.NRL superstar Herbie Farnworth could become simply the 6th English player in past to succeed the distinguished Golden Boot honor after creating the shortlist.The honor, which identifies the standout entertainers in international rugby game every year, will certainly be revealed in early December: as well as will certainly be actually determined by some of the activity’s fantastic gamers who have reached out to fifty international limits including England symbol James Graham, Australia legend Darren Lockyer and Petero Civoniceva, who represented each Australia and also Fiji on the international performance.Dolphins facility Farnworth, that comes from the little town of Blacko in Lancashire, has been actually called on the six-player shortlist for the 2024 Golden Boot honor after his standout performances in England’s 2-0 Examination collection draw Samoa on home ground this autumn.Farnworth experiences powerful competition for the award– with Australia trio Harry Grant, Tom Trbojevic and also Isaah Yeo being nominated after the Kangaroos’ Pacific Cup succeed and also Tonga leader Addin Fonua-Blake and New Zealand speedster Keano Kini.But if Farnworth was to succeed this year’s honor– with the winner being revealed in early December– he will certainly come to be merely the 6th English gamer in history to gain the gong.Epic quartet Ellery Hanley, Garry Schofield, Andy Farrell, Kevin Sinfield and Tommy Makinson are enjoying one another’s company in an unique group of English players to be named Golden Boot winners.The special club of English Golden Shoes winners.Ellery Hanley (1988 ).Garry Schofield (1990 ).Andy Farrell (2004 ).Kevin Sinfield (2012 ).Tommy Makinson (2018 ).QUIZ: Can you call every champion of the men’s Golden Footwear award due to the fact that 2000?The Golden Footwear award was founded in 1985 by the British magazine Open Rugby and also it was very first granted to Australian icon Wally Lewis for his efficiencies throughout 1984– with Garry Port (1985 ), Brett Kenny (1986 ), Hugh McGahan and also Peter Sterling (1987 ), Hanley (1988 ), Mal Meninga (1989) as well as Schofield (1990) likewise receivers of being determined rugby league’s finest gamer for those details calendar years.No award was actually created in between 1990 and also 1998 during the time due to organisational difficulties– with Circle Publications Ltd buying the legal rights to the award in 1999 and also began awarding the Golden Footwear coming from that year on.The International Rugby Rank bought the rights to the honor in 2017 and also introduced a ladies’s group in 2018– along with the wheelchair type happening a year later on.Whilst the Golden Boot was earlier rewarded to rugby league’s player for their performances throughout the calendar year for club and also country, the honor was actually altered under the IRL’s guise to shows exclusively on the international stage throughout stated calendar year.READ NEXT: Ranking every Super Game club through amount of verified brand new signings for 2025.