The UNBELIEVABLE record Wakefield Trinity star stands on the brink of ahead of Championship Grand Final

Ahead of this weekend’s Championship Grand Final, Wakefield Trinity star Max Jowitt stands right on the cusp of breaking a world record.

Jowitt – who scored a try and kicked three goals in Trinity’s semi-final win against York – is close to becoming the highest points-scorer ever in a single rugby league season anywhere in the world.

The full-back’s haul of 10 points in that semi-final took his tally for the year, across all competitions, up to a remarkable 494!

And with the second tier’s showpiece against Toulouse Olympique to come at Belle Vue on Saturday evening, he could well etch his name into the history books forever.

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The UNBELIEVABLE record Wakefield Trinity star Max Jowitt stands on the brink of

Jowitt has scored at least four points in all bar two of his 34 appearances for Wakefield so far this term, and that makes for very good reading.

The 27-year-old needs to score just three more points in Saturday’s Grand Final to become the all-time leading single-season points-scorer, with current leader Lewis Jones just two ahead of him.

Jones scored 496 points in the 1956/57 campaign between his appearances for Leeds, the ‘Rugby League XIII’, the ‘Rest of the League’ and Great Britain.

With the points he scored last weekend against York, Jowitt overtook David Watkins, who scored 493 in the 1972/73 campaign, all for Salford.

Accordingly, Jowitt has already become the highest points-scorer ever in a single season for a single club.

Elsewhere, John Wasyliw occupies 4th spot in terms of the record Jowitt is now chasing. He ended the 1992/93 season with 490 points to his name, with every one of those scored for Keighley Cougars.

A full run through of the current top 10 can be seen below…

1. Lewis Jones (1956/57: Leeds, Rugby League XIII, Rest of the League and Great Britain) – 496

2. Max Jowitt* (2024: Wakefield Trinity) – 494

3. David Watkins (1972/73: Salford) – 493

4. John Wasyliw (1992/93: Keighley Cougars) – 490

5. Andy Farrell (2001: Wigan Warriors, Lancashire and Great Britain) – 481

6. David Watkins (1971/72: Salford and Great Britain) – 476

7. Neil Turley (2004: Leigh Centurions) –  468

8. Mark Kheirallah (2016: Toulouse Olympique) – 466

9. Pat Richards (2010: Wigan Warriors) – 462

10. Henry Paul (2001: Bradford Bulls and New Zealand) – 459

It’s worth noting that the four-point try was only introduced in 1983, so Jones and Watkins (x2) could have had far more points on their tallies.

Nevertheless, Jowitt is still in with a very good chance of claiming top spot come the end of Saturday night.

Thanks to @TrinityHeritage on X for their record-keeping throughout the campaign.

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