No candidates from likely finalists Featherstone or Halifax

Who's on the short list?

Championship Player of the Year: Aaron Brown (Dewsbury) Paul Cooke (Doncaster) Mitchell Stringer (Sheffield)

Championship Young Player of the Year: Aaron Brown (Dewsbury) Ryan Brierley (Leigh) Tom Carr (York) Liam Kay (Doncaster)

Championship Coach of the Year: Mark Aston (Sheffield) Tony Miller (Doncaster) Paul Rowley (Leigh)

Championship One Player of the Year: Any Moulsdale (NW Crusaders) Jono Smith (NW Crusaders) Dylan Skee (London)

Championship One Young Player of the Year: Adam Files (Oldham) Tyla Hepi (All Golds) Luke Hardcastle (Gateshead) Tommy Johnson (NW Crusaders) Richard Lepori (Oldham)

Championship One Coach of the Year: Clive Griffiths (NW Crusaders) Joe Mbu (London) Troy Perkins (Hemel Stags)

The winners will be announced at the 2013 Kingstone Press Championship Awards night in Leeds on Thursday September 26.

Mark Aston, Mitch Stringer and Ryan Brierley for me.

Warrington had no reps either in the SL one.

I think it's great that the lesser teams in the Championships are recognised in this way.

Wouldnt it be better to wait until the season ends?
If Leigh were to win the Grand Final, wouldn't that make Paul Rowley the best coach?

Would be silly if Aaron Brown didnt win the young player award given he has been nominated for the main award. Saying that though I can honestly say I have no idea who he is.

Coaching-wise, other than the excuses he comes out with on interviews, Mark Aston has to be the best coach in the Championship... maybe some doubts on that over the last few games... we'll see in the next couple of weeks. Squad-wise, Fev and Fax have the best collective group of players (across the full squad), and we may well be competing for the top spot in the playoffs soon. Without dissing Karl, it would be interesting what MA could do with the current Fax squad?

No scott murrell

Can't be many to have had such an impact..

To be fair Mitch Stringer does make around 30 tackles a game and not all are 3rd man in he probably does make a few on his own... And he does always want the ball in good ball so you can understand why he has been nominated

Can't wait really. Players disappear on holiday after the season ends, World Cup coming up etc etc.

Is the best coach the coach of the side that wins the comp ?

I'd choose the coach who got the best out of his resources.

Doncaster coach has worked wonders this season and his team would probably be lining up against Sheffield today but for wakefield recalling players

Isn't that a bit hypocritical looking at your Avatar John

That's a shame!

Big shame,i could understand it if wakey had something to play for.

Al - dual reg, that's the risk you take.

Yep your right it is.
If donny hadn't linked with wakey they may have ended up fighting relegation instead.

I think the Player of the Year awards have been decided on a points based system this season, similar to the Albert Goldthorpe medal.

But at least it would have been DONCASTER.

I think Richard Agar deserves this season's Championship coach of the year award for picking Tony Miller's Donny team for him. OOOOPS !

Like I said, it's a good idea to pick the awards before the end of the season!