The Daily Liberal put together its team of the season and now the people have chosen theirs.
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Roughly 3000 votes have come in during the past three weeks and they've been tallied to create this team of the year.
THE FULLBACK
Wellington's Will Lousick collected half of the votes submitted for the fullback section. He finished with 50.16% of the votes as the fans rewarded what was a stunning 2019 season for the Cowboys.
THE WINGERS
They starred for the Cowboys in 2019, standing out in both attack and defence, and CJ Ralph and Aidan Ryan have been recognised for that. This was the most popular position among fans with roughly 400 votes submitted.
Ralph collected the most despite missing the second half of the season through injury, hauling in 33.25% of all put forward, while premiership-winning captain Ryan was the next best with 24.08%.
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THE CENTRES
Justin Carney was among the very best of Group 11 in 2019 and that didn't go unnoticed by fans as he collected 37.78% of the votes.
Versatile Wellington player Griffiths was next best at 20.37%, just edging out CYMS' Jyie Chapman (17.71%).
THE FIVE-EIGHTH
Another Cowboys makes the team and few could argue with Mason Williams' inclusion. Williams kept the men in maroon ticking this year and those efforts saw him rewarded with 45.77% of all votes submitted.
THE HALFBACK
The most dominant winner of any position in this team. Josh Merritt made up for lost time after missing the first few rounds of 2019 for Nyngan and that resulted in him receiving 66.53% of all the votes for the halfback position.
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THE PROPS
Dave Dryden and Jarryn Powyer were two of the very best for the two best sides of 2019.
Wellington's Dryden made an immediate impact in Group 11 and he received 33.33% of the votes while CYMS captain-coach Powyer was not far behind at 30.23%.
THE HOOKER
Another hugely popular choice among the competition's fans. Wily Wellington veteran Dennis Moran showed he's still got all his tricks this season and that resulted in him collecting a massive 66.10% of the votes submitted for the number nine position.
THE SECOND-ROWERS
The fans agree with our experts again as Alex Ronayne and Loma Atuau make the grade.
Alex Ronayne, who has since signed for Macquarie, was at his hard-working best again for CYMS in 2019 and he was the most popular in this position with a dominant 41.24% of the votes while Nyngan's Atuau was the next with 31.02%.
THE LOCK
This position provided the toughest choice for our experts when deciding on their team but it was pretty straightforward for supporters.
The Cowboys' former NRL player and Bob Weir medallist Travis Waddell won out for this position with 59.44% of votes.