weekend. Wests Tigers finished the regular season in fourth place.

Melbourne 24 Wests Tigers 22

English-born Melbourne young gun Gareth Widdop clinched the Toyota Cup grand final for the Storm with a 74th minute try and pressure conversion, his side downing the Wests Tigers 24-22 today.

Widdop finger-nailed a late grubber - his second try of the match - to draw his side level at 22-22 before calmly potting the conversion and delivering the second version of the national under-20s competition to Melbourne.

The Storm scored four of their five tries in the first half to lead 18-10 at the break before a burst of two four-pointers in three minutes from the Tigers took them to a 22-18 lead after 56 minutes.

Wests Tigers captain and hooker Robbie Farah has been named in the Australian Squad to play in the Four Nations Tournament in Europe. Farah joins other Wests Tigers representative players Benji Marshall (New Zealand Captain) and Gareth Ellis (Great Britain) in the tournament.