Seventeen years ago, Craig Gower made a huge sacrifice for the sake of his fellow NRL players. It's time to set things right.
Brad Fittler has backed the growing campaign to retroactively award Panthers great Craig Gower the 2003 Dally M Medal, but admits it might be too late for the gesture.
Gower, whose Panthers wound up winning the 2003 premiership, was widely considered to be the frontrunner for the award, ahead of Fittler and Raiders fullback Clinton Schifcofske.
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