I VOTED in this year's Golden Boot Award and I voted for Shaun Johnson – even though I don't believe he is the best rugby league player in the world.

I've been on the voting panel – on and off – for a decade-and-a-half and I think it is fair to say that under different editors of Rugby League World magazine, it has had an open and worthy agenda.

Shaun Johnson. Credit:Getty Images

That is, to promote international rugby league.

The idea is that in other sports, performance at international level is the key indicator of the scope of one's talent.