2016 Dally M Awards
The 2016 Dally M Awards were presented on Wednesday 28 September 2016. They are the official annual awards of the National Rugby League and are named after Dally Messenger.
| 2016 Dally M Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 28 September |
| Location | The Star Sydney |
| Hosted by | Tony Squires |
| Television/Radio coverage | |
| Network | Fox Sports |
Dally M Medal
| Points | Player |
|---|---|
| 26 |  Cooper Cronk |
| 26 |  Jason Taumalolo |
| 22 | Johnathan Thurston |
| 22 | Cameron Smith |
| 19 |  Ryan James |
| 19 |  Anthony Milford |
| 18 |  Josh Hodgson |
| 18 |  Mitchell Moses |
| 17 |  Corey Norman |
| 17 |  Ben Barba |
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 | Jarrod Croker |
| Peter Moore Award for Rookie of the Year | Ashley Taylor |
| Captain of the Year | Jarrod Croker |
| Representative Player of the Year |  Cameron Smith |
| Coach of the Year | Ricky Stuart |
| Top Tryscorer of the Year | Suliasi Vunivalu – 22 |
| Top Pointscorer of the Year | Jarrod Croker – 276 |
| Peter Frilingos Memorial Award for Headline Moment of the Year | Anthony Milford's field goal, Brisbane Broncos vs. North Queensland Cowboys, Round 4[2] |
| Holden Cup Player of the Year | Jayden Brailey |
| Female Player of the Year | Kezie Apps |
| Award | Player |
|---|---|
| Best Fullback | James Tedesco |
| Best Winger |  Josh Mansour |
| Best Centre | Joseph Leilua |
| Best Five-Eighth | James Maloney |
| Best Halfback | Cooper Cronk |
| Best Lock | Jason Taumalolo |
| Best Second-Rower | Matt Gillett |
| Best Prop | Jesse Bromwich |
| Best Hooker | Cameron Smith |
Presenters
Pre-Dally M Presentation
Monday Night with Matty Johns crew
The following people are from Fox Sports (Australia)'s Monday Night With Matty Johns. They performed their show 'live on the red carpet' instead of on their regular Monday night.
- Matthew Johns
- Nathan Hindmarsh
- Gorden Tallis
- Bryan Fletcher
- Jamie Rogers (from TAB)
- Lara Pitt
- 'Professor' James Rochford
On the red carpet interviews
Through Matty Johns' show, regular interviews occurred between the following presenters and a number of players arriving with their partners.
- Aaron Woods
- Kayla Boyd (Darius Boyd's wife).
Dally M Presentation
Hosts
The following Fox Sports presenters were the main hosts for the event.
Countdown
The following Fox Sports presenters were the main presenters for the countdown. They gave a brief summary round by round from round 16-26 before announcing any points given to anyone in the top 10.
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Pryde, Scott. "2016 Dally M Medal highlights: full results, blog". The Roar. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO81CC6yOlY
- ↑ "Cronk and Taumalolo win Dally M Medal". NRL website. Retrieved 29 September 2016.