The 2015 Dally M Awards were presented on Monday 28 September 2015 at Sydney's Star Casino and was broadcast on Fox Sports. They are the official annual awards of the National Rugby League and are named after Dally Messenger. Halfback Johnathan Thurston won the Dally M Medal with a record margin of 11 votes, overtaking Andrew Johns in becoming the first player to claim the award for the fourth time.[1]

2015 Dally M Awards
Date28 September
LocationThe Star Sydney
Hosted byMatthew Johns
Dally M Medal Johnathan Thurston
Television/radio coverage
NetworkFox Sports
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Judges edit

Dally M Medal edit

Player votes tally – Top 10
Points Player
32   Johnathan Thurston
21   Aaron Woods
21   Benji Marshall
21   Michael Ennis
18   Ben Hunt
17   Cameron Smith
17   James Maloney
16   Blake Austin
16   Corey Norman
16   Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
16   Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
16   James Tedesco

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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   Jack Bird
Captain of the Year   Johnathan Thurston & Matt Scott
Representative Player of the Year     Corey Parker
Coach of the Year   Wayne Bennett
Top Tryscorer of the Year   Semi Radradra – 24
Top Pointscorer of the Year   Jarrod Croker – 236
Peter Frilingos Memorial Award for Headline Moment of the Year Nathan Friend's try assist, New Zealand Warriors vs. Melbourne Storm, Round 18[2]
Holden Cup Player of the Year   Ashley Taylor
Female Player of the Year   Jenni-Sue Hoepper

Team of the Year

Award Player
Best Fullback   Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
Best Winger   Semi Radradra
Best Centre   James Roberts
Best Five-Eighth   Blake Austin
Best Halfback   Johnathan Thurston
Best Lock   Jason Taumalolo
Best Second-Rower   Josh Jackson
Best Prop   Aaron Woods
Best Hooker   Michael Ennis

Presenters edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ McMurray, Adrian (28 September 2015). "Thurston wins 2015 Dally M Medal". NRL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  2. ^ "– YouTube" – via YouTube.