Wests Tigers Holden Cup stars Manaia Cherrington and Te Maire Martin speak about their excitement of being named in the 2014 NYC Team of the Year.
Te Maire was named at five-eighth and Manaia at hooker in the team that included representatives from eight other clubs across the league.
Both players have featured heavily in Wests Tigers' NYC team this year, with the team looking for a strong performance this Saturday afternoon when they take on the Cronulla Sharks in their final game before the start of the 2014 finals series.
Hear what they had to say about being named in the team in the video above.
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The official Holden Cup Team of the Year for 2014 is:
Position | Player | Club | |
1 | Fullback | Jake Mamo | Newcastle Knights |
2 | Winger | Valentine Holmes | Cronulla Sharks |
3 | Centre | Sione Mata'utia | Newcastle Knights |
4 | Centre | Brendan Elliot | Sydney Roosters |
5 | Winger | Nene Macdonald | Sydney Roosters |
6 | Five-Eighth | Te Maire Martin | Wests Tigers |
7 | Halfback | Drew Hutchison | St. George-Illawarra Dragons |
8 | Front Row | Andy Saunders | Penrith Panthers |
9 | Hooker | Manaia Cherrington | Wests Tigers |
10 | Front Row | Sam Lisone | New Zealand Warriors |
11 | Second Row | Nelson Asofa-Solomona | Melbourne Storm |
12 | Second Row | Tepai Moeroa | Parramatta Eels |
13 | Lock | Willis Meehan | Sydney Roosters |
14 | Interchange | Danny Levi | Newcastle Knights |
15 | Interchange | Joseph Tapine | Newcastle Knights |
16 | Interchange | Addin Fonua-Blake | St. George-Illawarra Dragons |
17 | Interchange | Kane Elgey | Gold Coast Titans |
Coach | Mick Crawley | Newcastle Knights |