2014 Dally M Awards
The 2014 Dally M Awards were presented on Monday 29 September 2014 at Sydney's Star Casino and were broadcast on Fox Sports. They are the official annual awards of the National Rugby League and are named after Dally Messenger.
Judges
The 13 judges for the 2014 Dally M's were:
Fox Sports: Greg Alexander, Gary Belcher and Ben Ikin
Channel 9: Brad Fittler, Andrew Johns and Wally Lewis
The Daily Telegraph: Paul Crawley, Paul Kent, Josh Massoud, Dean Ritchie, Barry Toohey and Nick Walshaw
Dally M Medal
Dally M Player of the Year: 
Johnathan Thurston & 
Jarryd Hayne
Player votes tally – Top 10
| Points | Player |
|---|---|
| 32 | Johnathan Thurston |
| 32 | Jarryd Hayne |
| 29 |  Sam Burgess |
| 28 |  Gareth Widdop |
| 28 |  Ben Hunt |
| 23 |  Daly Cherry-Evans |
| 19 |  Cameron Smith |
| 19 | Kieran Foran |
| 19 | Chris Sandow |
| 18 | Billy Slater |
Dally M Awards
The Dally M Awards are, as usual, conducted at the close of the regular season and hence do not take games played in the finals series into account. The Dally M Medal is for the official player of the year while the Provan-Summons Medal is for the fans' of "people's choice" player of the year.
| Award | Player |
|---|---|
| Provan-Summons Medal | Johnathan Thurston |
| Peter Moore Award for Rookie of the Year |  Luke Brooks |
| Captain of the Year | Jamie Lyon |
| Representative Player of the Year |  Jarryd Hayne |
| Coach of the Year |  Ivan Cleary |
| Top Tryscorer of the Year | Jarryd Hayne – 20 |
| Top Pointscorer of the Year | Johnathan Thurston – 208 |
| Peter Frilingos Memorial Award for Headline Moment of the Year | New South Wales winning the State of Origin series. |
| Holden Cup Player of the Year |  Kane Elgey |
Team of the Year
| Award | Player |
|---|---|
| Best Fullback | Jarryd Hayne |
| Best Winger | Semi Radradra |
| Best Centre | Jamie Lyon |
| Best Five-Eighth | Johnathan Thurston |
| Best Halfback | Daly Cherry-Evans |
| Best Lock | Sam Burgess |
| Best Second-Rower |  Beau Scott |
| Best Prop |  James Graham |
| Best Hooker | James Segeyaro |
Presenters
- Russell Crowe
- Gary Sweet
- Lisa Wilkinson
- Wally Lewis
- Jessica Fox
- Cate Campbell
- Bronte Campbell
- Sally Pearson
- Matthew Johns
- Arthur Summons
- Braith Anasta
- Jodi Gordon
- Paul Whittaker
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks controversy
Each of the players implicated in the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks supplements scandal were banned from attending, or receiving awards at the 2014 Dally M Awards ceremony in September as a result of the investigation into the club's supplements scandal; captain Paul Gallen was also ruled ineligible for the Brad Fittler Medal for being the best performed New South Wales player during their victorious State of Origin series campaign.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Paul Gallen and all suspended Cronulla Sharks players banned by NRL from Dally M awards , The Daily Telegraph (Sydney), 28 August 2014