Gareth Ellis named 2011 Player of the Year

International second-rower Gareth Ellis has today set a benchmark that will be hard to beat after winning the Wests Tigers Player of the Year award for the third consecutive season.

Rated as the world's best second-rower, Ellis played 18 games this season and is the only player to have won the Wests Tigers Player of the Year award three times. The Player of the Year Award is voted on by the Wests Tigers players.